Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-15
HUMORLSTS
DUE TODAY
WILL REACH SCENE OF FIFTH
CONVENTION
RECEPTION COMMITTEE WAITING
AT eARsToW
Weeks Program Contains Many In-
terestine Features, Including
Banquets, Trips and
Receptions

when the Los Angeles limited rolls into
Los Angeles over the Salt Lake railway
tonight it will bring with it more than
fortv members of the American Press
Humorists' association, who Will atteno
the convention of humorists tnat COM
mences tomorrow morning and Will con-
tinue for one week.
The convention to be held in this city
Is the fifth annual assembly that the
association has held, and from all pre-
dictions will be the most numerously
attended and the most successful. Inc
men who will convene are all we'll known.
When the limited reaches Barstow this
morning it will find a committee or local
members ready to entertain the crowd
that is on its way to this city. The local
committee will be composed OF FRANK
r. Searight, secretary and treasurer U.
the association: Winfield Hogaboom OF
the Express; j. C. Stuart. T. G. Peck,
general passenger agent Of the Salt Lake,
and Douglas White, editor OF the Arrow
head magazine.
AS soon as the train reaches the depot
automobiles will be in waiting to convey
the members to the Hotel Alexandria,
where a reception committee of the local
members and their wives will receive the
visitors. The mems committee will be
composed of Rev. Robert ]. Burdette,
Robert J. Burdette, jr., John s. NC
C,roartv. Harry c. Carr of the Los An
geles Times, John B. Elliott of the AS
sociated Press, ]. G. Stuart, Winfield
Hoeaboom, William H. Cline and Frank
T. Searight.
Women Aid
The ladies' committee will be COM
posed of the wives of the local members,
and also Mrs. Mary H. Kinkaid and Mrs.
George Barry.
accommodations have been secured at
the Alexandria for all the members of
the association, and during their stay
in this city the hostelry will be head
quarters.
An excellent program has been pre-
pared for the entertainment of the many
visitors during the week. Mr.. Searight
has been planning for weeks, and the
local members think that it could not
have been better arranged. 1t comprises
interesting events for each day OF the
associations stay in Los Angeles.
Following is the official program:
"Hear Vel Hear Vel"
s'The following things will happen in
Los Angeles the week of September 10,
1907:
10 a. m.-Trip to Mnorovia and seeing the
orange groves. guests of the Monrovia board
OF trade.
oak at La Vista Grande hotel. Monrovia
p. m. or thereabouts-Trip to San Gabriel
mission.
$3.50 p. m.-Banquet at the Hotel Alexandria
Los Angeles. by the Los Angeles members of
the American Press Humorists to the visiting
brethren. at which the managing editors. city
editors. business managers and staff repre-
sentatives of the six Los Angeles newspapers
w % ST
Tuxedo. and things like that. Bob Burdette.
toastmaster.
TUESDAY
10 a. m.-Leave for the ostrich farm.
II. noon-Informa luncheon at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. II. J. Burdette. sunnycrest.
Pasadena.
p. m.-Reception at Hotel Maryland by
Mayor Farley ana Pasadena board of trade,
followed by auto tour of the city.
Evening-Banquet at the Hotel Maryland by
board of trade.
WEDNESDAY
All day at Mt. Lowe. Cars leave Sixth and
Maine at 10 a. m.
Evening o'clock-Reception to the humor-
lists at the home OF A. ]. Taylor, 933 Valencia
street, in honor OF Judd Mortimer Lewis of
Houston, Texas known "A Night in Hol-
land (the reception, not judd.
Same eyening-Esnquet to Strick Gillian by
the old Herald crowd, at Levy's.
THURSDAY
Morning, at i0-1rip,to Venice or Long Beach
to p. m.-Garden party and reception at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Mitchell,
by the Woman's Press club of Southern Cali
fornia.
p. m.-Dinner at the California club to
President Thomas A DAILY and the more or
less worthy secretary, followed by a reception
to Tom by the Knights of Columbus, in K. o.
G. hall. Speeches by Tom.
S15 p. m--Mason opera house, to witness
Louis James performance of "A Comedy of
Errors
FRIDAY
10 a. m.-Seeing Los Angeles
Accommodating pieces for the home pa
per about Los Angeles
sl5 p. m.-Ihe "Bill' Nye monument fund
entertainment at the Auditorium
SATURDAY
Morning-A granu rest. in honor of the sec
retary-treasurer.
Afternoon-Sut yourself
p. m.--Leave for Goldheld, on the way
back hum