Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-21
LONG BEACH.
The Proceedings at the Teachers Re-
ception.

| Special Correspondence to the HERALD.
LONG BEACH, March 20.
There was a. large gathering of the par
ents and friends of the school children
last Saturday afternoon at the school
house. The gatheringsswere instituted
by the teachers and are called "teach-
ers' receptions !" their object is to get
the parents of the pupils and all friends
of education interested in the school
work, and by advising and suggesting be
the means of helping teachers and
scholars alike. The reception Saturday
was attended by about 100 people, prin-
cipally ladies, and the exercises were
more in the line of a lyceum than a go
cial or simple reception. A large
number of examples in the different
studies were on review, showing high
grade of intelligence, creditable alike to
teachers and pupils, and source of
pride to the friends of the Long Beach
pnblic school. The following exercises
were indulged in:
Quartette, May Day-The Misses Boyle and
Hoyt and Messrs. Wood and Cook.
Paper Absenteeism-Mr. c. D. Tucker of Sig
n'11 Vocal zeal soio"Mrs. eiIi; H. C. Hussey.
Talk Japan-PrOf. A. Hardle.
Instrumental solo-Miss George Cuthbert.
Prof. G. S. Trowbridge returned
thanks on behalf of the teachers and
stated there would be another reception
before the close OF the school term.
The teachers in this school, which
stands very high in the estimation of
county's school officials, are Prof. 6. s.
Trow bridge, principal; Miss Boyle, in
termediate, and Miss Bray. primary.
The Rev. E. A. Healy officiated as
master of ceremonies.
NOTES.
Fred and Billy Graham of Los Ange-
les took run down last Wednesday.
George Mcpherson, quodam Long
Beacher, paid us short visit this week.
Mr.. w. w. Crosier, of Los Angeles,
took run down on business last Satur-
day.
Mr.. S. D. Morrison, of Denver, called
on Mr.. q. M. Walker, OF this place, Sun
day.
J. M. Armstrong, of j. F. Hanly & Co.,
Los Angeles, came down on business
Sunday.
Dick Mcknight and Warren Hopper
stead of Los Angeles visited friends here
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Crandall, of Los
Angeles, came down to their old home
last Saturday.
Johnny and Ben Marsh, cattlemen of
Arizona, looked on our waste of waters
the past week.
President George Leighton and Mr..
B. F. Hobart OF the Terminal, came
down Thursday.
Mrs. J. G. and Miss Clara Mcdonald
of University think this place perfec-
tion. They will stay come time.
Mr.. lothian Bixby is having an ar
tesian we'll sunk on the ridge connecting
the Cerritos and Alamitos hills, at an
elevation of l54 feet above tide level.
Mrs. Amanda Skidmore and Mrs. Lee
Reeves, her daughter, of Downey, spent
few days at the beach last week, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stowell.
Miss S. M. johnson of Long Beach,
who has been on a five weeks success
full lecture tour of San Bernardino
county, returned home Tuesday, the 18th
inst.
Miss May Robinson, Bessie, Nettie
and Marie Caldwell of New York, now
wintering in Los Angeles, paid US a
visit Thursday. They say our beach
outranks any beach on the Atlantic.
they ought to know.
Messrs. j. ID. Cook and John Seabury
of Redlands spent the week here on
business. Mr.. Seabury has some valu-
able property interests here and Mr..
Cook will buy a lot and live here through
the summer seasons.
Charles E. French of Santa Ana, and
two gentlemen supposed to be interested
in some railroad deal pointing to Long
Beach, drove over the old right of way
from Santa Ana to this place Thursday.
Ali new railroads point to our bay.
Mrs. A. L. Church of Los Angeles,
Thomas Sharp, wife and daughter, Ed
mund Corliss, Eugene Dana, Henry
Morse of Omaha. Fred Eames, Dick
Carroll and Gottleib Friel of Cincin-
natti, registered at the Fetterman this
week.
Pickles's hall was we'll filled Tuesday
night by the advocates of the wharf,
who are determined that the thing
shall succeed. Speeches with that OBJ
ject in view were made by Messrs.
Josua Smith, Blout, Roberts, Frazier,
L. Denker, j. Dunn, Zach Denker, D. F.
Hilliker, M. Pickles and others. Com
mittees were appointed, and much en-.