The herald., 1897-02-11
LONG BEACH
Presbyterlaus Want Larger church-Lemon-
Growers Active

Growers Active
LONG BEACH, Feb. 10.-A meeting
of .the members Of the Presbyterian
church was held in that edifice on Mon
day evening, the business in hand being
the raising of funds ($3000) for the
building of a new and larger church.
Rev. DIR. Dennen as moderator occupied
the chair, and he briefly explained the
situation and gave his views on what
was best in his opinion to be done. W.
p. l.. Stafford, the secretary, read list
of contributions. with the names of con-
tributors, the donations up to the date
of the meeting amounting to $72.
Talks and opinion were given by
Messrs. Bailey, DR.. Covert, Castle, Craig,
Hatch and Stafford, and on motion Of
the latter gentleman committee of
five was appointed by the moderator
to consult together nnd report to a
meeting to be held Monday evening,
the 18th inst, what Is best in their judg-
ment to be done.
| The following gentlemen were ap-
| pointed by the moderator: p. E. Hatch,
DIR. Covert, w. P. l.. Stafford. w. Craig
| and L. A. Bailey.
| The congregat ton of this church, of
which DR.. S. H. Weller, president of
| Chautauqua, was formerly pastor, has
| continued to increase, which received
such stimulus under his pastorate, until
now it is often difficult to obtain even
| standing room inside, so great is the
desire to listen to the eloquent gentle
| man who has succeeded to scholarly
Rev. S. H. Weller d. D.
| There will be meeting of the Ala
| mitos Heights Lemon Growers associa-
| ton at the Signal Hill school house on
| Saturday night, when an effort will be
made to rescind the resolution passed at
a former meeting locating the proposed
| curing and packing warerooms at Sig
nal Hill station, on the line of the Ter
minal railroad. The vote on the adop-
| ton of name for the association stood
| fifteen for Alamitos Heights Lemon
1 Growers association to eight against,
I and the vote on location was decided
| by one vote, the first ballot being tie.
| So it seems it was not unanimous as
regards location, as had been reported;
| neither had there been meeting called
| at the residence of Charles Thornburg
| for last Saturday night in the interest
| Of a change of location. The question
will be discussed in all it's Bearings at
the meeting Saturday night and If the
| association decides to change the loca-
ton of the establishment, the readers
| of The Herald shall be duly posted.
The Improvement society met at the
| city hall Monday evening, but owing
| to the lateness of the hour at which
| they met, 9:15, but few were present.
DR.. r. A. Douglas, owing to business
| relations, resigned the presidency of the
society, Mr.. John Rogers being unani-
mously elected to fill the vacancy. The
| new president has called a meeting for
| Saturday night, when the work of i'm
provement will be discussed and ways
and means suggested by which the work
| may be furthered. AS Modjeska plays
| that night in the Los Angeles theater,
and as there will be a special theater
train run On the Terminal, it is not likely
| there will be a large attendance at the
| meeting.
| A war of determination has been de-
clared by our fishermen on the looms,
hell divers (cormorants) and other pre-
datory sea fowl, as they are driving the
sardines away, the sardines being the
attraction that draws the large fish to
our wharf. Some of the finest sea bass
caught this season were hauled in on
| Friday from the far end of the pier
Mrs. J. H. d. Cox of Riverside and
Mrs. w. G. Curtis of San Rafael were
| the guests Of Mrs. r. D. Custis Satur-
| day.
DR.. M A. and Mrs. Schultz, who are
temporarily residing in Los Angeles, Wis
tied their sanitarlum here on Sunday.
w. L. Stevens, one of our hardware
merchants, has a fine ten-room resi-
dence in course of construction on his
| lot, north side of Third street, fifty feet
east Of Pine avenue.
There will be a library social at the
Alamitos school house on the evening of
Friday at which an admission of ten
cents will be charged, the proceeds to
go to help along the library.