The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
GET OUT YOUR
LITTLE RATCHET
AND CELEBRATE
Washington's Birth
day to Be Observed.
NUMEROUS HOLIDAY EVENTS
PARADE OF POLICE AND THE
SIGNAL CORPS.
Exercises In the Afternoon and Even
ing and Amusements Of Various
Descriptions Are Sched-
uled.

Get your little hatchet ready, for George
Washington will be here to-day-in spirit
If not in the fesh-and will reign more ao-
solutely In the hearts of his countrymen
than when on earth in person. For VINO
will deny that San Francisco is intensely
patriotic?
Nowhere in the United States Is more
care taken to instill patriotism in the
hearts of the young than here, ana the
LOYALTY Of the children has awakened In
their parents a more demonstrauVe love
of country.
The public schools will be closed In
honor of the anniversary of the birthday
of the "Father of his Country" SO yester-
day the pupils in every school in the city
held commemorative exercises. beauu-
fully patriotic and well calculated TO I'M
bue them with increased veneration Tor
the man and the flag.
Washington's birthday will be observed
in San Francisco by general suspension
of business, by appropriate exercises at
several halls during the day and evening,
by the annual parade of the Police De-
partment and by sports and games at
various resorts.
The first event will be the annual parade
Of the police force in the forenoon, In
which nearly every man In the depart
ment will participate. Companies A, b,
c and d will form at New Montgomery
and Market streets at 1920 a. m, and un-
der the guidance of Chief Lees will march
down Montgomery to California, to
Kearny, to Market and out to Van Ness
avenue, where the Commissioners will re-
view the column. band and the cele-
At .. m. the presentation of the Scan
nell medals and the Merchants Associa-
ton medal to the most meritorious hre-
men in the department will take place in
Metropolitan Hall. James Cominskey,
No. truck; Fred Sayers.. assistant fore
p. H. Shaughnessy will be the recipients,
the latter being awarded both the Scan
nell and Merchants Association medals.
The Second Brigade, n. G. c., Signal
through the park to the beach, returning
one ration each and will establish sig
nal stations at various points.
In the afternoon the League Of the
teams will play game Of football at
Sixteenth and Folsom streets. There will
also be another football game between
strong teams at Golden Gate near Berke-
Both the Ingleside and Union Park
Coursing associations have arranged ex-
ceptionally strong cards for Washing
tons birthday and those who delight to
watch the hounds and hares will find
plenty of amusement.
In addition extra attractions are Of
fered at the Chutes and Central Park,
while the delightful weather will draw the
usual holiday crowds to Golden Gate
Park.
The Young Mems Institute, through it's
board of managers, has arranged to cele-
brate the day with exercises of a patri-
otto nature at Metropolitan Hall in the
evening. The programme will include an
address by Hon. w. w. Foote and the
musical numbers will be of a very high
order.
Those who enjoy bicycle races will be
AFFORDED an opportunity to witness some
exciting contests between the cracks at
Mechanics Pavilion in the evening.
The Sons of Revolutionary Sires will
celebrate with banquet. speeches, etc,
this evening at the Merchants Club,
while the Junior Order of American Me
chanics will hold patriotic exercises at
Odd Fellows Hall.
It will thus be seen that Washington's
birthday will be duly observed in San
Francisco.