Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
ADMISSION DAY CELEBRATION.
A Large Crowd in Attendance, and
Interesting Exercises.

Admission day, Monday, Septem Der
9th, was intended to be the biggest
gala time ever witnessed in jackson.
1t would probably have turned out
that way had it fallen into the right
hands as far as the management Is
concerned, and been conducted in the
spirit of fairness and lmpartiality
that should always characterize such
affairs. That it was not so maCaged,
however, was not the fault of the
general public, but of a small coterie
who tried to steer 1t in the narrow
groves of prejudice and spite.
The main feature of the celebration,
outside of the dancing platform, vas
the procession, and the attempt to
decorate the streets and buildings. A
string of electric lights was installed
in the center of Main street from the
north bridge to the National hotel.
Strings of streamers we're placed
across the street at intervals of twenty
feet so, with different colors of small
pieces of bunting, and printed Native
Sons embems, bearing the words.
ON. S. g. ". Welcome" This was
intended as general welcome to all
corners, of course. whether born in
this or any other state or county.
Some of the buildings we're artisticaI-
ly decorated, foremost among them
being the Gem saloon and the Carl
Ealdi saloon, the National hotel
and bank. Most places were con-
tent with moderate display of the
California colors and flag or two,
aud some displayed only the Ameri-
can flag, which embraces in its sacred
folds all the states without sectional
distinctions. The offer of ten dollars
tor the best decorated building Great
ed little rivalry. But as a whole the
city look quite attractive to the
stranger from whichever direction he
entered.
The procession was formed at 1890,
Under the marshaIshIp of Lawrence
Burke. With the following alds-W. NJ.
Amick, A. Grillo, D. SOiari, L.
White, May Rose, Kate Garbarini.
Winnie Dufrene Mrs, E. V. Zumbel.
1t was arranged IN about the follow
ing order:
l. Native Sons band of Sacramento,
of fifteen pieces, furnishing strong
and excellent music. Native Sons
and Daughters of Suffer Greek parlors
about thirty strong. Native Daugh
tiers of Ursula patIor, % in number;
N. S. q. w. Excelsior parlor, As in
NUM- Der. Float California drawn
by four horses abreast. Miss Julia
GInocchlo represented the golden
state, with cornucopia and an infant
reposing in the lap uf plenty, aud
stuffed bear, all deoke1 in yellow ald
gold, and very nicely gotten up. 1t
was greeted with cheers all along the
line. This float was gotten up by the
Native Sons. The Native Daughters
float was equally we'll designed, with
four black horses, Miss Annie Pero-
vich representing Minerva. The doat
was decorated with California
peoples, arranged tastIly and giving
most pleasing effect. The crowds
cheered this design to the echo. The
A. .. U. ID. of jackson followed 81
in number. The Italian Society and
the Austrian Benevolent Society, over
100 strong constituted by far the
largest part of the pedestrians in
line. A float of Orc Fine Circle
Companions of the forest came next.
The military company of Uniform
Rank K. of 2. IN uniform and num-
bering II was among the more notice
able features executing various ma
the Social and Athletic Club was in
tended We presume to be filed with
the members of that organization, in
stead it was set apart TO bear thu
pioneers. Then came carriages, con-
tanning notable pioneers. OF these
we noticed Mr. and Mrs Jas. Meehan
Mrs Burlington, Mrs Abramofsky and
Mrs Froelich, also the veteran
miner and old timer Charley Peters,
logged out in '49 costume and W. z.
Peek. A carriage bearing the officers
of the day completed the turnout.
An innovation from the usual plan
was the holding of the literary
exercises in the afternoon. This was
good move, as it avoided all the
hurry and rush to get through by the
noon hour. The exercises we're held
in front of the Amador Bank, on a
platform erected specially fur that
purpose. j. Jacks of Calaveras was
president of the day. Rev. Father
Kennedy chaplain, with singing by
the choir and music by the band
interspersed. The orator was l.. F..
Byington of San Francisco. 1t was
next to impossible to catch more
than a sentence here and there of his
Grafton, notwithstanding he spoke in
a fairly strong voice. The din of sub
dued voices and shuffiiug of feet pre-
vented the hearing of the speaker on
| the opposite side of the street. His
talk was principally of California and
the native SONS organization. He
kept the attention of tae audience
from beginning to end.