Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-14
ALL ARRANGEMENT ARE NOW
COMPLETED
BUSINESS PLACES WILL ALL BE
CLOSED
Great Variety of Entertainment Is Of
fered at Long Beach-Prizes
Offered Are Novel
and Useful
Pasadena Agency,
n North Raymond Avenue.
Phones: Sunset 1907. Home 2124.

PASADENA. Aug 13.-Secretary Cool
idge of the board of trade and his corps
of assistants have completed and made
public today the complete program for
amusements and all exercises on Pasadena
day at Long Beach, Thursday of this
week. Acceding to a request of the board
of trade and Merchants association. a
resolution was adopted by the city council
today declaring Thursday civil holiday
All business places in the city are re-
uuested by the Merchants association to
close their doors on that day, so that pro-
prietors and employees may all go to the
beach for the days jollifcation. There is
no doubt that there will be a general
compliance with the request
Round trip tickets for the journey may
be purchased tomorrow from any of the
following places: At the board of trade
rooms, Sargent Shoe company, Jarvie &
Prinz Brenner e. Wood. and the Model
Grocery company. With each ticket is
given badge which entities the bearer
to special rates at any of the attractions
or pleasure resorts of the beach city. Only
persons wearing these badges will be
given the special reduced rates, so that
however much the visitor may object to
being tagged. he will find it a paying
proposition If he takes in the numerous
attractions offered by enterprising show
men.
Nearly every variety of goods to be
found in a modern department store is in
cIuded in the list of prizes offered for track
and aquatic events, and for extreme spe-
cimens of the human species.
The program includes 50-yard dash for
boys under 10 years of age: 50-yard dash
for girls under Is years of age; 1OO-yard
novice race for boys of any age; 50-yard
dash by young ladies, any age; school
boys relay race 440 yards this is for
four boys under 16 years of age from the
grammar schools of the city,; water tug
of-war, Y NJ. c. A. seniors against inter-
mediates; swimming race for boys under
10 years of age; 20 yards breast stroke
swimming race for young men of any
age; diving for form by young men of
any age; 60-yard swimming race for young
men of any age; swimming under water
for distance; water polo for Y. M. c. A.
seniors against Intermediates girls 10
yard swimming race. for girls under 10
years old; ladies' 15-yard swimming race
From one to three prizes are offered with
each class.
Hair brush, ice cream. leg of mutton,
buckskin shoes and roller skates are
among the varied list of prizes, In addi-
ton to the above the following list of spe-
cials is offered.
Heaviest man, six months subscription
to a local paper.
Heaviest woman aluminium coffee pot.
Gas Appliance company.
Lightest woman, ladies hand bag, Mrs.
B. NJ. Blackman.
Largest family, first prize, 500 gas range,
by Pasadena Consolidated Gas company;
second prize, electric fat iron, Edison
Electric company.
Couple longest married, clock, Kendall
Smith.
Newest married couple. IS box candy,
Skillen & Slillen.
Tallest man, box cigars, Lockett & Mis-
ner.
Shortest man, pipe, F. A. Ryan COM
pany.
The following is a complete list Of the
committees and chairmen;
General committee-Chester D. Sargent
chairman; D. w. Coolidge, Secretary;
Herman R. Hertel A. L. Ryder, Harry
Prinz, George Brenner, E. A. Off, F. V.
Rider, DR.. c. j. Tracey.
Committee on sports-Kingsley N. Stew
ems, Geo. Braden, T. d. Nestor.
Committee on transportation and BAN
ners-E. T. Off, chairman,
Refreshments-George ingalls,, chair
man.
Badges and printing-D. w. Coolidge,
chairman
Press committee-C. L. Butnam Ned
Chaplin, A. A. Pearson, Downing Nelson.
General marshals of the day-W. w.
Freeman, w. c. Austin.