The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
OPENING GUNS
fired FOR SITE
FOR EXPOSITION
Bay View Residents Gather
$4,000 Strong TO Demon
strate for Ideal Location
Monster Barbecue, Music and
Speeches Make Gala Day
of Event

the site for the Panama Patific exposi-
tion Of 1918
A monster barbecue. the greatest
seen I'm that district for a decade. COM
memorated the occasion. celebrated on
the crest of Bay View Heights over
looking the broad and level South
Basin tract that the residents Of the
district offer for the exposition grounds
The demonstration represented the
united efforts of the outlying districts
10 the south and west Of the city and
big delegations Of enthusiastic citizens
from these sections attended the bar
becue-
crowds began coming at 10 o'clock in
the morning and continued in an ever
increasing stream until after o'clock
I'm the afternoon. A large committee Of
men and women was kept busy attend
ing TO the wants OF the immense
crowd
FESTIVITIES FILL THE DAY
The crest Of the heights was black
with people all enjoying the outing
and the festivities furnished by the Bay
View people. The band Of the Buford
Kindergarten lent a lively atmosphere
10 the event by renditions of popular
airs.
Many and varied features tended to
make the day unique and interesting.
Bombs were let of from the hill and
balloons with American flags We're sent
up until the merrymaking resembled a
fourth Of July celebration. A popular
feature was the Gaelic dancing steps
Of the pretty dancing girls. The little
misses all live in the Potrero and Bay
View districts and were rOundly en-
cored.
South san Francisco was represented
with the drum and tife corps Of the
Geneveve parlor of the Native Sons and
the local aerie Of the Order of the
Eagles.
All of the stores were decorated with
bunting and flags and flags waved from
private residences. The crest of the
bin was surmounted by a huge flag and
Garlands of flowers interviewer with
bunting decorated the grandstand and
other of the stands in the neighborhood
OF the barbecue.
SITE An IDEAL ONE
Supervisor Charles Nelson was the
master Of ceremonies He is one of the
active figures in the move and was
largely instrumental for the success of
the demonstration. He opened the pro-
gram with an address in which he en-
tered in detail into the manifold ad-
vantages offered by the South Basin
tract for the exposition site. He said
I'm part:
An exposition. to be thoroughly
successful and 10 properly com
opening Of the Panama canal. must
nave perfect aquatic facilities in
addition 10 the other typographical
advantages that it should offer
This site possesses sea level facilf-
ties for the building Of laZOOnS
canals, aquatic parks and for the
staging of Venetian features which
are not TO be eXcelled by any other
district Of san Francisco. Another
feature Of such an exposition is the
splendid pageant of the navies of
the world, and such a spectacle can
be easily made 10 form part Of the
exposition proper as a result of the
hrst class water frontage we have
ACTING MAYOR SPEAKS
Acting Mayor John A. Kelley was the
next speaker introduced. He said in
part:
L am glad to see so many of you
here today and know that you are
not party to that mass meeting at
Dreamland pavilion this afternoon,
where our own citizens are seeking
10 blacken and disgrace the fair
name OF our city.
AS mayor of this city [ can only
urge YOU 70 greater efforts TO obtain
the fair for san Francisco. We must
have united action The loyalty Of
the sons Of san Francisco and their
great sincerity 10 bring the eXpOsi-
ton here was shown at the Mer-
week ago. when over 81. 600 600 was
subscribed in less than two hours
PerseVere IN your efforts and re-
city Of all cities the exposition
must be held.
Supervisor T. B. Healy spoke to the
gathering. cOmplimenting them on the
great showing that the demonstration
made and lauding the South Basin tract
as exposition grounds
He was followed by Father D. S.
Crowley. who said:
san Francisco is the only place
on this continent worthy of the
great event commemorating the
opening Of the Panama-Pacific ca
nal The great ocean highways
united viii give a short cut to the
commerce Of the Pacific coast. san
Francisco is the city most benefited
and more directly affected, and we
VIII get the exposition in spite Of
All opposition
SITE OFFERS MANY ADVANTAGES
Walker C. Graves. chairman Of the
worlds fair committee of the Mission
Promotion association, addressed the
meeting. saying that If the district did
not get the fair they deserved il by the
great enthusiasm displayed.
T. i. Sharman, president Of the Bay
View Improvement club. made an inter-
esting talk on the advantages offered
by the proposed site for the exposition.
The next spes ksr was Supervisor Nine
han, who made a strong speech urging
all Of the districts to pun together for
the success Of the worlds fair fight
that is being waged in Washington by
the special California committee. He
was followed by Supervisor John
Herget.
Other speakers were: Superintend-
ent Phil Pryol Of the Bedford grammar
school. Frank Litner, John c. Lars IN.
Theodore Benjamer and Harry A.
Howes All Of the speakers spoke in
enthusiastic terms Of the many favor
able features of the South Basin tract
as fair site.
The Mothers club Of Bay View acted
with the Bay View Improvement asso-
ciation in making the affair success.
The san Bruno road Improvement club,
the Nisitacion Valley club and the Po-
trero Improvement association did mis-
sionary work in their respective sec
uons also.
The committee of women in charge
Of the barbecue consisted of:
Miss Frances Vogel. Miss Adele Harsber. Mrs
g. Schuller. Mrs. Ganijost. Mrs. J. Pugh. Mrs
r. Messner. Mrs. F. Boden. Mrs. 7. Lintner
Mrs. g Gade, Mrs. J. Kemre Mrs. L. Erb, Mrs
T. York. Miss Puters, Miss g. Schoeppe.