Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-11

geles chamber of commerce.; Perry w.
Weidner, chairman banquet committee.
Twelfth car-E. #. off, president
board of trade, Pasadena; w. f.
Knight of Pasadena, Judge H. H.
Klamroth of Pasadena, p. Il. Hatch
of Long Beach, H. S. Callahan of Long
Beach.
Thirteenth car-Dr. w. A. Weldon
of San Pedro, f. D. Seward of n
Pedro, f. S Cary of Wilmington, r.
Opp of Wilmington. II. B. Eakins of
Venice. Roy Jones of Santa Monica.
Fourteenth caro-. H. Burnett Of Re-
dondo, Hon. II. H. Markham of Re
dondo, w. A. Rennie of Venice, James
H. Grigsby Of Santa Monica.
Cars following will carry other men,
bers of reception committee. newspaper
man and guests from surrounding cities
and towns.
Taft to Visit Sister
When the parade disbands at the
corner of San Pedro street and East
Adams street the president will either
be carried at once to the home of his
sister, Mrs DR. w. A. Edwards, 2500
West Adams street. or else will be
first given a longer automobile ride
about the residence district. In either
event he will have plenty of time for
her family before it is time for him
to dress for the principal event of his
visit in this region-the banquet at
Shrine auditorium.
Shrine auditorium was chosen by the
committee because it is the largest
building available in Southern Califor-
MIA for such an event 1t was built by
the members Of the Ancient Order of
the Mystic Shrine three years ago, on
the eve of the annual conclave of the
order in Los Angeles, and when filled
with seats will accommodate more
than 5000 persons. For tonight's event,
however, all the seats save those in
the upper and lower balconies have
been removed. The main floor is clear
and it Is on this Caterer Christopher,
who is in charge Of the dinner has
spread eighty-two tables, each seating
ten persons.
A visit to the auditorium yesterday
afternoon proved revelation of what
men can do with unlimited money at
their disposal, in a few short days, in
Transforming a plain frame structure of
almost barn-like dimensions into a
great bower Of greenery. flowers and
colored lights. At midnight last night,
when the last worker left the building,
all the heaviest work of decorating.
and preparing the building was con-
cluded.
The tables are all in place, the dec
orations of flags, ferns, potted plants,
ribbons, streamers shields, palms and
palm leaves and rankest greenery are
finished and the beautiful stage scene
lacks but little. The last few touches
will be put on late this afternoon and
will consist of a great centerpiece OF
flowers in the center of each table, the
placing of millions of cut roses car
nations, chrysanthemums, geraniums,
asters daisies, orchids lilies and del
icate fern leaves and the clearing away
of all debris The very last thing to
be done will be the completion by q
corps of experts of the $3.50 CENTER
piece for the presidents table-a dream
in maidenhair ferns, orchids and lilies
of-the-valley, the particular design OF
Eugene Roth, the decorator in charge.
and also the last touches on the 500
boutonieres for the places of the
guests.
The electrical work has been COM
pleted and there remains nothing to do
but put in few OF the bulbs. None
of the promises of the committee sew
eral daye ago for this great scheme of
color and light were equal to the real
ity. The scene at night will be one
such as children conjure up of fairy
land. Lights. colored and frosted
white, CLEAN in myriads over the great
beamed ceiling and along the walls,
stage and in the chandeliers. In the
great mission style pergola over the
presidents table on the stage are hun
dreds of frosted white lights. and be-
fore him will splash a little fountain
its waters falling in rainbow of
spray-lighted UP by colored electric
lights within the fountain, and breath
ing forth a delicate perfume subtly
mixed in the stream.
When the president and his immedi-
ate party-seated at a crescent-shaped
table on the stage--look out over the