The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23

With the news that one of the
Wright brothers, in his famous Fort
Myer aeroplane, will contest here for
the supremacy of the air with his
nearest rival, the Curtis aeroplane. dur
Ing Portola week. with a meeting OF
representative men from about the bay
in the st. Francis hotel, the announce
ment that the railroads in rates and
accommodations will favor the CITY in
every way, and with definite data re-
garding the Portola program, San Fran
clscos great October festival was in
fused witf added vigor yesterday.
| The task of collecting the thousands
necessary tc make the fete what IT
! should be was lightened by the en-
thusiasm with which all are taking
a part in the work of preparing for the
| celebration.
One of the most important of the for
ward steps taken yesterday was the
meeting of the Porto.a general commit
tee with the Native Sons Joint Portola
committee, and the inception of plans
that will make the California orders $
section of the fete an important one
indeed.
Just say what you want and we will
give 1T to you." p. T. Clay. chairman
OF the main committee, told the Joint
Native Sons committee last night and
the request for a general part in the
| good time and a special section OF
the parade, was at once granted by the
committeeman. The Native Sons com
mittee. which gathered over 20 strong
in the Countryman building to meet
the Portola boosters, purposes to Join
with delegates from the parlors both
or the Sons and Daughters on both
sides of the bay as far south as San
Jose, and take especial charge of one
big section of the great all California
parade that will be one of the main
features of the whole festival.
Let it be wonderful, our part of the
parade" Lewis Byington said. Rather
than have a section a mile long let us
make it smaller, If it seems advisable
and make it, every bit of it, somethins
that we can be proud of.
The union with the representatives
from the bay cities yesterday after
noon, and with the Native Sons last
night, Is an amalgamation that makes
certain the success of Portola.
Mayor William Noy of Alameda, I
II. Clay, president of the Oakland
chamber of commerce; Charles H
Spear, representing the Berkeley con-
tingent, and all others of the trans
bay citizens united in promising joint
work for Portola, and the Native Sons
throughout the central part of the
state will work for the festival in a
body.
The address of p. T. Clay to the
Native Sons last night was remark
able for the matter of fact way in
which it was delivered, and the enthu-
siasm 1t aroused. Clay divulged many
plans of the committee that have
as yet been kept secret, among them
the aeroplane competition, and also
the fact that the queen of Spain, when
she steps off the Third and Townsend
street cars, will be met by six maids
of honor chosen by the wife of Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico, and picked from
the most beautiful maidens in all
Mexico.
| Fairfax Wheelan was elected tempo
rary chairman of the Native Sons COM
mittee, and Edward F. Moran secretary
those present at the about the bay
/ luncheon were:
Mayor Taylor. Mayor William Noy OF
Alameda, Charles p. Magagnos, Alex
ander Mackie, DR.. G. L. Schmidt, C. r
Smith, Frederick Nissen. Thomas Rick
ard. Charles Keeler, Charles II. Spear
G.. b. Ocheltree Wells Drury, W. E
Woolsey, c. c. Juster, E. A. Young. I. H
Clay, w. S. Mackay, E. G. Ryker, be-
sides the members of the executive
committee of the Portola festival