The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
" ALL SET FOR
SANTA ROSA
Arrangements Completed
for a Great Admis-
sion Day.
Details of the Grand Night
Parade on the 9th in
This City.
The Exempt Firemen Will Join With
the Native Sons in Their
Big Jollifcation.

The 9th of Septem Der celebration COM
mittee of the Native Sons met last nigh t
for the last time prior to the celebration.
There was a large assem- blage and much
interest was taken in the arrangement of
the final details. ". H. HAZEL presided
and the several committees presented
their reports.
The announcement was made that the
Exempt Firemen had accepted the invita-
lion to parade with the Native Sons in
this City on the evening of the Sth and at
Santa Rosa on the b. 1t was also stated
that band of sixteen pieces had been
chosen to act as escort to the old tiremen.
The committee on transportation was
instructed to make arrangements with the
railroad company for the transportation
of banners and the little engine "Oid 40, -
that the Exempts will have in the parade.
Grand Marshal Dunbar of the Santa
Rosa parade stated that the mem bers of
The several committees are hard al work
carving out the instructions issued to
them. and that the decorators are at work
on the beautifying of the city. and that
the several arches across the main streets
are being put up. He said that for the
night parade there will be bonfres on the
principa! street corners. red fire Will burn
from the housetops, anvils will roar and
that all will be done to make as good
show that night as can be made.
The divisions he said had been made up
and when e request had been made for a
particular position il had been granted.
The parade will start at IL O'Clock on tn 9
forenoon of the 9th and 1t will not last
more than one hour. tle then detailed
NY1n 1nR
THE CALL and declared that all who went
10 Santa Rosa would find all that would
be needed in the way of food and rooms.
Gentlemen" SAID the speaker, when
you reach Santa Rosa the town Will De
yours" The marshal OF the night parade
in this City, Mile G. Ovens, made the ioi-
lowing parade report for this City:
Wagon with fireworks, battalion of police,
NJ. G. owen grand marshal, J. &. Freese chief
aid, W. T. Ambrose chief OF staf; 1. sloan, NJ.
Claratv, T. MtQuade, ]. Frankel, J. l.. Holli.
day, W. J. Wynne. J, Griffin, c. Clennan, I ).
Nelson, Harry Irwin, L. Nonneman, L. Tafe,
j. E. Barry, +. J. Hidebrant, d. Q. Troy, b. j.
O'Kourke, T. A. Lane, F. J. Lyons, 5; V. Cos
tello A. Lich tenstein, Max Lichtenstein aids
First v.sion-Judge G. j; GroezingIr mar
shal, George S. McComb Jr. and w. Dennis
aids; band, Stanford, California, Aicatraz,
Precita and Pacific parlors.
Sericauo, marshal; r. NJ Wilson and f. Me-
Carthy, aids; Golden Gate, E! Dorado, Man
tic Rlncon and san francisco parIors.
Third division-Fireworks and band; Fred
Martens, marshal; d. f. Nunan and IL. Peter
son, aids; Bay City. Hesperian, Preside and
South San Francisco parlors.
Fourth acknowledgements and band; A. c.
Pistoiesi marshal; A. Wagner and L. Lindsey,
aids; Sequoia Parlor. Exempt Firemen, Al
caldr, bis, Mission, Olympus and Yerba
Buena parlors.
There was some discussion ov er circu-
lar that had been sent out by the commit
tee OF the grand parlor announcing the
rates that the Southern Pacific Will charge.
1t was claimed that the company had
promised not to interfere with the COM
mittee, and that after that the company
had been trying to iniure the com mlttee.