Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-05-10
SANTA FE, N M, FRIDAY, MAY TO- 1901.
ON THE WAY TO
San FRANCISCO
California and Its People Are Receiving
President Mckinley and His
Party With Open
Hands,
AN HOURS DRIVE AT VENTURA TODAY

Santa Barbara, Calf, May 10.-Prsi
dent Mckinley arrived here this morn
ing after a delightful "trip over the San
ta Susanna mountains and Through thu
Santa Paula valley. Everywhere til,
greatest enthusiasm was evident. A
Ventura the president wals taken for ar
hours drive. Immense thorngs greeted
the party here and President McKinl ~
in answer to repeated calls, s,yid a few
words. The party leaves for the nortf
this afternoon.
THE FLOWER PARADE.
Los Angeles, Calf, May 1o.-From q
broad blue canopied pavilion, surround
ed by members of his cabinet, the gov
ernor of Ohio and notables from nany
states, the president yesterday review
ed the flower parade of the Los Angeles
carnival. Mrs. Mckinley did not wit
ness THE show, but she drove along
Broadway and received the plaudits of
the multitude just before the procession
appeared The president rode at the
head of the parade i'm an open carriags,
tul dWlH NY SlA SplIplSu iut'- u <le>t>
with yellow satin harness. At the head
of each horse walked Spanish attend
amt in green velvet and much gold
braid about his bolero. The oar';age
was a mass of white carnations and
yellow cereopsis blossoms. A troop of
cavalry with yellow horsehair Dlumes
waving above their helmets and
wreaths of flowers across their should
ers and blanket rolls of red carnations
behind their saddles headed by Il band
playing the Star Spangled Banner"
p1 eceded the carriage of the chief mag
istrate to- the reviewing stand. AS each
c.3rI'ialge reached reviewing stand the
ladies in it arose AMID smSingly saluted
the president with deep courtesies. The
president kept on his feet most of the
time returning these charming greet
ings.
In the morning previous to the par
ade the president and his party Were
driven through the residence section of
Los Angeles Yesterday afternoon the
ladies of the presidents party went to
Pasadena and took drive there while
the president made "trip to the Nat
lcnal soldiers home, near Santa MOni-
ca. Three thousand of the presidents
cld comrades of the civil war greeted
him there. The old soldiers gave the
president a remarkable demonstration.
He was Introduced by the governor nf
the home and delivered am address.
Upon his return to Los Angelyes late
in the afternoon the president received
Governor Nash and the Ohio congress
sional delegation at the (hotel.
There wats mo- public function in the
evening" the president and members of
his party retiring ITO their train They
eft at o'clock this morning for Del
mont, where they will spend Sunday.
Stops will Jbe made on tIhe way at Ven
tura, Santa Barbara and Sam Luis
0bispo
A VISIT TO MRS. FREMONT.
Los Angeles. Calf, May 10.-One of
Jlne most notable incidents yesterday
was the visit paid by President McKin-
ey to Mrs. Jessie BENTON Fremont, the
aged widow of General John C. Free
MONT.
Mrs Fremont was injured i'm an ac-
,ident about a year ago, since which
lime she has been an invalid. The pres
with her ait her home