The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13
GETTING READY
TO CELEBRATE
The Committee of Fifty
Issues a Letter TO All
Good Citizens.
A Long List of NV Names
Added TO the Original
Number.
President Fletcher Appoints Commit
tees TO Take Care of
Every Detail.

The Fourth of July committee met yes
terday morning at the Mayors office and
transacted a lot of prelimin mary business
in a shCrt time.
In the first place, an open letter was
prepared and addressed to the people of
San Francisco stating just ABOUT how it IS
proposed to celebrate the day and how
much money is required to carry out the
plans successfully. Following is the letter
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH OF July
COMMITTEE OF 1897.
To the Citizens of San FrdqciSco: AS the time
in which to make preparation for proper eel
ebration OF the National anniversary is very
short, it was deemed proper by the officials OF
that celebration TO make this appeal to the
people OF san francisco.
A few days prior 10 that date there will be
vast numbers OF people arriving here from all
over the United States TO attend the Christian
Endeayor convention, and ii would certainly
be q reflection upon the PATRIOTISM Of San
FranciscanS If the ce LIBERATION of our National
independence should not be fittjngly carried
out. Because OF the TACT that the Balboa
boulevard committee have been enabled to
complete that great work without the $4,000
appropriated by the City, we have the assur-
ance that the Board OF Supervisors Will grant
the annual Fourth OF July appropria lion.
Therefore we have ba sis upon which to start,
which, with the assistance and cooperation OF
the citizens generally, viii insure q most
credit0ble and successful celebration.
The troops Of the regular army. the sailors
aud marines OF the battle-ships in the bay, the
National Guard OF California, the League OF
the Cross Cadets the Boys Brigade. and all
military organizations entitled TO parade bear.
ing arms, VIII in itself make up creditable
portion OF the parade. But it is the desire OF
the officials 10 go further and to ask the Man.
ufaCturers' and Producers ASSOCIATION to give
a. least q fair representation OF the great pa
Tade OF last November; to have those great
bodies - the Mllkmen'S Association, the
Butchers and the Brewers Association. viii h
other similar organiZatons-also participate. e.
The bicyciists Shoulo add an interesting d.
vision, and appeal is made to the Mer-
chants Association 10 ask all OF its members
TO decorate their places OF business with the
National colors intertwned with those of The
Christian EndeavoT.
1t is the intention of the committee to have
literary exercises OF the highest order of merit
and TO Wind up the days celebration with q
credita Bile display OF fireworks.
The opportunity here presents itself OF show
ing 10 the people OF the Eastern States who
will be here H that time that San Franciscsns
are full abreast OF the times; that with t -ue
Western hospitality we open our doors to this
time give positive indications that on the far
western coast OF the continent the Dirit of
true patriotism viii be found as rampant and
as loYal as in the older cities OF the Eastern
States
We therefore appeal to each citizen to con-
ri butte his share in making the Celebration OF
the one hundred and twenty-frst anniversary
able to the City of San Francisco, but also by
their united efforts TO make il the grandest
celebration this CITY has ever had.
George r. Fletcher, president; Leon Sam
uels. secretary; J. Devliu, treasurer; W. P. Sui
lIYan Jr., grand marshal.