The San Francisco call., 1897-07-13

under the WILLOWS at Lake Merritt, ana
their badges will also admit them free TO
the exposition. In addition TO this scores
of citizens have promised to be on hand
| with carriages, so that this pretty city
and its environments may be viewed
under the most pleasant conditions.
! The details were com pleted to-day, and
all the committees reported this alter
noon that they are in a position to guar
! antee that the great Christian Endeavor
reception vii! be perfect success.
| AS soon as the guests arrive to- N orrow
morning they will be met at the narrow
gauge depot by the rece ption com mittee
and given full information as 10 how and
where to enjoy the day. All of the guests
VIII be furnished with two tickets Five
thousand of them will he good for trans
portation on all the streetcar lines in Oak
land, Alameda and Berkeley. Two thou
sand tickets will be issued good Tor trip
to Haywards and return on special trains.
The other ticket which will be supplied
to each guest, will gain for them an en-
trance into the luncheon ground, also to
the Exposition anu for a return trip to
San Francisco.
The entertainment committee issued
bulletin this morning which is intended
as last direction to the ladies who are in
charge of the luncheon. 1t says:
The refreshment committee, of which George
w. Arper is chairman, request that all specta-
! tors remain outside OF the fence and that no
person without Identification ticket ask to be
admitted or remain within the grounds after
! IL A. VI.
Our Eastern visitors will be served with
/ lunch at l P. NJ, and no Californian will be
served until our Eastern guests have all been
entertained. After P. M. all viii be served
! until the supply is exhausted.
! We advised that from lU,OOO TO 10 UUU
viii visit Oakland on Tuesday.
The telephone company has kindly erected
! telephones a. the grounds, and the different
church committees are notified 10 telephone
US freely during Tuesday.
Teams for sandwiches, cake and flowers VIII
| call at the First Presby terian Church, corner
| of Fourteenth and Franklin streets; First
! Congregational Church, corner of Clay and
Twelfth streets; corner of Fourteenth and
| Brush streets; Free-will Baptist Church, cor
ner of Twenty-frst and Brush streets En-
quirer Office and Tribune Office at 10 A M. at
which time supplies are expected 10 be ready
! for the grounds.
They will have plenty of police protection.
and no person without a ticket viii be ad-
mtted 10 the grounds after IL A. NJ.
Pack all supplies in paper boxes and put the
mum be OF sandwiches on the outside of the
| packages.
The refreshment committee will be on the
! grounds at z A. NJ. Tuesday morning, and all
! helpers are expected to report not later than
A. NJ.
| Chairman NJ. ]. Laymance Of the ex-
cursion committee has made very COM
plete arrangements for the trip. A
special train will leave First and Broad
way at 2:30 P. NJ. and will 90 direc. to
Haywards. A special electric train will
/ cave Thirteenth ana Oak streets at / 40
Pm This train will stay ten minutes at
San Leandro and one hour a Haywards.
At the latter place all the guests will be
transferred. Those that came on the
steam train will return by electric cars
with stop at San Leandro and those who
went out on the electric roads will come
back on steam cars.
The streetcars for the rides around the
bay cities will be banked on Fourteenth b
street, near the narrow-gauge depot At
Eleventh and Franklin streets q curve has
been laid that will enable the Alameda
and Berkeley cars to use eacn others
tracks without transfer. AS soon as the
delegates arrive they will be escorted to
the cars and taken for long ride before
lun ncheon. 1t is desired that all those who
have promised to provide carriages will
arrange to have their conveyance, near
the Fourteenth h-street depot promptly ut
IL :30A M
Chairman Breed of the finance commit
tee reported that the necessary funds are
now assured The contri buttons till noon
! to-day amounted to S1700. About 5000
more is needed, but the finance committee
is confide of getting it tonight.
The advance guard of the visitors came
over to Oakland to-day, and several hun
dred de egates were in the city. They re-
ported that an enormous crowd is intend
ing to accent OaklanPs hospitality to-
morrow Delegate Moore from New
York said: Many delegations. including
the visitors from Kansas, New York,
! Massachusetts, Maine and other States,
| have acceI ted the invitation officially.
which means that every member of their
big delegation will come in a body.
! Nearly every other State delegation has
expressed its intention to come over here
tomorrow, and l think you will have
your hands full. Oakland day is looked
upon as part of the programme, and, as
the delegates are being guided largely
| by their programme, fully 10000 people
| may be expected"
AT the willows this afternoon a gang of
men were stretching the tent-covers and
| arranging many hundred feet OF tables.
/ All the food will be placed in the middle
| of the table and the Mattresses will come
from the various churches. A fresh
water system has been specially laid to
1 the luncheon ground and q telephone