The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
PASADENA'S HOSPITALITY,
Ladies Decorate the Hotelmen'S
Train While the Guests
Are Absent.
The Bonifaces Are Given a Hearty
Greeting by the Citizens
of Redlands.

PASADENA, CAL, April 1.-THE East
ern hotel excursionists arrived at Pasadena
from Santa Barbara at s o'clock this
morning. The day was beautiful one, with
the atmosphere crisp and invigorating
The guests were met by four and skim
hand coaches, drags and private carriages,
many decorated with flowers, and a tour Of
the business and residence streets was
made. Fifty more carriages than necessary
to accommodate the $50 hotel men were in
waiting. Raymond Hill, the site of the
burned hotel was visited. During the
drive committees OF ladies took possession
of the special train and transformed each
car into a floral bower. Bouquets of roses
upon his arrival. A band concert was
given upon their return at Green
Park, opposite the hotel, in honor of the
visitors and photographs of the party
were taken. Shortly before their departure
the following was sent to local daily:
Editor Star: On behalf of the Hotel Mems
Mutual Benefit Association 1 take great
pleasure in conveying to the people of Pasa-
dena our most hearty appreciation OF the ele-
CANT reception at their hanos this morning,
and our most cordial thanks for their kindness
in showing to us their beautiful city, l wish
to acknowledge especially the profuse and
magnificent floral decorations of our train, and
to thank each ana every person who con-
tr1buted flowers or services. We shall always
hold Pasadena iniour fondest recollections.
GEO. w. LYNCH, President II. NJ. NJ. B. A.
From Pasadena the Fasteners went to
Redlands. At Santa Anita they were met
by the following committee of Redlands
citizens, sent out by Colonel J. T. Ritchie,
chairman of the local committee of ar
rangements, to give them welcome to the
city: Messrs. E. 6. Judson, r. G. McGin-
ness, DR.. J. s. Riggs, A. G. Hubbard, G. M.
Brown, DR.. D. w Stewart. Charles Put
nam, R. 81. Garland and S. C. Haver.
Arriving at Redlands, carriages were for
the second time to-day placed at the dis
posal of the hotel men and their ladies,
and they enjoyed ride about this beauti-
tul young wonder OF growing city, which
is now but decade old. OF course they
visited Smiley Heights, now grown ia
nous, and went into ecstacies over both it
and the view therefrom.
Toward evening Casa Iona, Redlands'
handsome new hotel, became the center of
interest because of Colonel Ritchie's ten
dering them mplimentary orange
supper.
The building was tastefully decorated
both inside and out with bunting and
flags.
In the center of the rotunda was pyra-
mid OF handsome oranges, the openings
between which were filled with large straw
berries, and the whole crowned with a
the hotel the double row of graceful pep
per trees had been made more beautiful
even than they were by nature.
Ropes of oranges stretched for several
hundred feet on either side, besides great
streamers of flowers, while the rows of
Spanish bayonets and palm leaves COM
pleted the transformation. Oranges were
given away by the boxfull. Then followed
the orange supper at the Casa Iona, which
was very tasteful one, and it was served
by the girls of the Redlands High School,
who acquitted themselves well.
AS the dinner drew to a close President
B. III. Yard of the Hotelmen's Mutual
Benefit Association called for vote OF
thanks to the citizens of Redlands, TO
Colonel Richie and to the High School
girls, which was carried unanimously and
followed by cheers.