The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15
FLOWERS
MUSIC
CHEERS
President Enters
Southern
Cal.
"A Great Reception In
the Chief
City.
Extraordinary Police Precautions
to Guard the Nations
Chief Executive.

LOS ANGELES, May s.-President
Roosevelt made his entry into Los An
geIes at 1 O'Clock this afternoon. The
enthusiastic welcome that has greeted
him at every stopping place within the
boundaries of California. reached a
climax when the Presidential train drew
in at La Grande station. Los Angeles
had for many days been preparing for
him, and she was ready, dressed in
her best
The Presidential train left Riverside
this morning at O'Clock, at which
early hour thousands of people turned
out to bid the President goodbye. On
the way over the Santa Fe. a half
hours stop was made at Claremont.
where the President spoke to the stu
dents of Pomona College, the president
of which, John ID. Gates, is an old
From Clarernont the run was through
the picturesque San Gabriel valley to
Pasadena, where a stop Of two hours
was made.
AT PASADENA.
Pasadena, which is famous as a city
of beautiful homes, had been elaborate
ly decorated. All the business houses
and all the residences on the route
over which the President was driving,
displayed American flags and bunting.
On the way to the Wilson High School.
where the President delivered a short
speech, he passed under floral arch
way which extended for two blocks on
on Marengo avenue.
The front of the archway was solid
mass of flowers, from base to top with
festoons OF vari-coIored roses draped
across from curb to curb. Baskets of
flowers on smilax-twined poles, ex-
tended from the windows of the high
school building and solid banks Of
roses covered the walls of the facade
from base to cupola. After the adj
dress at the high school, President
Roosevelt and party took carriages for
a drive through the city. The route
took him down the famous Orange
Grove avenue, the street of million
aires" brief stop was made at the
home of Mrs. Garfield, the widow of
the late President James A. Garfield,
with whom the President chatted pleas
the drive the party passed down Column
bia street TO Raymond Hill, from which
point the President gained a splendid
view of the fertile San Gabriel valley.
Promptly at 1880. the party boarded
a train at Raymond station and left
for Los Angeles.
ARRIVAL AT LOS ANGELES.
When the train pulled in at La
nd CT Aro Il
of people blocked the streets on every
side. Former members of the President
Rough Rider regiment, a detachment of
Troop D., n. G. c., and "Teddy's Ter
rors'' a political club of prominent Los
Angeles business men, wearing the
Rough Rider uniform, formed on either
side of the platform and kept the
crowds back.
The President entered a carriage with
Governor Pardee, Secretary Moody and
Private Secretary Loeb, and preceded
and followed by a platoon of mounted
police and Troop D., n. CT. c., was driv-
en- directly to the Westminster Eotel
at the corner of Fourth and Main
streets where luncheon was served.
From the station along Second street
to Main and thence to the Westminster
Hotel. crowds had gathered for a fleet
the enthusiasm that had been pent up
for days past during the preparations
for the coming of the President was
given voice in continuous cheers. which
the President smilingly acknowledged.
POLICE PRECAUTIONS.
Extraordinary police precautions had
been made to guard the safety of the
President during his stay in Los Ange-
les. Secret Service men surrounded
him, made way for him through the
crowd at the station, and when he
croachments of the crowd Westmins
minister Hotel. In addition to the vigil
lance of the Secret Service men. the
Los Angeles police force adopted some
stringent measures against the en-
croachments of the crowd. Wastmins-
ter Hotel, the temporary stopping place
of the President and party. was sur
rounded by Gordon of police and plain
clothes officers. a rope was drawn |
around the hotel and no one except |
those holding passes issued by the COM
mittee, was allowed to enter the build |
ing.
For several days past the police have |
been arresting and holding all suspi- |
c1ous characters who could not fur
nish satisfactory excuse for being in |
the city. John Czolgosz. brother of the |
assassin of President Mckinley. who
was arrested and confined in the city |
jail, will be held until the President |
leaves the city. While no alarm was
felt over CzoIgosz's presence in Los
At this time. the extreme |
measures taken by the local police is |
only in keeping with those taken at all |