The sun., 1908-04-18
LAST SALUTE AT POINT Iona
BONES AND ROCKETS BID FARE
WELL TO FLEET.

nay Of Free Lemonade and Matlnees for
SallOrniel- Officers al an Ostrich Farm
Juniors at an EArly Ball-The ships
Sal al Dayllght--"l3" Greetings,
SAS DIEGO, Cal. April i7.--San Diego-is
-t running fairly strong in this battle
'rpt reception, hurrah boys affair. but at
times to-day she showed signs Of being
snort winded Bluejackets crowded the
-lreets as usual. but there was a noticeable
orup in the public desire to fall on their
recks and proclaim them the greatest
things ever and forever
Late tonight San Diego can go to bed
and sleep late in the morning for, whenshe
wakes up, the ships, which will sail soon
after daylight. will he gone. Then San
Diego can thud to earth again,
lo-day's events we're less spectacular
Than those Of preceding days. A commit
lee Of ladies' dealt out thousands Of glasses Of
free lemonade at a beautifully bedecked
stand in the centre Of the town, and every
Jack tar got boutonni6re with his lemon
AIDE. As each Jack pinned the flowers ovel
fiat topped hat and said, Thank ye, lady
Al the theatres gave free MATINEE per-
formances in the afternoon to all men in
uniform, and all we're crowded Then there
we're trotting races at Coronado racetrack,
The officers Of the fleet we're taken to the
Bentley ostrich farm at Mission Gin to see
the employees pluck feathers from the birds
Tho ustriohes cut up some and had to be
ho.d fast when the tweezers were applied
and the feathers yanked out Most Of the
o7cers got feathers for souvenirs. There
WAS Y, NJ c. A. basketball game tonight
and the usual public band concert on the
roof If the L. S. Grant Hotel
The chief social event Of the evening
WAS the junior officers ball at the Hotel
del Coronado. The climax Of the Lenten
season cannot diminish the ardor Of a
social buds love for gold braided uniforms
nor interfere with the rush Of ensigns
and midshpmen to attach pretty girls TO
their bowed elbows, and neither could the
soIomnity Of Good Friday keep the heels
II Young folks firmly on the floor when
sprghtly dance music struck up, So there
was gay time at the big hotel until mid
night, when sailing orders went into effect
and the gay young fellows had 10 hurry
on board ship,
Miss Julia Grant, daughter Of U. S. Grant.
Jr and Ensign Alexander Sharp Of the
Connecticut led the grand march, and the
next three couples were Miss Jessie Bur-
beck and Ensign l.. NJ Atkins of the Con-
To
man +. II. Mayfed Of the Connecticut and
Miss Helen UpdegraH and Midshipman II.
7. Spencer Of the Illinois.
At midnight San Diego said its official
farewell to the feet with a grand salute
al Point Iona. Thirteen monster red lights
hared up as the clock struck l2 Thirteen
high curving rockets arched trails Of light
out over the ocean, and then thirteen
enormous bombs, each thirteen inches in
diameter, doomed out a last roar. The
only drawback was the regret that il
couldn't all have happened on the thirteenth
OF the month as we'll as on Friday.
Il will probably be several days before
San Diego can reconcile herself to dropping
back into her accustomed place as a de-
hghtful and more or less conspicuous
California city. She will then count up
the cost. She has spent her money lavishly,
and probably she will try to forecast the
results. Realty boom out here? Oh, no
indeedl
Kate Tingley sent welcome greetings to
Admiral Thomas on his arrival with flowers
from the Point Iona Theosophical lnstitu-
ton and an invitation for the officers Of the
fleet to visit the place. Admiral Thomas
sent his thanks. The children Of the Raja
ioga School visited the flagship this morn
ing and sang for the officers and crew.
The children were cheered by the blue
jackets