Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12
GREET ADMIRAL
WITH DUE HONOR
RECEPTION PARADE TO BE A
NOVEL FEATURE
Fighting Bob and Fifty-four Officers
of the Fleet Will Participate.
Trip to the Cltys
Envirens

How will Los Angeles receive the adj
mral?
For when the fleet comes though
Admiral Evans be too i'll to command,
though Admiral Evans be stricken,
there will still be the admiral in COM
mand, and he will receive, officially.
the honor and welcome of the city The
present expectation is that though
Fighting Bob" may be in Los Angeles
and the hero of the fleets cruise, the
fleet itself will enter the harbor under
command of Admiral Thomas. TO him
the welcome will be extended and
through him the fleet will return its
acceptance and thanks.
From the start the celebration has
eentered itself in one man-Admiral
Evans. 1t was not only the popular
concentration, but it localized public
thought on a distinctive type of the
navy and officer who has served his
country forty-seven years and is fast
approaching the day when he will end
his naval career The arrangements
were in a sense essentially a one-man
idea.
1t is intended that Fighting Bob"
whether he comes to the City of An
gels on the bridge of the Connecticut
or from Paso Robes Hot Springs he
will be received Just the same. 1t is
other officers to the Alexandria hotel
Monday afternoon. There his suite has
been reserved for him and his family
and they will be guests of the commit
tee during their stay. This suite COM
prises six rooms and will be ornaments
ed with patriotic colors and flags and
decorated with flowers and naval in
sigma and be provided with every ar
ticle of comfort to the sick man. It's
aP0pSGihI1jtU will hn
everything arranged for his comfort
and rest
As Far as He Can
On the night of the banquet lie will
"go as far" as he can, to use his own
words to a member of the committee
And those who know his indomita BILE
will know that this may mean much
more than is scheduled. Hope of par
! ticipation in the functions here has
been food upon which he has thrived
! largely since he reached the springs.
He has, so members of the committee
who have talked with him say, made
! up his mind neither to disappOint nor
to be disappointed But it is also
known that the crown on the cruise
is the highest hope of his ambition, is
to take the fleet into the Golden Gate,
thus completing the order given him
before he left Hampton Roads and
AOlil plGLiliS TIC iIlOSl DIlllldIll naval
cruise in history. That DONE retire.
ment would be welcome.
Because of this his participation here
and elsewhere may be curtailed.
The reception parade in automobiles
is a novel feature. The old idea of
receiving by making the distinguished
guest stand while a multitude passes
and cheers while he bows or even
worse, shakes hands, was abandoned,
10 foI Ia,
through the streets in an auto. The
parade line of this reception is printed
elsewhere on this page and covers a
route that is ample for hundreds of
thousands to greet the hero. Admiral
Evans has promised to at least make
the start in this parade, and those
who know his gameness doubt If once
started he will cry quits.
Occupy First Carriage
He will occupy the first carriage
with Mayor Harper and his aide and
flag officer. The other admirals will
| come behind him i'm their order
Thomas, Sperry and Emory Then will
come the captains and other officers.
in all fifty-five, each car being piloted
by q representative citizen.
The admiral is also scheduled for
the auto trip Thursday, which will
visit large section of the country in
Guiding Alhambra. Pasadena, Holly
wood and Soldiers home. He is to be
the guest of honor at the Annandale
Golf club In Pasadena. He has not
promised to make this trip, but 1t was
his wish when he passed through tho
city to return and "see something OF
California small ranch life." which he
had seen glimpses of through the car
windows.
1t is likely, however, that Admiral
Evans will return to Paso Robes after
the reception parade. unless his physl-
clans think differently, and remain
until he joins the fleet at Monterey, to
lead it into the Golden Gate.
Church: do you use folding beds In your
nat?"
Gotham: mo; the nat Is so small we
have to keep 'e'n folded all the timer