Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
LONG BEACH.
THE LARGEST CROWD OF THE
SEASON.
Election of Officers for the Year-Promises
of Support for the Long Beach
Assembly.

Beach larger number OF visitors
than have gone down upon any
previous day. The Chautauquans
and their friends who were already
in the place, as we'll as the Cuthbert
band, were at the depot to receive them.
In short time procession was formed
which, led by the band, proceeded down
the path toward the ocean, through the
park to Ocean avenue, where they
turned to the left, turned again at Pine
street and proceeded to the tabernacle.
The decoration committee had been
at work early beautifying the taberna-
Gle with flowers and evergreens. Four
arches had been erected upon the plat
form, representing the four years OF the
Chautauqua course of study. Through
these arches the procession marched
upon it's arrival; the graduates only
passing through the four arches, the
others marching through as many
arches as they had followed the course
of study. Seats had been reserved for
the Chautauquans, and the graduating
exercises proceeded according to pro-
gramme. The diplomas were presented
by DR.. Hirst, who had arrived by the
evening train the previous evening.
Early in the afternoon business
meeting OF the Chautauquans was held
at the Presbyterian church. which was
filed to its utmost capacity by rather
excited audience. Mr.. Fleming, of the
Redondo Beach enterprise, had arrived
by the noon train and interesting de-
velopments were expected. The pro-
ceedings of the business meeting soon
developed into a discussion between
Mr.. Fleming and the Long Beach Chau-
tauquans. Certain charges he
had brought up against Mr..
Cole were called up and Mr.. Cole pro-
duced documentary evidence of their
incorrectness. Mr.. Fleming's efforts to
induce lecturers engaged for Long
Beach to break their engagements were
mentioned and he demanded that they
should produce proof that he had ever
done so; letters he had written to the
lecturers were thereupon produced and
read to the meeting. The letters were
to the effect that the lecturers addressed
should demand a guarantee for their pay
before accepting an engagement. as
otherwise they might fail to get their
money.
At O'Clock the tabernacle was again
filled to listen to Rev. Alfred Kummer's
lecture on ''The Ideal Wife" The doctor
thought the ideal wife should have per-
feet health, to which end she would
avoid tight lacing corsets and otherwise
unhealthy clothing.
The following officers were elected.
They were voted for separately, but each
one went in on unanimous vote:
Rev. A. G. Hirst, ID. D., superinten-
dent; Rev. S. H. Weller, president; w.
S. Monroe, vice-president; Rev. Geo l..
Cole, secretary; Prof. Geo. r. Grow,
treasurer.
Executive committee-F. M. Strang,
Hon. Harvey Potter, Rev. H. G. Crist,
G. A. Baskerville, G. S. Trowbridge, E.
d. Cooke, Frank S. Wallace, Mrs. L. d.
More, Miss G. Olmstead, Mr.. McComas,
w. w. Lowe, A. F. M. Strong
On motion of DIR. Hirst committee
was appointed consisting Of Rev. S. H.
Weller, Rev. George d. Cole, w. S.
Monroe and A. f. M. Strong, to confer
with similar committee from Pacific
Grove relative to the programme for
next year.
The meeting then adjourned to re-
convene next week.
The evening session witnessed an
other crowded house, which listened for
half hour to fine musical programme
by the Orion Club. Mrs. Osborne made
her last appearance at this time and
sang several times, meeting with more
than usually enthusiastic reception.
Finally, after being called back repeat
edly, she sang "Auld Lang Syne," the
audience joining in the chorus.
DR.. Dobbs was here allowed to say
few words, and after remarking on the
fact that Rev. Cole had done more work
than the lecturers, yet received less of
the applause, he said the lecturers had
raised little testimonial-$4O in gold
which they wished to present to Mr..
Cole, and he. wanted the audience to
give him a Chautauqua salute. The
building Immediately became white
with the waving handkerchiefs, and
vibrated to vigorous hand clappine.
Mr.. Cole responded with a few words Of
thanks and appreciation, and gave way
to DIR. Hirst, who Immediately intro
duced DR.. Gunsaulais, of Chicago, who
for an hour and over held his audience
with his lecture "a Chapter From the
History of Liberty"
After the lecture about 200 went to
the banquet at the Iowa villa, which
had all it wanted to do to care for the
crowd. Speeches were made by DR..
Hirst, DR.. Young, DR.. Hummer and
others.