Show LARGEST ARMfD FORCE EVER LANDED 8Y B NAVY Eight Thousand Marines Parade tho Streets of San Francisco Twenty five Hundred Soldiers Acting as Escort to Visiting Seamen San Francisco Eight thousand bluejackets and marines the largest armed force tho American navy has ever put ashore In time of peaco or warWOro landed on Thursday from tho combined Atlantic and Pacific fleets now lying In the harbor and marched through tho streets of San Francisco In tho most notable parade the city has ever known Twentyfive hundred soldiers of the regular army In full dress array graciously gra-ciously acted as an escort to the visiting visit-ing men of the sea and wore liberally applauded The cheers however wero all reserved for the sailors and marines Hear Admiral Evans commanding the fleets and the six other rear admirals ad-mirals In command of squadrons and divisions rode In carriages Secretary of the Navy Metcalf Governor Gov-ernor Gillette of California and Mayor Taylor of San Francisco rode In tho parade and afterward reviewed It as It countermarched down Van Ness avenue In addition to the soldiers and sailors there wore large representations represen-tations from tho National Guard and from semi mllitary veteran and civic organizations A baattallon of natty little High school cadets from Salt Lake City acted act-ed as personal escort to Admiral Evans In token of his having been appointed ap-pointed to the naval academy from tho state of Utah Tho parade was the feature of tho day At night the streets were thronged with the liberty men of the fleets who wero given their first leave ashore The parks were filled with holiday crowds and were gay with music and Illuminations At the Fairmont hotel Governor Gillette and his staff entortalned at dinner In honor of Secretary Metcalf and the flag and commanding officers of the fleet Admiral Evans was unable to attend his place being taken by Rear Admiral Thomas who responded to the welcome to the fleet A number of Informal speeches were made |