The herald., 1895-04-17
THE VISITING JOURNALISTS
Charles N. Sk0rtridge Of the Call One of
tn, Party '
They Are All Supplied With Press Badges.
and VIII Be Entertained During
Their Brief Stay

The special train carrying the California
Press Association arrived at S o'clocs yes
terday morning. AMI were NIT at ,hs
train by delegation OF citizens who were
waiting with their carriages, and several
members of the local press. There were
about l25 newspapermen. their wives, sis
ters and sweethearts on the train, and
they were taken care of by the citizens,
who drove them to the different hot Is
where quarters had thoughtfully been Sc
cured them in advance. AS soon as
the ladies had repaired to their rooms
| and brushed off the Mojave dust from
their clothing and arranged their hair,
etc the whole party met in press
; Headquarters, where each one was given
press badge. emitting the wearer to
all Fiesta events at Hazards pavilion, adj
mission to Central park, Fiesta races
Burbank and Orpheum theaters. and to
the Fiesta sports at Athletic park.
| The press rooms in the Hollenbeck were
beautifully decorated to receive the
visitors, by the wives of the local mem
bers of the press and presented very
| homelike appearance. Wreaths Of choice
flowers adorned the wall and lunches OF
! roses and rare exotics were placed
/ loosely around the different tables. and
entwined around the backs OF the settees
! and chairs.
Il. II. Farauhar, press agent OF the
Fiesta committee, was on hand. and in
his usual courteous manner answered sew
4 eral thousand questions in few mo-
/ ments. No matter what was asked
I whether he was familiar with the subjec,
( or not he gave Il reply which appeared
| to satisfy the inquirer.
| Several damsels, members OF the Wo-
] man S Press Association of Southern Cali
| fornia, were also on hand to see and be
| seen.
Charles Nj. Shortridge of the San Fran
cisco Call was on the train and seemed
delighted when off the train and foot
| loose in Los Angeles. He took survey
of the ground and became alarmed for
his personal safety when he observed the
crowded condition of Spring street. He
knew that lie would be III danger If being
trod on and when he met Dr. Bryant, the
police surgeon, he asked the latter to es-
cert him around town. knowing that II
he met with an accident he would be
taken care OF and that all the latest de-
vices known to medical skill would be APP
p.ied DR.. Bryant took Mr.. Shortridge
to the city hall and introduced him to all
the city officials and they all gave him
hearty welcoue.
On the train also was w. II. Mills, land
agent of the Southern Pacific company,
and the veteran gentleman who directs
the destinies of the Sacramento Record
Union. He has given thousands OF miles
|
and lie was tickled to death when a
press pass was pinned on his coat
lapel. Mr. Mills is known by nearly
everyone of the local newspaper men and
he chatted pleasantly with them ALL
Will s. Green the well-known politician
and veteran editor of the Colusa Sun
came along too and he expressed himself
as delighted to again be in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Green has been here many times in
the last three years and it is his pleasure
on each visit to walk around town and
note the many improvements which have
been made since his previous visit.
The newspaper men brought small
press along with them and on the train
they issued paper, La Fiesta Jaunt,
with the following corner piece:
LA FIESTA JAUNT,
Published Daily By
SCRIBDLER BROS.
MULTI ScRIPTo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Editor
| C. p. A. HUSTLER. ............ Business Manager