Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-01
STOCKTON GUESTS
SPEND BUSY DAY
VISIT SOLDIERS HOME AND
BEACH TOWNS
Mystery of the Trip Is How Playa del
Key Spoonn Got Into Judge
utter's Pockets-over
Kite Track Today

AS with one voice the hundred and
twenty-five Visitors which Stocilton's
cHdinper OF commerce sent to Southern
California praise the hospitable treat
ment Los Angeles extends and the
charm Of the country where they are to
spend fortnight sightseeing
Though deploring their lack of time
the sons of San JOAQUIN county s+ertad
out early and quit late in studying the
Los Angeles style of boosting, While
the daughters of San Joaquin's gateway
city put in their spare time viewing the
store windows and greeting the women
who are fiocking to the Hotel Van Nuvs
to extend the hand of welcome.
FROM lO O'Clock to $50 yesterday was
consumed in the trip over the balloon
route to the beaches via hollywood and
Sawtelle, and the evening was divided
between trips to theaters. tn Fllxs,
headquarters, walks up and down the
well l1ghted business thoroughfares and
calls on former Stocktonians whom the
southland has weaned away.
All retired early in order to rest for
the trip today. which will be to Red
lands, Riverside, Pomona and Ontario
from the Arcade depot. The usual side
drives will be aiken.
Greet SaWteIIe Veterans
Excursion Manager c. M. Pierce's
bright aides filled the two special cars
on time and started out towards Holly-
WOOD with tnelr guests, debarking them
at the Soldiers home. Hundreds of
veterans received kindly glances and
talks from the visitors, who scattered
through the dining halls and other
buildings of the big city populated bv
Uncle Sans brave family.
The party went on to Santa Monica.
fingered at the camera obscura and took
run to Ocean Park, where the roller
coaster man failed to get his machinery
started in time to furnish rides.
So the journey was resumed towards
Playa del Rey where the fish dinner
made all of the visitors see things diff
ferently.
About this time 5ome of the wags
contrived to slip two spoons distracted
from the Del Rey dining room into
Judge w. B. Utters coat, and for an
hour he was Kept busy explaining how
this tableware got into his judicial
pockets. The judge, who is one Of the
most eloquent men in the Elks frater-
nifty, will need all his lingual resources
to satisfy his fellow members when the
story gets out.
On to Redondo their course took them.
Here for half an hour old and young
dug into the sand and lodged breakers
in their mad chase after moonstones.
All Hunt Moonstones
Rivalry among the women in the par
ty here was exciting to see who could
get the biggest gems, with honors fall
ing to 11rS. Sallie' Braden of 1923 West
Avenue 81, Los Angeles, who is visiting
here from Stockton, and Mrs. l.. w.
Peartt, whose husband conducts the
Western School of Commerce in Stock
ton.
Mayor George F. Husdson. F. ]. Diet
rich, a realty agent, and Clarencc L.
Dickinson led the parade into the mid
way at Venice, and were goaded into
trying to bump the bumps, over which
they slid with as much grace as man
kind can gather on so uncertain foun-
dation as the highly polished bumps
afford.
Mrs. c. E. Hemenway of Salt Lake,
who is visiting at Artesia, joined the
party, meeting some old friends
President D. A. Guernsey of the
Stockton chamber of commerce, Secre-
tary j. M. Eddy, Editor ]. l.. Phelps OF
the Independent and Superintendent OF
Schools James A. Barr reminded their
colleagues that on all sides the BOOST
ing spirit that prevails in Couthern CAL
ifornia was apparent and that 1t ac-
counted for much of the evident pros
perity that prevailed, the ease win
which eastern capital was attracted
and served as an inspiration to all Call-
fornians to remember that after all they
lived in one big commonwealth