The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-30
Elaborate Preparations Made TO
Observe independence Day
at City by the Sea
Many Features Never Before
Attempted TO Be Included in
Program for Observance
Especial Dissotch 10 The Call

marked the history or the municipality
other celebrations have been grand,
but the committeeman promise some
thing this time that win make you for
get the past
Something entirely new in this place
viii be the baby show. Interest Is
keen and when the entry books were
opened there was ready response on
the part of mothers TO enter their little
prize winners. The show is the talk
81 the town There are now more
Than 100 entries There will be a baby
parade in the morning shortly after
II o'clock. following the big military
psrade All carriages will be deco
rated. and for the buggy presenting the
most attractive appearance Governor
GiUett has offered a silver cup and
t.. J. Klein a cup for second best.
MANY CUPS OFFERED
A great incentive to the success of
this part OF the program is the, Offer
ing OF q large number OF gold and sill
yer and bronze cups for the dlherent
classes. which includes one from Presl-
dent Taft for the prettiest girl baby
and one from former President Roose-
Welt for the handsomest boy baby,
Others TO present cups are; l. 2. Z. g,
~ r. G Santa Cruz high school, city
Of Santa Cruz chamber of commerce,
fourth OF July committee, Saturday
Afternoon club. Improvement club,
santa Cruz county. y. ID. q. w, Fra
rernsI brotherhood, Zealer & Rhein,
= a. Palmer and the Elks club A
nunlber-,of other cups are yet TO be do
mattel.
Councilman E. r: Howe Is chairman
OF the baby show committee He mas
&c his assistants J. r. Williamson, l.. NJ
T.fnscott. ". :. Moore and :. F. Zealear.
A number OF entries are coming in from
outside noints. including Mrs. Fred Lit
Teton and Mrs. Charles Trumbly' OAK
land. Mrs. Kate Ellis. Alameda; Mrs
- r.. Gray. San Francisco Mrs. hoy
Smith. Swauton. and others.
Tire parade committee mas engaged
-R~ae hands TO dispense national airs
while the procession trails along IN
,s-ied combinations. The naval reserve
shin Alert viii be here with the
state naval reserves. who viii partici-
nate with the local division. and the
military aspect of the parade VIII De
further augmented by the appearance
of lire uniform ranks Of the knights CT
The Macca bees. Knights of Pythias and
7 O. o. +. canton. Then viii follow
frstcrnal bodies decorated and indus
trial floats. automobiles, etc Many
prizes are offered
Much interest is being taken in the
automobile division by people from out
side cities. including San Francisco.
oakland Berkeley. Alameda, San Jose.
Sacramento. Stockton, Fresno, etc. For
the best decorated auto the first prize
viii be $50. second prize S25-
The Santa Cruz Rod and Gun club
promises TO introduce a novel feature
for the parade.
LITERARY EXERCISES PLANNED
AT IL o'clock the literary exercises
viii be held in SWANS open air thea
ter. George +. Church Of Fresno TO be
the orator. The musical part prom
Uses TO be unique under the direction
Of Prof II. II. Lawrence. During the
singing OF the Star Spangled Banner"
2 group Of young women will act in
pantomirle under the direction Of Mrs
Vera J. Edwards.
Rev. E. c. Philleo OF the Presby-
terrain church will be the chaplain, and
Mrs. s. H. Merrill reader of the declara-
ton Of independence
The afternoon at the beach will be
crowded full of events. There will be
? State league baseball game, and at
the ball park there will also be com
petitive drill by the uniform ranks of
local lodges for silver cup offered
by the committee. There will be aqua
tic sports at the beach, including swim
prizes.
Much interest centers in the three
mile boat race between the crew of
the local division of the naval reserves
and a crew representing the three d.
visions from San Francisco. who chal-
ienged the local crew. The course will
be triangular and 80 <oot cutters will
be used. The committee offers a sill
yer cup TO the winners. The same
divisions viii also participate in a tug
Of war on the beach. Judge W NJ
Gardner is chairman Of the athletic
committee.
ELABORATE FIREWORKS DISPLAY
F. ". Swanton is chairman of the
committee in charge of the fireworks.
Much money has been appropriated for
this feature. and Swanton has made a
special trip 10 San Francisco TO select
the best that can be obtained. There
viii be a host Of beautiful aerial bombs
and a number Of fine special pieces will
be set off. The illumination OF the
beach will be finer than ever before
attempted, and the bay illumination by
red fire. as planned by Swanton, will
be unique.
The varied attractions and amuse-
ments during the whole evening until
2 late hour viii afford as much a1nuse-
ment as the midway Of a fair There
viii be a ball in the Casino ballroom
and at the armory up town there will
be another ball in honor of the visit
ing naval reserves.
santa Cruz is looking for a great
throng for the celebration. Reserva-
lions at the Sea Beach hotel are larger
Than ever. and all other hotels are
preparing for crowded houses. In an
ticipation of all this the decoration
eommittee-H r. Robinson. chairman
is planning something more elaborate
thar ever before undertaken. Two hun
dred redwood trees will be used on
Pacific avenue. besides so monster flags
streamers and bunting. The myriad of
incandescent lights that continually
light Pacific avenue during the sum-
ner months will be covered with jap
anese lanterns.
The committees in charge follow:
Fourth Of July committee. I9O9-Frank Mstti.
sou chairman: Colin II. McIsaac. secretary
Program committee-W. T. letter chairman:
D. c. CLARK. Henry Wiley. ?. d. Baldwin. T.
" Druliard.
Printing and advertising committee-H r.
Judah Jr chairman; G. ". Waldron. T. W.
smut. J. A. Barrett. 7. J. Mellott-
Parade committee r. Helms. chairman: H
V. Trsfton. ". r. Mcconnell Jr-, Thomas W.
Kelly. J. W DOMAIN
TJfersrr COMMITTEES ". Linscott. chairman.
H. s Warner. II. c. Lucas, ". T. Forsythe, F.
o. Rittenhouse-
Athletic committee-W- ~ Gardner chairman
T. W. Dickinson, c. NJ. Lewis, 6. ". Whitney.
FireUorks committee-F ". Swanton, chair.
man. C. f. Lilly. J. J. c. Leonard, F. r. WALTZ,
H. r. Irish
Music commfttee-H H. Lawrence, chairman:
Embert Mosher. Miss Merle Monanan- Miss Grace
Wilson Mrs. Y. J. Edwards.
RECONSIDERATION committee. A. Morey, chair.