Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-10
THE PRESIDENT
Has a Most Delightful Day
at Los Angeles.
Fully 100000 People Cheer Him in
the Grand Floral Parade.
Visits San Monica Soldiers HCme and Receives
Remarkable Demonstration.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 9-From a
broad blue canOpied pavilion surround
eI by the members of his cabinet, the
governor Of Ohio and notables from
many states. President mckinley. to-
day. reviewed the floral parade of the
Los Angeles carnival. The population
of Los Angeles. according to the CEN
sus, is more than 100000, but the
streets must have held almost twice
that number, today. Every facade
tanned with hunting, flags and pam
pas grass plumes. red, green and
orange, the colors of the fiesta pre-
Vailng.
Mrs. Mckinley did not witness the
show but she drove along Broadway
and received the plaudits of the multi
| tude just before the. procession APP
peared. The President rode at the
head of the parade in an open carriage
drawn by six spirited white horses with
yellow satin harnesses. The carriage
was mass Of white carnations and
yellow coreOpisis blossoms.
A troop of cavalry with yellow
plumes waving above their helmets.
with Wreathe of flowers across their
shoulders and blanket rolls of red ear
nations behind their saddles. headed
by band playing the Star Spangied
Banner" preceded the carriage of the
Chief Magistrate to the reviewing
stand.
As each carriage reached the review
ing stand. the ladies in it arose and.
smiling saluted the President with
deep courtesies. Each lady carried a
bag of rose leaves for use as confetti
and after saluting the President, she
threw handful of the soft petals into
his carriage. Before the parade was
over he was ankle deep in rose leaves.
In the morning. the President and
his party were driven through the
residential section of Los Angeles. In
the afternoon, the ladies of the party
went to Pasadena and took a drive
there, while the President made trip
to the National Soldiers Home near
Santa Monica. 1t is IS miles distant
and he made the journey in electric
cars. Three thousand of the Presi-
dents old comrades of the Civil War
greeted him there, giving him re
markable demonstration. The PreSi-
dent addressed them briefly.
Considerable excitement was caused b.
pickpocket who had been at work in the
crowd had relieved Secretary Wilson and
Col. Charles A. Moore of their pocket
books. The thief was later arrested. Sew
cral pocketbOoks were found on his per-
son. gold nugget that Mr.. Moore had
obtained at the Congress mine in Arizona
and Secretary Wilson's pocketbook which
contained SIZE The thief proved to be a
pickpocket well known to the police.
Upon his return to Los Angeles late
this afternoon. the President received
Gov. Nash and he Ohio congressional
delegation at the hotel. There was no
public function in the evening. The Pres.
ident and Mrs. Mckinley dined at the
residence of Homer Laushlin The Presi-
dent and members of his party returned
to their train, tonight, and will leave. a,
3 o'clock tomorrow morning. for Del
monte. where they will spend Sunday.
Stops will be made on the way at Ven
tura. Santa Barbara and San Luis Obspo.
One of the most notable incidents Of the
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