The San Francisco call., 1910-03-22
LARGE PARTY HERE
FROMPUGETSOUND
ExcursiOnists Lunch at the St.
Francis, Tour City and Visit
Theaters in Evening

A hearty welcome was extended to
$50 excursionists from the cities on
Puget sound by the citizens of San
Francisco yesterday. These business
men, bankers, lumbermen and capi-
talists and their wives, representing
Tacoma, Seattle, Bellingham, Everett;
Victoria, B. C; Vancouver, B. C; OIym-
pia. CentraIia, Chehallis and Aberdeen,
were received at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing in the hea dquarters of the Cali
fornia development board, in the ferry
building, the address of welcome being
delivered by Colonel John P. Irish.
A R. Titlow of the Tacoma CONNER
ciaI club and NJ ]. Carkeek of the
Seattle chamber of commerce spoke
for the visitors. A light collation. was
served, giving the visitors an oppor-
tunity 10 judge of California fruits and
wines After inspecting the exhibits
of the California development board
and the museum OF the California state
mining bureau, the party had lunch at
the ST. Francis.
GO SIGHT SEEING
After lunch the visitors boarded
sight seeing cars al Suffer and Powell
were first visited, after which a COM
plete tour Of the city was made. They
returned to the St. Francis late in the
afternoon. The evening was spent at
the various theaters.
The party left Tacoma last Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. Many stops
were made along the route, and each
time they We're royalty entertained.
Oakland and Berkeley will be visited
nd lot this T-rrr
will leave for San Jose and Del Monte.
From there they will continue south
TO San Diego, where. after a week of
touring in the southland, the party will
break up and return as they please.
The excursion was arranged to give
the businessmen of the Puget sound
country an opportunity TO study busi-
ness and social conditions in Oregon
and California. 1t is also their desire
to arouse interest in their country
among those they meet
WEAR SOUVENIR BADGES
The entire party was arrayed in rib
bons and badges from the chamber of
commerce and the Commercial club of
Tacoma The badge is a handsome
souvenir, showing Tacoma with Mount
Tacoma capped with snow in the back
ground. Thousands of these badges
are being distributed along the route.
The party was exceptionally enthusi-
astic over the remarkable growth of
San Francisco.
The purpose" said A. L. Sommers,
secretary Of Tacomas chamber of com
merce and board of trade, "of this ex-
cursion is TO strengthen the bond of
friendship already existing between the
citizens of Washington and California.
We want 10 get better acquainted. We
expect to see many California people
in Tacoma after this So far we have
had a splendid time and marvel at the
remarkable upbuilding of the city"
Following are those in the party:
Mr.: and Mrs. D. l. Abrahams, Miss Hazel
Calvin Barlow, Mr. and Mrs W. A. Barnes.
Tacona-
Mr.. and Mrs. k c. Beaton Seattle.
Mrs Bisbee. Vancouver, B. C.
Mrs. c Brakeman. Seattle.
+. R. Bissell Auburn
Mrs s. c. Boutwell, Miss Boutwell, Everett
l. II. Brewer, Tacoma
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Bryant Seattle.
Henry Bull. Tacoma
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Burnham, Puyallup.
Mrs. NJ. E. Bushnell, Vivian NJ. Carkeek, N.
J. Carkeek. Mrs. c. f. Congleton, Mrs. E. Con-
ley. Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Cook, Everett
o. r. Cosper, Tacoma.
r. ". Craig. r. D. Dawdy Houuiam
Miss Gertrude Dean. Seattle.
Miss J.. Doering. Tacoma.
Mrs Dougai. Vancouver, B. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil E. Dubreuii. E. ". Dunn
Mr. and Mrs Judd NJ. Elliott, NJ. L. Feldman;
Seattle
William Ferguson. Tacoma.
Mrs Frank Findley. Vancouver. B. c.
Mrs Howard NJ Findley. Seattle.
Mrs G. ~ Frazee. Sedro Wooley, Wash
William Gardner, Tacoma.
air. and Mrs C. o. Ginrich. Chehalis
W G Graham. Tacoma
Mr. and Mrs. a. II. Griffin. Aberdeen.
Miss Sarah Guy. Samuel Guy. Miss Guy Che
halls.
N. Gutmann. Mr. and Mrs. ". H. Hainswortb.
Miss r. F. Hainsworth, Mrs. Mary Hainsworth.
Seattle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs.
J. ]. Hanna. Vancouver B. C.
Mr. and Mrs W. W Hart Aberdeen
f. q. Heinrich. Mrs. A. p Henriot. Tacoma
Miss Emily Hicks. Miss Hazel Hicks Miss
Hicks, Henry Hickman. Tacoma.
Afr. and Mrs. Brad Hill. Olympia.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. +. Hosks. Tacoma.
Mrs. A. Howe Vancouver. B. c.
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. Hubbell. Nr. and Mrs
David Hunter. W. c: Hyatt; Mr.: and Mrs. Fl.