The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-24

be handed over to the finance commit
tee of the Portola festival as a con-
tribution to the fund.
CONTRIBUTE TO FESTIVAL FUND
This plan of contributing to the fes-
tival fund, it is expected, will be
adopted by many other business houses
In San Francisco and throughout the
state, and ''Portola day. is likely to be-
come a popular institution in the next
few days The plan calls for the sup
port OF the buying public to the store,
for customers have the double salts
faction of having received their moneys
worth and of having helped to swell
the fund which is to make possible the
carrying out of the Portola festival
program
The success of the PortoIa festival
the committee points out, is entirely
dependent upon the loyal support of
San Franciscans and Californians in
| whose hands lies the power to make it
the greatest celebration, and at the
same time the biggest advertisement
this community has ever had The COM
mittee has planned a program that
will in every way be a credit to the
CAIJ anu STATE, ana only the lack OF
support can prevent the arrangements
being carried out.
There are great many firms and in
dividuals yet to be heard from and the
committee pointed out that the delay in
making their contributions must inter-
fere with the plans of the celebra-
ton. The time in which. to carry out
the plans for an elaborate program
worthy of the Importance which the
q q I1ad o. I
is brief. and many of the most spectac-
ular features of the festival may have
TO be eliminated for lack of funds.
When the first call for funds went out
the response gave promise of being the
most liberal in the history of the city's
giving, but it was later perceived that
the great majority of those who ex-
pected to support the festival were
holding back for one reason or another
with the result that much of the work
or preparation which had been begun
mad TO be temporarily given up
With the general adoption of the
Portola day plan, Is devised by the
owl drug company, and many of those
who have delayed sending contrihu
tons to the fund adding their share to
the sum which is needed to uphold the
reputation of the city and state. saw
the members of the committee, the ar
rangements can go on apace. and the
opening of the festival on October 10
VIII mark the beginning of a ceIebra-
ton which will send the name of San
francisco and California echoing
around the world. and be the means of
bringing millions of dollars TO the
community year after year.
Order Dragon Uniforms
Military tailors and costumers are
invited by the Portola festival com
mittee to bid for the contract OF sup
plying uniforms for the Portola dra
COON guard Specifications will be is
sued from the main office of the com
mittee and those wishing to do so may
secure copies from the secretary at
$50 Phelan building
The uniforms and costumes are to be
worn during the Portola festival in
the great pageants. The Portola dra-
goons are to be the personal guard and
escort OF Don Gaspar de Portola when
he enters the city and during the
whole of his stay
The Dragon guard is to be a per-
manent organization similar to the
Cleveland Greys, which act as the per-
sonal guard of the president at each
inaugural parade
ACCENT ON THE GA.
The exact pronunciation of the name
| Portola, which has been a mooted
question ever since the inception of the
| idea of holding a Portola festival in
| San Francisco, is definitely settled IN
| The March of Portola," the book that
| is about ready for distribution by the
| California Promotion committee writ
ten and compiled by Zoeth s. Eldredge
and e. j. Molera, chairman and mem
| Der, respectively, of the RECEPTION
| committee of the promotion committee.
Two Of Don Gaspar de Portola's sig
natures have been obtained by these
| historians and in each of them the Ia
| is marked with an accent. In order
| that there may be no doubt about
| these authentic signatures one of the
documents is reproduced In a photo
| engraving, showing clearly the accent
ed letter.
| The facsimile photograph OF the let
! ter of Portola is from the original
! document in possession of E. J. Mo-
| lera, received by him from the archives
! of the city of Puebla, Mexico, where
| Portola was governor after leaving
| California. All of the documents
which are reproduced in this book are
authentic copies of the originals in the
| Spanish archives of the Indies at Sc
Vile.
The narrative of the overland march
| to San Francisco bay by Portola and
| his party has been compiled partly
| from the diary of Father Crespi, one of
| the party, which has been printed in
| Spanish, but mainly from the diary
| of Miguel Constanso, ensign of the