The herald., 1897-02-21
LONG BEACH
Appropriate Exercises In Memory OF WASH
-Qrneral News

Appropriate Exercises IN memory VI WASH"
iugton.-0 General News
LONG BEACH, Feb 20-Patriotic ex-
ercises in honor of Washingtons birth
day were held in the public schoois on
Friday. the exercises by the Aristoteli-
an society in the high school in the after
noon being especially fine. The progran,
was a unique affair, and was printed
on card board cut in the shape OF
hatchet.
The program in the high school was
as follows.
Song. Mount Vernon Bells" school.
Essay-Lulu Coughran.
Vocal quartet, "Old Farmer john
Ada Kinman. Charlotte Gardner. Ray
Grips and Ernest Shaul.
Recitation-Edith Brown.
High School paper-Ella sullivan ana
George Hart.
Vocal duet-Charlotte Gardner and
Mabel Young.
Debate. Resolved, That washington
was greater than Columbus" Affirma-
tive. Mabel Cooke. Tom Talbert; mega
tive, Tillie Browning. koy Townsend.
America
The exercises at the primary school,
Miss Kate Bailey and Miss Belle Town
sends department, were as follows:
Song. Red, White and Blue"-School.
Responsive recitation, "Washington's
Birthday"-Roy Bailey. Mildred Price.
Allen Harmonson, Laura Bronze, Nolan
Darby, Gladys Barndollar Roy Crum,
George McCracken.
Recitation-ReX Clinton.
Song-School.
Recitation--Esther Hunsaker.
Song-Ruby Hirsch.
Responsive recitation, STORY of Wash
ington"-Henry Bailey, Harold Arm
strong, Van Harmonson, Earl Laugh
lin, Pearl Rumsey, Hattie Barham, Lu-
cile Douglass and Henry Martin.
Calisthenic exercises to music
School.
Recitation-Frank Hill.
Song-By four boys.
Recitation-Willis.
Responsive recitation-Third grade
pupils.
Recitation-Allen Harmonson.
Recitation-Willie Bonattie.
Song-Fanny Hill.
Recitation-Georgie McCracken.
Address-Prof. H. L. Lunt.
Song of Columbia" with flags
School.
A flag raising was to form a part OF
the exercises at this school, teachers
| and pupils having contributed and
bought a handsome flag, but the rain
prevented. If nothing interferes to pre-
vent the flag will be run up to Its place
next Friday.
Immediately upon the receipt OF the
news from Washington that San Pedro
| had been selected as the site for the
deep sea harbor an influx of visitors sci
in, the two cities, San Pedro and Lone
Beach, getting about an equal share
1t has been long wait, and we are now
in such a condition of passive receptiv-
| ity that we can easily absorb and assim-
ilate all the prosperity that can be
thrust upon us.
| Alamitos Beach citizens have resolved
TO build on the lot donated by the Ala
| mitos Land company a public library
subscriptions Of money and labor hav'
ing been offered quite freely. The build
ing will be 62x30 feet, after designs by
Architect Starbuck, gentleman who
has lately taken up his residence II
! Alamitos The library will have II
foot stage and a <all S0x44 feet in the
clear. If the weather permits the wori
of construction will commence about tne
middle of this week.
Contractor Craig and men are al
work on the Chautauqua summer schoo
building. The building will be hexag
onal in shape and have six class room:
opening on a reserved central space
which will be fitted up with platform
or stage.
Rev. S. S. Fisk, pastor Of the Baptis
church. has reSlgenQ MS pdSlOTdle HeI'
and is about returning to his old charg'
in Santa Clara. Mr.. Fisk has mad,
himself a favorite with the entire com
munity, and he will be sadly missed.
There Will be a meeting at the Pres
byterian church Tuesday evening b,
the qualified members of the Long Beacl
public library, at which the annual elec
tion of officers will be held.
The Long Beach and Wilmington
baseball mines will cross bats on tn
school house grounds at this place ol
| Washington's birthday.
The Terminal ran a special train las
night to enable those who chose to g
up and hear Sousa.
The cantata of Mother Goose" whicl
was to have been given at the Congre
gational church by the children of tn
Sunday school, was postponed until to
morrow evening.
A few of the Signal Hill lemon grow
ers braved the storm Thursday night
and adjourned until tonight saturday
to meet at Signal Hill school house.
The Free Harbor Ministries, a hom
product, will give an entertainment a
the tabernacle on the evening of Fri
day the 26th, the proceeds Of whic
will go toward paying for the care G
the city park.
There never has been such fine fish
ing in the history of the place as W
have had and are having this year.