The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-21

her in honor Of the one hundred s
and fOrtieth anniversary of the
discovery of the Golden gate by
Gaspar de POrtOIa and the rebuild
ing of the city by sending a mes
sage to Archbishop Riordan on the
great occasion.
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That CALIFORNIA; entertainment of its
Portola visitors may equal or sur
pass in joyousness and magnihcence of
pageantry the most glowing of the
promises that have been so warmly
extended 10 the world, the Portola
festival committee has determined to
begin a campaign for funds with which
TO increase the scope and dimensions
Of the coming fete to an extent that
wiz make it unique among all the
festivals that ever have been held in
any city Of the United States.
PLANS HAVE BROADENED
So. as the Portola festival has taken
on an International Importance, the
plans for the occasion have been broad
ened TO an equal extent. California,
The picturesque and the beautiful. is
TO be on exhibition, and no visitor must
be allowed TO find anything of disap-
pointment in what is shown And in
order 10 execute the plans and the
program which the visiting multitude
win expect of a city which has the
reputation Of being imbued more than
any other city in America with the
carnival spirit. money is needed. From
this arises the call of the Portola com
mittee for voluntary contributions.
The plans already under way toward
nHa .
for the decoration of the city and for
the spectacular parades and pageants
that viii form an important part of
the carnival
NEWER AND GREATER
The story Of how a fairy wand was
waved over the ashes of a ruined CITY
and Of how a newer and greater city
sprang rs II by magic from those ashes
has been told by word and picture in
the leading newspapers and journals of
this country and the old world Yet
such evidence is almost unbelieva Bile
and the world is waiting impatiently
TO see the results OF the miracle with
its own eyes. II is now assured that
President Taft will open the festival in
person and that the bay of San Fran
cisco will welcome a great feet of
United States and foreign battleships
CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS
The campaign for funds viii be
opened in earnest the first of next
week. Individual letters are TO be
sent out asking for subscriptions and
a general call for contributions will
be issued More than $4,000 personal
letters viii be sent by the finance COM
mittee, consisting of Louis Sloss
Frank B. Anderson and James X
Armsby, and subscription blanks will
be Enclosed. Such letters can not be
sent TO every citizen Of the state, how
ever. so the general call Is TO be made.
Reliance for a prompt and generous
response is placed upon confidence that
the pride of the people will lead them
10 do everything in their power to
make the festival 2 glowing success.
NATIVE SONS WILL AID
At a luncheon attended by the COM
mittee appointed by the grand parlor OF
the Native Sons and several members
OF the executive committee of the Por-
toia festival at the St Francis hotel
Friday assurance was given that the
Native Sons would cooperate in every
way TO make the celebration a success
and that their part in the festivities
would be an important one.
The luncheon was preliminary to a
general meeting of Native Sons to be
held Thursday night in the Countryman
building, at which five delegates from
viii meet to discuss plans for the
jubilee. It is probable that an entire
section OF the main festival parade will
be in charge of the Native Sons and
Daughters and that special floral fete
VIII be held under their auspices.
The Native Sons committee has as
sured the Portola committee tina,
neither financial nor moral support
viii be wanting and that whatever is
determined upon as the Native Sons
part in the festivities will be made
the biggest and most elaborate of Its
kind that ever has been attempted in
the state. Among the Native Sons who
have taken an active part in making
the preliminary arrangements are Dan.
feI A. Ryan. Judge John ]. Van Nos.
trand, J. Emmett Hayden, Fairfas
WheeIan F. w. Kutter. W. d. Hobro
Dan Troy and Fred Jung.
Stockton Hears From Taft
TSeecioI Dispatch 10 The Call
STOCKTON. July 20.-In response Il
a telegram to President William How
ard Taft from Mayor r. r. Reibensteir
inviting the nations chief executive tc
visit stockton while on the coast al
the San Francisco Portola festivities
the following message from Washing
ton has been received:
WHITE HOUSE. WASHINGTON, d
q Juiy Is. Is09.-My Dear Sir: The
,~esi6ent has received your Telegram
~ JuJv Il and thanks you cordially
for your kind invitation to visit Stock.
TON.
ern frip he VIII be glad to give care
ri confederation TO wishes of the cit
lens Of stockton. Very truly your,
F. NJ. CARPENTER,
Secretary TO the president
Autos Coming to Festival