Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-03
SOME NE A. GUESTS
ALREADY IN CITY
MORE WILL ARRIVE LAST OF
WEEK
Preliminary Work of Entertainment
Program Completed and Sew
eraL New Features Are
Added

The local committee yesterday COM
pleted its preliminary work in arrang-
Ing an entertainment program for del
egates to the National Educational as
sociation convention, some few of
whom are now arriving in the city.
To date, however, the large majority
of arrivals is made up of persons not
particularly interested in educational
matters, but who have taken advan-
tage of the N. e. A. railroad rates to
make a visit to the coast. Several
hundred of these tourists have reached
here. Many of them have had their
tickets validated and have departed for
other coast points.
Later in the week the delegates will
begin to arrive and by next Monday
probably from $4,000 to 10000 of them
will be In Los Angeles. At the regis
tration bureau in the basement of
Temple Auditorium building enough
rooms have been listed, outside of the
hotels, to accommodate $4,000 persons
at prices ranging from so cents to 81
a day. Most of these rooms are within
easy walking distance Of the Auditor
ium. None of them Is far out. In
addition to this list the downtown
hotels will be able to care for still
other thousands. Practically all of
them have made special rates for N.
2. A. visitors.
Bureau to Be Busy
Little work was accomplished at the
registration bureau yesterday. Later,
however, this will be a very busy place,
as all delegates must visit it to have
their tickets validated. The informa-
tion bureau, at the same place, also is
making preparations to attend to the
wants of the thousands who are ex-
pected to come here, while branch
postoffice will be installed in the same
big room for the convenience of dele
gates.
Advance members of the N. E. A.
who secured certificates through the
local committee may obtain badges by
presenting these certificates at the reg
istration bureau any time after July A..
This applies to the many local teachers
who Joined the association under this
plan and to many more from nearby
outside points. Where convenient to
the holders of certificates the request
is made that this matter be attended
to before next weeks rush sets in.
The entertainment program as finally
prepared contains several new features
and a few changes in date, made neces-
sary in order to avoid conflicts with
the convention program. The conven-
tion will close Friday, July IL, but
the entertainment program will con-
tinue through Thursday of the follow
ing week.
On Annual Vacation
Secretary Irwin Shepard says dele
gates to the N. II. A. convention do not
come here as do delegates to the or
binary convention but only upon COM
pleting their work and returning home
to their business. Instead they come
upon the eve of their annual vacation,
lasting probably for eight weeks OF
more, and the greater number of them
plan to pass a considerable part OF
that time in Los Angeles and vicinity
This has simplified greatly the task OF
the entertainment committee, which,
when it began its work, experienced
great difficulty in finding time for the
numerous features planned. The pro-
gram, as finally adopted. is as follows:
Monday, July S-Concerts in the Audi
torium and in Central park; trip to
Mount Lowe, the Cawston ostrich farm
the Los Angeles ostrich farm and the Los
Angeles silk farm.
Tuesday, July 9-No Special estertain-
ment features.
Wednesday, July 1O-Long Beach.
Thursday July 11-Reception at the Fri
6ay Morning club house.
Friday, July 12-Reception at the public
library from IL to 2
Saturday, July 13-Catallna; the klte-
Sunday. July 14-Concerts in Westlake
and Eastlake. parks:
Monday, July 15-Venice; addresses by
prominent educators in the Venice audi
torium.
Tuesday, July 16-Indian crafts exhibit,
Pasadena, the Chutes
Wednesday, July 17-Whittier, the state
school, special program prepared by
Whittier residents Z
Thursday, July 1S-Monrovia, trip to the
CANYONS and up the mountains.