The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-10
MAKES GLAD THE NATIVE SONS
AND DAUGHTERS
PARADE MOST IMPOSING
sports and Exercises Were Enjoyable
and Not an Accident Occurred to
Mar the Day
Associated Press Special Wire.

as was witnessed on the speets 'ouo'
There were present 5000 strangers from De-
yond the county, while the ci;y's population
was swelled by many thousands more oy
delegat tons from the rural districts. rags
and banners and streamers waved every
where. and the streets and sidewalks were
thronged all day long. The procession
which startd at II o'clock, was four miles
long. and was altogether The most attrac-
tive outdoor presentation the Native Sons
have ever made In this state. The literary
exercises began at 1870 o'clock from the
stand in front of the court house, where
an immense congregation Of people hao
assembled. The address of welcome was
riven by Hon. B. A. Harrington of this city,
and the response by Judge w. NJ. Coniey
of MADEIRA Hon. F. F. Coombs OF Napa
was the orator.
After the literary exercises receptions
were held at the headquarters Of the various
parlors, where choice refreshments were
dispensed music was furnished and dane
ing INDUCED in. The most elaborate pro-
erom was offered at The Vendome, where
Stanford parlor held a reception, musical
program on the lawn being one Of the main
features.
Cycling Results
The racing at Cyclers' park in the after
room drew an immense crowd, over 6OOO
people being present. Interest centered IN
the Derby event, in which Walter ]. David
son of the Bay City wheelmen won in The
fast time of 2:11, and the match race, best
two In three, between Blunt Smith and ]. T..
Wing. Smith won In two straight heats;
times, 1853 and 2:O3.
Following is the summary:
! 1'wo-thirds of a mile, open-G. P. Fuller
o. C. W., won, w. j. Davidson b. c. W.,
second, C. M Smith, G c. W.. third Time,
l:N 3-5
Mile handicap-W. ]. Davidson, B. c. W.,
won, Ivan Treadwell, B. c. W.. second. G..
p. Fuller, o. c w. third. Time, 2:11.
Baseball Game
The baseball game between the San Jose
and Oakland teams was the first event, and
was won by Oakland by a score Of 2 to l.
The playing was fine, Pyne, the new short
stop for San Jose, doing excellent work;
but the Oakianders were the better batters
and so came out ahead. Score:
Oakland 2, San Jose l.
Batteries-Thomas and Kent. Russell
and Sullivan.
Captured the Town
The followers Of the Bear flag, an invinc-
ible hunt, captured San Jose today. Like
the Porto Ricans. the citizens here received
them with open arms. The celebration OF
Admission day Is vo;ed an immense success
en- all sides. Crowds began to pour into town
last afternoon and the rush continued I'M
til midnight. This morning the rush con-
tinued, and all trains coming in until noon
brought crowds. In fact, those who came
On the early trains reported that they mad
left many at various stations between here
ard San Francisco who could not find room
In the overburdened cars. They came in
on later trains.
AS result of the delay in the crowds GET
ting here, the parade was late in starting.
Ii had been announced that 1t would start
at 10:30 but 1t was II 80 before it moved.
There were thousands in line, and, al
though moving rapidly. required an hour
70 pass a given point. A squad of police.
composed of officers from San Jose and San
Francisco, led the way, being headed by
a wagon from which daylight; fireworks
were exploded.
Following the police came the grand Of
dcers of the Native Sons in carriages.
Then came Grand Marshal CASTOR, his
aides and the various organizations of Ma
tive Sons and Daughters.
The streets were lined with thousands Of
spectators. but the crowds were handled
admirably, so that there was no delay or
hitch anywhere after the start was made.
California parlor, No /, San Francisco.
had the right Of way among the parlors and
made fine appearance. This is the vet
nor,nr 49, Nict
lor, Native Daughters. followed and at
tracted much attention in their blue uni
forms. There were great number Of
parlors In the organiza ton and the crowds
on the streets gave all generous applause.
Undoubtedly La Estrella parlor, Native
Daughters San Francisco. had the first
place in the hearts of the spectators in
point of beautiful costume. This was a
costume of pure white duck, white shirt
waist and a white cap. with the figure Of
1 white dove on the cap. This was one of
the distinctively attractive displays in TIE
line. Over and above all this band Of
young ladies were remarkably pretty, and
a wave of applause broke out whenever
they came in sight.
Stockton made fine display with a float
on which was a big bear in white. Beside
the animal were the tools of the early plac-
er miner, consisting of pan, shovel and
pick.
San Rafael, Sacramento, Redwood City,
Alameda, Oakland Fresno Salinas, in
fact all places, had some distinctive fea-
ture and attraction.
There were bands galore, including the
Twentieth Kansas regimental band and
the Fifty-frst Iowa. The latter caught the
crowd. Among the local parlors, Palo Alto
had the most attractive suits. This was
of pure white flannel with white fur hats
Each member wore a big yellow badge
All the San Jose parlors had a great num-
Der in line.
The grand officers of tn Native Daugn-
tiers occupied carriages and attracted much
attention. Some big carryalls. drawn by
four horses each, carried the Santa Clara
Valley Pioneers society members and Wis
dting pioneers.
In the parade In many parlors the Ma
tive Daughters marched with their broth
ers and this had an excellent influence, for
the decorum could not have been better.
Native Sons and Daughters alike, as well
as all Californians, have occasion TO feel
proud Of the day.
A Manila Message
Chairman w. J. Kirkpatrick this morn
lrg received the following cabegram from
Manila:
'MANILA. Sept. 9.-Native Sons. San
Jose, CAL: Brothers celebrating in Manila
send greeting"