Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-10
ADMISSION DAY.
ADMISSION DAY.
Celebrated by the Native
Sons and Daughters.
EXERCISES AT TURNER HALL
Speeches by Several Citizens-SOngs
and Musical Selections
Ended by Dance.
EXERCISES AT TURNER HALL

Admission Day in Los Angeles passed
off very quietly. There was no celebra-
ton during the hours of daylight, and as
the city. county and State government
offices together with the banks and
wholesale houses were closed, there was
a holiday air about the streets. Many Of
the retail houses, however, kept open all
day. and seemed to do as much trade Of
usual. The only event of importance in
the early part of the day was the depart
ure OF the train bearing the excursionists
TO the steamer that was to take them to
Catalina. Quite large crowd departed
for the twenty-four.hou trip, and
these will return today. The
railroads were we'll patronized during the
day; Tor many took advantage of the
occasion to visit the seaside or the sur
rounding country. In the evening, how.
ever, the thirty-ninth anniversary was
celebrated in grand style by the Native
BONE of the Golden West at Turner
Hall. 1t had been announced that the
proceedings would commence at s
O'Clock, and by that time the large hall
was we'll filed. The ladies belonging to
the Native Daughters had taken an active
interest i'll the affair, and in conse qusnce
the hall was handsomely decorated.
The stage was very appropriately adorned
with flags and guidons bearing on them
symbols of the order OF the Native Sons,
and directly in front of the Chairman, on
pedestal, was stuffed bearskin.
Dr r. M Griffith ruoo prae;I of ~ ~
evening, and occupied the central seat
on the stage, which was quite we'll filed
with the speakers, officers and past Off
GERS of the organization.
At $50 Prof. Arends' orchestra
opened the exercises with an overture,
after which DR.. Griffith introduced
Mayor Hazard, who spoke as follows:
MAYOR HAZARDS ADDRESS.
Mr.. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN-Early in life began the pilgrim
age to this Golden State, but the means
OF transportation and locomotion in those
days of OK and mule teams were exceed.
ingly slow and uncertain, and my parents
did not arrive here in time to enable me
TO claim this as my native State, or to
enable me to number myself one of the
Native Sons of the Golden West; but l
have endeavored in later life to make
amends for the shortcomings of my
parents in not getting me here in time
by sacrificing myself on the hymen-
cal altar of the Golden West.
California has been a land of wonders
and remarkable. changes. The clouds of
war between tie United States and Mex
leo had hardly been dissipated by q
treaty of peace, ere the discovery OF gold
was made in this State. TIE gistening
bayonet of conquest was, as ii by magic,
converted into the shining pick of the
miner. The great and growing unrest
that manifested itself among the people
of the Atlantic seaboard on the first an
nouncement of the discovery of gold was
followed by stampede westward of all
the adventurous characters of the age.
The mountains and valleys of the great
State were soon alive and teening with
the restless spirit Of adventure.
1t soon became populated by a
class of people bent on speculation
and the acquisition of wealth by min
ing. No one dreamed of permanently
settling in California and developing her
resources, or acquiring a competence by
agriculture pursuits or business methods
upon arrival here; but the salubrity of
her climate and the fertility of her soil
induced many, however, who came for
gold to return for their families. To the
married man, the thought of home, the
faithful wife and little ones that clus-
tered around her knee, haunted his
cabin by day and gave to his dreams by
night the hope that he would bring her
and the little ones out in the ''spring''
tO tho land of r1lI arI r.
him not mated by law, but whose heart
still fondly fingered beyond the Sierras
in vivid recollection of the dear one left
behind him, to him California was de-
void of that charm which gives to life
the crown OF perfect bliss.
In the days Of '49 that old familiar song,
"The Girl i Left Behind Me-" had a
doubly dear and familiar strain; oft
times sung, but often were the pledges
contained in its homely verses broken.
The winds of the mountains murmured
its seductive melodies to the valleys be-
low, and the solitary palms, stately in
their loneliness, dotting the trail of the
weary pioneer across the desert land :,
stood silent witnesses to these oft-re-
peated pledges; but "the bees did not
lavish, or fail to make their store, the
dove did lot become ranger, the falling
waters did not cease to roar" but the
bright'eyed sei1orita often caused the
recreant lover to forget "the girl he left
behind him." and many were the broken
hearts left in the Eastern States await.
ing the return of loved ones. For years
the mails were full of inquiries for lost
friends, husbands and lovers, whose
fate will only be revealed when
the angel shall roll the stone away.
Having spoken to you a few words Of the
past history of California, the brief out
line OF which is replete with the story of
hardship and privation, who shall reveal
her proud triumphs and achievements
in the years to come, and what pro-
phetic hand can withdraw the curtain
that wells her future destiny. She has
just entered on her career of greatness,
tho story Of which for the last forty years
has given a charm to the most exciting
pages Of history. What can be said of
her future? She will continue to be one
Of the brightest stars in the galaxy Of
States, and her tons and daughters will
be proud to know that although the
seeds of Statehood were planted in the
wild and exciting times of border life,
she will always stand pre'eminent in re-
finement and civilization, noble hertz
age to her Native Sons and Daughters.
Prof. William Brown, the cornet solo
list, rendered selection from Rossini's
Stabat Mater in an artistic manner, and
was generously applauded.
Albert M. Hathorn was next intro
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