Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-13
OCEAN PARK Sized
BY JONATHAN CLUB
MEMBERS ALL INDULGE IN
HIGHEST OF links
Guests Of A. r. Fraser Upset Decorum
of Bath House and Convert II
Into Temporary Pam
demonlum
Especial to The Herald. ]


OCEAN PARK, Sept. Ito the in
spring notes of Gregory's band over
$50 members of the Jonathan club Of
Los Angeles marched down Pier ave-
nue. at o'clock this afternoon. The
club was the guest of A.. r. Fraser
who Is described in the official Jona-
than club paper as the Amusement
.Magot of Ocean Park"
The visitors were conducted to the
bath house, where, divesting them
selves of their outer garments, all took
a bath. f. s. Bosford made a grand
stand play diving for nickels. He went
down after six different coins and then
disappeared. Later on he was caught
displaying two-bit piece on the cement
walk. All went well in the plunge till
Brent, who makes a practice in bust
ness life of starting newly married
couples out on life's journey with costly
furnished flats Con the installment
plan), SO far forgot himself as to i'm
merse his whole 285 pounds in the tank.
This caused it to overflow, nearly
drowning number of the bathers.
A great scramble was made for Dress
ing rooms and the scared Angelenos
were making hasty preparations to
leave the building when a number of
them spied H. e. Huntington in the
gallery in disguise. With a mighty
shout they rushed at him, laid violent
hands on him and precipitated him into
the tank. He was rescued by sympa-
thetic fellow club members and laid
out on the roof to dry.
AS the party emerged from the bath
house they were set upon by band
of cannibals, who conducted them to
the pavilion. Arrived there they were
dragged before the chief of the saw
ages, known as King Kidder Keeney.
This monarch was the peer of savage
hideousness. Surrounded by his court
he made a picture unrivaled this side
of Mars. His retinue was composed
of the following: Chief of Tribe Young
worth, Court Jester Nagel, Pride of the
Harem Bronson, Official Interpreter
Cornish, sFlower of the Eunichs. Lati-
mer and Principal Fan Wielder Hink-
ley.
All sorts Of indignities were forced
on the unwilling prisoners. Mayor
Dudley heroically tried to soften the
brutes heart by presenting the key OF
the city to him, but the savage thrust
1t in the faces of his victims and even
went so far as to make them eat 1t.
Judge Gibson was compelled to dance,
Don Fisher was made to stand on his
head, while an ugly warrior with
drawn sword saw that he did 1t. Senior
"A
song, and because the king did not ap-
preciate his baritone voice he had him
arrested. j. A. Spruance had to Illus
trate What Is Home Without
Mother2"
Dana Burks caught the panpered
monarch's eye and had to "spellbfnd
before he was allowed to go. Then he
was arrested for having once been
mayor of Ocean Park. o. e. Monette
told what he didn't know about incu-
bators and a qaurtet composed OF
Maxon, Adler, Blennerhassett and Bag
lev were compelled to sing dirge
music, which so displeased his ma
testy that he ordered them one and
all to kiss the queen, which punish
ment they suffered in silence, making
many wry faces.
F. B. Sherwood was ordered to
make a speech and sentenced to be
thrown into the plunge. The victim
fought and pleaded yainly for mercy,
but was dragged to the bath house,
Invested of his valuables and was
about to be thrown to the cold. dark
waters when a company of his
friends, who had rallied to the scene.
released him and hurled the black
tends into the water instead.
The bedraggled savages fed In dis
may and the party. after caring for
the wounded and taking liberal po-
lions out of sundry bottles to steady
their nerves, adjourned to the Casino
for supper.
The evening was spent in dancing,
and long into the night the sounds of
were heard along the
beach.