Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-14
PASADENADAY
IS HONORED BY
5000 CITIZENS
RESIDENTS OF CROWN CITY
ENLIVEN SCENE
PACK GEANDSTAND AND CHEER
AMERICAN AVIATOR
Feats of Aircraft RivaIed In Interest
by Kissing Scenes Between
Madame PauIhan and
Husband

Paying propertribute to the aviation
day named in their honor, more than
5000 persons, representing the flower
of Pasadena citizenship, added them
selves to the crowds that thronged
the boxes at Dominguez field yester-
day.
Conspicuous wherever they went
were those whose beauty outshone the
flowers to which they recently have
paid tribute With them were mem
bers of the council, representatives of
the chamber of commerce, the Crown
City Eks lodge, social and fraternal
organizations and prominent men of
the commercial world.
Led by four special trains chartered
by the Hotel Maryland, a long pro-
cession of Pasadena cars reached the
grounds shortly before noon. Waving
banners and pennant streamers bear
ing appropriate legends in honor Of
Pasadena effected a rare color display
when added to the gay colored hats
and gowns of the women. The gay
crowd marched toward the grandstand
and were given right of way over the
rudely constructed board walks, which
were built to prevent pedestrians and
automobiles from sinking in the mud.
After becoming seated in a section al
lotted them they greeted the early try
out flights with enthusiasm. How
ever, they showed their patriotism by
marked partiality for the American
aviators. There was some disappoint-
ment when Hamilton, after complet-
ing three laps of a scheduled ten-lap
flight, was forced to descend, but their
patriotic enthusiasm was given an
other outlet when Curtiss whirred
around the course without hitch in
rnma rkable time.
Enjoy Oscillation Exercises
The holders of boxes were fortunate
in being able to observe an exhibition
which they seemed 70 enjoy fully as
much as the flights of the aeroplanes,
and craned their necks or arose to
their feet whenever Mrs. Paulhan
kissed her distinguished husband.
They were not less entertained when
Florence Stone, wife of Dick Ferris.
rewarded the latter with a resounding
smack after he had successfully COM
pleted the course, riding on a Farman
biplane as a passenger in the machine
which was operated by Paulhan.
The prosperous appearance of the
Pasadena visitors evidently attracted
the attention of the snatch and grab
men, unpopularly known to the police
as dips" Captain of Detectives
F'lammer and several detectives cir
culated among the crowd when they
embarked for the return trip, and as
a result of their vigilance no thefts
were reported to police headquarters.
The detective captain mingled with
the throng disguised as a college pro-
fessor, wearing glasses and a scholar
ly attire.
He assisted several young women
through the crowd, who would have
been perturbed had they known the
supposed professor was chief of de-
tectives.
Many of the guests from the Hotel
Maryland were attired in gala outfit,
which would have done credit to
Brighton Beach or Sheepshead Bay.
Nearly all of them carried field glasses
and some of them carried wicker lunch
boxes.
Wagers of boxes of golf balls or
cigars were made by the men who
held differences of opinion in regard
to the time made on each lap of the
course.
Members of the Valley Hunt club,
one of the most exclusive of organi-
cations, appeared on the field in auto
mobiles and with their cameras took
frequent snapshots when the aero
planes came within range.