The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
De D |CA ION FOR
HIGHWAY ON
FRIDAY
All Cities to Hold Similar
Meetings on Same Date;
Everybody Welcome

In response to the call Of the d.
rectors of the Lincoln Highway asso-
citation for the night of Friday, Oc-
tober 81, to be set aside for dedication
exercises to be held in IL the princi-
pal cities of the United States, and
principally along the route of the
Lincoln highway, for some kind of
celebration, those having arrange
ments in charge have planned an en-
tertainment to be given next Friday
evening in the Valencia theater, the
association proposes to show the ex-
tent to which the people of this city
are interested in the Lincoln high
way, for which San Francisco is the
western terminal. Clear across the
country on Friday evening dedica-
tion celebrations will be held by hun
dreds of cities, towns and hamlets
ending with the program of music,
oratory- and other entertainment ar
ranged by citizens of San Francisco
EVERY ONE SHOULD ATTEND
Plans for the demonstration were
practically completed yesterday at a
meeting of the executive committee
of the San Francisco Automobile
Dealers association. which is in
charge of the affair and which is
taking a close interest in all matters
relating to the Lincoln highway.
This Is the first occasion which San
Francisco has been afforded an oppor-
tunity to express appreciation of the
choice made by the national directors
Of no
President J. A. March of the Dealers
association declares that it is the duty
of every San Franciscan TO attend
the celebration in order to learn the
detailed plans. for the boulevard.
1t was decided to make the invita-
ton so general that every citizen in
terested in the development OF city
and state might attend. and for this
reason no special invitations Will be
sent out. President Marsh says:
PRESIDENT MARSH WILL PRESIDE
while the Dealers association has
taken the initiative, this Is by no
means demonstration for those in
terested in the motor car business. II
is, rather, an affair that should be
attended by all those who believe in
good roads. in civic and commercial
progress and expansion, and the fu-
ture for which every promotion body
in the state is working with all its
vigor and resources. 1t should be at
tended by our leading business men,
our exposition workers and the OFF,
cials we have chosen TO represent us
in political office. 1t is call to pro-
gressive San Franciscans, issued by
those men of the east who have given
us recognition as the greatest com
mercfal center of the Pacific coast"
Dro NTar of IA
meeting. which will begin at o'clock.
The state of California will be repre-
scented by J. j. Dwyer of the harbor
board and the municipality by Super
visor William H. Mccarthy, who will
be accompanied by many other city
officials.
ADDRESSES WILL BE MADE
Mr. F. Tresz, field secretary, United
States Chamber of Commerce, will rep
resent the San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce and will speak on behalf of
the combined commercial bodies of the
city, and his thorough acquaintance
with good roads in the United States
is expected to make his one of the
most entertaining addresses. Samuel
M. Shortridge will speak on the Life
of Abraham Lincoln" and the Results
TO be Attained by the Completion of
the Highway" Among others who, it
is expected. will make brief addresses
will be Z. P. Binegar, recently ap-
pointed chief consul of the Highway
association in California.
The principal musical numbers will
be by the municipal Band the services
of which were donated by the board OF
supervisors as an indication of the
Importance they attach to the move
ment. Other program numbers will be
announced before Friday.
The doors of the Valencia theater,
which was donated through the cour-
tesy of j. Charles Green, will be
opened to the public at 7:30 p. m.