The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-22
Plan PARADE FOR
RAISIN DAY FETE
Fresno Workers Arrange for
New Carnival Feature on
Night of Celebration
Fraternal Orders, Militia, Police
and Firemen to March
With Fireworks
ISpeciol Dispatch 10 The CALI

FRESNO, April 21.-The carnival
committee held its second meeting this
morning at Raisin day headquarters
and formulated more plans for the cele-
bration in this city April 80.
In addition to having large repre-
sensations from the various fraternal
orders in the parade on thatn light, the
two local militia companies will be in
line, battalion of police and the fire
department There will also be a big
representation from the Chinese and
Japanese residing in this city Many
automobile owners have already signi-
fed their Willingness to decorate their
machines for the parade.
Owing to the fact that the majority
of the stores will not close until 8
o'clock the parade will not be held I'M
til after that hour, but before and after
that time the merry makers will revel,
care free, in the streets of the city.
VOTING FOR CARNIVAL QUEEN
The voting contest for the carnival
queen has started, but as the ballots
were issued only this evening no can
didate has yet entered the race. The
voting will start in earnest tomorrow
and will be brought to close Tuesday
night.
Alden Anderson, Mayor Rowell and NJ
f. Tarpey have been asked to deliver
addresses in this city on Raisin day,
and it is probable that they will do so.
An effrt is also being made by A.
G. Wahlberg, sperintendent of music
in the Fresno schools, to have mon
ster chorus of school children sing In
the Courthouse park on the afternoon
of Raisin day.
The Japanese have expressed their
| willingness to donate fireworks for
| Raisin day, and in addition to day
and night displays at the park they
will have a quantity of night fireworks
| in the parade.
RANCHERS TO PROVIDE FLOATS
| The carnival committee has adj
dressed letters to ranchers living in
| the vicinity of Fresno asking them to
prepare floats Symbolical of the ra1s1n
| industry for the parade. One Will rep
| resent a hauling of raisins to the
packing houses, while others will rep
resent raisins in different stages OF
| preparation for the market.
Fred Shoup of the Southern Pacific,
! who is in Fresno to assist the Ralsin
dav celebration, received a letter today
| from j. r. Wilson of the Illinois Cen
| trail. in which he stated that }. +.
| Gillette of the New York Herald, who
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| trip, would come to Fresno and send
a number of articles on Raisin day
| to his paper.
REPORTS have been received from the
| two boosting committees which were
sent to San Francisco and Los Angeles,
| and both have had great success. Inc
| Los Angeles committee was opngeu
to telegraph this afternoon for more
literature, having distributed $4,000
| folders in "a hours.
Boosters Visit Stores
Never was a day more diligently
spent than yesterday when the five
| members of the Raisin day boosters
committee waged their campaign
through the city. Early in the morning
the committee met at the ferry build
! ing and set out for the different por-
/ lions of the city assigned to them in
| automobiles, which were provided by
| business firms. East, west north and
south the machines sped, stopping every
/ few minutes while a store was invaded
and a grocer or a baker added to the
list of Raisin day boosters.
Noon time came and the committee
men paused at the most convenient
| restaurant in their particular district
Just long enough for a meager lunch
con The work was resumed and until
darkness the committee visited store
after store. Raisin day posters, ralS1n
bread stickers and pamphlets telling of
the raisin industry were distributed.
| When the tired workers from Fresno
gathered at the Manx hotel before din
ner it was estimated that more than
| 300 retail stores had been visited. The
supply of literature and Autographs
was sadly diminished and the members
of the committee, though extremely
weary, were happy. The day was a
| success.
Chairman II. Fl. Holland. in telling of
the hours of toll, remarked that every
one had seemed to appreciate the eff
forts of the boosters.
| Holland said that the only objection
met with was the fact that the COM
mittee had not made the rounds little
sooner so as to give the merchants a
chance to lay in a stock of raisins.
To-Day the committee will be in Oak
| land at 10 o'clock. An automobile tour
of the bay cities will be made and in
| the evening the boosters will return to
Fresno to report the success of the
work that has been done.
MEvICn OWES EAGI ON