East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-07

San Francisco, May IA grand
street parade In which nearly all the
$4,000 sailors of the fleet participated
opened the festivities In fleetmad
San Fanclsco today. Tonight there
will be athletic events in the naval
pavilion for the sailors band con-
certs and other amusements. The
governors banquet TO Secretary Of the
Navy Metcalf will be held at the Fair
mont this evening.
Not since that memorable day
when the First California volunteers
returned from the Philippines has
San Francisco entertained such a vast
crowd as that which is today swarm
ing through the streets, lining the wa
ter fronts, piling pell-mell into the
excursion boats and other craft and
clamoring for admission to the big
battleships Of Uncle Sam which lie at
anchor in the bay.
The fleet Is magnet which has at
tracted countless thousands. and the
hotels are having great difficulty in
caring for the throng Among the
arrivals are scores Of men of nation
al reputation, but they attract little
attention from the enthusiastic
crowds.
Today all civilians must take back
seat for the men who wear the uni
form of the United States navy.
Jack Tars in Parade.
Thousands of Jack Tars came
ashore today and we're given a tu-
multuous greeting when they paraded
through the streets.
Following the great street pageant
every Jack not a confirmed woman
hater soon found a Jill, and many
more than one. A brawny sailor,
with a beaming. admiring girl on
either arm, and other fair Calfor-
mans. jealous and dsconsolate. trail
Ing In the rear, was common sight. |
Other tars sought enjoyment in the
cup that cheers and also inebriates. |
Civilians with coln-filled pockets |
swarmed about the convivial ones and
begged them to have one on me-" II |
was not strange, in the race of this |
temptation. that many fell by the |
wayside early in the day. These were
cared for by the ships police and hur-
ried out of sight.
Evans 10 BE Relieved.
The grand review will take place
tomorrow and later Rear Admiral
Robley d. Evans will be relieved OF
command. He will be succeeded in
command OF the fleet temporarily by
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas
now commanding the second squad
ron, but before the fleet starts from
San Francisco for the Orient Admiral
Thomas will also be relieved and the
fleet will complete its cruise around
the world under command of Rear
Admiral Charles S, Sperry, now COM
manding the fourth division.
Following the review. a banquet
will be held at which Secretary of the
Navy Metcalf will be the guest OF
honor. and in which the admirals and
officers of the fleet in full uniform,
the governor and his staff and other
prominent men. will take part.
Grand Bali for Enlisted Men.
Nor will the enlisted men of the
fleet be neglected for a moment. On
next Tuesday night they will be CIV
en- grand ball at the Auditorium.
when the bellies of the society of San
Francisco and California will be their ,
associates. Nothing resembling social ]
discrimination will be permitted and
the sailors will dance with whom ,
they please. ,
The round of events for the blue r
Jackets begins this evening with q
wrestling contests in the naval pa I
vilion. Tomorrow evening will be de- I
voted to the same sport in the same
place. Monday, in the afternoon.
athletic sports will begin at the stadi- "
um in Golden Gate Park. Al night a
there will be the first boxing tourna- n
ment in the Auditorium rink. a
Regatta on Bay. &
Tuesday afternoon will be left open
for the regatta on the bay, when the
crews of the different ships will COM
pete for prizes and trophies. The b
night will be the occasion of the offi- :