The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1902, Page 1

Cadl. VOLUME XCII—-NO. 73. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PYTHIAN CARNIVAL WEEK OPENS WITH ORATORY & IN FERRY NAVE — - — — <& ! ‘ T SORE—— | / L ‘ b | | | i | , | | i ‘ ‘ | | \ | 1 v < ! . 1 | \ | | . ! \ . i < i i | ‘ —— il 2 - BRILLIANT SCENE OF THE OPENING OF THE HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION IN THE Inaugural Day of Festivities| Is Marked by the Arrival| of Thousands of Visitors ITH the opening of the | visiting Knights and their friends were exhibition of the county | welcomed : to California by Myron E. products in the nave of | Wolf, as the representative of the Gov- the ferry bullding, the re- | ernor, and Mayor Schmitz offered the ceptions at the Pavilion | keys of the city to the Pyihians in behalf in the evening, the in-|of the municipality. Supreme Chancellor suguration of the Vanity Falr in the| Fethers delivered the response for the grounds opposite to the Pavilion and the | Pythians and Major General Carnahan, magnificent 1l tion of last night, the | commander of the Uniform Rank. Knights Pythian carnival week was eppropriately | of Pythias, replied for the fraternity of begun. It was = day of unexampled | which he is the head. Chairman Charles bustie and activity and in the annals of [ L. Patton spoke briefly in behalf of the Pythianism in California #t will mark, local lodges of the Knights of Pythias the first milestone of a new and more|and Governor W. 8. Jennings of Florida prosperous era. made a brilliant address, In which he paid From early morning till late at night|a tribute to the enterprise of California visitors from the South and East | apd to her unexampled resources. The ex- poured into the city In a ceaseless stream. } hibition was then thrown open to the It was &s if the approaches to the city | public and by to-night the exhibits will were a mighty funnel into which the tide | all be in place and they will prove a of humanity surrounded by the confines | powerful attraction to visitors for the re- of California was directing itself. Im- | mainder of the week. mense crowés at the ferry and depot were| In the afternoon the Pavilion barracks encountered throughout the day jostling | Was formally turned over to Supreme each other in their eagerness to behol Chancellor Fethers and Major General every mew arrival some expected fri Carnahan by the local executive commit- from efar. The reception committee was | tee. The ceremony partook of a semi- on the qui vive constantly, for the strang- | military character and attracted an im- ers had to be directed to their quarters at | mense gathering. The visiting uniformed the Pavilion or to such locale as a | Knights took complete charge of the been selected for them by the committee. | building and during their occupancy mili- It is due to the zeal and efficiency of the | tary laws will govern. Arrangements for members of the reception committee that | the housing of 8000 persons have been the crowd was handled without the con- | Made. The Pavilion was a scene of beauty in lar ongregations of people are Swsion Mrwe © > PEOPIE 8T€| the evening on the occasion of the recep- apt to occasion. | | tion to the Supreme Lodge and officers EXHIBITION IS OPENED. | and members of the Uniform Rank. The The opening of the exhibition of county | visitors were given a hearty welcome to products in the nave of the ferry build- | California and sentiments of good will ing was the main event of the day. The were expressed on every side. - from Colorado in time. will be informal. al Guard will participate. RECEPTIONS AND A DRILL ARE OUTLINED FOR TO-DAY THE programme of events for to-day, with the exception of the parade of uniformed Knights, will be carried out as originally provided for by the committec.. -The parade will take place to-morrow afternoon, a postponement being necessitated by the failure of Pythians to arrive TO-DAY. 9 a. m.—Opening session of the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, at the Palace Hotel. 10 a. m.—Convention of the Supreme Temple of the Rathbone Sisters, Native Sons’ Hall. 2 p. m.—Reception to visitors at the Pavilion and committee headquarters. These functions 2 p. m.—Session of the Imperial Palace of the Knights of Khorassan at Pythian Castle. 8 p. m—Naval Militia drill at the Pavilion, to conclude with realistic representation of the Battle of Gettysburg, in which troops from the Presidio, members of the Naval Reserve and Nation- X3 The first general fllumination of the streets took place at 8:30 o'clock last evening. The spectacle was one of su- perb grandeur and will not soon be for- sotten by those who beheld it. At the hour named the darkness was transform- ed as by magic into' the brilliancy of roonday, and as far as the eye could reach along Market street, a succession of dazzling lights met the gaze and de- lighted the senses. The stately beauty of the Call bullding, with its angles outlined in vari-colored lights, served to render the lluminations at this point even more brilllant. From the