The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-09
PARTIES UNITED.
Ohio Crowd and the President
Meet in Los Angeles.
Find the City in the Midst of
the Carnival.
View the Flower Parade Under
Leaden Skies.
ENORMOUS WDs
ENORMOUS CROWDS
Bar Progress of the Visitors at
All Points.
Mckinley the Guest of Gen. Otis
For the Night.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 9.-Today
dawned with a leaden sky and not a ray
Of sunshine fell to add to the attrac-
tions of the floral parade. The presi-
dent and party viewed the parade,
which was one of the most beautiful of
the floral celebrations ever held in
southern California Later in the day
the president visited the soldiers home
at Santa Monica and addressed the
veterans, who received the nations
chief executive with great enthusiasm
and cordiality.
Los Angeles. Cal, May 9-Governor
Gage and the California congressional
delegation met the president at Red
lands and welcomed him to the state. It
was here that the president got his first
faint idea Of the wonderful reception
that awaited him. Through an avenue
lined with palms and venetian masts he
drove over beds of roses, beneath a tri-
umphal arch Of flowers and fruit to the
Casa Iona hotel on which balcony the
speaking took place. All along the route
of the drive he was showered with flow
ers and through the streets they bonn
barded him from windows with confetti
until the air was a perfect maze of col
or. From Redlands down to Los An
geles, it was one continuous ovation
Every station was crowded with child
ren with wreathS OF flowers in their
H1I1US, anu with Cheering men anu W.
men. Minute stops were made at Col
ton, Ontario and Pomona and at 2:30
the train drew into lbs Angeles.
The approach to the city of Los An
geles was heralded by a terrific din
which could be heard for miles Steam
whistles screamed, cannon doomed. and
as the train passed through the Chinese
quarters of the city long strings of fire
crackers hung from awnings exploded
like the continuous rattle of musketry.
The city has been beautifully decorated
in honor of the Presidents coming The
fiesta is in progress here and the town
was dressed like a queen to receive the
coming of her lord.
The colors of the carnival, red, yellow
and green representing the wine, orange
and olive predominated. The streets
were avenues of masts festooned with
coIored bunting and crowned with palm
leaves and wreaths of laurel At the
station the party was met by the eiti-
zenSs committee and many distinguished
people from all over California. General
Shafter, commander of the department
of the Pacific with his entire staff in
full uniform had come down from the
Preside to greet his chief. Secretary of
the Navy Long, who was to have met
the president at San Francisco also
came here to meet him and was at tie
station. The party were driven in car
riages to the Van Nuyes hotel An es-
cort Of artillery and several companies
of militia had been provided to escort
them, but both the military and po..ce
had to fight their way through the enor-
nous crowds which had sWarmed into
the city drawn by the double attraction
of the presidents visit and the carnival
At the hotel the police were obliged to
literally force a way to the entrance.
There the president met Governor Nash
of Ohio, and the Ohio congressional del
egation who had arrived by different