Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
PROSPERITY TO
BE USHERED IN
WHISTLES WILL BLOW AND
BANDS PLAY
LEE GATES TO MAKE ADDRESS
IN CENTRAL PARK
Concert, Vaudeville Entertainment and
Production of Richard Barry's
Play Will Close First Day
of Celebration

The blowing of whistles at o'clock
this morning, wherever in Los Angeles
county there is a factory or railroad
whistle to be blown, will usher IN
Prosperity Week and its celebration
At noon there will be another blast.
Today will be a day of bands. The
Santa Monica Bay Italian band Will
give a concert at Central park at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon Another band
will play in the residence section from
10 to O'clock and at the same time a
comic band will roam through the ousl-
ness streets at the same time. Yet an
other band will play in the business
section from 2:30 to 4:30 O'Clock.
An address will be delivered by Lee
Gates in Central park at 10 O'Clock TINS
morning on prosperity"
Prosperity pennants Will pc as
tributed at the Chamber of Commerce
today to all who apply. Buttons are IN
the hands of retail merchants IN all
parts of the city, and the supply Is
ample for all inquirers.
Every retail clerk in the city IS to
receive two tickets to the concert and
vaudeville entertainment rendered the
clerks by the chamber Of commerce
Prosperity Week committee tomorrow
evening at the Shrine auditorium.
The program is under the direction OF
L. e. Behymer, and participants have
all donated their services in the interest
of Prosperity Week. Speeches on nome
product subjects will be made by Mayor
Harper, President Stewart of~the cham
Der of commerce and Frank H. Tyrell.
The Nowland Hunter trio and Madam
Genevra Johnstone-B Bishop will sing
The musical and entertainment portion
of the program is as follows:
(a) Andante, con motto tranquillo. .Mendelssohn
(b) Sehr Lebhaft .............,...'''' sehufialin
Rowland Hunter Trio.
Soprano solo" Experience" .............'.'
I4ottie Buisseret
Contralto solo-"Come. Live with Me Mlnettie
Helen Golf.
Whistling solo-"Spring Song .Mendelssohn
Enid Lynn Behymer
Soprano solo-(a) THE Awakening" Alexandra
(b)( Buy My Oranges" ........... Scodopole
Nine. Genevra Johnstone-Bi Bishop.
when Love Abdes' .......... Clough-Leighter
Nunice Sabini Bittman.
'Carissima" rem
Helen Golf
Baritone solo-"El Canto del Presidario'..
Edwin House.
Whistlng solo-"Carmena' H. Lane Wilson
Enid Lynn Behymer.
Vaudeville sketch Taffy'' ..................
Lottie Buisseret and Fred c. Mcpherson.
Contralto soo-"Girls of Seville .Allitsen
=. Nuncie Sabni Bittman.
Ia Moderate (b) Andantino con moto.
(e) Allegro Scherzando .........,...... Gade
NoWldiu-I1uhASt IilOs
Richard Barrys play, 1.-THE Search
light" strictly home product, will be
produced at the Auditorium theateI
this evening. Directors of the chamber
of commerce will be seated in the boxes
it being chamber of commerce night
and it is expected that the greater part
of the floor will be occupied by mem
bers of the organization.
Success Fully Assured
Frank Virgins enthusiasm shows nc
signs of the wear and tear that might
reasonably have been expected after the
unremitting efforts he has put forth
He is confident that this will be the
greatest exposition ever held in the
state.
But 1t is the educational effect of the
demonstration that Mr.. Virgins dwells
on most, pointing out that this has
been the quickest and by far the
cheapest method of acquainting the
people of Southern California with the
immense diversity of goods produced
in the section they have selected fol
their home. He points out that as the
fiestas that started in 1894 have all
paved the way for the present exhibit
ton, so this in its turn will prepare
the ground for future exhibitions of a
magnificence at present impossible to
conceive At the least the public will
have ascertained by the end of the
week, if they have not done so already
that there are long lines of domestic
products that are greatly superior tC
those they have hitherto been buying
from abroad.
That an immense impetus will be
given Immediately to domestic trade IL
evidenced by the fact that the stores
report a great increase of business this
past week. Apart from the big parade
and the visits to the various factories
on the day set aside for that purpose II
is safe to say that the exceptional
efforts put forth by merchants through
out the retail districts of the city t
add to the destinations of their window
displays will prove a never failing
source of interest to the crowds thai
are expected to visit the city during
| the week.