Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-07
VENICE
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Sunset 1891
VENICE PREPARED TO
RECEIVE HUGE CROWD
ELABORATE PROGRAM FOR LOS
ANGELES DAY
Local Places of Amusement and At
fractions to Be Open All Day
and Admission to All Build
ings Free

Special to The Herald.
VENICE. Aug. 6.-Saturday, August
8, will be Los Angeles Day at Ven
ice" The day has been declared a
whole holiday here and half holiday
in Los Angeles.
All indications point to a record
breaking attendance, and the following
Ella borate program has been prepared;
a. m-Baseball game game in Venice ath-
letic park formerly known as cricket grounds
10 a. m-Los Angeles city council, Mayor
Harper and board of directors OF Los Angeles
chamber of commerce and their families will
leave Los Angeles on parlor car "Mermald'
and be accompanied to Venice by II. d
Eal1ins, mayor of Ocean Park and +. X,
McCarver, advertising manager of the Abbot
Kinney company
1879 a. m.-Los Angeles party will arrive
az Venice and be met by the city officials
and business men Of Ocean Park. welcome
by Venice of America band.
1880 a m.-Juvenle swimming race one
half mile around Venice breakwater. Entries;
Charlie Coult, Johnnie Maxim Willie Williams
and Clifford Bowes.
11:45 a. m.-Aquatic dinner will be served
TO the members Of the Venice Aquatic CLUB
| in the ocean Just inside of the breakwater
This will be a novel sight and cause much
I:3O u. m.-st Marks plaza, Ocean front and
| W;ndward avenue. Official exercises. Address
| of welcome Mayor H. B. Eakins of Ocean
! Park will extend the keys Of Venice to the
people of Los Angeles Response oy mayor
| A c. Harper of Los Angeles Band concert
from 2 until 4:3O p. m.
2;30 D. m-Aquatic sports in the plunge and
surf board riding by George Freeth, the Ha-
waian boy and life saver now of Venice.
First event-Fifty-yard handicap swimming
| race Frank Holborrow Fred Allen.
| Second event-Obstacle race. H, Crum, A.
Mower Louie Hammel and S. N. Townsend
| Third event-Trapeze and fancy diving and
high diving by George Freeth, Jake Cox A;
scholz Clifford Bowes. Charlie Coult and
| others.
sp. m-Venice lagoon and lake.
First event-Gondola race, George Wilde vs.
Ralph Fair
Second eVent-Canoe ultlns cohlest' open
Third event-Rowboat race. Open to all
Fourth event-Canoe race. Harry Nichols
VS. Sherwood Kinney
3:45 p m.-Boxing contests IN front OF the
auphitheater. Freddie Welsh vs. three Los
Angeles champions Each bout three rounds
All anusements and attractions at Venice
will be open all day and evening and a, ad-
mission to all buildings will be free. The
picnic grounds will be in readiness for thou
sands to eat lunches, and there will be music
all day,
At p. m. there will be grand display OF
fireworks on the ocean, and at p. m. there
will be a water polo game between Venice
team and one from the Bimini-Venice bath
house. -
There will be plenty of cars running IN
three-car trains from the Hill street station
The reception committee for the day will he
the CITY officials of Ocean Park, and the fol
lowing business men and women; j. A. STAN
wood ]. NJ White. r. w Aisbitt, r. A
Phillips. II. B EaSins, Milton Carlson mem
bers Of the Venice chamber Of commerce
Mrs ]. M White Mrs. II. Wickizer, Mrs
NJ M Merry Mrs. ]. c. Mclean and Mrs
Fnglehof- -Rundel.