The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-03-30
Venice.

south OF santa Monica and north oil
Playa Del Rey, in Southern Cali
fofnia, lies narrow stretch Of land, di-
rectly on the ocean front for which
nature has done much. But during the
past few months, man has been busy
identifying and improving the spot,
making it one of the most beautiful
resorts in the world.
Vince is the name given to this ideal
locality and truly a modern Venice it
seems with its miles upon miles Of salt
water canals, with its stately Venetian
palaces, business blocks AMI places OF
amusement, and while the work in by
no means finished, fair idea OF the
rare attractiveness OF the place can be
obtained by visit to It.
II is at this enchanted place, in a
pavilion seating 5000 people, away be-
yond the line Of breakers, where the
breezes are always cool and where
everything conspires to make the hours
pleasant, that the great Venice Assem-
bly, is to be held during July and Aug
ust OF 1906. Benjamin Fay Mills. whose
name is household word throughout
America, and who has recently become
Permanent Minister Of the Los Angeles
Fellowship, has been elected president
OF the association. The presidents
who have accepted their election include
the Hon. George +. Pardee, Gov. Of
California, Hon. franklin X Lane, the
Hon. William T.. smythe, Justly called
the Father OF National Irrigation, Mr.,
Abbott Kinney, and the Hon. George G..
Perkins, U. S. Senator from California
First. The plan includes series Of
national sociological congresses on Il
scale never before attempted in America
excepting at the Worlds Parliament in
Chicago in 1894.
Second. A Summer University at
which all the lighter branches OF gem
eral culture will be taught, including a
School Of Modern Languages. School
OF Music, School OF Expression, a
School of Ethics, and School Of Nature
Study.
Third A series OF lectures, concerts,
dramas, and other entertainments of
the highest rlass, by participants OF
national reputation.
Fourth. Exhilarating recreation in
the form OF pure and ennobling amuse-
ment. Daily concerts by one OF the
finest bands in the world. Entertain
ments by the trained amateur dramatic
society, and general effort to promote
good fellowship among those fortunate
enough to be present.
Fifth. Every Sunday morning a
great undenominationa religious SER
vice will be held in the auditorium
with the finest sacred music, and with
sermons delivered by various represen-
tatives of the different religious faiths
To give an idea of the scope If the
work outlined, it may perhaps be said
that in the first division, the World's
Parliament, it is proposed to hold nine
great assemblies of congresses, begin
ming on July 4th, with a California
Congress AZ which IT is hoped that Gov
Pardee will preside. Others to he in
vited include U. S Senators reriin
and Flint aud the Hon. William Il
Smythe.
A Patriotic Congress will meet t.
consider national aud international in.
terests. The President of the United
States will be invited by an Influential
committee, and strong hopes are enter
tanned that he will be able to accel,
that invitation. Secretary Taft will b.
invited to speak upon "Our Colonia
Problems" and the attendance OF olhe
speakers OF the greatest prominenc
will be solicited.
A Reform Congress Will meet a
which Mr. Albert Shaw, Gov. Alv
Adams, Miss Ida Tarbell, Senator
La Toilette OF Wisconsin, Mr. Thos. j
Lawson, Mr.. Clarence Darrow, an,
Others will be invited.
Other congresses one Of which is t.
be in the interest OF Universal Peace
another to be known as the Economi
Congress, another the Congress c
Religions, then rhianthropic Con
gress, Educational Congress, and I'll
Congress OF Psychic Research will fol
low in the order named, at whic
speakers of world. wde fame and c
varying views will be invited to Civ