The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
SPANS FLAG
 TO BE LOWERED
 IN THIS CITY Havana aCeremonies to Be Repeated Here. AN IMPRESSIVE PROGRAMME MARTIAL MUSIC AND oRAToRY WILL BE FEATURES. The Cuban League and William Fl. Vests Entire Minstrel Company
 to Participate in the
 Celebration.
AN IMPRESSIVE PROGRAMME
MARTIAL MUSIC AND oRAToRY
 WILL BE FEATURES.

Evacuation day will be fttingly cele- brated in this city tomorrow morning by the Cuban League, aided by William H. West and his entire company and band, with martial music, patriotic speeches and booming cannon
 Mayor Phelan has ordered the stars ana stripes raised over the City Hall in honor of the day, and ceremonies of an impress sive character will be inaugurated III Union-square Park, corner Stockton and Post streets, under the auspices of both organizations.
 The lowering of Spain's flag, which has fioated for many centuries over Cuba oppressed people, and the raising or the national emblem will be an important part of the celebration. The important ceremony that will be enacted in Cuba's capital at F o'clock on the important day is to be reproduced in it's entirety in this city tomorrow morning. A special wire will be placed on the platform, and. the moment the Spanish flag is lowered telegraphic signal will announce the fact, and it will be repeated here. A salute or tWenty-one guns will accompany the ra1s- ing and lowering of both flags. It Is probable that this picturesque ceremony will be performed at o'clock sharp, as the difference in time between here ana Havana is about three hours.
 A committee of the Cuban League or San ETdnclSCO, WHICH IS d DIdlGi OA. SAAS famous organization formed in New York before the beginning of hoSunueS, mas been working hard to make the occasIou a memorable one. Superlntendent u Streets Ambrose gave the committee per mission to use Union square for the cere- monies. and Mayor Phelan granted the members of the league permission 10 Ire salutes. c,..z
 Colonel Eddy and other distinguished ora tors are scheduled to deliver addresses. Patriotic music and singing VIII pc a pig feature of the programme. The !9dulLs soloists of MT. Vests company Will rem der national melodies.
 The Cuban League of San Francesca
 was formed in this city on the !otn td ,Ioi9, u1g of December, 1896. Its object was to gam the sympathy of residents of the enIIIe State in behalf of the natives or Cu9a' whe were suffering from spanish nlls- rule In this they were entirely success ful as a petition sent througnouI tile l State, asking Congress to recognize t1e starving CubanS, was signed py HedIly | % 900 people. This was sent to CouSi e9a- @ | nronriate resolutions to the lower nouse. The following well-known citizens are active members of the organizations
 Mayor J. D. Phelan, Professor Brown JoSePn T5atl
 LeggeMLf NJ " WIl1is. Robert FerraI ceorge
 Peck, Major W. Fahey. Ed "; yd.o5 Joy G. " " | Grannis G. Tittenbach, D. s. Richardson, w. 1 H L. Barnes. William M. Bunker James H. Barry A P. Van Duzer, Fisher Amesi IL D. | Highton T. B. Cunningham, W1lllaIn IL AlI!s'
 Paniei A Moc9gIan, R, P Clement Tt;.,I5.t41 H w. 1 Colonel Charles L. Taylor Colonel Eddy,
 Samuel shortridge, James ". ornd9rff f. pr; 13 D. ! D. Lustig, w. D. Crow Edward :; Salomon' l E R. Garber l. J. Truman, Fred Staude, k l I, Wheian. G. c. Groezinger, Gavin McNab, | Charles W Reed.
 It's officers are: John H. Jones' president; | Faust D. Mascherin secretary, and M A. l Froment treasurer. The executive commit
 tee is composed of the following gentlemen: l D E. Bohannon, c. Almagia, Cav. Joseph
 Calegaris, pr; William Clark Ta,,;ari IT. A. IT NeF- F 1 Cnnningham. c, T. McGlashan E. DelT Ara,
 A. Meyer, Thomas V. Tomanovich. G, Nal | ptede, H. J. Osthiemer, Arthur w. Ctlls, ". l + Jordan A. Seraf1ni. c. T. Gaden, A. b.
 Jones, Charles M. Shortridge.