The San Francisco call., 1910-09-10

of the day A baby in it's swaddling
cloths is not SO different for a grizzled
man of three score as San Francisco
of so years ago was different from the
San Francisco of yesterday and today.
AS for the parade, if it was more
pretty than picturesque it was enjoy
able and fine.
There were plenty of bands. Fiji
teen hundred musicians, divided among
75 bands, blared and beat the feet of
the native sons and daughters into
rhythmic accord.
The first promise those VINO served
the day by watching and waiting had
that the parade was on its way was
by the appearance of three automobiles.
In the first rode Chief of Police John
Martin and the commissioners In the
second rode the commissioners of the
board of public works, undoubtedly
ready to repair any defect in the pave
ment that might be exposed when the
thoroughfares were clear and clean for
the tramping of the feet that were to
come.
Girls Serve Relief Corps
In the third machine was the Ma
tive Sons emergency relief corps,
surgeon and two pretty. laughing
nurses. who enjoyed the day, for there
was not much for them to do The
hardy blood of California sons and
daughters, the blood that came largely
from pioneer strains can stand the
gruelling march in the September sun
and needs no smelling salts.
Grand Marshal Angelo ]. Rossi had
exchanged his chocolate eclair palfry
Of Thursdays procession for a nobler
steed, a magnificent white. horse with
golden hoof He rode solemnly at the
head of the line of 10000 marching
were his sisters and brothers in the
twin orders of the sons and daughters
of the golden west.
Cheers for Lively Strains
Market street, waiting for the show.
heard the lively strains of Rings on
My Fingers and Bells on Ny Toes" and
the beringed fingers began toyclap and
the bebelled toes began to tap time to
the melody that flowed from the many
horned band of the United States coast
artillery.
Behind the band marched the martial
men who handle the big batteries that
guard the Golden gate Other troops
came after. The lads of the United
States training station at Yerba Buena
island swung by. their guns almost
always al port" to acknowledge the
cheers that greeted their appearance.
A girl in red hat on the seventh
ing nearly lost her balance. so keen
was her enthusiasm at sight of the
navy blue boys below.
AS the parade came on the folk in
the windows started their showers of
confetti and paper streamers. The pa
per streamers were the best They
caught on the wires and hung as CAV
aerial drapes to give added color to the
best decorations that San Francisco's
streets ever boasted.
Governor and Mayor Together
Governor Gillett and Mayor Mccarthy
rode together near the head of the line. |
Then there were more soldiers and
more sailors, these latter ones being OF |
the national guard.
woman lent by the circus rode a |
dainty horse and drove another before !
her in tandem.
The fire department followed the
honored old folk of the Mexican war
veterans. the Society of California Pio- |
neers and the Society of Pioneer
Women, the post of the Grand Army
of the Republic and other men who
have made history. The fremen, trim
and blue. every man a Native Son of |
the Golden West, marched erect and |
steady before their glistening appa-
ratus
Behind the firemen of today marched |
the fremen of the old days, with their |
apparatus, which seems childish and |
grotesque beside the steel and iron and |
brass machines which today guard the
city from the foe that in the past has i
been most cruel.
Boy scouts and boy ball players |
tramped the street in disdain of heat |
and distance. Superior Judge Graham |
led the ball players division. The |
famous ''reconciler" had no chance TO |
exercise his gift yesterday. His divi-
sion would have been the last to seek /
a divorce from the line
Indians Out in Force
There were Indians in the parade.