The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03

ANOAn aAC ~ SOAuAd1 DE-
for the speakers and seats built for
$50 guests of the committee.
The exercises will be opened with an
Invocation by Archbishop Montgom-
cry. Father Philip O'Ryan, chairman
of the literary committee, will make
short address and introduce the
speakers. The Declaration of Inde-
pendence will be read by Mayor
James D. Phelan. The great feature
of the exercises will be the raising of
the American flag and the singing of
The Star Spangled Banner" by the
school children of San Francisco.
There will be a recess until o'clock
in the afternoon, when the field and
track events will commence. Owing
to the distance OF the stadium from
stores or restaurants Chairman JOY
TO the park as If going to a picnici
He advises that all carry their lunches
The field and track carnival on the
stadium will rival any event OF this
kind ever held in California. All of
the crack amateur athletes of the State
are entered, and among them is the
new famous Dan Kelly of the Multno-
nah Athletic Club of Portland. who
recently ram 100 yards at Spokane in
3-5 seconds. establishing a world
record. The carnival has been ar
ranged under the auspices of the
Olympic Club and the athletes have
been in training for a couple of weeks.
The names of the athletic officials were
published in The Call several days ago.
The winners of the events will be
awarded medals and decorated with
wreaths by Mayor Schmitz
There will be a celebration in the
evening at Jefferson square. Rev.
Father P. w. Sullivan and Miss Ethel
Grazer have expended great deal of
time and labor to make ii a success.
a stand has been built for the speak
ers and singers, draped with flags and
bunting, while Japanese lanterns have
been hung from the trees about it.
There will be a band on hand to en-
liven the people, and Miss Grazer will
lead $50 children in the singing of
national songs Two quartets have
promised their services. Judge Thomas
F. Graham and Father Sullivan will be
the speakers of the evening
At Columbian square Captain Teddy
ing regular literary programme has
been arranged. Rev. Father Carraher
will act as chairman of the Washing
ton square entertainment. Supervisor
Buxton will preside at Duboce square,
William Doolin at Lobos, W. Dunn at
Hamilton square, and R. ]. Welch at
the Potrero. Bands will be playing
all evening at the places named.
At Jones and California streets. on
the grounds of the old Crocker man
sion, the Rough Riders of California
will hold forth. Colonel A B. Tread
well will act as chairman and ]. NJ
Chase as president OF the day At
sunrise ten. guns will be fired and the
Rough Riders Quintet will sing God
I'll.
raising, during which $50 school chill
dren under the direction of Miss Ethel
Grazer will sing the national anthem.
Then there will be a barbecue and in
the evening speech making by Mayor
Schmitz, Judges Thomas F. Graham, E.
P. Mogan, George H Cabaniss and A.
B. Treadwell-
and musical entertainment are: Stuart
s. Wright, Walter z. Troft. Octavine
Tabor, Fronie Kruse. Clifford and Orth,
Evans and Evans, the Pierce Quartet
and Cecile Cowles.
Members of the Fourth Of July COM
mittee held a meeting last night at the
home of Chairman e w. Joy and talked
over the details Rof the programme. At
tention was called 10 the fact that Rear
Admiral Lyon would arrive today from
Honolulu TO take charge of Mare Island
Navy Yard and IL was decided 10 send
him special invitation to be present
in the parade and attend the exercises.
Rev. P. ORyan read a letter from
Joaquin Miller in which the latter
stated that as he had declined an in
vitation to be present at the celebra-
tion at Novato he could not well ac-
cept the invitation extended 20 him by
San Francisco TO prepare a poem for
the Fourth of July. He will leave
Immediately. he said. for Oregon, where
he will visit his brother. II was stated
also that General Greedy could not be
present.
The parade will be formed as fol-
lows: Police. band. military forma-
Atoms, marines and sailors, followed by
a double line of carriages bearing
citizens.
The committee will hold another
meeting this evening to complete all
details OF the celebration. 1t will be
held at zoos Pine street.