Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-05-09
CLOUDS AT
Los ANGELES
Not a Ray Of Sunshine for the Re-
ception Of President Mckinley
and Party.
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL PARADE
The President Visited the Soldiers Home
at Santa Monica and Addressed the
Veterans Who Greeted Him With
Great Enthusiasm.

daIwned with leade'n sky AMID not 9
.toms of she floral parade. The preslI
denis amid party Viewed THE parade
which was one of the mogil beautiful
floral celebrations ever held in southern
| California;. Later i'm the day the pres-
dent visited THE soldiers home ait Santa
Monica, anAd addressed THE veterans
wtha received the nations executive
with great enthusiasm.
| Through am avenue lIinAd with palms
and Venetian masts President McKin-
trllmphal arch of flowers and fruit to
kihe CASA Lolma hotel ON a balcony of
which the exercises took place The
drive through the orange groves and
parks followed.
All aGong the route of the drive the
ladies showered the president and Mrs.
MCKINLEY with flowers, amd through
'fiae streets they bou11barVdisd him from
the wtnldows with confetti until the air
was "a perfect maze of color
THE TRIP TO LOS ANGELES.
From Re'dlandls down to- LOIS Angeles
yesterday ilt was oIna continuous ova-
ttlcm Every stallion was crowded with
children with wreatls of flowers lin
'1ef,r hands land with ciheerin,g men and
women Minute stops were NADIA at
Cotton, Ontario and Pomona and at 2:30
khre train drew into Los Angeles.
The approach Ito the city of Los An
gelle,s, WAS d1etatlded by "a terrific din,
which COULD be heard for miles. Steam
whistles screamed, cannon boonped AMID
as the train passed Through the Chinese
quarters long strings of firecrackers
hung from awnings, exploded like the
continuous rattle of mugtlketry. The city
had been beautifully decorated i'm lhon-
or of thes presidents coming The fiesta
is in progress here and THE town is
dressed like a queen to re'ceivet tine conn
ing eff her ilord,
At 1.-THE statiom THE party was met by
THE ciltlzens' committee and many dis
tiintguiklheh people frUn1 ALL tFs er Caaifor-
mia. Gene1tal Shafter, commander of
the departments of the Pacific, with his
enHtlre staff, in full unifonun, had come
f1olm THE PresfdfIo to- greetd his chief.
Also Secrethry of the Navy Long, who
was to have met, THE party at Sam
Francisco. The party was driven lin
carriages to Mhe Vaul Nuyes hdtel. An
'etscoat of anftflaery and several compan-
iegl of militia had been provided to els
cort them, but both the MILITARY and
the police had ltd fight it|hei1r way
Through the enormous crowds which
had swartrled into the city, DRAWN by
ltEhe dbuble attraction of 1.-THE prdsident's
visit and the carnival
AT the hotel tine police We're obliged
l,iterally to- force flhe way to- the EN-
trance. There tine president met Gov-
rernor Nash of Ohio amid the Ohio CON-
gressional delegation who had ARRIVED
by different routes AIN htour before the
president.
In ithe, rotundal of ttlle hohel THE mayor
of Los Angeles forr1anly greeted the
chief executive and eKtended to- him
the freedom of the city. The president
them held a short publiIc reception in
the parlors of the hNtel. Meantime Mrs.
Mckinley and the 1aldies of the parity
had been driven to- hha Womem's club,
where they met THE ladies of Los An
geles. Last evening the president and
Mrs Mckinley dtned alt the "Bivou-
ack," the handsome Residences of Gen.
eral Otis and after DINNER private re-
ceptlnm was fleld There i'm their honor.
They spent the might att the "Bivou-
aclx.'
The train will leave Los Angeles ear
ly Friday morning.