The herald., 1896-06-28
LONG BEACH
An Attractive Program for the Coming chau.
tauqua neeting

tauqua Heeting
LONG BEACH, June 27.--The eleventh
annual session of the Long Beach Chau-
tauqua assembly, to be held in July
from the 14th to oath, promises to be the
most successful held. Some of the most
noted lecturers in the country, including
Rev. Carlos Martyr, D. D., the renown-
ed humorist, Frank Lincoln, who has
just completed a professional tour of
the world; Rev. Anna Shaw, who will
conduct the exercises on Woman's day;
B. r. Baumgardt. secretary of the
Southern California Academy of Sci
ence, who will lecture on Astronomy;
Prof. Cook on Etymology and Physi-
ology, and Prof. A. J. McClatchie of
Throop Polytechnic institute on Bl-
ology.
The Bible normal school will be con-
Quoted by Hon. c. P. Dorland, the as
sembly class in America literature by
Mrs Anna Averill, the class in civil gov
ernment by Miss Margaret A. Huston,
while Miss Elsie A. Hasse, late of the
Frobel institute, will give two addresses.
1. Frobel-His Life Work. 2. Kinder
garten Theory and Practice. Miss Helen
M. Todd, teacher of kindergarten In
schools Of Chicago, will give two lee
lures. l. Science of Parenthood. =.
Application of Theories.
IHe SCHOOl w Ill thii ~
days and will include in it's studies bot
any, marine zoology, modern languages.
school of commerce, physiology, elocu-
ton, manual training, kindergarten
work, art and design, art needle work
and music, the latter department. being
under the direction and control of Prof.
c. S. Cornell.
An election has been called for July
9th to vote on the disincorporation
question.
The question of buying plant for the
pumping of ocean water to the top OF
the bluff for street sprinkling purposes
which was referred to committee with
power to act, was acted on in the affirm
ative, a contract for the plant being
made.
Dr. M. o. Schultz is having erected on
his premises adjoining his sanitarium a
hall in which the literal sentiment of
the place may find free expression. The
building is octagonal in shape and will
seat about $50 people. Contractor ]. G.
Dunn, who has the work in charge, is
rapidly pushing the building forward
to completion
Grafton Abernethy, the young man
who was drowned while bathing at this
place Thursday afternoon, came to the
coast five years ago from Tennessee for
his health, and had no relatives here.
Wilmore Whittier of Riverside, who is
summering here, went Immediately to
the drowning mans assistance but was
unable to save him.
The body was washed ashore on the
Alamitos beach about mile east from
the place Of drowning some time during
Friday night it not being discovered
until after the coroner, who is now liv-
ing here, had left for Los Angeles this
Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Dorland of Mon
rovia and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Early of
Pasadena were late guests of Mrs T.
M. Abbott at the Winnifred cottage.
Mrs. r. B. Vanderberg and daughter
Nita of Vernon visited at their old home
here couple of days in the fore part of
the week.
Mr.. George M Cooley, the hardware
merchant of San Bernardino, and fam
lily, have taken rooms at the Pine Lodge
cottage. Pine avenue and Fourth street,
and will stay through the heated term.
Coroner Campbell brought his family
down Thursday and is occupying the
Abbott cottage, corner Of First and
Daisy streets.
Mr.. Joseph Mcpherson, one Of the pio-
neers of the place, who has been living
in Los Angeles for about three years
returned to the beach Thursday to live
bringing his family with him,