The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
CHRISTMAS TREE IN
MISSIONS FESTIVAL
Third Feature of Holiday Carni-
val to Be Displayed in Pro-
motion Hall Tonight

The third feature of the mission dis
trict holiday festival-the Christmas
tree in the hall of the Mission Promo
tion associations scheduled for this
evening and the affair is expected to
be as successful as was the baby con-
test Friday. The winners in the baby
contest are to be announced during the
evening and this fact alone viii attract
a considerable number to the entertain
ment.
The beauty contest to be held Tues
day evening promises TO eclipse even
the baby show. Members of the com
mittee in charge of the contest expected
only few entries, but they have been
swamped with photographs of young
women of the Mission and find it diff
cult to choose possible winners.
WINNER TO WEAR CROWN
The young woman who is judged the
most beautiful is to be awarded not
only a handsome prize, but is to be
crowned queen of the New Years eve
festival in the Mission district on the
night of December 81. The competi-
tion for first place is exceedingly keen,
many of San Francisco's fairest young
women who failed to compete in the
Portola contest having sent in their
photographs.
The committee on awards consisting
of Oscar Hooks, William n. Foley,
James Rolph Jr., II. w. Burmester and
Joseph HOLE, was compelled to 2eave
the awarding of prizes in the baby con-
test to the impersonator Of Santa Claus
tonight. They have promised, however,
that the beauty contest shall be judged
! both individually and collectively by
! the committee and that a decision will
be rendered on the night of the contest.
] CONTESTANTS SEND PICTURES
Among the women who have already
sent in their photographs are:
Miss Esther Kelly. Mrs Lillian Cohen Miss
Blossom Stephenson. Miss Josephine Hessig, Miss
Agnes O'Meara, Miss Ethel May Asmussen and
Miss Honey Droit.
The success of the holiday festival
which was arranged and is being car
ried out by the Mission Promotion as
sociation is exceedingly gratifying to
the members of that organization. The
climax will be reached New Years eve,
when the celebration in the Mission dis
trict will rival that to be held in the
downtown district. c. L. McEnerney is
to be the grand marshal and he has
I
Colonel George c. Filmer and DR.. A. L.
White.
SUCCESS SEEMS ASSURED
The success of the Missions illumi-
mated procession on New Years eve is
assured as McEnerney engineered the
Illuminated parade on the closing night
of the Portola festival and carried
everything out according to program
until the crowds broke away from the
police. A notable feature of the parade
probably will be the illuminated floats
that were stationed at various points
along the line of march during the
Portola procession.
The large stores of the Mission are
cooperating with the carnival commit
tee and urging their employees to enter
the beauty contest.
7 would like to have the young
women of my store enter this beauty
contest" said one of the merchants
Yesterday mot because I would like
the honor of having the most beautiful
young woman in my store or for ad-
vertising purposes, but because think
the prettiest girls in the district are
in my employ and 1 believe that they
should enter into the contest to show
the public that there is nothing that
the Mission does not possess