The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-26
MUSIC IN EASTERN EARS
The Mention of Los Angeles in
New England
MAYOR RAIDERS VACATION
This City Has Nothing to Learn From
the East
Tempiar at Boston-The Mystery of the
Suspected Barrel Still Unraveled

| Frank RAIDER, the mayor of Los Angeles,
! is courteous and affable gentleman and
a man of affairs. He is discerning
man and his observations upon current
topics, politics or municipal government,
or the merits of a good cigar, are always
racy and instructive. He was at his
Office bright and early yesterday morning,
dressed in a new suit OF clothes and
broad smile that bespoke peace with
himslf and all mankind. Judging from
his appearance his eastern sojourn must
have agreed with him as thoroughly as
success at the polls. To a Herald repre-
sentative he said yesterday:
| The aame of Los Angeles in the ears of
those down-east Yankees is like strain
OF sweet music. They eagerly listen to
all that is SAID of us out here and watch
us as though we were denizens of para
disc. Every movement of the California
| delegates seemed to awaken unusual in
terest and the large edition of the Herald
which panied us was eagerly de-
voured and generously complimented.
The fact is, CALIFORNIA; liberal policy of
advertising at all eastern gatherings has
prepared the eastern mind to accept al
most anything within the bounds of rSa-
son regarding this coast.
Speaking OF the reception accorded the
visiting Sir Knights from California, Mr..
! RAIDER said:
Our treatment from first to last was one
long dream of hospitality. Nothing was
too good to be placed at our disposal,
either for comfort or delight. Even our
arrival in the city, before those fellows
| OH To fp1 bos n 1nt
of visitors we were. was one of the warm
est welcomes that havs ever seen ex-
tended to any body uf men. l tell you
| what it is: The name of California is like
charm to the easterner, and anything
that halls from here goes there in the
most emphatic manner. Zerubabel? Oh,
yes; we gave him to Brockton comman-
! derry upon the occasion of reception
accorded to the California commandery
bv that body, with the understanding
that his tender years should be carefully
watched over and thct he should be adj
mitted to full fellowship in Masonry as
soon as he could take all the deg
And speaking of Zeru babel V, want to
add my expression of admiration of and
gratitude to him for the splendid manner
in which he sustained the dignity and
good bearing of ouI company, even wnen
the best OF us were thirsty. In the grand
/
knight. standing III line five weary hours
with the rest of u.s. and then leading the
eleventh division through the five miles
parade.
Speaking of the appearance of the mem-
bers of the grand column, Mayor Rad er
said that he was alone DESTROYS of doing
full justice to all who participated. but
it vas his opinion that the delegations
from California were the 'inest"in sight.
Golden Gate commandery of Sau Fran
cisco, all mounted on coal black charg-
ers, presented martial picture more I'M
posing than any other body of men in
line. - said he with enthusiasm.
While absent his honor fell in with
another jolly good fellow. the mayor of
New York, and the two dignitaries laid
aside the burdens OF executive office and
sympathized with each other over the IN
gratitude of local governments and such
things. and, incidentally, took some
thing for the inner consolation. What it
was was not learned, but it acted like
Bill Nye's cucumber upon the delicate in
ternal arrangements of the western Pill
grim. Speaking OF the incident. he said
to the reporter that he thought that 1t
was clans, though no mention of the
brand was made. But the meeting was
not without profit. for it afforded an OPP
porunity to see something Of the working
of govern ment IN the biggest and wick,
eldest town in the country from the in
side. Jpn tell you what it is" SAID his
honor, this city has nothing to learn of
municipal government from either New
York or Boston. In the latter city / was
simply astounded at the fearlessness ex-
hibited oy the law less element upon the
city streets at night So shameless and
bold are these offenders that it IS no I'M
common thin. for man, or even group
of men to be accosted by them. ! would
define that puritan city as modern So
dom. Then, as If that subject were dis
tasteful to HIM, the mayor held up the
cigar box for another round, for cigars
had been once before passed, and found
something to say more in harmony with
his exuberant Feelings. I'VE stood upon
Plymouth rock, 'he said proudly, 'and
tried to place ourselves, N mentally, in the
, position of the pilgrim fathers, and then
the thoughts engendered by the splendid
sights to which we had all been so re.
csntly treated came upon us like a food
and we were swept out of the dim past
into the surging present With irresistible
force. Sentiment didn't stick with US
worth a cent.
The subject OF the mysterious barrel
. which awakened wide interest at the
time OF the departure of the local COM
mandery for Boston, was approached with
; the usual repoi torial modesty. 1t was
known at the time as A Sample of Chino
,, Beet Sugar, but as the brand was not seen
to have been blown in the glass. there
was always a lurking suspicion that it
was plain hospital stores. His honor
blushed when the subject Popped up, and
he evidently deemed himself obligated &c
the rest of the party not to discuss the