Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12
SAILORS FUN IS
ALL DAY ROUND
entertainment FOR FLEET
AND PUBLIC
ATHLETICS, WILD WEST SHOW
AND FIREWORKS
Mingle Patriotism with Barbecue and
Picture the Border Llfe-Parade
of Sailors Is New
Feature


for whom shore leave is granted until
early the next morning, when they
must return and perform service for
the next three days while their mates
take shore leave and entertainment
1t is estimated that $500 sailors Will be
ashore Monday and each of the three
days following.
To them the hand of welcome will
be first extended at the landings, where
members of Chairman Motley H. Flints
committee on the entertainment of sail
ors will meet them. Mr.. Flints plans
for the reception and entertainment OF
the sailors provide for all imaginary
emergencies. The sailors will be re-
ceived by the committees, shown to
the electric cars waiting for them, hur-
ried to the city, where, at the lntefur-
ban terminals other committees VIII
greet them and see that they are
promptly forwarded to Chutes park
Mr.. Flint has creased all the groves
and tracks of his system with efficient
assistants, so that the movement of the
sailors from ship to shore, from shore
to Chutes, will be constant, secure ana
rapid. This is because Mr.. Flint has
executive ability and capacity to ar
range such program without the pos
sibility of interruption, and his COM
mittee is of the same caliber.
1t is planned to have the $500 sailors
at Chutes park Monday morning at
$50 o'clock. The program is scheduled
to begin at that hour and Mr., Flint
does not want a single sailor to be late.
AS the electric lines have consented to
transport any sailor in uniform on any
regular car at any time there is no
reason why even one should be late.
At Chutes Park
On reaching Chutes park every form
of amusement Is free to the sailor ana
the amusements include rides ON the
chutes, merry-go -rounds, miniature
railways. the free vaudeville perform
ances. of which there will be two daily,
theatricals, circus performances, balloon
ascensions and a host of other things.
And all dav there will be free dancing.
But the apex of the Chutes program
will be the ath etc contests participant
ed in by sixty amateur boxers of South
ern California, under sanction of the
Pacific Amateur Athletic union of the
A. A. u. and refereed by James j. JeH-
ries, former heavyweight champion or
the world and an idol in the navy. TWO
classes will participate each day ana
as the bouts are quick and decisive
the exhibition promises to be all that
the sailors may expect.
There will also be program each
day of sailor ella sses for cash purses of
800 each, and a loving cup for the
winning ship. The fleet has already
settled its preliminares and only the
finals in the four classes-1ightweigh
welterweight middleweight and heavy
weight-will be on the program.
UnfurI Old Glory
At noon the sailors will be seated
and at a signal 450 patriotic women OF
the city will begin the serving OF a
| Spanish barbecue by unfurling from a
| flagstaff in the center Old Glory and
singing "The Star Spangled Banner.
This event alone is calculated to arouse
enthusiasm daily that will make a
scene stimulating to all ana creating
a spontaneous outburst of patriotism.
The barbecue is planned in plenty,
with a varied menu, but Is FOR the
sailors only. 1t is their special feast,
and the thousands who may be present
may only feed on the scene itself.
When the sailor has been fed to his
annetIte's content he will be asked to
follow the band. And the band each
day will be a wonder, for 1t will be
| composed of the four bands from one
division, having in all about seventy
pieces. This assembled band Will lead
the march from the Chutes to Agrlcul-
tural park, where the afternoon enter
tainment is planned. The march is
deemed an economy of time, as to
assemble the number of electric cars
required and the loading and unload
! ing of them would require more time
| than a march the short distance be-
tween the two places. Such parade,
too would be another daily spectacle
for the citizen and the visitor in Los
| Angeles and will permit a heroic ova-
! tn q i1pro along the route,
Wild West Show
Arriving at Agricultural park a
wild west program will be begun, and
1t will represent the border life and
sports in their real character There
win be shooting up Of a town,
bronco busting and riding, pony ex-
press race. mounted tug of war. fancy
riding, Indian riding, stage holdup,
Indian war dances and steer riding
enough to surfeit the sailors with shore
life in the wild and woody"
1t is expected to end the wild west
show by 6 o'clock, when the sailors
will be at liberty. They may go where
they please, but they will all likely
please to go to Chutes park again at
night. where free dancing ana 1lre
works, free vaudeville and free priv
| ileges will again await them. The
! fireworks is to be the important night
| FEATURE anu Will lnCluu0 5OAASH ASAA
! tains, arctic picture in fire and pyro-
technic picture of battleships in action,
There will also be eff1gies of Admiral
Evans and other naval heroes.
Everybody Invited
That is what is prepared for the
sailor for his day ashore. At the
Chutes and Agricultural park the
grandstands have been reserved for
| him. The public will be admitted to
all entertainments, however, for an adj
mission of 25 cents, and it is estimated
that there will be four spectators for
every sailor, This would make a
crowd of 10000 daily at each morning,
afternoon and evening performance, or
As, 900 persons daily. That popular in
terest will be with the sailors goes
without saying, for outside of the recep-
ton, parade and the visits of the ships
the public will not come into contact
with the officers of the fleet
| This program will be repeated daily,
and the sailor you meet ashore Monday
may be the one that will show you his
ship Sunday or Tuesday.
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HOTEL GREEN, Pasadena, Cal,
| American and European plans.