The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-07
JACK HAS GOOD
TIME ASHORE
Festivities Opened in San Fran
cisco with a Magnificent
Street Parade.
THOUSANDS VISIT SHIPS
Excursion Boats Were Kept Busy Car
rying Throngs Of People to the
Big Battleships at Anchor
in the Bay.

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street parade, in which nearly all
fthe $4,000 sailors of the fleet parti-
cipated, opened the festivities in
! fleetmad San Francisco today To-
night there will be athletic events in
! the naval pavilion for the sailors
band concerts and other amuse-
ments. The governors banquet to
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf will
be held at the Fairmont this even
ing.
, Not since that memorable day
when the First California Volun-
i teers returned from the Philippines
has San Francisco entertained such
vast crowd as that which is today
swarming through the streets, lining
the water-fronts, piling pellmell
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 attract
ed countless thousands, and the ho-
/ tells are having great difficulty III
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 uniform of the United
States navy.
Thousands of Jack Tars came
ashore today and were given tu-
multuous greeting when they parad-
ed through the streets. Following
the great street pageant, every Jack
not confirmed woman hater soon
found Jill, and many found more
than one. A brawny sailor, with a
beaming, admiring girl on either
arm and other fair Californians
jealous and disconsolate, trailing in
the rear, was common sight. Other
tars sought enjoyment in the cur
that cheers, and also inebriates Civ
ilians with coin-filled pockets swarm
ed about the convivial ones and
begged them to "have one on me. .
IL was not strange, in the face OF
this temptation, that many fell by
the Wayside early in the day. These
were cared for by the ships police
and hurried out of sight
The grand review will take place
tomorrow and later Rear Admiral
Robley d. Evans will be relieved oj
command. He will be succeeded ir
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 Admir-
al Thomas will also be relieved an6
the fleet will complete it's cruise
around the world under command
of Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry
now commanding the fourth divis
ion.
FOLLOWING the review, banquet
VIII be held at which Secretary Of
the Navy Metcalf will be the guess
OF honor, and in which the admirals
and Offlcers of the fleet in full uni
form, the governor and his staff anC
otner prominent men will take part
Nor will the enlisted men of the
fleet be neglected for moment. Or
next Tuesday night they will bs
given grand ball at the Auditorium
when the bellies of the society Of
san francisco and California will
De their associates. Nothing resemb
ling social discrimination will be
permitted and the sailors will dance
with whom they please.
The round of events for the blue
jackets begins this evening will
wrestling contests in the naval pa
vilion. Tomorrow evening will bt
devoted to the same sport in the
same place. Monday, in the after
noon. athletic sports will begin al
the stadium in Golden Gate Park
AT night there will be the first box
Ing tournament in the Auditorium
rink
| Tuesday afternoon will be LEFT
open for the regatta on the bay
when the crews of the different
ships will compete for prizes ant
trophies. The night will be the oc
easion of the official reception and
ball of the enlisted men.
Wednesday afternoon will be chill
dren's day at the stadium, when the
sailors will again compete in athlet
ic events. The night will be devoted
to another boxing tournament IL
Dreamland rink.
! The Auditorium rink is assigned
for the afternoon and night of Wed
nesday for the use of friends of the
sailors. Athletic contests at the sta.
dunn will be held on the afternoon
lof next Thursday and Friday, MAY
10, and tug of war will take place
at night on May IL in the Auditor.
lium.
The final athletic events will hs