The herald., 1894-02-01
WELL! WELL WELL! CH|CAGOl!
A Coterie of Newspaper Mca
Received in Style.
The Party Well Deserving of a
Hearty Welcome.
A Committee OF the Chamber of Com
nero and Press Club Moots Thorn
at saugus-A Drive About
tho City-A Reception.

1t looked Us II the committee would
be obliged to enter into explanations
about tie weather yesterday to the
eastern newspaper men.
But the committee appointed to meet
them at Saugus was made OF sterner
stuff.
An iron clad agreement was entered
into that if it did rain the committee
men would all swear that it was an opti-
cal illusion.
They had to swear.
The committee appointed by the
chamber of commerce consisted of
County Supervisor A. w. Francisco and
Louis Vetter; of the Press club, III. u.
Osborne, Express; Leroy E. Mosher,
Times, and r. H. Ferquhar, HERALD.
These gentlemen took the 1880 train
yesterday morning to Saugus, accom-
panied, as Colonel Osborne telegraphed,
with hamper land things"
The train bearing the visitors from
San Francisco shove in sight," to use
coast expression, at IL O'Clock.
A very pleasant meeting occurred be-
tween the visitors and their avant ccur-
iers when the train arrived at Saugus
from the north.
The boys travelled in their special car
Oneida with which they left Chicago,
and the whole party was soon comfort
ably seated, when greetings were ex-
changed and an impromptu lunch
brought up from Los Angeles was being
| arranged.
The brilliant young coterie of writers
was as follows: G. g. Seymour, Chicago
Herald; George AIDE, Chicago Record;
John r. McCutcheon. Chicago Record;
john M. Maxwell, Chicago Mall Dan
Greene, Chicago Post; Irving j. Lewis,
Chicago Times George Boiling. Chicago
Inter Ocean; Il. E. Bates, Cleveland
Plaindealer; Clarence Hatfield, Chicago
StaatsZeitung, and James +. j. Archi-
bald, San Francisco Chronicle.
They discussed everything on the
journey to Los Angeles, from the most
extraordinary yell with they expressed
their pleasant sentiments to the wild
and woolly west, to the charms of the
ladies OF Los Angeles of which they had
| heard.
Their unique yell. by the way, is the
product OF the brain Of Mr.. Bates, who
occasionally scintillates in q way not to
"Well, well, we'll,
This beats Chicago like
"Well, we'll, welll'
The HERALD has published from time
to time, the records of the boys from the
eaet. They are all workers and each
one of them has earned deserved recog-
milton in the field of journalism OF Chi
cago, Cleveland and Pittsburg for quail.
ties of courage. brains and integrity.
1t is no wonder that hearty Califor-
mia welcome was extended to such mod
est and deserving fellows.
They were also accompanied from San
Francisco by Col. f. A. Eastman, for
merly editor of the Los Angeles Tribune,
and before that postmaster of Chicago,
who added much in his courtly fashion
to the enjoyment OF the journey.
At the Arcade depot President Dan
Freeman and Secretary Willard OF the
chamber OF commerce, and other men,
beers of the chamber, President Brook
and members Of the Press club met the
visitors.
They were driven in four-horse tally
hos to the Hollenbeck hotel, where all
arrangements had been made for the
party.
They were informally presented to
those Wishing to extend hearty well
come, and alter resting, ride around
town occupied the balance of the after
noon.
1t was somewhat inclement when first
starting out, but the clouds lifted after
o while, and the boys got little glimpse
OF the city and it's surroundings.
The party drifted about until last
night, after the ride, when an informal
but very largely attended reception was
given them at the Press club rooms on
South Spring street.
The club cannot be sufficiently thank
full to Secretary Howard and Superin-
tendent LIE Grand of the park commits
sion for their kindness in giving the
visitors a glimpse of what can be done
in floral decorations in midwinter on q
few hours notice by these affable and
expert gentlemen.
The club rooms were simply beautiful
in the charming arrangement of green
things and flowers of all kinds.
The truth is that so many people have
We'd with each other to make the stay
OF these working newspaper men from
the east pleasant that the club is u.-
able to express its thanks.
So many invitations have been re-
ceived from all sides for trips to be given
to the boys, that it 10 simply an en-
| barrassment of riches.
Last night Mr.. J. F. Francis added to
his pleasant courtesies to the visitors
by presenting the club with large sup.
ply Of Havana cigars.
In order to give them sight of beau
tiiul sections of the inland country,
jaunt has been planned for today that
includes q ride by tslly-ho to Lucky
Baldwin's famous Santa Anita rancho
and q ride up to Echo mountain on the
Mt. Lowe railroad.
If they can. be persuaded to stay
another day, trips will be made to the
beaches.
The city never had worthier set Of
young gentlemen as guests, and 1t is the
wish of all who have met them that
they will come again soon.
One OF the pleasanteHt remembrances
CT the evening was big box OF violet
boutonnieres, which we're distributed
among the guests. They were prepared
| for the Press club by Mrs. II. O. Austin.
| Bay District Kaoes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3l.-Five and
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