Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ADDITIONS MADE TO THE PERMA-
NENT EXHIBIT YESTERDAY.
Activity of the People of Pomona-Fresh
Fruit and Flowers-Exhibits of Curios
to be Prepared-SecretaryP Patton Goes
to San Francisco.

Yesterday afternoon, at 3 O'Clock, was
the time set for the meeting of the
finance committee appointed to raise
the funds for the Chicago exhibit. The
members were asked to come together at
the Chamber of Commerce. Those pres
ent were: Major E. w. Jones, J. M. C.
Marble, George H. Bonebrake and Judge
Charles Silent. No meeting was held
and no action taken, as Dan Freeman
and E. F. Spence were absent. The
committee adjourned to Saturday, April
9Th, at 80 p. m.
Numerous additions were made to the
permanent exhibit yesterday. The Po-
mona display was furnished with fresh
fruit and flowers and several new articles
placed on the shelves. H. H. Wheeler
supplied navels and Malta bloods. DIR.
E. Parsons furnished st. Michaels,
navels, Mediterranean sweets and seed
lings. Capt. F. Cogswell offers sample
of California licorice root and F. f.
Howe gives some Mediterranean sweets.
The Pomona display is one of the hand
soonest in the hall and is being con-
stantly improved. Some resident of this
enterprising town comes in nearly every
day to bring flowers and fruit.
H. n. Rust, of South Pasadena, will
add number of Indian curios to the
exhibit from that place.
Miss Frances McCreery, past president
of the La Esperanza Parlor, No. 24 of
the Native Daughters of the Golden
West, called at the chamber yesterday
to say that the ladies would provide
table of California curios, to be re-
arranged each week.
w. B. Webster, of San Jacinto, dis
plays some fine oranges, grown on trees
from II to IA years old.
The Los Angeles Terra Gotta Works
yesterday asked for space in which to
put a display of their manufactures.
Flowers were donated yesterday for
the exhibit by Mrs. H. w. Cowles, Miss
Longstreet and E. F. Howe. Miss Long
street, who is Secretary Patton's type
writer and assistant, has shown herself
to be an energetic and capable worker
for the chamber.
Secretary Patton left for San Francisco
yesterday evening to look after the per-
manent exhibit of Los Angeles county
products at the rooms OF the State
Board OF Trade. Mr.. Patton proposes,
as soon as possible, TO take steps to I'M
prove and enlarge the display He will
return next Monday.
Among the visitors to the permanent
exhibit at the chamber yesterday were
the following:
G. f. Clayton, Fort Worth, Texas A.
H. Carey, Scranton, Iowa; g. w.
Reese, st. Paul, Mimi, Carl McStay,
Whittier; John E. Quinn, San Fran
cisco; Horatio N. Rust, South Pasa-
dena; L. Fuller, Lamberton, Mimi; G.
w. Marsh, Long Beach; Mrs. M. P.
Oatman, Denver; Geo. f. Place, Quay
mas; H. L. Demerritt and family, Be-
nicia, CAL; Mrs. Geo. Bently, Azusa; J
T. Williams, Pacific, Mo-. Mrs. j. d.
McCutcheon, Helena, Montana; Kings
ley H. Curtis, Hanford, CAL H. Erich.
sen, Detroit, Mich; w. J. Kessler
Claremont, Ohio; j. NJ Evans, Gar
dena; P. Marion, Pasadena; A. j. Nor
rell, San Francisco; j. Campbell, Pasa
dena w. T. Edwards, Prospect Park
E. E. Howe, Pomona; Thos. Widd
Rosedale Beresford Billinger, New
York; Miss Lillian Disosway, Chicago
NJ. A. Byford, st. Paul; w. S. Castle
ton, Rochester; Mrs. A. J. Domel, New
Orleans; Mrs. j. w. DeVan, Chicago
f. w. Sanborn, Orange; A. S. Hamil
ton, Orange.