The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
ROYAL TIME FOR
DUBOCE AND MEN
At SAN CRUZ
A Patriotic Welcome
Awaits Them.
CITY READY FOR THE FETES
TONIGHT THE NIGHT OF THE
BIG PARADE.
Gran Marshal Dockery Names Aids
to the Division Marshals-Pro-
cession Will Start at 7
O'Clock

The Natives have nothing left to wait
for except the command OF Grand Marshal
Dockery TO fall into line and march to the
train. DOckery will start things off at !
o'clock tonight, and for an hour Market
street Will see the most enthusiastic lot
of San FranciscO's sons that ever marched
in wild disorder to a celebration. Every
parlor is ready and in its costume. I'm
cork the red fire and the procession is
begun.
To-nights parade will start from Mason
and Geary streets and will be led down
Mason to Market, then directly down
Market to the ferry, where the special
boat Will be waiting. 1t is not a long line
Of march, and those who would see II
must be on hand at the appointed hour,
as the railroad company has announced
that its special will leave at $50 o'clock,
whether the parade is over or not The
Natives will see to it that the parade is
over.
Arrangements for quarters in Santa
Cruz are completed. Every parlor is sat
isfgctorily placed and every spare room
in the town has been taken by the ac-
commodation committee, and the assur-
ance is renewed that there will be room
for every one who can buy ticket. The
local parlors are located as follows:
Stanford Parlor 76 and Yerba Buena
Parlor S4, St. George Hotel; Pacific Parlor
10. FL Dorado y. Alcatraz 145 and Cali
fUruia of San Francisco, and Athens 195
Of Oakland, Pacific Ocean House; Golden
Gate Parlor %, Neary Han, on Mission
street. near Pacific avenue; Rincon Parlor
p Y NJ. l. Hall, Walnut avenue; Alcalde
l54 Arion Hail, in Farmers Union build
ing Minnesota and Pacific avenues; Nj
antic P8rlUT 165, Duncan House; Piedmont
l21 of Oakland, Olympus lS9 and National
lis Of san Francisco. County Court house
- -FreGita ' ,r hnEats s9 De OF Py6hieS Hai; Ha;
Marshall Parlor 202, Staffier building, Pa
ciic avenue, opposite Locust street; Hes
periau Parlor. Pease building; San Jose
Iarlors. Sea Beach Hotel.
Late last night Grand Marshal Dockery
announced the following as aid to the
First Division. Edward Taaffe,, marshal;
aids, J. W. Bonney, w. 2. Gilbert; Sec
ond Division, Leon Weller. marshal; aids,
H. A Fritz. \. H. Milletz; Third Division
Cushing. T. a. Ryan; Fourth Division
John Lenehan, marshali aids. J. Godeau
/. LastrattO.
The following telegram from Santa Cruz
sets forth just the state of affairs in that
city:
SANTA CRUZ. Sept. THE California
Volunteers is the topic of conversation.
For the time being the general celebration
IS forgotten and the coming of the GH
men Cf the Gallant First To this city is
70 be the event in the history OF Santa
Cruz.
This city has entertained more soldiers
and has had more military enCampments
than any other city on the coast; ii has
had eucamped in its midst soldiers of all
kinds; regulars, State militia, Boys Bri-
gade and League of the Cross Cadets, but
never mas III appreciated the hOnOr as
much as in the present case. california
volunteers, We Are Proud of You is
the banner of the banners that have been
stretched across Pacific avenue.
L When word was received by Grand
President Frank Mattesun last evening
that the boys would be here Saturday on
special train the Natives went wild with
excitement. The Volunteers are TO be the
feature OF the parade; the welcome they
Will TgeIVe, and the whole surrounding
country Will be here en mass, Will amount
TO an ovation, a welcome such as was
given them in San Francisco. They will
ma racine avenue second Market
across the avenue viii remind them OF
san tTancisco's royal welcome.
colonel DGbCCe announcement puts a
climax on the whole celebration and will
make tins years event by far the grand
est ever witnessed in this city.
The work Of decorating is completed ex-
cept 10Y the grand arch, which VIII be
begun tomorrow. The welcome TO be aC-
corded the San Francisco pGrlOrs to-mor-
lOw night is 10 be a magnificent affair.
Every Native Son has received orders to
meet at half-past 10 o clock tomorrow
evening at the \. ;. @. W. clubrOOms tC
form in hne and march to the depot. The
town VIII be ablaze with colored lights
which are 10 be burned the entire length
Of the line of march.
But this viii only be a beginning of the
big welcome, as special trans from the
surrounding country, San Jose and San
Francisco will be arriving all day Satur-
day.
Santa Cruzans were awakened last night
by the shrill whistle Of the steamer Gypsy
She had Just arrived from Monterey and
had on board the mussels gathered al
Monterey by the Japanese hired by Ralph
Miller. There were l20 sacks of the juicy
bivalvss. each having 100 pounds Of them
and they are to be used in the big musse
bake a the beach on Monday morning
There are enough mussels 10 feed 5000 peo-
pie.
and clubrOomS was completed this morn
ing The cubrOom. which is the general
headquarters of the 9th of September
committee. is done in the national Colors
At each gas-jet are numerous silk flags
Of small pattern. FestOOned in graceful
between the reading and billiard room
over this is a silk shield: above the shield
is a golden eagle. On the rear wall is a
similar design and on the side walls are
festoons and satin banners.
In the lodge room, which is to be USED
as a reception room, the decorations are
of the softer colors, yellow and white
The entire distance around the room is
festooned in those colors.
The work Of decorating the armory vii
he commenced tomorrow. This wal be I..e
finest decorate ballroom that Santa Cruz
has ever had. Golden banners, with Co
lumbia in heavy gold silk upon them, are
70 he Olaced everywhere. Artistic crea-
lions in tlnsel. butterflies and sunfiowers
are 10 be suspended from the ceiling. The
handstand will be entirely hidden from
view by a lattice work in bamboo.
Sheriff Besse, the grand marshal, is the
busiest man in town, getting his divi-
sions read for the parade.