The herald., 1896-02-27
LONG BEACH is PREPARED
To Take Good Care Of the Coming Ex.
cursionists
Yacht-Epworth League Social
General Notes

AIONu OEASus ISD. Iu-ATrhukoAcAto 10
for the excursion to this place on the
7th of March are about perfected, and
several hundred eastern visitors will
have the opportunity of seeing the
prettiest seaside resort on the coast
Souvenir views on handsomely printed
cards will bs distributed, and printed
matter setting forth the manifold ad-
vantages Of Long Beach will be placed
where it will do the most good. Every
effort is being put forth by the I'm
provement society for the reception
and entertainment Of the expected Wis
itors.
The Long Beach band will meet the
trains as they arrive and march to the
center of the park, VIII ere very short
speech OF welcome will be made by the
Rev. 8. @. Kendall, after which the ex-
crrsionists will be at liberty to avail
themselves of the city's hospitality.
Plenty of conveyances will be pro-
vided to take the visitors to Signal
bill where one of the grandest views of
mountain, sea and sky in the world
may be had, then back to the hundreds
of young orchards and handsome
homes that have sprung up during the
past two years on beautiful AlRmitos,
then down to the sesshore to the east
of Devils Gate, and from there facing
west, giving them drive on beach
the equal of which does not exist. The
pavilion on the beach will be in use for
those who prefer dancing, the Long
Beach orchestra furnishing the music,
while the bath house adjoining will be
ready to accommodate those who care
for surf bathing. Boats will be at the
end of the long wharf for the use Of sail
ing parties, and the hotels will make
fish dinners speciality. There will be
another meeting of the society next
Monday evening, by which time it is
expected all possible arrangements as
to details will have been made.
The Epworth league OF the M. Z.
church gave it's monthly social at the
home of the Misses May and Belle
Townsend, Anaheim street, Tuesday
night, between seventy and eighty of
the young leaguers and their friends
being present. The program was as
follows: Music, orchestra: recitation,
Miss Eta Prosise; vocal solo, Miss
Myrtle Decker; recitation, Miss Leona
Lillsrd; music, orchestra.
Many of the leaguers INDUCED in q
straw ride, leaving the tabernacle
grounds in two large wagons Tor the
residence of the Misses Townsends, one
of the wagons full OF merry young peo-
pie after the close of the social putting
in couple Of hours serenading in
front of different residences.
Ledbetter's pile. driver was moved OH
to the city's wharf yesterday morning,
for the purpose of driving what one OF
the city trustees calls "batter" pi es
close in shore at the edge Of the break.
ers. No one seems to know what good
this piece of work is going to do.
The members of the Baptist church
held cobweb social at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. AL Owens, American
avenue, On Tuesday evening. There
was program and refreshments, after
which talks and games we're INDUCED
in. The number of people in attend.
ance filled all the rooms. Miss Becky
Bailey was awarded the prize, bag of
peanuts, as being the slowest il un.
winding the tsngle of the cobweb.
A Tamsle social will be held this
evening at the Congregational church.
at which ripe tRmales and other good
things will be in evidence.
Mr.. Ward, wife and son Of Pasadena,
who have been guests in Mrs. G. l.,
McCutcheon's Sunnyside cottage have
taken apartments in the Baright cot
taRe, Pacific avenue.
Mr.. Shsnks, master mechanic of the
Southern California, Los Angeles, spent
Monday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Hurd, of Ri
verside are visiting at the beach, at
present guests in the Seaside inn.
w. w. Caystile, engineer on the Long
Beach branch of the Southern Pacific
railroad, Is confined to his house with
severe attack of the grip.