Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-28

was reached som fifty minutes late.
Arrowhead parlor No. ITO, in full force,
was in attendup ce to escort the visiting
delegates to TIE pavilion. Carriages had
been provided for the ladies'. After
marching Through the principal thor
oughfaree the pavilion, in which at least
5U0 people occupied the gallery, was
reached, The interior of the large edi-
fee was Handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting ano quantities of flow
ers and shrubbery.
On the stage was large bank, in which
were the letters made of pink roses,
"Welcome NJ S. G. w." while on one
eide of the stage was large star made
Of roses and crescent made OF white
roses: on the other side was a large
arrowhead made of roses; in front OF the
stage was bank of white roses, in which
were placed in red roeesthe letters IF.
l.. c." the emblems of the order,
Friendship, Loyalty and Charity"
SIX very long tables were loaded with
toothsome viands and the visitors, who
were all famishing, mede excellent good
time in clearing away spread declared
by all to have been ss appetizing a one
as they had discussed anywhere.
Bouquets alternated with the good
things ON the boards and each visitor
was made the recipient of pretty but
ton hole bouquet and souvenir pro-
gramme from the parlor. J. Ii. Curtis,
president of tho Arrowhead parlor,
made short address to the guests be-
fore they took their seats. Hon. Will
A. Harris later on in behalf of the par
lor and the citizens of San Bernardino,
welcomed the delegates, and Past Grand
President r. NJ. Fitzgerald responded.
Hon. Stephen M. White in conclusion,
returned thanks to the parlor and the
citizens of San Bernardino for their
royal reception, when the excursonists
once, more 20 the tune OF Ia ra ra boom
returned to the + street depot. The
streets and business houses of San Ber-
nardino were handsomely decorated for
the occasion and there were fully 1000
visitors from the country in the cfty,0
At Riverside no preparation had been
made, nevertheless the people were all
out on the principal street to see,and
welcome the delegates. Most of tue
visitors took street cars, OF which a
number were in attendance, and drove
down the avenue to Olivewood, where
the train awaited their arrival. Some
Native Sons will go back north from
here with the proud consciousness that
their car driver was no less prominent
man than the Hon. Henry T. Hazard,
mayor of Los Angeles. But they will
say that Mr.. Hazard is a better mayor
tha;a he is car driver, and the mules
will certainly think 60, for his honor
colGded with the car in front of him,
one OF the mules collapsed, and before
she could be pulled up again, she looked
at Henry with such reproachful, Et
tu Brute? kind OF hook, that the mayor
drowned his despair in glass of beer
as soon as he reached the train.
The remainder of the trip, barring
that some prominent members of the
order were initiated into certain move.
rments reminding OF the slipper OF their
mammas' in youthful days, was un-
eventful, and when Los Angeles was
! reached, every gentleman and lady who
had been of the excursion. voted it one
of the most deligh tful affairs they had
ever experienced. Hacks and.etreet cars
were hastily entered after a Sday ex-
ceedingly we'll spent.