The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
|LARKSPUR READY
FOR BOOSTER DAY
Elaborate Program to Commence
With Parade and Growing
of Forest Queen
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

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LARKsPUR. Sept. 4.-If civic pride,
energy and cooperation bring success,
the booster day celebration to be held
here Monday will be one of the most
spectacular and entertaining AFFAIRS
ever held in Marin county. An elaborate
program has been prepared and the pic
turesque town has been decorated ar
tistically with banners, greens and
strings of electric lights. On the square
by the depot large platform has been
cises and music
Miss Bernice Cagwin. the Forest
Queen is one, of Marins fairest beau
ties, and the ceremonies surrounding
her coronation will be one of the pref
tiest features of. the celebration, which
will begin at 10. o'clock in the morning
with the arrival of Miss Cagwin from
the canyon. She will be preceded by
an. escort of richly uniformed horse
benefit mainly the celebration is to
be, given.
QUEEN TO ASCEND THRONE
Then will come the big parade. with
bands, decorated floats and carriages,
fraternal organizations, clowns. hor-
ribles, school children, flower girls and
a score Of other features. AS far as
Escalle's the pageant will proceed, and
then countermarch to the square, where
Miss sCagwin in all her regal robes will
ascend the throne, She will be for
mally greeted by the f1remen, and a
host OF school children will sing songs
of welcome. A group of fairylike flow
er girls. In white dresses. will execute
dainty hoop dance before her. They
have been drilled by Miss Edith Price.
Miss Ethel Lawton will present a ban
ner donated by the ladies of Larkspur,
and l.. l.. Solomons will deliver the ora
tion of the day.
After lunch will come the sports.
There will be tug of war. boys and
girls races, races for women, fat men
and fire chiefs, and as a grand windup
free for all chase after a creased pig.
At 2:45 there will be a baseball game
between the teams of Larkspur and San
Anselmo, and at 4:45 will come the
exciting flosecart races for a handsome
$50 cup between the fire departments
of Mill Valley, Sausalito, Larkspur, San
Anselmo and Petaluma.
In the evening the streets will be
illuminated with incandescent lights,
merry makers will parade up and down
in fantastic costumes, confetti will fill
the air. and Larkspur boosters" will
make good their slogan, Fun for all
and all for fun.
WOMEN PLAN FESTIVAL
To the members of the Ladies auxili-
ary booster club great credit is due
for the manner In which they have ar
ranged the details of the festival. The
officers of the club are Mrs w. F.
Lynch, president: Mrs. r. C. Doherty,
secretary; Mrs. M. c. Hiniker, treas
urer.
The men on the various committees
are
/ John Il. Foley, chairman: s. r. Weeks secre.
tary; Charles G. White treasurer.
Finance committee--J.4A. Mccormick Captain
John Foley Charles G.. White. Frank Craig, Will
liam Cassidy.
Games--R C. Doherty, Neil Kelly. Ben Har-
mon. william Cassidy. George Price. Ed Gailatin.
Recepton--C.s W. Rice. f. O. Heydenfeldt, E.
81. Barnes, Doctor Kenwood.
sehler NJ. Il Gsrdiner, George Caswin.
Program-Ted Malone. Captain John Foley, "a.
]. Seegelken. Stewart Barnes, r. C.. Doherty,
F. NJ. Ambrose.
Deeorations-H. J; seegelken, ]. F. Murphy.
Prnting--Stewart Barnes, Ted Malone, F. r.
Podd.
Contribntion-Stewart Barnes. j. P. Balm. C.
X. Howe
Publicity-Neil Kelly, ]. A. Mccormick, Ben
Harmon.
Przes-A. E. Woods. ]. ]. Young, George Gag
win. Doctor Jaegelng.
Concessions P. Clayburg. Anton shula, A.
e. Woods.
A masquerade ball was held on the
open air platform this evening for the
benefit Of the celebration, a I which a
large crowd was present.