Evening star., 1928-06-10
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press,
KANSAS CITY, June 9-~Republicans,
We are ready.
With that phrase on It's lips, Kansas
City quietly and confidently looks on
as the Republican hosts pour into the
heart OF America" for their national
convention next week
From the canyons Of downtown streets
to the spacious Union Station Plaza,
and out through the rolling hills OF the
residential section, the city Is bedecked
with myriad tokens of welcome. Flut-
tering flags hang in profusion from
buildings and street wires. while count
less banners fling out the greeting,
Welcome q. o. p"
Welcome Is Not Garlsh.
With all the color and flags, there is
nothing garish about the citys welcome
Outstanding Is the simplicity of the
Middle West, the characteristic welcome
Of the Great Plains section, with It's
warmth Of hospitality and wide-open
gates.
After months Of preparation, the city
sits back almost nonchaiantly 10 view
Its handiWork. This is no new business
for Kansas City, for almost three dec
AIDES ago---in i900-the city wag host
to the Democratic national convention
that nominated William Jennings
Bryan.
Hedgcd In between Kansas and ILL.,
nois. with their favorite son candidates,
Kansas City extends neutral welcome
TO the rival camps OF State delegations
treking In by train and motor from the
Nations four corners. A unanimous
saiutation of cordiality IL is. for among
the weicomers wearing the button IN
scribed, ASK Me. q. o. r.. Live Here. 4"
are 10 be counted some of the leading
Democrats OF the city. There is Sena~
tor James Reed, for instance, whose
front porch may be the scene Of many
a Democratic rally If he brings home
the presidential nomination from
Houston. Distinguished Republicans
viii be guests at festivities at the Reed
home during the convention.
Welcome Squad In Action.
Az the first special train arrived to-
day, that from California. the welc0m-
ing squad 0f hundred decorated motor
cars and two bands got into action. II
needed only this 10 add the last con
yenti0n touch. and all through the day
marching State delegations, blaring
bands and fiuttering State standards
added color To the scene A coWboy
band~~a group OF boys mounted on
| calico cayises had The honor Of OPEN
| ing the pre~cOnyentiOn blast,
/ Convention Hall stands ready f0f
whatever riotous scene may impend
| Only the blue sky hundreds 0f yards
of blue bunting sci with thousands oi
| electric stafs~~is the limit. Suspended
| high over the street In front 0f The hall
! Ii a gigantic eagle stiperimpOsed on q
| sunbufat, the whole made up Of scintile
| lsting crystals that give off yarivcDlnfed
| rays In the light 0f The sun BY day and
of powerful sesfchlights by night.
The actual convention activities are
| limited N an area two blocks north
and south, from Eleventh t0 Thirteenth
street, and three blocks east and west
| from Main IA Central street. III this
vlrniai square are Convention Hall, ths
| Shrine Temple, Eagles Hall and Cham
! bsf Of Commerce, where committee ses,
| si0nE VIII be held, the national commit
ter headquarters IN the Security build
ing, the Kansas City Club, MuehlebaGi
and Baltimore Hotels and Kansas Cits
| Athletic Club, Nil the scene of rniliinl
delegates gGfanbitng DeWspanfr mel
and frantic fay0rite son supporters,
An old friend In new t6gs Wii gree
the delegates Monday night when th'
otty stages d tlambeau parade 10 en-
tertain rs guests, Shades NJ earlier
days when t0rGhligbt PROFESSIONS anf
tife ana drum corps marched the streets
WI be recalled by the biare of bands
and brilliant floats depicting t0fmel
presidential administrations
W''i7 'h@ parade and q display of fiTe