The San Francisco call., 1908-05-01
CAST POPPY GOLD
AT PROWS OF SHIPS
Women of Pacific Grove to Scat
ter Flowers for Great
Armada
By Arthur Price
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

MONTEREY, April 30.-Although
having enjoyed the brave display of
greeting admirals and other dignitaries
of the sea during period of some
3O6 years, Monterey was never so dis
appointed as it is tonight, for 1t has
learned that 1t must not expect Rear
Admiral Evans to reassume command
here. Santa Cruz has won again, 1t
seems. The chief of the seagoing part
of the American navy will board the
Connecticut off aged Monterey's youth
full rival across the bay.
Although saddened Monterey is not
subdued. 1t will be into it's clothes and
possibly under its umbrella, for the
sky is overcast. long before o'clock
tomorrow morning.
TO TURN WATERS TO GOLD
Seven is the hour set for the 16 white
travellers. under Admiral Thomas, to
enter the blue bowl called Monterey
bay. But $50 is the hour when Mon
terey will prepare to greet the fleet.
When the famous ships of war enter
the bay tomorrow they will steam
through a sea of flowers.
Women members of the Pacific Grove
civic league, in launches, will precede
the squadron, showering Californias
most brilliant blossoms on the waters
before the prows. Monterey may not
have Golden gate, but it shall have
golden roadstead-if poppy petals float.
When Don Sebastian Viscaino, the
first admiral to visit Monterey, came
studding in before the western wind
he had no such pathway. But he was
premature-he sailed in 1602-and he
came under the wrong banner, too.
By splendid coincidence, tomorrow,
Monterey's day, is the tenth anniversary
Ian ~ Of ho NJ frn
Pacific waters. Admiral Dewey should
be at Monterey tomorrow, May 1.
MAYOR TO GIVE WELCOME
The launches bearing the. Pacific
Grove civic league will not be the only
armada Mayor William Jack and the
reception committee of the city of Mon
terey, which is composed of the mayor,
Thomas Field, B. f. Wright, A. Gunzer-
dorf. D.. Roderick, ]. K. oliver and w.
Parker, will meet the vessels in the
Pacific ocean. Other bay craft. will
comprise fiotilla of welcome.
The fleet will anchor in columns of
four off the water. front to the lee of
the statue of the Franciscan monk
Junipero Sierra, abreast of the old
adobe custom house of the Spaniards.
While the launch f1otilla is greeting the
fleet in the sea a horseless cavalcade of
automobiles will race along the IT mile
drive. giving the motor folk moving
panorama of the fleets entrance.
Il will visit you at $780, was the
message received this morning by Colo
mel NJ. P. Maus, commandant at the
preside of Monterey, from Admiral
Thomas. and when Thomas reaches the
Preside he will be received with all
the honors of the military by the garri-
son of 1900 men.
Governor Gillett, attended by General
]. B. Lauck and Colonel Thomas Will
helm, will be on hand to greet the
naval officers and renew acquaintances
formed at San Diego. They arrived to-
night
FLORAL GIFTS FOR SHIPS
The women Of Pacific Grove will not
use all the flowers of Monterey county
and the ladies of the civic league of
Monterey will send out baskets full of
blossoms to each ship Tomorrow night
the officers will be received at the Pre-
sidio, where dance will be given, and
on Sunday night Colonel Maus will give
a dinner to the senior officers. The
sailors will have dances in both Mon
terey and New Monterey Mayor Jacks
will entertain the officers and Governor
Gillett
Two beautiful mementos of the fleets
stay mere nave Deen' prepared Dy the
chamber of commerce for presentations
to Admiral Evans and Secretary Victor
H. Metcalf The gifts are perfect speci-
mems of abalone shells encased in ma
tive Monterey cypress wood boxes.
Monterey has not tried to vie with
other cities in the expensiveness of its
reception to the fleet, but it realizes
that it is the most historic city in Cali
fornia and with pride it, will add to its
fame by striving to be the most whole
souled.