The herald., 1896-03-13
Its Second Annual Meeting
Brought to a Close
WITH A TRIP TO POMONA
Entertained Royalty by the Ladies 10
That Picturesque City
Drives Enjoyed and a Luncheon at the Hotel
PaIomares-A Brief Description
of the Trip

Through the courtesy and generosity OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad company,
the Woman's Press club closed it's second
outings in its history: day to be marked
with white stone. The ladies of the var
ious clubs of Pomona and the members of
the board of trade invited the club to be
their guests on Thursday, which invitation
they ioyfclly accepted. Under the special
escort of Mr.. Warner, excursion agent. the
following members of the club and their
guests boarded the morning train for that
pretty little city, Mrs. Rebecca B. Spring,
Mrs. Caroline M. Severance, Mrs
NJ. Burton Williamson, Mesdames
Clara S. Brown, S. A. Bowman,
Sadie B. Metcalfe. S. H. Jordan,
S. A. McClees, Mary NJ. Bowman, Misses
Ella A. Giles, A. A. Chevallier, Hattie j.
Elliott, Mrs. Susie Sweet, Mrs. Martha b.
johnson, travelling correspondent of the
Des Moines, Ia, Mail and Times, and the
lady members of the G. S. De Lano Guitar
and Mandolin club, who furnished the
excellent music for the Wednesday even
ing session.
When the train arrived at Pomona the
party was met by committee of ladies'.
who escorted them to carriages. In
the fresh morning air they were whirled
away through fragrant orange groves and
apricot orchards bursting into pink bloom !;
past lovely homes set in fine grounds, to
the beautiful San Jose hills. 1t is doubtful
whether the view from this point, taking
the altitude into consideration, can be ex-
celled in any of Southern California; . love.
ly valleys.
1t is vast stretch of symmetrical or.
chards,green fields, rolling hills and towns,
eleven of them, dotting the valley like the
beads on rosary. Above all the beauty be-
low, towers the while peaks of San Bernar-
dino and Sierra Madre. to the blue sky and
tieecy clouds. From here, after a drive
through the paved streets and fine blocks
of the business section of the city,the party
alighted at the spacious Hotel Palomares
where a committee composed of the presi-
dents of the Woman's Relief Corps, the w.
c. Il. u. and Y. w. c. r. U., with many
other hospitable ladies of the city, were
waiting with members Df the board of
trade to escort them to most elaborate
and excellent luncheon, to which the long
drive of the morning enabled
them 10 do full justice. After
coffee and ices were served. the
toast master, Rev. Mr.. Pierce of the Uni
tartan church called the company to order
dress of welcome.
General Wasson, editor of the Pomona
Times, responded to the toast The Press
of California, paying a high tribute to the
loyalty of the papers, each its own locality.
Mrs. Jordan read some humorous verses
on the press in general, and said that the
fall of ancient nations was caused by their
lack of daily papers.
Mrs. Mary Bowman responded to the
toast, Woman as Factor in the Business
World. Mrs. Williamson to The Hand
that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World,
and Mrs. q. S. Bonn to the toast Pomona.
Mrs. Johnson spoke in glowing
terms of the newspapers of Cali
fornia; the brightness evidenced in
all their DEPARTMENTS, the excellence
of the press work and said they were not
surpassed by those of any state in the
union. Being asked to say something of
Pomona, she replied that she thought God
had modelled the Garden of Eden after the
Pomona valley; of course she sat down
amid loud applause.
Mrs. Spring being called upon, gave one
of her ininitable stories, and Mr.. Haskell
of the Pomona Progress paid homage to
the new woman and the new man. After
luncheon the guests were favored with fine
selections of music on violin and piano, by
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson and Miss Strites,
vocal solos by Miss Jennie Winston of
Pasadena, and an original poem, The
Scientific Man, by Mrs Metcalfe. The