The San Francisco call., 1908-04-02
ESCORTS ADMIRAL
TO HOT SPRINGS
Frank j. Symmes Returns With
Evans on Connecticut to
San Diego
Will Report to Committee Result
of Conferences With the
Fleets Commander

Frank J. Symmes, who went TO Mag
dalena bay 10 confer with Admiral
Evans and perfect details of the fleet
celebration here on behalf of the fleet
committee, reached San Diego on the
battleship Connecticut yesterday, and
after accompanying Evans to the hoi
springs at Paso Robles he will return
to San Francisco with his report. He
is expected to arrive Thursday.
This news was conveyed to members
of the committee at a meeting yester-
day, when a telegram from Symmes 10
Chairman James D. Phelan was read'
Symmes stated that he would take
every step to insure the comfort OF the
admiral and to provide for his speedy
recovery at the health resort.
Whether to include Mrs. Victor Met
calf and the wives of the naval officers
in the official invitations to the two re-
ceptions planned for the feet officers
caused a spirited discussion. Accord
ing to naval etiquette. declared Cap
tain Perkins Of the navy station at
Mare island, women are never ofnclelly
included in such invitations. But sew
eraI gallant members Of the commit
tee thought that they should be and
said so. After a warm debate the mat
ter was finally referred specifically TO
the committee on entertainment, OF
which Frederick Hall is chairman,
where it will be again threshed out.
MRS TAYLOR TO SERVE
The plan to ask Mrs. Edward K.
Taylor, wife of the mayor. to head the
committee Of 20 women who will act
as hostesses and receive the guests at
the reception, was offlcially approved
understood, will accept the invitation.
The other hostesses will be selected as
far as possible from the various
women's clubs in representative sec
tions of the town.
That s65,000 is now assured for the
feet fund was the statement OF A. A.
Watkins, chairman of the finance COM
rnittee. Watkins declared that active
steps had been taken toward interest
ing the liquormen in the celebration,
and read a letter from the Royal Arch,
which called upon all its members to
subscribe literally. More than that,
300 letters, Watkins said, had been
sent TO the saloonmen and 500 more
TO the restaurant keepers in the city
asking for contributions.
NEW LIGHTING PLANNED
Not only will Market street. Van
Ness avenue and Telegraph hill be brill
liantly Illuminated every night of the
fleets stay, but further plans for
lighting up the dome of the old city
hall with incandescent lights and for
Illuminating the entire top of the ferry
building were submitted by Raphael
Well. A huge shield "a feet high and
40 feet in width will be built on the
ferry building, and along its whole
length will be flags of all nations. so
constructed that they can be lit up by
night and made visible for miles about
the bay WE'LL said that the harbor
had agreed to stand the
expense and vote Of thanks to them
was passed by the committee
Sunday, May 10. was designated by
the committee on yachting day. On
that occasion, under the auspices of
the San Francisco yacht club, of which
T. G. Phillips is commodore. 100 sail
boats and so steam yachts will partici-
pate in a brilliant water carnival and
fiesta.