The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-23
THE HER.AkD'S GUESTS
: Susan B. Anthony and the Rev. Anna
Shaw
A Public Reception rendered Them in Santa
Monica and Witnessed by the Resi-,
dents Strewing Rose Petals

A pleasure party consisting of Miss
Susan b. Anthony the Rev. Anna Shaw.
Mrs. Caroline Severance Mrs. Telfair
Creighton, Mrs. Frank Virgins and sew
eral other ladies frcm Los Angeles and
Mrs. H. NJ. Loud OF Pomona. enjoyed
days outing yesterday at Santa Monica
as guests OF The Herald. They were right
royalty received by the people of Santa
Monica. and "a public reception, such as
they will not soon forget, was given them
in the ball loom OF the Hotel Arcadia.
After delightful drive the guests went
TO the hotel, where an elaborate lunch
was served. At about . o clock the signal
was given and the ladies who were enjoy
ing to the utmost the beauty of their sur
rcundings, were conducted to the ball
room, the doors we've thrown open and a
unique and beautiful sight presented it,
self The large room, with its great
windows and verandas revealing glimpses
Of the ocean and beach. was decorated
artistically with flowers and palms. At
the entrance were four little maids with
baskets OF rose petals which they strewed
under the feet of the advancing guests,
VINO passed up an avenue of youn E
misses. clad IN white and bearing enor
nous bouquets, to the platform. Miss
Anthony made brief but instructive
address to the young girls who bad
formed in a semicircle in front of the
platform, at the close of which the ends of
the ,semicircle closed in and two by two
placed their bouquets at her feet
Miss Shaw then. in a witty and sympa-
thetic address, delighted her audience,
and when she resumed her seat resumed
her share of the floral tribute. There
were about two hundred ladies and gen.
fa lice An,
thony spoke on equal suffrage about half
an hour, holding her audience SPELL
bound. After this there was formal
presentation of each member of the audi
ence, who. as they filed by the platform,
were greeted with hand pressure by the
two now-famous women. At the close the
people of Santa Monica offered vote of
thanKs to The Herald. Then the ladies
took drive about town as the guests of
Mrs. e. j. Gorham, and return ed on the
4 p. m. train to Los Angeles. The
arrangements for the reception were in
the hands of Mrs. Judge WINS. who was
assisted ably by Mrs. NJ H. Kim ball and
others. Miss Celia Fisher of Chicago. a
rising young singer, lent to the entertain
ment her fine voice in a couple of solos.
The ladies of the Episcopalian church
gave an afternoon tea Thursday.
The members of Santa Monica lodge,
307. F. and A. NJ, and the Ladies of the
Eastern Star will attend divine service at
st. Augustine-b blythe Sea church (Episco-
palian) tomorrow Sunday evening at
1880 o'clock, when Rev. Myllys Halls. rec
tor of All Saints church. Pasadena, and
q thiItysecond degree Mason, will otfic-
late.
The W. &. I. U. will hold its regular
meeting Monday afternoon at O. clock.
the subject for discussion being Social
Purity.
The Southern California Polo club held
meeting this afternoon, at which it was
resolved to put the polo grounds in con-
dition for summer play.