The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
Executive Committee of Twenty.
Five to Be Elected
May 20.
THE PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Several Leading Citizens Promise to
Give the Enterprise Cordial
Support.

A meeting of the general committee of
the Carnival of the Golden Gate was held
last evening ST the parlors of the Bald win
Hotel.
Before any regular business was trans
acted the chairman, General z. II. War
field, requested Secretary Fisher 10 read
several eommuuica tons. Among the let
tiers was one from John c. kirkpatrick,
manager Of the Palace Hotel in which he
expressed regret for his inability to attend.
He assured the committee, however, Of
his thorough sympathy and promised to
support the enterprise.
Manager Lilienthal of the California
Bank wrote that he could not attend, but
said he bad delegated his confidential and
capable assistant, F. E. Beck, TO represent
him. People looked around and saw Mr..
Beck there in fine form.
A letter from the Madrid Mutual Be-
nevolent Society promised cordial support.
General Warfeld said that he had seen
John D. Spreckels, James ID. Phelan and
Henry ]. Croker and they were in hearty
sympathy with the carnival project, but
Monday night engagements at the theater
prevented their attendance at the general
committee meeting.
Colonel d. 1. Kowalsky suggested that
the meeting should be adjourned until
next thursday, but Colonel i. Andrews
and J. a. Steinbach thought the attend
ance large enough TO Justify the transac-
J ton OF business. Colonel Andrews men
toned the small number of citizens that
responded TO the MAYORS call for the
initial meeting OF Midwinter- Fair man
ayers, and observed that the meeting
which he had the honor of ADDRESSING far
eSaH in ha- -
ing.
1t was then resolved to consider the
report of the committee of seventeen
appointed at previous meeting. The
following report was read, considered
seriatim and adopted:
SAN FRANCISCO, MAY Is 1896
Your committee of seventeen, appointed TO
devise plan OF organization for a week OF
festivities in san Francisco during the coming
isH, met IN the psrlors of the Baldwin Hotel
consideration was given 70 all subjects brought
before the meeting, and it was resolved IN
present ne following progressive report:
nivel Of the Colleen Gate
second-lts object: week OF festivities.
Third-Mem bership: The mem bershfp shah
May Is, and one representative from every oy
gained body in San Francisco and one sddi-
tionai for every FIVE subordinate bodies and
posed and elected. fO
Fourth-Ohcers: An executive committee NJ
twenty-five, TO be selected by the entire mem
bership, the first election 10 be held on Tues
day, May 20. Said executive COMMITTEES Of
TWENTY-FIVE 10 select its officers, 70 consist Of .
president, three vice-presidents. carnival d.
rector, recording, CORES ponding and financial
secretary and treasurer
The matter of date was carefully copsidere4
and IN view OF the many questions involved II
was decided 10 recommend il to be heId as
early in the fall as possible.
After the adoption OF the report the au
dience of fifty citizens present was adj
dressed by Edward Berwick OF Monterey
he directed attention to the California
jubilee celebration at Monterey from JuIv
10 Z, and requested citizens of San
Francisco TO join in commemorative the
event which occurred half-century AGO
on the shores of Monterey Bay.
The people OF San Francisco, he thouebt
might be TOO busy in making history To
pause and give the historic event of found.
ing an empire on the Pacific the attention
which it deserved.
1t was announced that the California
jubilee cele oration committee had estab
hshed permanent San Francisco head
quarters in the Mills building.
The general committee of the Carnival
OF the Golden Gate viii meet again Thurs
day evening of this week