Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-23
PASADENA TOUR
FOR 200 OFFICERS
SEVENTY-FIVE CARS TO FORM
THE COLUMN
BAD WEATHER ONLY OBSTACLE
IN THE WAY
If Roads Are Unfit, Officers Will Be
Taken to the. Crown City
on Special Trolley
Cars

Nothing was more welcome to the
officers of the fleet to the number of
200, who are scheduled to take cross
country automobile run today, than the
weather prediction of clearing weather
for the next twenty-four hours. These
200 officers have not participated in
other functions, and the trip was ar
ranged solely for them by the fleet COM
mittee.
1t is in charge of Willis H. Booth
Last night he said the question of at
tempting the route chosen would de-
pend largely on the weather conditions
this morning. With no more rain to-
night and a fair prospect in the morn
ing, the run will be undertaken. With
more rain and an unfavorab BILE outlook
it will be abandoned and a trolley trip
in special cars to Pasadena. where the
officers will be guests of the board of
trade at the Maryland hotel and the
Annandale Golf club. The ride through
Pasadena may be possible if the coun-
try ride is not
The feasibility of the trip as planned
will be decided by General Adna r.
Chaffee, chairman of the committee on
the entertainment of the officers, this
| morning. In any event the program of
bringing the officers to the Alexandria
in the morning in time for the 10 o'clock
start will be followed. If auto. are not
used the trolley cars will be taken at
Sixth and Main streets at II o'clock for
Pasadena.
Visit Old Soldiers
Unless the weather interferes the trip
will be made in seventy-fiYe large tour
ing cars and will cover a large part of
the most picturesque traversible road
of the region, ending with visit to the
Soldiers home, where the old veterans
have been counting on the visit for
several weeks, though they had treas
ured in their hearts a visit from
Fighting Bob" himself.
Should the condition of the roads be
such that a curtailment of the route be
necessary, a portion of the trip between
Pasadena and the Soldiers home will
be omitted. But the committee felt
ST last night that the weather would
permit the carrying out of the whole
trip which contemplates the following
itinerary:
The Auto Route
The start will be made at 10 o'clock
a. m. from the north entrance of the
Alexandria hotel, proceeding by Main
street to Eastlake park, Pasadena bou
levard to Oneonta park where it will be
met by representatives of the Pasadena
board of trade and escorted to the
Maryland hotel for luncheon, II a. m.
to 1890 p. M.
Leaving the Hotel Maryland at 12: 80
p. M, escorted by the Pasadena board
of trade, the guests will be driven
around Pasadena to the Annandale
Golf club. From the Annandale club
the course will be from Pasadena ave-
nue. to Buena Vista street, Sunset bou-
levard to Hollywood, on Prospect ave-
nue., and on to Sherman, Beverly Hills
and Soldiers home, where a stop If
one-half hour will be made. From the
Soldiers home the course will be to the
Palisades. Santa Monica, Ocean Park.
Venice returning to Los Angeles, ar
riVing at 5 o'clock.
The seventy-iive cars to be used have
been procured from their owners and
in nearly every case the owner will
drive the car and with the assistance
Of another civilian entertain the officers
on the route and explain the scenic
points.