The San Francisco call., 1897-06-17
WILL ADDRESS
THE EMBASSADOR
Sons of St. George to
Ignore the Local
Consul.
Last Nights Meeting Outlines
a Very E aborate Cele.
b alton.
Music, F r,works, Tab.eaux, Speeches
Banquet and Ch hurch Services Will
Honor Britain's Qu,en.

If the programme prepared by the Sons
of st. George, as outlined last night at
very spirited meeting held at the rooms
of the club. for the celebration of Queen
VIctorias jubilee is fully carried out, the
British subjects in San Francisco Will
have no complaint to make.
Professor Mackenzie in the music hall
was busy rehearsing the chorus of $50
voices which is to take part in the celebra-
ton al the Chutes next Monday, while
upstairs President Oliver was presiding
over a special meeting called for the pur-
pose of periecting all arrangements.
The first question that came up before
the meeting was the refusal OF Consul
Warburton TO receive IN his official capa-
city the address to the queen.
A communication was read offering 500
oward the expense of sending two repre-
sentaiiyes to England TO submit the greet
ing of the local loyal subjects of Great
Britain TO their Queen, which was further
increased by Mr. Pope.
1t was decided, however, to ignore Con-
SUI Warburton and 10 send the address
with an explanation to Sir Julian Paunc
fote, the EN- bassador from the Court of
st. James at Washington, the motion
4
Letters were read from Governor BIdd
and other State and City officials, regret
ting their inability to be present on the
/ day &C the cele ebration. Secre tary of State
AIger, through Senator Perkins, conveyed
the information that no salute could be
fired by the militia or army of the United
States unless the sovereign. of a foreign
nation was actually present, so il was de-
cided to fire the salute at the Cnutes, prior
10 the beginning of the exercises, at the
| expense OF the British Society.
Chairman Watson of the committee on
games then submitted the following pro-
gramme:
Aaypole dance; minuet in seventeenth CEN
fury costumes; bag.punehing. Charles Carl Jr. /;
Thro' the Rye" dance. Maud Miller; boxing
match, J. Sselzner and pupil; Highland:fing,
Duncan NJ. Mackenzie. with music by the
piper; dance, Lovers Quarrel" Miss Lillian
Dolliver and Miss Ida Coons; Scottish
dance, " ChAntreuse." Maggie Boyd;
wrestling bout, Joseph Acton and partner;
sailors hornpipe, Miss Emma Taylor; sword
dance, J. H. Mcintosh; Irish jig, Sybil Camp
bell; boxing match, Jimmy Campbell and
partner; highland reel, Sybil Cam pbell. Ma
gle Boyd, +. a. Mackenzie and j. s Mcintosh.
Piper for the occasion, John Macdonald of
the Forty-second Highlanders. The outside
amusement will conclude with ar ESSAY en-
titled 'Ciimbine the Creased Pole. which
viii be open to all corners. The maypole
dance VIII be participated in by twenty chill
uFeu IN COSTUMES especially designed iOr the
occasion.
The tableau committee submitted the
following report:
TGbleau 1-Announeemeut of the accession
to the throne of Victoria by Archbis lop OF
Canterbury and Lord Cunningham Queen,
Miss Wits; Archbishop A. J. Bell; Loru Gun
ningham, J. Wilson.
Tableau 2-Pinning of medals on Crimean
heroesIperiod 1888; Queen, Mrs. Charles
Da NJ Va
ter Watson; Duke of Cambridge, J. r. Watson; !;
Princess Mary, Mrs. Price; Duchess of Suther-
land, Mrs s. Hewitt; maids of honor-Mes-
danes Brydan, Curtis and Lamb.
Several real Crimean heroe, are an
nounced to be present in this tableau.
Tableau 3-The four generations-oueen at
present day, Miss Rumsay; Prince OF Wales
A J. Wilson; Princess OF Wales, Mrs Alder
man; Du e OF York, J. Deane; Duchess of
York, Mrs. Ellis orion; Prince Edward OF
Wales. Samue. Wilson.
Tahleau A. aIlegorical-Queen Mrs g. Creba:
Britannia, Miss r. Powell; History. Miss NJ. E.
Nichols; Arts and Sciences, Mrs. knight;
Peace and Plenty, Mrs Carpenter and Miss c.
Petty; ST. George, Frederick Curtiss.
This tableau will also include over sixty peo-
pie, consisting OF soldiers, sailors and her
Majesty's dependencies OF all kinds
Badges will be ready for participants in
the celebration to- m orrow. and will be
very elaborate. The design will include
bas-relief of the Qaeen, the union Jack,
guns, sabers, etc, Blended III an artistic
manner.
The banquet will be held at ST. Georges
Hall, the admission to which was fixed at
81, with complimentary tickets limited 10
mem bers of the press.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for grand display of fireworks at
the Chutes The set pieces wi ! include
portrait of Queen Victoria, and English
battle.ship view of WIN /. or Castle, a
lake display, general shower of bonn bs
rockets, Roman candles, ETC.. whilo dur
ing the afternoon the ascension OF Japsn-
ese day fireworks Will be one OF the
features.
The decoration of the grounds in honor
of the occasion will be ornate in the ex-
treme, and no expense will be spared in
covering the grounds with bunting, flags