The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
From Sun-Up Until Sun-Up the
Fanfare of the Fete
Continues.
PAGEANTs, MUSIC, ATHLETICS
AND ORAToRY.
The Greatest of All Celebrations
Commemorative of the Golden
States Birth.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 9.-The people
of Stockton retired tonight tired of doing
well and happy in the consciousness that
in no way could the Admission day festiv-
tiles have been better conducted or af-
forded more pleasure TO their guests. Alb
solutely nothing had been left undone
that would have contributed to the enter
tainment of any of the thousands OF visit
ors and no expense had been spared to make
the fetes the grand success they proved to
be. Nothing now is left for the visitors, sur
feited with enjoyment, TO do but to wit
ness to-morrow's launch race for the Gov
ernor's cup and then 60 home.
Last night, or rather early this morning,
all Stockton was awake and on the streets
waiting to receive the trainloads OF
Natives that arrived from San Francisco
about l o'clock. The greetings, receptions,
parade and one thing and another occu-
pied another hour or two, and the city did
not become quiet until almost dawn.
Bright and early, however, everybody was
astir and on the way TO the channel to be
on hand TO greet those who came to the
Mil! City by water. The boats arrived at
their moorings about 5 O'Clock. and long
before s, the hour set for the formal recep-
ried off by resident friends.
From o'clock until time for the parade
TO start, the throng on the streets steadily
grew larger, and Nam street for several
blocks on both sides OF the courthouse
was congested. Several hundred people,
tired out by the fatigue of travelling or
loss of sleep the night before lay down on
the lawn about the county building. The
ing that its witcnery was not to be re-
sisted, and many slept until the blare of
the bands announced the gathering of the
parade.
And such a parade it was! There have
been professions and pageants galore in
the Mill City, but never since the original
settler pitched his tent on the banks of
the San Joaquin has Stockton beheld such
a succession of splendidly uniformed and
interesting organizations. There were
fully 5000 Natives in line, and 30 900 people
lined the sidewalks.
1t was comfortable looking parade, de-
spite the assiduous attentions of King
Sol. The women who marched were one
and all robed iu garments of white, fiImy
and cool looking. while the men, with the
exception of the Sacramento and Oakland
parlors, were glad in white duck suits
with negligee shirts and straw hats or
yatchting caps. 1t was a good looking
parade, too. Every face was bright and
happy, and every form was nicely garbed
As far as appearance went, however, the
Natives from Sacramento won easily. The
uniform adopted was peculiarly fetching
one, consisting of a light coat of dark
blue material ornamented with double
rows of large white pearl buttons white
duck trousers, white yachting cap and
laundered shirt and collar with white
necktie. The simple combination of blue
and white caught everybody's eye, and
there is not a Native in the city who does
not concede that the Capital City boys de-
serve first prize. The Japanese parasoI of
gaudy appearance and multi-colored was
very much in evidence, and those of the
1narchers who did not carry one of the
pretty Oriental sunshades had in his hand
an um brella or parasol of white silk or
carnival-colored cotton.
The literary exercises in the Yosemite
Theater were not as we'll attended as they
should have been, most of the marchers
and spectators being at luncheon. Mayor
Baggs' address of welcome was a gem in