The herald., 1895-02-25
LONG BEACH FLOATERS
The Boys and Girls Brigade Have a
Parade
Extensive Preparations Being Made by the
rlaccabees for the State Convention
on 1arch goth

Long Beach, Feb, 23.-The Macca bees
Jf Long Beach are making extensive prep
arations for the reception of state con-
vention at their picnic on March Goth,
which promises to be the largest and most
interesting ever held in Long Beach. Su>
preme Commander D. p. Markey OF Mich
igan, will be present together with many
other distinguished visitors. Special
trains will be run on the Terminal at re-
duced rates. The committee of arrange
ments consists of fifteen members from
Long Beach Tent No. II, headed by Com
mander Henry Harrison. The general
public will be invited to participate in the
exercises. Addresses of welcome will be
delivered on the part of the Maccabees,
the city and Board of Trade. grand
public free lunch and excursions are
among the attractions that will be Of
fered.
The Washingtonian social by the
ladies of the Tabernacle Social Circle
Friday night, drew the largest sized aud
ience of the season as the pupils of the
public school assisted and held the boards
the forepart of the evening. The national
colors held every coigne of vantage and the
exercises were especially adapted to slim
ulate and promote the love OF country
which though sometimes slumbering is
awakened into new life and activity by
the association of memories the patriotic
observance OF our national anniversaries
brings.
The programme was commemorative of
the Father of His Country interspersed
with patriotic songs, the history of the
Origin of the Flag, with fac SMILES of
its gradual evolution from the Cross OF
st. George to its present grand enfold-
ment; the Building of the Flag; march
erir led W Cor.
jeant Florence Williams, and Bob Bur-
dett's version of George and the Little
Hatchet, by Miss n. Clarice Cuthbert
The Long Beach brass band appeared in
their tasty new uniforms and rendered
some fine music before and at intervals
remarkably good showing, especially in
the concerted singing, which was under
the direction of Miss Ziegler.
A large number of visitors drove in
Friday from the surrounding country to
witness the parade by the two companies
forming the Boys and Girls Brigade, OF
Long Beach, The companies assembled
at the Tabernacle grounds at / 80 p. M,
and at 2:3O, being formed in line, the
command, under the leadership of Rev.
+. V. Fisher, acting as Colonel, and Cap
tain Munsey of the Boys Brigade, Los
Angeles, as Adjutant, marched, headed
by the Long Beach brass band, through
the principal streets of the city, halting
and being put through their evolutions
at certain places on their line of march to
the parade ground at the schoolhouse,
where they had field dress parade.
The brigade made an excellent showing
both on the march and at the parade
ground, the company of girls especially
commanding admiration for their fine
so'dierly bearing and precision in march
ing. A platoon of boys were mounted on
b',ycles, and their wheels being decorated
9th bunting of the national colors the
fleet produced by the happy combination
sas as inspiring as pleasing. A large CON
curse of friends, on foot, in carriages and
,ther vehicles, were on the ground to wit
less the dress parade, and were3 generous
md impartial in their applause as some
especially well executed maneuver was
performed by either company. The Rev.
congratulated for the splendid showing
and advance made by his young charges,
the sBoys and Girls Brigade of Long
Beach.
A long train load of pipe for the Bouton
Well company, to be used in conducting
the water from their wells to Long Beach
and Terminal island, was hauled down to
the wells over the Terminal road yester-
day, Saturday.
DIR. A. Chenowith of Chicago, an old
time friend and confrere of DR.. W. l..
Cuthbert, is visiting different points in
over California with the possible view of
locating. The doctor is the guest at pres
ent OF DR.. and Mrs. Cuthbert. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cuthbert and Miss Georgie
Cuthbert, who are engaged in the mission
work at San Pedro, were the guests of
their parents Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs Montgomery of Pasadena, proper
ty-holder here, was down for several days.
having her place put in good order for
the coming season.
Mr.. G. E. Packard and family have left
Long Beach and taken up their residence
in Los Angeles.
Rev. r. M. Webster of Pasadena ofici-
ated at the obsequies of the late Captain
G. M. Walker, held here at his late resi-
dence last Tuesday. The remain were
taken to Rosedale and cremated
Will S. Rweeny, ex-City Treasurer, who
resigned his office few weeks ago on ac-
count of ill-health and press of business,
left for Orange county last Monday where
he will remain week or two to recuper-
ate.