Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
LOS ANGELES DELEGATION BUSY
FOR SOUTHLAND AT SEATTLE FAIR
Judge York Tells Old Friends in
North That Angel City De-
lights in Growth of Metropolis
on Sound

Los Angeles, represented mainly by
the chamber of commerce party, which
arrived in Seattle from that city Sun
day evening, besides a large number
of former residents of Southern Cali
fornia. as well as many people who
are visiting the fair from that section,
had its day at the Alaska Yukon-Pa
cihc exposition grounds yesterday, says
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of Aug
Iust 10. While the chamber of commerce
delegation numbered not more than
100, it made up in activity what it
lacked in numbers. Sightseers carried
real oranges, wore miniature imitation
oranges, decorated themselves with Los
Angeles banners and reflected the cele-
brated Los Angeles sunshine in their
faces.
Band concerts addresses of welcome
on the part of exposition officials and
responses by representatives of the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, re-
ceptions, the distribution Of fruit and
a boat ride on Lake Washington filled
a day of sightseeing.
Celebration Began Early
The days celebration began at 10:3O
l.
Wagner's Alaska Yukon Pacific band
for half an hour furnished music. At
II o'clock the visitors were heartily
welcomed in short speeches by Presi-
dent J. E. Chilberg, Director General
l. A. Nadeau and Chief of the Depart
ment of Ceremonies Josiah Collins. Re
sponses were made by Judge Waldo
NJ. York. Walter Raymond and Hon.
Lee c. Gates of Los Angeles, each of
whom returned in full measure the
compliments paid by the exposition Of
ficials. The talks were all short, and
the nice things the exposition officials
said about Los Angeles and Southern
California were reflected by Judge
York, Mr. Raymond and Mr.. Gates
about Seattle.
Informal receptions We're held from
II a. m. to l p, m, in the California
building and in the Hawaiian building
from 1 to p. m, after which fruit
was distributed at the California build
ing. Oranges a-plenty were given
away, and as long as the supply lasted
no one who applied was denied. A
boat ride on Lake Washington from 5
to ended the day. and when the ex-
cursionists returned to the grounds
what had been officially planned for
Los Angeles day had been concluded.
and the visitors and others who had
taken part disbanded to spend the even
ing as they wished. Many visited the
Pay Streak
Following is the Los Angeles county
committee that had charge of the vis-
itors end of the celebration: Walter
Raymond, G. G. Johnson, p. F. Wood,
James Irving and E. P. Bosbyshell.
The California state building COM
mittee that had charge of the enter
tainment on the grounds consisted Of
c. L. Wilson. ]. A. Jasper, A. E. Mot,
II. NJ. May, z. NJ. Sheridan and c. W.
Merritt.
Judge York Known in North
Judge Waldo M. York of Los An
geles, who was one of the speakers at
the reception held yesterday at the
California state building, in honor of
the visitors from Los. Angeles to the
exposition, and his wife, who accom-
panied him on the trip from the south,
may we'll be classed as pioneer resi-
dents of this city. Judge York came
to Seattle from Bangor, Me, in the
early '7Os, and in 1873 was married at
the Whitworth home, which was then
located at Fourth avenue and Seneca
street
In 1876 Judge York, then a practic-
ing attorney, removed with his wife to
San Francisco, where with his brother
in-law, John NJ. Whitworth, he estab-
lished the legal firm Of York & Whit
worth. In 1879 Judge York removed to
Los Angeles, where he has since made
his home. Both Judge and Mrs. York
have made a number of visits to this
city since taking up their residence in
Los Angeles. and Judge York declared
Yesterday that each time he reViSItS c