Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
ALL RECORDS BROKEN AT THE
cHuTEs
LABOR TEMPLE FUND GETS BIG
INCREASE
Stanley 3. Wilson Makes Speech OF
Day-Manifolc Attractions Are
damned for Hours-Many
Games

mark at one time. There must be at least
fifty thousand people visiting mere To-
day."
That IS what James B. Lehigh, presl-
dent of the Chutes Amusement company
said Yesterday when two of the attend
ants on the grounds entered his ofnce,
each dragging sack of tickets wnlch
had been taken in at the gateways' rep
resenting a valuation of something ike
$4,000. 4,,
From o'clock yesterday. morning I'LL
the time when the gates OF the PARK
were closed to the public men, Wolnen
and children swarmed over the grounos'
Never before in the history OF Los An
geles was there ever such depenstra-
tion by organized labor The program
that had been arranged for the vlsltors
was long and unusually attractive. Inere
was something to be seen ana enJoyeo
every minute of the day.
Accommodations for the great crowd
had been in preparation for week, put
they were taxed to the utmost fet eacn
individual in that great body 1elt ne
were enjoying the best day OF the year.
Spend Literally
Money was spent literally. for eacn
one present knew that so or 60 per cenl I
of the sum taken in by the amusement
company would be turned over 10 the
labor council of Los Angeles to swell
the great fund already at hand TOT the
early erection of the contemplated new
labor temple to be constructed on Mapie
avenue, near Fifth street.
The building when completed Will Cost
something like $130,000 Yesterdays re-
ceipts, which, according to Mr.. Lehign'
were the best ever taken In one day.
will aid materially toward the early con-
struction of the building.
The committee in whose hands rested
the arrangement of affairs throughout
the day, was composed of four men VINO
should be congratulated on their success
full efforts to amuse as large cro"o
as was present They are: A. V. Thomp-
son. president; Harry Warner, secretary;
r. C. Hunter, vice president, and w. A.
Engle, treasurer. These men were the
busiest men at the park yesterday.
The program of sports and prizes was
left in the care of w. A. Wanna, VINO
proyed himself an adept in the work OF
arranging the different sports, In Wnlcn
all sorts of people took part.
<,skn girls aFt fat matrons; persons OF
every p5ssialS description. Fifteen events events
were held.
"PIay BalP
Jqrst was the ball game. The Building
Trades and the Printing Trades were
fighting for the championship of the state,
4 silver trophy donated by The Citizen,
n local publication, and $50. The game
was a hard contest, but the printers won
by IL to 6.
The game commenced at 10 a. m. Dur
ing several telling phases of the game
where success seemed to waver, first Ia
yoring one side then the other, the au-
dience shouted itself hoarse and stamped
the seats with the genuine fervor OF
baseball enthusiasm.
At half-past / the running races be-
gan. The boys race took the lead. Then
came the girls, more exciting still
The next feature was standing broad
iump for men. All this was just the be-
ginning of the fun of the afternoon Ine
program continued with a mems running
iumn fat mems running race, fat
woman's running race, women's running
race. an egg race for women, a nail
driving contest for women, a sack race,
q .three-legged race, two throwing-lemons-
in-a-barre contests, business agents
race. and last of all tug of war be-
tween the teamsters and linemen NO. oi'
Principal Winners
rbe chief prize winners of the day were
q "a Dolin: r. Coresco, who won four
consecutive prizes, and c. Roclair Tor
the men. while Mrs. w. j. Killion, MISS
Laura Canes and Miss Minnie Thields
led among the women.
Prizes ranged from six pints OF cham-
pagne, case of assorted Wines boxes
of fine cigars, gold watch, TO snoes'
coffee and chafing dishes. There were
mounds of -four handbags, shirtwaists
and many other things In all there were
something like 100 prizes given away.
B,It this was not half of the program.
President Lehigh courteously threw open
every amusement of the park-the MD
way, the merry-go-round, the theater,
the pavilion and the zoo. For those VINO
wanted little adventure there was the
shoot the chutes. the helter-skelter, the
roller coaster and all the other things
known 10 freuuenters of the pleasure
grounds.
AT the pavilion the management mad
made the choicest features of its pro-
gram There were the Rudolph acrooats,
the Hawaiian quintet which otherwise
plays to the guests of the Alexandra IN
the Indian grill, and several vaudeville
turns. When the dofngs at the pavilion
We're over the crowd had hardly lett tne
building when crier announced that
Kid Lewis would dive from a height.
Everybody gathered about the pond.
Balloon Goes Up
After this the balloon ascention was
undertaken by Aeronaut Monsieur Le-
royxez. who rose to point where his
body looked the size of a pin. The para
chute descent carried him to the south
west. far away from the park.
An address was made by Stanley B.
Wilson. He began his address, entitled
sThe Temple shortly after 2 o'clock
and spoke until A, holding his audience
with his eloquence and the Importance
of his topic At times the pavilion rang
with applause.
During several periods of enthusiasm
the shouting and clapping lasted for five
minutes.
His address was in part as follows:
"Architecture is the trumbprint of
people upon history, Since the dawn
of human activity, peoples and periods
have characterized themselves in the
erection Of monuments palaces, temples
creations combining conceptions of
mind and skill OF hand, and expressing
the hopes and habits and advancements
of the builders.
"a temple is a consecrated edifice. It's
stone and brick its materials may he
like those of other buildings. but they
are set apart for distinct and different
purpose. symbolicaI of the sentiments Of
the builder
THE temple under whose auspices we
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