The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08
THOUSANDS ARE
HERE To ENJOY
CARNIVAL SPORT
Streets and Hotels Thronged
With Visitors From the
State at Large
Perfected and Elaborate Plans
Assure for All Three Days
of Merry ReveIry

of Merry ReveIry
place in Union square and will be one
OF the most imposing features of the
fiesta. Her ertry viii be formal in the
extreme and viii be attended by all the
little details with which royalty is
fhedged round and about. Surrounded
by her maids Of honor and armed
guards composed OF the Nationals and
,the California Grays. she will take her
station at the ferry building and will
then be received with all due formality
by the reception committee.
Then, with bands crashing and her
subjects cheering, she will begin her
royals march into the city. The pro-
cession, besides the Nationals and the
Grays. viii include the League Of the
Cross Cadets and more than 100 parlors
OF Native Sons in their regalia It
viii move up Market street to Powell,
. turning in Powell toward Union square.
Through Lane of Bayonets
When within a short distance of the
square the military escorts will swing
forward and form a double lane Of bay
onets. At the foot of the dais whereon
the coronation viii take place will be
grouped the officers of the organiza-
tions in the procession and they will
form q. canopy of crossed swords under
which the queen and her attendants
viii pass. A detachment of troops will
form square around the base Of
Dewey monument. one detachment lin
ing up along the path leading from the
north side Of the park
At the advent OF the queen the troops
viii present arms and then, amid crash
of brass bands. the crown will be
placed upon her head. She will be at
tired in full robes Of state and attended
by retinue Of pages and maids of
honor.
Colonel Frank A. Marston and Grand
Marshal Rossi will conduct her to the
foot of the throne, where will be wait
ing Mayor Mccarthy; Daniel A Ryan.
grand president of the Native Sons: DR..
E. F. Donnelly and other high officials
of the organization, who will then do
homage for themselves and for the en-
tire state Of California
Freedom of City
Immediately prece eding the corona
tion the mayor will tender to the queen
the freedom of the city AS the MAYOR
concludes. DR.. z. F. Donnelly will ad
vance, carrying the crown, and present
II 10 Daniel Ryan. who, in turn, will
place upon the head of the kneeling
Slrl the diaoem Froclaiming her queen
AT the instant 5000 children's voices
viii burst out in the majestic anthem
OF California" Such is to be the for
mai inVestitrre of her power. The mo-
ment II is concluded the frolic will be-
gin The city Will ring with music the
Gay long, no less than 70 bands having
been engaged for the occasion and al
most every professional musician in
san Francisco, Oakland Alameda and
Berkeley viii participate
Every parlor viii be met by an i'm
posing musical escort. There will be
banos stationed at the ferry building
Union square, Grant avenue and Market
street New Montgomery and Market
ana IN the principal parks In addf-
tlon large number of the visiting
parlors will bring their own bands. and
70 the whole Will be added the innum-
erabie fife and drum corps with which
the city abounds. The assemhlage of
has witnessed and probably one of the
largest ever gathered in any city in
the country at one time. Music there
viii be night and day.
Chorus of Children
The chorus Of children win be under
the direction Of Dexter Wright. Miss
Estelle Carpenter and Mrs Mary Nc
Glade. They will open their concert
az the coronation ceremony with the
stars and Stripes" and will follow n
with California" sextet from Lucia. .,
an antnem by Mrs. Harriet Burlingame,
the Pilgrims Chorus "Carmena" and
viii close with the Star Spangled Ban
ner- Accompanying the singing will
be the music OF brass band of so
pieces
At the close OF the coronation cere-
MONIES tne queen and her court will
move 10 the St. Francis hotel and will
there receive the guests of. the city.
While this is proceeding a band concert
VIII be given in Union square and the
visiting delegates will be being re-
oeived by their local brethren.
Twin Peaks AbIaze
At 7:3O p. m. mammoth bonf5re On
Twin peaks viii be lighted This viii
be the signal for general illumina-
tion.$ FROM every hilltop surrounding
the city there will blaze forth beacon
-lSANG- Inc streets VIII be transform e6
into lanes Of light and the buildings
VIII stand out in twingling outline
From the hills also there will shoot out
rockets and fireworks and later in the
evening a gigantic display of fire.
works will be given in Union square.
That the frolic may be general and
not confined to few favored ones ar
rangements have been made for an in
formal dance in the nave of the ferry
building This viii begin at $40 n M
and brass band of 40 pieces viii fur
nish the music. It will continue filf
midnight.
THE CHINESE COLONY
The Chinese colony, which is ALWAYS
10 the forefront in matters decorat five
during days OF celebration. has once
again shown fts enthusiasm by i,Iu-
minating and decorating Chfnatovn
throughout. Some of the business
houses there have gone to great ex-
peDse in Illuminating Green and gold
seem to be the favorite color scheme.
. 1t is estimated that by this evening
there will be nigh onto 100000 persons
e in San Francisco The cities along the
peninsula and across the bay have in
dicsted that they will turn out i'm force
There win be 10000 Native Sons nor.