The San Francisco call., 1909-09-02
CHINESE PRINCE TO
SEE PORTOLA F[T[
Cousin of Emperor Expected on
Warship Which Will Be
Assigned to Festival
Orientals Prepare Elaborate Pa
rade With Dragon, Lion,
Floats and Musicians

The Chinese residents of San Fran
cisco are anxiously awaiting advices
from China regarding the Prince Tsai
Flu, who is expected to arrive in this
city on board the warship which Will
be assigned to the Portola festival. and
elaborate preparations are being made
for his reception. The streets and
principal buildings in Chinatown are
to be festooned with red and yelloW
electric bulbs, and countless slken
banners will futter in the breeze dur
ing Portola week. for in no section
of the city or state is the festlVal
spirit more general than in the chi
nese quarter.
One of the greatest features of the
parade of all nations during the fes-
tivaI will be the immense Chinese
dragon, 800 foot long and carried by
600 men. This is the largest dragon
that has ever been seen outside China.
and the most gorgeous in coloring. IL
has been made to order in China and
is now on the way to this country.
FLOATS AND MUSIC PROMISED
Besides this dragon there is a great
Chinese lion, 80 feet long and 1S feet
high, which will be borne by 90 men:
IL floats, the most elaborate and pic
10 Illuminated fish for the night
parade The latter are made of silk,
cunningly designed, and with lights
which produce a phosphorescent glow,
ever changing into a myriad OF diner
ent hues.
The designs of the floats are not as
yet known, but there will be some
sensational surprises. Wong You and
LUX Tin ELI, who are the leaders in
in 10 Chinese
quarter, promise detachments of men
in uniform for the parade and at least
five bands. There will be drum and
bugle corps, a corps of Chinese Native
Sons and a small army of Chinese
school children in uniform.
The Chinese merchants will spend
small fortunes in decorations and illu-
limitations. The Sing Chong building
will have more than 1900 lamps, and
the Sing Fat, Canton and Nanking
Fook Wah bazaars will be covered with
lights, nearly 10000 bulbs having been
ordered for use on the three buildings.
Prince Tsai Flu, who is expected to
attend the festival in October, is a
cousin of the present emperor and Wis
tied this country last year. He is
now in Peking, and the Chinese COM
mittee expects that he will start for
this city soon on board an imperial
man-o war.
Twelve happy girls gathered at the
Portola headquarters in the Phelan
building yesterday at noon and received
official assurance of their success in
the great travel contest which closed
Tuesday night at the st. Francis hotel.
The girls were given final instructions
concerning the trip. and from now until
Saturday they viii be in the throes Of
preparations for the journey.
PRIZE MONEY FOR GIRLS
The girls will receive the prize money
today Miss Estelle Collonan. who
polled the largest number of votes, will
be awarded 500, and Miss Anna
keenan,, who came second, will receive
SIS Each of the other 10 winners will
receive $50.
The girls were loud in their praises
of the mana cement of the contest. They
will sail Saturday afternoon on the
Governor and arrive in Seattle Monday.
They will return September 5.
Great credit for the success of the
contest belongs to the patronesses and
board of directors of the Working Girls
Outing association by whom it was con-
Quoted. The women to whom the fes-
tival committee feels itself indebted are
Mrs John f. Merrill, Mrs. M. c. Sloss,
Mrs NJ III. de Young. Mrs. l. n Walter
and Mrs Minnie 5. Cooper. They de-
voted a great deal of time and labor to
the affair.
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