New-York tribune., 1908-04-24
STAY NEARING END
FLEET MOVES TOMORROW
Continuous Round of Entertainment
at Los angeles.

at Los 4ngeles
Los Angeles. April 23.-Fleet week in Los An
geIes is drawing TO close in a whirl of enter
tainment amazing in its extent and variety. To
| day practically saw the last of the long list Of
events on the local programme and tomorrow
the various beach cities where the ships are
| lying at anchor will have day to devote to a
| celebration OF the fleets presence. In every
| port a round Of pleasure has been provided that
| will occupy every moment OF tim" OF the off,
! GERS and men up midnight on Friday. When
they required to return to their ships
! The ships were open to visitors all day to-day,
| and thousands crowded the electric and steam
! lines to the beaches and boarded the craft ply
/ ing between the ships and the shore Boats OF
| every description were loaded with passengers
| throughout the day. The decks of the Warshlps
! were black with people from 10 O'Clock, and at
! 4 o'clock in the afternoon the closing hour for
| visitors many hundreds still remained aboard
awaiting an opportunity to return ashore. IL
| is estimated that between eight and ten thou-
| sand persons have visited each of the ships OF
| the First Division daily at San Pedro since tney
| anchored last Saturday. The ships OF the other
| divisions have proved equally popular, and the
| officers have been put to much effort in caring
| for the immense crowds Never before IN the
history of Los Angeles has the elaborate system
| of rail communication with the beaches been
mt n such tests In carrying crowds as this
| week.
NEARLY A MILLION VISITORS.
| The mum Der that has been handled both ways
| bv all the various lines reaching the dlneren'
| ports approxinates million. according 70 tne
| estimate of railroad official to-day. The ships
! have been almost denuded Of officers from the
| dav of their arrival Entertainment followed
| enterta inrnent so fast that the men have had
| hardly an opportunity to return to the ships
| for quarters Many OF the commanding orncers
have remained in the city the entire week fnn
| scores Of others have been able 70 pay only the
most perfunctory visits 10 their vessels. tnly
scattering number of officers are aboard 'he
ships during the day The men, too, have had
| q large amount of liberty since their arrlva!
in Los Angeles. Upward of four thousand have
been ashore each day for twenty-four hours
/ beginning at : o'clock in the morning. They
7 have been transported to and from the beach
/ cities by the railroads free Of charge, and nave
| also been carried without charge on all city
| lines The sailors of the fleet have been over
| UheIr1~d with entertainment So busy have
| they been that they have hardly had an oppor-
| tunty to get TO the downtown district Tne oest
order has been maintained, and the local peace
! authorities speak in the highest terms of the
| manner in which the enlisted men have OBJ
| served the rules of good conduct
| The last Of the boxing bouts for the feet cham
pionshtps were held to-day at Chutes Park.
| where the four DAYS entertainment for the men
/ was ended. During the week drills on board
| shin have almost been dispensed with because
Of the draft upon officers and men ashore.
PREPARING FOR LONG VOYAGE.
StaT officers OF the feet are busy in the midst
Of all the festivities preparing for the continue
/ he nd max
| Iimfnary arrangements for the trip around the
! world The press Of work in this particular is
! extremely heavy. With the schedule of enter
tainments ahead of them, the officers are in
cIfned to feel that they will have none too much
| time for the important duty of preparing for the
Ions cruise.
The automobile tour to-day Of the 25n officers
| and fifty prominent citizens of Los Angeles GOV
cred a large part OF Los Angeles County and
| traversed most of the cities and towns. More
than sixty cars were used to convey the party.
which left the headquarters at the Alexandria
| Hotel at 10 o'clock The majority Of the officers
! had remained at the hotel overnight. following
the ball at Snrners' Auditorium last night.
They were Joined to-day by many others. who
had drawn lots to decide which might have the
privilege OF going on the trip
| The men are TO have their final round Of en-
tertainnent tomorrow morning when $500 Of
| them are to be taken on an automobile tour Of
the city. Admiral Thomas has granted lib
erty that number for the occasion. They Will
arrive at 9th street and Broadway, in the CEN
tre of the city, 10 o'clock, where more than
| FIVE hundred automobiles will meet them and
take them through the streets of the city for
| four hours Following the tour in the auto
mobiles they attend a barbecue luncheon.
the same as has been given daily TO the
| Chutes Park, after which they will see the last
cultural Park
FAREWELL RECEPTIONS
eraI hundred officers and local guests at a re
| Ception and ball In the club at 9TH and
| Hill streets The Jonathan Club also gave
similar entertainment. the night being set aside
! particularly as ladies night. A grand ball and
| dinner was held at the Virginia Hotel at Long
Beach. where Admiral Emery. commanding the
/ second division, the guest OF honor
! Tomorrow the flagship Connecticut has been
/ reserved for the of the members of the Los
! Angeles reception committee and their families.
/ Many OF the ships are receiving large delega-
tions from the different societies in Los An
/ eeles Former residents of Connecticut Kan
/ sas Vermont. Rhode Island. Georgia. Kentucky
| Alabama and other states have visited the vari-
| Gus ships named after their respective states
| The Kentucky delegation. which has been try
/ ing for two days TO get out to the Kentucky at
! Redondo and have been prevented by the beach
| storm are due to make another attempt to-
morrow.
The storm, has now sllbsided and the weather