Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26

from the mansions of the rich and the
cabins of the poor.
Beaumont is certainly to be congratu-
lated on it's ability to arouse the Muse
to such inspiring poesy. From the Win
ner of the first prize to the last the
iinglers all appeared to be thoroughly
imbued with the spirit of the theme.
The prize winners were announced
last night at meeting OF the 1inglers
attended in large numbers at the once
of the Beaumont Land and Water COM
pany, 226 Mercantile place. The first
prize, S. in gold, was carried off by
Eunice James Gooden, 1921 West
Twenty-fifth street, and runs as fol-
lows:
Sing a song of Beaumont,
Fruitful land and fair;
Bought up five small acres,
Went and settled there.
Fruit trees grew like magic,
Work was turned to fun;
Now in independence,
I'm counting out my mum
Second Prize Poem
The second prize was tossed off into
the beautiful orange groves OF the 70
mona valley, being tribute to th'
poetic fancy of James Cooney, Jr. HER
| is the Jingle that was awarded tn
second prize, 50 in silver.
one wanderer signs for Homo, Sweet Home
| one sings of Suwanee river,
| Where eer the homeseeker may roam
He turns to Beaumont ever
Here may the seeker refuge find
From winters bleak and dreary'
| Here is the climate ever kind
The outlook ever CHEEKY.
Enthralled by the dreamy mystic SPELL
This sun-kissed vale weaves ever;
One meath his shade and vine may u~ei
Content to stay forever.
The third prize was awarded to r
w. Eastman, r. f. d. No. 2, station
X. box 149, Los Angeles, who broke into
the arena with the following lively
Jingle, entitled Five Acres and hide
pendence":
II you want to take life easy
And have the money come rolling in
Buy a fruit ranch up at Beaumont
You surely can make 1t win
Good fruit land and plenty of water
Low prices and payments small,
Five acres and independence,
There's money in it for all.
The spirit of this competition seem:
TO have penetrated to all of the sur
rounding towns, as representative jim
giles were submitted from nearly every
city, village and hamlet within lO'
miles.
Cooke of Monrovia, who carried off th'
honors with the following pinglinG
rhyme:
A Jingle of Bells
oh Beaumont town is hard to beat,
Its fruit wins a. the fair;
| give acres, independence" great
Just tell them I'll be there.
The fifth prize went to A. j. Craw
ford, ia Grand avenue, Ocean Park
1t carries with it an inspiration OF III
own. and there is music in every line o.
| its jingle:
Jingle, Jingle, jingle bell,
Something nice to us just fell;
Acres FIVE, a lovely home,
Glad / am that We have come
Here to Beaumont
water sweet and plenteous. too,
Soil the richest. fresh and new;
Plenty now for me and mine
In country all sunshine
Here in Beaumont.
George L. Monkey of 4637 Compton
avenue in a little six-line jingle laud:
the resplendent beauties of Beaumont
and carries off the sixth prize:
Quoth Mary to Joe;
ITO Beaumont let's go
And view all her beauties respondent,
Five acres Wen get,
And then you can bet
Well certainly be independent.
The committee intrusted with The
delicate task of awarding these prizes
found so many jingles of really superior
merit that a decision was hard to react
in many cases. A large number of the
rhymes and jingles submitted were 81
good that comparisons and distinctions
were very hard to make. A number
came to the jingle editor quantity orig
inal in their method of construction
while a large number of others followed
the 1ingling meter of some popular sons
of the day. All, however, were of sucl
class and character that the commit
tee deeply regretted it's inability to pass
flowers and bouquets all along the line
Here are a few picked at random from
the bunch:
And Still Some More
Read The Herald before you buy.
That advertise the sunny spots,
Beaumont home will take the eye
In Ave or ten rich acre lots.
From Maine 20 California,
| on freight or palace cars,
You hear it's praise on every lips.
You read it In the stars.
While others seek for fortune
BY spade or sword or pen,
Beaumont's five-acre ranches
Make independent men.
Beaumont It is of thee.
Land of fertility
OF thee / sing.
There's where the best fruits grow,
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