Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
BEACH DAY IS
DAY OF DAYS
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOLKS STORM
LONG BEACH
Spend Part Of Day In Sand and Surf
Frolle--Thousands Attend After
noon and Night
Concerts

Beach day Tor the Sunday school chill
dren brought thousands Of visitors to
Long Beach yesterday, all Of them
eager to have good time in the sand
end surf and later to hear the concerts
under the auspices of the State Sunday
School association at the Long Beach
auditorium, afternoon and night.
Beach day was the concluding fea-
ture of the Sunday school gatherings
which have made Los Angeles the CEN
ter Of interest for pastors, superintend-
ents. teachers and pupils and following
so closely upon the visit of the Shriners
to Long Beach. the city was well pre-
pared to receive the visitors who
shared the enthusiasm growing out of
the Masons' picturesque pilgrimage,
the coming Fiesta week and the new
born movement of progress that has
seized the growing beach city.
The electric systems, and the South
ern Pacific, Salt Lake and Santa Fe
lines had arranged special excursions
from Los Angeles and other points,
which had literally advertised the Sun
DAY school gathering, and people
swarmed into the city from every con-
veyance all day long like bees from
hives.
All Roads Lead to Beach
All roads led to the beach. where the
pier, auditorium, bath house and surf
kept young and old interested until
concert time came around at 3 o'clock
They found the city decked in bunting,
reception committees from the chamber
of commerce and churches in waiting
and cadets and singers in good voice.
While thousands of adults were on
hand they were but n small portion of
the augmented population 1t was es-
sentially children's day. They came
with baskets and lunch boxes, fishing
poles and bathing suits. and with tin
buckets and spades for sand digging.
Some even brought toy boats.
All youths we're agreed upon one
point-the sooner stockings and shoes
hadbeen cast upon the sands the better.
Thousands of shoes, slippers and san
dals of all shapes and conditions of
wear lined the sandy stretches like
specks.
Enter With Strong Voices
How the owners ever managed to
claim their own only child can an
swer, but somehow when concert time
came around all young people entered
the auditorium with shoes on. Their
steps were a little leaden, but their
voices were strong and lusty for sing
ing hymns
The auditorium never looked prettier
than yesterday, with it's elliptical cell
ing decorations and many triangular
banners bearing Sunday school mott oes,
it's streamers and American flags, it's
Shriner colors and the olive, grape and
orange hues of Fiesta time.
The gallery was filled first with spec
tators from end to top, and then the
throng poured into the main floor fill
ing the camp chairs long before the
time for the band to make its entry.
All over the vast eXpanse children
sat and stood and smiled. And then
they swapped seats. The spirit of child
hood was there, exuberant, laughing
youth, and their red cheeks and tangled
hair told of the gay times they had en-
joyed as a prelude.
Cadets and Athletic Girls
In attractive khaki, the cadets of
Christ church acted as guards at all
entrances-sturdy boys impressed with
the dignity of soldierdom. The calls
thenic classes from different churches
girls in black suits, trim and natty
looking-filed in with dumbbeIls in their
hands. The Sunshine chorus, little
chorst4fs dressed in white, took seats
on the specially built platform.
Promptly at o'clock the signal for
quiet was given, and as soon as the
Italian band marched in the baton of
Musical Director 1. H. Meredith became
active.
The concert had begun.
With the training and talent of vet
eran musicians the band which is the
pride Of Long Beach, rendered an over
ture. putting all the auditors in sym
pathy with the program to come. The
stirring airs penetrated the huge hall
and the sounds were echoed out to the
hundreds on the pier and approaches
unable to get into the auditorium.
Sunshine Chorus Hit
After the applause had died down the
Sunshine chorus sang it's first hymn
"Our Festal Song" AS with one voice
the young people started their tonal
effort, and in fresh voices attuned the
hymn of praise and cheer. 1t fell on
hushed audience, pleased at the effort
and liberal in applause.
No. on the program was a solo by
wee soprano. Miss Annie Row, who
stood on a chair in order that she could
be seen as we'll as heard.
She sang of a dolly, an everyday rag
pet on whom she lavished more love
than on a more stylish doll The senti-
nient was pretty and the little girl made
q hit.
Two more hymns followed, both by
the Sunshine chorus. They were en-
titled Remember Thy Creator" and
Just Smile" Both were well rem
dered.
Solos by band members and alternate
hymns filled the rest of the afternoons
program as follows: children of the
Light" (Meredith), chorus; selection by
the band; Follow, Gladly Follow"
(Pulln), chorus; solo, "Song of the
Mandarin" (Hart), Miss Annie Row;
(a) "There's No Land Like Ours" der
mani, (b) Grown Jesus King (Mere-
dith); Instrumental solo, selected, by
member of the band; Love That Pass
eth knowledge" (Meredlth), chorus;
selection by the band
Night Concert
4 The night concert also packed the au-
ditorium, though adults were in the
majority. The leader was Grant Col
fax Tullar. and. as in the afternoon.
the accompanist was William Edison
Strobrldge.
The program was as follows:
Part I.-Se, ections by Italian band;
(a) NOW the Day is Over (Barnby),
(b) sour Festal Song" Il. H. Meredith
chorus by Grant c. Tullar). by the
chorus; May Morning" (Denza), 1. ii.
Meredith. -(aO "He Did MOT T0fa a.,