Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-06
5000 TOTS WILL
SING IN CHORUS
Plans Complete for Celebration
of Admission Day in
San Francisco
FIREWORKS TO BE FEATURE
Mexican War Veterans and Men,
beTS of Early Fire Com
pany to Parade
FIREWORKS TO BE FEATURE
Especial to The Herald)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.-Today
is jubilation day in the headquarters
of the Admission day committee. After
months of work in planning the de-
tails Of the carnival and rousing the
people of san Francisco to the pitch
of enthusiasm necessary to carry out
the celebration on a scale worthy of
the traditions of the city, every element
of success is assured. From the no.
tells, from the transportation COM
panies, and from their own inforna-
tion bureau, the committee knows pos
itively that the crowds will tax the
capacity of all the available accom-
modations in the city.
From the plans of the artists and
entertainment committee who are
aiming to surpass all previous records,
they know that the features provid-
ed for the city's guests will be the
most original ever shown in Califor-
MIA. The night illuminations already in
evidence and the decorations of the
big buildings, which are now being
placed, merely give hint of the elab-
crate plans which are about to be
revealed by the public-spirited citizens
of the city. 1t has taken hard work
to make things go at a gait worthy
of San Francisco, but the festival
will show a speed from now on that
will astonish the most sanguine boost
ers for the banner event of the Bear
State.
The attractions that are scheduled
for the three days of the celebration
are we'll worthy of the trip that will
be made by thousands of visitors from
the most remote parts of the state
The parade alone would be worth the
journey. Watching the line of march
every spectator will be able to study
history that will make him realize
what it means to be an American and
above all California.
VETERANS TO PARADE
There will be the veterans of the
Mexican war who first raised the
Bear flag and laid the foundations of
the state that now commands the at
tention of the world as the outpost of
occidental civilization. There will be
the members of the original fire COM
pany of San Francisco, men who stood
their watch through the days of the
vigilantes and have seen the city of
San Francisco overcome every blow
of fate until she has achieved her pres
ent glorious restoration from the fire
of 1906.
There will be detachments of all the
old groups of pioneers who are left
and whose appearance will make the
imagination hark back to "the days
of old, the days of gold, and the days
of 49,. The war department, which
is starting upon a campaign to arouse
the people of the United States to
realization of the necessity of adequate
measures for the protection of our
coast against a possible invasion, will
take advantage of this opportunity to
make the most imposing military dis
play ever witnessed in America out
side of Washington, D. c. The streets
will be gay with decorations and at
various central points, such as Union
Square, New Montgomery and Market
streets, Grant avenue and Market
street, and Mason and Market, there
will be band concerts through the day
Thursday afternoon, September 8,
Miss Estelle Carpenter will lead 5000
school children in chorus at Union
Square, the music being under the di-
rection of Prof Charles Cassassa. In
the afternoon of the same day there
will be a dress parade of the United
States troops at the Presidio; and in
teresting events will crowd one upon
another, the most important being the
parade and the ceremonies attendant
upon the reception of Queen Califor-
MIA in the Hotel st. Francis.
DISPLAYS OF FIREWORKS
Every night there will be displays
of fireworks exceeding in interest
anything that has been produced in
America. Airships will float over the
heads of the vast throngs that will be
assembled
ming luminous elves will hover over
the merrymakers, rulers of the earth
and political candidates will rub il
Illuminated noses in the empyrean, and
fireworks of every description will
form a stellar canopy beneath which
thousands of Californians will bat
tie with confetti and flowers.
One of the most interesting events
Of the week will be the drill of the
1ife-saving crews at the Cliff House
beach. At o'clock Saturday, Septem-
ber 10, the signal will be given that a
ship has gone on the rocks near Bak-
er's beach. Immediately the crew of
picked men will start for the same.
Every condition of the actual rescue
in a heavy sea will be duplicated.
There will be the capsizing of the
boat, rigging of a breeches buoy, and
taking off of passengers; reproducing
in a most dramatic way a great story
of the sea which has never released
its hold upon the imagination of man
kind.
At 3 o'clock of the same day a sig
nal will be given on the waterfront near
Union street wharf that the docks of
the Oceanic S. S. Company are ablaze,
ana Immediately the new fire tugs
will start for the scene of the as
sumed confagation. The spectacular
fire-fghting methods Of these marine
guardians will be of the greatest in
terest to the crowds of strangers who
will be in the city and will give a
striking object lesson of the means
employed to protect the vast shipping
and waterfront properties Of San
Francisco
TO HAVE MASQUERADE
Notifications are pouring daily to
Chairman E. E. Fischer of the enter
tainment committee from those who
wish to participate in the masquerade
which is to be the crowning feature
of the celebration. The chairman no
titles all those who apply for infor-
nation that the only permission that
is required TO join the revelers on
Saturday night is the official past
board Of the committee which is on
sale for 81.
The masquerade is open to all coners
so long as the rules are lived up to, |
and these are simply that those who |
participate in the dancing on the floor |
shall be in mask and costume. The |
committee discourages the appearance |
of dominoeh only, and ask that a legit-
innate costume, whether serious, his
torical or merely comic and burlesque.
be adopted by all the revelcrs, who
must also be in mask
The masks may be removed after
the awarding of the prizes by Queen
and the fun will be fast