The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26


Miss Grace Smith, who was elected
Queen California, is having a foretaste
of the regal joys to come. but is also
harassed by the thousand little femi-
nine cares which contribute to the un-
easiness in which heads that wear
crowns are said TO lie. There are dress
akers and costumers to see, photog-
gaphers TO pose for, TO say nothing of
long interviews with the court gold
smith. and long conferences with
courtiers. pages, maids of honor, and
the host Of attendants.
Today Queen California poses for the
artists and photographers in one OF her
court costumes, and later she will be
fitted with her coronation robes Her
DAYS from now until the eventful day
when she viii be crowned will be filled
Eith similar enga gements. which. while
somewhat firing, are really delightful
The maids Of honor viii be fitted
with their court costumes this week.
as viii the pages and other court at
tendants.
The approach Of the Admission day
festival has resulted in the overflowing
of pientys horn in san Francisco. The
so local parlOrs Of the Native Sons and
Daughters alone are spending over
new dresses for the ladies. and elabo
rate entertainment of visiting parlors
Almost all the parlors will have head
quarters at the various hotels where
the guests and visitors will be enter
tsined with a lavish hand. Bands
and orchestras have been retained
and no stone viii be left un-
turned TO make the celebration a tri-
umphsnt success and TO live up to San
Frsncisco's old time reputation for
7pen handed hospitality and good fell
.owship.
FUND CAMPAIGN ON
The large sums that will be spent by.
the various parlors individually are
quite independents Of the SIS 600 that
viii be spent by the central festival
committee. which has the affair in
hand Before that SIS, 600 can be spent.
however. il must be raised, and that
is the task that is taxing all the ener-
gies and racking the brains of the
finance committee. Only s40,0O0 is in
sight so far and, If the festival is to be
2 success. at least S35,000 more must be
raised. The merchants and business
men OF San Francisco are showing a
purblind Indifference to their own best
interests. They seem to ignore the fact
that every dollar of the 5000 600 TO be
spent by the parlors and the 900 to
be spent by the festival committee will
he spent in San Francisco for the bene-
III Of San Franciscans. In addition to
this, the tens of thousands of visitors
who viii throng the city during festival
week will spend nearly So, 3,o00.0 900 more
All the local eparlors of the n. S. G. W
and NJ D. @. ". will entertain ex-
Uensively and viii have elaborate re
ceptions every night during the festi-
val and the natural result IS that al
ready the costumers have been
sWamped with orders for evening
frocks and ball gowns. The tailors
are busy turning out uniforms for the
paraders and soon ii will be the turn
OF the saloonmen, the hotel keepers and
the restaurateurs TO reap golden
harvest.
Thousands OF visitors will flock to
the city during Queen California;
reign and these visitors being human.
must at times be hungry, thirsty and
sleepy. Consequently they will have
10 eat drink and sleep and those who
attend 10 these natural wants will do
50 to their own financial advantage.
If the necessary money for the proper
observance OF the great Admission day
festival is not forthcoming, the great
parade and other features of the cele-
bration are bound 10 suffer in conse-
quence and the thousands of visitors
are sure 10 be disappointed This
would have a very adverse bearing on
the success of the Panama-Pacific ex-
position iDf 1915, for the memory OF
such z disappointment would rankle
for many times five years and would
undoubtedly deter many from coming
10 the exposition who would otherwise
do so.
PARSIMoNY FATAL
Parsimoay to-day viii initiate
against the success of the Panama- Pa
cific exposition and this'should be bosne
in mind by those merchants who are
refusing subscriptions or making in
adequate contributions to the fund.
Among those who have contributed
generously are:
Walter \. Brunt. $50; A. B. Broyer, 500;
Britton Reg, 500: Chutes company. $3.50; "
Gate aerie No. 81 r. O. E. 500: d CEbire
delll. 500; George Haas & Sons $3.50: Italian
American bank. sl0o; kilborn & Hayden. 500;
Il. Levy, $50; Frank Msrston & Co $50: rnu,
slcans mutual protective union $50: Orpheum
$3.50, Pope & Talbot SIlo:, Charles E. Sutton
$50; Sullivan, sullivan & Roche $50: Tacoma
mil NIL eempany' e,9 sl"oi 2 T. White lumber com
Three hundred letter carriers. car
rying mail pouches bulging with flow
ers and attended by several decorated
delivery wagons. will form UNIQUE
feature Of the great parade on the 9th.
The carriers responded in force TO
the call issued by Postmaster Fisk.
and filled with a desire TO do their
Uncle Sam as much credit as possible.
at once sent in an order for brand new
uniforms. The carriers will form a
resplendent section of the procession
and they will be ofTcered by men from
their own ranks.
STRICKEN sUDpENLY-John Paterson. re-