The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
FOR A LOCAL CARNIVAL,
An Annual Fete Not So Much
Question as It's Date
and Name.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY DISCUSSED
Committee of Seventeen 10 Collect
Data and Report at a Larger
Meeting Next Monday.

San Francisco took the first step last
night toward the Inauguration of some
sort OF an annual fete, be it called La
Fiesta, like that of Los Angeles; Mardi
Gras, like that of New Orleans; Yelled
Prophet, like that of st. Louis, carnival,
or some entirely new name.
Fifty citizens, representing many of the
most public-spirited organizations, met in
the Baldwin Hotel and, after discussion
very favorable to the project. appointed a
temporary committe of seventeen to COL
lect crowd and much valuable informa-
ton for another meeting, to be held at the
same place next Monday evening.
This is the committee that purposes to
arouse interest In the enterprise and find
out all about the plans adopted in the
cities where great fetes have been most
successful:
John A. Steinbach of the Native Sons of
the Golden West; S. H. Tracy of the Pro-
ducers' and Manufacturers Association of
California; DR.. J. w. D. Evelyn, president
of the Geographical Society of California;
F. W. Dohrmann, president of the Mer-
chants'l 4, Association; Oscar Boldermann,
secretary of the Travellers Protective Asso-
citation; w. II. Mills of the State Board of
Trade; David Rich of the State Develop
ment Committee; E. j. Baldwin, the hotel
and racehorse owner; A. Bouvier of the
Half f-million Club and of the theaters; H.
ID. Soule of the Hotel Mems Association;
S. l.. Rosenthal, the shoe-dealer; Hugh
Craig of the Cham Der of Commerce; ]. P.
Edoff, president of the Liquor-dealers
Association, and R. H. Wartield, tempo
rary chairman of the meeting. and Henry
J. Fisher, temporary secretary.
The meeting was called to order by Z. j.
Baldwin.
David J. Rich, representing the State
DEVELOPMENT Committee, suggested a
weeks revelry in Septem ber, that being a
month of good weather and one that would
not conflict with the numerous flower car
nivals elsewhere in the State. He thought
there could be as features of the event q
day on the bay, a Government military
review participated in by all the neigh bor-
ing barracks, a Native Sons of the Golden
West celebration, and a congregation of
country editors and preachers from all
over the State.
]. A. Filcher of the State Board of Trade
said that any such public spirited project
would meet with the hearty cooperation
of his organization, as it was right in it's
line.
A. C. Boldermann, secretary of the Com
mercial Travellers Association, knew that
his association would take an active inter-
est in the scheme, as it had in La Fiesta at
Los Angeles.
Henry Lunstedt, grand secretary of the
Native Sons of the Golden West, thought
that the Native Sons would be right in
with the idea, provided only that the date
of the fete will not conflict with their an
nual celebration on the 9th of September
S. 81. Tacy, manager of the Manufacture
ers' and Producers Association, said he
favored September, as the association pur-
poses to give great exposition of home
products in November in conjunction with
the Mechanics Institute. He knew that
the association which he Represented
would cooperate heartily in giving tinan-
cial support to the proposed enterprise.
r. ii. Warheld, proprietor of the Cali
fornia Hotel, and member of the Hotel
mems Association, declared that all the
hotelmen are favorable to the establish
ment OF an annual carnival season. And, !"
he added, 81 know all those 400 odd East
ern hotelmen that were so royalty en-
tertained here can be counted upon TO
help us in many ways. If the carnival
were held little later than the 9th of
Golden West could return from their cele-
bration at Stockton and be with Us"
S. II. Rosenthal: ~ will do and pay my
Upon motion by David Rich, seconded
by Dr. F. W. d'Evelyn, a temporary or
ganization was effected and temporary
ings preliminary to the formation of the
permanent organization that it is thought
will result from the larger meeting to be
held next Monday night.
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