The San Francisco call., 1898-04-18
CHEERED THE
 NATIONS FLAG Patriotic Demonstration by the People of
 Santa Rosa.
Irving M. Scott Delivers an Ad- dress Upon American
 DefenSeS.
Veterans and National Guards Parade, and Enthusiasm Runs
 High.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA ROSt, April 1.-The City of Roses was the scene of an enthusiastic demonstration tonight, in which al- most the entire population participat- ed. The occasion of this outburst of popular feeling was the presence in this city of Hon. Irving M. Scott of San Francisco and the delivery of his stir ring address, America and Her De- fenses," illustrated with a powerful stereopticon at the Athenaeum.
 MT. Scott was invited here some days ago by Grant O. Richards, the editor of the Press-Democrat, as a sort of object lesson to the people. AS chair man of the committee of citizens he ar ranged a series of popular Sunday af- ternoon meetings to discuss what the United States might be depended upon to do in the way of defending herself in case war should be declared. A big crowd gathered in the neighborhood of the Athenaeum and on the streets long before the hour set for the doors to ne thrown open.
 At o'clock Parks Santa Rosa band marched down the streets to the head quarters of Company E, National GUdTQ Ol SdllIOTnld, duO IO the tune or Marching Through Georgia" the boys ill blue marched to the headquarters of Ellsworth Post, Grand Army of the Re public, and escorted the gallant old veterans to the theater, where special seats had been reserved for them As they marched down the streets, the gray-haired men who so nobly respond ed to their country's call in '61, and the gallant youths who soon may have to 1Arrv 1,0t,, T cheered again by the assembled multi tude. Marching up the street to the Grand Hotel the procession was joined by MT. Scott and the vice presidents of the meeting and then continued to the Athenaeum.
 As the veterans marched down the aisle of the great auditorium those present arose to give them a welcome. Down the aisle they came, the band playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" flags waving and the stars and stripes showing on the big canvas screen. Down the aisle they came, some with one cane, some with two, some on crutches, some with wooden legs, some with empty sleeves pinned across their breasts, but with their hoary heads held high.
 The meeting was called to order by Mayor J. S. Sweet in an elouuent in- troductory address. After a patriotic selection by the band Minnesota Me- Bain Thompson, the dramatic reader, rendered a selection appropriate to the occasion. Twice during her recitation she was interrupted by the enthusiasm of the audience at references made to the country's flag, and at the conclu- sion of her selection the huge building. packed as it was from pit to dome with an audience wrought to the highest pitch of enthusiasm, rang with deafen- ing applause.
 After the applause had subsided Mayor Sweet introduced MT. Scott and the lecture began. Throughout the course of his remarks the speaker kept the enthusiasm of the audience at the highest fitch. His showing that it had always been the policy of the Govern ment to acquire territory when prac- ticable, even though not necessarily contiguous, as in the case of Alaska was enthusiastically cheered, and every time the picture of a modern warship was thrown upon the screen by the operator the audience went wild.
 The address was stirring and patri- otic and caught the spirit of the audi ence Every picture of the stars and stripes was a signal for the widest en- thusiasm.
 Seated upon the stage with the speaker were the following prominent citizens, who acted as presidents Mayor James s. Sweet, chairman;