The San Francisco call., 1910-09-10

most historic right to the banner that
waved in reality a month and will
wave in memory forever
The Native Daughter parlors went
in for pretty effect. Thy succeeded.
With rare taste they appeared in red
and in green and in yellow. They were
on foot and on horse and in carriages
cheered and were cheered. They gave
the brightness that is inseparable from
California.
Eyes Turned to Future
They and the Native Sons also
showed the deepest significance of the
order, that their eyes are not always
turned on the past and its beauties and
heroisms, but on the future, too. with
its charges and responsibilities. This
was exhibited in the float. The Mother
on the Throne" which exemplified the
work of the homeless children's agency
of the Native Sons and Daughters of
the Golden West. On moving plat
form sat a mother holding a child in
her arms, and nearby was the crib and
the nurselry
light touch was given to the scene,
for proceeding it had been the baby
parlor" of the Sons, Fruitvale No. 252,s
with pinafored member hauled in
gocart and attended by a solicitous
nurse.
Queen and Merry Court
Near the end came the queen, Queen
California, surrounded by her merry
court of comedy maids OF honor At
tractive, pretty and gracious on her
high throne, Queen California charmed
her faithful subjects as few queens
may. Cheer upon cheer greeted her
progress She was splendidfy attended.
Before her marched the resplendent
Nationals and the sn1artiy uniformed
California Grays, and ut her hand rode
the famous Portola dragons, the dash
ing cavaliers of the Portola festival,
with their armor still bright and their
helmets still ready to catch the CLINT
of the sun and reflect it lirk a militant
halo.
The Panama Pacific. the greatest fes-
tival that California planned, was not
lost ght of yesterday in the midst Of
the most Californian day that ever the
state has celebrated.
Float for Panama Exhibition
A handsome float, showed expressive
ly the ships of the world floating
through the ditch of promise into the
Golden gate. Five years from now the
Panama Pacific will be the show of the
year. Yesterdays forerunner of the
festival was greeted with unbounded
enthusiasm.
Thus the parade passed. With girls
in pink and girls in red and girls in
poppy hats and without ha its at all, the
line went on its pretty way, celebrating
California's birthday
At night the celebration was on
again.
There were TO have been literary ex-
ercises in the afternoon. and grand ora
tions, no doubt filled with lofty periods
and Impressive sentiments But the
al tl,,+ = ~ e.
ever.
Too Busy for Oratory
The selected orators are the mute,
inglorious Patrick Henrys of Admis-
sion day. Their gems of thought are
are with those dark, unfathomed caves
Of ocean bears. Their flowers of ora
tory had not even the chance to blush
unseen and waste their sweetness on
the desert air-they couldn't blush at
all. Everybody was too busy with the
parade to bother about oratory What
need was there to be told that Cali
fornia was great state when they
had the exemplification of its great
ness passing before their eyes for four
hours?
So there was ne oratory. Five
o'clock tea became luncheon and dinner
and then the throngs sought Market
street and made the night merry.
The sun that shone with true Cali |
fornia radiance all day prepared the
air for a pleasant night temperature.
MERRYMAKERS CROWD STREETS
Into the streets the merry makers |
focked. Confetti and colored stream
ers flew from glad hands. There was /
the laughter of girls and the admira-
tion of youths. In the high arched |
nave of the ferry building there was I
the life of the dance. In the street
automobiles footed and honked and the +
riders threw confetti and streamers
Every automobile party was a party
of joy riders in the best sense of joy.
Every heart was light, for its was Cal