The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
Counties Throughout State
Planning Unusual Dis
plays and Attractive
Features
APPLICATIONS FOR
SPACE POURING IN
More Than SO Parlors Have
Secured Headquarters and
Committee Is Busy

OAKLAND, July 27.-Over so parlors
Of Native Sons and Native Daughters
from all sections Of the state have, al
ready secured headquarters in Oakland
during the big admission day celebra-
tion and festival from September to
?. The committee on balls and accom-
modations, of which Frank H. Dearborn
is chairman, is arranging to secure
space enough to accommodate as many
parlors as viii come. Indications point
to the celebration as the most success
full yet given by the order
!. j. Dignan. assistant secretary of
the general committee. reported that
Solano county has made an appropria-
tion for the display of county products
in the unique headquarters. to be built
of alfalfa, on the shores of Lake Mer-
ritt. Each room will be so fitted up as
TO best display the exhibit. Because of
the big irrigation projects now under
way in this county it is intended to
secure as much advertising as posi-
Bile from the celebration. A miniature
duck preserve on Lake Merritt with
regulation blinds where hunters will
be stationed with guns viii also be
shown by the county parIors. Another
feature viii be the attendance of a
descendant of the old Indian chief.
Solano. He will lie seated in front of
the Headquarters after the parade and
give a detailed history Of the county
to the visitors 10 the Industrial ex-
hibit
solano parlor No. SO. Susun. will
bring q band of 20 pieces. Vallejo par
1or No = has appointed the following
committee 10 arrange for headquarters
in Oakland:
Joseph clave George Dimphel Jr.,
Henry Massey, \. 3. Knight and II.
Rosenbaum.
BRING DOWN INDEPENDENCE
An effort Will be made by the Vallejo
members TO bring the old frigate IN
dependence from Mare island navy
ward to Oakland. Vallejo will send
1000 persons by special boats and
trains, accompanied by two brass
bands. A special train carrying 500
viii come from Suisun.
Other parlors will not be outdone
Henry F. Nogt, secretary of the gem
eral committee, reports that great in
terest is being taken throughout Santa
Cruz county in the coming celebration.
San joaquin, Napa. Humbolt Fresno,
Los Angeles, Sonoma and many other
county parlOrS have already communi-
Gated with the general committee
E. P. Critcher. secretary of the Cali
fornia Society of Illinois, living in Chi
cago, has written for posters and other
publicity matter saying that many
members of the society will attend
the celebration.
The campaign for the raising of $50
200 is proving successful The mer-
chants and business men of the city
realize the Importance to Oakland of
the big gathering and are responding
literally.
The parlors which have already Sc
cured headquarters in Oakland are as
follows.
RESERVATIONS MADE
Pacific parlor No TO- ivory ballroom. Hotel
Oakland; SeGHoia paulor No 160 blue room
Hotel Oakland reception and transportation
committee. north banquet room Hotel Oakland:
san Jose parlor No %, tapestry room. Hotel
Oakland Dolores parlor No. 20S. probably Hotel
Oakland
San Francisco parlor No 20 has engaged As
scmbly hall. 4So Twentieth street for receptions
snd dancing
hall. Eleventh and Osy streets.
California parlor No 1 has engaged Central
nan, Twelfth street aud Broadway, for recep-
tons and dancing
Rineon parlor No. - has taken Eben hall,
1450 Harrison street.
General Winn parlor No a3 Mount niablo par
lor No. 101. Byron parlor No. 170, CarquiDez par
Tor No. 200, Richmond parlor No. 217. Concord
parlor No. 2i9, Dlmond parlor No. 246. San
Ramon parlor No Pas, all y. s. c. W. and Ra-
mona psrlor No. 21 Stirling parlor No 146
Richmond parior No. III and Bonner parior No
1913. y. d. g. w. have engaged Foresters hall
Thirteenth and Clay streets.
Stockton parlor No. has engaged living rooms
and ballroom at the Key Route inn Twenty
second street and Broadway.
Twin Peaks parlor NO. 2t4. Maple hail. Four
tcenth and Webster streets: Bay View paror No
236 lower Maple hall.
Piedmont parlor-No.- i2o. Moose hall Twelfth
and Clay streets
Oakland parlor No. 80 Maccabee hail. Eleventh
and Clay streets,
Piedmont parlor No 81 Rice institute Seven
teenth street and San Pablo avenue
Alameda. parlor No a. Starr King ball Four
1ernth sud Castro streets.
Mission parlor No. IS. Loring hail, Eleventh
and Clay streets.
Hespenian parlor No 197, Lincoln haR All
Thirteenth street.
sacramento narlor NO 3. Hotel Meuopole.
Thirteenth and Jefferson streets.
Aloha parloc No 10T. \. u. g. W. H3 ven hall
52l Twelfth street.
Alcalde paror No 81 South San Francisco
parlor No 159 Preside paIlor No. 1o4 Napa
parlor No. 81 Solano parlor No. 80, Berkeley
Uaror No. 2f0, Athens parlor No. f95, San MateO
parlor No. 30 ClaremeBt perlor No 80. ,Estu-
dillo parlor No. 223. National parlor No. 11S
Halcyon parlOr No. l46. Marshall sparlor No. 202
and Santa Rosa parlnr No. 2S have also made
applications for halls