The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-31

UNGOODESS
To REIGN IN
ALL CAFES
Chief White Removes Ban on
All Except the "Barbary
Coast" Resorts


Chief of Police White this morning
issued an order permitting all night
dancing. This will give a brief re-
newal of life to the cafes. The chiefs
order instructs company commanders
TO permit dancing in all the restau-
rants and cafes which maintain floors
Tor the purpose between the hours of
o'clock New Year eve and O'Clock
New Year morning.
BARBARY COAST EXCLUDED
The resorts of the Barbary coast are
specifically excluded from participant
ing in the all night dancing, but all
the cafes on the beach. along Fillmore
street and in the uptown tenderloin
will benefit.
Nothing in Chief Whites order can
affect the sale of liquor In the cafes.
however, as the new state law re-
makes no exception for celebrations
and holidays.
In speaking of the order, Chief
White said that he did not include the
Barbary coast in the order for the
reason that he had committed himself
to the policy of keeping that section
closed and meant to adhere to it.
WET CONFETTI BARRED
A second order was issued by the
chief relative to the throwing of con-
fetti. 1t read.
Owing to the weather conditions,
want to draw the attention of the de-
partment to the subject of picking up
confetti from the streets anu side
walks and throwing it on the persons
OF others. Instruct your commands
that this will not be permitted and to
arrest violators of this order"
RAIN NOT TO STOP
When the whistles low for 1914
at midnight the downtown streets
will be thronged with celebrating
San Franciscans, whether old Jupi-
ter Pluvius weeps or not. Indeed.
IL he does weep, he'll be the only
lachrymose Individual around this
part of the world. for San Francisco
has made up her mind to have a good
time and to laugh the old year out
and the new year in. no matter what
happens.
Virtually all of the clubs OF the city
will have special entertainments.
Many of the fraternal orders have also
prepared elaborate programs for the
occasion. The knights of Columbus
will celebrate the advent Of the new
year with an entertainment at the
Auditorium. After a dance supper
will be served to 500 guests at mid
night
". NJ. C. A. TO REvEL
The Y. M. c. A. has made prepare
tons to care for it's members and
their guests. There will be a special
entertainment for the younger boys,
and the older members will celebrate
merrily.
Most of the churches will hold spe-
kx.tx -
when the year 1914 will be solemnly
welcomed.
At the Empress theater, after the
regular second show performance.
the public will be given an opportu-
nifty to dance on the stage to the mu-
sic of a special orchestra of Is pieces.
100000 AT FAIR GROUNDS
One hundred thousand persons are
Year day celebration at the exposition
site
Everything is in readiness for the
big event. Several new features not
originally announced have been Sc
cured. These include an exhibition
drill by young ladies from the San
Francisco Turn yerein. The bear flag
that was raised year ago on the oc-
casion of the breaking of ground for
the exposition will be presented by the
Native Sons ind Daughters.
A temporary postof1ice has been es-
tablished on the ground, at the Fill
more street entrance and exposition
stamps will be sold to those wishing
to send away exposition postcards.
So great has been the demand for
the postcards that the first lot of 100,-
900 has been exhausted and more have
been ordered.