Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-21
LONG BEACH
Office rs Locust ave.
Phone Homo eco.
THOUSANDS STUDY
LIFE ON BATTLESHIPS
VESSELS VISITED BY LARGE
CROWDS
Interested Spectators View Nations
Monster Defenders and Marvel
at Sights New to
Them

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. April 2O.-Despite the
extensive entertainment provided for
the sailors today in Los Angeles and
for the warrant officers the crowd of
'landlubbers" visiting the second di-
vision battleships anchored off the
Long Beach pier seemed, until after
noon, almost as large as that of yes
terday.
The flagship Georgia and the New
Jersey were open for visitors from 10
this morning until this afternoon.
BY o'clock this morning long lines
of prospective passengers were at the
landings awaiting an opportunity to
get into launch.
The crowd was well handled. There
were no accidents of any consequence.
Both Governor Gillett and his staff
and Admiral Emory and staff went to
Los Angeles today, the former party
going at this morning in the special
Pacific Electric car El Amigo, and the
admiral's party going by way of the
Southern Pacific. Members of the
chambers of commerce transported the
admiral and his staff and their luggage
from the end of the pier to the rail-
way depot in automobiles
Band Renders Program
This afternoon the band from the
battleship Georgia rendered a pleasing
program in the music shell on the
strand. A vast throng listened to the
concert, which was composed largely
of patriotic airs. Tomorrow afternoon
the New Jerseys band will play in the
shell. The program to be given fol-
lows: 1.-THE Pride of the Navy" (An-
drews), "Chimes of Normandy" Plan-
quetD, Dearest Heart" (BennetD,
"Uncle Sammy CHoltzman), Boys in
Blue" 1.-THE Man Behind the Gun"
(Sousa), selection from Martha (Flo-
tow, yankee Girl' Uampe). MED
ley'' (Remick), "Stars and Stripes For
ever" (Sousa).
battalion of fifty-four men from
each ship, all in full uniform, will pa
rade here Friday afternoon at $3.50, af-
ter the conclusion of the program of
athletic sports on the sand. Out Pine
street to Fourth they will march, east
to Locust, then north to the high school
ground where they will compete for
valuable cup.
The four bands will combine in one
and play at the reception to be given
for the admiral Friday. Admiral EN-
ory will attend the banquet to be
wen Thursday night at Hotel Vir-
ginia for the officers, but will be un-
able TO be present at the ball Friday
night.
Many Seek Friends
A full roster of the officers on all
the ships in the fleet and a list of all
the enlisted men in the four ships of
the second division are on the counter
of the headquarters of the fleet COM
mittee here today and hundreds of
visitors looking for friends or relatives
on the ships have scanned the lists.
Late last evening ]. H. Munholland,
chairman of the fleet committee, asked
Admiral Emory If it would be possible
to get the list of enlisted men.
Certainly" the admiral replied. AT
o'clock this morning complete al
phabetical list was placed in Munhol-
lands hands. IAN illustration of how
they do things" said the fleet COM
mittee chairman.
This afternoon Chaplain Stevenson
and two lieutenants from the Virginia
visited the residence of Mrs. George A.
Miller to convey the thanks of the men
of the second division for the thousands
of Easter lilies presented to them by
the Ebell club yesterday. A written
note of thanks. to be read before the
Ebell club, was left in Mrs. Millers
hands.
Charge One Fare
A 5O-cent fare is being charged here
by all the boat agents, the attempt by
the council and the chamber of COM
merce to secure a 25-cent rate having
proved futile.
The launch Seabright, with twelve
passengers, was rescued from a peril
Gus plight in the breakers about the
middle of the afternoon by the launch
j. c.. Elliott. Her engine temporarily
disabled, the Seabright floated toward
shore and drifted eastward some dis
tance. DIR. and Mrs George Nicholson
of Long Beach and DR.. and Mrs. A B.
McKelvey of Pasadena were among the
passengers. Mrs. Nicholson suffered
such a nervous shock that she had to
be taken home in an automobile.
An interesting detail of the auto
ride of Admiral Emory and party and
Governor GiIlett and staff came to
light today when Chief Williams told
of the stopping of the automobile con-
tanning the admiral, near Ocean and
Pine, by Patrolman Mcmillan, who
warned the driver that the machine
was going too fast. Admiral Emory
complimented the officer upon doing
his duty and spoke highly of the way
in which the crowds were handled.
Interested in Events
The sailors have expressed great in
terest in the athletic events of Friday.
The rowing contest honors are liable
to go to the men of the Georgia. Their
crew includes Coxswain Brooks and
the twelve oarsmen, Sandberg, N.
Johnson, Sulley, Charlesworth, Church,
Reynolds, Lamb, Andrewjeskey, Pal
son, Usher, Copes and Shafe. This
crew is considered the strongest in the
second division.
The warrant officers who were un-
able to accept the invitation of Los
Angeles today will do so tomorrow.
"The invitations we received were
the very incest I've ever seen sent out
TO warrant officers" said j. Jacobsen,
warrant machinist, who has been in
the service sixteen years, as he looked
over his invitation again this after
noon in his room on the berthdeck OF
the Georgia.
1--WE all like this country better
believe than any other we nave ever
visited" said he. 1t 10 hard TO see