Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-14
RAYMOND ARRIVED.
A Charming Party Of Visitors to
southern California.


The first Raymond and whitcomb excur-
sion party of the season tthere being eight
more to arrive) came into Los Angeles
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. and
proceeded at once to the new Raymond
hotel at South Pasadena, where nearly all
of its members will remain for the winter.
They number % in all. and came through In
special train OF six Pullman coaches on
special schedule time direct from the Fitch
burg depot In Boston, except that they
spent Saturday and Sunday last in Chicago.
FIVE hours at the Phoenix hotel at Las Vegas
springs, and half day at santa Fe. Major
Truman, who accompanied the party as a
member and who hss made eighteen trips
across the continent. and whom we saw Tor
a moment at the depot. declared that the
excursion was revelation to him, and one
of the most charming and satisfactory of his
life. The people. he says. aggregated as an
agreeable and intelligent crowd, and the
whole excursion was perfect in every part
Among tho more prominent members are
the following:
MIR. ]. G. Allen, OF New Canaan, Conn.,, a
retired merchant, formerly dealer in for
| eign fruits in New York City.
Mr.. A. b. Almon, OF Newport, K. l., a re-
tired member of the Massachusetts bar, sc-
companied by his wife and daughter.
Mr.. Edwin L. Barnes, OF Boston. graduate
of Chaupcy Hall School,
Mr.. J. Percy Bsrnitz, of Hanover, Pa.
secretary to President A. W. Eichelberger,
OF the Baltimore & Harrisburg R'y, accom-
panied by his wife, mother and sister.
DR.. Eliza J. Beach. of waverly. n. Y,
practicing physician.
Mr. Francis Brown. well-known wool
buyer for the Middlesex Mills, of Lowell,
Mass.
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clan, of New York City, accompanied by
two daughters. :.
Mr.. G. M. Clark. leading merchsnt of
Sandwich, Mass.
Mr.. Charles Danforth Cobb, a retired mer-
chant of Boston.
Mr. john H. Goes, of Worcester, Mass, of
the firm Of A. q. Goes & Co.
Mr.. II. w. Gushing, druggist, of Skow-
hegan. Me, accompanied by his wife.
Rev l.. II. Fravy, of Weymouth, Mass, a
by his wife and daughter They are to be-
come permanent residents oil Southern
California.
Dr. Adele A. Gleason, of Elr,irs, N. Y,
an acting physician OF the Hillside Home
Sanitarium.
Mr.. L. G. Hersey, of Portland. Me-, re-.
tired merchant
Rev. Hiram Houston, "a Congregationalist
clergyman of Wells. Me.
Mr. G. H. Hovey, of Boston, member of
the American Pathological Society, Massa-
chusetts Horticultural Society, aud was one
of the judges of pomological and hortlcul-
tural exhibits at the late exposition in New
Orleans. He is the son of the famous florist,
Mr.. Charles M. Hovey, of Cambridge, Mass.
Mr. Henry C. Howard, of Niagara Falls,
N. Y President of the Bank of Niagara, ac-
companied by his family.
Otis Z. Hunt, NJ. D., of Newton. Mass,
Councillor OF the Massachusetts Medical So
ciety and active member OF the Medical
BoaId of the Newton Cottage Hospital, ac-
compan;ed by his wife. This is their sec
ogd visit to California with Raymond K
Whitcomb p5rty.
Mr., II. H. Hutchins, of Somerville, Mass,
of the firm of Rice & Hntchins, dealers in
boots and shoes in Boston. He is accompa-
MED by Mrs. Hutchins. They spent the
winter of lss4-5 in California under the au
spices of Raymond d Whitcomp.
Mr Geo. b Milton. of Weston, Mass, u re-
tired merchant.
is well known in California, having spent
many years in the State during its early
days.
Mrs. Emmons Raymond, wife of the pro-
jector and builder of the magnificent Ray
mond Hotel at Pasadena, accompanied by
Miss M. J. Raymond. These ladies, who
have never been in California before, have
come out to behold the crowning result of
the energy of the venerable gentleman
whose name is already q household word
in Semi Tropical California, and will reside
in the cottage built for them near the hotel.
Rev. G. S. II. Savage. d. d of Chicago,
secretary of the Chicago Congregationslist
Theological seminary.
Mr.. Leonard Smith, of Waltham, Mass,
Boston broker, accompanied by his mother
and sister.
Mr.. William Stanton. a. retired lawyer of
Pittsburg, Pa. accompanied by his family.
Judge w. G. Sterling. of Northampton,
Mass, formerly of New York City.
Mr.. Alpha Thorn, of Portland. Me-, assist
ant general ticket agent of the Portland and
Ogdensburg railroad who is to be the cash
ier of The Raymond.
Mr.. William H. Thomes, California
pioneer OF 1s43, a well known journalist and
author, and at present the special cores
pondent of the Boston Journal in Southern
California.
Major B. G. Truman, of the Southern Pa
cific Company, who has been in the East
for nearly ten months in the interest of this
company.
Mr.. s. H. wardwell. OF Swampscott, Mass,
formerly proprietor of the Lincoln House
daughter, and Mr.. s. II. Wardwell. Jr., of
the firm OF wardwell Brothers, the present
proprietors OF the above mentioned hotel.
Mrs Alonzo s. Weed, vile of the pub
Usher of Zions' Herald. of Boston.
DIR. F. B. Whittier, a leading homeopathic
physician of Fitchburg, Mass.
Dr.. F. Woodruff, retired merchant OF
Berlin, Conn.
Among others there were lumber of la
dies sunaccompanied by gentlemen, who were
OF their trip, and who declared that no de-
tail which might impart perfection of
transportation and means of entertainment
were unemployed. Mr.. Walter Raymond,
one OF tine firm, came on in charge OF the
party, assisted by Messrs. G. G. Harding and
G. II. Wilson. all of whom were spoken OF
in the highest terms by those excursionists
with whom we briefly conversed.