The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-04
SANTA MONICA
The Polo Season Will Open Today-Seaside
News Notes

nc Fviv season Will open IOday-Se0Sioe
News Notes
SANTA MONICA July 3.-One Of the
most interesting social features of to-
morrow's festivities will be the first
polo game of the season at the polo
grounds After the games the favored
ones will enjoy tea with Mrs. Ryan on
the California avenue side of the
grounds. The ladies at the tea tables
with Mrs. Ryan will be Mines Tevis,
Longstreet, Miner. Ward. Brooks. Hay.
Upham, Kennedy, Miss Roberts and Miss
Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Acker have gone to
Catalina to remain over Sunday.
Mr.. e. II. Huntington and party re-
turned to Santa Monica last evening
and were guests at the Arcadia. They
started for Los Angeles this morning,
Mr. Reinhart accompanying the party
as far as that city. Mr.. Huntington was
weighed while here and modestly tipped
the scales at 232 pounds.
Mrs. Castruccio has taken the Brayton
cottage on Ocean avenue for a few
months.
Mr.. II. B. Carter of Los Angeles, pres
ident Of the Santa Monica Electric Pow
er company, will spend the summer here
with his family. They have taken a
house on the South Side.
Mrs. Corson will be at home to all
her friends on Tuesday evening at the
Casino
The public library is we'll patronized
by summer sojourners.
John Drew and several members of
his company visited Santa Monica and
had lunch at the Arcadia today.
A little theater party given by Mr. and
Mrs. Acker went to the city to see John
Drew last Wednesday evening, and when
returning about II o'clock were SUBJ
jected to an unpleasant incident. One
OF the trolley wires broke and the end
of the live wire swung down against the
side or the car, shattering window
ano alarming the passengers. Forum
ately no one was struck by the wire
The members of the theater party were
Mr. and Mrs. Acker, Mrs. Ryan and Mr..
and Mrs: Hoy, and goodnight was not
said until after merry supper was had
at Mrs. Acker's home
Miss Brooks received this afternoon
between the hours of four and six.
The Arcadia's list of guests continues
TO grow. Those installed today are Mr..
w.. l.. Green of Pasadena; ]. E. Smiley
and wife, F. H. Wheeler, W. L. Bryant,
Los Angeles: John Drew and the follow
Ing members of his company, ali from
New York: Mrs. c. F. Hitchings, Miss
Hitchings, Miss E. T. Hitchings Mr. and
Mrs. 70. w. Hitchings, Miss Armitage
and Miss Barrymore.
Col. benzonl, United States navy q
Even of United States navy, and wife
and Mrs. Van Schlutterbach are also
at the Arcadia.
Mr.. Simms of the Palomares hotel
Pomona, rode on his wheel from Los An,
geles, arriving in time for lunch al the
Arcadia. 'i'e
On the corner Of Arizona and Third
are number of fine banana plants. and
their fruit reaches perfection. In the
yard--the place is owned by one Of The
Grand Army men. Mr.. McCarty-there
IS fine plant which holds a feminine
bunch of fruit we'll up out of reach the
punch containing at least six dozen large
bananas. In the same yard are Smyrna
figs. apples, lemons, oranges. waInuts
blackberries. etc.-all the fruits. The
best OF their kind, and no where can tba,,
be seen in a healthier condition. There
where. "ny-
The flowers of Santa Monica are won
derful and beautiful beyond descrin-
ton. oSoiip-
Space sufficient is not left for Tho
story OF the fishing this morning h,t
one boat brought in over 500 pounds.