The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-20
CROWDS WILL COME
FROM ALL SECTIONS

Reports from all sections Of the State
indicate that on. the day of the reception
celebration San Francisco will be called
upon to entertain the greatest concourse
OF people ever assembled here.
Sacramento will be represented by at
least two militia companies, two or more
societies and a band, besides a big per
centage of her population. Company G
of the Second Infantry and Troop b Of
cavalry will attend in force. Both couu-
ellis of the Young Mems Institute in
from the San Francisco councils to at
tend and have determined to accept
Stockton will be well represented at the
reception to be rendered the First Cali
fornla. Among the fraternal organiza-
tons the Woodmen of the World have led
the way. AT their lodge meeting last
night a committee was appointed to rep
resent the lodge and other orders viii! fol-
low suit. Companies A and will make a
strong effort to turn out
That Stockton will send a tremendous
crowd to the reception there is no doubt
The steamboat companies are already
making plans to handle a heavy business,
while the railroad company already
notes an increased passenger traffic.
Vallejo will not participate to any great
extent in the welcome to the returning
volunteers as city, owing to the fact
for the reception and entertainment of the
officers and men of the Boston upon her
arrival. However. large delegation of
the Foresters of America will represent
Vallejo in the parade in San Francisco.
Santa Cruz will be well represented at
the homecoming of the California volun-
teers by Mayor Lamb and a large delega-
ton of citizens Interest here in regard
to the homecoming is great. as many
Santa Cruz boys are in the service of their
country not in the California volunteers
but most of them in the navy.
Redwood City will turn out en- masse
upon the soldiers return.
While no official action has yet been
taken in Sacramento in the way of recog-
milton of the homecoming of the Califor-
mia volunteers, it is certain that the cele-
bration in San Francisco will draw thou
sands of people from that city and sec
Santa Rosa will without doubt be well
represented at the celebration. AS to
| whether or not the city will be officially
represented it is impossible yet to say.
The people of San Jose are going to do
their share in welcoming home the heroes
of the First California Regiment. and sew
eral thousand residents will come to San
Francisco at that time. There are quite a
and these will be particularly looked
after.
15S, Native Sons of the Golden West, Of
Sausalito have about completed arrange
ments under the direction of William
Harmon. to participate in the welcome
their return home, and expect to be quite
a feature in the Grand street parade in
corted to the metropolis by Richardson
band.
While the people of Los Angeles will not
celebrate locally the return of the Califor-
MIA volunteers from the Philippines. del
egation of at least forty prominent cti-
zens will leave for this city on Tuesday.
The principal organizations to be repre-
sented and the names of their respective
representatives are as follows: Chamber
of Commerce, f. F. G. Klokke, o. T. John
son and General c. c. Allen; Board of
]. Bergin, Max Goldschmidt and J. c. Nc
Keeby; Merchants and Manufactures As
sociation, H.. w. Frank, d. w; kirkland,
J. w. Hutchinson, Byron Erkenbrecher G.
IIaux and F. j. Zeehandelar; war board,
]. R. Newberry. John F. Francis and j. O..
Koepfli: First Brigade, n. G. c.. Captain
c. NJ. Baker and Major ]. H. Dockweiler
The Chamber of Commerce and the
Hundred Thousand Club, Fresno, leading
commercial organizations. will be among
the visitors from that city to greet the
returning volunteers. There is some talk
of establishing Fresno headquarters in
San Francisco on the date of the cele-
hI.at