Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-22
They Are Received by the
Citizens of Los Angeles.
The Entertainment Lasts
Through the Afternoon.
They Are Taken for Drive About
the City.
The Reception at the Chamber of Com
merce-The Speeches of Citizens
and Visitors.

day afternoon. About eighty of the ex-
cursionists came in from the Raymond,
where the party is now staying, and
were received at the city hall at 2
O'Clock. A large crowd of the pioneers
of Los Angeles and vicinity had col
lected on the steps of the hall to greet
the visitors. They were escorted
through the building by the committee
of the pioneers and of the Native Sons,
assisted by various city officials.
When large number of the visitors
had assembled in the Council chamber,
Mayor Hazard madea short address well
coming them to the city, with the assur-
ance that they were revered among
those who had helped to make the
State. Captain w. II. Thomes, of Bos-
ton. the president of the New England
Society OF California Pioneers, responded
in q short speech, in which he made
frequent reference to the splendid pros
perity Of the State.
In front of the city hall about twenty
carriages and a number of coaches were
in readiness. These were rapidly filled
with the visitors and the reception COM
mittees. They drove up on the hills,
where good view of the city could be
obtained, and then out to st. James's
park, and through the southern part of
town. Returning the procession passed
through the principal business streets,
and finally came to the Chamber Of
Commerce rooms on Main street.
The main hall had been splendidly
prepared for the occasion The exhibit
tables had been replenished with fresh
fruit, and number of additions had
been made to the display. The model
of Suffers fort, erected by the Native
Daughters, was filled with interesting
curios and embellished with flags and a
banner welcoming the pioneers. A large
number of ladies of the annex had con-
tributed flowers, and many of them had
worked all the morning in decorating
the room. The result of their labors
was brilliant and beautiful scene.
The ladies in the pioneer party were
presented with bouquets and with
punches OF pampas grass. About a
hundred citizens and ladies of Los An
geles were present, and in the hour that
preceded the literary programme very
pleasant reception was held. Amends
orchestra occupied the stage and sup
piled the music.
At about O'Clock Major Horace Bell
called the assembly to order from a
stand in the east gallery and introduced
the first speaker, Col. j. j. Ayers of the
HERALD, whom he characterized as zone
of our honored pioneers" Col AyerS
said. 'Pioneer comrades OF New Eng
land, we greet you We send out all
hail to YOU. Yqu are Of .those VINO
great State. Our hearts go out to you
now as they did in the days when
we labored together on the pioneer
soil. Those days of youthful man
hood when neither rugged mountains
nor trackless wastes of seas could stop
your onward march, are gone for you
forever. Never more can you look upon
those times when the true brotherhood
of man prevailed among you. But to
revert back to those times now is q
pleasure to us all. If you go back to
look upon the mountains once glittering
with gold you will behold sad and
solemn scene. The old camps are de-
serted, the towns which you helped to
build have many of them fallen into
ruin. But the true golden age of this
State was not the mining period. II
you look around you now you will dis
cover that we are building up a State
where art and industry, agricul-
ture and manufacture have their
best expression. While we do
not forget the past, we turn
our faces to more glorious future. l
welcome you again in the name of the
people OF the State, in the name of the
old pioneers, in the name of the new re-
naissance, these Native Sons and
Daughters, and lastly in the name of
the new civilization which is coming
upon us. | congratulate you upon the
work you helped to inaugurate, the lay
ing of the corner stone of State which
now forms the basis of an empire.
Judge Eaton then introduced Captain
w. H. Thomes, who spoke as follows
With heart swelling with gratitude
and feelings which can hardly be ex-
pressed in words l stand before you to
thank you for this reception. When we
left this State to return to our
Eastern homes years ago, it would
scarcely support the few thousands that
were scattered over it. We return to
find a rich land of fruit and flowers
teeming with cultured and progressive
population" The speaker here turned
aside in his remarks to pay glowing
tribute to the Mexican element in the
population of Southern California
''You are rich," said he, Sin everything
that appertains to greatness in youl
brave men and beautiful women, in the
products of your soil, varied and won
derful, in your mineral resources and il
your manufactures. The progress of the
past is great, but it will be surpassed by
that of the next decade You should
now take out that word Eureka from
your seal and insert Enough for ALL"
Colonel Stanford then read the poem
OF the occasion, which was written by A
F. Kercheval:
The Days of Forty Nine.
"Old pardners'' welcome back again; for yo,
the glass we fill
For you the camp-fires fresh we stir; the fatte
calf we kill
We're glad to see you all. you betl and olde
times recall,
For here is gold in plenty yet and room enoug
for all
Itgleams amid our orange trees; in every fel
of grain
That waves and mods in every breeze; it burden
every plain.
And you may stake claim at will-unpack an
try your luck
Beside the claim of Yank or Bill or Pike or Oh
Kentuck.
Make camp with us, here's ground that will pa
good wages, never fear,
From top to bed rock all the way, and water a.
the year,
Though forms are bent, and scant our hair, an
bQ0rda white a. & SNOW