Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
PREPARING TO
RECEIVE TAFT
CHILDREN TO HAVE CHANCE TO
SEE PRESIDENT
LOS ANGELES PLANS UNsELFIsH
AND REAL RECEPTION
Suggestion of Chief Executive OUT
lined by. Brother-in-LaW at Meet
ing in Chamber of Conn
merce Last Night

Tentative plans for the reception of
President Taft when he arrives in Los
Angeles October IL were made last
night at a meeting of the general re
ception committee in the rooms of the
chamber of commerce.
| DR.. w. A. Edwards, brother-in-law
of President Taft, was present at the
meeting and outlined the suggestions
of the president as to his visit in
Southern California, and the commit
tee in arranging details of the visit
was guided by the advice of DR.. Ed
wards as given to him by the chief
executive.
That Los Angeles does not intend to
be selfish and monopolize all the time
of the president was evidenced by the
plans agreed upon last night
1t is the intention of the chamber of
commerce, which body will have di-
rect charge of the entertainment that
other points of Southern California be
visited by the president, and an itin-
erary comprising visits to the citrus
belt and the important parts of Los
Angeles has been agreed upon which
will keep the president busy during
his two days sojourn in Southern CAL
ifornia.
President Due October II
President Taft is due to arrive over
the Southern Pacific route at 7;30
o'clock on the morning of October IL,
and will be met at the Arcade depot
by a reception committee of fifty and
delegation of troop d of the volun-
teer military department of California.
A carriage with four horses will be
the vehicle used to carry the execu-
tive about the principal streets of Los
Angeles and the morning hours will
be devoted to sightseeing.
Visits will be made to the public
schools, including the primary and
high school grades, as it is the plan
of the entertainment committee that
all pupils have an opportunity of see
ing the president.
A special car of the Pacific Electric
company will take the president to San
Pedro and the work of consolidation
and the harbor fertilization specifica-
tions, which interested Mr.. Taft when
he was secretary of war, will be shown.
The trip about the harbor will be
made by launch, and the party will be
guided by Lieut.. Charles T. Leeds of
the harbor fortification committee.
Luncheon at Long Beach
Luncheon will be served at the Hotel
Virginia under direction of the Los
Angeles entertainment committee. On
the return to Los Angeles an automo-
bile ride about Los Angeles and the res
idential district will be made, and ac-
cording to present plans the president
is expected to arrive at the home Of
his sister, Mrs. Edwards, at o'clock.
The chamber of commerce has made
arrangements for a presidential ban
quet, which will be served in the Shrine
auditorium on the night of October IL.
Seats will be reserved for 700 guests
and 1000 persons will be accommodated
in the galleries. Women are invited
especially, as on the occasion of the
banquet President Taft doubtless will
make the only public speech during his
visit to Southern California.
Companies of militia will guard each
move of the president.
President Taft will go to the Sol
diers' home near Sawtelle on the morn
ing of October II and will review con-
diticns, which have caused much dis
sension in the home for the past three
months.
viii Visit Pasadena
After half an hours stop at the Sol
diers home President Taft will leave
for Pasadena, where he will be the
guest of the Pasadena board of trade.
A special train will take the chief ex-
ecutive over the kite-shaped track, and
a visit to the citrus belt will be made,
including stops at Riverside, Redlands,
San Bernardino and Cotton.
The original program did not call for
a visit to the citrus belt, but the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce decided
that it would be of great advantage if
the chief executive had the opportunity
of visiting the fruit growing communi-
ties of the southern part of the state.
At Cotton President Taft will take the
regular train for Phoenix, Ariz.
tn ff,a oh he ,AP safRtSa
merce rooms last night no action was
taken on the appointment of entertain
ment committees, as the session was
devoted to acting on the suggestions of
DR.. Edwards, as outlined by President
Taft.
A meeting of the general committee
will be held this afternoon when the
various sub committees on the enter
tainment of the president will be ap-
pointed. Present at last nights meet
ing were Willis H. Booth, James S.
Slauson, Joseph Scott, H. B. Gurley,
William d. Stephens, George H. Stewart
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