The herald., 1896-03-01
A Large sanitarium Contemplated -citlzs ems
Run Up Against Poll Tax-Aristo-
telian Society Entertainment


thing made to look as homeliks az pos
sible, 80 the visitors as they arrived
felt none of that restraint that usually
hampers and hinders free enjoyment at
precise or formal entertainments. The
program was very choice one, the in
terpretations of its numbers calling
forth the best efforts Of our gifted
local talent, the hearty applause fol-
lowing ths rendition of each number
being tIibute to it's excellence. The
tamsle, an excellent exotic from the
sister republic to the south of us, Mex
leo, held the post Of honor among the
refreshments served, and judging from
the many exclauations heard, the
warmth Of its reception was reciprocal.
Appended is the program:
Prayer-Rev. s. c. Kendall.
Keading-W W Lowe.
Instrumeu tai music-Margaret Tut
Vocal solo-Laurence Byrnes.
Vocal duet-Mrs l. E. Tut and Miss Lena
Lillard.
Banjo solo-Miss Myrtelle Decker.
Tenor solo-Dr. J. W Wood.
Rectation-Miss Marie Morrison.
Duet, violin and cornet-E. r. Brown and
Recitation-Mrs. DR.. o. c. welbourn.
Banjo and guitar duet-Joe McPherson and
Will Craig.
Instrumental music-Rev 9. c. Kendall
Banjo solo-Miss Myrtele Decker.
Vocal solo-Bert Lilard.
Male quartettc-Messrs. Douglas, LillAfd,
Cook, Williams.
The proposition of building q large
sanitarium by a syndicate, urged By
the proprietor of the one in present
use, DR.. M. A. Schultz, has met with
considerable favor among some of our
most enterprising local capitalists,
who are quick to see the advantages of
the enterprise as q means Of invest
ment and will gladly put their money
in it. There is no doubt whatever that
e large, well-appointed sanitarium
p1ilding were now here it would be the
best means of advertising the innumer-
able advantages Long Beach possesses
over all other seaside cities as health
resort. As it Is, the fame Of the sani-
tarium now presided over by DR.. and
Mrs. Schultz has reached very far, as is
proved by the fact that Mrs. NJ. Will
Jams, r1rs. A. L. Roberts, Mrs. Ralph
N. Pitcher and Miss E. Williams of
! Sparta, Wis, came to il Tuesday for
treatment, Mrs. Preston Of Michigan
having preceded them.
| The Signal Hill Literary society will
give one of it's entertainments at the
Signal hill school house next Friday
evening, at which an entertaining pro-
gram will be given. The principal
event of the evening, and which from
the interest manifested will crowd the
house, will be the presence Of Hon. H.
O. Dillon, who will take the affirmative
in the debate on the question of, Re-
solved that the invention of lsbor-sav-
ing machinery is productive of more
evil than good.
An odious street poll tax ordinance
was adopted at the Thursday night
meeting of the city trustees. taxing
every man between the ages of 81 and
60 in the city 81 per head. The city is
afflicted with the most primitive kind
of cheap legislators and the votes of
those councilmen for this antique way
Of bleeding the citizens should politic-
ally damn them.
A special with several eastern railroad
msgnates aboard, accompanied by
General Passenger Wincup, went down
over the Terminal Friday to view the
harbor.
The Aristoteliau society Of the high
school had as usual a full house at
their fortnightly literary entertain
msnt Friday evening in their quarters
IL
both sexes composing this society are
an exceedingly bright lot and their
alma mater, the high school Of Long
Beach, can send them forth for the
battle Of life without fear, as she has
literally endowed them for the struggle
with the best and most effective Of all
wespcns-knowledge. The evenings
program was as follows:
Chorus-Qociatv
Roll call answered by quotations from Long
fellow-Double quartet Misses Susie Mathews,
asssrs. Hase.ton sseiey, Allan Walker. cisr.
ence Carney and Ray Grips.
Recitation-Miss Jessie White.
Reading the Lever-By Editor Andrew Grit.
fifth.
Recitation-Miss Eta Prosise.
Chorus-society.
Reading-Miss AIDA Shaul.
Good Night Song-Society.
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS.
The Breaker has changed ito form
from four to an eight-page sheet, and
will move its printing office from it's
present site in the Tower block, Ocean
avenue, to building now being con.
structed for It'll reception.
Several of our streets have been turn
piked and all they now need is rain to
put them in prime order.
The new bank building makes an
imposing appearance.
Contractor J. 9. Dunn is building o
four-room cottage for Mrs. E. p. Terry,
close to her residence, on Cedar ave-
nue., between Third and Fourth streets.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
will provide meals on excursion day,
March 7th, in one Of the rooms of the
new bank building. The excursionists
will be in luck, as the ladies, who are
all good cooks, will give q bountiful
meal Of home cooking at ridiculously
low figure. The proceeds of their
labor will be used In church work.
It is expected that by the Goth of the
present month everything will be in
readiness to send electric light from
the plant here to San Pedro. The
poles between here and that city are
up and wired, and as coon as the en-
gine arrives from San Francisco it will
!, be put in place for business.
Mrs. General j. 9. Fremont was at
the beach yesterday, looking for q
house to rent.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Vanderberg and
daughter Meta, who left here the early
part Of last Ssptamber for Illinois, re-
turned to Long Beach, their first love,
| on Thursdsy.