The San Francisco call., 1898-06-25
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 SHAM FIGHT Officers Survey Adams
 Point. MONEY IS READILY GIVEN OAKLAND TO BE DECORATED FOR ONE WEEK. Committee Promises a Celebration Such as Was Never Seen
 and Invites the
 County.
MONEY IS READILY GIVEN
OAKLAND TO BE DECORATED
 FOR ONE WEEK.
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 90S Broadway, June z4 The Supervisors have decided that they will help materially in the Fourth of July celebration and this morning voted to appropriate $500 to Oakland and $l00 to the new town of Tesla. Supervisor Mitch ell Is chairman of the executive commit tee and brought the matter before the board. John A. Britton of the finance committee of the celebration said that they were arranging for the biggest cele- bration of any place in the country, and that it will be far superior to anything that will be seen in San Francisco.
 The Supervisors did not need asking twice and readily voted for the appropri- ation. The City Council has already yot- ed $500 for the same purpose
 The decoration committee met this morning and opened bids for street decor ations. The contract was awarded to the Jones Bazaar Company, who will dec crate Broadway from First to Sixteenth street and Washington from Seventh to Fourteenth. On the corner of every street large wings of national colors are to be hung. All these decorations must be in place not later than Thursday of next week.
 The invitation to the civic societies to parade is being widely accepted and It IS anticipated that not less than 6OOO people The committee this morning issued the following invitation:
 OAKLAND Cal, June 23, 1898. To the Citizens of Alameda County: oak land will celebrate the coming Fourth Of July with a grand parade, sham battle, in which two regiments from Camp Merritt will take Ike part, bombardment of Morro Castle and its destruction, and you are cordially invited to be present.
 It will probably be the most unique and thrilling celebration of the Fourth of July ever observed in Alameda County and the favor shown by the commanding officers of Camp appreciated by a general and enthusiastic attendance Of the citizens this side of the bay. Re
 JOHN MITCHELL.
 Chairman Executive Committee The fireworks committee is now en- gagged in arranging for special features and many new ideas will undoubtedly be devised. Part of the fireworks display will be on Lake Merritt and part at Adams Point.
 Officers from the army headquarters in San Francisco visited Oakland to-day to inspect the territory where the sham bat tie is to take place, and to make arrange ments to insure its success. There has never been such general organization and enthusiasm shown regarding any Fourth of July parade in this city that can com pare with that which now prevails
 Colonel Kessler, Major Wallace and Sergeant Ripley of the First Montana Regiment. drove to Adams Point with a committee of citizens and outlined the sham battle. Sergeant Ripley made sketches of the different features of the country from which to work out his plan of combat. One body of troops will start from a point a quarter of a mile east of will be stationed to the east of the head of the east arm of Lake Merritt. and others will be at the foot of the knoll north of the golf club house.