The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-18
OAKLAND PREPARES
TO WELCOME Train
Industrial Parade and Public
Reception Planned for Vest
ern Pacific Opening

OAKLAND. Aug 17.-With the ap
proaeh OF August %. when the nrst
passenger train over the new western
Pacific road will arrive in this city
carrying officials of the railroad COM
rany and press representatives. all Oak
land is turning it's attention to the
event. which will be marked by one OF
The most notable celebrations OF it's
kind in the history of this city.
Festivities will be in charge Of gem
eral committee selected from the msr--
chants and businessmen of Oakland.
With Walter :. Mackay = tre
Der OF commerce as lsirTa&1
various events on the ororTa0is s.-Fe
been planned to the neinutest 1etsti
decorating is to begin at eaee. tne
tion of a temporary arch. sfltsnrnt s45
other structures for the etlet- ,stta~ -
under way. and everythrs p4ea
tically in readiness for tee 81 snCs~
ment of festivities.
BIG INDUSTRIAL PARAr,E
One of the biggest fnouzlsla' p-taes
held in this city will b. tH -ssfrire
of the event. The pages r,l a ,ds
city officials. civic anC rQs
ganizations Of Oaklan, icfQity.
and citizens. The boaru - eatisa
at noon on the day of the celebration.
90 that the school children can particle
pate.
The column will form at Fourteenth
street and Broadway. whence it will
proceed TO Washington and down that
street to the Western Pacific station
In Third street. The progress and pros
perity committee of the chamber
OF commerce, under whose direction
the parade is being arranged. viii
march in the lead, with c. F. German
as chairman and p. ". Hanrahan as
grand marshal John B. Jordan and
d. E. Perkins will be aids. All the
automobiles in Oakt nd will be brought
into use.
EXERCISES AT STATION
At the Third street station the -pag-
cant will halt for the exercises OF tina
day. The initial train will pass through
an arch As feet high and 10 feet thick.
with q 65 foot base bearing the inscrip-
tons. Oakland Welcomes the Western
Pacific New York to Oakland" and
THE Gateway TO the Orient" II will
stop in front Of q platform from which
Mayor Frank X Mott will deliver the
address of welcome Responses will
be made by officials and members of the
press. II. c. Capwell will talk on Oak.
land's Relation to the Western Pacific"
and John p. Irish will speak about ORR
band music and singing.
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES
The following committees will have
charge of the street demonstration:
Grandmarshsl-P n. Hanrahan; aids, John
b. Jordan. ID. Z. Perkins.
Automobiles-Dr. H. L. Hall (chsirman, Or.
q. II. \. Glow. r. 5. Kitchener, Z. B. Bull, E.
E. Reed. :. j. smith.
WHISTLE. W. Phillips (chairman). Z. y.
weihe A. B. Weeks. {. NJ. Wood. William
Hobbs.
Merchants and manufacturers-C. NJ. wood
(chairmanl, c. NJ. Sbrader. Carl II. Reuter- c. c.
Borton. r. ii. Adams. j. C. MeIke. A L. Ger
hard. ". A. Wann.
Police-Gharles F. Cole.
Produce-H. L. Hinman (chsirman) Gustav
Mann. J. ". 6tarthwaite. r. j. Montgomery
Berkeley. Alameda Fruitvae. Elmhurst and
Melrose-Hubert yscher (chairmaDJ. f. A. Free
man. W. A. Wann. J. p. Montgomery, Phil
Reilly. IT. =. Henion.
Publeity-Glen c. Rarnhart and Kenneth A.
Mlilcan tchairmsnl. r. NJ. Fisher. W e. GLIB
son and Edwin StearBs-