Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-10
PACIFIC COAST.
The Festive Editors Doing
San Diego.
A DAY OF RARE PLEASURE
The Oceanslde Murderer Gives Him.
self Up for Safe Keeping
Notes.
Especial to the HERALD. /


CORONADO, July 9.-This morning at
9:30 o'clock an even hundred editors,
with their wives and daughters, took the
cars OF the Coronado Railway Company,
in charge of President H. L. Storey, of
that road, and went to National City,
where they were taken by the
National City & Otay Railroad in a
special train to the Mexican line at Tia
Juana. This curious border town was
inspected and the Mexican Custom
House was Wis ted, where Senior Moreno,
the officer in charge, welcomed the party.
The Senior invited the party to remain
and promised to give grand ball in the
Custom House in the evening, but the
kindness had to be declined. The train
returned then to near National City,
where the Kimball ranches are located.
Here the magnificent orange
groves, vineyards and flowers were
inspected. Just as the party felt
that nothing could be more beau.
tiful they we're led to the olive orchard,
where, under the shade of the grateful
trees long tables had been arranged,
literally groaning with the weight of
splendid provender. This lunch was
furnished by the ladies of National City,
and was simply exquisite. The tables
were decorated with bewildering mass
of flowers, and a boutonniere for each
guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank and Warren
Kimbsll were the hosts of the occasion
They left nothing undone for their
guests. Mr.. Dean, of the profession,
and Col. J. J. Ayers of the Los Angeles
HERALD, made most graceful addresses
expressing the gratitude of the Associa-
tion for such boundless hospitality and
picturing the immense work the Kimball
Bros. had done for National City and
this region. Brother Holt always does
the right thing at the right time, and
called for three cheers for the ladies Of
National City and for the Kimball Bros,
which were given with will.
Boarding the train again the journey
was made to the grand works of the
Sweetwater dam. Mr.. Wallace Dickin-
son, son of Colonel w. J. Dickinson, the
President of the company, welcomed the
excursionists and thoroughly explained
the construction of the great dam in an
intelligent address.
The returning cars stopped at Mr..
Whitney's magnificent orange orchard,
where the owner had ready, late as the
season is, baskets of glorious golden
globes grown by the generous giver
These were distributed through the cars
Returning by way of San Diego they
reached the-great hotel at about 8 O'Clock
after day of perfect enj >yment
in the evening, in the ball room of the
Coronado Hotel, the large room WAS
filled with editors and their friends.
Colonel Ayers made short opening adj
dress, the substance of which was as
follows "Tne first semi.annual meeting
of the Association began with thirty
four, and will undoubtedly become an
important association for Southern Cali
fornia. Its principal object is to advance
the interests of the whole people and the
territory of Southern California, and
hope that it will result in catholicity of
feeling, 30 that in no way shall particu-
lar interests interfere with the interests
of the whole"
He then announced Mayor Douglas
Gum, Of San Diego, who bid the
guests hearty welcome.
Addresses by L. NJ. Holt, Bryant
Howard, D. M. Baker, H. H. Boyce apd
others followed.
At the business session which fol-
lowed, communication was read from
James r. BELTS, of Little Rock, Ark,
President of the National Editorial As
sociation, asking for affiliation, and
delegates to the fourth annual con-
vention at Detroit in August. The fol.
lowing were admitted to membership
this evening: L. A. Wright and W. G.
Smith, of the San Diego Sun, Frank
Whaley, of the Ell Cdjon Star, George R.
Moore, of the Western World National
City. Honorary member, Major W. H.
Bailache.
Resolutions of sorrow at the death of
James A. Waite, of the Santa Ana
Herald, were adopted.