The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-29
DRAGONS WILL Be
PORTOLA'S ESCORT
GayIy Uniformed Cavalry Will
Make Brilliant Sight in
All the Parades
Members of Troop Are Now
Drilling Under the Direction
of Colonel j. K. Ritter

one Of the features of the parades
and 'pageants to be held during the
Portola festival, October 10 to %. will
be the Dragons. who viii act as the
escort Of Don Gaspar de Portola when
ever he appears among his subjects
during the FIVE days of his reign in
san Francisco
There viii be full company of
these Dragons. recruited from San
Francisco's handsomest men and most
expert horsemen. Attired in the habil
iments Of the old Spanish Dragons
who were the most brilliantly accou-
tered troops in Europe, they VIII be a
magnificent sight as they sweep
through the streets during that mad
week in mid October.
The PortOla Dragons are 10 be a
permanent organization in San Fran
cisco, resembling tie noted semi
military organizations OF eastern cities
like the Cleveland Greys, that are a
feature OF all inaugural parades.
The Dragons viii make their in
itial appearance in public on the oc-
casion Of President Tafts visit to San
Francisco early in October. 1t is
planned to have the Dragon act as
the presidents escort during his stay
here
Colonel J. X Ritter. a veteran drill
master is drilling the Dragons.
Colonel Ritter had charge of the Oak
land Elks, who made such a splendid
showing at Los Angeles a few weeks
ago, and he asserts that there will be
no finer troop in the country than the
Portola Ora goons.
The troop will probably be mounted
on the pick OF the cavalry horses of
the Preside. Permission has been
obtained from the government to use
these animals. At present the men are
being drilled on foot, but in short
t-nle mounted drills viii be held
Charles II. Sooy. the attorney, is
chairman of the Portola Dragons.
Contest Nearing Close
But three more days remain in the
great Portola working women's travel
contest. as the balloting viii close
promptly at p. m. Tuesday in the
tapestry room at the Hotel st. Francis
q week from today the u lucky win
ers ia the contest viii be on the
aroad Pacific. aboard the Governor
5cInd for Seattle
The public ballot box. at the Portola
informatiOn bureau. Third and Market
streets. is attracting a great deal Of
attention and many votes have been
cast there for various candidates.
II the travel contest had closed when
tie race for the diamond ring did the
following girls would have been the
lucky y 10 go on the Seattle trip: Miss
Estelle Collonan Miss Sal "a Miller. Miss
Anna keenan,, Miss Mabel Carroll. Miss
Cara Harrigan, Miss Florence Davis.
Ass Bessie Fowler, Miss Sadie Nc
M2hon. Miss Anita B. Kennedy. Miss
.Genevieve Wells. Miss Clara Vogel and
Miss Gussie Cain.
The girls who are making a hard
are as follows. with their votes: Miss
Anna G. Hupp. 21.s67: Miss Pearl Wei
gel. 2I.201; Miss Mabel Cornelius, 49,
565. Miss Ida Ballard, 19 .545: Miss Rae
Greenbaum. 1852; Miss Rose Jones'
1876; Miss Lulu OrDea, 1851; Miss
Laura Bowlby, 1858; Miss Ada Mac
donald. 1920; Miss Nora Dryer, 49,
05S Miss Sarah Thorold. 1855: Miss
Lottie BOnila. 12,O54; Miss Rose Smith
10.039. and Miss Bertha Gluck 1916
The race for the 500 and SIS gold
prizes for the girls receiving the
largest and second largest number of
votes promises to be exciting.
Miss Sadie Mcmahon. who is receiv-
ing the support OF the laundry work
ers' union. has gained a place among
the y leaders.
A ball game for the benefit of the
contest OF Miss Clara Harrigan was
played yesterday afternoon in Oakland
by the railroad employees.
Santa Rosa and PetaIuma
santa Rosa and PetaIuma are to
take active part in the Portola festival
and viii be httingly represented in the
big parades- Paul T. Carroll. Mr. and
Mrs W. S Palmer. Otto f. Schiller and
Clarence z. Edwords visited both
cities last week and were successful in
stimulating interest in the big fete
in October.
Attractive and instructive floats will
represent both cities in the festival
parades and each place viii try to
Guido the other. The festival has
awakened a great deal Of interest in
both cities and they VIII be practically
deserted during the October days of
reveirv in San Francisco.
At Santa Rosa the following com
mfttee has been appointed to arrange
for the participation in the Portola
festival: Mrs. c. F. Rohrer, Mrs. y. c.
Merritt A. b. Lemon. c. A. Wright. E.
a Finley and D. H. Rafferty,. This
committee has already commenced
work
At Petaluma Mayor H. p. Brainerd
and ". J. Hickey head the committee
that will arrange for the towns par
ticipation in the festival The other
members Of the committee are J. c.
Arthur J. E. Olmsted, Thomas Maclay.
president OF the Petaluma chamber of
commerce: F. II. Atwater L. c. Byce,
George P. McNear. r. n. Lynch, j. L
Cannon and L A. Trumbull
Los Angeles Pledges Aid
lSpeciol Dispatch 10 The Call
Los ANGELES, Aug. 2s.-''To talk
more about what San Francisco is
doing and not at all about what she
hasn't got or hasn't done" is the pledge
made to Homer W. Wood. president OF
the San Francisco rotary club. yester-
dav by the members of the Rotary club
of Los Angeles.
A strong effort viii be made to make
This sentiment general throughout Los
angeles as indicating the city's regar I'd
Tor her great California neighbor- In
return Wood viii ask the San Fran
cisco rotary club and the Tri-Cities
rotary club across the bay to take the
suggestion up as a constructive boost
ing policy worth following over the
state.