The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
PREPARING FOR THE
BOYS HOMECOMING
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROOMS
OPEN AT THE CALIFORNIA.
Planning for the Largest Parade
Ever Seen on the Streets Of
San Francisco.

Having accepted the offer of General
Warf1eld to allow the executive commit
tee of the joint committee OF
the Native Sons and Daughters who
are preparing the reception of the Califor-
MIA boys from Manila rooms in the Call
fornia as headquarters, the rooms as
signed for that purpose were taken pos
session of Yesterday by Grand Marshal
Pistolesi and Henry 1. Fisher, who will
be in charge of them every day from
in the morning till noon, and from IN
the afternoon until o'clock, and If it be-
comes necessary some one will be there all
the time.
The first duty that was undertaken yes
terday was the preparing OF about f9O IN
Vitations under the direction OF the COM
rnittee appointed at the meeting held last
Monday night. The list will include every
society Of whatever character that the
committee can learn the name Of, and
there will be invitations to Federal State
and city officials, to foreign Consuls and
to officers of the army and navy: II is
the desire of the committee that the pa
lowing the arrival of the fighters or the
Golden State, shall be the largest that mas
ever been planned in this city.
The suggestion that was mace IN IA ,ol9 Tue
National Guard column of The can last
Sunday has been taken up by the com
mittee and it is likely that the SeEeTai
companies of the Fifth Regiment OF IN
fantry, which forms part OF the oecQho
Brigade to which the California First pc
longs, Will be furnished transportation
from the following points, where the COM
San Jose: c. Petaluma; D, San Rafael; E,
Santa Rosa: f. Oakland; G, Alameda; ID,
Napa to enable these guardSmen 10 greet
their feowsolfdfFFs fF 9a secdnd re5r BTigade will
as well as Troop A, cavalry, take part
in the reception. -,.. ,,,u ,,,,7or
A feature that the committee mas mas uhoef ef
ali the public school children
by schools along the line Of march,
provide them with flags @ tros to wave re +ba1 af1
march past And it is probable that an an
effort will be made to have the children Oh
private schools do likewise.
The subject of having appropriate noats
of the parlors of the Native Sons ana OF
the Native Daughters, but as yet no Den /
mite conclusion has bee been bn Fe9Ghe9d ss -
The Exempt FiEemen, whose heaQqudI-
ters are on Brenham place, ana the as
sociation known as Sons OF EXenptS, as
we'll as the Association of Veteran Flre-
men who have their headquarters IN tne
Pioneer building, will turn out with the
trappings of the days of old, ana each
organization will man the ropes OF apPd-
ra fus that was in vogue when the VoluH-
teer system was in operation IN TINS Guy.
The Naval Militia will also form part
of the great turnout, as hSht paIleii09
with rapid-firing guns c,.,
Joseph W. Hughes Of Tob3 SaGrafTRend}V' TerdV'
grand rard secretary secret Of the Foresters of Amer;
Tea, viii issue circular today ayYI,IS to sf all
tnntion to the noble deeds of the soldiers
in 'tile' the recent war as expressed in resolu-
ton adopted at the last held Grand Court
| session in Santa Clara and Wlndlng up IN
the following appeal; ,..-
I'm accordance with these resolutions
you are requested to appoint commlttee
Ing 70 be held Tuesday evening, August 8
| 1859, in the committee room, third hoor cor
Aicazar building, 12o o'Farrell street, San
Francisco, for the purpose OF Eiraf Giis
! fornia Regiment, United States Nolun-
| teers a fitting reception and welcome OF
! their return from Manila.