The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
CALIFORNIA; Fair Native Daugh-
tiers Will Brighten the
Parade.
VISITORS ACCOMMODATIONS.
A Grand Water Carnival Will Take
Place on the Channel-The
Bicycle Meet.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 1S.-The prepa-
ratIons for the Admission-day celebration
are going on apace. Grand Marshal Nut
ter is busy mapping out the line OF
march. Despite the fact that he will m AXE
it as short as possible it will be over two
miles, as thousands of Natives will be in
line.
The bicycle meet will be an especially
interesting feature of the programme
Sanford Plummer, the chief referee of the
American League, will be one of the rel
erees of the races; George P. Wetmore
will be one OF thestarters, and Frank ker-
rigan, chief consul at San Francisco, will
be one of the judges. The Bay City
Wheelmen sent word that they will be on
hand TO take part in the races and pack the
grand stand.
The Native Daughters viii be given
prominent places in the parade.
Grand Marshal Nutter held conference
tonight with +. Lane, his chief aid, and
arranged the formation of the procession as
far as it was possible to do so. A number
of those who were asked toslead divisions
have not yet sent in their aeceptances or
notified those in charge of the affair here
as to the number of representatives they
will have in the line of march.
As planned tonight the grand marshal
will lead the parade, followed by Chief
Aid Frank E. Lane and Assistant Chief
Aid ]. ?. Dunn. Back of the grand mar
shall and his aids will come the following
assistants: II. McDade of Stockton. ]. E.
Moran and Henry Ludwig of Tracy, a. w.
Ferdler of Liveruore, Dave Kettleman Jr.
of Lodi, A. E. Muenter and j. P. Atwood
of Lathrop and J. L. Vallejo of Napa.
The last named is grandson of General
Vallejo.
The first division will be in com mand Of
II. R. McNoble, marshal, with G. NJ.
Ferdun and John McCann as his assist
ants. The veteran firemen and military
will be in this division.
The marshal and aids for the second
division are not yet selected, but it will be
led by California Parlor with a full band.
Eugene T. Bert OF San Francisco will
lead the third division, with Robert F.
Crockard and Fred P. Clark as his aids.
The fourth division Will be headed by
w. H. Daily. Frank Eshbach of this city
will be one of his aids, but the second has
not yet been selected.
". NJ. Henderson of Sacramento, the
grand marshal of last year, will lead the
fifth division, with Frank Lynn and Walter
Morrissey as aids.
The marshal of the sixth division has
not been chosen, but G. L. Ortman, County
Assessor of San Joaquin County, will be
one Of the aids.
Charles Belshaw of Antioch will have
charge of the seventh division and Street
Superintendent Bidwell of this city will be
one of his assistants.
Amador County parlors will head the
eighth division, the marshal for which
has not yet been selected, but Charles
Neumiller of Stockton will be one of the
aids.
Fred Searls will lead the ninth, and
Yosemite Parior of MERGED the tenth
division. John Kerrick Jr. of this city
will be one of the aids in the last-named
division, but the other aids and marshal
have not yet been appointed.
The rooming committee reported to-
night that 81 for single beds and 81 for
double beds would be the prices charged
visitors by the clearinghouse keepers of
the city during the celebration. The
carnival committee held an important
meeting tonight. and decided to light UP
the channel for eight blocks with lanterns,
arc and calcium lights.