The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06

scription blanks, with the avowed pur-
pose of collecting 100000 for the expo
sition in San Jose.
TAKE IN PENINSULA
The boosters left San Jose at $50
q. M, and before coming to San Fran
cisco stopped at Palo Alto, Redwood
City, San Mateo and South San Fran
cisco, parading in each of these towns.
With their arrival in San Francisco at
1915 a m. there was dumped on the
sidewalks at Third and Townsend
streets several thousand roses, and the
spectators were called upon to help
themselves The offer was a signal for
a general rush. Teamsters left their
vehicles, pedestrians scrambled the
very motormen on the cars strove for
flower. In few minutes the sidewalk
was cleared of the roses, but every man
and woman in the vicinity was wearing
one. When the parade started the boost
ers carried with them scores of baskets
Of still more roses. The intention was
to scatter them along Market street,
but the eagerness of the throng to OBJ
tain flower was too great, and by the
time Market street was reached the
baskets We're empty.
1T is just as well,' said Mayor
Charles w. Dawson of San Jose. I'VE.
might have lost spectacular piece of
advertising, but ] believe the roses
were appreciated more around the depot
than they would have been in Market
street
EVER YTHING BUT ROSES
Leaving Third and Townsend streets
amid cheers the parade started UP
toward Fourth and Market streets. If
they had not roses the boosters had
about everything else with which to
attract attention. A troop of mounted
police led them and was Immediately
followed by an automobile containing
Mayor Dawson, Acting Mayor Kelly,
Secretary Lefingwell and Chief of Po-
lice Martin. In the rear came the
boosters shouting, cheering and sing
ing. Masked heralds carrying ban
ners proclaimed the coming rose car
nival and other pennants bore inscrip-
tons stating that San Jose was strong
for San Francisco in 1915.
RACKET IN PALACE
The parade paid its respect to the
large downtown stores and newspaper
offices by ssrenading them and finally
marched into the Palace hotel band
and all, creating q racket which drew
every guest in the house to the lobby
Luncheon, which was held in the
Palace hotel, was every whit as noisily
enthusiastic as the parade. J. Fl. Henry,
director general of the carnival, acted
as chairman and speeches were made
by Acting Mayor Kelly, Arthur NJ Free,
district attorney of Santa Clara county,
A. w. Scott Jr, representing the Pana-
ma Pacific exposition, and Frank A.
Leach, secretary Of the chamber of
commerce of Oakland.
Dawson, who was given a tremen-
dous ovation, spoke on the mutual in
terests of San Francisco and San Jose,
declaring that the two stood united for
the development of northern California
BOOST FOR EXPOSITION
we come boosting for San Jose,'' he
said, and the rose carnival, but in
cidentalIy L wish to state that San Jose
does not boost for itself alone on this
occasion-it boosts also for San Fran
cisco and the big exposition in 1915.
Within the last few minutes some of
our leading merchants have spoken to
me on this subject and l wish to say
that when we return we will pledge
ourselves for 100000, which we be-
lieve we can raise in San Jose for the
exposition fund"
Acting Mayor Kelly, speaking for
San Francisco, dwelt on the enthusiasm
OF the boosters
Il extend to you." he said, "heartiest
congratulations upon the spirit. en-
thusiasm and sincerity which dominate
you. 1 wish the outside could have
seen us as you passed and observed
the spirit of neighborly good fellow
ship existing between the people of
San Francisco and those of Santa Clara
county. ] welcome you with enthusi-
asm equal to that which you bring. and
some time in the near future San Fran
cisco will welcome you again--a day
which shall see the opening Of the
exposition of 1915"
District Attorney Free spoke on the
rose carnival, declaring that the pur-
pose Of the trip to San Francisco was
to make more cordial the invitation of
the people of Santa Clara county.
GET WHAT THEY WANT
A. w Scott Jr., speaking for the di-
rectors of the Panama-Pacific exposi-
ton. declared that il was worth while
addressing crowd OF red blooded men