The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley
COLUSA CARNIVAL
PLANS COMPLETED
Water Parade by Decorated
Boats, Balloon Ascensions
and Speech Making

COLUSA June 12.-The final arrange
ments for the water carnival and Sac
ramento valley boosting meeting to be
held here June 10 were about completed
at meeting of the committee last
evening and it is expected that the
celebration will be the largest of its
kind ever held in the valley.
According 70 the program it is
now arranged the morning hours will
be devoted entirely to speeches. John
A. Fox, special director of the ma
tional rivers and harbors congress. will
be the speaker of the day and Will tell
those present about the rivers of the
nation. Speakers from different locali-
ties throughout the valley Will discuss
local subjects.
BOAT RACES AND PARADE
The Sacramento boat club has COM
pleted arrangements for races in the
AFTERNOON and probably the most in
teresting race viii be that for speed
boats over a two mile course. although
there is much talk about the race for
single cylinder boats of all sizes. The
Sacramento boat club will also have
charge of the decorating of the boats
for the night parade. Handsome cups
viii be offered for the best decorated
boats.
The committee on accommodations
reported that the people had responded
literally to the request that their
homes be thrown open to visitors and
that every one who visited Colusa on
carnival day would be well cared for.
The committee will have the manage
ment of accommodations at a central
point, whence visitors will be sent to
their rooms. Special attention will be
given to the owners of boats and mem
bers of the Sacramento Valley develop
ment association A large hall has
been engaged for headquarters for
these people in a special effort to make
them as comfortable as possible.
BALLOONS AND DANCING
TWO balloon ascensions have been ar
ranged for and many other attractions
of equal interest. The days progra m
will close with a dance on a barge in
the Sacramento river, for which one
of the best bands in the state will fur
nish music. The entertainment COM
mittee proposes to have something do
ing every minute of the day.
The carnival is to be held under the
auspices of the Sacramento Valley de-
velopment association and the CoIusa
County chamber of commerce for the
purpose of boosting the Sacramento
valley and river.
FIFTY BOATS TO PARADE
Fully so motor boats will come here
from Sacramento to compete in the
parade and races. Those registered to
make the journey are:
Washington motor boat club-Com-
modore Lefebvre. Merry Widow; Pan
kost & Reynolds. Reynolds Flyer; c.
Williams, Flora z; c. Davis 800 ];
John Ferey, Pearl; Clark Bluhm &
Davis, c. B. D.; Nunes Bros, Nunes
Bros; Amos Williams. Blanche w; Will
lians, Isenger & Scott Three Links;
Frank Flatbush Referee; Ed Elliott,
Mariuch; Herman Koch, Private; Ferris
Sumner. Laf-a-Lot; D. Mcdowell Lots
o Fun; Lanchester & Mart, Royal Sport
William Van Zee. PiR Paf Pouf; E.
VI. Brown, Rambler; R. NJ. Magill. Sal
lie; George A Meyer, Emma; William
Russell, Sea Gull; Jack James. Dixie.
Sacramento boat club-Y. J. Win
chester. Winsum; Frank Sehoenbach-
Ter, Eclipse; Arthur Fisher, Fawn;
Charles Fical, Leona; Beach, Echo:
Commodore 1. G. Shaw. J. e. S.; H. /.
Seymour. cruiser Cazadero; w J Rus
sic, cruiser Buffalo; Snyder, Eriwood
Cook, Delmar; Al May, P. D. O.; D. F.
Grass, d. F. G.; Hugh Mauldin. Mill
cent; Vice Commodore Frank Dwyer.
Aervl: Albert Elkus Red Raven