The San Francisco call., 1909-10-19
ALL WARSHIPS ARE
TO HONOR EMPRESS
Will Join German Cruiser in
Observance of Fifty-first
Birthday of Ruler
Many Official COurtesies Are
Exchanged Between Officers
of the Various Nations

OF all the events which will mark
Portola week. one not on the program
of the committee is likely to rival even
the triumphal entry into the harbor of
the reincarnated captain of dragons.
Don Gaspar de Portola-
Augusta Victoria. empress of Ger
many, will celebrate her fifty-first
birthday Friday, and ships of the Ger
man navy in ali parts of the world will
celebrate the anniversary by dressing
in their gayest bunting and at noon
firing the national salute of 21 guns
Where there are ships of other ma
tions present as will be the case in San
Francisco, when the cruiser Arcona
celebrates the imperial birthday. they,
too, are invited to join in the tribute
and it is an invitation that is always
accepted. This means, then. that next
Friday every warship in the bay, big
and little, will be af1utter with bunting
and at noon every ship that rates sa-
lutte will hoist the imperial ensign and
fire 21 guns in company with the Ar
coma.
WILL TOAST EMPRESS
On the Arcona the crew will be mus
tered in brilliant array, the officers In
full dress Captain Schroeder will de-
liver an address to his men and all
hands viii toast the health of her inn
periaI highness, Augusta Victoria
The rain caused a decided reduction
Yesterday in the number of visitors to
the warships Large crowds went out
in the morning, but in the afternoon
the shore launches carried few passen-
gers. The naval visitors are very con-
siderate in speaking about the wealth
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I'VE have fog in Italy and at times
1t rains considerably.
The Japanese smile and say that it
reminds them of home, at certain sea-
sons, and on the Bedford Captain Fitz-
herbert graciously acknowledges that
even in London it sometimes rains.
REAR ADMIRAL CALLS
Rear Admiral Phelps paid a number
of official calls yesterday in retMrn for
calls made previously to the fMgship.
Each ship that he visited fired a salute
of Is guns as he went away.
Captain Schroeder was the guest of
Consul Genera. Franz Bopp on Sunday
at the latter's home across the bay. He
visited Mayor Taylor at noon yesterday
and in the afternoon was the guest.
with some of his officers. of the consul
general, his host of the-day before.
Two new officers will join the Arcona
lOUdS. Ont VI NAAooii4P44oh fOh
Prellwitz und Saffron, is the son of the
commander of the imperial naval sta
tion at Kiel Midshipman Wissman is
the other new officer.
The captains of all the visiting for
eign warships were the guests of Rear
Admiral Phelps last evening at dinner
on board the st. Louis.
COURTEsIEs EXCHANGED
The officers of the. japanese cruiser
Idzumo yesterday entertained the OFF,
GERS of the American fleet at a Japan
ese luncheon in the Idzumos ward
room and four of the Calabria's officers
were entertained on board the York.
town.
Fourteen of the Idzumo's officers
were made the guests of the Mitsui
company last night at the Orpheum. A
number of the cruisers officers visited
the Mare island navy yard. some of
them inspected the Union iron works
and another party spent the day atthe
Lick observatory. Consul General Ma
gai will entertain number of the off,
GERS this evening at the st. Francis
hotel
Some of the ships did not receive Wis
itors yesterday, but, beginning today,
visitors will be welcome aboard them
all between l and 4 o'clock in the aft
ernoon and all the ships will be ilIu-
minated every night during the festi-
val
If you are honest, you must admit
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