Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
BALDWIN RANCH
ATTRACTS SHR|NERS
MOBILES EAT THREE ROASTED
STEERS
Side Trips to San Gabriel Mission
and AIhambra Show Visitors
So. e of the Beauty
Spots

Despite the fact that many of the
visiting mobiles had already left for
their home oases yesterday, which was
the last day on the official program
Of the local entertaining committee,
the occasion was a most busy one for
| the Shriners. Visits to the Masonic
home at East San Gabriel and to the
celebrated Baldwin ranch at Arcadia
served to fill in the time delightfully."-,
and when the caravan returned to town
last night all were tired, but filled with
"reminiscences of a happy day
| At the Masonic home the Daughters
of Isis were in charge of the entertain
ment. After an inspection OF, the home
the visitors were taken for carriage
rides in and about San Gabriel, and
the trip was certainly one of enjoy
ment. The groves and vineyards of San
| Gabriel and Alhambra, their vista of
green foliage and occasional patches of
yellow fruit were a novel and interest
ing sight for the visitors, and one and
all were glad that they had made the
trip.
The San Gabriel mission, its historic
walls, torn and crumbled by the raw.
ages of time, was a never failing source
of interesting data to the pilgrims. The
old graveyard, it's tombstones recalling
| the names of many dead and gone men
| and women of prominence in the his
tory of the west, was thronged with
mobiles and ladies whose tendencies
toward historical facts led them thither,
and the old padres who regaled their
guests with stories of olden times were
as people from another world.
| A variety of amusements were served
up for the pilgrims at Baldwin's ranch.
In addition to the attractions of the
Oakwood inn, with it's spacious accom-
modations for the zem zem consumers
and the various games of chance ready
for those who fancy risk on the whirl
| of the ball or the festive roll of the
dice, all the beauties and sights of the
noble property were on exhibition. and
no lack of entertainment was provided.
BaIdwin's Cowboys Ride
There were burro races and fancy
feats of rough riding by the cowboys
and wranglers employed by Lucky
Baldwin; a ball game between teams
which know how to play the national
game; straw rides and tallyho excur-
sions over the magnificent domain con-
trolled by Lucky; and last, but cer-
tainly foremost in the eyes of the east
ern pilgrims, monster barbecue. Pc
dro Morales who was formerly major
domo at one of the largest ranches
| In the southwest, was in charge of the
affair and he certainly did his best to
please the gringos from beyond the big
hills which divide the real west from
the section which the far fasteners
consider as such.
Three steers were used to treat the
pilgrims to a real western feed, and
even the dogs went hungry in waiting
for what was left over Old timers who
were in attendance say they never saw
such appetites for barbecued beef as
the mobiles and their company displayed,
and when the day was done not YES
tige of the meat, save the bones, re-
mained.
And when the Shriners got back to
town they had the prospect of fll
Fools night at Venice staring them in
the face. The gamer ones and those
who didn't care what happened made
the trip to the seaside city, but those
of the mobiles who were planning an
early departure today made the best
of the occasion and retired to their
downy couches.