Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-26


gloves.
Incidentally the same menu will be
served at the barbecue, and the same
program of cowboy sports and boxing
bouts will be given four days in sue
cession. 1t is planned that this Will
afford every last sailor OF the 5000 or
10000 OF. the warships an opportunity
to enjoy the same entertainment, as
only 20 per cert of the enlisted men will
be given shore leave on any one day.
Prefer Ascot Park
Agricultural park was practically
abandoned By the committee yesterday
as the proposed site for the barbecue
and sports, and Ascot park may be Sc
cured.
A special subcommittee composed of
Herman Hausar, Leo V. Youngworth
and o. r. w. Robinson was appointed
70 act with Chairman Flint in the mat
ter of securing a park.
The committee on entertainment OF
the sailors unanimously approved of
the following menu, selected by Chair
man Flint, for serving to the $1,000
sailors:
Barbecued beef Frijoles
Chill sauce Rolls
Coffee and cream
Fruit.
I'VE have not reached any estimate
vet of what it will cost to give this
menu during four days to $4,000 sail
ors." said Chairman Flint. 1.-THE task
IS enormous ana the cost will be great.
at would greatly reduce the cost and
aid the project If the women of Los
Angeles could be enlisted in the task
Of serving the sailors, and we hope to
be able to accomplish this
81 believe there are enough patriotic
girls and young women in this city VINO
ere ready come forward ana help.
Chairman Flint named James j.
.Teffries as a. subcommittee all by him.
self to report back a plan for the
pugilistic events of the entertainment
nrogram. o. r. w. Robinson was ap-
pointed to confer with the Vaquero
club regarding the "Wild West Show
and cowboy sports.
Committee on Officers
The committee on the entertainment
of officers, of which Gen. Adna r..
Chaffee is chairman, met yesterday
afternoon at o'clock in the rooms
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
association. 22S Wilcox building.
This committee unanimously decided
that the entertainment of the OFFICERS
of Admiral Evans fleet should include
these four features:
IA banquet, gentlemen only attend
ing.
"A ball, gentlemen and ladies.
"a popular public reception. at
which all the people may see and meet
the high officers.
4-Excursions for officers by trolley
and train into the country districts.
Scope and Cost
Three subcommittee were appointed
to collect data regarding the scope
and cost of each of these functions
and report back to the committee or
entertainment of officers at Its mex
meeting. which was set for next Sat
urday, February 1. at 3 O'Clock, in th'
Merchants and Manufacturers associ'
alton rooms.
The subcommittee, as named Dy
Chairman Chaffee. are:
On banquet-Joseph Scott, chairman;
Col. J. B. Neville, Eugene German and
Supervisor Charles E. Patterson.
On ball-Gen. Robert Wankowski
chairman; F. ]. Zeehandelaar and E.
]. Louis.
On public reception-Gen. o. Fl
LAGRANGE, lieut.. Randolph Miner ano
Gen. H G.. Otis.
1t was unanimously decided that the
expense of the banquet and the ball
which will be held on separate even
ings. should be borne by individual
| subscriptions for tickets of the loca
citizens who attend these functions
and not out of the general fund sub
| scribed for the reception and enter.
| tainment of the armada.
! The subcommittee will report q
| detailed plan for the banquet and ball
| together with an approximate number
| of naval officers to be entertained al
| the functions, and also the proper
number of local citizens to be invited
to attend.
1t was tentatively suggested at yes
| terday's meeting that between fifty
| and eighty naval officers should b'
| banqueted and upward Of 100 of th'
officers invited to the ball. 1t is ex
pected that several hundred Los An
| geles citizens will greet the officer!
on these occasions.
At Shriners' Auditorium
Light refreshments will be served a
| the ball, which it was suggested maj
be held in the Shriners' auditorium OF
| West Jefferson street, inasmuch . as
there will be 500 couples on the dancing
! floor at the big affair.
Eugene German urged upon his fell
| low committeeman the importance o
advertising Southern California on thu
occasion of the fleets visit through
rendering a great number of the of
ficers excursions into the outlying dis
tricts, and his suggestion was approved
by the committee.
Attorney Joseph Scott pressed thu
| Importance of a popular public recep
ton at which all of the people will b.
| given an opportunity to see and shak'
hands with Fighting Bob" Evans anC
his chief officers. The COMMITTEES
heartily Endorsed this feature and {
large ball will be secured for the pub
lie reception.
The meeting of the finance COMMITTEES
of the fleet committee, set for yester
day aftrnoon at the National Bank o
California, was postponed until Mon
day afternoon at o'clock at the SAM
place. w. d. Woolwine, chairman o.
the finance committee, urges the i'm
portance of every member of thu
finance committee being in attendance
on Monday.