Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
Development Society
IndOrSeS Plan
at Banquet
Two Hundred Enthuse
and Only One Signi-
fies Disapproval
California Advertisers Eat Dinner
Provided by Loomis Brothers
and Talk of Welfare
Of the State

One hundred and forty-nine out of $50
citizens of Southern Cali
fornia last night long and vociferously
cheered the sentiment in favor of dlvid-
ing California.
One representative citizen out of the
assembly of $50 hissed the proposition.
The solitary hiss momentarily stopped
the cheers and handclapping denoting
approval of the idea of separating
Southern California from the northern
district, but the cheering then was re-
sumed and the hiss was drowned by the
vigorous signs of approval.
1t was probably the most hearty
demonstration Of Endorsement of any
popular movement ever inaugurated,
and it was more remarkable from the
fact that the subject was sprung in h
totally unexpected manner.
The occasion was the complimentary
banquet rendered the Development So
ciety of California by Loomis Bros,
proprietors of the Hotel Angelus.
Sprung by Toastmaster
The banquet was given in the interest
of publicity of Southern California and
of good roads on the coast in general
and in this section of the state in par
ticular, and the subject of division OF
the state was far from the minds of the
great assemblage of representative citi-
zens gathered from Los Angeles, Pasa-
dena, Long Beach, San Pedro and other
nearby cities, although the question had
hnar ir1dnY- inoi6anfaI dicotIccin, q
the progress of the dinner, but the very
mention of the idea by Thomas e. Glib
bon, the chairman and postmaster,
acted as a torch applied to a box of
tinder.
The effect was instantaneous. First
there was vigorous shout of approval,
then a pause, and then followed vigor-
GUS and long-continued hand-clapping.
Toastmaster Gibbon apparently was
astounded by the demonstration which
his remarks produced, but soon smile
played across his features, which even
the solitary hiss was unable to efface.
After cheering which lasted fully a
minute, Mr.. Gibbon proceeded with his
opening remarks, but throughout the
remainder of the evening topic which
was uppermost in the minds of the
guests was the creation of the state of
Southern California.
Men of Prominence Present
The banquet was given in the banquet
hall of the Hotel Angelus, and it began
promptly at p. m. For an hour previ-
Gus to the time for discussing the care
fully prepared menu the Messrs Loomis.
assisted by a committee headed by w.
Scott Smith, manager of the Develop
ment Society of California, welcomed
the guests. Following is the list of
those invited, who, with few exceptions,
attended,
E. H. Bagley, Dr. John Willis Baer,
William l.. Brent, A. J. Bertonneau, w.
r. Bacon, James V. Baldwin, A. L. Bur-
bank, w. A. Barker, A. c. Balch, w. H.
Baldridge, N w. Blanchard ST., Fred
II. BiXby. Harry Chandler, c. A. Can
field, Percy Clark, George I. Cochran,
George w. Chrisman, John Chanslor,
James A. Driffill Charles r. Drake, Ed
ward L. Doheny, C. C. Desmond, o. v.
Eaton, j. M. Elliott Thomas Farley,
James A. Foshay, Charles Frankish.
Garland, Edward Grove, Edward S.
Graham A. M. Goodhue, Arthur r..
Briggs, Rev, r. j, Burdette. Hancock
Banning, w. H. Buffers. George II.
BiXby, Frank Burns, w. c. Barth, Dana
Burks, F. j. Carlyle, Samuel Glover. d.
M. Coolidge, C. C. Chapman, e. C. Die
ter, T. L. Duque. w. j. Doran, r. H.
Downs, Thomas e. Ellis, Edwin T. Earl,
j, A. Fitch, II, w Frank, Fred w.
Flint L. C. Gates. Thomas Gibbon, w.
L. Green, j. A, Graves, Col. w. l.. Green,
Fred A. Hines, j. M. Hale, p e. Hatch,
DR.. John r. Haynes Thomas Hughes,
j. H. Holmes, R. H. Howell, A. c..
Harper, w. I. Hollingsworth, j. b.
Geo. L. Hazard, Marco H.
Hellman Moses Hamburger NJ G.
w, j. Horne, Roy Jones, O.
II. Johnson. FL. Jevne, A, p. Johnson, A.
Keller, w. G. Kerckhoff, Joseph O.
Koepfi, S. II. Laverty. Rev. Baker p.
Lee, John Llewellyn, w. w. Lowe, H.
II. Lowenthal, Carl Leonhardt d. M.
70. II. Lahee, ]. II. Muholland,
William Mead, Frank Miller, Rev.
Robert Mcintyre. w. w. Mines, James
James McFadden. Joseph #.
Maier, jr., ]. e. Mcintyre. Frank Nc
Cutcheon. j. Mcmillan, Hon. j. w. Nc
Kinley, George Marston, ]. o. Mecca
ment, p M. Myers, Leonard Merrill, J..
A. Miller. w. c. Patterson, George C..
Perkins. w. r. Powell. John II. F. Peck,
w. S. Porter, f. A. Powell, George c..
Peckham, DR.. l.. A. Perce, r. d.
Roberts, Epes Randolph, George N.
David Rorick. w, B. Red
burn, Seward A. Simons, Frank H.
Short, Robert Shiffman, c. e. Slosson,
Gen. M. M. Sherman. M. P Snyder,
Frank Shaw, p, A. Stanton, ]. II. Strine,
Frank Strong. J. r. Sartori, f. Q. Story,
Stephen Townsend, e. G. Thomas, Hon.
N. w. Thompson. w. +. Washburn, l.. j.
Wilde, M. p. Wood, DIR. L. A. Wright,
H j. WOOllaCOtt Morris H. Wilson