The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17
OAKLAND PREPARES
FOR FINE PARADE
Greatest Street Pageant in His
tory of City Is Expected
on Fleet Day

Va s~VS
OAKLAND, April 1s.-Arrangements
for the parade In honor Of the fleet
are now practically complete and the
members OF the committee in charge
say that the pageant will be the largest
and most spectacular ever held on the
east shore of San Francisco bay. Enor-
nous crowds OF visitors from all parts
of the country are expected. The new
colored posters symbolizing Oakland's
welcome to the men of the navy have
been placed in every depot on the west
ern divisions of the Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe railroads, as we'll as in
all postoffioes within q radius Of 200
miles OF Oakland.
Commander c. e. Capehart of the
United States training station at Yerba
Buena island has notified the feet
committee that the naval cadets under
his charge will participate in the pa
rade IL the necessary provision is made
for their transportation. A special
committee has been appointed to see
that the young jack tars are properly
cared for.
letter from Adjutant General Lauck
announces that the field, staff, non
commissioned staff, band detachment of
the hospital corps and Companies A, c,
F, @, H. !. K, L and NJ of the Fifth
infantry have been ordered to take
part in the parade. In addition to the
$500 men from the Atlantic fleet who
will parade Secretary Metcalf has been
asked TO delay the departure of the
Pacific feet under Rear Admiral Day
ton from May to May IL in order
that 1000 men from the Pacific fleet
may also parade. The Odd Fellows
will have a special division of their
own. composed of more than 200 men
from the fleet, who are members of the
order. Among the other orders that
Will be represented are the u. P. E.
c.. who will send four companies, with
staff officers and full band; the Mex
lean War Veterans; Halcyon parlor,
Native Sons; Columbia Park boys club,
with band, and the League of the
Cross Cadets. Up to last evening the
number of men reported was $500, and
several organizations, including the
Grand Army of the Republic and the
Spanish War Veterans, have not yet
been heard from This number does
not include any of the municipal bands
which will be in line.
PLANS GREAT FEAST
The amount of provisions to feed all
the marchers will be enormous. More
than a score of beeves, 500 bulls
heads, small flock of sheep, several
VI DIGdQ anu du llilll1SISc
quantity of coffee has already been
contracted for by the entertainment
committee, and it will probably be
necessary to secure more. One hum
dred and twenty five walters have
been employed for the barbecue on
Adams point. and as soon as the mu
sic of the first band is heard in
Grand avenue they will begin to serve
the barbecued meats on immense plat
ters.
The committee on entertainment of
officers has fixed the price of tickets |
to the banquet in honor of Secretary |
Metcalf, Admiral Evans and the Off !
GERS of the fleet at $40 a plate. Each |
ticket will bear number showing just |
where the holder is to be seated. The
banquet will be held on the evening
of May 9 IN the skating pavilion at
Idora park, and Secretarv Netcalf has
already accepted the invitations ex-
tended to him and his personal aid, |
Rear Admiral Glass. The illness of /
Admiral Evans has made 1t impossible |
for him to send a definite reply to his |
invitation as yet, but he expects to be |
present. Tickets will be placed on sale
at the headquarters of the fleet com |
mittee in the Bacon block and at the /
Offices of the merchants exchange and
chamber of commerce.
Replies to the requests sent out by |
the committee for the loan Of automo-
biles in which to show the officers OF
the fleet about the city have come in
so slowly that additional and more |
urgent letters Will be sent out at
once. Only 80 replies have been re-
ceived to the 300 requests sent out.
WILL DECORATE STREETS
The decoration committee has de-
cided to decorate each trolley pole |
along the line of the parade about
halfway to the top with evergreens. |
and at the top with a cluster of small |
flags. Bunting of various colors vii
be hung in festoons across Broadway
from First to Seventeenth streets,
across Washington from Seventh to
Fourteenth, San Pablo avenue from the
city hall to Seventeenth street, and
row gauge depot The evening deco
electric lights from post to post over
with double canopy effects at the
street crossings
The Japanese association of Oak
for a magnificent display of japanese
the afternoon of May 8. Three nun
dred bombs costing $25 each will be
exploded, showering fantastic figures
Japanese were engaged today in ex-
to determine wind currents and direc-
fleet day.