The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

into her own to-day.
Jack came ashore. $500 of him-one-
third Of the feet He solled up streets in
waves, resembling the long swell Of the
Pacific. He growled a biz before he start
ed this morning from the fleet, objected
TO being made show of for the multi
tude, and then was as happy as a child
as he staggered, columns front, through
the highways and heard this comment,
and especially from sweet young things:
Amt they just splendid?"
And as for San Diego-well, this town
didn't know whether it was afoot or
horseback or standing on its head or
heels, and didn't care. Anyway. It was
having just about the finest bit Of pa
triotic frenzy that this country ever saw.
The reception to Admiral Dewey on mis-
return from Manila in New York ten
years ago was going some, but the hys-
terra here is so much of the airship
rather than the warship type that one
wonders if people will ever get down TO
plain doings. Exaltation and exultatlon
are such mid things that they do not
apply TO San Diego. The town has gone
up in the air so much that. in the present
day language. it's out of sight.
What a headache San Diego will have
on the morning after.
OF course. most of this outburst of Joy
that borders almost on the insane. is
spontaneous. Still. the beginning of the
outbursts have been nurtured, fed, and
watered discreetly and, for days and
weeks, the plant has grown and there Is
sort Of Burbank hybridized plant ol
patriotic jollifcation that only California
could produce.
Getting Advertising.
/ tnd II you lift the curtain for a glimpse
OF the machinery that makes the wheel,
a. round, well to tell It bluntly, the prizes
tof corner 3ots. fruit farms. and ranches re
main just the same as before the fee
came. but you had better buy now. for We
expect things to so up soon. and why
shouldn't we get little advertising ou
Of the feet when it comes our way?
But this exuberant greeting simply
astonishes the officers and men of th,
feet. It's a case. they think, OF artificial
ly made heroes They haven't come home
from war. and they haven't encountered
grave dangers. They've been making
placid cruise Of some length. They weren'
surprised much by the foreign welcomes
but they don't know what all this il
about They are not prodigal sons O.
heroes, they think. but if San Diego say
so, why here goes and the big parad
starts.
First comes Mai. Hugh G. Gwyn. gram
marshal and escort Of honor, then ther
is a battalion Of the Coast Artillery Corp
from Fbrt Rosecrans, then comes tn
men Of the feet. with Capt. seator
Schroeder, Of the Virginia, soon to be
rear admiral. acting as major OF tn
forces from the ship.
They Are on on Parade.
A fanfare of trumpets set the me
marching in rhythm. A tremendous ban
from the feet stirs the multitude on tn
streets. They're of, and shouts an
screams and the noise of hurdy gurdie
drown the mus c. The marines are sol
diers and they are smart in appearance
About 900 of them go by, Then Her
comes Jack, the sailor" Capt VoerlanC
of the Kansas, leads. Jack wears a whit,
iaunty hat blue clothes. and brown Les
gings. A canteen is thrown across hi
shoulders. In the aggregation, he look
ike so many white-eresteo swells roliin
in on the beach. His eyes roam TO III
sidewalks. He gives winks to the girl
occasionally. Now there is a halt,
swarm of girls run out to some Of th
Alabama men.
II just love you. boys" said one gir
II could almost kiss you" A big sailC
grabs her in his arms and gives her
rousing smack. She screams and IL
midshipman in command of the detacl
ment shouts. "Quit that Hobson bus
ness"
u suppose anything in that line h
wanted for himself. says the sailor wit
WINK. but he can't rob me of tina
The California girls ere all right, yum
yum.
So the parade rolls up the hill TO ii
vast spans of the city park Admiri
: Thomas. Gov. GiHett, Gen. ChaIee, an
the other big dignitaries have arrive
] with great cheering from thousands.
Welcome on Kites.
They look up, and there. spelled {
kites. is the word Welcome" The pul
Iicty manager whispers. please say Sa
Diego" welcome" was written on the
in the sky. You look again. and just the
Il burgee knocks the line of kites gale
west, but the Welcome" is there ju
the same.
on the grand stand is joaquin Nj
Ter. the old. gray poet. He sits with Il
reporters. The "Old Dog is at old trick
and gets out a pencil and paper just Ill
5 a garden sass reporter.
Three thousand school children a
marched Ia front with flags and banner
: Some of them are from Kate Tingley
{ Raja Roga School The parade swooI
0 by with a Goddess Of Liberty and fort
six queens, representing the States, al
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