Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
FLEET MAY
STAY HERE
TEN DA VS.
"FIGHTlNG BOB" FAVORS LONG
STOP AT SAN PEDRO
BALL AND BANQUET TO BE HELD
AFTER EASTER
David Evans Brings Word Direct from
Admiral Evans That Inspires
Local Committee-Court
House Reception
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morning wild west show at Agricultural
park each day.
AS to the banquet and ball to the
officers, days have not been deter
mined for the reason that the fleets
visit will be during the most austere
week of the Lenten season, and 1T is
hoped to make sure that the fleet will
remain until after Easter Sunday
probably until April 20. This would
permit the ball and banquet to follow
the close of the Lenten season and
thus magnify the character of each.
In this connection Gen. Wankowski
called the attention of the committee
again to the fact that as only sixty
officers could be entertained at the
banquet and only 200 at the ball, there
would still be 200 for whom separate
entertainment should be provided. He
suggested the plan that had been in
dorsed by the committee on the enter
tainment of officers for the entertain
ment of the 200 officers not partici-
pating in the other function.
This is to be an automobile parade,
probably under the escort of the ma
tional guard and naval reserve. The
officers are to be brought from San
Pedro through Pasadena, Soldiers
home, Hollywood and other points of
interest The route in the city will be
announced and it is the purpose to
have the children of the city schools
assembled at one point. The parade
is to pass through their lines and dur
ing the passing the children are to
shower flowers in the automobiles.
The suggestion, while not decided on
finally, was regarded by all as being
well fitted.
Court House Reception
The public reception to Admiral
Evans and the other officers of the
fleet was further discussed. Fiesta
park was deemed unsuited and the site
was changed to the Broadway side OF
the courthouse. This site offers good
facilities for handling the enormous
crowd that will attend this reception
and was preferred to Central park be-
cause of the congestion to all sorts of
traffic that would be caused by re-
eeption there. 1t is proposed that q
reviewing stand be erected there and
also a band stand and that the public
be permitted to pass in line before the
admiral and his companion officers
and greet them.
A crowd of 100000 Mt this ceremony
is regarded as conservative. There are
many who believe 1t will be many
thousands greater At the courthouse
the crowds may be handled with ease
and interference with transportation
minimized Mayor Harper was par
ticularly anxious that the arrange
ments for this public reception be made
so that the humblest man could take
his children to see the great admiral
wi.aout practically any expense, such
as would be incident to site not In
the center of the city.
Some question was raised as to
whether Admiral Evans would enjoy
hours of service at such a function.
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Gen. Chaffee said the admiral under
stood such things well and would ex-
pect just such arrangements as the
committee was making for the public
reception.
Sebree Is Pleased
Willis Booth, who visited the flagship
Tennessee with the committees that
welcomed Admiral Sebree and his
squadron at San Pedro yesterday
morning, told of his talk with the ad-
miral about the arrangements and pro-
gram for the Evans fleet He said Ad-
miral Sebree thought the Los Angeles
arrangements excellent. IT was par
ticularly pleasing in that 1t omitted
parade of the sailors and that 1T pro-
vided q public reception under proper
conditions. The whole plan Of enter
tainment, the admiral said, would sat
isfy the most fastidious of the fleet.
During the first week of the fleets
visit the committee will urge the OBJ
servance of two half holidays and a
proclamation from Mayor Harper Will
be issued, designating the days. These
half holidays are to enable persons
employed in stores to visit the fleet
and other features of the weeks pro-
gram.
Among the other things that came
before the committee was the proposal
from David Evans that the beach town
organizations be represented at the
sessions of the executive committee;
Mr. Fvans said the beach towns wanted
to work in harmony with each other
and the Los Angeles committee, but in
a subordinate way. This could be best
done by representation. The executive
committee decided to admit represen-
tatives from each of the beach organi-
cations at each session of the commit
tee and they have been asked to select
their representatives at once.