The San Francisco call., 1897-09-09
Each Incoming Train Adds
Its Quota to the Large
Gathering.
SONOMA'S METROPOLIS IN
GAY ATTIRE.
Business Blocks and Residences
Festooned With the Colors
OF the Order.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. s. - All
was life and excitement to-day in this
beautiful city. The citizens were busy
putting on their places OF bust
ness ana residences the finishing
touches that will transform them into
holiday palaces. Committeeman of the
local parIor OF the Native Sons were NOV
ing about from p ace to place displaying
immense badges descriptive of the office
they filed, and they were as busy as
busy could be. They are doing their work
well, and they are encouraged by the
ctzans, who by their actions show that
they are alive TO the importance of the
great event of tomorrow. All seem anx-
ious to do their utmost to make it great
success.
The streets along the line Of march are
bedecked in golden yellow, red white and
blue bunting and American and bear
flags as they were never before decorated.
Hundreds of strings of gay-colored Chi
nese lanterns are strung across, alternat-
ing with strings of many-hued bear flags
and welcome flags.
The glad hand of friendship is extended
on every s de and there is every evidence
be received and welcomed with all that
hospitality that is characteristic of Cali
fornia.
The attractive features on the line OF
march are three arches that have been
erected on Fourth street, between the
railroad depot ard the Courthouse. The
buildings that are decorated in the most
attractive fashion are the railroad depot
which is covered with bunting of the
characteristic colors; the Courthouse, in
4 front of which literary exercises viii be
held; Hahman Hall, in which the Califor-
MIA Camp of the Argonauts will meet to
confer the degrees on the Native Sons;
and the building of the Savings Bank of
Santa Rosa. One very unique decoration
is IN immense clock-tace, the letters IN.
S O. G. W. ". Z. L. c. o. NJ. E.' taking
the place of The numerals that denote the
hours. On Fourth street several of the
concrete sidewalks are painted in yellow,
red, white and b ue-a fantastic yet novel
idea.
The most beautiful decorated interior
. OF the building is that OF the Atheneum,
in which the grand ball will be given to-
morrow night by Pacific Parlor. The
auditorium has been ioored over and COW
cred with cauvas. The gallery has been
filed with living shrubs and plants,
and it resembles q miniature forest. The
decorations are oftulle of pink white and
blue, and the effect is charming. The
committee OF the parlor representing tie
work declare that it is "Paciic's highest
dream"
On the train that arrived this morning
from San Francisco there were about
thirty mem bers of Yerba Buena Parlor
who went through to Mark West Springs,
where they will remain over night, return
ing II 9: 80 o'clock tomorrow morning in
time TO take part IN the parade.
The o'clock train on the Donahue
road brought up 500 from San Francisco
this evening. There were among them q
number OF members of California Parlor,
who also went to Mark West Springs.
Many Will go to Glendale and be enter
tanned by Mrs. r. L. Crooks. They will
return tom orrow to join the parade.
Crowds of Native Sons, wearing gorgeous
badges, marched through the principal
streets after 8 o'clock, singing parlOr re-
frans while awaiting the arrival of late
trains.
The Santa Rosa band played on the steps
OF the courthouse to an immense crowd
that was waiting for the. coming of the
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CISCO.
| By 10 o'clock all the fancy colored lam
terms from the De pot TO Mendocino street
were Iighted, and, viewed from the latter
street, he scene was brilliant one. Not
a breath of wind disturbed the light.
The belated Southern Pacific train of
six cars arrived at 1880 O'Clock with
Stockton Parlor Piedmont Parlor and
visitors, about 400 all old.
The delegation from San Francisco did
not reach the city until after midnight.
The several parlors were received with
shouts of welcome by the assem- bled null
titude.
In short time a procession formed,
without much regard to precise order,
and hundreds of red, white and blue
lights were ignited, and the body of
Native Sons moved up Fourth street.
At the signal to move red fire in profu-
sion was burned at the four corners Ct the
Courthouse square.
The sidewalks were thronged by
thousands of people, for all Santa Rosa
and those from the immediate vicinity
were out, despite the lateness of the hour.
The men cheered and the ladies waved
handkerchiefs and the cheers were re-
sponded to with unusual vIgor By those in
line.
The procession moved up Fourth street,
marched around Courthouse square and
was there dismissed.
Then there was hurried migration to
Headquarters, and there was also rush
TO the committee headquarters to see
about the rooms for the balance OF the
night.
The committee was the busiest body OF
men that ever undertook TO accommodate
4 crowd, and it is to its credit that It did
it's work well. 1t Is estimated that there
are about 800 people In the city.
On every telegra ph-pole is the sign
. Look out for pickpockets. -Four ot1aers
\rom San Francisco are here 10 look ont
for suspicjons characters. One young
man, who claims to be from Chico, was
arrested tonight while in the act of lift
ing" pocket-book.