Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
MRS. EVANS NOT TO
VISIT LOS ANGELES
Committee Still Hopes to Induce Her
to Change Her Mind-Offi-
GERS Committee Holds
Meeting

According to information contained
in u telegram received by Gen. Adna
r. Chaffee, chairman of the committee
on the entertainment of officers. Mrs
Charlotte Taylor Evans, wife of Ad-
mral Evans. will not be present at the
fleet celebration. Gen. Chaffee gave
out this information at a meeting OF
the committee yesterday afternoon.
The committee, however, could not
give up the hope of having her here
and voted unanimously to ask Col. j.
B. Neville, her cousin. a member of
the committee, to write her that her
presence was as much wished for as
her distinguished husbands. Col. Ne
vile hopes he will be able to induce
her to change her mind.
The committee received a suggestion
that it provide for the representation
of the resident Japanese at the ball
and banquet. The names of the Rev.
j. X InazdWa, Shohachi Anju, Y. Su-
zuki and M. Takekawa were suggested
as the ones to represent the race, but
the committee decided to pass the
question Up to the executive committee
at its meeting next Tuesday afternoon.
The committee did assure the Japan
ese who called however, that il would
take action on the request that the
privilege be arranged for visit TO Ad-
miral Evans of Il committee of twenty
japanese who wish to extend to him
the assurance of the resident Japanese
of their friendship for him and his
country. The Japanese hope to meet
him when he reaches the Alexandria,
when he comes into the banquet and
tender him brief manifestation of their
regard.
The committee decided on the order
of the auto parade on Tuesday of fleet
week. which is TO be the official recep-
tion to Admiral Evans. Leaving the
Alexandria at 10 o'clock in the morning
the carriage of the admiral is to be
preceded by carriage containing
Police Chief Edward Kern and officers
of his selection. The second carriage
is to contain Admiral Evans, Mayor
Harper and two members of Admiral
Evans personal staff. The next car
riage will carry Admiral Thomas, who
is to succeed Evans in command, Gov
ernor Gillett and two citizens. Admiral
Emory is to occupy the next carriage
with another officer, with two citizens,
and Admiral Sperry the next. The ar
calls for two citizens with
the officers in each of the other cars.
The line of march, while not decided,
is to include a route passing the Poly
technic school at Washington and Hope
streets.
A committee from Pasadena was
present to discuss the visit of the auto
tour of 200 officers to that city Thurs
day of fleet week. They will be enter
tanned at luncheon by the board of
trade and driven about the city in
autos. The committee decided that
the route previously decided on would
be adhered to with a fifteen minute
old
soldiers asked the committee to CO.
operate in making Saturday special
day for them and thus delaying the
departure of the fleet until Sunday.
The Orange county chamber of COM
merce and the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association of San Diego
asked the committee to cooperate in
inducing the fleet to move from San
Diego to San Pedro as near shore as
possible so that it could be seen by
the inhabitants. Likewise Huntington
Beach asked that the fleet be induced
to stop there on it's way to San Pedro.
Governor Gillett will be here during
the entire fleet week and quarters have
been reserved for him and his staff
at the Alexandria.
The special committee that will go
to San Diego to extend the formal in
vitation to Admiral Evans will travel
in d special car, leaving Tuesday, April
IA, at o'clock, the day the fleet gets
to San Diego The formal invitation
will be delivered Wednesday morning.
The banquet invitations are to be
copper engraved and the names of
those invited will be printed in by
hand. The utmost secrecy is being
preserved as to who compose the list
of those invited and it is announced
that no names viii be divulged until
the evenings Of the banquet and ball.
Chairman Flints committee on the
entertainment of the enlisted men met
at LeVy's at noon yesterday and dis
cussed details of the work and the let
ting of contracts.