The herald., 1896-07-24
SANTA MONICA
Old-F Fashioned Amusements- 7unicipal linz
provements-Arrivals at the Seaside

provements-Arrivals at the Seaside
SANTA MONICA, July 23.-There is
a rumor of having some genuine old
fashioned negro minstrels at the Arcadia
soon.
Miss Meta Grasett is visiting Santa
Monica and spending few days with
each of her friends here. She has been
the guest this week of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Winslow.
Engers orchestra ball at North Beach
bath house this evening will be we'll at
tended, judging from the number of
cards out.
The salt water tank on the bluff is
nearing completion. Santa Monica is
now in the lead in the condition OF her
streets, and when salt water Is used
for sprinkling the streets will be better
than ever.
The city now advocates owning its
own electric light.
Bishop Montgomery will be here Sun
day and will celebrate mass at 10:30, and
confirm about thirty young boys and
girls.
The electric line will lay track down
Second street to California avenue, CAL
ifornia avenue to Seventeenth street
and Seventeenth street back to Oregon
avenue, then forming loop. A branch
will undoubtedly be run tothe Soldiers
home.
Mr.. Craig, clerk of Kern county. is
building cottage in the Bandini tract.
Mr.. J. Downey Harvey of San Fran
cisco ana the world is at the Arcadia.
Other arrivals at the Arcadia are
Mrs. A. Monckton, Miss Ethel Monck-
ton,, Mr.. and Mrs ]. Baruch and family,
Mr.. E. Baruch and Mr.. c. Baruch Of Los
Angeles, Norman Hoyle of Ell Jaro, Mrs
.. +. Won Rhein and G. w. Luce and
family of San Francisco, ]. H. Dudley
of Bakersfield, ]. J. Watson and wife
of Wilmington and Mrs. Walter Dinmore
of Los Angeles.
Mr.. J. c. Stubbs of San Francisco
has. Joined his family at the Arcadia,
| and they make merry party. -----.
The suffrage campaign committee will
| meet Saturday evening in the town hall
| and all interested are requested to at
tend.
| The croquet tournament opens this
afternoon with the following entries:
Mrs. Waring and Mrs. Ryan, Mrs.
Young, Mr.. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Hoy and
Mr.. Acker Miss Marion Jones and Mr..
Winthrop Lester, Mrs. Winthrop Lester
and Mr.. Roy Jones, Mrs. McKittrick,
and Mr.. Alvord, Mrs Tevis and Mrs.
Alvord, Mrs. Longstreet and Mr.. McKitt-
rich, Mrs. Gwynne and Mr. Young, Miss
Zaida Kennedy and Mr.. Robertson, Miss
Hamilton and Miss Caswell, Mrs. Har-
vey Gorham and Mr.. Goodwin, Mrs Ed
monds and Mrs. Vincent, Mrs Upham
and Miss Roberts. The prizes are beau
tiful and appropriate. The first prize
is a couple of gold mallet pins, the sec
ond prize, silver mallets crossed with
gold ball. sort of Bimetallic badge
The tournament will continue every af-
ternoon and probably last a week.
Mrs. Minnie p. Doran of Los Angeles
has been at the Boehme villa for a cou-
pie of weeks and has returned to her
nome in Los Angeles. She contemplates
building residence in Santa Monica
At Mrs. Carson's reception Tuesday
evening there was large attendance.
Mrs. Harry Gorham is said to have been
the BELLE
Mr. and Mrs. Sibley Severance have
taken the Vail cottage on Third street
for the summer
Next Wednesday Mrs. Kennedy will
give garden party which is to be as in
formal as possible.
Mrs. Ryan gave small tea yesterday.
Mrs. Hoy has cards out for musical
on Tuesday evening.
A concert will be given tomorrow
evening for the benefit of st. James
mission at the residence of Mrs. Corne-
lius Cole, Colegrove. The participants
are Mr.. and Mrs. Modini- Wood, Mrs.
Larrabee. Mrs. Roth Hamilton, Miss
Louise Clark. Mrs. Kempton, DR.. Lud-
wig Semler, Mr.. Marion Wigmore and
Mr.. Tom Barnes.
Mrs Ryan's reception on Friday is the
affair of the week. 1t will be from to
II, and everybody who is anybody will
be there and have more than a good
time, as Mrs. Ryan is born hostess.