Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-12
LBr Associated Press.l

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11.-Balmy
spring weather marked the opening of
the first day of the visit of President
elect William Howard Taft to New Or
leans. Added to the bright sunshine
which followed a senli-tropical rain Of
several days ago are considerably high
er temperatures than those which pre-
vailed Tuesday and Wednesday, when
the effects of a blizzard sweeping
across the northwest were felt as far
south as the gulf.
A slightly chilly wind served to in
ject more life into the occasion and to
add to the activities of those engaged
in making ready the reception for the
next president
Although Mr.. Taft dozed peacefully
off to sleep last night on board the
North Carolina at the mouth of the
river with considerable satisfaction
over completing the greater part Of his
journey home, the transfer to the scout
cruiser Birmingham and the trip up
the river to New Orleans yesterday lay
before him when he aWOke today.
Necessary changes in the program and
unlocked for delays made the exact
time of the arrival of the Birmingham
in New Orleans uncertain, and it was
not until a wireless message was re
Ceived to the effect that the Birming
ham would certainly reach Chalmette,
just below New Orleans, by 1 o'clock
this afternoon, that the fears of the
anxious committeeman were set at
rest.
There are several dozen committees
figuring in the work of entertaining the
distinguished guest, and when the hour
of his arrival was definitely settled the
following official program was issued:
Program of Reception
I'll a. m.-River reception committee
reports on board the steamer General
John Newton at the head of Canal
street. Meeting u. S. S. Birmingham
and receiving official party and escort
ing to head of Canal street.
% p. m.-COmmittee on land recep-
tion reports at landing, head of Canal
street. forming in double rank wide
lane through which Mr. Taft and party
is to be escorted to carriages. Mrs. Taft
to be escorted to the Pickwick club,
where the parade will be reviewed.
"2:15 p. m.-Committee in carriages
will seat guests in carriages. Mr.. Taft,
Governor Sanders, Mayor Martin Behr-
man and Chairman Philip Werlein will
occupy the first carriage
'2:1S p. m.-Colonel John P. Sullivan,
grand marshal, will put parade in mo-
tion.
'3:15 p. m.-COmmittee on public re-
ception will meet Mr. Taft's carriage at
city hall and escort him to platform.
$3.50 p. m.-Mr. Taft will return to
his carriage and the parade will move,
passing through University place and
then disbanding.
''3:45 p. m.-Mr. Taft will be received
by hotel reception committee and
turned over to the hotel accommoda-
tion committee, which will escort him
to his apartments"
At 2:25 p. m. the scout cruiser Bir-
mingham bringing President-elect Taft
and party to New Orleans was sighted
eight miles below the city.
President-elect Taft landed at %. m
Central time).
The parade in his honor had already
been formed, and started to move
shortly after he came ashore
Tt was announced when President
elect Taft landed this afternoon that he
will go to Washington from Cincinnati;
Tuesday to confer with the president
over the report of canal engineers, to
be ready at that time. He will return
to Cincinnati Wednesday.