Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-24
FAST RUN OF SEVENTY MILES
ENDS FROLlC
PASADENA, SOLDIERS HOME AND
SANTA MONICA VISITED
Flower Shower and overwheimln9
Attentions Greet 200 Officers Who
Accompany - Everybody is
PraisIng Entertainment
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that the real strenuosity begun. Tnere
the cars were pelted with flowers nags
were waved from every front yaru,
children showered bouquets ana sang
national songs in every block ana tne
Whole CITY was aroused. The climax
came when the cars reached the beau
tirul Hotel Maryland for lunch. There
the officers were captured by scores OF
nrettv girls who strewed roses before
them as they advanced under tne
canopy and who pinned boutonierres on
their coats, chatted with them anu
then sent them to the dining ROOM
The luncheon consisted of clam COCK
fail. cold roast pork, tongue and nam,
hot chicken croquettes, Ice cream ana
coffee and was served In genuine MARY
land style.
At its conclusion Admiral Thomas
made a brief speech, expressiils III. aI
gratitude of the officers for their royai
entertainment in Southern Cairornla
and pledging eternal fealty for them'
The lunch ended by Mayor Farley call
ing for a toast to the officers In general
and those who, in particular, neipea
make souvenirs of the Spanish sntpo 4ho
at Manila" All rose ana drank the
toast and. cheered as they dispersed
Smothered with Flowers
Az the officers left the dining room
they met the enemy ana 1eli one ny -, one u''
as the rain of flowers met them. 1ney
nassed out of the hotel through Two
nou,s of bewitching women, who pelted
4bam with roses and sweet peas anu
Allied their arms with beautiful oou--
ouets of roses, geraniums, hlies alu
sweet peas. Many a beauty got III re-
turn some precious little souvenir from
a srnitten officer. The genuine en-
thusiasm and artlessness of the girls
made the scene inspiring and romantlc.
And as the cars returned ana were
loaded the pretty women were en-
masse to shout their adieus to the
fieeting visitors. o,,o .
II had been the purpose to make a
long trip through Pasadena, put lnis
was curtailed and a trip that passed
the homes of Mrs. George w. Childs
and Mrs. James A. Garfield, widow OF
the president was made. MIS-. Ldr-
field was on her porch and waved her
handkerchief at the officers, VINO ooiIeu
their caps as they passed. Inc next
stop scheduled was at the Annandale
Golf club but none was made, as Gen.
Chaffee and Admiral Thomas had IN
mind the old soldiers and sailors wait
ing for them at the Soldiers home,
where they promised to be at S:3o
o'clock. A car stopped to make ex-
plantations to the club and the column,
in racing time, headed for Garvanza
and East Los Angeles on the way to
Hollywood and the Soldiers home.
All along the way, through Holly
wood and in the country thousands
waited to cheer the officers, and wher-
ever the speed, perforce, was reduced
flowers were showered.
Greeted by Veterans
Before the home was in sight its
presence was known by the aged SEN
tinels in blue, who doffed their caps
and stood at attention while the smok-
ing cavalcade passed. The run through
the grounds was around the rear of the
buildings, past the dormitory where
the infirm were massed on the green
sward to cheer feebly and on to a line,
two deep, that stretched for half mile
along the right side of the driveway.
When the main building was reached
the naval veterans were assembled to-
gether, and they gave great cheer as
the admirars car halted. He rose and
stood uncovered while the cheering
lasted, and then in a few sentences,
hardly distinguishable in the noise of
the machines, told the old men how
much the navy owed to the veterans of
the Civil War. The line continued to
the gateway, where with another cheer
the flying party was sent on Its way
toward Santa Monica.
All Santa Monica was on the qui vive
and the auto column ran through
streets filled with decorated houses and
while the pelting with flowers and
bouquets was resumed.
Into Linda Vista park and along the
ocean side for a mile the autos whizzed,
and stopped only when the sight of 200
little girls led by cornetist, stood
singing America" the admlrals and
the officers uncovered, and Admiral
Thomas was presented with a huge
bouquet of California peoples. He was
also greeted by David Evans, chair
man of the Santa Monica committee,
who gave him memorial, engrossed
and bound with the national colors.
The cavalcade sped on to Ocean Park,
where it moved up the cement sidewalk
to Venice, where the gavel of Lord
Nelson, used on the Victory, was pre-
sented Admiral Evans, represented by
Admiral Thomas. Then 1t dispersed
by various roads back to Los Angeles.
Many of the cars remained to let the
officers of the Third division return to
their ships.
Land Cruise Mad One
The ride as a whole was a mad one
for officers used to the pageantry of the
ocean. That it was rapid was illus
trated by the speed the press car had
to attain to catch up with the head.
Being belated this car had to run
forty-two miles an hour between the
Soldiers home and Santa Monica to
gain, the head cs the column. The
officers enjoyed the derelicts that were
encountered in the progress of the jour
ney, and there were not a few. Some
were found replacing tires, others
chains and others were investigating
some mysterious cause of interruption.
On the way back from Venice one ma
chine with five officers was halted by
the roadside.
"What's the matter?" asked the party
in another car as it halted. Nothing.
We are just waiting for gasoline"
Such emergencies were met by Ad-
lniral Booth with an emergency car
containing two large tanks of the
precious fluid.
By o'clock the parties were all re-
turned to the Alexandria, and the en-
tertainment of the officers of the fleet,
as planned by the committee, of which
Gen. Chaffee was the head, was COM
plete.
Admiral Thomas said that the Of
ficers had received entertainment that
familiar as they thought themselves
with the program, exceeded their
greatest expectations His only regret