The herald., 1897-03-31
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, March 30.--(Regular
Correspondence.) The Improvement So
ciety met ct the old council champer
Monday afternoon, with it's president
Mr.. John Rogers, presiding. There was
a pretty fair attendance of prominent
citizens and business men for an after
noon meeting. and the prevailing senti-
ment as expressed by those present was
that the affairs of the city in the absence
of a council must be looked aiter'
Wednesday, April 18th, was set apart LOT
Arbor day. when there will be gen
eral turnout of citizens, and others VINO
have the good of the city at heart, and
put the park in thorough order. Ine
pupils attending high school Will, Win
Prof. Lunt and staff, turn out en- masse
and work in the park half day The
ladies will provide an al fresco lunch
under the shade of the trees in the park,
and the affair besides putting the park
in order, will be red-letter day in the
history Of Long Beach. Committees
were appointed to canvass the town Tor
money contributions to pay park
keeper for the next six months, for street
sprinkling and for the electric lighting
of the principal streets. Outside prop
erty owners should contribute their
share for the above purposes, as 1t is as
much to their interest that the place be
made and kept attractive as 1T is OF those
living hero who have since last summer
been bearing all expenses themselves,
and those desirous of contributing their
mite by sending it to Mr.. John Rogers
or the Rev. Sydney c. Kendall will have
it applied as they wish.
A communication from the floral COM
mittee of La Fiesta de Los Angeles in
viting Long Beach to participate by
float or ornamented vehicle in the floral
pageant was read but as McKinley's
advance agent of prosperity is still lott
ering in free silver Mexico. where he Ia
likely to stay during the next two years
at least, it was felt that what money
could be raised had better be expended
in keeping things in order down here, so
the chance to advertise the place, the
acceptance OF the invitation carried was
respectfully declined. There will be an
other Arbor day April 9Th at 1880 p. m.
at the same place.
The forty-ninth anniversary of mod
crn Spiritualism was celebrated by the
Spiritualists of Long Beach at Santa
rum hall on Sunday last by two services,
one in the afternoon and one in the
evening. At the afternoon service Baby
Snow, on a platform surrounded by
lovely decorations of vines and flowers,
arranged in harmonious and tasty de-
signs, underwent the beautiful rite of
baptism as practiced by the believers in
spirit doctrine. Miss M. s. Johnson coy
due ling the beautiful ceremony. 1t
was the first affair of the kind which
| has ever taken place here, and Baby
| Snow, who, by the way, was named
| Bryan, in honor of the late candidate
for president, was honored by the pres
ence of large ard deeply interested
audience. The ceremony differs in al
most every particular from that in
vogue in the churches of orthodox de-
nominations, and the child, instead OF
being sprinkled with water, was strewed
as follows: White, purity; red. life
and energy, and yellow, the intellect.
Previous to the christening the exer-
cises were of a character leading up to
that impressive event and were as fol-
lows: Organ voluntary. Home of the
Soul" audience; vocal solo, Baby
Fingers Touching Hearts of Gold" Mrs.
Will E. Place of Los Angeles; poem,
1.-Two Little Feet" and invocation, Miss
S. M. Johnson; vocal solo, "Child of the
Golden Sunshine" Mrs. Will e. Place.
The christening ceremonies followed
the singing of this beautiful song by
Mrs. Place. the presentation of a nice
silver cup by Miss Johnson on behalf of
the baby's godmother, Mrs. S. M. Ken
dali, at the close calling forth the ap-
preciative applause of the audience.
Miss Cummings lecture on Spiritual
Philosophy. which followed. was mas
terly effort and this with a short ad-
dress by DIR. M. A. Schultz and the sing
ing of the Doxology, closed the interest
ing exercises.
Superintendent of the Development
Company Tom Hays has been con-
fined to his home in Wilmington the last
three days by illness.
There will be an all-day session of the
w. c. J.. IT,, at which much important
business is to be transacted. plans dis
cussed, papers read and addresses COW
ering all and every phase of the work
made by the most eminent and capable
Of their leaders, today at the Taber-
nacle
Judge w. T. Kendrick, who has his