Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-01

w. Jones, the president of the cham
ber to whom, he said, more than to any
other one man the success of the cham
Der was due. Major Jones said: be-
lieve that the people of Los Angeles ap-
preciate the services of the chamber of
commerce. The work of the chamber
is not the result of the efforts of
anv one individual, but of public
spirited minded broad-viewed citi-
zens who are members of 1.-THE men
who do it's committee work and attend
it's meetings, its secretaries from the
beginning and the various officers. The
people I believe appreciate that Los An
geles could now hardly get along without
this chamber. The fact of it's usefulness
ought to be inculcated to larger extent
than it is and the chamber should have
much larger membership. We have
now 800 and the list should be doubled.
/ wish to pay tribute to the ladies' an
mex. The beauty and extent of the per-
manent exhibit is largely due to the
efforts of this organization. To it is
largely due also this opportunity to
gather here tonight to talk of these
matters. They have decorated this
plain building in the way that you see.
Their work deserves recognition and ap-
probation.
Charles R. Redick was then intro
duced to speak on the subject of Pub
lie improvements" He said: We are
assembled in this magnificent hall of
commerce to dedicate it to the purposes
for which it was designed. 1t is time
for self-congratulation. We live in a
country to which man can come from
the east with one lung and do more bus
mess than he could there with two, and
live to be SO old that he cannot hear
himself cough. And we are doing our
best to improve and enhance those nat
ural favors which we had at the start.
Let us think OF the time when this beau
tiful mart is opened to the exchange of
the products Of the section. Then this
crowning glory will be added to the list
of public improvements.
Mayor Hazard followed with short
speech. He said: We are proud to-
night. A new epoch is marked tonight
in the history of our city and country.
The erection of this building is but one
of the many factors that are engaged in
developing the section. 1t is here that
the products of this genial climate will
find ready sale to those who have cast
their lot in this city. This market is
milestone in our progress, a monument
to the courage and enterprise of it's
builders The time was when we i'm
ported the products of field and farm,
but tonight we meet to dedicate a great
market house, to be used for the sale of
our own products.
Col. J. j. Ayers, who followed, spoke on
the subject of 'The Ladies'" He said:
peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than war;" This is one of her
greatest victories. Here you behold
building which has been set like jewel
in its fair surroundings to accomplish
useful work in the distribution of our
own products among the people. The
projectors of it are entitled to the
thanks of the people of this city. We
have been told of the great works ac-
complished by the chamber of com
merce, but believe that that institution
was lacking in some of the best elements
of usefulness until the ladies' annex
came to the rescue. We can readily un-
derstand that this beautiful market
building is due not SO much to Major
Jones and Mr.. Lindley as to their
wonld- Womb a' popaiatsd Only BY big,
scrawny men. lived here when there
were no ladies in the country, and it
was "a, sorry time. With nothing
tender xnd endearing about us we
were growing up a masculine set of fell
lows. So, say, all honor to the ladies'.
To them is due all praise for their good
work.
Judge w. H. Clark was introduced by
Mr.. Higgins in very humorous speech,
and called upon to talk on a subject
which he, as bachelor, must know
very little about-"The Ladies'" The
judge said he preferred to translate this
into "The. Women" as the term was the
older, and, to his mind, the more honor
able, Women were coming forward in
such way in the institutions of learn
ing OF the country, and taking such
place In the front ranks of the profess
slons, that it was matter of national
surprise that there should be ladies'
annex to the chamber of commerce.
1t might rather be expected that
they should be members of the cham
ber, active participants in it's discussions
and its work. The present arrange
ment seemed to the speaker the best,
however, as the annex sustained the re-
lation of a "helpmeet" to the chamber.
This was the position in which the true
admirer of the sex preferred to see them
occupy. "When angels can become pea
nut venders," said he, "and saints
sellers of hides, and both still remain
angels and saints, then we can expect to
see women take part in the active busi-
ness affairs of life and still remain true
women-but until that time we love to
see them in homes and in the sacred
fields of charitable work"
Judge r. B. Carpenter was then in
troduced, and made few remarks, with
which the meeting closed. The large
audience then made their way to the
hall above.
Here the band of music which had
earlier in the evening given promenade
concert, now began on dance music. A
number of couples soon filled the floor,
and a long programme OF dances was
carried out. ut need not be stated that
this was to those who participated one
of the most enjoyable features of the
evening. In an adjoining room the
ladies Of the annex served refreshments.