Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30
LONG BEACH

the young people assembled tnere' Inc
launches claim a large measure OF
popularity and are kept busy In the
daytime taking out fishing parties ana
on moonlight evenings dash out on
the bay and ocean with merry parties
generally accompanied by band.
For those who do not like the rough
ocean trips there are still water trips
to be made on Alamitos bay and san
Gabriel river.
Some of the best fishermen" In
Long Beach are young women and doz-
ems of them are to be seen at almost
any hour on the pier with rod and
reel. They land the big yellowtail ana
barracuda with the skill born of long
practice, and even on the fishing boats
hold their own with the best OF the
male fishermen.
Tennis, basket ball and even baseball
are among the sports young women de-
light in at Long Beach. Just now ten
mis- has the call and half dozen courts
are kept busy.
The automobile parties form q very
important item in the social routine,
runs being made to San Pedro, Comp
ton, Anaheim and the beaches north
and south Of Long Beach. The autos
have not succeeded, though, in entire
Iy displacing the time-honored tallyho
or even the straw ride.
And the dancesl The Joy of the
youthful heart in Long Beach centers
around the far famed "sun parlor" at
the outer end of the public pier. Three
nights a week the Marine band gives
q hop which always has hundreds of
patrons, and for those who do not
dance at the pavilion there are numer-
GUS small hops at the hotel.
A favorite at Long Beach this sum-
mer is Miss Maud Mendenhall of Pasa-
dena, who is spending the summer with
her grandmother on Daisy avenue. She
is the life of every party she enters
and her presence at every social affair
is eagerly sought.
Miss Fannie A. Gettle, San Fran
cisco belle who has spent so much
time in this section that she might be
said to belong to Los Angeles quite as
much as to the northern city. is spend
ing the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Brouillette at 431 Locust avenue.
Miss Gettle possesses a remarkably
sweet contralto voice and is often
heard at private musicales in the beach
city.
Miss Dorothy Mentone, an Iowa dam
sci who was reigning favorite among
tourists in Los Angeles last winter, is
rounding out Southern California
tour by spending the summer in Long
Beach, occupying with her aunt a cot
tage on American avenue. A fearless
swimmer, excellent dancer and accom-
plished musician, there is no "sum-
mer girP' on the coast that has
achieved greater popularity than Miss
Mentone. She will go east in the fall.
A Los Angeles bride of last spring Is
enjoying her honeymoon all this sum-
mer at the Hotel Riviera. She is Mrs.
Frederick Arnold, formerly Miss Els
telle House of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
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was married in ST. Paul's cathedral.
Another summer visitor at the Riv-
iera whom a host of Los Angeles
friends will remember is Miss Faus-
tena Quinn, a Kansas damsel who has
now been several months in Long
Beach. Miss Quinn Is an excellent
dancer and is always to be counted
upon when parties are being gotten
up.
Miss Frances Whiting Of Pasadena is
chaperoning a merry party of young
women who are spending the summer
at AIT Cedar avenue. They intend CIV
ing series of informal entertainments
during their stay here. In the party
are: Misses Ethel Love, Virginia Love,
Louise Derby, Marjorie Derby Of Los
Angeles, Anderietta Glassell of Tropico
John Hettrich and daughter. Miss
Rose Hettrich of Cincinnati, o.; Mr..
and Mrs. John Hettrich, jr., of Los
Angeles; Misses Mabel Faust and Marie
Wheeler and Percival James and Dore
Chapman OF Pasadena went to Cata-
lima island from Long Beach in party
early this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ballard, who were
recently married in Los Angeles, are
spending their honeymoon at 214 East
Ocean Front, Long Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Kerr. formerly OF
Long Beach, now of Coachella, are
spending month with friends here
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Test of Pasadena
have come here for the summer and are
located at 81 Atlantic avenue.
Miss Wells is entertaining DR.. and
Mrs. Sylvester of Los Angeles at her
bungalow on Magnolia avenue.
Mrs. j. r. Herdman entertained at
supper Monday evening at her home,
Ocean Front and Esperanza street. Red
geraniums and smilax were the decora-
tions and the color scheme of red and
green was carried out in the refresh
ments. The affair was in honor OF Mrs.
Wisenborn and Mrs. Stanford and her
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