The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-10
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
Los Angeles Bids President Welcome
with Magnificent Floral Parade.
THE SOLDIERS HOME WAS VISITED
In the Afternoon, Where His Old Com
rades Gave the President Re-
markabIe Reception.
THE SOLDIERS HOME WAS VISITED

Los Angeles, Cal, May prom broan
blue-canopied pavilion surrounded by the
members Of his cabinet, Governor Nash of
Ohio, and notables from many States.
President Mckinley today reviewed tho
moral parade of the Los Angeles carnival.
Inc population of Los Angeles. accord.
Ing to the census, Is over 100000, but the
streets must have held almost twice that
number today. PASADENA, Santa Monica
ana other nelghhoring towns sent I'm hun.
dreds OF visitors. The scene on Broadway
where the reviewing stand was Location
resembed Pennsylvania avenue In Wash.
ington on the day of an inauguration ma.
fade Every facade famed with bunting
nass' pampas grass and red, green and
orange pumcs. The president rode at the
mead OF the parade in an open carriage
drawn by six white horses with yellow
satin harnesses. At the head Of each bors.
walked a Spanish caballero in green yel-
Net trimmed in gold braid The carriage
VAS a mass OF white and yellow blossolu,
a troop OF cavalry with yellow horse hair
plulnes waving above their helmets nnd
wreaths OF howers across their shoulders,
hlnd their saddles. headed by a band plny.
ing Ihe star Spangled Banner" precc1-
ed the, first carriage Az each carriage
a s.I,,S me reviewing stand, the ladies'
MS teet most Of the time to return the
greeting lie apparently enjoyed inc on,
perience greatly. Each lady carried n bay
m nres rose Leaves and, after salutlng the
petsi,ueht, she threw handful of the soft
petals into his box. Before the parade
was over he was ankle deep in rose leaves
10 the floral parade the president and his
psrT were driven through the residence
s ,bo IaS OF Los Angeles. This afternoon
me ladies' of the Presidents party went
10 fasadlna while the president went 10
me National Soldiers home near Santa
o Monica non,. Three thousand Of the presidents
~ ,,ma rontaues OF the old war gave the
president remarkable welcome. lie spoke
My Comrades: l am very glad 10 NEE,
SEu a'i mere IN this beautiful home pro
states, which you served SO well I'm Time
OF war, where Won can end peaceably aud
Win repose the later days of your lives
a dngre ,a Is no relation except that Of home
ahu iahllI SO close, and intimate, and
sacred as that Of comradeshp In war. And
then remember that we were NOT only sol.
ub,e,s' serving Tor one of the nohlest causes
,I,a ever engaged mankind-thnt of the
preservation of this Republican, that
,neIe Is an added sanctlty to our relations
5o g s Of g. mar am here here to tell my
The last week passed through the h htiiin
leds upon which so many OF Won foncht
ff dnmu upon which So many Of your comrn<a.
vi ! am mere TO tell Won that on thS..e
DHIlleheldS and In the Southern cities AMI
-,V p Ms through which passed, those, ,vh.,
III, ru he welcome and associated win me
W vte nlen VINO were your foes forty Years
~ ".LLiIIenGS now, marching side Ly sIde
H. q tiieH dld with the Grand Army or The |
nepnnlc 70 give me greetimG-ail now bov.
ihg one Faith, one hope one asniraiinn nno
Anplause.) '"e same Ola nag
VOC never meet my comrades that I dc |
~, ~ recall many OF them are no Ioncep
,erc @ ~, us' Iney have gone, but nothing can
'erehye Them Of the force they male thcir
onetSinale mere and we knew them for |
vear ming Iaf advanced and that they |
veSro ,ppirer crown than any man can |
ents Lhey sleep today IN those silent |
ents ,hut are never to be opened. the |
ndcs 'nat outward swing. Thus orr com.
I'll f,iiin sleeping- Steering where they |
No ~, lalilhS Tor the hollest cana, Tor " hicb /
~ ca,,s gInlu night" iApp,ause1
ia ''iniiuerunle excitement was tnrsed Inv
~ discovery after the speak king that
i, NPuthet mad relieved two manbars ~
=; DEITY, Secretary Wilson and Colonial
bies noore, OF their pocket books mo
h, ItpoR MS return 10 Los Apoolas ts,o
rnor elhnon the president received Gov
Ih uur Nash and the Ohio consro.',., 10y,
I, at the hotel. There SSsi'n ~,
emf ~ lddnetlon in the evening. The presi.
"na members Of hts partv viii laeSs
iont clock tomorrow morning for ne1
A"h'ti Wncre they will sn.,.1 - pSi