The herald., 1894-04-23
THE OFFICIAL PILGRIMS.
The Los Angeles City States
men Come Home.
They Had an Elegant Time at the
Silver Gate. tAs
San DisERns Vie with One Another in
Showing Hospitality to Them, and
Both Citias VIII Now Full
Together Always.


returned to the city last evening.
They all unite in saying that they we're
the recipients Of most hospitAble treat.
ment from the officials and the peopls OF
San Diego, and they came home fully
impressed with the conviction that
Whatever sectional jealousies may have
existed in the past between the two
leading cities OF Southern California
have been forever buried, and that In
the future both communities would pull
together for the common good. The
story OF the arrival and reception OF the
officials was told In the HERALD yeBter-
day.
Nearly all OF the party attended the
ball which was given at the Hotel Flor
ence on Saturday evening, and there
met Captain Kempf OF the coast defense
monitor Monterey, and were invited to
pay visit to this new ship OF Uncle
Sam on Sunday morning.
At an early hour yesterday the party
boarded tender and steamed Quito the
Monterey and were taken in charge by
the officers and shown all over the
ship, taking a great interest In the two
big steel guns of IL inch calibfe, the
"Big Betsy" and "Alice," as we'll as the
two 10 inch steelsrihed guns in the aft
turret. The guns are 80 feet long and
have a range OF IL miles. They were
also shown the ponderous mechanism
for working the guns and turrets, ana
went down into the fire and engine
rooms. and in fact saw everything that
was to be seen in the big war vessel.
One OF the pleaaantest features OF tho
-. - II Cnxar Nako
riage ride along the principal avenues,
In the residence portion of the city,
particularly in the highlands where
magnificent view OF the bay and tho
surrounding country could be had.
They had glimpse Of San
Diego's 1900 acre park which
is nov being improved. Returning to
the Hotel Florence, a meeting was or
ganized in the parlor, composed OF the
visiting statesmen and the public off,
ciale OF San Diego. Mayor Rowan, as
spokesman for the pilgrims, said:
"Worde cannot express the pleasure
we have enjoyed through your invitation
to take part in your fiesta here in San
Diego, and when l tell you the past "a
hours has been pleasant dream,
know SPEAK for all those with mo. We
have enjoyed every moment OF our visit
and now regret our stay 10 to be so short,
but as officials you all know that munich
pal affairs must not be neglected, and
now, on behalf of our city officials, l
thank you for your great kindness to us,
and thank you for those who are absent,
and who are interested in our reception,
and how we ever can repay you l know
not, but hope in the near future to re-
caive You all on behalf ai our officials
nnappy az and as as much iiih 81 home as YOU have W
our party, we will vie with each other in
doing the best we can. Again l thank
you." H..
Mayor Carlson OF San Diego made
brief reply in which be eaid that the
people OF San Diego were deeply grate-
ful to receive the Los Angeles officials.
considering it an honor and courtesy !.
and he was Satisfied that in the future
both cities would cooperate in working
for the good OF Southern California.
Further remarks were made by III. Il.
Osborne, J. II. Dockweiler. judge
Austin, Councilmen Teed and Nickel.
l.. L. Mosher and others. The following
minute was then adopted by the visitors !;
Whereas, The mayor, council and
municipal officers OF the city OF Los An
geles, together with the director general
and members OF the exscutive com nmittee
OF la fiesta de Los Angeles and repre.
sentatives of the Los Angeles press were
invited by the clay of San Diego,
through its hon0red mayor and council.
to attend the Spanish tissta at San
Diego, April 2l, 1894, be it
Resolved, That a vote of thanks be
extended to the citizens OF San Diego
and Coronado for the generous and cour-
teous entertainment We have received
at their hands; that we congratulate
them upon the magnificent success of
their fiesta and are desply sensible 10
the unremitiing alterations shown us by
the municipal committee and mayor OF
ssn Diego during our stay in their
beautiful city and its vicinity,
Resolved, That the bond OF friendsbin
which should exist between all the cities
of Southern California has been
strengthened by the hospitality of our
San Diego neighhors, and that II ia our
hope that this bond may become
stronger and stronger each year until
Southern California shall be known TO
the world, not as 30 many individual
localities, but as q great and harmonious
whole, dnited In its interests, its com.
merce, its wealth and it's pleasures.
Resolved, That a copy of those reso-
lutions be engroseed and transmitted to
the Honorable Mayor and council OF the
city of San Diego.
The party left for home on the 2
o'clock train and united in extending
their thanks TO General Manager Wade
of the Santa Fe road for having OK tended
the courtesies OF his private car to the
party.
The city presented quite a gala ap-
pearance on Saturday, all of the lead.
ing streets and the business houses and
residences being lavishly decorated with |
red, green and yellow streamers and |
American fage. while the chipping and |
small craft in the harbor arc gaily
decked with the flags OF all nations. II |
would be impossible to give In detail the
manifold acta OF courtesy aud hospi- |
tality which ware extended to the visit.
ors by Mayor Carlson and Messre.
Barker. Mott, Speers, Sill, Davis, Hoyis
and Duncan OF the reception COMMITTEES.
and indeed by the citizens generally.
but certain 1t is the Los Angeles officials
fully appreciated the came and hope for
an early opportunity to reciprocate the
fhvors.
The fiesta which opened go auspi.
ciousy on Saturday will be continued
through Monday and Tuesday, and will
be made up of old-time, typical Span
lsh sports and gallant feats OF horse
manship at the race grounds on Coro-
naoo peach. There are quite number
oi visitors now there from different
POINTS in Southern California, aud un-
there will be great number