Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-24
FLEETS LAST DAY
At Los ANGELES
Thirty-Three Hundred Sailors
Taken for a Great Auto
mobile Ride.
OFFICERS GIVEN RECEPTION.
From Early Morn Till Last Moment
Before Departure Every Minute
Fully Occupied,

| Los Angeles, Cal. April 2i.-To-
day the last day of the fleets stay in
| Los Angeles ports. was set in as Beach
day. lengthy program, pasling
| from. en early hour this morning up
to the last moment that the officers
| could reach the ships tonight, was
| scheduled in each of the cities where
| the ships are at anchor In addition,
two events which marked the end OF
| the program took place in this city
The most pretentious thing in the
way Of an automobile tour Of the city
yet undertaken was given this morn
ing when $500 sailors. the last OF
the liberty. parties. We're taken for a
four hours ride about the city. Up
wards OF 500 machines had been prof
fered for the purpose by citizens OF
Los angeles.
a reception to the officers of the
fleet was held this afternoon nj the
Friday morning club from to .
O'clock Hundreds of invited guests
IN addition to the CLUB members,
thronged the place.
Long Beach had the most preten-
tious program of any of the beach cit
les TO-DAY. The events there included
baseball games motor boat races.
Yacht races. football games, boat races
OF all kinds, sailors sports ballo IN
races. marine drills, firing of admirals'
SALUTE on shore in honor Of the visit
of Admiral Emory, automobile tours
of tho city, band concerts, receptions
and balls.
TIL, program at Redondo, san Pedro
and Venice followed much along the
samr lines
Preparations are being made FOR
handling an immense crowd at Ven
ice, Ocean park and SANTA Monica TO-
night ana early tomorrow 10 witness
the departure of the whole fleet from
those points Many from this city
have reserved hotel accommodations
at the beach for the night and VIII
go down this evening to avoid the
crush on the cars In the morning The
Los Angeles and Redondo electric
lines will run trains to the beach ev-
cry five minutes commencing at
o'clock The Southern Pacific viii
also run special trains from the city.
Thousands OF people who did not
witness the arrival OF the fleet al san
Pedro will go to Santa Monica tomor-
row. Principally. however. among
the spectators viii be the old soldiers
from the national homo at Sawtelle
for whom the maneuvers of the Meet
in Santa Monica bay were especially
arranged. II is expected that this
movements of the fleet viii occupy an
hour or more.
The scene at Fifth and Broadway.
where the sailors came direct from
he ships. was one OF great enthusiasm.
Thousands of people flled the streets
Tor two blocks on Broadway and Flfth
street for a block. The long line Of
automobiles had the greatest dini-
Guilty in passing through. In every
vehicle from FIVE to Is sailors were
loaded Several Sightseeing motor
cars holding upwards Of 100 woro
pressed into service and carried away
cheer ing crowds OF blueiackets. Sew
eral ladies' drove machines Allied with
sailors, The automobiles We're dcckd
with flags and every sailor carried flags
and horns. Bands from tho ships
played national airs amid tho choors
Of tho crowd. The machines began to
MI up with huejackets AT $3.50 and il
was after III o'clock when the last |
machine left the scene, Tho men
We're taker through the business ana |
residence sections OF the city and thoir |
J presence everywhere evoked the great |
est enthusiasm,
Tho flagship Connecticut was re-
served today for the members of tho |
Los Angeles feet committee and thelr
families, The party journeyed from
the PaniflC electric station In special
cars 10 San Pedro and spent nearly |
tho entire afternoon on the ship.
Of people at the various e.
sorts today took advantages Of the
opportunity 10 80 aboard the ships.