The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-09
School Children
Greet Edison

San Diego, Nov. 6.-Twelve thous-
and San Diego school children show.
cred Thomas A. Edison with flowers
and built bower of blooms about
and above him on the occasion of
Edison Day at the San Diego Expo
sition, marking the greatest child
tribute to any exposition visitor with
the possible exception of Madam Err
nstine Schumann Heink.
Tne beautiful tribute came as a eli.
max to succession of smaller sim
liar demonstrations paid by school
children of the towns along the PACT
fic coast highway through which the
wizard of Menlo Park travelled by au-
tomobile from Los Angeles to San
Diego. The noted inventor and
chairman of the new naval advisory
board was greatly effected.
Closely following the motor car
| which brought Edison and his party
into San Diego was another bearing
! Henry Ford, Detroit automobile build
er and member of the naval advisory
board, and Ford shared largely in
the demonstration given Edison.
Full military escort honors were
! paid both Edison and Ford by virtue
of their new positions as members
Of the naval advisory board, under
authorization of General George Bur
nett, commanding officer of the Uni
ted States Marine Corps, at Washing
! ton who advised the commanding Of
ficer of marines here to pay every
possible courtesy. The newness of
the naval advisory board. and lack of
precedent, had caused the local com.
mander to ask for instructions.
Accordingly, a squadron of First
United States cavalry met the motor
cars bearing Edison and Ford in
the city and escorted them to the e.
position grounds. AT the entrance
battalion of the Fourth regiment
U. s. M. C. relieved the cavalry and
conducted the party across El Pu
ente Cabrillo to the Plaza de Pana
ma, led by the marine band The
floral demonstration by school chill
dren followed on the plaza.
"This is truly the land of flowers
and sunshine and joyousness," ex
claimed Mr.. Edison, as he stepped
from the bower of flowers the happy
children had erected about him. 81
can imagine no more beautiful spot
than this exposition and no finer par
adise in which children may pay and
grow than your beautiful city"
8. Three days time were given by
both Edison and Ford to their visit
in San Diego and the greater par
of their time was devoted to the ex
position. Mr.. Ford found peculiar
attraction at the exhibit OF tractors
and the demonstrations there. Thi'
was explained by his statement that
in his opposition to preparedness, m
plans to divert all attention possible
to peaceful pursuits and influence tn
farmer, in particular, by manufactur
ing a low priced economical farm
tractor. He has directed many eS
[ periments in this direction already
, he stated.
I The personel of the Edison an
. Ford parties included Mr.. and Mrs
: Thomas A. Edison, Henry Ford an
/ son, r. d. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. d
: w. Flint, Miss Grace Miller, ID. WI
? cox. H. s. Firestone, A. C. Mile
= and F. ID. Pagan.
. Visiting the United States .avii
| ton station near the Exposition q
which Uncle Sam is training his mi
l itary aviators, Edison urged the d.
l. velopment OF an arial battle and r.
n conaissance fleet equal II not create
h than any European power as one
the vital units Of preparedness.