The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16
RECEPTION NOTES..

The ladies of the Red Cross who ap-.
peared before the citizens executive COM.
mittee recently, asking assistance to- ll-
duce the railroad company to reduce the
soldier rate from San francisco 10 ldls-
souri, River points, are disgusted. They
notified the committee yesterday that
their motive was misconstrued or misrn-
derstood; that they did not intend to ira
duce the corporation, and that so :IonS as
their action had been looked upon IN that
light they had decided to do no more in
the matter. - ::
The committee decided, upon the sugges='
toin of Colonel w. P. Sullivan Jr., to place
Major General Shafter, representing the:
regular army and Colonel Dickersen: Of
the National Guard, in charge of. the day
parade. The companies OF the Filth tSegt-
ment. n G. c., will be brought TO the city:
at the committees expense The rai!rQaq
was expected to carry the soldiers free;'
hut the very best the company" would:
agree to do was to make a half rate: 20
ali members of the militia In uniform: :.
Manufacturers Association of Los. An:
geles are coming to the city to welcome
the members of Battery, D., and asked
that ten of their number be placed ON the:
reception committee. This brought. : up:
the subject that the San francisco raeep=.
ton committee had not been named: Ihas:
of the citizens committee will submit: ten
names in addition to the committee to be-
named from Los Angeles. ;. .
telegram has been forwarded to the
Secretary of the Navy requesting him. 10.
order out the Iowa and the torpedo boat
Farragut as an escort to the Sherman
when she enters the harbor. The COM
nittee has also requested that some Coy
ernment vessel be placed at its disposal: ..
The fireworks committee has awarded
the contract for the pyrotechnic display
to the California Fireworks Company:
Eastern firms made a bid for the work
but the committee decided that the home
concern was entitled to it. The display
will be the greatest ever seen in Califor-'
MIA. No contract so large has ever been:
awarded on the coast. The display viii
be confined to the line. of march along
been left to a subcommittee composed OF
T. T. Williams and Charles B. Stone. =:
mittee in the undertaking was the fact
that there were no means by which It;
could ascertain the positions formerly held
by the members of the California regiment
thought that this information can be
gained from the parents and that is the
object of requesting them to report at the
employers will be compiled. When the
committee gathers this information the
Individual members will make a personal.
appeal to the employers to reinState the
soldiers as soon as they are mustered .,gI
of the service.
Many have already agreed to do this
and it is not likely that there will be. many
who will refuse. A. M. Lawrence was APP.
pointed chairman of a committee of:three
to be named by him to take charge of this
A reviewing stand for the members OF
the citizens executive committee and tile
various sub-committees in charge :of the
celebration will be erected at the Inter-
section of Market and Geary streets. .It
will be arranged to seat about 10G a:
Hirsch of the committee on decorations:
charge. The lumber for the Sta0tl will be.
donated by the city lumber Dealers : :