The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05

alfornia greeted President William
ted combination of welcomes. There
here was the greeting shining forth
lie capitol like a beacon to guide the
ugh the farm and marsh country to
bring it into the Sacramento depot
just to the programmed minute, five
minutes after 7; there was the noisy
crowd in the street which, unfor-
tunately, became too noisy for the
president to continue his speech from
the capitol. and he had to curtail his
remarks to Is minutes:
But slost characteristic of the state
was the welcome extended by the seven
survivors of the once 700 members OF
the Sacramento Society of California
Pioneers. Not only did the pioneers
| welcome the president into the state
but they welcomed him into the fell
| lowship of the society. making him an
honorary member of the order whose
members buneted with fate and for
tune to make a commonwealth OF the
original California wilderness
The grizzled pioneers made the presi-
dent one of their number in the law
library of the capitol. Just before he
began his speech to the crowd which.
4 10000 strong covered the lawns and
roadways to the east of the capitol
There were four of the remnant OF
the more than noble six hundred on
hand in the library to greet the presi-
dent. They were William Sims. presi-
| dent of the society. aged IS years: A.
c. sweetzer. aged 9ss F. S. Hotchkiss.
aged Sc, and J. G. Patterson. to whom
the president referred as the boy of
the society aged %.
Governor Greets President
To railway water tank belongs the
honor of being the scene of greeting
between Governor James N GfIIett and
President William H. Taft. The water
tank had white board nailed up at a
convenient post labeled Morley. Nor
ley is PSI miles from San Francisco,
north of Keswick and Pitt and south
of Shasta Springs. The meeting oc-
CURED at o'clock in the afternoon and
was solemnIy witnessed by a lone
rancher. who had the patriotic grace to
drive to the siding to see the digni-
taries exchange the top of the after
noon to each other.
How do you do. Mr.. PRESIDENT
said Governor Ginett
Hello. governor replied the presi-
dent.
At the larger towns in the Sacra-
mento valley the president made short
addresses to the citizens who assem-
bled Between stations he and the gov
ernor talked of California, particularly
of the irrigation work and reclamation
undertakings, in which the president
showed deep interest.
The themes of his conversation with
the governor were reflected in the ad-
dress to the citizens OF Sacramento to-
night. The first glimpse the president
had of Sacramento was the radiant
dome of the capitol. which cut the clear
sky high over the roofs and trees OF
Sacramento. The dome had been in
crusted with incandescent electric
lights and topped with a cluster of
bright arc lights. A half hour before the
train arrived there were thousands at
the depot
Met by the Mayor
Mayor White and the local reception
committee of the chamber of commerce
were at the station TO meet the execu-
tive. The committee consisted of
Mayor White (chairman). Postmaster
r. Nj. Richardson. Senator c. B. Bill.
f. H. Yardley. F. W. KieseI and A. r.
Tabor The mayor boarded the train
and greeted the president
An overland train from San Francisco
was on siding at the depot next to
the presidents train and the travellers
had treat. eramming the windows OF
the PulImans in their curiosity. When
President Taft appeared at the door Of
the car there was a cheer that spread
over the station yard.
Accompanied by the mayor of Sacra-
mento and an agile group OF secret
service operatives. the president stepped
from his car and walked toward his
automobile.
Looks More Sedafe
I President Taft seemed more sedate. Il
might be said. tonight than he did when
he was In California in 1905. not that
the statesmen ever gave the idea oe
violating any of the laws OF gravity.
mental or physical but at that tina