Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
PREPARED
TO SEE PRESIDENT
READY TO WELCOME TAFT IN
CROWN CITY
Chief Executive Due to Reach Corner
of Orange Grove Avenue and
Columbia Street at II
O'Clock A. M.

PASADENA, Oct. 11.--This city is
ready to receive the president of the
United States The banquet room of
the Hotel Maryland is like fairyland,
All day willing hands have been plac-
ing the gorgeous flowers for which the
city is celebrated about the festive
room and 1t will be a pleasing sight
that will greet the president when he
sits down to luncheon with 400 repre-
sentative citizens of Pasadena.
1t was announced early today that all
the tickets for the luncheon had been
taken and that no one would be ad-
mitted to the luncheon room who came
a minute after the appointed time
11:50 o'clock. Owing to the fact that
the president will only be in the city
a couple Of hours, the committee in
charge are bound that not a minute
shall be lost.
The president will arrive at the cor
ner of Orange Grove avenue and CO.
lumbia street at precisely IL o'clock,
where the committee of Pasadenans
will meet him. This committee Is
made up of the following:
VIII Ride In Parade
Pasadenans riding in the parade will
be as follows; DR.. James A. B..
Scherer, J. w. Wood, William f.
knight, w. L. Green, Hulett c. Mer-
ritt, Dr. r, Schiffmann, Frank V. Rider,
=. ?. Gates, Dr. A. II. Fleming, Henry
Newly, d. w Herlihy, DR.. George E.
Hale, H. w. Bailey, C. w. Smith, DR.
Robert J. Burdette, Hon. Charles W.
Bell, Hon. H. G. Cattell Judge H. H
Klamroth, Harry Gohegan, E. j. Pyle
L. H. Turner, P. ]. McNally, Jason
j. Sheppard, Judge c. ]. Willett.
From the corner of Orange Grove
avenue and Columbia street the presi-
Dental party will go north to Buschs
gardens; thence north on Orange
Grove avenue to Palmetto drive; west
to South Grand avenue; north to Live
oaks; circllng on Arroyo Terrace to
Westmoreland place; Prospect park to
North Orange Grove avenue; thence
south to West Colorado street and Or
ange Grove avenue, 1880 o'clock; thence
south on Orange Grove avenue to Ele-
Vado drive; east to Terrace drive;
north to West Colorado street; east to
Fair Oaks; thence south to East Day
ton street; east to Raymond avenue;
north to Chestnut street; west 20 Fair
Oaks avenue; south to Colorado street;
east to Madison avenue; south to CAL
ifornia street; west to Marengo avenue;
north to Colorado street to Hotel
Maryland, arriving at the hotel at 12
o'clock
Will See Beautiful Homes
This route will lead the president over
the beautiful resident section Of Pasa-
dena, pass the homes of the immense
ly wealthy and along the three miles
of millionaires for which Pasadena Is
known all over the world.
At the Hotel Maryland luncheon
President John Willis Baer of Oce!den-
tai college, the master of ceremonies
and the chairman of the reception COM
mittee, will be seated at the pr2si-
dents left, while Mayor Thomas Ear
ley of Pasadena viii be seated at his
right.
Governor Gillett has wired that he
will be present at this luncheon. The
school children of Pasadena viii be
assembled along the route travsrsed
by the presidential party and VIII
greet the president with volley Of
choice flowers plucked from the gar
dens of Pasadena, Near the school
children will be stationed the veter-
ans of the Grand Army Of the Re
public, the Sons of Veterans and the
Spanish War veterans,
In front of the Hotel Maryland, the
floral decoration under the supervision
of Professor Leroy D. Ely will be a
feature. Arches of flowers viii be
formed by baskets Of flowers and ferns
strung from the trolley wires, one in
the center or the Stfeet ana one Oh
either side of the street, thus form
ing a series OF arches. TO the right
and left of these baskets, 1ags will
be gracefully draped, and fes5nons of
greenery will add to the floral effect.
The work of decorating is being done
by the high school pupils under Pro-
fessor Ely's direction.
1t is announced by the police that
nothing will be allowed to interfere
with the automobile parade, and that
the streets will not be roped off, The
Pasadena policemen will be assisted
by a detail from Los Angeles. No
cars will be run on the streets while
the automobile parade is going the
rounds