The San Francisco call., 1910-08-30
WORLD IS INVITED
TO BIG FESTIVAL
California's Absent Sons Sum-
m0ned Home for Admis=
sion Day Celebration
President, Cabinet, Congress-
man, Governors and PrOmi=
nent Men Welcomed

Callfornia's summons to her sons in
distant lands and her invita- tions to
come to San Francisco and join in the
Admission day festival were carried
away by the mails yesterday to all
parts of the United States and the
world. Queen California's royal favors
were also sent TO President Taft, Vice
President Sherman, the members of
the cabinet senator's. congressman
governors. army officials and distin-
guished persons the country over bid
ding all TO come and make merry with
her loyal subjects on the SiXtieth ami
versary of statehood
The invitation sent President Taft
like all the others, was copperplate
and steel die engraving, handsomely
embossed in colors. At the top of the
first page of d double sheet are crossed
old glory and the bear flag. On either
Native Sons and Daughters and the
dates 1850 and 1910" The text of
the invitation follows:
The Admission day committee cor
daily. invites you to participate in and
attend the Admission day, 1910 festi-
val to be held in San Francisco from
the eighth to the tenth of September
memoration of the sixtfeth anniversary
of the admission of California as 9
state into the union
DON GASPAR COMING
Invitations also were sent the ole
Spanish Californian families throughout
the state. Don Nicolas Covarrubias
who impersonated Gaspar de Portola
first governor of California, during TIL.
Portola festival last year. will prob
ably be present in his regalia and cos
tune of that date.
Following informal reception tC
Queen California and her maids o.
honor on the morning of the opening
day in the st. Francis hotel the process
sion will move northward by automo
bile to the Powell street wharf wher,
government steamer will take Cali
fornias royal house to the Mission
| street wharf.
Here the regal ceremonies will be
gin. At 1870 Colonel Frank w. Mar
ston and staff of knights from tn,
Native Sons will meet the queen anc
head the parade up Market street
Grand Marshal Angelo J. Rossi will b,
| in charge Assistants will be Chief o
| Staff j. Emmett Hayden and Chief AiC
! I. b. Leland. There will be an escor
| of the League of the Cross Cadets. Cali
| fornfa Grays, the Nationals and som,
liinItdIy companies.
CORONATION CEREMONY
| The parade will go to Union squar
| for the coronation ceremony AS Queer
| California takes her stand, 5000 schoo
children will sing a chorus of welcome
| The coronation ceremonies will be il
| charge of James Rolph Jr.. chairman
| of the festival committee. A band will
! play.
In the afternoon the various parlor.
| will hold receptions and in the evenins
| the queen will be escorted to the ferr,
| building, where an informal dance will
| be given.
| To increase the general spirit o.
merry making and add zest to ths
| festival hours c. L. McEnerney o.
| James Lick parlor has been made heac
| of committee to plan and carry out
program of participation in the festfvi
| ties. McEnerney is an adjutant genera
| in the parade and chairman of tn,
| carnival committee.
BABY PARLOR
| The James Lick parlor is the bab,
| parlor of the organizations. and 1t.
| members are making efforts to vie will
! the oldest in hospitality. Headquarter.
will be at Bellevue hotel, Geary anc
Taylor streets. The parlor's celebration
committee is composed of A. E. Kuper
George d. Bush, c. ]. Dunnigan, H. C
Christon, H. ]. Ellis. The genera
| committee members are C. l.. McEner
| ney,' DR.. A H. White, C. H. Christian