The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
Grand Army, National Guard
and Veteran Firemen to
Be in Line.s
ELEVEN HISTORIC FLOATS.
Completed Arrangements for Oak.
lands Great Washington's
Birthday Parade.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CA1I,s


90S Broadway, Feb. 20.
The ladies of Alameda County have for
the first time come prominently to the
front in making public parade success.
Not only have they taken in hand the ex-
ecutive department, but they have con-
sented to appear IN patriotic floats and to
add an imposing ladies' cavalcade to the
other features of the procession.
On the various committees there are
about forty people, and half of them are
ladies. Mrs. S. NJ. Martin has worked
hard on the press committee with Mrs.
Ennis and II. Pugh. Among the other
la dies who have prepared monster his
torial parade that nothing but Pluvius can
dampen are: Miss Anita Jarvis, Miss
Grace La Rue. Mrs. Ida Gardiner, Mrs.
Paulson, Mrs. Ennis, Mrs. Racardo, Mrs.
L. Co wan, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. ]. Z. Hen
derson and Mrs. A. Larsen.
The grand marshal has issued the fol-
lowing complete programme of the make
mp of the parade, which includes more
public bodies and secret societies than
have ever participated in any one pageant
in this city:
Aids to the grand marshal will report
mounted to the chief of staff at 0 o'clock at the
Hall of Records.
Invited guests will assemble at the City Hall
at As O'Clock, where they will be received by
the committees on invitation and parade and
assigned TO carriages.
The various divisions must be in position as
signed promptly at 10 o'clock.
Marshals of divisions will report promptly to
the chief OF staff through an aid when dlvi-
The headquarters of the grand marshal dur
ing the formation of the parade will be at the
Hall of Records
The battalion of police will form on Broad
way, facing Washington street, the right rest
ing on Second street.
rowing regatta will be held on Lake Mer-
Citizens along the route of the procession are
requested TO decorate their places OF business
and their residences.
Literary exercises will be held at P. NJ. in
the First Congregational Church, corner of
Twelfth and Clay streets.
None but the flag of the United States of
America will be allowed in the parade. This
does not exclude society banners
Advanee-Chief of Police, C. E. Lloyd
mountted; police captain A. wilson
(mounted); company OF police, Captain W. p.
Fletcher commanding: grand marshal, Henry
P. Dalton gold SASH; chief OF staff, Samuel P.
Bodweu (red, white and blue SASH; color
bearer bugler; aids TO grand marshal, w. b.
Hodges, R. w. Brewer, c. w. Petrie, F. E.
Pierce, J. W. Lsymance. G. |. Taggart, Theodore
Gier, w. Matthews, c. L. Bell, w. NJ. Gardner,
H. l. Weitzel, G. II. Yose Jr;;. A; Humphreys,
A. 3. Tenant, J. Z. Holmes, N w. Leitch, J.
G. Charters William Highly, DR.. r. w. Rodgers,
E. D. Lane, w. n. Pierce (blue sashes); float
(Amercan flag.
n.
| SASH; aids--C. II. Ingerson, S. K. King. Fifth
Regiment band; Second Battalion A, Fifth
Regiment Infantry, N. G. c., Major J. F. Hayes
commanding; Company A, Fifth Iufantry,
Captain 7. c. Poulter commanding, Second
Lieutenant ]. NJ. Vaughn; Company F, Fifth
| Infantry Captain G. IL. Weithern command
| ing, First Lieutenant w. H. Cobbledick, Second
| Lieutenant s. E. Wand; Company G Fifth In
fantry, Captain w. +. Chapman commanding,
! First Lieutenant W. W. Simpson; float Wash
ington and Cherry Tree) G. A R.-Lyon Post
| No. 6, G. A.. Norton commanding; Appomattox
Post No. 80, J. I. Pierce commanding; Porter
Post No. 169. Float, Washington at Valley
! president of day, J. A. Lands; Major Z. A.
! Sherman, Hon. George c. Fardee, Rev. DR.. r.
! F. Coyle.
! Second division-E. c. Lyon, marshal (red
SASH; aids-C. C. Gilbert, A. Z. Isaac, A. L.
! Todd. Float Washington crossing Delaware): {:
! Veteran Firemen's band; Veteran Firemen of
! San Francisco and oakland; float (Cornwall.s
surrendering to Washington J n. S. G. W;
Knights of Pythias; Chosen Friends; Nine
| teenth Century Generation.
| Third division-C. H. Ingerson, marshal (red
SASH; aids, c. C. Dryden, C. A. Waterbury, c. Z.
Randolph. Float Tnirteen States; Second
Artillery band; Uncle Sam; First Battalion;
patriotic citizens; float (Forty-five States); Sec
! ond Battalion. Junior 0. U. A. M.-San Fran
cisco Councils: George A. Custer Council %,
James Monroe Council ID, Paul Revere Coun-
| ell %, John A. Logan Council 81, Henry Clay
| Council 81. Spirit of 1776; float (Red, White
and Blue; patriotic ladies; Ladies Cavalcade,
| containing County Board OF Supervisors, Mayor
Davie, Board of Public Works, Board OF
| Education, City Council.
Fourth division-E. A. Won Schmidt mar
! shal (red starr; aids-W. II. F. Behrens, Charles
! Ruppricht, A. o. Twist (blue starr. Drum
corps; Com pany D, Second Regiment, BIB. c.,
| L. n Cobbledick, captain, commanding; float,
schoolhouse; First battalion; High school, J.
! B. McChesney principal Durant School, S. G..
! S. Dunbar principal; Garfield School, Mrs.
Ellen Gibbs principal; Grove-street School,
Mrs. n. D. Standeford principal; thirteen
States, pupils of Lincoln School: Lincoln
School, T. o. Crawford principal; SWEET School,
]. H. Sumner principal; float, Utah
coming into the Union; Second Bat
talon; Cole School, G. w. Frick princi-
pal; franklin School, J. F. Chandler principal |;
! Grant School, Miss Elizabeth Powell principal; ;
! Harrison School, Miss II. NJ. Mullen principal /;
! Lafayette School, Miss A. F. Aldrich principal; !;
Prescott School, C. F. Gulick principal; Tomp-
kins school, C. E. Markham principal; Third
Battalion; Piedmont Public School; Peralta
! Public school; Golden Gate Public School; /;
Emeryville Public School; Alameda public
schools; Berkeley public schools; Temescal
| Public School.
Fifth division-George Baxley. marshal red
| SASH; aids-E. w. Craig, Louis Kreiss (blue
| sash). Cavalcade of men (P. J. Keller COM
manding) bicycles; Fire Department.