The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
COMPLETE PLANS
TO GREET TAFT
Reception Committee Approves
Days Program and Chooses
Speakers for Banquet
Chief Cook Issues Orders Detail
ing Precautions for the
Presidents Safety

The perfected plans for President
Taft's day in San Francisco, October 5.
were approved at yesterdays final
meeting of the reception committee,
and the six speakers, in order, chosen
for the evening banquet as follows:
Mayor Edward r. Taylor, President
Taft, Governor Gillett, Charles S.
Wheeler, George A. Knight and Gavin
McNab.
The school childrens welcome to the
president will be carried out as planned.
the pupils of the public schools being
stationed along both sides of Van Ness
avenue from Market street to Bush,
and those Of the parocllial schools hav-
ing reserved for them the sidewalks
from Bush to Clay.
The president will be met by the San
Francisco reception committee at the
Broadway wharf, Oakland, at Has a.
M, and escorted across the bay in
the revenue cutter Golden Gate.
Arrived at the transport dock at
1890 p. m, the party will be met by
an escort of four troops of cavalry and
one battalion of mounted police. The
parade will move from the wharf at
12:40
Seated in the first carriage will be
President Taft, Mayor Taylor, Cover
nor Gillett and Captain Butt, the presi-
dents military aide. The second car
riage will contain secret service men
and the presidential party with the
members of the reception committee
will be in the succeeding carriages.
two and two.
LINE OF MARCH
The line of march of the parade
follows:
From transport dock up East street
to Market; Market to Montgomery:
Montgomery to California; California
to Kearny; Kearny to Market; Market
to Van Ness avenue; west side of Van
Ness to Clay street; countermarch on
east side ofevan Ness to Golden Gate
avenue; Golden Gate to Leavenworth
(where the cornerstone of the Y. M G..
A. building will be laid): thence to
Market; Market to Grant avenue; Grant
avenue to Post street; Post to Stockton
Stockton to O'Farrell; O'Farrell TO
Powell (where the Union league recep-
tion will be heidi; up Powell to st.
Francis hotel Qadies' entrance).
The presidents route from the ST.
Francis to the Fairmont for the even
ing banquet follows: Up Powell to SUIT
ter; Sutter to Leavenworth; Leaven-
worth to California; California to the
Fairmont.
The following is the time schedule
for the day:
Meet president. Broadway wharf, Oakland
ll:4S: arrive at transport dock. after luncheon
cornerstone laid. Y. NJ. G. A.. 2:i5 to 2:4S:
Union. League club. 800 to 400: Hotel ST
Francis. 405 to 600; president taken from
st. Francis to Fairmont 8:O5: recenfion Of
Fairmont. 6:1J to 200; banquet ZOO: leave
for st. Francis, 10:30
Charles c. Moore was added to the
reception committee yesterday. and the
senator's and congressman of Cali
fornia given special invitations to the
banquet
The committee will meet the presi-
dent Wednesday morning, October s
and with the police and military escort
| accompany him to the ferry for his
start TO the interior and the Yosemite
Chief of Police Cook issued yester-
day has orders to the company com
manders for the handling of the crowd
along the line of march of the parade
and for insuring the presidents safetv
during his stay in San Francisco.
The entire police force will be called
into service during the afternoon. the
midnight to o'clock squad in the
morning having been given their re-
lief at a. m.
Captain Kelly will have command ~
the mounted squad escorting the presi-
dent; Captain Gleeson of the men a.
the Fairmont, and Captain Duke at tbe
st. Francis hotel. The other CAPTAINS
and their commands will be stationed
along the line of parade.
The cars of the United Railroads
will be DETECTED from Market street
and Powell during the passage Of the
parade.