Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
for standing room, wero being turned
away.
Probably never in the history of the
auditorium was there present in the
building a greater number of people
who paid for the privilege of listening
to the address of one man, and the
treasury of the charitable institution
for the benefit of which the lecture
was given will be materially enriched
as result of the coming of the great
commoner.
| The audience was a most representa-
| tive one and many of the leading citi-
zens of Los Angeles werc present
1t was a sympathetic gathering and
the speaker had the audience with him
| from the first sound of his voice until
the last word was uttered
Pleased with Reception
Mr.. Bryan, undisguisedly pleased
with the warmth of his reception and
the generous outpouring of people to
contribute to a worthy cause, was in
a more than usual happy frame of
mind, and for minutes at a time he
kept his hearers in continual laughter
or caused them to indulge in outbursts
of applause.
The audience naturally was a mixed
one as to politics, yet his sallies of wit
at the expense of the Republican party
seemingy were as greatly appreciated
by adherents of that party as they
were by the followers of the party of
which Mr.. Bryan is the acknowledged
leader.
Mr.. Bryan, as he appeared upon the
platform, showed by his smiling coun-
tenance that he deeply appreciated the
enthusiastic welcome which he received
For over minute the applause con-
| tinued. while many women and men
stood and waved their handkerchiefs.
Before the speaker were tier upon
tier of people whose countenances de-
noted intelligence and refinement
while on the stage with him sat over a
score of women and men of prominence
in charitable and professional work, in
addition to over a hundred spectators
who were unable to procure seats in
the main body of the hall.
Greeted by Committees
Early in the evening those who had
consented to act as vice presidents of
the occasion gathered in one of the
ante-rooms, where they welcomed Mr..
Bryan when he arrived The list of the
vice presidents was as follows and
practically all were present:
Mesdames C. NJ. Severance, P. G.. HUI
bert, E. K. Foster, Willoughby Rod
man, Luckenbach. e. L. Doheney, ].
r. Brown, Dorothea Moore, Wesley
Clark, r. j. Waters, W. j. Washburn
and Miss Mary P. Hausel and the
Misses Stoddard, Mayor A. c. Harper,
Bishop Conaty, Rev. Dr. S. Hecht, Will
liam Horace Day, D. D., Hugh X. Wal
ker, D. D.. Baker P. Lee, D. D., Frank
Dewitt Talmage. d. d. Robert McIn-
tyre, D. D., Rev. Dana Bartlett, Judge
Erskine M. Ross, Judge Olin Wellborn,
Joseph H. Call, A. ]. Wallace, Arthur
Let's, Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, Milton
X. Young, e. L. Doheney, L. e. Behy-
Niles Pease, o. T. Johnson, E. E. Gran
DALI, DIR. e. c. Moore and Thomas
Wadsworth.
For nearly an hour Mr.. Bryan was
the center Of an animated group and
many times he voiced his pleasure at
the demonstration of friendly feeling.
The vice presidents first were con-
Quoted to seats on the stage and a
moment later Mr.. Bryan appeared, pre-
ceded by A. D. Warner, president of
the committee, and Judge D. K. Trask, |
chairman of the evening.
Bryan Given an Ovation
Mr.. Bryans appearance was the sig |
nal for demonstration which SEEM |
ingly was participated In by every per- |
son present, and after 1t had continued |
for some time Mr.. Warner arose and |
held up his hand for silence. He thanked |
the people on behalf Of the newsboys' |
home for the presence of the magnifi- |
cent audience, and then introduced the |
chairman of the evening as one of the |
first citizens OF California. a tribute |
which caused the audience again to |
cheer. |
Judge Trask said that the presence |
of such an audience had a two-fold |
meaning. It showed the appreciation
Of the work of energetic women In a |
charitable institution and also a tribute
of honor and respect to the distin-
guished man who was to lecture for the
benefit of the newsboys' home and for
both reasons the assemblage of the
vast audience was an honor to Los An
geles.
He said he would not tell the people |
who Mr., Bryan is, because all knew
that he is one of the most distinguished
men in all the world, and he would not
tell Mr. Bryan about Los Angeles, be- |
cause Mr.. Bryan knew that Los An
geles is the most noted city and her
citizens the most distinguished of all
citivilzed countries.
This is a great event." concluded
Judge Trask, because there are here
tonight the best orator and the best
people of the best city in the world"
Judge Trask's brief speech was fre-
quently applauded, and another demon
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