Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-22
NOTABLE GUESTS.
THE VISITING CoNGREssMEN AND
SENATORS.
The Personnel of abe Party-They Enjoy
a Drive Through the City and Lunch.
A View OF the Federal Building.


neral of Senator Hearst, arrived in Los
Angeles at 2 O'Clock yesterday morning
and were taken at once to Santa Monica,
where they breakfasted and then came
back to this city.
The party is made up as senators and
their ladies; Senator Sawyer and Mrs.
White, his daughter; Senator f. b.
Stockbridge, Senator and Mrs. James l..
Pugh, Senator Charles ]. Faulkner,
Senator William L. Bate, Senator Jas.
H. Berry and Sepator Seth L. Milliken.
| Representatives j.. Z. McComas, HI.
| st. G.. Tucker, James Sherman, Thomas
H. Gibson, Joseph Z. Washington. f.
| G. Catchings, John Wedderburn, Chas.
w. Adams, f. w. Barrett, r. A. Parke,
w. L. Knight.
! The sergeant-at-arms of the house, E.
H. Valentine, is in charge of the party,
assisted by the assistant sergeant-at-
arms, John G. Merritt. and by Freddie
Kepler, page.
The special train bearing the notables
arrived at the Arcade depot at 10
O'Clock, where committee of citizens,
headed by Mayor Hazard and General
McCook, were on the platform to meet
the party. There were present Messrs.
G. NJ. Wells, ]. B. Lankershim. ]. A.
Anderson, A. T. Patton, Major w. H.
Bonsall, Lieutenant Baker, Colonel K.
E. Hewitt, J. A. Muir, Judge Ross, w.
F. Heathman, Superintendent Crawley
of the Southern Pacific, George j..
Denis, M. L. Wicks, Colonel j. J. Ayers
and Major Toler.
The visitors and the members of the
committee were introduced, and the
whole party entered carriages and were
driven to all the points of interest in the
city. Pearl, Figueroa, Adams and
| Washington streets, were viewed, with
their magnificent residences. At the
grounds OF Mr.. L. 7. Garnsey, on Wash
ington street, stop was made, and at
the owners invitation, the distinguish
ed guests entered the beautiful orange
and lemon orchards, and enjoyed the
experience, unique to them, of plucking
the golden fruit, and eating it in the
shade of the tree that bore it. AS one
gentleman remarked: II can't imagine
anything that would approach this sort
of thing for material enjoyment, unless
it might be sitting on Saddle Rock, at
low tide, and picking fresh oysters"
The carriages on the way back halted
at the corner of Main and Winston
streets. During the drive Mayor Haz-
ard had been descanting on the virtues
of the climate and the wonderful fertility
of the soil, how prolific it was, and go on.
AS the carriages passed the instance of
arrested development to be seen on that
corner-the ruins of the federal build
ing-Colonel Ayers said: eyes, gentle
men, all that Mayor Hazard has said
about our soil and climate being prolific
is true, but there is one thing we cannot
grow here, and that is a government
building"
All OF the visitors agreed that it was
crying shame that Los Angeles was so
shabbily treated, and promised their
best offices in the future.
At ! O'Clock the Westminster hotel
was reached, and the party sat down to
a most enjoyable lunch. The ordinary
festal arrangements of banquet were
made short address Of welcome as
follows:
GENTLEMEN The event which brings
you to California has naturally cast
gloom over your visit, and caused deep
sorrow both to you and to us of Cali
! fornia, the state which the man, out of
us, represented SO we'll. But we want
you to have all the pleasure posi- BILE
while you are our guests. l can assure
you that every one OF us has the kind
liest feelings toward you, land here on the
extreme verge of civilization, on this
western slope, you will find hearts that
beat for you, and friends that love you,
to bid you welcome.'
Senator Pugh of Alabama then
thanked the committee on behalf of the
members of the party. He said the
party regarded the dinner as being a
private one; that they thought it best
not to be received publicly. They had
been driven about this charming city,
and they were delighted with it. They
would long remember their visit here.
During the afternoon the visitors
spent the time as best suited them, and
in the evening attended the Stanley lec-
ture. They leave for the east this morn
ing.
Not the least interesting of the party
is little Freddie Kepler, the senate page
who is with the party. He is bright
lutte Swiss boy, who has won the re-
CARDS of all by his intelligence and
brightness. One OF the committee OF
reception said to him:
"Well, Freddie, you are likely to be
senator yourself some day."
"Yon may be sure l will, if ! can,'
was the response.