The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-04
HAPPY FISHERMEN
NEW PIER AT SANTA MONICA A
BONANZA
Enlarged Library Quarters-Society
Busy Enjoying Itself by
the Sea

number of people to be seen fishing on the
new north side pier every night, although
the structure is not yet completed, proves
that a long-felt want is being niied py us
erection. Large numbers of tom-cod anu
yellowfin form the nightly catch from the
pier. while those who go in for the sport
in true fisherman's style, spending the DAY
on the water in rowboat or schooner yacht'
report yellowtail, barracuda ana otner
larger fish, including few distinguished
fnny Israelites, as biting better IMAM a'
any time since the bombarding OIL the ho"
famous Rena Mercedes.
Tomorrow afternoon at 1870 o'clock
fury will try the case OF j. ROBERTS,
charged by Thomas Cough with battery,
in Judge Guidinger's court.
The largest number of bathers seen In the
surf during the week days this season as
ported In the briny yesterday and today,
as the tide has been favorable. with an en-
tire absence of undertow, and the weather
delightful
When the subject of providing more COM
modious quarters for the public library
came up at last nights meeting OF the IL
brary trustees, the only proposition laid
before that body came from E. j. Gorhadn,
from whom the present quarters are rented,
who offered to add considerably more room
at an advance In rental from $3.50 TO S25
per month. The offer was accepted for one
year, with the privilege of two, by which
time it is expected that the city will be in
the possession of city hall.
Social and Personal
A number of the young folks at the Ar
cadia hotel under the direction of Miss
Grace Rowley, gave a delightful musical
and literary entertainment on Monday
night. for the benefit of the Red Cross fund.
The proceeds, with those of a similar en-
tertainment given the week before, amount
ing in all to about 81, were yesterday hand
ed in to the society at Los Angeles. The
young folks taking part were Grace Row
ley, Irma Jacoby, Wanda Hayes, Rosie
Brownst ein, Jessie Blake, M. A. Foshay,
Mabel Lloyd, Irene Mack, Thomas Lloyd
Edmund r. Hale, Roy Luce and George
Heating.
Mrs G. L. Warning entertained number
of her friends at golf tea at Ocean Park
Links this afternoon.
Z Mrs. w. II. Young entertained the MEM
1 bess Of the croquet club at the Robertson
lawn yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. c. f. Smurr and son, Randolph,
came down from Los Angeles yesterday to
visit Mrs. G. w. Luce.
e. j. Vawter, jr., who left today on the
steamer Santa Rosa for San Francisco, eli
route to Honolulu, was last night the guest
of honor at a farewell dinner given him by
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Vawter, ST., at their
home on West Twenty-ffth street, Los
Angeles. Others present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Channel, the Misses Channel and Fred Nc
Comas. Mr.. Nawter was accompanied to-
day by r. B. Harris.
Quite party of people from here attend
eli the dance given by Mrs. Templar Allen
at her home, Oakfield, Hollywood, last
night, including Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lii
Ungton and Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Warning.
Mrs. J. p. Jones and Mrs. Violet Upham,
Miss Nora wiltshire Miss Effie Corson,
Miss Roberts, Miss Marian Jones. Miss
Georgia Knight, Miss Hewittson, DIR. Hew-
ittson. Messrs Wilson, Butcher, Pitcher.
Walter Robertson and Rowan.
Mrs. N. M Holliway of Los Angeles was
the guest of Mrs. j. L. Platter at the Ar
cadia today.
DIR. Hewittson, his rather and sister, Of
Riverside, who have been at the Casino for
some time, left today for trip to British
Columbia.
At the Arcadia are DIR. r. Haynes, r. b. .
Stephens, ]. Templeton, B. Gordan, DIR. Fl.
G. Bayless. Mrs NJ. NJ. Holliway. Mrs. f.
Schiff, Mrs. j. C. FitZhenry, Los Angeles;
Mrs. c. C. Lands. Mr.. and Mrs. Homer S.
King, Miss Hazel King, Miss King. Sar
Francisco; H. H. Sinclair, A. w. Sinclair.
Mrs. Fl. Wallen and children. Mrs. and
Miss Hemingway. Redlands; Miss Rodgers,
Governors Island, N. Y.
Today's arrivals at the Clarendon are
Arthur McCord, e. r. Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Wells c. Wells. A. w. Brown, H. Brown,
]. r. Kenyon, A. B. Stafford. Florence
Wells, Henry and C. o. Wells, Los Angeles;
W. o. Couring and wife, VIM. G. Wells, Or
pheum; Geo. c. Huff, Randsburg.
At the Atlanta: Mrs. r. L. Haughey
Eureka, CAL; r. Deakin, Mrs. E. David
son Worden, Cincinnati: Mrs. Anna S.
Griswokl,. Miss. ,Narcissa Miller, Mrs. II.
Glassell. Lost Angeles; w. Fl. Coulter, Oak
land; Mrs. ]. w. Victor and daughter, San