The herald., 1897-03-17
LONG BEACH
The Ebsil Club Growing steadliy-chlldren's
Entertainment

Entertainment
LONG BEACH, March 1.-THE Ebell
club, organized here last October. has
been steadily growing. and with its
talks and papers on travel at the meet
ings of the tourist section by those of
its members who have been abroad and
who speak and write of the places from
personal observation, is not only an aid
and stimulus to the memory of the in
dfvidual speaker or reader. but Is in
structive and entertaining to all
The club has several different Sec
tons: The tourist, civil government
and nineteenth century, which meet at
the homes Of the different members
once a week and In monthly rotation.
Their meetings are not attended by the
public In general but any member of
the club is at liberty to bring her own
escort-husband, brother or friend, and
as parlors and reception rooms for en-
tertaining are, in regards to space.
somewhat limited. and as the club has
some thirty members per Sc, so to pre-
vent over-crowding their meetings are,
as above stated, restricted to members
and their escorts.
The tourist section has been doing
italy, and last evening Mrs. H. L. Lunt,
the president of the club, had Prof.
Parkhill. of Occidental college, Los
Angeles. bring down his fine stereopticon
and a series of views embracing their
travels and studies In Florence, Rome,
Pompeii, Sorrento, Island of Capri and
Naples were thrown upon a screen fitted
up for the occasion In the large dining
room of the Iowa villa, where between
fifty and sixty members and guests
gathered to view them. The pictures as
they were flashed into view on the
screen were commented on and ex-
planned by some one Of the members who
had previously prepared papers and ar
ticles upon them. 1t was a splendid ex-
hibition and the Ebell club, its president.
Mrs. H L. Lunt, and Prof. Parlxhill. are
to be congratulated on its happy con-
sumation.
The children Of the Christian church.
unaided by anybody but themselves, In
order to raise funds enough to furnish
their new church eddfice with door or
a window as their contribution resolved
themselves into committee of the whole
and got up the following program which
they carried through with dash and a
vim at their very nice little entertain
ment last evening:
Song, America" audience joining:
reading. "The Neighbors Call" Elsie
Sanford; recitation. kittens and Ba-
bies," Isla Lawson; recitation, Little
Fishes Johnnie Darby; duet, blue
Bells Of Scotland" Isla and Elsie; read
ing, Selling the Baby" Ella Wilson;
song, Little STAR" chorus; recitation,
Little Dog under the Wagon" Gertie
Darby: dialogue, I'm a Lady" Isla.
Elsie and Gertie; song. "Come Merry
Lads" chorus; recitation, "Biddy and
Her Nine" Claude Rothrock; dialogue,
1.-Two Mammas," Isla and Elsie; read
ing, "Tommy's Prayer" Gertie Darby;
tableau, Mary Anderson; recitation.
1.-THE Mouse" Belle Rec; tableau.
The city park has been put in ship
shape by having the weeds removed, the
trees and plants pruned and trimmed.
the flower beds, winding walks and the
sidewalks surrounding it by the Inn
provement society. This society Is an
organization of citizens who either by
money contributions or voluntary labor
performed personally, are, on the abb
sence Of city council, endeavoring to
keep the park from going to weeds as
we'll az to look after the streets and the
we'll being Of the community as whole In
general. The funds raised by the enter
tainment of the Free Harbor Ministries
last month Is nearly expended, and as
we are about entering upon an era OF
prosperity by reason of location of har-
bor so near us, 1t behoves our more for
tunate well-tp-do citizens to subscribe
to the improvement fund with liberal
hand 50 we can whoop things up and look
pretty when the rush 0f visitors sets In.
The following trees, new TO our park
have been bought out of the funds raised
BY the Free Harhor minstrel entsrtatn-