The San Francisco call., 1909-12-31

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Long live Queen Esther.
Queen Esther, chosen to be queen
of the Mission New Years carnival and
later unanimously elected queen of the
New Years carnival of San Francisco,
was crowned last night in the pres
ence Of nearly 1000 persons in the Six
teenth street theater, Sixteenth street
near Mission.
Queen Eaher's reign began last
night shortly after O'Clock 1t will
not terminate until the year 1911
The coronation ceremony was one of
the most impressive and most spectacu-
lar ever witnessed in the Mission dis
trict. The playhouse was filled to the
doors long before the hour for the
ceremony. Walker C. Graves acted as
prime minister for the occasion, and as
he placed the crown on the royal head
the audience arose and gave three
mighty cheers for the new ruler OF
the Mission district.
QUEEN ORDERS PARADE
The queen was surrounded by her
court, her maids Of honor, Misses Ethel
MAY Asmussen and Miss Garnet Hall:
her pages Harold Spamer and Myrtle
Asmussen. and by her special guards
William F. Burns and George l. War
rem At the conclusion Of the cere-
mony her ma iesty read her first procla-
nation, after which aerOgrams from
the various rulers of the world were
read to the audience.
Colonel Walter n. Kelly acted as
master Of ceremonies, and it was with
much difficulty that he was induced to
leave the stage, on account of his
pride over having a queen with the
nameof Kelly.
Everything is now ready for the
biggest time the Mission has ever
had. The proclamation of Queen
Esther calls for the assembling of the
immense parade under the direction of
Grand Marshal c. L. McEnerney, and
the orders from the grand marshal
have gone out TO his chief of staff and
various aids.
ORDER OF PROCESSION
The head of the procession will form
AT Sixteenthf and Dolores streets and
viii move promptly at o'clock. 1t
will4se headed by platoon of mounted
15Solice. the grand marshal, his chief OF
staff Colonel Walter n. Kelly. II. ].
Anderson and other aids. The first di-
vision Will consist of Michael Casey,
division marshal. and the Columbia
park boys band. A G. Sala will head
lowed by a band and members of the
Native Sons. C z. A. Creighton will
be marshal Of the third division. and he
viii lead the Fraternal Order of Eagles
and q fife and drum corps.
The fourth division viii be headed
by o. Z. Fairfield. and viii consist of
a band and the masqueraders. DR.. T.
r. Greedy viii head the fifth division OF
a band and mounted delegations A
hand and improvement club floats,
headed by c. A. Nelson, Will complete
The sixth division.
The industrial floats will comprise
the seventh division. headed by u. Rem
ensperger. r. III. Ellis will be marshal
81 the eighth division, which win con-
sist Of decorated equipages. The last
division Will be the automobiles.
LONG LINE OF MACH
The line of march viii be as follows:
Sixteenth street to -Capp. counter
march to Mission. Mission to the june
ton of Valencia at Twenty eighth, Va
lencia to Twentieth, Twentieth to Mis-
sion and will turn north in Mission
street passing in review of the grand
marshal and judges.
At II O'Clock the parade of the illum-
mated car floats will pass through the
Mission district. Two of these floats
win be stationed at different locations
A. 1870 o'clock the big automobile pa
rade viii pass through the Mission and
at 11:z5 O'Clock there will be a reeep-
tion to the general public at the hall of
the Mission promotion association. Va
lencia and Sixteenth streets. The old
year will be run out and the new year
welcomed by the chimes of the old
Mission Dolores at midnight. Rev. p.
j. Cummins viii toll the bells.
DOWNTOWN CELEBRATION
AS in the Mission. everything is ready
Tor the downtown celebration. All ar
rangements for the handling of the
crowds have been made by the chief of
police and a special escort OF mounted
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