The herald., 1898-08-31
RECEPTION FOR GAGE
Los Angeles Republicans Planning a
Big Splurge

| The homecoming of Henry I. Gage next
| Saturday will be made the subject of a
hot time. All the party, including George
Arnold and others too numerous to men.
ton, will turn out to do him honor.
| The committee on reception, consisting
of Lester l.. Robinson of the Los Angeles
County Republican club, Major Reddins
and Colonel Derby of the Army and Navy
league, William Garland and w. H. Dick!n-
son of the Young Business Mems Repub-
| lican club, Colonel E. j. Ensign, H. G. Bun
drem and George Alexander Of the Column
bia club and Luther G.. Brown, G. B. Nc
Laughlln, D. c. McGarvin and F. W.
Houser Of the Young Mems Republican
league, met at the Hollenbeck hotel last
| evening.
Major Redding informed the committee
that the Army and Navy league would
march 600 strong from their headquarters
to the train to meet Mr.. Gage and would
also march from the depot to the hotel.
The following letter will be sent to all
the Republican clubs in the county:
There will be a grand ratification meet
Ing at Hazards pavilion on Saturday night,
September Sd, 1893. All the Republican or
ganizations In the county. as we'll as all
Republicans generally, are invited to take
part In the parade and meeting. All mem
bers Of your club who can do so are re-
quested to meet at the Arcade depot Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock, sharp, there to
form in line to greet Mr.. Gage and thence
to escort him to the Hollenbeck hotel
Colonel Derby was the unanimous selec-
ton Of the committee as grand marshal of
the parade. He will select his aides and
their names will be published at an early
date. The committee particularly requests
that each one participating In the evening
parade provide themselves with an Amer
lean flag.
Colonel E. ]. Ensign of the Columbia club,
Lester L. Robinson Of the Southern Califor-
MIA Republican club, and W. H. Dickinson
Of the Young Business Mems Republican
club, were selected as a committee on mu-
sic and bands.
George Alexander, Frank Virgins and H.
c. Lichtenberger were appointed a COM
mittee to secure the proper decorations ON
the business houses and the cooperation
of the merchants generally.
The committee invites the merchants of
the city Irrespective of political Affiliations
to display the American flag and national
colors profusely on Saturday and to close
their places OF business between the hours
of and on that day, In honor Of the home
coming of the next governor"
Hon. Robert N Bulla has been invited to
accept the permanent craftsmanship of the
big Hazard pavilion meeting.
The committee will meet again Thursday
night at the rooms Of the Young Mems
Republican league, suite 17s. Hollenbeck
hotel.
An overflow meeting Is to be held in the
park opposite the pavilion; provided, OF
course, that there is an overflow.
A committee has been appointed to meet
Mr.. Gage at the train. This committee Is
composed Of the following:
Young Mems Republican club-Geotge
B. Mclaughlin. G. e. McStay, d. c. McGar-
win.
Columbia club-H. G. Bundrem, Col. Il.
j. Ensign, Arthur w. Kinney.
League Of Southern California-S. M.
Harkell, L. L. Robinson, Thomas Hughes.
Army and Navy league-Col c. F. Derby,
Capt. Charles Stein.
Young Business Mems club-William
Garland, Alex McKeigan.
As an evening sheet stated last night,
"the speakers will be helped out by the
band" presumably by that part composed
OF trumpets.
Thess expected to address the meeting