Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-14
PREPARES FOR
VISIT OF TAFT
COMMITTEE MAKES ITS FINAL
ARRANGEMENTS
PRESIDENT WILL PASS TWO BUSY
DAYS IN LOS ANGELES
After Inspection of Harbor, Chief Ex-
ecutlve viii Be Taken on an
Auto Ride Through the
City

The details of the arrangements for
President Taft's visit to Los Angeles
were completed yesterday by the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce commit
tee in charge of the work. Under
special instructions from President
Taft no deviation from this program
can be made.
The president will arrive in Los An
geles Monday morning, october II. He
will first pass through the city en-
route to the harbor, which will be
reached about o'clock. Lieutenant
Leeds, the government engineer at the
harbor, and Mayor Alexander of Los
Angeles will have charge of the pro-
gram at San Pedro and win show the
president over the inner and outer har-
bors and the sites for the proposed for
tif1cations. The inspection of the water
front is expected to take about three
hours.
Mr.. Taft will lunch on the train re-
turning from the harbor and will ar
rive at the Arcade depot at l o'clock
in the afternoon. He will be met at
the railway station by the reception
committee, which will be named later,
and the official welcome of the city of
United States will be extended.
Children viii See Taft
Under the escort of Company D, Ma
tional Guard of California, the presl-
dents party in automobiles will be
driven through the streets of the city.
Other companies of the Seventh regi-
ment In Los Angeles will assist in the
arrangements for the protection of the
president and controlling tie crowds.
The line of march will be decided on
after a report from the decoration COM
mittee. All school children will be
given ample opportunity to see the
country's chief executive.
The automobiles for the presidents
party will be furnished by the Auto
mobile Dealers association of Los An
geles, and will be cars of the latest
type, capable of running very slowly
and carefully.
After the parade through the down
town streets, the president and party
will be taken slowly through the resi-
dence districts, arriving at the home
of Mrs. Edwards, West Adams street
late in the afternoon, but in timA to
afford the president some rest before
the banquet which will take place al
the Shrine auditorium at 7:30 o'clock
To Visit Soldiers Home
Tuesday morning, October 12, the
president will board a special car of
the Los Angeles Pacific line at $3.50
o'clock and go direct to the Soldiers
home, arriving at Sawtelle at 1905
o'clock. He will leave the Soldiers
home at 1925 o'clock, arriving in Pasa-
dena at 11:45 o'clock.
After an automobile drive through
Pasadena, the president will leave at
1870 o'clock in the afternoon, proceed
ing to San Bernardino and making
minute stops at important stations.
Automobile trips will be made to Red
lands, Cotton and Riverside AT $3.50
Mr.. Taft will dine at the Hotel Glen
wood, returning later to his train at
Cotton. From Cotton the president
will go direct to El Paso.
The program as announced by the
committee of the chamber of commerce
has been made in accordance with the
presidents expressed desire and con-
firmed by a wire received yesterday
by Chairman Booth. In this telegram
it is also distinctly stated no speeches
will be permitted, save at the banquet
at. the Shrine auditorium.
Committee on Decorations
The following committee on deco a.
tions was appointed yesterday by the
chamber of commerce: w. M. Hum
phreys, chairman; Walter j. Goldsmith,
P. j. Mcdonald, Carl e. McStay, Joseph
Lotus, Arthur w. Kinney, Howard
Frost, G. T. Gay, r. D. Bron-
son, C. E. Bireley. H. S, Baer M. S.
Gregory, Martin c. Neuner, Bernard
Italia, F. w. Blanchard, Frank x.
Pfafinger, Charles Burlington, A Vic
tor Segno, Frank Simpson jr. John S.
Thayer, Edw. Strasburg, H. Vollmer,
r. D. Wade, George S. Whitcomb, D.
A. Hamburger. I. J. Muma, c. w.
Fleming James Morley, Frank j. Hart,
Henry Blumenberg, w. H. Workm n,
Stoddard Jess, C. H. Randall, Rich
I mond Plant, Jesse F. Waterman, c.
H. Plumnier.