Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-10
ROSES FOR PRESIDENT.
Los Angeles Turned Out in Large
 Numbers to Honor Him.

Los Angeles Turned Out in Large
 Numbers to Honor Him.
 Los Angeles, May 1O-From broad, blue canopied pavilion, surrounded by the members of his cabinet, the gov ernor of Ohio and famous persons from many states, President Mckinley yes terday reviewed the floral parade of the Los Angeles carnival. The popula- tion of Los Angeles is more than 1O0,- GOO, but the streets must have held al- most twice that number yesterday. Pasadena, Senta Monica and other neighboring towns in Southern. yCalf- fornia literally werei depopulated. dtis
 The scene on Broadway, at the re- view stand, resembled Pennsylvania avenue in Washington on. the day of an inauguration parade. Every fa- cade famed with bunting, flags and pampas grass plumes-red, green and orange, the colors of the fiesta, pre- yailing. Mrs Mckinley did not wit ness the show, but she drove along Broadway and received the plaudits of the multitude just before the process sion appeared.
 The president rode at the head of the parade in an open carriage drawn by six spirited, white horses, with yellow satin harness At the head of each horse walked a Spanish caballero in green velvet and much gold braid The carriage was a mass of white carna- tions and yellow coreDpsisl blossoms A troup of cavalry, with yellow horse hair plumes waving above their hel- nets and wreathss of flowers across their shoulders and blanket rolls of red carnations behind their saddles, headed by band playing ''The Star-Spangled Banner" preceded the carriage of the chief magistrate to the reviewing stand. As eac. carriage reached the reviewing stand the women in it arose, and, smiling. saluted the president | with deep courtesies.
 The president was kept on his feet most of the time returning these greet ings. He apparently enjoyed the eX- perience hugely. Each woman carried a bag of rose leaves for use as. con fetti.. and after saluting the president she threw handful of the soft petals | into his box. Before the parade was | over he was ankle deep in rose leaves
 Tn the morning, previous to the floral parade, the president and his party were driven through the resident sec | ton of Los Angeles. This afternoon the women of the presidents party went to Pasadena and took drive there, while the president made a triI | to the National Soldiers home, neal Santa Monica. It is eighteen miles dis tant, and he made the journey in cleo tric cars.
 Three thousand of the presidents old comrades of the civil war greeted him there The old soldiers gave tht president remarkable demonstration He was introduced by the governor at the home.
 Great excitement was caused by the discovery after the speaking that { pickpocket who had been at work il the crowd had relieved Secretary Will son and Colonel Charles A. Moore o their pocketbooks. Later the thief wa arrested. Several pocketbooks wer, found on his person, gold nugge that MT Moore's son had obtained il the Congress mine in Ariona and Sec retary Wilson's pocketbook, which con tained $175.
 Upon his return to Los Angeles lat yesterday afternoon the president re ceived Governor Nash and the Ohi congress delegation in the hotel. Ther was no public function in the evening The president and Mrs Mckinley dine, in the home of Homer Laughlin. Tn president and members of his part, returned in their train last night, an, left here at 3 o'clock to-da. for Del Monte, where the, will spend Sunday. Stops will be mad on the way to Ventura, Santa Barbar; and San Louis Obispo.