The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
LIBERAL AID FOR
PORTOLA CARNIVAL
Many Civic Organizations
Pledge Their Support to Make
Festival Great Success
Committee Endeavoring to Raise
Fund of S15O,0OO TO Garry
Out Program Planned

United in one project for the first
time in the history of San Francisco,
every organization in this city has
promised to support and further the
scope of the Portola carnival. AS a re-
sult-the "get together" spirit has given
solid foundation and a smooth road
to the great festival.
Many organizations have expressed
not only a Willingness to contribute
financially, but also to devote the time
and energy of their members in ad-
vancing the interests of the fiesta.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
The carnival has or will put to the
test the loyalty of every San Francis
can. One hundred and fifty thousand
dollars is to be raised to make a sue
cess of the festival, and the executive
committee has appealed to all citizens
of San Francisco to contribute toward
this large fund. The committees head
quarters are at 936-7-S Phelan building.
Among the organizations and indi-
viduals who have signified their inten
tion of joining in the festivities are
the following:
San Francisco allied printing trades council
Grand Army of the Republic, 1907 y Steiner
street; chamber OF commerce.; Zoeth Eldridge,
chairman reception committee: Ladies G. A r. I;
Seven Pines circle No. 5; N Captain coun-
ell No. 991. National union; Golden City Re
bekah lodge No. 304 l. O. o. F.; amalgamated
Harmony chapter No. 124, o. Z. S.; Daughters
of California Pioneers, Excelsior Homestead
progressive association, Fillmore Street improve
ment association, housesmths and architectural
iron workers West of Castro club; Albert Sidney
Johnston chapter. U. D. c.; Club Mendelssohn
Berkeley Federation of Mothers Clubs; Mission
lodge No. 296, T. f. B.; Oakland chamber of
commerce, Alaska Yukon exposition, Manufac-
turers and Producers association, Thursday
club; district grand lodge No. 4, /. o. b. and
B.; Bay View and Silver Terrace improvement
association; local union No. 4S3. carpenters;
Companions of Forest of America Alameda :;
Druids: chamber of commerce. San Francisco;
California Promotion committee; Wholesale Fruit
and Produce Merchants protective association,
Merchants association. Mission promotion asso-
citation, San Francisco real estate board; San
Francisco lodge No. 3, l. o. o. F.: United States
grand council No. 10, A. o. OF American Me-
chanics; Concordia lodge No. 10. |. o. o. F.;
district grand lodge No 4. l. o. Il. B.; Out
door Art league. California club; Morse lodge
No 2JT. /. o. o. F.; San Francisco building
trades councils temple associations, Mountain
ern Woodmen OF America, East Oakland; Haight
and Ashbury district improvement club: Grape
Growers of California. AGO Montgomery street,
H. F. Stoll; First United Presbyterian church.
San Francisco; international brotherhood Of book
binders brotherhood of teamsters, South of
Market improvement association; California
council No. /. Daughters of Liberty; James A.
Garfield post No. 34 &. A. r.; Star King coun-
Gil No. g. o. Z. A. NJ; Court Hubertus No. 15,
F. o. A: Market and Church Streets improve
ment club; Court Occidental No. 66I6, Ancient
Order of Foresters; San Francisco Institute of
Art; Fidelity lodge No. DID,, l. o. o. F.; Polk
Street district association, district council car
penters Golden Gate aerie No. 81, F. o. E.;
Edgar A. Peixotto carpenters and joiners OF
America, associated retail grocers.
DUAL ATHLETIC MEET
The committee is arranging a dual
athletic meet between the famous New
York athletic club and the crack ath-
letes who wear the winged 20" of the
Olympic club. President Humphreys of
the Olympic club is planning to have
the cornerstone of the clubs new
building laid in Portola week.
The jackies off the warships in the
harbor at that time will compete in
athletic contests, but the big athletic
feature will be the number of worlds
champions in the games on the day to
be devoted to athletics.
The city's school children will take
a prominent part in the carnival and
preparations are now being made to
organize them for the festival.