Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-25
AUTO PLAN
STANDS FOR
,a~eS' - @PTION
~ SO "a BOB" NOT TO BE
~ ON PLATFORM
WILL GREET PEOPLE OVER LONG
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Executive Committee Approves New
Method of Public Welcome to
Old Sea Fighter-Other
Fleet Plans

line program OF tfle committee On tHS
entertainment of the officers of Admiral
Evans fleet was sustained by the ex
ecutive committee at it's meeting yes
terday. Accordingly the public recep-
tion to Fighting Bob" will be in the
novel form of an automobile parade on
the morning of Tuesday, April 20, leav-
ing the Alexandria hotel at 10 o'clock.
There was no hesitancy on the part
of the executive committee. Mayor
Harper, who declared there must be a
reception at which the famous admiral
would be expected to handshake the
public explained that he really only
wanted to be sure that the public
would have full opportunity to see
him. He asked Gen. Chaffee IL he
thought the automobile plan was pref
erabe and the general said he thought
it was. The committee then, on motion
of Gen. Wankowski. adopted a resolu-
tion declaring in favor of the auto
mobile plan
The automobile tour is to be some
thing of an innovation in reception
forms The tour is to start Tuesday
morning from the Alexandria hotel
and will include twenty-five autos.
Gen. Chaffee. chairman of the enter
tainment committee, would like to see
all these autos driven by their owners,
so that the spirit of hospitality would
be most tangible. The parade Is to
include Admiral Evans and Admirals
Emory, Sperry and Thomas and fifty
five other officers of the fleet. The
route to be taken on Spring, Broadway.
Hill and other streets is to be accur-
ately announced before the parade, and
the progress of the parade by its time
of appearance at certain points is TO
ft,,.4 4aof1 1nfo ID a r-n
to be included in the announcement
and the effort will be to observe the
schedule to the minute. In order to
do this no interruption of the parade
will be permitted.
Eliminates Danger
Bv thus distributing the crowd over
miles of streets the opportunity for
hundreds of +. thousands to see the Ia
nous admiral and without danger of
crush as would exist at a reception OF
different kind, it makes possible the
showering of the great officer who is
Just completing his brilliant career
with flowers and, as the Easter vaca-
ton of the public schools has been
postponed one week to bring it during
the fleet celebration. the line of march
may be crowded with little ones. In
addition ii makes comfortable TO all
reception that by any other method
would take hours, fatiguing both the
admiral and the public.
The terminus of the reception parade
is to be at Chutes park at noon, where
the presence of the officers at the bar
becue for the jackies will doubtless
create a spectacle in the way of patri-
otic enthusiasm.
The other details of the program OF
| the officers committee were approved
without change. The whole success OF
the auto program depends on the gen.
erosity of the automobile owners and
dealers. The committee authorized re-
quests to Presidents J. w. Wilcox of
| the Southern California Automobile
Dealers association and G. Allan Han
| cock of the Automobile club of South
| ern California for cooperation in this
| respect. Several owners have already
| offered their cars with their own SER
| vices at the wheel.
Mayor on the Spot
| Mayor Harper will greet the fleet
promptly on it's arrival at San Pedro
| Saturday afternoon. 1t is scheduled to
! be there at o'clock, and Mayor Har-
per said he would be there ready to
board the flagship the minute 1t was at
| anchor The proprieties require that
the greeting be within two hours after
! anchor.
Mr.. Flint, in proposing a plan for
Sunday, April 10, moved that Admiral
| Evans be requested to keep the fleet
inside San Pedro harbor as long as he
could Sunday before beginning the
parade and that the parade be to Bay
| City and then northward to long
wharf and return, the divisions being
dropped from the line at each point.
| BY so doing Mr.. Flint thought mill
| lion people could see the great march
| of sea fighters from Santa Monica
Heights.
David Evans, chairman of the Santa
| Monica bay committee, suggested that
when the fleet assemblies to sail to
Santa Barbara on the morning of the
! 26th the assembly ground be Santa
Monica so that the old soldiers at the
national home may see the feet In its
| entirety and hear the salute of 100
guns which the admiral promises to
| fire on leaving. Both suggestions were
ordered communicated to Admiral Ev-
ans, although many of the committee
were of the belief that no requests
| should be made for changes in the pro-
| gram, as confusion might result. AS
| Admiral Evans has scheduled depart
] ure for 6 in the morning an assembly
| at Santa Monica would have to be
nearly as late as 10 o'clock, and this
| would prevent the fleet arriving at
Santa Barbara at o'clock, as sched-
uled.
AS the committee has arranged for
| five full days in its program it was
voted to make Friday, the sixth day,
an open one. This is to permit the
| beach towns to make any arrange
| ments they may desire for the enter
tainment OF the divisions. Venice, Mr.
| Evans stated, is to be the scene OF a
presentation OF a medal to Admiral
| Evans by the state of Utah, the medal
| having been provided by popular sub
scription. The presentation may be by
| Governor Cutler, should he attend the
| celebration, as he expects to. Admiral
Evans was appointed to Annapolis by
/ Congressman Hooper of Utah and was
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