Pavilion to the Ferry building, whose outlines reared themselves in lines of light skyward, a brilliant pathway of red, white, blue and yellow lights was clear- ly defined. The spectacle was in every way the most magnificent ever beheld in this or any otMr city of the Union. PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY. The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pyth- ias, will meet for the first time in this city at the Palace Hotel this morning. The Supreme Temple of Rathbone Sis- ters will also commence its sessions this morning. Aside from the informal recep- ton to visiting Knights and their fami- lies at the Pavilion ‘and local headquar- ters, there will be no event of importance until the drill and mimetic representa- tion of the battle of Gettysburg takes place in the evening.. The naval reserves, under command of Colonel George A. Bauer, will turn out 200 strong, with a battery of: eight rapid-fire Hotchkiss guns. They will represent a detachment of the Union army, preparing for a night attack. ~ The Pavilion will be in total darkness, % — artillery lines will be formed and sentin- els will be posted in silence. The Confed- erate forces will be represented by Troop A, cavalry, dismounted, under command of Captain Charles Jensen, and other companies of the National Guard in unl- forms as worn by the Confederates. They will march upon the floor, through the skirmish lines, and commence the attack. The Union skirmishers will then advance between the guns. engaging the Confeder- ates. A general fight will ensue, and af- ter the smoke of the battle has cleared away, there will be dancing until 12 o'clock. Thousands of visitors that thronged the Pavilion yesterday made many inquiries about the sham battle, and it is expected that there will be a very large attendance. The grand parade will take place to- morrow afternoon. The final arrange- ments for the pageant will be completed to-night. NAVE OF THE FERRY BUILDING. i Magnificent Exhibition of Products of California Is Turned Overto the Public band stand, and throughout the exercises this was crowded with ladies and theie escorts. ENIGHTS ARE WELCOMED. Chafrman Charles L. Patton called the assembiage to order at 1 o’clock in a brief address.. He said he was glad to wel- come the visitors to the Golden Stats of California. He expressed the bellef thit N the presence of a crowd that filled every Inch- of available space in the nave of the Ferry | building, the exhibition of the | county products of California was formally opened at 1 o'clock yes- terday. The scene was an animated one and rendered picturesque by the sprink- ling of color lent to it by the surround- their natty uniforms, ings. Knights in no one would expect a long speech from ladies in holiday attire, a full band dis-| nim after the hard work of the last few coursing lively music, substantial evi- | weeks in arranging for the Pythian car- dences of the horticultural wealth' of Cal- ffcrnia in the shape of splendidly arrang- ed exhibits, the arches of the nave adorn- ed with festoons of red, white and blue, the surging crowd eager to View the spec- tacle, the evidences of hearty good will displayed at every hand—all these served to make up a scene that will linger long in the recollection of those who were par- ticipants therein. The speakers’ platform stood in the south end of the nave and on it were seated Mayor Schmitz, Charles L. Pat- ton, chairman of the executive commit- tee; Supreme Chancellor Ogden H. Fe- {hers, Major General James R. Carnahaa, commander of the TUniform Rank, Knights of Pythias; Walter C. Graves of the executive committee, Governor W. S. Jennings of Florida, E. Myron Wolf, rep- Tesenting the Governor, who was not | present, and Charles Bundschu. The steps leading to the platform were covered with ferns and potted palms and in the rear of the stand was a miniature reprasenta- tion of the celebrated La Grange dam in Stanislaus County. To the right was a fern-decorated staircase leading to the nival. In conclusion he said: Al this decoration, this fllumination, all this manifestation of heéarty good will, is for you. We sought to lay before you In pancramie splendor the magnificent resources of our great State. I want you to be happy, and If you are, we will be amply repaid. I regret that | T am unable to remain with you this morning, and I fntroduce to you, therefors, Walker Cu Graves, who will welcome you to California im behalf of the lodges of the State and act a@ chairman of this gathering. Graves assumed the discharge of his duties without waste of time. He paid a tribute to Chairman Patton and the members of the executive committee for their efforts to render the carnival a sug- cess. - The Governor's representative made & brief address of welcome, in which he called attention to the magnificent re- sources of the State, and extended an in- vitation to the strangers to visit the va= rious counties of the State whose prod- vets were on exhibition in the nave, if they hoped to get an adequate idea of the productiveness of California. Continued on Page Two, -