The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

Uraham, b. Rose, T. Thomas.
Grand Marshal George TAFT, escorted by
ten other horsemen, rode next IN order.
! Inc oakland band of sixteen members IN
uarK-olue uniforms lead the main body
ana set the marching time for Company
Y, League OF the Cross Cadets OF San
FRANCISCO. who, with sabers drawn and
neat uniforms, presented fine appear
ance.
Then came the high officers OF the Y M.
l. In the first carriage were Supreme
PRESIDENT John ]. McDade, Grand Presi-
dent John Lynch, Grand Second Vice.
President Rev. McKinnon, Grand Secre-
tary Stanley and Grand Treasurer O'Don-
nell.
Next rode the foremost clergy OF the
asemblage: Father Yorke, Chancellor of
| the Diocese; Father McNally OF Oakland,
and rather Zabresky of Monterey.
Other officers followed in four Surveys,
and after them marched the cor plete
delegation in attendance upon the Grand
| council, company of 100 strong.
Nine men with high silk hats and alder
manic mien reclined easily in carriage,
and 1t was not difficult to guess that they
were the Town Trustees. Behind them
were the fire laddies, the chief and his
assistant riding in advance anu setting the
example in elaborate decorations.
Oakland Council with thirty-tive men,
all carrying United States flags, led the
way for the San Leandro band, whose
gorgeously arrayed drum major, William
Cakes, was the one bright, particular in
dlvidual to be singled out from the crowd,
and behind the brightly uniformed musi-
| clans marched San ToaaiS twantv-fivp ron
resentatives with the Pioneer Council of
San Francisco close behind with its dele
| CATION of fourteen.
| Washington Council led the way,
for two large covered Buses in which men,
bers from Oakland and fair ones not mem
bers enjoyed the common privilege of TAX
| ing part in The general triumph.
Captain E. P Fitzgerald. in command of
Company of st. Mary's Parish, San
| Francisco, marshaled his well-trained ca
diets as they came erect and stepping
| lightly to the music. San Francisco Coun-
Gil 81, with seventy men, and San Fran
cisco Council 35, with. thirty men, were
followed by ten men from the Livermore
| Council.
Then there was delightful variation.
| Women, fair women, surrounded by roses
which they rode, caught the eye and held
the attention. The four beautiful black
horses driven by Miss Nora Stanton were
only feature compared with the pas
sengers they drew. With the fair driver
sat Miss Kirwin; on the middle seat were
Miss Annie Haas and Miss Kate Stanton,
and on the rear seat were Miss McKeever
and Miss Kate Cahill.
In equally pleasing contrast came two
scatter drawn by a Team of white horses
driven by Miss Mamie McKeever, who
had as companions Miss Mary Welsh,
Mrs. McKeever and Miss Ethel McKeever,
all shaded by pretty Japanese parasols.
| Then, oh, then, the float, with its six
white horses and its charming corps of
feminine innocence, with queenIy Miss
Christina Haas as California; - with viva
cious Florence Hatch and fair little Lulu
Ubhoff, with the Misses Flora PaImrag,
Lena Palmtag, Mile Nauert, Emma
Thierbach, Annie May, Katie Eggert, Julia
Welt, Lottie Welt, Rosie Stroble, Ella
Bridge, Blanche Bridge, Mausie Neudeck,
Ella Garrettson, Agnes Ramage, Frances
Schneider, Elsie Smyth and Olive Wing.
| Following the Native Daughters were
| twenty-five members of the local parlor.
n. ,. u. W., cool, neat-looking in their
straw hats and white negligee flannel
shirts, decorated with a broad red, white
and blue sash.
| In somber black walked the Portuguese
Union of Haywards, sixty-seven men in
the company, and followed by the Portu-
guese priest in buggy with the editor of
the Portuguese paper.
The four ladies of the general commit
tee sat aglow with smiles, enjoying the
climax of their successful efforts to make
the Grand Council meeting an auspici Gus
occasion. and most happy was Frank P.
Hooson, the chairman. Following afoot
were fourteen others. Seven boys in blue
jackets. red fezes and red trousers of a
complete Zouave costume did themselves
| proud with their drums and formed one of
the best features of the long parade.
After, the local council, citizens and visi-
| tors in carriages.
But while the spectacular event of the
day attracted all attention there were
other things doing. At 9 o'clock the
Grand Council went into secret session