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and Governor Lee of South Dakota,
with his adjutant A second Pullman
will contain twenty-five officers OF the
National Guard.
A sumptuous breakfast, a day at the
Park, a banquet and other features are
being prepared for the distinguished
visitors. The exact hour of arrival
is not yet announced.
The party have arranged to sleep
aboard their special train in Pullman
berths, and early on Friday morning
will be whisked back to San Francisco.
Business will be almost wholly sus-
pended in the city on Governors Day.
The railroad freight sheds and the
shops are to be closed.
At a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee OF the Wholesale Merchants and
Manufacturers Association yesterday
it was decided to ask the members of
the Association to keep their places OF
business closed on Governors Day
The following firms have signed an
agreement to keep their places of busi-
ness closed next Thursday:
Wood, Curtis & Co., Hall, Luhrs &
Hamilton, Henderson, Brown & Co.,
Adams-B Company, Mebius &
Drescher, Lindley & Co., w. P. Fuller
& Co. Wholesale department., II. s.
Crocker & Co., Wilson, Hall q CO.,
Schaw, Ingram, hatcher & Co., Hol-
brook, Merrill & Stetson, A. 5. Hop
kins Company, Stanton-Thompson
Company, Capital Candy Company,
Capital Soap Company, Waterhouse &
Lester, Kirk, Geary & Co, Sacramento
Glass and Crockery Company, w. +.
Peterson, A A. Van Voorhies q Co,
c. H Krebs & Co, Diggs Vehicle and
Implement Company, S. Ginsberg,
Wenstock, Lubin & Co., B. Wilson o
Co, w. F. Purnell, Gus Lavenson, ID.
Johnston & Co., A. D. Christianson q
Co, A. Cahen, Phoenix Milling Com
pany, c. Suter, Mohr & Yoerk Packing
Company (close at noon).
THE CAPITOL BANQUET.
The distinguished visitors will be
royalty entertained all day, and when
the State Agricultural Society Directors
surrender them at p. m. they will be
taken in charge by a hospitable band
OF representative men. Militia officers,
State officers, the Citizens State Fair
Club and the Chamber of Commerce
will give the guests a dinner at the
Assembly Chamber at $50 p. m. About
200 invitations have already been is
sued, but the time is short and the
committee has unavoidably missed
many representative citizens. AS re-
suit the committee having the banquet
in hand announces that limited num-
ber of additional guests may yet be IN
vited.
Distinguished visitors. prominent cit
liens of Sacramento and elsewhere who
desire to cooperate with the committee
should consult State Librarian ellis or
w. f. Purneu of the Reception Com
mittee, 610 J street.
The following is a copy of the IN
vitation issued, or held ready for is
suance to proper guests, to a limited
number:
Dear Sir: The Governor Of the State
of California has invited Admiral
Kautz. L. S. N, and Staff. Major Cen
eral Shafter u. s. A, and Staff, and
prominent officers of the National
Guard of the State of California, to be
present and attend the State Fair on
Governors Day Thursday, September
Il. 1899 The State officers and citi-
Zens are arranging to tender a ban
quet to the Governor and his Staff and
the above named naval and military
officers Of the State Board Of Agrl-
culture, at the Assembly Chamber, in
the State Capitol commencing at $50
D. m. sharp on that day.
You are respectfully invited to be
present and assist in giving such ban
quet to the above mentioned distin-
guished guests.
IF it be your pleasure to participate
please notify ]. L. ellis, at the state
Library, by e o'clock p. m, Wednesday,
September 18th. Participants must be
in Senate Chamber promptly at p. m.
sharp Thursday. (SigneO, c. f. Curry,
Chairman Committee.
Tickets may be obtained on presen-
tation and surrender of this invitation
from J. L. Gillis, State Library, w. f.
Purnell, 610 street, and at 214
street"
1t has not yet been decided who are
to respond to toasts. but the five fol-
lowing topics have been selected: ITO
the Governor" ITO the Navy" "To the
Army" ''To the State Agricultural So
ciety," Our Country"
The Capitol will be closed and none
tions, or who secure tickets as direct
ed in the foregoing, will be admitted
therein. All offices will be lighted and
open to guests. and the office of the
State Librarian will be used as a hat
and cloak room. Guests will be at the
Senate chamber at q D. m. sharp, and
by $50 they will be seated in the As
sembly chamber. which will be the ban
ouet hall The 80 Club will take
charge of the eminent visitors at the
Pavilion.
FORESTERS' DAY.
The Foresters of America of this city
and county are making great prepara-
tions for Friday night Friday will be
Foresters of America day. and large
turnout Of the members of the order is
expected in the evening. Tickets for