The San Francisco call., 1909-12-31

patrolmen has been detailed to lead the
procession of automobiles.
The monster decorated auto parade
viii start from Van Ness avenue and
Market street promptly at 9 O'Clock.
1t viii proceed down Market street to
the ferry countermarching to Cali
fornia street to Montgomery, to Pa
cific. through Chinatown to Post
street to Stockton, to Geary to Powell,
past the reviewing stand in front of
the ST. Francis hotel to Sutter street
and out Sutter to Fillmore. where the
Fillmore improvement association will
take it in charge.
ELECTRIC FLOATS IN LINE ~
The fourteen electric floats win
leave Twenty eighth and Valencia
streets car barns at S:45 o'clock, pro-.
ceed down Valencia to Market to Van
Ness avenue, where they will await the
starting of the automobile parade.
After the Chinese dragon has fol-
lowed the line of march through the
Fillmore and Mission districts it will
be removed from the four automobiles
and carried through the various dining
halls of the Hotel st. Francis. This
ceremony viii take place at midnight.
1t viii be lighted by $50 small incan
descent lights.
At 1880 o'clock in the tapestry
room of the St. Francis hotel the win
ners of the various prizes of the diff
ferent automobiles will be distributed,
as will two cups given by the Fillmore
Improvement association to the Chinese
Six companies and the Chinese chamber
Of commerce and the two silver shields
by the Downtown association to the
same organizations. First and second
Il
biles. first and second prizes for the
greatest number of - IS of one make.
first and second prizes for cars entered
by til orientals. prize for a car en-
tered driven by a woman, first and
secon prizes for the most grotesquely
decor cars will be awarded.
At Van Ness avenue and Market
J street the three committees represent
ing the Downtown association, the Mis-
sion promotion association and the
Fillmore improvement association will
meet and exchange the compliments of
the season, each association presenting
the others with cups suitably engraved
commemorating the big celebration.
BANDS IN THE STREETS
Bands will be stationed at the ferry,
on the stand in front Of the Palace ho-
tel, on the stand at Mason and Market
streets and on the stand in front of
the Hotel St. Francis. There will also
be music on the auto floats in the pa.
rade and the electric floats in the
parade.
Red fire will be burned on stands To-
Gated at all the principal corners in
Market street from the ferry to Sixth
street and around Union square.
The following committee is in charge
of the downtown end of the procession:
Paul T. Carroll chairman; Horace AL
len, treasurer; A G. Mccarthy, presi-
dent: Thornwell Mullaly, Fernando Nell
son. Frank E. Carroll, Max Rosenfeld.
j. Emmett Hayden, John Hammersmith,
A b. G. Dohrmann, James Woods. John
TAFT, w. d Fennimore. P. T. Clay, l.. A.
Gould, B. l. Marks. Homer Boushey and
Otto f. Schiller. engineer.
FILLMORE STREET FIESTA
Fillmore street is prepared for the
greatest celebration of its life. General
Noise will have his headquarters in that
thoroughfarei and he has summoned
every known; device to his aid. In adj
dition to the general lighting effects
which have been greatly multiplied, the
new Chutes which opens its doors to-
night, will play its powerful search
light up and down the street.
There will be grand display of
ariel bombs. commencing at o'clock
and continuing every half hour there
after until midnight. Music viii be
rendered by several bands at the vari-
| Gus corners ana QdnclnS Dy the gro
tesque maskers will be indulged in.
There will be many floats in the pro-
cession One of the features will be a
complete doughnut foundry in full op-
Grafton. Thousands of doughnuts will
be thrown to the crowds.
Nearly all the actors in the theaters
in the vicinity of Fillmore street viii
participate in the fun of the evening
TIE chorus girls will also take part.
and this fact alone seems sufficient to
induce a large number of San Fran
cisco's population to go out to the Rue
de Fillmore.
There will be no such expression as
Put on the soft pedal"
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE
The Southern Pacific will run a spe-
cial train from San Francisco to San
Jose and way stations. leaving this
city at 1:50 a. m. January !. for the
accommodation of suburbanites who
desire to enjoy the festivities
Special Southern Pacific boats will
also be run on New Years morning
Boats will leave the ferry building and
the Oakland mole at rs a. m. Boats
from this side will connect with trains
! at the mole for Oakland, Alameda,
Berkeley and Melrose.
Club Coming From South
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20--
/ TWentv-five citizens of this community,