The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-02
ADMISSION DAY.

~ EPDhIS from. VARIOUS parts Cd the state con-
corning preparations now being made for the
i y celebration OF Admission day lead to the con-
,usion that the Observance of the great California
festival viii be more general this year than
ever before The main celebration Twill be. at
San Jose where the parIors Of NatEe Sons and OF
Native Daughters from the bay counties and cities
as well as from several etier parts OF the State will
assemble but there are to- Be gatherings OF the Ma
live Sons and Daughters elsewhere, and some OF
them viii vie with San Jose in beauty Of decoration,
attractveness OF programme and popular enthusi-
asan. ::
It is evident, from the continuous growth of pop
ular interest in the day that the festival will be
celebrated in the futare with as much Of rejoicing
and a great deal more Of splendoE and parade THAN
IN the past The time is probably not far distant
when will be observed in every county in the State
with something of the general patriotic ferycr that
marks the celebration OF the Fourrf- of July Cali.
{orlia pride is becoming patriotism in the fullest
sense OF the word and the day which. marks the
admission Of the commonwealth to the position of
~ State in the Union IS rightly recognized as the
day when its people should manifest by appropriate
ceremonies and exercises their double loyalty 10
the State and to the nation.
Among the factors which are tending to increase
tile public interest in the dayis the rapidly increasing
percentage Of Native Sons and Daughters in the
total population. Within comparatively short time
the natives viii outnutnber the other elements of the
people and accordingly their spirit viii more and more
ifuse and dominate: the mass. Admission day will
cease TO be looked upon as festival Of a particular
Organization and be treated as aday :tor an Calfor-
:Ians 10 celebrate. Then we sharl have the day OBJ
served every county and city and town OF the
commonwealth -: =.
~. The Native Sons and the Native. Daughters,
through their organizations. have rendered the State
much service, for they have materially aided in hast
enng the development among the diaerseelements of
the people OF distinctive Californian Spirit, and in
spired it with a true local patriotism. One of the
effects Of this development is shown in the elimina.
ton from California. politics of that curse of the
Eastern States, racial solidarity in elections In the
East never an election takes. place without bringing
with II problem of how the: German vote" the
Irish vote" the Italian VOTE will be cast We
have little Of that of politics with u.s. Our. peo,
pie may not always vote right but they vote as Cali
fofnians and racial preferences preudices have no
visible effect in State or local. contests for OF;
flee 80.
Popular recognition of the good influence of the
organizations is now widespread, and wherever they
hold their meetings the pariors of the two orders
greeted: with high degree of enthusiasm The
feeling will this year be made more manifest than
In San Jose, where the chief fete of the year
viii be held, preparations have been already made for
day Of unsurpassed brlliancy and rejoicing. The
fact that Labor day and Admission day come this
year together. has. been taken advantage of
i'y the San Joseans and the labor unions and the
Native Sons are working together to make the pub
lie decorations exceptionally splendid Probably a
similar alliance will be made in other localities where
both days to have notable observance, SO that
throughout the State the festival of this year will
mark distinct improvement over those of the past
California is the only State in the Union that holds
State holiday anything like such scale as this
and il is the only. one that could do so Our COM
monweath is vast in area its past has been so TO-
mantle and so golden its future promises TO he 60
great and imperial that it naturally exctes among
its citizens degree of pride not felt by the citizens
OF other States Admission day then is going to be
annual holiday with as long as our present
civilization lasts, and is gratifying that the form
Of ITS observance gives ample play to esthetc taste
IN decoration and to hospitality and democratic gen.
ality Of social life as well to the patriotism of
State pride