The herald., 1893-06-01
SANTA MONICA.


Great Preparations for Next Sundays
visitors-Locni Matters.
SANTA MONICA, May 3l.-On sunday the
summer season will be fittingly inaugurated
all along The line from the Crystal Plunge to
the Mammouth wharf, every resort having a
special attraction to entertain its guests.
The open air concerts which have become SO
popular in the past viii begin on that date
when the Ontario band will furnish melody
from the band stand on the Esplanade. The
citizens OF Ontario, am told, will be out In
force to show their appreciation of the honor
of having their boys give the initial concert OF
the season.
While speaking of the free open air concerts
would It not be good Idea for the park eo,I, sIt
OF Esplansde' 3 cleaning up? Fix the place
taken In from Ocean avenue by reason OF tne
sround the sisna 80 thai those @ wSo s appreciate
good mueie will have the opportunity to sit be-
meath the shade of the trees while enjoying the
selections from the masters. l understand that
z. ]. Vswter is chairman OF the committee If
that is SO the public can rest assured that the
hint will be acted on.
At the ostrich fam Arizons Charlie will give
his wild wext performance in It's entirety,
which should be a drawing card enough Tor
At The Crystal Plunge, Kintz intends to have
many ADDITIONAL festures in operation to please
AT the Neptune Gardens the local band will
play, thus giving two free open air concerts
within 200 feet of each other.
Grlmmlnger will have his canon pavilion
running at full blast, while All the others VIII
add their own features TO our guests COMFORT
CLOSING OF OUR SCHOOLS.
Our public schools close tomorrow tFriday)
for the summer vacation, which is a fitting
time to state that they are growing in the pop
ularity and confidence of the community; the
high school especially so, which is a drawing
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families can rest assured when debating upon
the point of where they will make their future
home, th-t II they choose Santa Monica; the ed
ucetional features of life are as near perfection
here as can be exsected from ths kindergarten
to the high school, from which instisution they
are admitted to any OF the colleges In the state
Prof. Pierce. whose connection with the
school was some time since severed, has been
resppointed to his old position.
the regular election for school trustees takes
place on Friday, June I'd, at the schcoi house;
FUTURE ATTRACTIONS.
On Sunday, June 11th, the Riverside band
In -,-a free. open air concert and ii will be
On the 18th instant the celebrated Pomona
band will furnish the melody, and the worship
pers OF the goddess Pomona will have full
swing. 1t being the intention of those having
the mstter In charge to give each Sunday and
holiday henceforth distinctive feature.
Messrs Walters of the Neptune gardens, have
signed contract to have the local band play
regularly every Sunday during the season,
while the ostrich farm ma nag cement are max
ing up an attractive feature for every day in
accordancs with the days programme.
Those who prefer Santa Monica can rest as
Bured that the gentle hint given by me in
previous letter has been acted upon and we are
Messrs. H. T. Giroux, W. o. Baxter and sew
eral other gentlemen are making arrangements
to give barbecue at the cafon.
LOCALS.
The number of sales of lots In the Santa Mon
trao q , a fno eli dofI 10,
this week up to date. The beauty OF situation
and absolute reasonableness both Of price and
payments without interest, make them espe-
ciaily attractive to home-seekers beside the sea-
Pre1mi narfes have been iuaugurated for the
grading of Railroad avenue and Bay street to
the beach. The grading Of Railroad avenus is
house on the beach At the end of the avenue.
street Su uSerintendent Lowman is putting in
the alley crossings beach gravel, and taking
away the WOODEN curbs, an improvement which
he should be encouraged to pursue
Mrs. Jenny Kingman and son, Helena, Mont;
+ Trsadweil, San Francisco; Mr.. and Mrs. e.
Z: Doheny. E. Stewart, Los Angeles; Miss Clora
Martin, Miss Maggie Morton, Cincinnati: Mr.
and Mrs Paul Compton, Oakland Thomas
Brodbridge, San Francisco; william Hartranft,
Reading, Pa, are among those at the Bellevue
cottage
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Among the recent arrivals at the Hotel Jack
son are: A. T. Griffin. @. W. Kmeade, X. f. ].
Ottafson ana iaoy, r. Powder, j. Davis, San
Francisco Wm J. Cummings, santa Barbara;
G. II. Halberg, Daggett; John Keller, Council
Blufs, Ia; w: Oottam, II. S. Page, Henderson,
Eng. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. James, Riverside II.
Cotton, Arizona; W. w. Grey, Santa Ana; A. H.
Cursid Brookhurst, G. Olney, A. Upton, Mr. and
MRS O. ". cobb, Chicago; Miss Josie Knight,
Boston; W. Fl. Andrews, Burbank r. g. Wal
lace, Santa Ana; Charles A. Cook, Moreno; John
Wood, Pasadena; MT. and Mrs. q. W. HartwelI,
Oakland; Miss Alice Cummsngs, Redlands;
Mrs. D. Davidson, Leo Himmelstern, A. G. Wal
ut Mfaa N ~
McCandless, A. r Walder, Mr.. and Mrs VIM
Reiiey, O. H. Plummer, II. Miller, L. W. Rich
eros, II. =. Walton, L. A. Goodman, Frank
Mrs. D. L. Neer. q. II. Robinson. ~