The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-14
HAPPENINGS
D0INGS AT LONG BEACH
The Congregational Church Social q
Large Success
Aristoteiean Society Olives its First Public
Entertainment-A Bright Budget
Of General News

LONG BEAUH, Oct. 13.-The social al
the Congregational church on Friday
evening was. as is usual with the enter
tainments the ladies of this church are
noted for providing. a very superior and
enjoyable affair which was largely at
tended. The decorations, which consisted
of smilax. pepper boughs. chrysanthe-
NUNS and other flowers, were arranged
with exquisite taste in pretty designs on
the platform, while from mass of green
foliage which occupied the center of the
background. harp of flowers conspicu-
ously beautiful by contrast and environ
ment, was palpable fragrant reminder
Of the skill, and artistic taste of the fair
designer. The building was for the first
time illuminated by electricity, and the
reflection OF the lights from among the
glass pendants of the large, handsome
chandelier swinging from the roof in the
center OF the building, helped by their
many vary colored tInts to add charm
to beautiful picture.
The program me, every number of which
was excellently rendered. was as follows:
Jhorus-Seven little girls.
Piano duet-Misses Mary and Belle
Townsend.
Vocal solo-T. Williams.
Observation-Disclosures.
Vocal solo-Dr. A. L. Covert.
Children's chorus.
Vocal solo-Mr. Douglas.
Recitation-Miss Fraser.
Chorus Children.
Vocal solo-Miss Jessie Good win.
acknowledgements Kendall.
Goodnight ohorus-C.iildren.
MusiC-Orchestra
The Aristotetlean society, composed of
the alumni of our public school, gave
their first public entertainment Friday
night at the NJ. Il. chapel before an audi
ence that filled the house. The object the
young graduates had in view in forming
this literary society was that they might
get together twice month and by match
ing intellects be mutually instructive
and beneficial. The exercises at this
their initial appearance were of rare ex-
cellence. and if the young Aristoteleans
keep it up at the same pace they will
have to knuckle down to hard study.
The order of exercises was as follows:
Recitation, Mis-. Lena LilIard. Quar-
tette, Misses Craw, Lillard, Messrs. Car.
ney ana Seeley.
Paper, Clarence Carney and Hugh Will
son.
Reproduction, A Myth, Miss Bessie
Bailey.
Double quartette, Misses Craw, Kin
man. Liliard, Mathews. Messrs. Carney,
Walker, Seeley. Ballard.
Essay Miss Sammie Golson.
Debate, A. Griffith. Miss Mathews,
Haze lton, Seeley Miss Morgan.
Chorus. Society.
The California Fish company's motor
sloop Alpha, has been doing land Office
business scooping in the sardines off this
place this week.
A reception to the new pastor and wife
Rev. and Mrs. A. Inwood, will be given
by the members of the M. T.. church at
the tabernacle Thursday evening.
A chrysanthsmum fair will be held at
the Presbyterian church on the evening
of the 18th and 18th ins.anta under tho
auspices of the ladies of that ,denomina-
ton, the proceeds to go towards defray-
ing the expenses of Improvements.
A two-masted schooner yacht, thirty
three feet water line, is now being built
by Captain Carver for Johnny Nevins,
back OF hs house on First street lot.
The yacht Dawn left with number of
people, the guests of her owner, for San
Diego yesterday.
The artesiaI we'll which is being sunk
on Captain d. s. Shaw's place on the AL
amitos, is down between 500 and GEO feet
with good prospects Of getting flow.
Mrs. r. d. Curtis, who has been for sew
eral weeks visiting her son George and
family at Mammoth tanks. returned We'd
nesday.
Mrs. DR.. s. H. Weller and son Carl left
for LOS Angeles, their future home,
Thursday, on the 1912 p. m. Terminal.
Will Widney of Los Angeles was down
on business yesterday.
Elijah Workman was among those at
the beach Saturday.
B. J. McGrew and wife, manager of the
Boston Water company, leave for visit
TO relatives at various points east Tues
day, finally taking up their residence in
COloradO