Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-19
TARS ARE GIVEN
GLIMPSE OF CITY
GERMAN SAILORS FEASTED BY
ANGELEN0S
HUSKY SUBJECTS OF KAISER ARE
ENTERTAINED
Spokesman of Party of Wilhelm's
Naval Fighters Euiogizes Chamber
of Commerce and Says Recep-
ton vii! Never Be Forgot

To the martial strains of Die Wacht
Am Rhein" 100 petty officers and sailors
of the German warship Arcona' no"
anchored at San Pedro, filed into the
banquet room of the Maier Brewing
company last night after an afternoon
of sightseeing over the city. Whlle the
orchestra played German and American
airs the husky subjects of the KAISER
laughed and feasted, and erterlhg lhto
the spirit of good fellowship, ralseu
cheers for the dag of the Callorhlahs
who were showing them such goou
time. Song after song of the Father-
land was sung to the various airs, ana
as the American pieces were struck w
the German sailors humed the lulles'
not knowing the words.
The sailors constituted the seconu
SQUAD of the Arcona, and were under
the command of Lieutenant Won Bor-
hard. They left their ship at 2:15
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and for
several hours were the guests OF the
chamber of commerce in the EXHIBIT
hall
The boys seemed to show great inter
est in the various exhibits of the south-
land, and through interpreters present
were loud in their praises of this sec
tion.
Never Forget Reception
One of the boys who was petty Off
Ger of the Arcona, and who was among
the very few in the $50 who spoke
word of the English language, stated
that he and his comrades could never
forget the reception and entertainment
accorded them by the people of Los
Angeles.
ain a few days" he said your splen-
did body of the chamber Of commerce.
together with our brothers Of the Ger
man Alliance, has enabled the sailors
of the Arcona to get a good idea of Los
Angeles and its suburbs. While we
were treated with the greatest courtesy
in San Francisco and Seattle, l must
say we have covered more ground here
in a shorter space of time than we did
in those other cities during all our
stay there. Your climate here has IN
fatuated every one of us, and hereafter
wherever we may go you will find the
boys of the Arcona, rank and file, your
most enthusiastic boosters"
The crew took the last car to san
Pedro for their ship, loaded down with
flowers and fruits, tokens of the esteem
in which the city of Los Angeles holds
the fighting men of the sturdiest nation
in Europe.
on the second day of their visit here
as guests of the city of Los Angeles !
the officers of the German armored
cruiser Arcona were met at the Santa |
Fe depot yesterday morning by Frank |
Virgins, secretary Of the chamber OF
commerce, A. H. Koebig Of the Ger
man American alliance and several
members of the reception committees |
and escorted over the kite shaped |
track" to Redlands and Riverside. TAX !
ing in on the way the beauties and
productiveness of this section. At
Redlands they were met by number
of autos and escorted over the city |
after which a luncheon was served |
At Riverside another brigade Of autos |
had been pressed into service and the |
guests were whrled through the pret-
ty town and out through the miles of
orange groves. Expressions of delight
came from the officers a s they viewed |
the succession Of beautiful scenes.
''Now we understand" said an Of
ficer to Secretary Virgins, why our
people in the fatherland have heard of
Southern California. Here you have
the south of France in America"
The guests were brought back to
Los Angeles at $50 O'Clock laden with
pretty souvenirs of the different Sec
tions through which they had passed. |
Last evening in a body they attended |
a local theater