The San Francisco call., 1898-01-24
x A CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC

In order to add an attractive feature 10 chlidren's day at Golden Gate Park, It mas been decided by the parade com mlttee that the historical floats to be used In the jubilee parade will be Placed on exhibition at the park on saturday. Besides an inspection of the floats, the children and the grown peo- ple VIII De treated to a band concert.
 Owing to the severe illness of Cover nor Budd Lieutenant-Governor Will liam T. Jeter will deliver "California's erecting at the literary exercises at Woodward's Pavilion this afternoon.
 The present condition of the jubilee fund is as follows:
 Previously made public, s2O. .223 55; D. O. Mills, SlO0; Ogden Mills, S100; Heald's Bus mess me. College, S25; Sherwood & Sherwood. zine Co. S2O; Moore, Ferguson & Co.,, s10; II; II; M; Costigan. S1O; Will & Finck Co.,, sl0: MMarchand s, SlO; Silverman, Bros. s1o; Herman Waldeck. s10; Legallet, Hellwig Tanning Co.,, slO; Getz Bros. & Co.,, s1O: Hooker Co, S10; w. B. Sumner & Co.,, SlO; smaller amounts, s135; total s20,745 52.
 All the schools in Professor Stahrs division of the parade can procure their banners this morning at Jefferson street School
 Mayor Phelan has made arrange ments to have the dome of the new City Hall. which is the highest dome in the United States connected with any public building, open during Jubilee week. A limited number of persons will be admitted to the upper staircase, and from there they can ascend by two spiral stairways to the top. This will afford them a magnificent view of the city and surrounding country and will be a feature of the Jubilee which has been arranged for at the eleventh hour. The dome is 333 feet above the street and exceeds in height that of the dome of the Capitol at Washington.
 At a meeting of the executive com mfttee held last night a motion was unanimously carried to make s. c. Irving a special guest of the executive committee and to accord him the privileges of a member of the com mittee. This was due to the fact that MT. Irving was the originator of the idea of the Golden Jubilee. One day last October, when asked some ques- tions in geography by his son, he sud denly discovered that the semi-cen- tennial of the discovery of gold would soon arrive. The same night at meet ing of the Miners Association he made known his discovery. A committee of three-W. c. Ralston Jr., A. w. Scott and s. c. Irving-was appointed to confer with the Society of California Pioneers in regard to a jubilee celebra- ton. The result of that conference will be seen during the coming week.
 At the Jubilee ball to be held at Ma tive Sons Hall tonight novel and unique species of decoration will be seen. From the center of the ballroom will be suspended an arrangement pre- pared by P. Marisich. whose sons are Native Sons of the Golden West. This piece of work consists of two cones. one enveloped in the other. composed -.s1l~ Sl-a form of a fish net. The strings are of different colors. and are so knotted as to form throughout the work the flags of all the nations of the world. The outside cone is some twenty feet in depth and thirty-five feet in width and from it are suspended fringes and trimmings of bright colors. Three the maker in completing his design, and on Monday night 1t will be ex- hibited for the first time.
 During the evening of the reception to he given by the Native Daughters of the Golden West at Native Sons Hall on Tuesday, the following pro- gramme will be given in addition to the dances: Address of welcome, Grand President Mrs. Belle W. Conrad: cornet duet. Edmund Frizell and Willie Beach; contralto solo. Miss Lillie Will son: vocal solo, Edward c. Boysen.
 Major Jose R. Pico, one of the oldest of Native Sons, cannot be present dur ing the parade on account of sickness. Major Jose R. Pico's father was Lieu tenant Governor of California in 1S49. and his signature is attached to the constitution of the State.
 Preparations for the flower show. which is to be held in a large tent in Union square. beginning on Thursday next. are rapidly being pushed. and this part of the Jubilee celebration