The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

miniature fighting craft were manned
bv members of the Aeolian yacht club.
There was a band concert at the Mid
way in Park street
Small Boy in Berkeley
BERKELEY, July 5.-The small boy
and the big cracker was the only Off
cial celebration of the fourth in this
plenty of enjoyment and did but little
damage either to himself or to prop
erty The fire department had quiet day.
but a few small blaZes requiring the
services of the engines. Such residents
as remained here for the holiday spent
the day quietly or sought pleasure In
climbing in the hills or visiting the
university grounds.
national guard, journeyed to Alameda
this morning for the festivities in that
city, but there was no other display.
The program of patriotic music in
Golden Gate park band of San Fran
cisco was enjoyed by large crowd
and the building was comfortably filled.
Arthur Cunningham made a hit with
My Own United States" and the pro-
logue to "PPagliacci."
Brooklyn Celebration
MELROSE HEIGHTS, July g.
Brooklyn township outside had its off,
cial gathering for the glorious fourth
on a hillside overlooking the new
school building beside the boulevard
today. Thousands congregated on the
slope participating in various forms of
revelry or listening to the extensive
program given from a finely decorated
grandstand at the foot of the descent.
Joaquin Miller, grizzled poet of the
Sierras, came down from his aerie
in the hills and read the Declaration of
independence. The poets fine rendition
was received with prolonged applause.
The crowd then crossed over to the
I oh I H.,
| raised a new flag above the building.
After that Miss Elsie Harmon was
crowned Goddess of Liberty and Miss
1. Pastera sang The Star Spangled
Banner"
six little girls dressed in classical
Greek style and bearing garlands of
roses sang and danced. Their song
was modern and was entitled Jessie
Dear" The six little maids were Miss
Alma Hansen, Madeline Best, Marian
Best Eleanor Fisher, Pearl Courtney
and Consuela de Laveaga: With other
drilled by Mrs Clara macdonald.
The children taking part in the en-
semble dance were Eric Kinsey, Irene
Fragas, Arthur Calhoun, Mabel Murchf-
son, Katheryn Murchison, Doris CAL
houn, Regenia Donovan. Thelma Des-
more, Elizabeth Peppin, Edith Hadley,
Fern Scraba, Consuela de Laveaga,
Vivian Britton, Frederick Britton, Mad
cline Best, Marian Best, Eleanor Fisher,
Pearl Courtney, Alma Hansen, Adei
Schmidt, Alberta Schmidt
Fourth in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG, July 5.-Independence
day was observed here on the green
back of the Lockwood school A pro-
gram attracted thousands of persons.
beginning at $3.50 o'clock in the morn
ing and concluding with an exhibition
of fireworks and a masked ball during
the evening.
Miss c. Harrison sang The Star
Spangled Banner" just before noon
with an accompaniment by the Lock-
wood school band. Supervisor Bridge,
Rev. H. Won Lupken and Rev. Father
kfley delivered addresses followed by
the reading of the Declaration of INDIE
pendence by William d. Bryant.
Then varied list of sports was an
nounced to be run off. Foot races tug
goats afforded unlimited amusement
hibition of rough riding steer ropine
and bronco busting and baseball were
features which kept a great portion of
the crowd at the lower end of the
field.
Disappointment came when the aero
plane fight ended in short drop to
the ground.
The browning of Miss Robina Lewis
as Goddess of Liberty, the parade of
"horribles" and an old fashioned Span
ish barbecue filed out an attractive
program for the day, which ended when
the days of 40 were recalled by the
costumes worn at the masked ball