The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
FTTES FOR ENLISTED MEN
CALIFORNIA CLUE TO GIVE A
DANCE FOR THEM.
No Social Discrimination During the Stay
Of the Fleet II San FranclscO-stren'
nous Week Of Ath~letics-PlanS Of
navy Department for Coast Visits.

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Of the Fleet II San FranclscO-stren'
nous Week Of Athleucs-PlanS Of
NaVy Department for Coast Visits,
SAN Francisco, April SAN idea Of
social discrimination toward enlisted men
Of the feet will be dissipated by the action
Of the ladies Of the California Club in enter
tanning them at a grand ball In the Audi
torlum on the night Of May ~. The sailors
NAV dance with whomsoever among their
hostesses they choose and they will be
treated in every way on a Lowell OF social
equality,
The round OF events for the bluejaokets
begins on May I in the evening with wrest-
ling contests in the naval pavilion. The
evening Of May 8 will be devoted to the
same sports in the same place. On May
II in the afternoon athletic sports will
begin at the stadium in Golden Gate Park,
Az night there will be the irst boxing tour
nament in the Auditorium rink.
Tuesday, May IL, in the afternoon, will
be left open for the regatta on the bay,
when the crews Of the different ships will
compete for prizes and trophies. The night
OF May ~ will be the occasion Of the ohicial
reception and ball to the enlisted men,
The afternoon Of May IS will be chill
dren's day at the stadium, when the sailors
will sEain compete in athletic events. The
night will be devoted TO another boxing
tournament In Dreamland rink.
The Auditorium rink is assigned for the
afternoon and night Of May 10 for the use
OF friends Of the sailors. Athletic contests
az the stadium will he held on the afternoon
Of Thursday, May IL, and Friday, May 10,
and a tug Of war will take place at night
on May is in the Auditorium.
The final athletic events will be held
on the afternoon Of Saturday, May IA, at
the stadium. Then the contests will be
for champions who were tried out at the
former field days
WASHINGTON, April Upon the compile
ton Of the grand naval review by Secretary
Metcalf in San Francisco Bay, on May 3
next, the Pacific feet will leave port on
Saturday, May 2, for the southwark to carry
out a programme Of drills and exercises,
The battleship feet will leave for Puget
Sound on May II and upon arrival there on
Nav q 'our ships will visit Port Angeles.
Eight ships will WISH Bellingham Bay and
three ships will visit Port Townsend, one
ship proceeding ct once to the navy yard at
Bremerton TO be docked.
On Saturday, May 20, all the ships OF
the feet. with the exception Of the one IN
dock, will rendezvous in the vicinity OF
Port Townsend and will proceed TO an
anchorage in the vicinity Of Seattle,
On Tuesday, May 20, twelve ships Will
leave the anchorage near Seattle and will
steam to Tacoma in order that the people
in that vicinity may have a view of the fleet
Thence, without anchorage, eight ships
will sail for San Francisco, leaving four
ships at anchor near Tacoma for a visit OF
three days, when the vessels will go to
Bremerton for docking.
1t is expected that eight ships willarriye
at San Francisco on Friday, May 70, where
they will be docked in succession.
The ships docking at Bremerton will
sail for San Francisco as soon a. they are
ready, the last one not to arrive until July
3. Preparations will be made for the fleet
to sail from San Francisco for Honolulu on
Tuesday. July =. This date, however, is
only tentative and may possibly be adj
vanced. il the docking is completed sooner
than expected.