The herald., 1897-06-22
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two lots at Oceanside and build club
house thereon, the building to be COM
menced as soon as the architects shall have
prepared plans
The addition to the Metropole hotel is
rapidly approaching completion. and 1t is
expected that it will be ready to receive
guests about July 1st, when grand ball
will celebrate the opening.
On the evening of Tuesday, June 18th,
there will be given a vocal and instru-
mental concert in aid of the fund for the
celebration of the Fourth of July. The
Catalina marine band will render an over
ture, and the soloists composing the or
chestra will give solos on their different
Instruments. The Los Angeles ladies' quar-
tette, composed of the Misses Wentworth
and Whitehorn mezzo soprano and So
prano), Miss Taylor (contralto) and Miss
Williams (bass) has kindly volunteered it's
services. Miss Phillips will be accompanist
and elocutionist
| The monthly meeting of the W. c. T. U.
will be held at the church on Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
| On Saturday the power yacht Santa
I, Barbara took the following guests of the
Metropole on a delightful picnic to the
| isthmus: DR.. T.. w. butcher and r. N.
Fredericks of Prescott, Ariz.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Lohman and Miss Ettie Blair Of Los An
geles; Bessie w. Cox, San Francisco; F.
Gilroy Guadalajara, Mex; J. G. Nicoll and
Miss E. r. Nicoll of New York; Miss Alice
Hattinger, Freeport, ILL.,; S. G. Van Camp,
Miss Helen NJ. Soule, Los Angeles; Mrs.
w. z. Swain, Mansfield, o.. and F. w.
Mead, jr.. of Brooklyn. N. Y. The party
| landed at the isthmus, and after enjoying
an al fresco lunch at the barracks, spent
a few. hours on the beach collecting shells.
In returning two trolling lines were lost,
the Zig" being seized by some large fish,
probably tuna, the line not being strong
enough to hold them.
| H. V. Canter president of the Santa
Monica electric road. is spending his vaca-
ton at the Sea Beach, Saturday he caught
three large yellowtail in an hours fishing.
! Mr.. Woollacott, president of the State
Loan and Trust company; j. H. Brady
president of the Savings Bank Of Southern
California, and Mr.. Mallory of the Hotel
Ramona registered at the Metropole on
Saturday.
f. H. Ralph Of Aurora, ILL.,, has returned
to Avalon to spend a few weeks.
| E. Z. Jones of Pasadena has. erected a
pretty tent on the cliff above Grand View,
and will spend the summer here with his
| family.
G. NJ. Riley, brother of James Whitcomb
Riley the poet, and superintendent of
Bradstreet's agency in Los Angeles, and
Mrs Riley spent Sunday in Avalan.
R. T. and J. w. Vandervoort of Pasadena
caught six yellowtail and two rock bass
on rod and reel yesterday.
| Mrs. ]. F. Crank of Lamanda, acoompa-
MED by Albert F. Crank. arrived on Satur-
day to occupy their residence here for the
| season.
After the concert by the band last night
W. ]. Batchelder of San Francisco, accom-
panied on the piano by Mrs. Batchelder
| favored the guests of the Metropole with
some delightful songs,
| The weather was splendid yesterday, for
sailing especially and Mr.. Fredericks took
advantage of the breeze to enjoy a fine
sail in Mr.. Fosters sloop Wave.
Another sailing party. in Emerson's s
sloop Zephyr was composed of Mr.. Stearns
of Los Angeles and John Mccall of High
land.
G. W. Kincaid of San Francisco spent
Sunday in Avalon.
The Hermosa is now running regularly,
and arrives in Avalon about 5:15 p. M,
leaving for San Pedro at a. m.
| Chris Ringsen, the boatman, has added
a very convenient power launch to his
fleet Of boats. 1t is propelled by a two.
horsepower engine. and is 21 feet long
with a beam of feet inches.