Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-07
TO CELEBRATE
ADMISSION DAY
NATIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ARRANGE PROGRAM
FESTIVITIES WILL BE HELD AT
SANTA BARBARA
Schedule of Events Includes Street
Parade, Big Barbecue, Grand Ball,
Sports, Literary Exercises
and Fiesta

After weeks of preparation and earn
est effort the Native Sons and Daugh-
ters of California have completed ar
rangements for a proper celebration of
Admission day. The real celebration
will be held at Santa Barbara, and the
committee of Native Sons of that city
has been making arrangements for
more than a year for the reception OF
the various camps of Southern Califor-
MIA.
The committee in charge of the Ad-
mission day celebration yesterday
made the following announcement ad-
| dressed to the Native Sons and Daugh-
! ters of the Golden West:
1.-The time has arrived again when
we, as Native Sons and Native Daugh-
ters of the Golden West, should turn
our attention to the proper observance
of Admission day.
Matter of Duty
"By common consent of the people of
our state the celebration has been
turned over to US, and it is therefore
our duty to see that this epoch in the
history of California is properly and
worthily commemorated.
"The admission of the state which
our fathers founded and in which we
were all born, and to which our love
and loyalty alike unite us, is an event
which should be appropriately cele-
brated by every member of our order.
"The celebration this year will be at
Santa Barbara, and the Native Sons
and Daughters of that beautiful city
have been earnestly and enthusiastical
ly at work for the past year in making
preparations for the grandest celebra-
tion ever held in this portion of our
state
Special Train Provided
The program includes a grand street
parade September 8, a big barbecue, a
grand ball, aquatic and athletic sports.
literary exercises and an old-fashioned
California fiesta.
A special train will leave Los An
geles from the Arcade station at 7:10
o'clock the morning of September .,
and, returning, will leave Santa Bar
bara after the festivities.
Special rates have been arranged for,
and round trip tickets on the special
train can be purchased for $3.50. All
persons south and east of Los Angeles
can purchase tickets to and returning
from Los Angeles at one and a third
rate. On arriving at Los Angeles they
will join with local members on the
special train.
Outsiders to Attend
llCkelS TO ana lIOIn SANTA bdTDdId
| can be purchased at the following
! places: Office of Bert L. Farmer, city
| hall; Grizzly Bear office, 24S Wilcox
| building secretary's office OF Native
Sons; office of Ray Howard, sos Lissner
building; Cunningham, Curtiss &
Welch. 252 South Spring street, and s.
| Nordlinger & Son, 1923 South Spring
street.
The headquarters of the Los Angeles
delegation will be at the Hotel Potter
Santa Barbara, and special hotel rates
have been arranged for by the accom-
mediation committee.
| The parade will start at II o'clock
the morning Of September 8, and every
member of the Los Angeles orders is
urged to take part. The night of Sep
tember s the Native Sons and Daugh-
ters will hold reception at the Santa
Barbara headquarters.
A big delegation of Angelenos outside
of the members of the Native Sons is
expected to witness the Santa Barbara
celebration.