The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-05
SAN DIEGO PLANS
GEREMONIOUS TIME
'BREAKrNa GROUND" PROGRAM
ELABORATE AND ALONG
HISTORIC LINES.

California 3 celebration OF the com.
pletiOn Of tho Panama Canal win open
this year, July 10, 30, 81 and 90, in
San Diego, with four days and nights
Of pagoantry, during which ground will
be broken and the first Building Of the
Panama California Exposition dodi.
Gated. Around these dates cluster the
ANNIVERSARIES which made the state g
history. It was in July, 1859, that tho
Franciscan Fathers reached San Diego
on mission to the Indians, having
been sent by the Spanish authorities in
Mexico City. 1t was then they planted
the FIRST olive trees and palms and bo-
gan the history Of irrigation.
The San Diego celebration Mill tell
the whole story of the discovery of the
Pacific Ocean by Balboa, the ancient
war rites of the Aztecs, Cabrillo's start
on his search OF q northwest passage,
his landing IN San Diego Bay, the ad.
vent Of the Mission Fathers and all the
epochs of the early history OF Califor-
MIA to be shown in pageantry.. The
program for the four days has been
made to combine all these epochs Of
early Spanish history interviewer with
all the modern periods requisite to
complete the sequences.
Religious Ceremony.
The FIRST day of the celebration, July
10, win be given over to the religious
and civic ceremonies connected with
the ground breaking Of San Diego q
1915 Exposition. In the morning there
: viii be pontifcal high mass said ON a
gigantic altar in one of the cayons Of
Balboa Park, the exposition site
Bishop Conaty, of the diocese Of Los
Angeles and Monterey, will be the cele.
brant of the mass. The altar is TO be
a replica Of the one now in the church
a of San Francisco, Mexico City, from
k whence the franciscan monks were
J. sent on their first mission to California
Prominent Catholic clergymen from al
: sections win take part in this cere
e mony and during the mass greRnd viii
j be broken for the exposition.
k The cornerstone of the first building
q to be used for administration Offices
b will be laid by the Masonic order IN tn,
l. afternoon during the civic ceremonies
p which are under the direction of tn
l. exposition official. Director General ]
@. Collier has already received accept
ance from Governor johnson and tn
k. States officials have been assured tina
N President Taft viii send personal reI
d resentative, and among the other prom
ss inent visitors expected are note
If church prelates, clergymen, mayors o
a. California cities, officials of the Par
* anna California Exposition and Officer
le of the army and navy.
Historical Pageants.
is The first Of the big pageants is |
I'd take place on the night of July q
h 1t will be historical and allegorical
IS. character, showing the various phase
90 of California history beginning wit
er the discovery of Pacific Ocean, the col
quest Of the territory, the advent q
IN the mission fathers, all depicted b
IS floats and parade pictures. On thi
3. occasion King Cabrillo, who is to reig
d, over the carnival, will be received an
escorted through the city by his sui
Jects. He will join Queen Ramona
" where her arrival will antedate his b
g. several hours, she being received
the afternoon during q floral parad
er which is to be planned and manage
40 exclusively by San Diego women
p, Fraternal orders and civic societit
Id win have charge of the third day
pageant of floats and displays and !
the evening there will be an open a
w masked ball with receptions through
1t. out the entire city for visitors.
II Mission Parade.
as The mission parade as it is termo
IT which will be the feature of the entil
to celebration, is to be given on July Q
Then will be shown all the twenty.or
" old missions 80 famous in the histol
no and romance of California ON float
ID These floats will be historically correc
he even To the Outriders and character
e. and are being constructed with Il
I'M plan of being permanent display
Id the exposition. The evening of 81
in ell sing day will be given over to IL
M carnival and fiesta.
During the days of the celebrate
tn there viii be many unique and nov
Ia entertainments, Among other things
IT. street carnival, wild west show, aqu
tic and land sports, automobile rae
ZEE and an aviation meet. It is practical
IT. assured that the regular soldiers
ny camp now at and near San Diego wi
lis be there during July as well as Il
We Pacific naval squadron. The men wi
rk take part in the pAgeants.
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