Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-16
LONG BEACH.
The Friends Meeting Under Wsy-A
Yachting Party-Notes.


Yachting Party-Notes.
LONG BEACH, Aug. 15.-At this place.
yesterday afternoon, the Friends of Cal
ifornia opened their first meeting. DR..
William Nicholson, of Pasadena, deliy-
cred the initial address, and w. E..
Mills, of Ramona. spoke at night.
The meeting today consisted mainly
of organizing. Rev. N. d. Baldwin. Of
Long Beach, delivered the opening in
vocation, which was followed by the
election of the various officers and the
various committees.
Rev. @. E. Tibbetts, of Pasadena, was
chosen president; w. E. Cox, vice-pres-
ident; Rev. Ellis @. Veeder, Of Alami-
tos, and Charity Way, of Ell Modena,
secretaries.
The committees are as follows:
Devotional-Rev. N. B. Baldwin. of
Long Beach; Rev. Thomas Armstrong,
of Whittier; Rev. W. E. Mills, OF Ra-
mona; Rev. Ella @. Veeder, of Alami-
tos; and Mrs. Ruth B. Ridges, of Pas
dena.
Business-Dr. Coffin, Whittier; Cur
tis Way, Ell Modena; Rev. DIR. Nichol-
son, Pasadena E. Herst, Wildomar; |;
w. E. Cox, Los Angeles; Mrs. Lucy
Coombs. Wildomar, and Rev. Mrs.
Esther A. Hiatt, Whittier.
The afternoon was occupied with the
reading of the various reports. In the
evening at 7 O'Clock Rev. Mrs. Ella @.
Veeder addressed the meeting, and at s
O'Clock Ruth B. Ridges spoke ON mis-
sionary work.
/ The principal papers and addresses
announced for tomorrow are the Bible
in the family, by Miss Mary Trueblood
of Whittier; Sunshine and Shade. by
Mrs. Curtis E. Way of El Modena Mis-
sion Schools-How to Conduct Them, by
w. P. Hunnicutt of Whittier; address,
Rev. ]. II, Collins of Los Angeles.
A YACHTING PARTY.
A party of excursionists will leave
here tomorrow morning for San Pedro,
where they will take passage on the
yacht Hattie, and will make a tour
around Catalina island, stopping at Av-
alon for two days. The excursion is un.
The following compose the party thus
far: Miss M. p. Bixby, Miss Carrie
Mccoy, Miss Jessie Mccoy, Miss Flor
ence Darby, Miss Hutchins, Miss Zuver.
Miss M. L. Streight, Miss Jennie E.
Tucker, Miss Talbot, Mrs. Talbot, Mrs.
R. M. Hunter, Mrs. Gus White, Mrs. A.
Smith and son, Mrs. Wordsworth, Ray
Cogswell, Fred Metcalf, j. w. Allen, G.
d. Tucker.
PLENTY OF RELIGION.
The Seven-Day Adventists pitched
tent today ON the vacant lot at the cor
ner of Pine and Third streets. They
will hold series of meetings here.
The Salvation army wagon, together
with its coterie of red shirted men, poke
bonnet women, brass band and its
psalm singers, is expected here in few
days, to begin work upon the people of
this place.
Preston Ware Orem is here for short
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. McKoon of Los
Angeles, who have been here for a
month, left today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Peachy and son
OF East Los Angeles, spent today at
this place.
F. w. Plotts of Los Angeles is spend
ing few days here.
Miss Elva Higgins OF Pomona, will
leave for home tomorrow.
Word hes been received that Mrs. DR..
Peoples, at one time resident here,
died one week ago in Pennsylvania.
Nathan Ellis and family are here at
tending the Friends meeting; as are
Prof. and Mrs. Sweeton.
Frank Sanborn, former resident of
this place. was here yesterday.
Geo. B. Bixby and family of Orange
were at the beach Sunday.
D. v. Eckert of Los Angeles, whose
family is here, is weekly visitor.
F. B. Weiss and family of Downey.
Frank Martin, accompanied by Miss
Lizzie Baker, and Albert James and
Miss James were here yesterday.
Will Harmon of University visited the
beach Sunday.
Mr.. Leipe and family of University
will camp here until the militia leaves.
Miss Blanche Browne and VIM. E.
Place. w. w. Watson and Mrs. G. B.
Beach and Master Byron Beach. Mrs. R.
Il. Brown and daughter, Mr.. Florence
Smith of Los Angeles visited friends at
Long Beach yesterday.