Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-16

NDREW CARNEGIE, multf-mil-
N lionaire steel king, author, scien-
IA tist and philanthropist, revealed
phases of his character yesterday un-
dreamed of by the average American.
From 1O:3O in the morning, when he
received a half-doZen newspaper men
in his apartments at the Hotel Ray
mond. Pasadena, until 4:30 in the at
ternoon. when he returned from re-
markable reception rendered by the
Annandale Golf club, San Rafael
heights. he underwent an almost con-
tinuous bombardment of cameras anu
questions, and spoke more freely than
for many years concerning hlInsell'
bis achieyements, his religious and po-
litical opinions, his life obJects anu
the problems of humanity.
81 MiIlionaires There
The reception rendered by the An
nandale Golf club was remarkable III
several particulars. OF the zS5 guests
who were present there were htty-
seven millionaires and multi-million-
aires. whose combined fortunes, 1t was
conservatively estimated, would exceed
$500 200. 600 Yet the combined fortunes
Of fifty-six of these men would amount
to hut a small portion of the wealth
of the y-seventh-Andrew Carnegie
It was typically Scotch luncheoh,
Hailed no longer as tine iairq .
Slxibo," but rather as tine ialr9
Anrandale." Mr.. Carnegie arrived at
41n clubhouse at noon, while two
Scotch miners in native costumes re-
ceived rim with "auld familiar airs
on their bagpipes, and some Oh tne
nost famous capitalists in the soutn-
iand gathered at the south entrance 10
,ocoiva him Immediately on ms ar
rival one of the reception colhLllItteo u,t
mined a sprig of real Sctocn netneL
on his lapel. and the aged nlaIigIea nan 4Vsa
oiigbted from the auto to pose tor tne
..,i'7-sOoner eliS photographers. Accom-
~, ,so,,,yinI him in j. d. Hooker's auto
fron1 pasadena were Samuel Barr lor
manv wears his close personal lrlenu,
IIorace white, editor of the New YORK
Il,Janing POST, and Mr.. Hooker. IN
Inc receiving Mr.. Carnegie and ms
nartv were George A. WEBER, tne new
Iv elected president of the Annanuale
Golf club; William T. Knlght' tne , re.
tiri,,o president of the club; Mayor
1rin,53as Earlev of Pasadena, George r.
Hole of the Carnegie solar observatory
On Mt Wilson, DR.. Henry f. Pritcnete'
Girecto- of the Carnegie foundatlon'
and Dr. Thomas A. B. Scherer' pIesI
dent of Throop polytechnic hlsh sciIooi'
Walking a trihe lamely, on the arm arm
of President Weber OF the SoI cluD'
Mr. Carnegie was escorted INTO tns
banquet hall, where the guests Ioi'owSu SolI
and enioyed an excellent MENU .ol
tn1,ino which came the speech making
A. the table with Mr.. Carnegie SAT
,,umber of the most distinguished men
in tbe assemblage, William f, knlght
at the center and at his rlSht' III tne
order named, Andrew Carnegie, Frol.
George e. Hale, j. d. HOOKER mayoL
Thomas Farley, George a. n%.
and Frederick Weyerhauser. AT MT.
IIniqht's left as named, sat DR.. James
A r. Scherer, Samuel Barr Or. II. r.
Pritchett. Horace White, DR.. John w:
Raer and H. I. Stuart. At the ends OIL
this table sat Judge G. j. Wlllett anu
IT G. Hotaling, the latter president OF
the Pasadena city council. on the oP-
posite side of the table sat L. II.
Turner, Charles K. Alley, 10; j. file'
F. r. Twombley. T. j. McNaly Cpii,
mander Samuel S. Kinds, U. ;. N; j. D.
Hunker. w. C. Patterson, Ernest n.
Wright. DR.. Whitney Waterman, j. n.
Culbertson and Frank V. Rider Near
the sneakers table, among other prom
inent men, were Colin Stewart, car
ence Chamberlain, D. j. Mcpherson, W.
w. Ogier. Prof A. L. Hamilton, L. H.
Gibbon, Harry Geogehan' George a.
Weber and A. j. Bertonneau.
were several very interesting and hum
orous speeches. Mr.. Knight told a good
story originating from Mayor Aiexan-
der. 'I once called on Mayor AleNah,
der" he said, in substance, and asked
him If there was any Scotch in him.
He replied: Not a drop Now there
NAV be a number of us here who, like
his honor, the mayor. haven't drop OF
scotch in us, yet we must appreciate
the honor conferred by the visit of this
sterling representative of Scotland"
Mr.. Knight then referred to the recent
visit to the club OF Presldent 1aIt'
which later afforded Mr.. Carnegie an
opportunity to extol the chief execu-
tive.
Mayor Farley of Pasadena, intro
duced by Mr. Knight declared Mr- Car
neeie was the worlds greatest business
man.
TT has not been many years. said
Mayor Farley, 'since Mr.. Carnegie was
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