The San Francisco call., 1899-04-17
PROGRAMME IS COMPLETED
CONCERTS, RECEPTIONS, DANCES
AND EXCURSIONS.
For an Entire Week the Visiting Par
lors Will Be Accorded a Sue
cession of Pleas
ureS.
Special Dispatch to The Call. :

SALINAS. April 16.-That the dele
gates to the Grand Parlor. Native Sons
! of the Golden West, will receive a royal
reception at the hands of the Salinas
ties, and that they will be appropriately
entertained while here, is certain. The
finance committee has met with excel
lent success in getting citizens to do
nate to the fund, and now that it is
collecting the subscriptions no difficulty
is experienced at all. 1t reports that
over $4,000 has thus far been collected
out of $4500 subscribed. This amount
assures a successful celebration. as well
as a satisfactory entertainment. not
only of delegates to the Grand Parlor
but of the large gathering of others
who will visit Salinas during Native
Sons week.
On the parade day an excursion will
be run from Monterey. Del Monte and
Pacific Grove, and one rrom Santa Cruz
and Watsonville, the former over the
Southern Pacific and the latter over the
Spreckels narrow gauge road. On
Wednesday, the 26th, the Foresters of
America will have fete day in Salinas.
Visiting lodges from Monterey, Castro
vile, Soledad, Watsonville. Santa Cruz
and other places will be here. and a
reception, Dali anu DdI4Qu6l Will NC
given in their honor by the local court.
The decoration committee has about
completed plans for the Deautifying of
the city. Mr.. Pratt the official dec
orator, arrived to-day and will COM
mence work tomorrow. The first idea
of an arch at the junction of Gabllan
and Main streets has been abandoned.
and in it's stead a plan for a more elab-
orately decorated area has been adopt
ed. A line of flags and lanterns will be
put up the full length of Main street.
and also for a block each way on Gabi-
Ian and Alisal streets and Central ave-
nue.. Besides this, banners will be
stretched across these streets at short
intervals. There will be other artistic
and appropriate decorations.
The programme committee has ar
ranged its part of the work, and has a
list of events that will attract and en-
tertain the multitude. The programme
in detail is as follows:
The delegates will arrive here from
the north on the 1:39 o'clock train on
Sunday. Conterno's band of San Jose
will accompany them. The visitors will
be met at the train by Santa Lucia Par
lor Native Sons Of the Golden West,
headed by the Salinas City band, and
escorted to the headquarters in the Ma
tive Sons Hall, where they viii regis
ter and be assigned to rooms. In the
N~N-
open-air concert.
On Monday morning the opening ses-
sion of the Grand Parlor will be held,
after which there will be an excursion
to Spreckels and a trip through the
sugar factory. In the evening pub
lie reception will be rendered the Ma
tives at Armory Hall, at which time
the keys of the city will be turned over
to them The Native Daughters will as
sist in this reception.
On Tuesday, the 25th, there will be
an early session of the Grand Parlor in
! the Opera House, after which all dele
gates, as we'll as visiting and local civic
societies, will parade. The following
organizations will be in line: Stead
man Post, Grand Army of the Republic,
thirty veterans; Troop c, seventy-tive
men; Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows. 200 strong; Foresters from Sa-
linas, Monterey, Castroville, Soledad,
Watsonville and Santa Cruz 300 strong,
with three floats; Knights Of Pythias,
seventy-five members; Dania No l,
sixty men; 100 school children; Wood
men of the World fifty in number;
Santa Cruz and Watsonville league
baseball teams; Salinas Fire Depart
ment: Aleli Parlor, Native Daughters.
100; Santa Lucia Parlor, Native Sons,
and all visiting delegates, 500.
In the afternoon there will be q base
ball game between the Santa Cruz and
Watsonville league teams. At night
the ball will be given in the armory,
The local Foresters will entertain all
visiting brethren at the pavilion with
ball and banquet.
On Wednesday there will be an excur-
sion to Monterey, Del Monte and Pa
citic Grove over the Southern Pacific
Railroad, one fare for the round TRIP.
At Monterey the delegates will be given
a reception at Bagby's Opera House,
taken around the famous seventeen
mile drive and back again to old Col
ton Hall, CALIFORNIA; first Capitol build
ing, where luncheon will be served by
the cit zons. In the evening there viii
bc a night session of the Grand Pal =
lor, after which the California Arec-
nauts, Camp No. 4, will confer their
degree Can all-night affair.".
A twenty round glove contest be-
tween Young Peter Jackson and Mcse
Lefontis both of San Francisco, will
be feature at the pavilion.
Thursday there will be an all-day scs-
sion of the delegates and election of
grand officers In the evening a ban
quet will be given to the delegates III
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