The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-23
THREE DAYS OF
FUN OFFERED
TO EACH GUEST
Garden City Residents Want All
the State to Visit Them
During Fourth
San Franciscans in Particular
Receive Hearty Invitation to
Join in the Celebration

banners and Streamers galore, over
500 OF the leading and representative
men Of san Jose and the Santa Clara
valley entered San Francisco at noon
yesterday 10 give q personal invitation
10 its citizens TO attend the celebrations
TO be held in their city July 3, and 3.
The delegation arrived in the city a
few minutes after u o'clock. and its
presence was Immediately felt The
brass band whanged out a rollicking
air. the drum corps ratified. banners
waved and spectators joined with dele
gates in cheering-for no other reason,
apparently. than 10 whOop up affairs
for he sake Of pure fun.
Following luncheon at the St Francis
hotel the delegates made up another
procession and marched down Market
street with both band and drum corps
going 81 fun blast. When opposite
The Call building the parade stopped,
while the band serenaded The Call. this
act Of courtesy being shown the pa
per as mark OF esteem in which
II is held IN San Jose and the sur
round Dg countryside
ARRTY al AT HOTEL
The party on arriving here boarded
special cars at the depot at Third and
townsend streets. but prior to enter
Ing the S. Francis hotel. formed up in
r procession and, with the band lead
ing. marched in. Neither the band nor
the cheering ceased when the hotel en-
trance vas gained. On the contrary
both became louder. The hotel guests
crowded into the lobby-which was
Just what the delegates desired. Within
few minutes every man woman and
child was decorated with paper but
terfies and held in their hands several
pamphlets telling them why they should
go 20 San Jose July 5. and 5.
Owing 70 the little time allotted
Them in San Francisco the delegates
went into lunch Immediately At this
stage the band was allowed a rest, but
The cheering made up for any other
lack OF noise
The speeches at. the luncheon were
brief. The delegates were met by
Mayor Taylor, James Rolph Jr Rufus
p Jennings and other officials of the
california Promotion committee and
several businessmen Mayor Charles
u. Davidson of San Jose who was in
Troouced by AleXa nder Hart chairman
OF the boosters committee. was the
first spea ker. He declared that San
Jose felt itself a part OF san Francisco
and that the citizens Of San Jose were
as proud OF the upbuilding Of San Fran
cisco as any San FRANCISCAN.
hOOSI ALL AROUND
Therefore" he said. in boosting for
san Jose, we feel we are boosting for
san francisco. This visit is after p II
2 neighhorly meeting and 1 would
that there were more OF them We
want the people of San Francisco TO
know that IL they intend getting away
from the city during the fourth OF Julv
holidays that San Jose has a celebra
ION 10 which they are personally in
steo. Furthermore, we want to let
san Francisco know that what San
Jose can do In its little way to help
san Francisco, viii be done: for. as I
said before, we are q part Of San Fran
cisco and proud OF it"
Mayor Taylor in responding hoped
mat the celebration would be a great
success
san Francisco depends on-the outly-
ING country said Mayor Taylor, and
your success means, to a large extent
our success. / am greatly pleased at
me sentiment OF friendship which this
delegation has brought from San Jose
ano / look for the time when every
cltlzen OF this state will be as friend
and brother to every other CITIZEN
and when there will be no petty jeal-
ousies 10 break into the harmony and
pesce, which should rightfully belong
10 as"
Rufus P. Jennings, speaking for the
California Promotion Committee. dealt
with the method Of advertising which
san Jose was employing and said that
none better could have been arranged
But, ne said, let not your adver-
using end today w4len YOU get back
home You have in santa clara valley
one Of the most beautiful and perfect
kaieVs IN the world, and il IS your
HuFy 10 keep il in the public mind All
the time"
personal INVITATION
Walter Thinker. president of the San
Jose merchants exchange. said the
aeiegation was personal invitation TO
te people OF san Francisco to attend
me celebrauons July g. and s and
James Rolph Jr, president of the local
merchents exchange, who followed
nm spoke Of the work done nv the
booster, saying that he was a man
VINO, dominated by optimism. was re-
spohsloie Tor the progress IN the COM
MUMMY Arthur r. Briggs president Of
the California state board of trade
SAID that the best way San lose and
the people Of the interior could help
san Francisco would be by helping
themselyes. and that the city would
grow with their growth
Judge John f. Richards of the su-
perior court declared that the excur-
sion, IL II brought no other resulf had
~ least solidided the warning factions
If Santa Clara county. Victor A.
ScheneE president of the San Toea
speaker
on the program, spoke of The love San
Jose had for San Francisco.
We loved the city that was. he
said, we love the city that is. and we
win love more deeply the city that is
10 be. Already the people of San Jose
are preparing TO come TO San Fran
cisco during Portola week All we ask
from San Francisco Is that its people
meet US in the same spirit and the same
sentiment with which we look upon
their city"
Pure FOOD EXHIBITION
While the fourth of July celebra-
ton was the main event the boosters
took occasion of their visit here to ad-
vertise the first national exposition of
pure foods TO be held in their city, Sep
TENDER Is 10 October 2. under the aus
pieces of the Grocers' and Merchants
association of San Jose. The expo
sit.on will take place IN the San Jose
auditorium. z. W. Allen is the man
ager and director of the exhibits, and
information regarding floor space may
be had from him.
The boosters of San Jose left San