Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
TAFT VISIT TO
BE ENJOYABLE
PLANNED TO SHOW PRESIDENT
A GOOD TIME
SPECIAL TABLES TO BE SET AT
BIG BANQUET
Chief Executive Invited to Turn First
Spadefu of Earth for Addition
to Polytechnic High
School

President Taft to Los Angeles the most
enjoyable of any he has or will make
during his long trip, is being made by
the various committees in charge Oh
arrangements. The city will be deco
rated as never before. There will be
smiling faces everywhere. Not one de-
tail will be neglected to make every
minute count and every plan move with
the regularity of a clock.
At meeting last night in the cham
ber of commerce building, Henry w.
O'Melveney was selected chairman OF
the banquet reception committee. The
members of this committee have not
been named yet, but this work Will be
finished at noon today.
One of the new features in connec-
tion with the banquet to be given the
president is the formation of private
parties of from five. to ten. SeVerai
requests have been received for speclal
tables with ten plates. These requests
have been met with much favor at the
hands of the committee, as it is be
lieyed the stiffness Of the banquet will
be relieved to a marked degree in this
way. The Loyal Legion has requested
fifty places at the banquet board.
The musical program under the di-
rection of Harley Hamilton Will be one
of the most elaborate ever given on
the Pacific coast. Perry Widener Is
in charge of the music.
Schools to Be Closed
All schools will close during Presi-
dent Taft's tour of the city. A tele-
gram was sent last night to the as
sistant secretary to the president
Wendell W. Mischler, asking the pres1-
dent if he would turn the first spade OF
earth for the $150,OO0 addition to the
Polytechnic high school. AS yet nc
answer has been received, although II
is believed certain he will consent tc
the plan The procession will be halted
for one minute when it reaches the
high school grounds. Everything will
be in readiness for the president tC
turn the earth. AS soon as this is
done the procession will prOceedSe- ~
A telegraphic invitation was sent
last night to Governor Gillett asking
him to accompany the presidential
party to Los Angeles. Another invita-
ton was sent to the state executive
offices at Sacramento. Governor Gil
lett is now with the president and
will probably go with him to Fresno
Merced and into the Yosemite valley
1t is deemed likely the governor will
come south with the party and ac-
company it to the state line.
Decorations will be placed on the
streets and buildings beginning today
An urgent request is being made by
the committee to all householders tC
decorate in honor of the nations ex-
ecutive, and it is believed certain q
generous response will be received.
! The following letter regarding the
arrangements for the school children's S
reception to the president was issued
by superintendent Moore yesterday:
''It is the hope of the school authori-
ties that every child in school in Los
Angeles shall see the president of the
United States when he visits Los An
geles, October II.
But the physical responsibility for
the transporting and care of so many
thousand children, in the midst of a
great crowd, is a burden which 1t is
neither wise nor desirable for the
teachers to assume. Instead, we beg
to invite the cooperation of parents
and the public at large, in carrying out
the following plan:
"As the parade starts from the Ar
cade depot at 1 o'clock, all schools will
be dismissed at IL o'clock in order
to allow time for luncheon, and to get
into position along the line of march.
Principals and teachers will accompany
such children as may remain to go with
them, but parents should instruct their
children to return home as soon as
bCpDACAN
should themselves accompany them to
the place where their school assemblies,
along the line of march.
Stations of Schools
"School children will form lines on
both sides of Hill street, south from
the high school to Temple street, and
east or Temple street to Broadway,
and south on Broadway as far as their
lines may reach. The following schools
will be stationed there; SiXty-second
avenue, Fifty-fourth avenue, Loretta
street Thirty-fifth avenue, Twenty
third avenue, Twenty first avenue,
Prichard street, Rose Hill, Gates
street, Griffin avenue, Marengo
Heights, Nineteenth avenue, Solano
avenue, Castelar, street, Ann street,
Macy street, Utah street, Amelia
street, Boyd street, Hewitt street, Sec
ond street, Breed street, First street,
Euclid avenue, Cornwell street, Bridge
street, Alpine street. California street.
Custer avenue, Temple street, Casco
street, Union avenue, Logan street.
Edendale, Fremont avenue.
"The children of all other elementary
schools will be massed in an unbroken
line in Adams street, between Figueroa
and San Pedro streets.
"As the line of march will pass this
Los Angeles and Polytechnic high
schools the students OF these scnoois
will form in their own yards, as their
principals may arrange. The Olive
Street high school will form on the
south end of the line of children, be-
tween First and Temple, on Broadway.
The Gardena high school will join the
Polytechnic high school, The schools
of the former San Pedro, Wilmington,
Lincoln and Dominguez districts Will
form on Pacific avenue, san Pedro as
Assistant superintendent Karr may dl-
rect.
"An teachers and principals of schools
will assist in carrying out this plan,
and will do what they can to bring
about a creditable showing OF the
school children of Los Angeles. Par
ents and elder brothers and relatives
are urged to lend every assistance in
their power In the way Of helping all
the children to their right places along
the line of march, and in their return
home again"
WoMEN's GOLF PLAY
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-Close and
one-sided matches were equally numer-