The San Francisco call., 1909-10-19
COMMITTEE GIVES
DECORATION PRIZES
Alfred LiIienfeId Gets First,
Newman=LevinsOn Second and
Fife Building Third
st. Francis Hotel Ruled Best
Night Display, With ROOs
Brothers Second

merchants and property owners for the
Portola festival Mayor Dawson acted
as chairman OF the committee of Cali
fornia mayors, who were selected to
act as judges The committee last
night returned the following report:
DECORATION AWARDS
TO the Portola Festival Committee:
Gentiemen-Your committee begs leave
to report that after a day and evening
spent in winding about the streets of
the new san Francisco amidst a perfect
maze Of brilliant decorations we find
that the task OF picking out and decid-
ing upon the three best decorated
buildings more difficult than We had
anticipated. But after careful consid-
Grafton and according TO the rules laid
down your committee believes that the
following buildings are entitled to the
DAY prizes and accordingly award;
First prize, S200 to Alfred Lilfenfeld
a Co., Ke2rny and Post streets.
Second prize. sl00. to Newman q Lev
lnSons stockton and OFarrell streets
Third prize, $50, to Fife building,
Market ana California streets.
Your committee desires TO give hon.
or2ble mention to:
The First National Bank building,
Post and Montgomery streets.
l. MaEnin & Co., Geary street and
O'Connor, MOfTatt q Co, l21 Post
street.
Roos Bros, Market and stockton
Balboa building, Second and Market
streets.
Tbe Emporium.
Lincoln Realty building. Fifth and
Hale Bros. Sixth and Market streets.
Upon judging the night decorations
your committee believes that the ST.
Francis hotel as entitled TO nrst prize,
$loe, for night display. II being by far
the most elaborate; and we believe
that ROOs Bros. Market and stockton
streets. are entitled to second prize.
S5e, on account of the artistic effect
and close adherence to Portola color
scheme.
We desire to give honorable mention
TO the following:
Humboldt Bank building. Chronicle
building, New PaIace hotel, FairmOnt
hotel. Orpheum theater. Whiteney
building. Emporium, City of Paris.
Your committee wishes TO add that
the street decorations call for our spe-
clal admiration and honorable mention
and we wish 10 compliment the COM
nnttee as well as the numerous indi-
Niduals who have done so much to
bring about this most ma gnificent and
gorgeous display. The new buildings
and decorations make il almost impos-
s. bic for one TO realize that this great
F ty has arisen from the ashes of the
1oid within the short space of thHee
years and built on firmer and more
enduring plan and we seriously believe
that the upbuilding OF the new San
Francisco is entitled 10 rank among
the wonders of the world and the best
Illustration that the world has of re-
sources and energy of the American
people Yours respectfully.
CHARLES W. DAWSON, Mayor of San
Jose, Chairman.
In an automobile Mayor Dawson was
whirled through the city for several
hours until his eyes sched in a maze
Of color. Mayor Dawson said that if
he had had any idea OF the enormity of
the task he was undertaking in trying
10 pass upon all the decorations he
would never have consented to act as
chairman Of the committee.
He said that while he knew in a
vague way that the city would be
splendidly arrayed for the Portola fes-
tival, he had no idea of the extent and
eIaborateness of the decorations. He
was simply overwhelmed when he came
10 view All of the displays of color for
the celebration.
OVERWHELMED BY TASK
Starting from the PheIan building.
Mayor Dawson went down Market
street toward the ferry. That's fine.
That's finet he said, leaning out OF
the machine to gaze at the Mutual saw
ings bank building, swathed in bunt-
ing and streamers. The Chronicle
building, festooned in incandescents,
next attracted mis- attention.
"A very brilliant effeett~ exclaimed
Dawson as the Palace hotel came in
view The hotel was outlined in cleo
tric lights sBd q broad band OF red and
yellow drapes the top story. At Post
and Monrgomery streets the mayor
stopped TO admire the 5eautiful effect
Of the decorations Of the big bank
buildings The First national bank
was a-hutter with red and yellow and
American flags. From every window
Of the big building festival and Ameri-
can flags prOtrude and medallions of
Portola are placed at intervals along
the 10 lower stories. The Crocker
national and the Enion trust company
buildings are also elaborately dec
GRATED.
At California and Market the mayor
found a bower Of beauty. The Fife
building is literally clothed in red.
white and blue with Portola bunting
The California frHit Gamers and the
Lurn bermen's buildings are also pret-
tily decorated.
In the vicinity of the ferry the dec
oratfons Of George Hass & Sons and
tohse of Kiiborn G. Hayden attracted
the attentin of Mayor DAWSON On
the way back up Market street the
mayor stopped again to look at the
Fife building. He commented on the
display of the Seaboard national bank
street amazed Mayor Dawson those in
san Francisco's retail shopping dis
frict fairly took his breath away Pro-
ceeding down Kearny street from Mar
lef Mayor Dawson was halted bv the
display of Alfred Lillienthal & Co. al
Post street.
RETAIL DISTRICT AMAZEs
Immense pictures typical of the eras
Of California history from the coming
Of Gaspar de POrtOla are a feature
az the Ldllienthal display The frames
in which they are set are bordered with
electric Fights for night display The
entire building is gorgeously decorated
with bunting and flags. The Koenig
building also attracted the attention of
the mayor.
The San Jose executive was much
IMPRESSED with the enterprise of the
italian colony in decorating and ilIum-
mating at their own expense Broadway.
Montgomery avenue and other streets
Tbe Italian citizens carried out the
scheme Of the Portola committee for
Market street throughout the colony.
Elaborate displays commanded the
admiration ~ of the mayor in Chinatown
We stores whose decorations were
commented upon were Nanking Fook
xVob Co. Hang Far Low, w. Sang