Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-15
6. A. R. SESSIONS
ARE EXECUTIVE
SENTlNELS BAR OUTSIDERS
FROM HALL
PARADE WILL BE FEATURE OF
TopAY's WORK
Old Soldiers Hint Of Dark Horse from
Southern California to Be
Elected Department
Commander

PASADENA, April 14-For the
forty-second time in the history Oh inc
California Grand Army posts the sIa'e
organization met in annual session TO-
day in this city. Outsiders were io'
admitted to Woodmen's han, WheIe
the delegates convened, ana any az
tempt to gain Information was
pulsed by determined sentlnels WIN
fixed bayonets on their antique mus
kets standing guard in the doorway
Mrs Alice M. Gillott, department
oresident of the WomanS Keller CORPS
in her annual address to TINS pouy,
addressed her fellow members from
the platform of the First Consrega-
tfonal church. After reviewing tne
work of the year, she reconlInenuieu
that the per capita tax De nol III IL
creased. that the secretary's salary De
fixed at $3.50 and that a similar sum
he allowed for the expenses of the IN
snection officers of the corps. She also
recommended that the department
president be sent not to the strohs
corps. but to the smaller and weaker
bodies, in order to encourage them III
keeping up the order
The Women of the g. A: X; also
church. at which the society organized
tration of the delegates -
lin to late this evening the 1900 or
1000 people which the local post hao
expected to arrive had not appeared
although others are said to be on tnelr
way to this city and are expected IN
late tonight or early tomorrow morn
ing.
Nv above 600 Those of the veterans
who were in the city were taken on
an automobile ride about the town
this afternoon, including Orange
Grove avenue, Monks Hill and the
Oneonta Park district. Tonight an
open meeting was held in Woodmen
hall, at which Post Commander Jason
j. Shepard welcomed the delegates to
the city, and Department Commander
Merrill of Long Beach replied for the
convention.
Veterans Talk of Dark Horse
The balance of the evening was
given up to songs and music by the
Veterans Drum Corps of Los Angeles.
Politics are all pervading and hints
are being thrown out of dark horse
from Southern California who may
carry off the coveted post of depart
ment commander at the election to be
held Friday morning
Today's program includes another
in the morning hours, and in the after
noon the big Grand Army parade, in
which veterans from all over the
state will participate.
The line of march for this parade
will be from the corner of Vineyard
street and Fair Oaks avenue north
along Fair Oaks to Colorado, to Oak
land and countermarch back on Colo
RADIO, passing in review of the depart
a do. ND tic 10 RI
mond avenue and the Hotel Green,
where the parade will disband.
The order of the different organiza-
lions follows: Platoon of police, Chief
H. H. Favour commanding; Marshal
Captain George T. Downing: aides to
marshal, Wallace Coping, A. H.
Petrie, Frank Weight, Kingsley N.
Stevens, J. C. Cox and F. e. Bremen;
Whittier band, Prof. Toolan, leader;
Reeves commanding; Sons of Veterans,
Capt. Charles Coles commanding;
Mayor Thomas Farley and members
of the city council in carriages; G. A.
r. encampment committee, Com
mander Jason J. Shepard, Gideon S.
Case, Robert Eason, Benjamin Jarvis
and John Mcdonald; Department Com
mander Samuel Merrill of Long Beach
and staff, Veterans Grand Army of
the Republic; Veteran Fife and Drum
corps, S. H. Hazeldine, leader.
Pupils from all the schools, under
the command of Prof. A. L. Hamilton
superintendent of schools, and his
principals, will be massed on East
Colorado street, between Broadway
and Marengo avenue, and as the
veterans pass they will be marshaled
on each side of the old soldiers and
: accompany them to the reviewing
stand