The herald., 1893-07-15

committee, William MeaQ OF tne Demo-
cratic city central committee and +. W.
Burnett, brother of member of the
vice-president's party, went to San Ber-
nardino Thursday evening to meet the
visitors on their arrival early yesterday
morning.
The citisens of San Bernardino, with
their accustomed hospitality. held a
meeting, irrespective OF party, Thursday
afternoon, and arranged for fitting
reception to the distinguished guests
and to the Los Angeles delegation. On
arrival Of the latter they were promptly
taken in hand and sumptuously enter
tanned by the reception committee there.
composed of J. s. Purdy, W. A. Harris,
Col. A. B. Parris, Judge, H. @. Rolph,
T. ]. Bolton, DR.. J. P. Booth, w. l..
Burton. G. @. Haskell, E. E. Rowell and
F. M. Towne. -
The elegant rooms of the Arrowhead
club were thown open to the Angelefios,
and the evening was very pleasantly
spent.
A. P. Maginnis OF the Southern Cali
fornia railroad was sent on to Barstow,
on Wednesday evenings train, by Cen
eral Manager Wade to meet the visitors
and extend the courtesies of this divis-
ion of the Santa Fe system. General
Manager Wade also went over to San
Bernardino in his private car to see that
the railroad programme was carried out.
THE ARRIVAL.
The overland train carrying the
visitors was nearly an hour late. get
ting in at $3.50 yesterday morning.
They came in the private Pullman car
Haslemere, in which the vice-president
travelled through the south last winter.
The members of the party are the
vice-president and Mrs. Stevenson, Miss
Letitia Stevenson; Mrs. M. T. Scott,
sister of Mrs. Stevenson, and daughter,
Miss Letitia Green Scott, OF Louieville.
KY. Judge w. g. Ewing, Mrs. Ewing
and the Misses Ewing OF Chicago; Chief
Justice ehope of the supreme court of
Illinois; George B. Burnett, general at
torney OF the Webash railroad, Miss
Blanche Burnett and Miss Rubey of st.
Louis. All the party are personal
friends OF the president, and as
such are taking the trip.
All expressed themselves as delighted
with their trip 30 far with the exception
of hot and dusty time last evening at
Needles and vicinity, but anticipated
great enjoyment of the contrast between
the desert country and the paradise of
Southern California. The entire party
were out of their berths at daylight and
watching the landscape intently, not
wichi11g 20 seiss an of the- hnsse etiss ot
this region.
The vice.president was among the first
off the car on the arrival at San Bernar-
dino and was soon showered with kindly
greetings. Among those who welcomed
him were w. s. Bulls and wife and Mrs.
Stevenson of Cotton. Mrs. Bulls ia a
niece of the vice epresident, and Mrs.
Stevenson is the widow of his brother,
who died at Cotton nearly three years
ago.
The vice-president looked exceedingly
we'll. He showed good physique, q
bright eye, healthy glow on his cuticle
and slight tendency to a double chin.
A gray mustache and fringe of silver
gray about q wellshaped and well-pol-
ished dome completed the picture OF q
we'll preserved man.
The vice-president, at the first oppor.
tunity, made bee line for barber
shop, to indulge in the luxury Of first
class San Bernardino shave, while the
remainder of the party held pleasant
converse with members of the commit
tee, and received flowers at the depot
until his return.
A toothsome breakfast was then
served in the dining room of the depot
hotel, which was beautifully. decorated
by the following committee OF San Ber-
nardino: Mines. Oster, Purdy, Beaver,
Bolton, Bogart, Draper, Boyd, Kiplin-
ger, Misses Katz, Lewis, Brown. Cur
tis, MessrS. Purdy, Buck, Oster, Nesbit,
Bolton.
OFF FOR RIVERSIDE.
Shortly after9 O'Clock special train
made up of Manager Wade's car and the
visitors car took the entire party down
to Riverside, where there was another
enthusiastic greeting by large number
Of citizens. A line OF carriages was in
waiting and took the party on the world
famous drive down Magnolia avenue.
From Casa Blanca the special train
returned to San Bernardino, where Mr..
D. Freeman got aboard. The train then
went around the loop so as to view Red
lands and other beautiful places on that
picturesque route. At each stopping
place there were people anxious to get
glimpse of the vice-president and party.
Mr.. Stevenson and other leading mem
bers appeared on the rear platform and
bowed acknowledgment to the hearty
salutes OF the people, At Redlands a
etop of five minutes wrs made, and the
vice president descended to the platform
and shook hands with large number Of
people who ealuted him with cheers.
1t was nearly noon when the party
reached San Bernardino for the third
time, and larges crowd was waiting to
give their welcome, which they did with
will. The vice-president. after shak-
ING hands with hundreds, made brief
speech, congratulating the people Of the
San Bernardino valley that their lines
were caet in such pleasant places, and
said it was no wonder California pro-
duced the best men and prettiest
women. He assured them If ever they
came to Illinois they would get q well
come second only to that OF California's
:.
On the trip in, Manager Wade served
an elegant lunch in his car to Vice. Pres
ident Stevenson, Justice Shope, Judge
Ewing, Judge Ross, General Mathews,
Colonel Freeman, Colonel Howell, Eu-
gene Germain and others.
AT PASADENA.
A short stop was made at Azusa and
then, at II minutes after ], the train
rolled into Pasadena. A large crowd
was waiting on the platform to receive
Il, and mingled with the cheers the