Show b jh IV 0 F 1 I 1 I 1 BE b A I 1 1 61 people for miles around will attend battle of bouquets santa barbara cal april 26 the santa barbara flower festival in n honor 0 of o tle the visit of ta the ic atlantic battleship fleet beet will begin tomorrow afternoon when at 3 a floral parade and battle of bouquets will call to the ocean boulevard and to the plaza del mar practically all of the officers of the fleet and an outpouring ot of call forn ians for miles around the santa barbara festival is largely a society affair and leaders of society from all sections of the state are arc gather gathered etl here today was very much of a day of rest a letup let up in the whirl of entertaining ta for which the officers duly grateful too nuch much merry mak ing it is believed is going to militate against a strict maintenance of the th splendid efficiency gained by careful training on oil the long crules around south america already the men are beginning to think more of tho the pleasure program at tile the next port of call according to the officers than to tho the routine of duties aboard As soon eoon as the ships anchor the nien men are anxious to get on the beach to have a fling at the amusements amu ments the hospitable people of the coast are so lavishly providing for them liberty is given to as aa many of the blue jackets as possible with practically all of tho the officers detailed to social duties ashore 1 in I accordance with instructions from washington and with immense liberty parties decimating the ranks ranry of the various Avis visions lons efficiency drills are all but suspended thirty six hun dred sailors and marines maxinea came ashore today but found little to amuse them the fighting force on the sixteen ves sels at anchor in the ocean roadstead outnumbers by several thousand the entire population of santa barbara the men strolled about the c crowded r the bo boulevards U ae bards where the decorations for the floral fete aro are already in place and listened to the afternoon concert provided by bands band from the ships while the term of oc liberty was not over oter until midnight most of the men returned aboard at a much earlier hour the rear admirals thomas sperry and emery in full dress uniform and accompanied by the members of their staff ce came ca me ashore at 10 this morning and officially returned the call of welcome paid to them yesterday by mayor boeske rear admiral macaila McC aIla retired and other members cembor q of the local committee this afternoon a tea party at Monte elto was attended by the admirals and captains of the fleet and two other officers detailed from each ship aboard the battleship missouri a careful inquiry is in progress to determine the extent of the dm damage ge done yesterday when the high pressure cylinder head of the port engine I 1 cracked and blew out it is feared that it will be some time before the damaged pa parts arts can be replaced A fire irl in the plant of the N newport wows bows 4 ship building corfi company pany where the missouri was constructed destroyed some of the detailed plans of 0 the engines a year and a halt half ago it Is ald and this will result in a long delay in n the meantime the disabled cylinder will be cut out of the triple expansion engine which will III be compounded to a two cylinder basis this will enable the missouri to keep up to the required cruising speed front from santa barbara to san francisco it is possible that the missouri will be left at mare island while tho the other ships go to puget sound the latter part of may rear admiral robley D evans com cam mander ln in calef of the fleet who came up from magdalena bay in advance of the fleet to receive treatment at paso robles I lot ilot springs of california is expected to rejoin the ships at Mon monterey terefon on friday next may 1 he has so informed rear Ati admiral miral thomas the senior officer present and acting commander of the battleships it had been slip supposed posed admiral evans would not go aboard the connecticut again until santa cruz was reached and anchors were about to be uplifted for the sail through the golden gate into the harbor of san sail francisco admiral evans return to lo command will be of brief duration as he expects to haul down his flag for all time two days after the grand review of the assembled fleet may G the proposed call at port harford on the way to monterey has been cut off the official itinerary of the fleet and instead of leaving here on wednesday night tho the ships NN vill III not sall sail until the morning of thursday the an allday all day and all night sail will bring them to monterey on the morning of M may ay 1 1 the details of the entry into sau san francisco harbor and tie he station and maneuvers of the ships prior to and ald at the naval review may 8 were announced on board the connecticut tu to continued on page mp eight BIG FLOWER FESTIVAL BEGINS continued from page five iday the fleet will sail through the golden gate alone but the ships of the pacific fleet the armored crul serg of the west virginia class wall join them at angel island just within the harbor entrance lahd the combined force of forty six battleships cruisers torpedo boat destroyers and auxiliaries will parade through the bay to the reviewing anchorage ch orage the ships will anchor in four long columns heading toward goat island wi extending south in the bay from a point off market street anil the ferry terminal buildings past mission rock and on to potrero point the vessels of the atlantic fleet will be at the san francisco lightship from the time of their arrival late on the night of may 5 antl well along in the morning of the ath it is calculated that the connecticut with rear admiral bvans aboard will pass point bonita entering the golden gate exactly at noon may 6 the last vessel of the combiner fleets is not ex pentad to reach its anchorage until nearly 4 so for four long hours the great display in sau francisco bay will be in progress during the maneuvers all ferry traffic will be practically suspended and the waters given over to the big white ships and the excursion craft accompanying them the battleships wisconsin and nebraska also will join the fleet al angel island on the way to the anchorage grounds i |