The herald., 1896-11-29
LONG BEACH.
Thanksgiving Day Celebrations-Th
Ebell Club and Social Notes.

LONG BEACH, Nov. 2S.-Thanksgiv-
ing day, which opened bright and cool,
was generally observed by our people,
the merchants. those Of them that OPEN
ed their places of business at all,
closing up as soon as the wants of their
customers We're supplied, which was
before midday, nothing, with the px-
ception of the drug and a couple of
fruit stores being open in the afternoon.
Quite number of visitors came down
on the morning trains, some of them to
eat their regular annual Thanksgiving
turkey with their parents or other mem
bers of their own family. The ladies of
the Christian church, with the view OF
scoring funds to help build house of
worship for the members of that de-
nomination. served splendid Thanks
giving dinner having secured the use
of the kitchen and dining room of the
Marshall house for that purpose, anj
were rewarded, we are glad to be able
to say, in their highly praiseworthy ef-
forts, by being most generously patron
lied, the products of their days work
footing up to quite respectable figure.
There was union service at the
tabernacle. all the denominations be-
ing quite generally represented The
exercises. which were conducted by
S. S. Fisk. of the Baptist church. con-
by two lay brethren, viz. Messrs. S. g.
Long, A. c. Lawson and Rev, S. C. Ken
dali of the Congregational church, and
which were. tho short, comprehensive
epitomes of all that is known of the
origin of the distinctly American ma
tional feast, Thanksgiving day
All the churches were represented in
the choir. which was under the direction
of Professor Chaplin, their singing being
very fine, especially the sacred solo sang
by Miss Ada Dillon.
The services In the evening were con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. A. InwoOi
and We're continuation of the ten days
revival service which began the even
ing previous and which will continue
until Friday night of the present week.
In the afternoon the pupils of the
high and grammar schools had game Of
basenall on the grounds north of the
school house, but as it was more of
game to get in practice than it was fo:.
blood, and as they are all of one family
any how the result of the game does not
signify-only this far-there is material
enough in the two schools that if con-
solidated will make a nick-nailing good
baseball team.
EBELL CLUB.
A number of our leading ladies have
formed an Ebell club, which will meet
at the residence of some one of the club
members on Monday afternoon of each
week to pursue a liberal discussion Of
the arts and antiquities of Europe
The club has no connection with any
OF the clubs in Los Angeles or other
places bearing the same name and, al
though pursuing the same lines of
study and having the same high aim
and objects, it will be entirely indie
pendent and untrammeled in it's delib-
erations and actions. The ladies at first
thought of combining the membership to
nj
since decided to admit husbands of mem
bers, besides limited number of male
friends of the members
| Once every month the club will meet
| in the evening at the home of some of it's
members. at which gentlemen will be
present through invitation, and will be
at liberty also to participate in the pro-
ceedings.
The initial meeting of the club after
| formation was held at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. l.. Stafford, Cedar
| avenue last Monday afternoon at which
place the meetings will continue to be
neld until the erd of the pre- sent month
The program committee has planned
discussion and tour of Europe start
| ing from Genoa. AT the last meeting
papers were given by Mrs DR.. Dens-
more detailing the voyage to Genoa,
starting from New York, and touching
! at Gibraltar, Malta and Algiers: by Miss
! -i- ~. T. EtNV. ttStiib'IS the CdtHeQTdlS
and antiquities of the city which gave
us Columbus; and by Mrs. H. L. Lunt,
| on the Arts of Genoa.
AT the next meeting the tour will be
continued. following the Riviera, and
papers relating to Florence will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Tichenor and Mrs. A. NJ.
Goodhue.
Mines. Tichenor, Goodhue and Mrs.
DIR. Densmore were leading spirits in
the formation of the club, and its list
of membership includes some of the
brightest and most intellectual minds in
Long Beach The officers Of the club
as organized and who will hold for one
year are Mrs H. L. Lunt. president: