Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-24
DISCOVER POLE IN
ONE NIGHTS RIDE
JOLLY PARTY MAKES DASH TO
FROZEN NORTH
Leave DlxieIand Early In Evening and
Reach Alaska in Time to Eat
lc1 Cream with Teddy
Bears

From Dixieland, where everyone basked
in the smile of a watermelon, through
various other interesting places 10
Alaska where the icebergs were choppeu
up and served in pieces, was the trip
taken last night by, several hundred peo-
pie.
The Ladies' Aid society of the west
Adams Methodist Episcopal church ar
ranged the tours and they were all per-
sonaily conducted.
some of the travellers took the journey
on foot, but more preferred to use tne
automobiles. o-,-
Dixieland had its headquarters at 27l5
Dalton avenue and Mrs. w. G. Ramey
played hostess, assisted by Mrs. ID. L.
Spencer, Miss May Douner and Mrs. j.
H. Ramey.
Misses Roland McCorkle, Julia McCor-
kle, Hazel Ramey and Lucille Spencer,
with big red bandannas tied artisttcally
around their heads, served the water
melon.
Misses Francis Robinson, piano, and
Couch, vocalist, enlivened the guests,
who were all southerners for the time,
with the strains of Dixie" and great
bouquets of magnolia blossoms added to
the effect.
Eat Salad at Washington
The thoughts of the big melon patch
STAYED with the travellers until the COM
ductor called Washington, d. c.. when
visions of rich salad were speedily
brought up. Uncle Sam, represented by
E. R. Knox, welcomed the hungry pas
sengers and with hundreds of American
flags floating around them and with the
martial strains of national airs sound
ing in their ears, they partook of their
next course. Mrs. S. Harris of 27l3 Har-
ward boulevard acted as chief executive.
From Washington to Los Angeles, at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Dr. McLeish,
1749 West Twenty-third street, was a long
trip, and some little difficulty was ex-
perienced by the conductors who tried to
enforce the rule against anyone carrying
baggage
Before starting the passengers had
been warned against expecting a square
meal on a round-trip ticket and against
flirting with the engineer or general
manager, so in general they were very
we'll behaved.
Descriptions Confusing
The tickets had to he punched at each
stop and in making them out there was
confusion, as no one could agree upon
the right description.
The tickets were marked white, black
or medium as to color old, young or
doubtful, as to age; fat, lean or scrawny,
as to size; red white, blue or bald, as to
hair; and light, dark, cross, squint or
100000, as to eyes.
The guests felt at home when their
train stopped at Los Angeles and they
walked briskly up to the depot where
they were each received by tray piled
I'D with good things to eat.
BY the aid of Japanese lanterns they
followed the paths of those who had gone
before and it was jolly crowd who
sat down at a long table to enjoy the
sights of their own city.
10 ell
ly. for fear of skidding on the ice, to
Alaska which had it's headquarters in
the church, at West Adams and La Sale
streets. Great icicles hung from the cell
ing and chung to the chandelier, and big
white Teddy bear was doing his best to
climb the north pole, while several of
his fellows sat around in awe and won
der watching the great feat.
When the weary travellers had refreshed
themselves with this sight and shivered
and shook enough they proceeded to the
tables, where they were served with snow
in the form of sherbet until even their
bones were icy.
Present Good Program
I AS a treat to all those who had taken
the trip the hostesses presented an in
teresting program. A trio, composed of
Mrs Lillian Bennett, Mrs George Mar
ion and Mrs. D. L. Spencer, sang and
Mrs Lillian Bennett rendered pleasing
solo, "Fourleaf Clover"
Mrs r. II. Young, secretary of the bu-
reau for Alaska of the Woman's Home
Missionary society, gave an instructive
| talk on 1.-THE Work of Our Home Mis-
sionary Society in Alaska"
She spoke especially of the new Rein
deer mission. which has been established
at Sinuk, near Nome, where the natives
are given herd of reindeer and then
allowed to support themselves by rails
ing the animals, instead of giving them
land and pauperizing them as the gov
eminent has the Indians.
They eat the flesh of the reindeer and