Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-07
BEACH CITIES TO
AID PROSPERITY
COMMERCIAL BODIES WILL
BOOST HOME PRODUCTS
OCEAN PARK FLOAT is ENTERED
FOR PARADE
One of the Features for the Week viii
Be . Display of Locally Pro-
duced Art Treas
ures

President Webster of the Ocean Park
chamber of commerce visited secretary
Frank Virgins of the local CHAMBER
OF. commerce yesterday morning TO talk
about Prosperity Week.
The beach. commercial bodies are TAX
ing a lively interest in prosperity
Week" as originated by Miss Frances
Holmes, and the Ocean Park chamber
doubtless will have a float in the pa
rade in this city 1t will be a boat OF
some sort AID will be of striking de-
sign and unique significance.
The Ocean Park chamber of com
merce was called together last night
by President Webster after his talk
with Frank Virgins, and told by him
what the chamber should do for Pros
perity Week" President Webster urged
every member of 40 chamber to do
everything he can individually to boost
the movement and outlined action for
the chamber to take This matter was
referred to a committee, and it is GER
tain Ocean Park, Santa Monica and
Venice will come in with something
handsome for the celebration.
Venice has a shoe factory of consid-
cradle proportions, and President Web
ster made the announcement yesterday,
owing to the increased sales OF the
product of this factory in Southern
California, it is tine intention &c double
the capacity of the factory during the
coming two months.
Prizes for Window Displays
The display committee announced
yesterday it has originated a contest
for the merchants of Los Angeles. Of
fering three prizes for the best window
displays, done entirely with Southern
California products. The first prize
will be S25 the second SIS and the third
n ~ 20
win be the judges of the displays and
ali they ask is nothing be used, even
for the decorations, except home prod
ucts.
. John r. Newebrry is not only going
ITO make notable displays of home
products, but he announced yesterday
he will give a cup of hot coffee and a
sandwich to every visitor to his fac
tory on East First street near Vignes
any afternoon or all afternoons during
prosperity Week" Make up your
mind to board with Mr.. Newberry dur
ing the week.
One of the features of the exhibitions
being prepared for prosperity Week"
which is attracting much attention is
the home produced art, of which F. w.
Blanchard is taking care. That there
will be notable display of art treas
ures, and all made in Southern Cali
fornia, is now certain. Mr.. Blanchard
was asked yesterday to give list of
entries thus far made to this display,
and replied, YEARLY: ooh, my! don't
ask me for that. 1t would be too long
to get into one issue of the paper, any
way, and still there are more to come.
I did intend to issue catalogue, but
/ couldn't get the names all into a
book an ordinary person could hold at
arms length, and so / had to give
it up
informed solicitors for some concerns
are already asking merchants for adj
vertisements for an official program
of Prosperity Week" The committee
wishes to state, for the benefit of adj
vertisers. no official program is to be
issued in book form, and no person
or firm is authorized to issue. such a
book.