The herald., 1896-02-16
NEWS FROM LONG BEACH
A Very Busy Week Socially at the
Seaside Resort
Citizens and Visitors Given Several Intel
Iectuai Treats, Which Were Highly
Appreciated d-PersonaIs

LONG BEACH, Feb. ia prettily
worded card of invitation in verse was
issued by the ladies of the Tabernacle
Social Circle to attend the birthday
party which was given in everybody's
honor Thursday evening OF that
building, these invited being expected
to return in sack which the envelope
enclosing the card Of invitation held
cent for every year Of his or her age.
The ladies of this popular religious
social circle had left nothing undone
which could in any way enhancs the
comfort or pleasure Of their guests,
and the many spontaneous expressions
Of delight the beauty Of the floral deco.
rations called forth from the hundreds
of visitors showed their efforts to
please had been appreciated.
An excellent little program. finely
rendered, consumed the fore part of
the evening, after which the dividing
partition between the chapsl and
tabernacle platform and auditorium
was removed, disclosing to view a
number of tables and long line OF
lady members of the circle, ready to
serve the dainty refreshments to the
birthday celebrants, which numbered
up into the hundreds, and to which
they had been Hospitality invited by
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Inwood. The
program was as follows:
Selections-O o rchestra.
Piano duet-Misses Eva Williams and May
Townsend.
companist Miss Carrie Hart.
Vocal duet-Miss Lena and Bert Lillard.
Reading. The Whi.tllng .Rcgiment-Miss N.
c. Cuthbert.
Vocal solo-Walter s. Williams.
Piano solo--Mi.s May Townsend.
Piano duetEya and Walter Williams.
Vocal solo, In Old Madrid-k. A. Douglas.
Sclections-Orchestra.
After the program, and while the ta-
bles in the extemporized dining room
were crowded with guests, the audi
ence dropped formality, and mixing in
discriminately, had good real old
fashioned sociable time Of il, the older
ones renewing old acquaintances and
portion of the audience INDUCED in
The ladies scored decided triumph,
ward buying q piano for the use of the
church, amounted to between $50 and
$40.
The Aristotelian society of the high
school gave one of it's fortnightly en-
tertainments at its school quarters in
the NJ. E. chapel Friday evening, before
a crowded house. This society has
some bright young minds In 1t and its
entertainments are always interesting
and we'll worth attending. It has a
paper, the Lever. which has rotation
of editors, the pupils taking turns. and
which is a bright, newsy little thing,
filed with pungent news paragraphs
and spicy local hits, its reading always
being awaited with expectant interest.
The programs are usually very enter
tanning, that Of the last meeting being
especially so, the unique feature Of
which was the introduction of young
ladies' orchestra armed with varied
assortment of kitchen utensils, from
which they extracted some wonder
fully weird music. 1t was q comical
The Long Beach orchestra, Will Craig
leader, kindly volunteered its services,
and gave several excellent selections
program was as follows:
Selections Long Beach Orchestra
Chorus-Society.
Roll Call. answered by quotations from
Whittier.
Reading-Miss Sammie Golaon.
Vocal Solo--Miss Hodgie Bailey.
Harmonic Trio C. Carney, 4. Clewett, T.
Talbert.
Debate-A. Griffith, H. Ballard and II. See
Ghorus-society.
Essay Miss Elois Kinman.
Piano olo Miss Leona Lillard.
Reading of the Lever-Miss susie Mathews
Re reduction oi a MYTH Ray Julian
Selections by Young Ladies Orch estEa-Gtta netta
Shaw, aura Brewer, Della Graves Elois Kin
man Hodgie Bailey, AIDA ShauL
Good Night Song-Society.
The school trustees at their regular
monthly meeting on Thursday evening
received and favorably entertained q
proposition from the residents of the
Signal Hill school district, granting
them permission to besutify the school
grounds by surrounding them with a
cypress hedge, laying of walks, plant
ing of flowers, ornamental shrubs,
plants and trees, and the making of a
miniature lake. The grounds cover
one acre and can be made very beau
tiful. Preliminary work on the i'm
provements began yesterday.
PERSONALS
Len Lsadbetter of Los Angeles has q
force of piledrivers at work repairing
the old wharf.
DR.. o. G. Welbourn of this place has
been appointed surgeon for this divi-
sion of the Terminal railroad.
Mrs. Francis Baright of Los Ange-
les, property owner at this place, was
a visitor this week.
Fred Smell and family of San ia
cinto, old residents of this place, who
are visiting relatives at this place, will
return to their home the coming Tues
day.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. II. Haines of Bangor,
Me-, arrived at the beach yesterday
Saturday morning and ara the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. @. F. A. johnson.
Ell Marion, wife and sister, Miss
Maude Ward, of Los Angeles, spent
Friday at the beach.
lNGLEWOOD.
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