The herald., 1895-08-13
Close of a Successful Meeting
at Santa Monica
IN SESSION IN LOS ANGELES
Claim to Have Converted Many People
While In Session
Quie. Sunday In Spite Of the Crowd, AMI
Only Two Arrests 1ade-Notes
and Personals

SANTA MONICA, Aug PAT the break
of dawn today every test medium, slate
writer and spiritualists of other descrp-
tions turned out of their tents and d,began n
hastily preparations for their departure.
The tents which had baen their homes for
many weeks wore taken down and carted
away. and long before 10 o'clock every
vestige Of the long visit OF the ''spooks"
had been cleared away. Materializing
mediums rushed hither and thithcr in a
vain endeavor to locate missing articles
and seriously considered the adyisabiiity
OF holding materializing scene to find
the lost property.
During the encampment there were
twenty-five living tents on tho ground be-
sides three big ones. These were all TAX
en- down and good many disposed of on
the grounds to good advantage. Presi-
dent Dye said: 1--WE have had a long and
very successful camp-meetng here. The
lowest estimate OF the converts we have
made is 100. We 60 from here leaving a
good impression and not breath of sus-
picion against us. Next time we come we
will be entertained in different man ner.
We are now considering proposition to
accept 100 acres of land near Redondo on
which to hold permanent encampments.
From here We go to Los Angeles, where
we will hold spiritual congress begin
ming tomorrow night and lasting one
week."
The closing meeting last night was the
most Largely attended OF any ever held at
the camp. About 2000 people focked to
the tent and witnessed the tests with in
terest. All the mediums were on the
rostrum and gave tests. They were very
satisfactory and several of the subjects
stepped on the platform and declared that
no one could possibly know what had
been told them.
In the afternoon Prof. Bowman made
stirring lecture on spiritualism, and held
the attention of every one lin the audi
ence. Bowman compared spiritualism
with theology, brt made strong point
of the fact that he did not compare it
with religion.
The regular mediums conference was
held in the morning.
Mrs. Simon Reinhart who has been
quite i'll with nervous prostration, is con-
valescent.
Miss Virginia Tnornton of San Fran
cisco, daughter of ex-Judge Thornton of
the supreme court, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Abbot Kinney ON Ocean avenue.
Attorney Fred II. Taft returned from a
business trip to San Francisco last night.
the Orange Post OF Orange, is in the city.
Henry Kuchel OF the Anaheim Gazette
ana J. w. Harvey of the Monrovia Mes
senger were visitors here yesterday.
Mrs. f. B. Woodworth and Mrs. A. L.
Strickland left for San Diego for short
visit this morning.
Peter d. Martin, who has been at the
Arcadia for some time, left for Monterey
yesterday.
The Ideal Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin
club of Los Angeles will appear here in
concert at the North Beach bath house
next Friday, evening", Th. club will be
soI 6. A. Hough of Los Angeles.
The following. is the cast which will
present A Cfeole's Love at the North
Beach bath house next Thursday: Hill
ario. H. A. Rayner; Count Almonte. W.
g. Folsom; Josh Swap. ". R. Manning;
De Van; Miralda, Miss Edythe Doke;
Loise, Miss Agnes Sprague; Cecil. Mrs.
W. Webb; America. Miss Alice G. Mosse;
England, Mrs. Ed Vawter; Germany,
Mrs. Freas; France. Miss Jessie Wilson;
Spain, Miss Edythe Dock.
A. Haas and w. H. Newmark OF Los
Angeles are being numerically "guyed''
by their friends and families for little
adventure they had Saturday night Both
gentlemen are at the Arcadia hotel with
their. families. Saturday nIght they
boarded what they thought to be the
Santa Monica train in the Arcade depot,
but it proved to be the San Pedro train.
When they reached the little town of
Compton the conductor informed them of
their error and they left the train. and
hiring carriage, drove to the Arcadia
hotel, where they were met by score OF
their friends, to whom they were forced
to relate the story.