The San Francisco call., 1896-08-18
ADMISSION
DAY FETE,
Preparations for a Grand |
Entertainment at
Stockton.
FORMER EFFORTS TO BE
ECLIPSED.
Native Sons and Daughters
Will Turn Out in Great
Numbers.
LIST OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE
SCHEDULED.
Those Who Have Arrangements in
Charge and What They Have
Accomplished.
LIST OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE
SCHEDULED.
Those Who Have Arrangements in
Charge and What They Have
Accomplished.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 17-Stockton
is making every preparation for the
coming Admission day celebration. Last
year Sacramento entertained the Native
Sons royalty, but the Mill City is not to
be outdone by her friendly rival, and no
pains will be spared to make the three
days festivities, on September g. 8 and 10,
the greatest ever held in the interior.
For weeks past committees have been
hard at work arranging details of the
entertainment to be provided for the
visiting natives, and if varied amuse-
ments count for anything the crowds that
come here next month cannot fail to go
away with a high opinion of the enter
prise of the Stocktonians and of the en-
thusiasm with which the representatives
| of the local parlor have entered into the
work of arranging for the celebration.
| When kilograms were received here an
nouncing that Stockton had been selected
as the place for holding the annual exer-
cises the members of Stockton Parlor re.
joiced greatly.
| The Joy felt that night has in no wise
abated and has made Itself felt in the
work of arranging for the three days fes-
| tiyities. The finance committee of the
| parlor made canvass of the city to insure
the success of the celebration and met
with liberal offers of aid from all the
people of the city. Merchants and me.
chanics were equally liberal as their
means permitted, and it was not long be-
fore the committee received enough prom.
ises of assistance to make its members
sure of the success of the enterprise.
Stockton Parlor is composed of some of
the best known young men in the country
and there are few parlors in the State that
can boast of having so many representa-
tive members. w. B. Nutter who was
selected at the last Grand Parlor held in
San Luis Obispo, as the grand marshal
this year, is District Attorney of San
Joaquin County, and one of the coming
men in political and legal circles in Cali
fornia. For two terms he has been District
Attorney of this county, and in this Office
his record is such that every member of
the order of Native Sons may we'll be
proud of him. He is the probable Demo-
cratic nominee for Superior Judge, and
can secure the nomination for the asking.
He has taken first rank among the attor-
neys of this section, and is a self-made
man.
Nutter has appointed Frank Lane of
this city as his chief aid. Lane is almost
as well known in San Francisco as he is
here, for he is one of the largest dealers in
grain in this section. He is also one of
the leaders in society's Four Hundred
here. Other assistants who have alread,4
accepted the appointment are Richard
Henderson of Sacramento, the grand mar
shai of last year, Charles BeIshaw of Sac
ramento, and Eugene Bert, the San Fran
cisco attorney.
| One of the first things that Stockton
| Parlor did after it was known that the
| Admission day celebration had been Sc
cured was to place the entire affair in the
| hands of a general committee composed of
the representative young business men
who are mem bers of the parlor. The COM
mitteemen are: Orrin S. Henderson, w.
T. Burres, Henry E. Adams. E. L. Carey,
l.. H. Frankenheimer, Gus G. Grant, Otto
Grunsky, ]. Marsh Ladd, G. E. Manthey,
H. R. McNoble, w. c., Neumiller, r. A.
Reid. J. II. Sharon, George Z. Wilhoit and
J. w. Willy.
The chief work of preparing for the cell
ebration was, however, pat in charge of
an executive committee composed of
Cats, Adams, Frankenheimer, Grunsky,
Neumiller, Henderson and Turner. Cats
was made chairman of the executive COM
mittee, and Henderson, who is the young
est Republican member of the Board of
Supervisors of this county, was made
chairman of the general committee. ].
w. Willy, the depu ty County Assessor,
was elected secretary of both committees,
and A. j. Turner made treasurer. Will
81. Knowles of the Fire Department was
elected assistant secretary, and ever since
has aided Willy, who has been the bust est
man in the parlor.
The chief aim of the general ommit-
tee has been TO provide ent ertain-
ment for the thousands of visitors who
! will be here next month. To insure this,
the work was divided, and numb er of
SUBJ committees nave charge of it. Fea-
lures were the main things, and features
the Natives have succeeded in arranging.
There will be no lack of amusement for
the crowds of visitors.
There will be a regatta on Stockton
Channel such as has never been seen in
the State. This part of the programme is
in charge of Otto Grunsky. County Clerk
of San Joaquin County. The events will
be as follows: Senior and junior single
SOULS; senior and junior barge races;
senior and junior out-rigger skiffs and
| launch race. The last event is rather
novel, inasmuch as it has not been at
| tempted heretofore. Governor Budd has
assured THE CALL correspondent that he
! will offer golden trophy OF some kind fol