The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
JAPANESE CRUISER
FIRST TO DEPART
Gift of Flowers and Fruits Rep
resents Parting Courtesy of
PortoIa Committee
Two British Shops Will Leave
Today and Others VIII Soon
Follow Them


With each of her officers and men,
from Captain Takeshita to the lowest
coal passer, wearing in his buttonhole
a flaming chrysanthemum, parting
gift from the Portola committee and
San Francisco, the Japanese cruiser
Idzumo sailed for Monterey, santa
Barbara, Honolulu and Yokohama yes
terday morning at O'Clock. James
! Rolph Jr., chairman of .the reception
committee. boarded the vessel at 5
a. m. saw to it that the visitors re-
ceived the boutonniere and presented
to the vessel a large consignment of
fresh fruit and vegetables, which were
carried alongside the warship on a
barge and loaded for the men. This Is
treat that the sailors will not for
get. for fresh fruit and vegetables are
/ things they seldom see lin any great
portions while at sea.
Though he was tired and anxious to
spend the carnival night in bed Rolph
was compelled to stay up all night in
order to pay the last visit OF courtesy
to the Idzumo but he will speed each
OF the visitors in the same way as they
depart, if he has to remain awake sew
eral other nights to do 1t. Every for
eign sailor will sail through the
Golden gate wearing a boutonniere and
/ smacking his lips in anticipation of
San Francisco's gift of fruit and vege-
tables.
OTHER SHIPS TO DEPART
! The Idzumo was the first to arrive,
as it was the first to leave. The Brit
| ish sloops of war Algerine and Shear
! water VIII sail today for San Diego,
the British cruiser Bedford leaves Fri
/ day for Honolulu, the Dutch cruiser
4 Noord Brabant for Honolulu Saturday
/ and the German cruiser Arcona for the
/ China coast next Monday The Italian
cruiser Calabria will steam for Homo
lulu, her officers believe, some time
toward the latter half of November,
! but they are now awaiting orders from
Italy, and may sail earlier. Captain
Giovannini of the Calabrfa spent all
yesterday afternoon at YerbG~ Buena
/ island Inspecting the training station
/ there, while Captain Schroeder of the
! Arcona, with 120 of his crew. attended
services at the Lutheran church ashore.
The United States mosquito fleet, the
| Perry. Truxton, Lawrence, Hull and
Prebie, upanehored and left for Mare
/ island and Sausalito yesterday, while
the cruiser st. Louis still swings in the
stream
WILL RECEIVE ON BOARD
Before they leave each Of the for
eigners will entertain on board his
vessel, and Rear Admiral Phelps will
be host at a dinner on the St. Louis
Wednesday night. Captain Schroeder
will entertain at a luncheon on the
| Arcona, Monday. and hold an at home
Tuesday An at home will be held on
the Bedford Tuesday also a luncheon
on the Calabria Thursday and an at
home on the Noord Brabant this after
noon The Noord Brabant will go TO
Mare island TO coal Tuesday.
A surprise was in store for launch
men yesterday, when a huge crowd. so
large that hundreds had to be turned
away came down to the water front to
call on the foreign warships. The
/ launches could not begin to handle the
| traffic, though all the extra craft that
had been imported to carry the Por-
tola visitors out to the vessels were
still on duty. Not half the ctty's guests
! left yesterday. and all that remained,
it seemed, had taken in the sights all
week, and, saved Sunday for trip on
the bay.