The San Francisco call., 1904-09-05

OAKLAND, Sept 4.-The twenty
ninth anniversary of Admission day,
as commemorated by the Native Sons
of the Golden West, will have a double
celebration, one in ST. Louis at the
Worlds Exposition and the other in
Oakland. 1t was originally intended
that the main celebration should be in
St Louis. but it was round that the
number of CaliforniaHs who could be
there would be small compared with
those who would remain in their native
State, and it was decided that there
should be . celebration in Oakland to
accommodate the latter Thus Oak
land viii have its first Admission day
celebration
The st. Louis celebration will have
the benefit of the presence OF Grand
President c. e. Mclaughlin, who is
now at the exposition. He will well
come the Native Sons special train
which left Oakland yesterday over the
Southern Pacific lines. But the bulk
of the Native Sons of the State will
find themselves in Oakland on Friday
next rather than in st. Louis. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin has sent the following cordial
letter to the Oakland committee:
QUINCY, August -, 1904.
Dear Brothers: Your very courteous invita-
tion TO participate in the celebration Of Ad-
mission DAY az Oakland lies before me. Duty
compels my presence in St. Louis on that day.
and it will be impossible for me to be with
you
II is more than likely, however. that. amid all
the glamour Of the celebration Ct the great
exposition, my mind viii wander back to Cali
fCrnia and 10 my brothers of Alameda and
adjoining counties.
Wishing your committee every success, 1
am fraternally yours.
{. Z. MCLAUGHLIN, Grand President.
BEGINS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
The San Francisco parlors have
united with the Oakland organizations
in an effort to make the Oakland cele-
bration q success ard it will really be
n celebration by the two cities. San
Francisco will open the event with a
parade on the evening Of September g..
NJ II. Squres has been appointed
grand marshal of that parade, with
Sheriff Peter j. Curtis as chief of staff
The parade will form early in the even
ing at the corner of Post and Mason
streets so that it can move promptly
at o'clock. The line of march will
be from that corner along Mason street
to Market, TO Kearny, to Bush. to
Montgomery, TO Market, to the ferry,
where a special boat viii be taken for
Oakland. The movement of the San
Francisco parade will have to be very
prompt. as the boat for Oakland Will
not wait.
The San Francisco contingent will be
met at the foot Of Broadway, Oakland,
by a delegation from the Oakland par
lors and will be escorted up Broadway
with bands and fireworks to the head
quarters of the different parlors.
! There viii be a concert in the City
Hall Park in honor of their arrival and
at the Reliance Club there will be a
vaudeville entertainment to begin at
, about 1920 o'clock At the conclusion
the visitors will retire to their head
quarters.
Admission day itself will be cele-
brated by events throughout the entire
day. There will be q parade in the
morning to move at 10 o'clock. under
| command of Grand Marshal Squires.
! The orders for this parade have not
vet been issued. but will be announced
| in due time. The Native Sons will be
! escorted by military from the Presidio
and it is announced that there will be
one hundred parlors in line from all
/ parts of the State.
After the parade there will be literary
, exercises at the High School grounds,
which will be presided over by ]. r.
Knowland, grand trustee of the order.
Mayor Warren Olney will welcome the
Native Sons to Oakland and there will
| be a reply by First Vice President
James L. Gallagher of Alcatraz Parlor
| of San Francisco. Ella E. Caminetti,