The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-17
FRESNO POSTCARDS
SWAMP POSTOFFICE
Thousands of Raisin Day Sou
venirS Scattered All Over
Nation and World
Every Town and Hamlet in the
Country Joins in the Big
Campaign

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FRESNO, April LIT was postcard
day IN Fresno today and the postofice
force was overwhelmed by the number
of cards which came into the Office 10
be sent 10 all parts Of the country.
Have you sent your postcards YETI"
was the slogan which went the rounds
today. Friends meeting on the street
did not speak about the weather, but
about postcards
Local merchants had specia! postcard
sales today and every store where such
sales were going on was taxed TO its
capacity supplying peopl ewho desired
cards.
In many other places visitors 10 the
stores were given free cards and ad
monished to send them to friends.
The postcard rush completely
swamped the postofice forces and mail
service outgoing was partly democrat
lied for the day Every train leaving
the city had thousands of postcards
while many thousands more remained
ia the Office because they could not be
prepared in time.
ENTIRE COUNTY AIDS
This condition prevailed not only in
hamlet in the county of Fresno Every
one knew of postcard day and every
little postofIice was filled with the lit
tie souvenirs of Fresno and Fresno
county.
-Four automobile parties left Fresno
at s o'clock this morning and spent the
entire day distributing literature and
arousing interest in the campaign
among the residents in the smaller
towns
u. r. Chandler, Louis Gundelfnger
O. J. Woodward, Bernal Hopper and
Fred b. Moore formed one party which
took in Selma. Kingsburg, Fowler ano
other surrounding towns, while A B
Clark. John : Dore. E ". Lindsay and
Z. F. Churchill formed another party
visiting Sanger. Reedley, Parlier
Dinuba and other nearby towns Milo
Rowell and Charles Erickson took out
two other parties to other towns on the
west side and on the north
Word was received from san Fran
cisco this morning that the posters are
ready and viii be delivered to the raisir
day committee on Monday.
ALLEGORICAL PARADE
Th. committee has been somewhat
Handicapped because Of the absence OF
the posters and hundreds Of letters
have been unanswered because ii was
impossible to furnish the required
posters and literature. With the ar
rival Of the posters, however, a large
force OF clerks viii be put TO work
early Monday morning sending the
posters and other literature throughout
the country. The first work to be done
viii be the distribution of these posters
to the various railroads in order that
they may have them placed in desir-
able places.
At a meeting of the publicity COM
mittee today several plans for A car
nival We're preached, but one offered by
ID. J.. Newman seemed TO arouse the
most interest.
Newman suggested that there be a
monster allegOrical parade on the even
ing Of April 30. telling the story Of the
life Of the raisins from the early days
OF bible history 10 April 90, 1910.
Tt was further suggested that each
town surrounding Fresno be given a
part in the pageant and that a hand
some prize be offered for the best float
The plan was well received, inasmuch
as il is proposed to have a parade sim
liar to this annually and steps viii be
taken At once to make this categorical
parade q complete success.