The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-09
PRESIDENT AT LOS ANGELES
4 CONTINUO OVATION ALI THE
 WAT FROM REDLANDS.
Children With Wreaths of Flowers and Cheering Men and Women at Every Station-Great Demonstration at Los AngeIes-Streets Brilliantly Illumi- nated-Party to Witness Floral Pa- rade To-day.

Los Angeles, Cal. May s.-The pres ident and his party had their taste of the hospitality of California to-day. The introduction to the land of sum- shine, fruit and flowers was like pass ing into fairy land and nature seemed to wear for the occasion her brightest colors
 Governor Gage and the California congressional delegation met the pres ident at Redlands in the San Bernandi- no valley this afternoon and welcomed him to the state. Through an ave- nue lined with palms the presidential \ party drove to the Cass Loma hotel, on the balcony of which the exercises took place. All along the route of the drive that followed ladies showered the president and Mas. Mckinley with flow CTS and through the streets they bom- barded him from the windows with confetti until the air was a perfect maze os color.
 From Redlands down to Los Angeles 1t was a continuous ovation. Every station was crowded by children with wreaths of flowers in their hands and by cheering men and women. Minute stops were made at Cotton, Ontario, Pomona, and at 2:30 o'clockk the train drew in to Los Angeles
 The approach to the city of Los An geles was heralded by the shrleks of steam whistles and the boom of cannon and as the train passed through the Chinese quarter of the city long strings of firecrackers, hung from awnings. ex- ploded like the continuous rattle of musketry.
 The Fiereta is in progress here and the town was beautifully decorated. The colors of the carnival, red, yell low and green, representing the wine, orange and olive, predominated. At the station the party was met by the citizens committee and many distin- guished people from all over Califor- mia, General Shafter commander of the department of the Pacific, with his staff, had come down from the Presi- did Secretary of the Navy Long, who was to have met the party at San Francisco, also came here to mee the president.
 S The party was driven in carriages to the Vannuyes hotel, where the police were obliged to literally force a way to the entrance. There the president met Governor Nash, of Ohio, and the Ohio congressional delegation. In the rotun- da of the hotel the mayor of Los An geles formally greeted the chief execu- tive and extended to him the freedom of the city. The president responded in a graceful speech.
 The president then held short pub lie reception. Meantime Mrs. Mckin- ley and the ladies of the party met the ladies of Los Angeles at the Woman's club on Figure street.
 This evening the president and Mrs. Mckinley dined at "Bivouac," the res idence of General Harrison Grey Otis, and after dinner private reception was held there in their honor. They spent the night at the "Bivouac."
 Tonight the members of the cabinet and other members of the party wit ness the brilliant illumination in the streets. The whole city blazed with fantastic colors and the air was blind- ing storm of confetti, thrown by the merry rioters. Tomorrow the pres1- dent and his party will witness the floral parade and in the afternoon a. visit will be paid to the Soldiers home at Santa Monica. The train will leave Los Angeles early Friday morning.