The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-09

Los Angeles. Cal, May S.-'Fhe pres
ident and mis- party had their first taste
OF the hospitality Of California. The
introduc ton to the land ofasunshine,
fruit ana flowers was. ike a dream of
Paradise after the three days spent in
the alkaH deserts Of New Mexico and
Arizona 1t was like passing into
Fairyland. No words can picture the
beauty of the rich sun-ftooded valleys
between snow-eapped peaks, the orange.
groves OF the santa ana and the trees
and the flowers which the president
saw today. Nature seemed TO have
adorned herself for the occasion in her
Governor Gage and the California
congressional delegation met the presl-
dent. at -RedlandS. in the san 3ernaF-
. dino valley at s O'Clock this noFnlnS
and, welcomed him to the state. IT was,
here, that the president got has 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 q
triumphal arch of flowers and trust 70
the Casa Iona hotel on the balcony
Of which the exercises took place.
a. drive through the grange groves
and parks followed, All along the
route of the drive ladies showered the
flowers and through the streets they
b0ubarded the president from the,xiEl7
doWs with confetti until the ala was
a perfect maze of color.
{ From Redlands -aoWn to Los Angeles
Fit was one continuous. ovation. Every
station was. crowded-yyiths children with
wreaths of flowers in their hands and
With cheering men and women. Minute
stops We're made-at Cotton, Ontario and
Pomona and at 2:30 the train drew into
Los Angeles
In the City Of angels.
The approach. to the city of Los An-
geles was sheralded by q. terrific dintEhieh
could be heard for miles steam W1is7
ties screamed; cannon doomed and as
the train passed through the Chinese
quarter Of the city long strings of fire.
crackers hing from awnings exploded.
like the coutfRuoES rattle OF Ilusketry-
The Citv had been beautifully decor
ated in honor Of the president IS coming.
The fiesta is in pEogress here and the,
town was dressed like a queen 20 re-
.ceive the coming OF her lord. The scelQEs
OF the carnival. FeLt- yellow ana green.
representing the Wine orange and olive.
Predeminated. The. streets were ave-
bunting and crowned with palm leaves
and wreaths of laurel At the station
the party was met by the citizen 81 cCEsl-
mittee and many distinguished. .pesRIe'
from an over california.
General Shaffer, commaHder Of the
dep artmeHt of Pacific, with his entire
staff IN fuE uniform, had come from
the Preside To greet his chief Sec
retarE. of the Navy Leng, who was TO-
have met the2partX at san Francisco.
also came here To meet the president
and was at the station. The pstrtY vas
driven in carriages TO Inc Van Nuys.
I hotel An escort OF artillery and sew
eral companies of militia hadtbeen pro-
vioed 10 escort the party but both. the
MILITARY and police had TO ffght theif
way through the enormous crowds
uhich had sWarrned into the Vity, drawn
hy the double attraction Of the pres
dents visit and the carnival
Crush Of Enthusiastic People.
AT the hotel the pDlice were obliged
TO literally force a way to the entrance.
There the president met Governor Nash.
OF Ohio and the Ohio congressional
delegat ton. who had arrived byAdifer-
.ent uoutes an hour. before the BfestdeT1ts
In the rotunda of the hotel sele mayor
of Los Angeles formally greeted the
schief executive and EXTENDED to him The
free6ouq of The CITY. The presIdent res
sponded as follows
Alr. Mayor and AIy Fellow C'ftizens-
I have been glad to be Welcomed by
my COMPANIONS Of the LOYAL legion Of
the Omitted States by NY comrades Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic and