Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-19
AFLOAT
AND ON SHORE
TRAVERSE TIE BEACHES AND
SEE HARBcRS
Thought MoIders Are Laden With
Flowers md Souvenirs OF Sum
days Trolley, Auto and
Boat Rides

Two hundred usually dignihed mem-
bers of the Southern California Bdi-
torial association threw dignity and
care to the four winds OF heaven or
some equally distant place yesterday
and enjoyed themselves with all the
enthusiasm of so many small boys and
girls
1t was the second day of the two
days annual session and the entire
motif of the program was "have a good
time"
"Have a good time" was the COM
mand and for once the potentates OF
the country press allowed themselves
to be dictated TO.
There were miles and miles of beau
tful country seen from the luxurious
seats of the Pacific Electric parlor
cars, there were welcomes from royal
hosts, there were speeches and feast
ing and auto rides and carriage drives
and more speeches of welcome and SO
many other delightful things that the
members of the party were over
whelmed before they were safely
landed in Los Angeles again.
The fun started at 10 o'clock. when
two special cars of the Pacific Electric
company, with Advertising Manager
Kneedler as the genial host, left the
Sixth street depot bound for San
Pedro.
Transfer to Steamer
At 1O4O the party arrived in San
Pedro aud was transferred to one of
the steamers of the Banning company.
A committee of San Pedro newspaper
men, of which Winfield Hogaboom was
the head appeared upon the scene at
this point with boxes of cigars and an
inexhaustible fund of information
about the San Pedro harbor.
The party enjoyed a trip around the
harbor, saw Dead Mans island and re-
turned to dry land just in time to be
met by another receiving party from
the San Pedro chamber of commerce
and taken to the banquet room, where
luncheon was served. In honor of the
visitors the hall was decked in its
most gala attire of flowers and bright
colored streamers and an hour was
given over to luncheon and speech
making.
Francis Burns, president of the
chamber of commerce, called Winfield
G. Hogaboom, who gave the welcom-
ing address, and he in turn presented
the Irish orator of the harbor city,
Senator w. H. Savage. A. l.. Selig re-
sponded to a toast and j. 2. Baum
Sartner and Charles w. Fleming ex-
tended thanks on behalf of the asso-
citation.
And Verses, Too
Some impromptu verses were COM
posed by some of the newspaper wo-
men of the party in which Mr.. Hunt
ington, Mr.. Kneedler and the San
Pedro chamber of commerce figured
prominently, to the amusement of the
company.
From San Pedro to Long Beach the
party was next conveyed and there
they were met by members OF the board
of trade and given an auto ride along
the ocean front.
From there to Naples and then on to
Huntington beach was the next trip.
At Huntington beach there was an
other royal welcome awaiting the
party.
were in readiness for drive and bet
ter than that there was a company of
bright-faced women laden with pink
carnations and souvenir ribbons as re-
membranes of Huntington beach. The
women boarded the car and went with
the party to Newport beach, present
ing each member with another Hunt
ington beach souvenir, thanking the
editors for coming and wishing them
a good farewell.
Mr.. Kneedler spared no efforts to
make the entire trip delightful one
and resolutions thanking him were
passed.