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were all engaged to take dinner at General Stoneman's house on his Los 

 Robles ranch, and get back to Los Angeles by nightfall. Mrs. Stoneman 

 was at home keeping the victuals hot ; and the general was full of anxiety 

 and hurry to shorten all ceremonies and hasten movements. The galloping 

 instincts of a cavalry officer were still strong upon him. The visitors were 

 met on Mission street in South Pasadena by Masters Whit. Elliott, Morton 

 Banbury and Will. Clapp, all on horseback to escort them up to Columbia 

 street. But when the dust of the carriages signaled their approach Mr. 

 Green ran down his picturesque private driveway to Sylvan Avenue, and 

 there meeting the president's carriage, which was much in advance of the 

 others, he led them up to the lawn at the north front of his house. Here 

 they were met and welcomed in a very brief speech by A, O. Porter, who 

 was president of the colony association that year. Three little girls, Lulu 

 Porter, Agnes Elliott and Winnie Farnsworth, dressed in white and bearing 

 baskets of fresh flowers and fruits, were lifted up to the carriage to present 

 their tokens of welcome, and were kissed by President and Mrs. Hayes, the 

 latter being especially cordial and pleasant to the children. The president 

 was then introduced to each of the gentlemen, and Mrs. Hayes to the ladies 

 present. Of the colony people there, I have only been able to ascertain cer- 

 tainly the names of A. O. Porter and wife; P. M. Green and wife; Maj. 

 Erie Locke and wife ; Thomas F. Croft ; Mrs. Dr. Elliott ; Mrs. Rosen- 

 baum; James Cambell, with his two sons, Samuel St. John and James H.; 

 and Charles H. Watts. 



Meanwhile the rest of the party, with Gen. Stoneman, Gov. Perkins,^ 

 and Gen. Sherman and daughter in first carriage, instead of turning up Mr. 

 Green's driveway continued on Sylvan Avenue up to Columbia street near 

 Mr. Porter's house, where two old soldiers of Sherman's army saluted him, 

 one of whom the general recognized, calling him familiarly by name, and 

 stopped to have a little talk. This was Alexander Edwards, who had been 

 a company officer under Sherman, but at this time resided on his 12-acre lot 

 at corner of Columbia street and Fair Oaks Avenue — now the Rev. Dr. 

 Miller estate. The other man, Enio Brenna, Gen. Sherman did not remem- 

 ber by face or name (although he had served as a cavalryman in the famous 

 " marching through Georgia"), but of course greeted him cordially as an 

 old soldier. Mr. Brenna was then living in a shanty at J. F. Barcus's place. 

 [See footnote, page 151.] 



While Gens. Sherman and Stoneman were engaged with this little 

 episode, the President's carriage had driven rapidly up Orange Grove 

 Avenue to about where Bellefontaine Avenue now crosses it, so that Mrs. 

 Hayes might see the place where her brother had lived — a frame house 

 then owned by Thos. F. Croft, where Mrs. Col. Baker's elegant residence 

 on the hill now stands; and here Mr. Croft had a brief talk with Mrs. 



*Geo. C. Perkius was governor of California from 1880 to 1883, then succeeded by Stoneman. 



