Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
GOVERNORS PARTYON
WAY TO SAN DIEGO
MEMBERS PASS FIVE HOURS
IN THIS CITY
Officers of Fleet Will Be Formally
Welcomed to California by
Chief Executive of
State

En- route by rail to the first home
port that will have been touched by
the Atlantic squadron since 1t left
Hampton roads, Governor James N.
Gillett, Lieutenant Governor Warren r.
Porter, Adjt. Gen. j. B. Lauck and two
Pullman cars containing the governor S
staff passed through Los Angeles yes
terday, to welcome the sixteen big bat
tleships of thu American navy in San
Diego.
The party arrived at the Arcade de-
pot, Los Angeles, on train No. IS,
Southern Pacific, at 955 a. m., and
dined at the Alexandria hotel, leaving
this city at 205 p. m. over the Santa
Fe and arriving in San Diego at 6:25
O'Clock last evening.
There, in the name of the people of
the state of California, the governor
will formally welcome Rear Admiral
Charles H. Thomas and the officers of
the Atlantic squadron. The military
men of the staff will go aboard the
flagship Minnesota in uniform and the
entire party, greatly augmented by
those from Los Angeles, will be taken
to the fleet on the tender Yankton.
Governor Gillett has been suffering
from severe attack of la grippe for ten
days, and his physicians insisted that
he make the trip in the most quiet
manner possible, thereby hoping that
he could conserve his vitality for the
long list of entertainments in which he
will have to participate during the next
few weeks.
The governor and party left San
Francisco at 3:15 o'clock Sunday after
noon and the c--ief executive Immediate
ly retired TO his stateroom, from which
he did not emerge until the arrival in
II no fra in ,0k ID,
this city by Col George H. Pippy, Col
F. e. Beck and Lieut.. Col. w. ]. Bar
rett Of San Francisco, who arrived Sat-
urday. The governor travelled in his
private car, Fremont" He asked to
be excused on account of illness when a
reporter of The Herald sought an in
terview.
The party Immediately left the sta
tion in automobiles for the Hotel Alex
andria.
In the governors party, besides those
mentioned. were: Mrs. Gillett. Mrs.
Warren r. Porter, Mrs. ]. b. Lauck
and her daughter. Mrs. George ]. Law
son, all of San Francisco; Col. A. w.
and Mrs. A. w. Bradbury of Sacra-
mento, Col. Winslow Anderson, wife
and two friends of San Francisco;
Lieut.. Col. Robert Wieneke of San
Francisco, Lieut.. Col. Theodore Gier of
Oakland, Lieut.. Col. Henry g. w. Dink-
elspiel. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Frank w.
Marston, Lieut.. Col. Paul M. Nippert,
wife and daughter, Lieut.. Col. f. J.
Amweg, wife and daughter, Lieut.. Col.
G. C. Van Nest, Lieut.. Col. r. H. Smith,
Gen. George Stone and Lieut.. Col.
w. r. Smedberg, all of San Francisco;
Lieut.. Col. e. A. Preble of Monterey,
Lieut.. Col Thomas Wilhelm, u. S. A.,
retired, and Capt. George Tobin, u.
s. A.
The Los Angeles members of the staff
who Joined the party here were Com
mander E. J. Lewis f~the naval re-
serve, Lieut.. Col. George e. Pillsbury
and wife, Lieut.. Col. r. H. Heron and
wife, Lient. Col George N. Black and
Lieut.. Col. Sherman Pease.
Lieut.. Col. William M. Garland is in
the east
Lieut. Col. P. Max Kuenrich is absent
on trip to Europe.