The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-08
READY FOR
THE DESCENT
ON SAN JOSE
The Native Sons Will
March Tonight.
BIG PARADE TO THE DEPOT
ALL THE LOCAL PARLoRS TO
PARTICIPATE.
What the Garden City Has Done to
Welcome Her Visitors-Three
Days of Unalloyed
Pleasure.
BIG PARADE TO THE DEPOT
ALL THE LOCAL PARLORS TC
PARTICIPATE.

Native Sons-and Daughters-will own
the town for a time this evening, prior to
their descent upon San Jose for their an
nual celebration Of Admission Day. The
twenty-five parlors in this city will give
the people a slight intimation of what the
grand procession in the Garden City to-
morrow will be by marching from their
hall on Mason street to the Third and
Townsend street depot, where they will
board a special train for the scene of
their festivities.
AS the ladies will not participate in to-
nights demonstration, and the hand
some banners of the various parlors hav-
ing already been sent down to San Jose.
to-night's parade will lack many of the
features that Will add to the beauty of
the spectacle tomorrow, but there Will
be plenty of red fire, Roman candles,
skyrockets and enthusiasm to offset
what It lacks in numbers and other fea-
lures There having been several changes
in the order from that previously pub
lished in The Call, the makeup of to-
nights procession is herewith reprinted.
The advance Will form on Mason street.
north of Post, with the various divisions
taking station on the adjacent blocks
The line of march will be down Mason
street, to Market to Third, to the depot.
Grand Marshal Daniel A. Ryan. assisted
by Chief of Staff l.. F. Sericano, Chief
Aid Ed L. Head and a large cavalcade
of aids, will form the advance, follow
ing which will be the divisions, as fol-
lows:
First division-Marshal. G: c: Groezinger;
aids. J. J. Nelson and J. III. Hanley: grand
Rincon Paror No. 70; California ParIor No. l.;
pa Baeif sa PqT I No 10 Marshall Parlor NO
Francisco Parlor No. 80; red-fire wagon.
Second DIVISION Marshal. William p Shea;
Stanford Parlor's band; Stanford Parlor No
Is; Mission PaTlor No; IS; El Dorado Paror
Third division-Marshal, Louis Nonnenmann;
aids; Louis ? Poweison and Ed oelrlch;
lor No. %: National Parlor No. lis; Precita
Parlor $ drum corps; Precita Parlor No. 1S7;
Hespertan Parlor No. l37; Alcatraz Parlor No
J45: red fire wagon.
Fourth Divlson-Marshal, william c. Miller;
aids, George J. Donneiiy and F. J. Murphy
Sequoia Parlors band; Sequoia ParIor No
16O A!calde I,arlor No. l54; South San Fran
Preside Paror No. 1a4.
Although there will be several sections
to to-nights special, many of the Native
Sons and Daughters will take the earlier
down in the morning. All the regular
trains will stop at Twenty-fifth and Va
sencia streets. and for the accommodation
Of the natives one section of the special
VIII stop there, thus saving a long jour
1ey downtown by those from the Mission.
Although the first section of the special
is announced to start at p. m, ii will
leave as soon as IT is filed without re-
gard TO time, the other sections following
as IaSt as they are loaded.
Mantle Parlor No. los will have a float
IN the big parade decidedly novel in char
lcter. Captain Frank Eggert of the First
California Volunteers has sent to Mantle
Parlor, of which he is member, a lot
Of curios from the Philippines, and these
will be exhibited on the float. The car
will be drawn by bear sent from Alaska
by another member of the parlor, r. j.
Willis.
Alcatraz No. 145 will have the honor
Of comforting the degree of Curly Bear
lpon novitiates and will take down all the
paraphernalia of the order. The ceremony
MIL take place at midnight tonight.
Orinda ParIor No. IS. Native Daughters,
will attend to the celebration to-day in a
BODY and march with Ell Dorado Parlor
Native Sons. The girls-typical California
beauties every one of tbem-will wear
white Swiss dresses. white ties, Dewey
bats, and carry white parasols. Who can
picture anything more charming than a
oevy of Native Daughters In such attire?