The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
Golden Jubilee Parade to
Be an Affair of
Splendor.
Organized Bodies in All the
Glory Of Uniform and Under
Waving Flags.
People From All Over the State Inter
ested in This Feature of the
Great Event.


go on without a pause and are marked
by a constant enthusiasm which ever
increases. There is every reason to
believe that the celebration will be a
success not only in general effect but
that some Of the minor features will
constitute In themselves shows mag
nificent and impressive. The Golden
Jubilee parade for instance, now be-
ing planned, will be a picturesque
pageant, glittering with color and rich
in emblems appropriate to the occa-
sion. 1t will tell the story Of Califor-
MAN progress, taking the observer
back to the days of the Argonauts and
then carrying him by a series of living
views into the present again. So
much interest is being taken in this
and so many letters about it have
been received as to make certain that
a vast multitude will be here as spec
tators. drawn by a desire to look upon
this especial part of an extensive pro-
gramme.
Colonel A. Andrews of the Veteran
Volunteer Firefnen, and Joseph Mar
shall of the Exempt Firemen, reported
to the Jubilee Parade Committee yes
terday the intention of their respect
i've associations to participate. Colonel
Andrews has been selected by the
Veterans as an aid to Grand Marshal
Morse; while Joseph Figel will occupy
the same position for the Exempt
Firemen. Two companies of volunteer
firemen from Vallejo have communi-
Gated to the local Veteran Volunteers
that they will bring to this city hook
and ladder and parade together with
them. The Exempt Firemen have in
vited a company of firemen from San
Jose to come down with their fire ap-
paratus and join forces with them on
January oath. Joseph Marshall, of the
Exempt Ffremen, who is member of
the Board of Fire Commissioners, has
held a consultation with Chief Sulli
van in regard to procuring sufficient
men and apparatus to form q separ-
ate firemen's division in the Jubilee
parade. The success of the project,
which will come before the Board of
Fire Commissioners at their meeting
this afternoon, seems assured.
AS an assistance to the Parade
Committee Charles Lane will bring to
this city for the Jubilee parade g
brass band of thirty-two pieces COM
posed of the best musicians in Gala
veras, Tuolumne and Amador coun-
ties. This aggregation will be cos
TUNED in the attractive and handsome
uniform of the Utica company of An
gels Camp, Calaveras county.
The following committee, known as
the lei Dorado Committee of the Semi
Centennial Golden Jubilee and Mining
Fair" has been selected from the citi-
zens of Placerville: Thomas Clark,
H. E. Pickett, D. H. Jackson, George
Pierce, Max Meirson. H. S. Morey, r.
S. Raw, E. S. Bosquit, George Hofmeis-
ter aud Prentiss Carpenter. This COM
mittee will be guided by the Golden
Jubilee executive committee.
A. Meyer. ]. NJ. Fogg and Fred Egg
gers, delegates of the Hannoveraner
Turn Verein. have informed the Jubi-
lee parade committee that the society
will enter $50 mounted men in the par
ade and perhaps an additional number
in carriages. AS the emblem of the
society is a white horse, members of
the order will all be mounted on white
horses. They will wear black military
hats and white and yellow SasheS
across the breast. The verein VIII con-
fer with the Germania Club and other
similar organizations in regard to Sc
curing their alliance.
The Jubilee parade committee con-
templates having the marshal's divis-
ion in the parade wear white SOM
breros and the division of aids wear
black sombreros. At their meeting to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock samples
and designs for sombreros will be con-
sidered. All hatters are invited to be
present with their goods.
Although some $50 invitations to
various organizations in this city have
been extended the parade committee is
anxious that none should be over
looked. To this end the committee is
DESTROYS of receiving the names Of all
organizations which have not received
an invitation.
A meeting OF the celebration commit
tee of the Society of California Pho
neers was held yesterday afternoon,
with John H. Jewett in the chair. 1t
was decided that invitations should
be Immediately sent to John Rose, as
well as to the five companions of Mar
shall, in order that they shall be able
to prepare themselves Immediately for
the journey to California.
J. s. Hittell was authorized by the
sponsibility in perfecting arrange
ments for the transportation of these
pioneers from their homes to San
Francisco. A reception committee was
appointed, composed of General w. H.
Pratt, Almarin B. Paul, ]. s. Hittell
and John H. Jewett, to provide for
the accommodation of the old-timers
while guests in. this city.
It was decided that the Pioneer So
ciety shall enter one float in the iubi-
lee parade. Several designs for floats
were submitted, and the selection of
a suitable one was left to committee
consisting of ]. II. Jewett, Almarin B.
Paul and S. II. Daniels. The idea of
the society is to present historical
float, which Will form pleasing con-
trast with the categorical floats to be
entered by the jubilee parade commit
tee. The committee authorized to
make the selection desires to have all
designs submitted at Pioneers Hall.
It is the opinion of the Pioneers that
it would be an excellent idea to have
the arch spanning Market street sur
mounted by a representation of SUIT
ter's fort, since that, though present
ing to the pioneers the mouths of can
non, was the first sign of welcome in
the land of gold. Their idea is to
have Suffer on one side representing