The San Francisco call., 1906-04-05
TUGS To MEET
GENERAL SMITH
Committees Will Give Recep-
tion on Bay to Honored
Governor of Philippines

The general committee OF arrangements
for the reception to be rendered Governor
General James Smith of the Philippines
met last night in the rooms of the Board
of Supervisors and completed plans for
welcome to the dignitary from Colum-
bia' s island possessions The meeting was
largely attended by prominent men, who
responded generously to the call for
funds for carrying out OF the plans. The
committee has pledged itself to provide
the modest amount of money needed
Governor Smith is due to arrive on the
Pacific Mail steamer Mongolia Saturday
morning, April Ii. There will be bay
reception. When the Mongolia passes
quarantine the customs officials will take
a committee, consisting of Mayor Eugene
E. Schmitz, Major J. II. Slime, Charles
Boxton and Sheriff Thomas F. O'Neii.
aboard. The Governor General escorted
by this committee, will be taken aboard
the army transport tug Slocum. On this
boat a general committee will meet him
and the Slocum will proceed to the
transport dock, where a landing will be
made about noon.
The Custom house vessels Golden Gate
and Hartley. the army tugs Slocum and
General Miffiin and the State Harbor
Commissioners boats Governor Irwin
and Governor Markham, all carrying spe-
cial reception committees, will meet the
Mongolia Governor Pardee and stan
and the Harbor Commissioners and their
guests will be on the State boats.
DAYS FESTIVITIES.
After a brief preliminary reception,
Governor General Smith will be escorted
to his hotel. Escorted by the military
bodies and prominent citizens in car
riages, the guest of the city will be con-
Quoted to the City Han, where the pro-
gramme of the day will be held In the
dome General Frederick Funston Will
give regiment of infantry and one OF
artillery. With these will march Gov
ernor General Smiths old regiment, and
probably several parlors OF the Native
Sons
The evening reception will be held IN
| the nave of the ferry building at 1:So.
Hereeexercises will be conducted in the
brilliantly Illuminated building The
tower will be alight with blaze of in
candescent bulbs and the City Han
decked in ali of it's glory of lights Will
welcome home Jim" Smith, former
colonel of the First California Regiment
and now esteemed executive of the Phil
| ippine Islands.
| Letters have been sent to those repre-
senting the shipping interests of the port
asking them to have all vessels under
their control dress ship on this occasion as
soon as the Mongolia enters the harpor.
Admiral McCalla will be requested 10
! have all of the United States war vessels
| In the harbor at the time participate IN
the demonstration of welcome.
NECESSARY MONEY RAISED.
The committee in charge of the recep-
ton at the City Hall has filed prelim-
mary report, as follows: Address OF wei
come, Mayor Schmitz; address of well
come, Felipe Buencamino, Filipino stu
dent of the University of California; ad-
dress, Rev. Father Joseph McQuaide; ad-
dresses by three or four prominent citi-
zens, to be later selected; response, Gov
ernor General James Smith. The even
ing's exercises will be well supplied with
musical selections.
On Thursday evening, April 19. BAN
quet will be held at the Palace Hotel.
Seats will be S.
The committee chairmen are as follows:
Military, Major II. T. Sine; literary.
Thomas F. O'Neil; banquet, ]. Downey
Harvey; bay reception. Rudolph Herold.
On behalf of the California Promotion
Committee Rufus Jennings contributed
500 at last nights meeting. Twenty mem
bers Of the general committee gave %
apiece, making a total of $500. The other
500 estimated to be nece ssary for the sue
cessful carrying out of the celebration
will be raised within the body of the COM
mittee.