The San Francisco call., 1897-04-05
CARNIVAL WORK
STAR rs AFRESH
Enthusiastic Committees
Take Hold With a
Right Good Will.
From Now on They Will March
to the Slogan
Success"
Director Bergerot and Grand Marshal
Um bsen Feel Assured of
Magnificent Celebr alton.

Preparations for the Carnival of the
Golden Gate received an impetus yester-
day which promises a grand season OF
festivities. Carnival Director Bergeroi
and Grand Marshal Umbsen met at the
carnival headquarters yesterday and
figurativeIy took off their coats and
buckled down to work. They were en-
couraged by an enthusia site response to
their call for volunteers, and as a result
they were enabled to select com mittees OF
unequaled excellence. These committees
signified their intention OF going to work
at once and that so heartily that no COM
plant can be made upon the score of ne
glect.
The following are the committees ap-
which have agreed to undertake the work
assigned:
Additions TO finance committee-Henry S
Martin (chairman), julius Raphael, E. L.
Head, S. l.. Lent, P. Beamish, Colonel John
O'Byrne, Stewart Menzies, Alfred Filing house
Fred Raabe, J. X. G. Hobbs.
Additions to executive nittee-H. H.
Lynch, Luke Battles, C. L. p. Marais. Charles
H. Murphy. A. Froment, E. J. Yogel, William
julius Raphael, Robert Mcmillan, Colonel j.
F. Smith, Edwin L. Bunnell, A. B. Mcguire
ALI Ellinghouse, T. W. Fallon, Mrs. DR.. Noble.
OecOratlOnS-L. ID. hOnn, James II. FOllis,
d. S Dorm, Clarence Whybrow, Captain J. F.
kearney, Mrs. n. j. Vidaver.
Grand stands and tribunes-Frank T. Shea
chairman.
Floats and floral display-Professor Emory
E. Smith (chairman), f. ]. Vogel, Oscar Bolde-
mann.
Children's day-C. L. Darlington. grand
marshal, assisted bv Mrs. DR.. Noble, Mrs.
Georgia Ryan, Mrs. n. ]. Vidaver, Mrs. ). NJ
Thea
Election of king and queen of carnival-H
S. Dufield, amusement director. chairman.
Naval day and display-G. w. Root, chair
man.
Badges and regalia-wi,liam T. Hess lchair.
man), K. II. Kavanagh, Mrs. Mary Z. Tillman.
Nusic-C. L. =. Marais chairman, A. Fro
ment J. S. Godeau, Walter A. Scott, c. NJ.
Plum Jr.
Hotels and accomm oda ations-Edward Hol-
land, chairman.
Prizes-Edwin L. Bunnell, chairman; Pro
fessor Ehenezer knowlton.
Tableaux and living pictures, to assist Ma
tive Daughters OF the Golden West-A. Elilng-
house, c. l. P. Marsis, Mrs. DR.. Noble.
Transportation-H. H. Lynch, chairman
General r II. Warfield.
nluminations and freworks-Luke Battles.
chairman; J. X. Hawkins. Edward Holland.
Ball-W. w. shannon, chairman; Frank
Msrston, DR.. James A. Black.
Costumes-E. ]. Vogel, chairman; Clarence
Why brow, Robert E. Wood
Press committee-C. L. 7. Marais, chairman
e. NJ; Coe, Horace Hudson, T. F. Prendergast,
Hugh Burke.
WOlu COuIesl-N. i. deSS, James
II. Follis
Theaters and benefits-An Ellingnouse and
Henry S. Martin.
Campfire committee-General s. W. Backus
chairman; Mrs. NJ. A. c. Nottingham, K obe-t
Graham.
Ballo.- boxes for the election OF the king
and queen of the carnival and for the
queen OF the school children will be dis
tributed in prominent places throughout
the City to-day. TIE committee has
adopted an envelope form of ballot by
which the secrecy OF the ballot will be
preserved until they are counted at head
quarters. These ballots will be 10 cents
each. The result of the balloting will be
announced for the present three times a
week and during the latter part of the
contest daily. 1t has been decided to close
the contest for festival officers Friday
evening, April %, at midnight, In order
that those selected may have ample time
to pr epare their costumes.
Al no time since the project was
broached have the prospects for success
seemed so encouraging a at present.