The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-26
THE NATIONS BIRTHDAY,
Committees Named to Have
Charge of the Cele-
bration.
A Proposition to Com ine the Day OF
independence With the
Carnival.

Eighteen members of the executive COM
mIttee of the Fourth of July committee on
celebration answered rolicall yesterday on
being called to order by Chairman Charles
]. King.
s. L. Lunt, president of the day. called
upon the members to use their best
energies to make the celebration a
success.
Chairman King stated that he had at his
request called on General Warfeid, who
had suggested that the committee do all
in its power to have the grandest military
display on the Fourth and suggested that
General Moeller would probably bring up
the Third Brigade pending the committee
could raise $4,000 for transportation. Before
the meeting adjourned Chairman King
received dispatch announcing that the
Third could not be brought to San Fran
cisco.
The secretary read the following list of
committees that had been named:
Finance committee. j. Truman (chairmanl,
f. R. Lilienthal, Arthur G. Towne, Mark Shell
don, Louis Sloss, /. w. Hellman Jr, ]. B. Stet-
son, Isaac Upham D. r. Mcneil, c. B. Stone,
Colonel A. s, Hubbard, Raphael WE'LL, A. A.
Taylor, Captain D. A. Macdonald, w. W. Mon
tague, J. X. Wilson, Irving NJ. Scott, D. j.
Staples, Z. 3. Pond, II. /. Tickner, Henry l..
Davis, II. NJ. Wreden, George D. Toy, j. j.
O'Brien, F. w. Dohrmann, Percy Beamfsh, NJ
Ehrman, J: K. c. Hobbs, s. G. Hammond
James d. Phelan, A. P. Hotaling, John D.
Spreckels, John d. Tallant, l. Cutie, Stewart
Menzies, Henry J. Croker, A. T. hatch, Frank
d. Worth, T. J. Parsons, J. o. b, Gum, C..
O,COnnor. G. Schilling, C. E. Benjamin.
Literary committee-A. s. Hallidie CHAIR
MANI, Arthur Rodgers, Edwin Bonnell, P. A.
Bergerot William f. Gibson H. l.. Davis, C. L.
P. Marais, William Greer Harrison, Joseph
Britton.
Printing committee-Samuel Foster CHAIR
MANI, Arthur G. Towne, Peter Fay, George T.
| Phelps. Oscar Hermann.
Parade committee-Captain J. A. Mango
| (chairmanl, Major ]. A. Whiteside, Edward
| Holland, Captain F. Hanson, j. r. Garrett,
Luke Battles, John futile:
Music committee-H. c. Schaertzer CHAIR
man). DR.. Frank II. Titus, A. NJ. Speck, E. J.
| Ensign.
Auditing committee John ellison. CHAIR
man; II. L. Tickner, Mark Lane, Charles NJ.
Plum Jr., Morris Marcus.
Regalia committee-Joseph P. Kelley, chair
man; Oscar Hermann, A. J. Raisch.
Transportation committee Sam G. Ham
mond, chairman; James D. Phelan, Henry
Moffatt.
Hacks and carriages-w. G. Doane, chair
man; NJ. J. Ward, Captain f. Hanson.
| The president of the day and grand
marshal were made ex-officio members of
each committee and the chairman of each
committee was empowered to fill va
| cancies.
A. S. Hallidle suggested that as steps
had been taken in the matter of getting q
| fiesta in San Francisco it might be we'll to
see if the two celebrations could not be
merged, and to that end G. w. Elder, I. j.
| Truman, Captain Margo, G. III. Umbsen
and c. P. i. Marais were named q commit
| tee to confer with the fiesta committee.
! w. A. C. Smith was elected assistant
secretary by vote of IL to and then it
was decided that if q second assistant is
needed w. ]. Rightmier will be chosen.
On motion of Samuel Foster, DR.. George
L. Fitch voting in the negative, the chair
men of the committees were empowered to
add ladies TO each committee, the nom
nations to be subject to the approval OF
! the executive committee.
The executive committee will hereafter
meet every Monday night.