Evening journal., 1914-02-26
FRISCO GETS
THE FORESTERS
Annual Convention to be Held
in Western City in
August

San Francisco is to be great con
vcntion city in 1915. for up to date
800 organizations have notified tho
Psnama-Pacific International Expo
sltion authorities OF decision to hold
either annual. biennial or triennial
session in that city during the life OF
the exposition, February 20 to De-
cembcr 4. Included in these are cdu-
cational, scientific. art. industrial
and fraternal associations. Among
the latter, the Foresters OF America,
with an aggregate membership Of
25O.00O In the United States. will hold
Us biennial supreme court session
there In August. There will be an
attendance OF 400 representatives.
Tho California members OF the order.
10000 in number, are raising a very
large fund to be used IN entertaining
] the visitors during their stay They
| intend TO welcome their brethren and
the many members of the order who
shall accompany them. In a manner
that VIII prove that Il was not a
waste OF time to cross the continent
TO meet In the convention city.
To carry out a plan of entertain
ment, generous in It's scope and typi-
cal OF California hospitality, the
members have organized a general
committee Of zoo representing all
. sections of the Jurisdiction, with
state Assomblyman James j. Ryan as
president. and Grand Chief Ranger
William NJ. Klinger as advisor. Since
the beginning of the current year
this body through numerous sub.
committees, has been considering
many suggestions offered for the
pleasure of those who shall be guests
during the fall Of 1915.
The committee has information
from many sections OF the country
that in a number OF prominent cities
"San Francisco Clubs and "San
Francisco Excursion Parties" foI
American Foresters are being form.
ed and that Il Is expected that these
will convey 10000 sight-seers to the
city by the famous Golden Gate. "a
remain there while the supreme body
shall be attending to business.
The plan under consideration pro.
poses to give the visitors "a grand
welcome reception the day OF arrival
parade in which from 5000 to 5000
members Of the order. including the
Knights Of Sherwood Forest. the mil.
ltary branch VIII take part. the dis
tribution OF Californias choicest pro
ductions as souvenirs: day and 9
night at the exposition. which will b,
the greatest worlds fair inaugura
ted; automobile and trolley car trip.
to show the wonderful rebuilt city
which covers an area of As squar,
miles; a night visit to the largest
Chinese quarter in the United States
en- Oriental city within the heart OF thl
metropolis; a steamboat trip on the
bay 35 by miles, during which tn,
strangers will see body OF wator OF
which all the navies of the world cai
ride and anchor at one time, TAX
note OF the best fortified harbor II
the union. and see a line of defens
on the high hills on the north side o
the Golden Gate. more than 500 fee
above sea level, the highest batter
of modern big guns in the country
see the tree-clad mountains and feI
tile valleys on all sides: get a vie
I Of Mt Tamalpais with an altitude {
u $500 feet, reached by the crookedes
e railroad ever constructed: visit
I Winohaven, where there is the larg