The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-06
BRITONS EAGER
FOR The JUBILEE
Enthusiastic Meeting of
the Celebration Com
mittee.
All the Preliminary Arrange
ments Now in a For.
ward State.
The Question Of Whether Ladies Will
Be Admitted to the Banquet
Not Yet Settled.

An enthusiastic meeting of the Queen
| Victoria diamond Jubilee celebration
committee was held in Scottish Hall last
night President Doxey in the chair.
The following additional names were on
| motion added to the committee: William
| Chalmers, w. D. Harper, Edward Kerr,
| D. B. Davidson, William Cormack, DR.. r.
j. Porter. S. Haslett. Hugh Craig, Captain
| Wainwright, Angus Mcleod and James
Boyes.
Consul General Warburton. Captain
| Metcalf, Rev. J. J. Fell and James M cNab
were appointed a com mittee to confer with
| the captains of British ships in port as to
| having some of them on the committee.
| II. J. Stewart, chairman Of the commit
| tee on MUSICAL exercises, verbally reported
! recon- mending that a band of thirty-five
| pi eces be engaged for all day June 10;
| that a string orchestra of fifteen pieces be
| engaged for the literary exercises and ten
| pieces Tor the dancing in the evening. He
| also recommended chorus OF 100 voices
| Tor the literary exercises and two sololsts.
| be promised 10 present written report
| in day or two to the finance committee
| with the amount required for expenses.
| The report of the meeting OF the chair
| men OF committees held Saturday was
read and adopted. 1t recon mended the
| following programme for the celebration:
| Saturday. June 19-Grounds open at 10 A. NJ.
| At AS Il band to meet the clans from Oakland
| at the ferries to accompany them to the
| grounds. The outdoor games to commence at
9 40 A. NJ. and be continued till P. M. Lite
| erary exercises to commence at the Casino at
P M, as follows: Overture; ode; prayer by
| Rev. John Hemphill; music; Grafton by Gene
| raj w. II. l.. Barnes; muse; poem; music,
! THE Star-spangled Banner; benediction by
! Rabbi Nieto. The grounds to be closed from
| until so P. NJ. AT 8 p NJ. ia bleaux on stage
| in the open grounds; 10 P. M, fireworks;
| dancing in the Casino from P. n till mid
| night,
Sunday. June 2O-services in the Metropoli.
| tan Temple at 3 P M.
Monday. June 2l-Banquet at the Palace
| Hotel, 7PM.
| The decorations and badges will be OF
the California colors-red, blue and gold
and a medal will be presented to the sail
| ors successful in the games.
John M. Duncan, chairman of the
| games committee, reported hat the games
would include special dancing. including
the maypole, wrestling, brosdsword con-
| test, fencing, boxing, tub race and water
| polo. The report was referred to the
| finance committee to consider the amount
! for prizes.
Chairman Chidley of the tableaux COM
| mite recommended the following tab
leau1: Coronation of he Queen; "Open.
| ing OF the Great Elk .ibitIon"; 'Decora-
| liou VI IHe lCtOrld CTOSS pom the Crl-
| mean Heroes; Grand Durbar in India,
presided over By the Viceroy"; "Allegori-
| cal tableaux OF Britannia surrounded by
| the nationalities under the British juris-
| diction." During the waits between the
tableaux appropriate stereopticon views
| will be thrown upon canvass in front OF
| the stage, and W. II. Campbell will deliver
Rotations. The report was referred to
! tL e finance committee.
| Rev. W. w. Bolton reported on the
| Sunday services and recommended that
they be held in the Metropolitan Temple,
and to consist of vespers and responses;
Te Deum; prayers by Rabbi Nieto; ad-
dress by Rev. John Hemphill; Twentieth
Psalm; anthem; final prayers by Rabbi
| Nieto; benedic.ion by Rev. w. W. Bolton.
| A band will be engaged and the clergy will
| appear in their robes and the Consul
General in his uniform. The considera.
tion of The report was deferred.
| Rev. w. w. Bolton read a circular to be
| printed and sent to British born residents
and the press throughout the State, ask
| ing their cooperation to make the cele-
| bration a success. This was adopted.
Chairman Doxey, James McNab and ].
L. Marsh were appointed committee to
report on q souvenir medal commemora-
tive of the occasion.
1t was decided to defer the discussion of
whether ladies should be admitted to the
banquet until the next meeting and it
was arranged that the chairmen of COM
mltteeS should meet the finance com.
mittee next Monday afternoon to decide
upon the question of expenses.