The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-19
TO CELEBRATE THE RE-
BUILDING OF FRISCO.

San Francisco, Oct. 19.-Arisen
phoenix like from almost total de-
struction by fire and earthquakes the
rehabilitated San Francisco is today
making nerry in festivities ostensibly
to commemorate the discovery of the
bay by Don Caspar de Portola. but in
reality in honor of the rebuilders OF
the city.
Having boarded the revenue cutter
Golden Gate at dawn, Nicholas Cover
ubias. i-npersonating Portola. entered
the golden Gate at ten O'Clock amid
the booming of the guns and foreign
warships gathered in the harbor.
When he reached the wharf at Mis-
sion street, he was greeted by deaf
ening cheers by the crowds and es-
corted by Portola Dragons. dressed
in the equipment of the days of the
real explorer. He headed a wonderful
" cosmopolitan parade to Union
Square. where he was presented with
the keys of the city.
The parade included u. 8. regulars.
1,lue jackets. sailors and marines from
the battleships of Japan, England.
Holland Germany and Italy, and at
Union Square toast proposed by
President Tart to the rebuilt city,
was drunk. and Don Caspar presented
70 Queen Virgilia. who will reign dur
ing the five days of the carnival
Chicago, Oct. 19.-Tnree hundred
thousand school children today Joined
the country wide eutburst in giving
three cheers for the rehabilitation OF
San Francisco.
San Francisco. Calf. Oct. 19.-To
celebrate the rebuilding and rejuve-
ma ion of the city and the anniversary
CT the discovery of the Golden Gate
by Don Caspar de Portola, the great
est festival in San Francisco's his
tory was opened today.
President Taft sent a message of
congratulations and good will, and
all over the world those who admire
the pluck and energy of San Francis
cans in reclai.ning the Pacific Coast
metropolis from the wreckage left by
the earthquake and fire are toasting
the city and its future welfare.
With warships here from all the
leading powers of the earth and with
the city in festival attire, the land
and water pageantry will rival and
probably outdo the recent celebra-
tions in New York and St. Louis.
From the opening pageant of the
entrance of Portola to the city, the
ceremonies attendant upon the pre-
sentation of the golden key OF the
CITY and the introduction and recep-
tion by the queen. to the final merry
making on Saturday night, San Fran
cisco will he en- fete and every hour
of the day and night will be crowded
with incident and mighty spectacles-
cloud of flags and bunting give the
city a gay aspect today. and at night
an unprecedented illumination will
battle the city in a great flood OF
light
Governors and distinguished men
from nearly all of the western states
and official representatives from for
eign nations are here and are being
ent tertained with true San Francisco
hospitality. The visitors will have no
reason to complain of neglect OF cold
treatment. as did some of the foreign
representatives at the Hudson-Fulton
celebration in New York.
Miss Vergilia Bogue. whom the Gel
ebration committee decided to be the
most beautiful girl in California, is
the queen OF the festival She Is the
daughter of Virgil G.. Bogue. the dis
tinguished engineer who built the
Aroya Railway in Peru. the famous
railroad among the clouds in the An
des. said to be the greatest engineer
ing project ever undertaken. At pres
ent he Is directing the engineering
work on the Western Pacific Miss
Bogue is %. and as beautiful as she
Is accomplished. She has written two
books, and the latest, entitled THE
Strength to Yield,' is said to be even
more startling than many of the late
sensational works.