Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-11
HIGH SCHOOL TO
GREET ADMIRAL
PARADE TURNED TO MAKE
THIS POSSIBLE
ASSEMBLED BANDS AND PARADE
OF SAILORS
Men from the Fleet TO March from
chutes to Agricultural Park.
Hermosa's Trip of
Welcome

Eighteen hundred pupils of the Los
Angeles high school have moved the
committee ON officers to change the
parade so they may greet Fighting
Bob" en- masse when he appears in the
reception parade Tuesday of feet
week.
This change in the program was de-
cided on at yesterdays meeting OF the
executive committee at the M. and M.
rooms. The committee was called by
Mayor Harper unexpectedly to discuss
this and other matters disclosed by the
visit to Paso Robes. The high school
question came up on a petition of the
student body, of which John r. Berry
man, jr, is president and Esperanza
Wechsel is secretary. The petition had
the approval of Principal w. H. Housh.
The committee had previously ar
ranged with Chief of Police Kern to
reserve one whole block along the line
of parade for the pupils of the high
school. but this was deemed imprac-
teal in view of the fact that the pupils
could not be readily identified AS a
result the student body met and voted
to ask for the change.
Accordingly the parade, when 1t
reaches Temple and Spring streets, will
continue IN Temple street to Hill.
thence north to the high school. After
passing the school the parade Will
counter march and return to Temple
and Spring streets, where the original
line will be resumed.
The high school pupils are preparing
for a memorable demonstration.
Sailors Parade
Another feature that may be added
to the sailors program Is a parade or
the seamen from Chutes park each day
to Agricultural park, headed by the
united bands of one division. Chair
man Flint advocated this because a
letter from Secretary John B. Elliott.
who is now with the fleet, said that
each day the bands of one division
would unite and play at the Chutes fes-
tivities. Mr. Flint was bent on having
the bands of the sixteen ships in one
concert, but met only partial success.
The union of the bands of one division
will make a band of about seventy
pieces.
The spectacle of $500 of Uncle Sans
sailors marching behind such band
at MONDAY between the two places or
entertainment would be an important
feature of the program. The commit
tee did not officially determine to re-
quest such a parade, but authorized
Mr.. Flint to procure it if he could.
Mr.. Flint believes that $500 sailors
surfeited with athletics, chutes rides.
merry -go-rounds and barbecue of
dimensions beyond their imaginatiops
will enjoy a walk the short distance
between the two places.
The band assembly feature is partic-
ularly gratifying and it is likely that
the four bands that play at the Chutes
will give concert downtown during
the evening.
Two Lieutenant Generals
Los Angeles is to have two lieuten-
ants general in it's it's ranks when 1t
welcomes the nominal vice admiral of
the navy. They will be Lieutenant
General Adna r. Chaffee, chairman of
the officers entertainment committee,
and Lieutenant General S. M. B.
Young, who is now at Paso Robes on
his wedding tour Both are retired.
Both also are old friends of Admiral
Evans. General Young, when he heard
that Admiral Evans was to go to
Paso Robes, changed his plans and
joined him there.
The committee gave its approval to
the banquet to be rendered by the So
ciety of Colonial Wars and the Sons of
the Revolution to the members of both
orders with the fleet, the admirals and
the captains, but, following its rule.
declined to make it part of the official
program. The banquet is given Jointly
by the two organizations and will be
held at the California club at 1880 in
the evening O.. Tuesday, April II. III.
H. Sinclair is chairman of the Joint
banquet committee.
Mayor Harper announced that Gov
ernor Gillest had sent word that he
would be here with his staff April Is
and participate in the welcome to
Evans.
The Hermosa Party
The mayor also asked the assistance
of the committee in selecting those
who are to be invited to the trip on the
Hermosa down the bay to welcome the
fleet. The committee at its full meet
ing Tuesday left the invitations entire
| ly in his hands. The executive COM
mittee yesterday declined to change
this decision, even at the mayors re-
quest, preferring that he issue the In
vitations. He said he would invite the
fleet committee, the members of the
city council and the patronesses of the
ball and a number of distinguished
men, and this will exhaust the number
provided for. The Hermosa will leave
on her trip at IL o'clock Saturday
morning.
A meeting OF the officers committee
has been called for 10 o'clock Monday
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