Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
LOS ANGELES
OPENS ARMS
TO BIG FLEET
THREE DAYS CARNIVAL IS
SCHEDULED
OFFICERS AND MEN WILL BE
FETED
kilograms Sent Secretary of Navy
Urging a Weeks Stay to Give
Memo Warsmen Ample
Shore Leave

Active steps were taken yesterday by
representative organizations of Los An
geles to arrange for a rousing reception
of Admiral Evans fleet in April next.
With Mayor A. C. Harper presiding
delegates of the various bodies gathered
in the city council chamber, and after a
helf hours talk decided that at least a
three days series of entertainments must
be given in order that all of the 800
be Hospitality welcomed.
The meeting was called to order by
Eugene German, and It. Zeehandelaar
was secretary Mayor Harper was called
on as permanent chairman, but he de-
INJURED, finally agreeing to take the office
If vice chairman were also selected.
This honor fell to Gen. Robert Wan
kowski
John B. Elliott of the Associated Press
was chosen secretary, and when he also
pleaded lack of time he was authorized
to detail such assistants as were needed.
AS Advance Courier
The mayor explained that Secretary
Elliott would be obliged to steam down
the coast to meet the fleet in pursuance
of his newspaper duties, which in itself
would be a valuable service to Los An
geles, as a conference could be held with
Admiral Evans on the high seas relative
to the local program.
Secretary Elliott read a letter of sug-
gestion. This he offered as his along
with other ideas various men present en-
rolled for the committees benefit. This
letter read:
Dear Sir-I note in the newspapers
lad 70 hn an
tertainment committee of the battle
ship fleet. ] am an old sailor, have
had one son in the service and another
is now signalman on the New Jersey,
therefore you will probably appreciate
a few words from me:
Don't call our sailors tackles"
There is no word causes them SO much
annoyance. Use your influence with
the press in this.
Don't have a parade When our
sailors are ashore they want to be
free from restraint; they get enough
discipline when afoat.
Don't encourage the idea that the
modern man-o -warsman is the rip
roaring hard-swearing, drinking hero
of thu past. They will certainly line
up with any lot of college boys in the
United States, both in manners and
education, though Of course there are
some undesirable among them, as
there are in colleges.
Contests, Drills, Dance
Give them a good athletic entertain
ment, consisting of prize drills, ath-
letic contests, band contests, boxing
bouts (Referee Jim Jeffries), burro and
mule races with sailor Jockeys, and
finish up with bail where there are
plenty Of girls to dance with, not for
getting to hint to the ladies that a
large proportion of these lads are the
sons of the best people of the land.
(They can't all be officers, though
every one is fit to be-.
Give them auto rides to the sur
rounding country, especially the fruit
section. 1t will be a big advertise
ment and the real estate men will
profit thereby, the same as at San
Diego, where over 500 lots were sold
to men of the battleship fleet. Urge
those who can entertain them at their
homes to do so. My shack Is already
pre-empted by my son and his chums.
Yours truly,
p. S.-There is not man among
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