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Pacific Coast lnternational Ceremon

THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO

Sunday, February 26, 1933

A day of pageanlry and celEbralion, memorializing lhe start of consiruciion of lhe Golden Gale Bridge, largesl and mosl ipeciacular span ever attempled by lhe hand o{ man, physically conieciing San Francisco with the Nodhbay couniies o{ lhe Redwood Empire, and an ultimale linl in ihe proiected internalional highway syslem lhat will erlend,from Alaska to South Aierica. ShannoD-CoDmy

509 SansoEs St.

PROGRAM -o[-

The Ground Breaking Exercises lor

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE Crissy Field, Presidio of Sa" Francisco February 26th,1933

at2P.M. l.

Parade marches into Crissy Field.

2. Formation on 3.

Field.

lnvocation

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Archbishop Hanna

Closing with Ode to California, by Lee Roberts, composer of "Smiles."

4. "Halleluiah"-

,------------------------,----San Francisco

Municipal Band and Chorus

5. Announcement by Chairman of Cifizens Committee, Wm. P. Stanion, and lntroduction of Worren Shannon, as Chairman of Day.

6. Opening

Remarks by Warren Shannon, with message from the President of the United Siates.

7.

Pageant-,Massed Naval Bands, and 3Oth lnfantry

Arfillery Solute,

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----.-----------"To Band

the Colors"

Guns

Formation Flights by Aerial Squadrons Painting Bridge in fhe Sky

8. Address by R. A.

Thompson----

9. lntroductions by the Chairman of the Day. Address by Joseph Scoll ----------

--"Marvelous Morin" "The Golden Gate Bridge"

10. Band Number.

ll.

Address by Mayor Rossi, introducing Governor Rolph.

PROGRAM 12.

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.-"Building ihe B'"idge" To be staged in front of Speakers' Stand, with 80-foot model of the Bridge, furnished through ihe courtesy of The Emporium. (a) Float-model wheeled in on truck with escorl of engineering students and band (l05 pieces) from University of California.

(b) Maneuvers of band. (c) Students unveil model and release carrier pigeons. r3. GROUND BREAKING CEREMONIES proper. Participants: Major General Malin Craig, Admiral Richard H. Leigh Presidenl Wm. P. Filmer, Chief Engineer Joseph B. Sirauss, Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, R. A. Thompson, representing lr,4arvelous Marin; Carlos Freilas, representing the Redwood Empire, and a lableau represeniing the United Sfates, British Columbia and Mexico.

(a) Massed Bugle Call (to announce Ground Breaking). (b) General Craig delivers grantfrorn Uniied States to President Filmer. (c) President Filmer accepts grani.

(d) Chairman of the Day delivers Golden Spade io President Filmer. (e) President Filmer and Mayor Rossi lurn first spadeful of earth and deliver Golden Spade to Chief Engineer, Jos, B. Strauss, wilh inslructions

to commence building.

Chief Engineer accepts Golden Spade, turns second spadeful of earth and delivers Golden Spade to Mayor Rossi as custodian. (s) Mayor Rossi accepls Golden Spade and onnounces its deposit in fhe de Young Memorial Museum for posterity. (h) Chairman Shonnon announces setting of Historical Record Plote. (i) Tableau Group, wifh lhree young women in typical costumes of lhe Unifed States, British Columbia and Mexico, and iwo Boy Scouts. (f)

(i)

Historical Record Plafe is set, direcfed by General Manager James Reed, and second spade delivered to Mayor Rossi.

14. Harry C. Lutgens-Presenlation 15. 16.

of Redwood Trees fo Presideni Fllmer.

Thee" -----------Municipal Band and Chorus Closing Prayer . , - Maior G. F. Rixey, Chaplain Ninth Corps Area "My Country'Tis of

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