The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
RELIEF AUTO PUT
IN MISSION MARCH
Machine Used in 1906 Restored
to Parade Business Section
New Years Eve
Promotion Association Will Ex-
tend Procession to Van Ness
and Market Street

feature of the New Years eve pa
rade in the Mission district will be the
automobile used by the Mission relief
committee during the strenuous days of
1906. The machine has been rehabili-
tated for the occasion and will carry
over the line of march James Rolph
Jr., who was chairman of the Mission
reiler committee; Rev. Father d. O..
crowley who was vice chairman, and
John Chetwood and Gustave Schnee of
the executive committee
colonel Walter n. Kelly who will be
grand marshal of the parade, has ar
ranged the line of march so that the
entire business portion of the Mission
district will be covered. The starting
point of the parade will be at Sixteenth
and Guerrero streets, and there the
carriages, automobiles, floats, masquer-
aders and other features will congre-
gate.
The marchers will then pass to the
Mission Promotion association building
at Sixteenth and Valencia streets,
where the automobiles containing the
members of the executive committee of
the Mission Promotion association will
Iail IN line behind the grand marshal.
HONEST RIVALRY IN PARADE
The members of the executive COM
mittee who will participate are as fol-
lows: Matt /. Sullivan, Eustace Guilt
nan, Patrick Broderick, A. B. Mcguire
Walker c. Graves, Supervisors William
Broderick and George L. Center, E. e.
Edwards and F. ]. Churchill. Imrne-
dlateiy behind will come the members
OF the committee of arrangements of
the New Years eve and holiday cele-
bration, comprising Dewey Coffin, C. Fl.
Brown, E. e. F'yfe, ]. H. Boyson. S. ].
Lazarus. Myer Clark. William Schepp-
Ter, Henry Frohman, J. c. Gallagher, j.
Charles Green, Henry Feige, Joseph
Bauer and C. l.. McEnerney
To show that the celebration in the
Mission is prompted by a spirit of hon
est rivalry, the contingent will then
proceed to Van Ness avenue and Mar
ket street, where courtesies will be
exchanged with the participants in the
parade of the downtown celebration,
after which it will again return by
way of Valencia street to the Mission.
COMMITTEES CONTROL FEATURES
The committees in charge of the diff
ferent features of the general celebra-
tion are as follows:
Committee mite on carniyalac. H. Brown. chair
holz, Henry w. Burmester. P. S. Higgins.
man; G. L. Spader, H. ". Beach.
Committee decoratons-S. J. Lazarus,
chairman; Henry Feige, Ham H.. Plant, P. II.
Fleming, P. A. Mcmahon
Committee on music-Michael Casey, chair
man; Rev. ID. o. Crowley, G. Fl. Brown.
Committee on printing!. Fred Suhr Jr.,
chairman; F. ]. Churchill, G. NJ. Hickman
Thomas z. Degnan.
Committee on awards-Dewey Coffin, c. II.
Brown. $. j. Lazarus.
Committee ON prizes-Supervisor William
Broderick, chairman: ]. II. Boyson, III. w. Las
celle. George HoIl L. B. Daggett John Moran.
Committee mardi grss costumes-C. l.
McEnerney, chairman; Henry Windt, Colonel
Walter n. Kelly, F. ]. Churchill, Henry Feige,
Myer Clark.
Committee bonfire and fireworks display
Bernard Burns. chairman; t. Huling, W. J.
B. Friedrichs.
Committee on entry of floats for New Years
eve parade--Henry Windt, chairman; Patrick
Broderick. Supervisor Oscar Hooks, George L.
Center. 2. Fleming.