The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04

ing and games of the club have about COM
pleted their labors, which will be consum-
mated to-day.
For the past two months they have la
bored necessarily, and they feel that they
have provided for the patrons of the club
a celebration that will be second to none
ever before attem pied by any like organ
ization on the coast.
The programme of games is most in
teresting one, special care having been
taken to avoid all likelihood OF dragging
or lack of interest. There will be present
at Shell Mound Park a large delegation
from Sacramento, Stockton and neighbor-
ing towns and also from each and all of
the bay cities. There will be present also
from the Portland, Los Angeles, San Ber-
nardino, San Jose and Oakland Caledonian
clubs and st. An drews societies, as well
as the Order of Scottish Clans, representa-
tive athletes who will contest in the vari-
ous games.
Communications are constantly pouring
in to Recorder George W. Paterson ac-
knowledging receipt of Invitations ex-
| tended and assuring the club that in
response thereto representatives, will at
tend the gathering of the clans. large
list of entries has already been received for
the mile bicycle and other races, vault1ng,
etc., and good, lively contest is promised
in each event
The competition in the Irish Jig and reel
dancing will be particularly interesting,
many of the crack dancers OF the coast
having signifed their intention of enter
ing. The following comprise the officers
and committees who will officiate at the
coming celebration:
officers of the club for 1s96-Royal chief,
John D. Coulie; chieftain, William Dawson /;
recorder, George w. Paterson; treasurer, John
l Ia,r
geant-at-arms, J. Irvine; property man, E.
Kirkwood. Trustees-Jsmes Lawrence, Rich
ard f. Wilson, David E. Anderson.
George w. Paterson (recorder), John Ross,
James Gillies, p A. +. Keith, Hugh Steele,
William Dick, Alexander Sharp, Alexander
Past royal chiefs-Henry P. Christie, ]. D.
| Coulie, DR.. Dougald McMillen, Andrew Fore
man, Hugh Fraser, Donald g. z. Mckay, James
r. Watson, George Miller, James Niven:
Reception committee - William Dawson
| (chairman), William Grant, John K Ross, A.
Carlisle. Captain Weir, A. Cufrie, James NiveD'
| Watson, Alexander Nicholson, j. II. McInnis,
A. Campbell, H. Duncan, James Aiken, j. G.
Macdonald, Lavid Young, s James Milesr baxter j.
Finance committee. Z. Macdonald, ID. PoI'
! lock, Alex Nicholson.
Literary committee = George w. Paterson
| Chairman nj = George Bushby, James Glllies,
George Watson. Thomas Christie.
| Official starter and referee-John Donaldson.
Finance committee on games-P. A r. Keith
| Alex Young, Hugh Steele. .
! Floor committee dover payihon) - William
Grant floor managerl--W. K Bliss, James bax-
| ter ]. f. Macdonald, George Bushby, George g.
| Watson, j. Braid. Mound pavilion-F. Fitzger-
aid floor manager). d. Pollock, ID. Brown, J.
| Laing, ]. Irvine.
Plpers-I s. r. Tevendale, Neil Lindsay, J.
| E. Hill.
To get up an affair of such magnitude
| entails no end of work and to bring 1t to O
| successful issue requires great deal OF
enthusiasm. all of which has been dis
| played by the mem bers of the games COM
mittee. They have sacrificed both time
| and money 10 achieve the end they had
in view, viz, to make the fourteenth grand
annual gathering and games of the San
| Francisco Scottish Thistle Club the great
est event of the season.