Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
MANY EXPECTED
AT BEACH CITIES
SPECIAL EVENTS ARRANGED
FOR FOURTH
VENICE WILL HOLD DOUBLE
CELEBRATION
Anniversary of Nations Declaration
of independence and OF City's
Founding viii Be Observed
Sunday and Monday

The Fourth of July will be celebrated
at the Crescent Bay beaches in much
the usual manner special celebrations
being billed at Venice and Redondo
Beach.
At Santa Monica there will be 5and
concerts in the afternoon and evening
in the pagoda in Linda Vista park,
where there is space for thousands OF
people to congregate. Much interest
will undoubtedly be shown in the try
outs on the new automobile speedway
and hundreds are expected to VISIT the
city to inspect the course for the hrst
time.
At Ocean Park the usual band con-
certs in the afternoon and evening Will
be supplemented by one in the morn
ing in the plaza. The pavilion and
bathhouse will be open and prepara-
tions have been made to handle an
extra large crowd.
At Venice there will be a special cele-
bration on both the 4th and 6th'
the event being in the nature OF
double birthday festival. On Sunday
the one hundred and thirty third an
niversary of the birth of the nation
will be honored in due form by special
fireworks displays and band concerts
all day. The large plunge bathhouse
will be in operation with extra atten-
dants and there will be large num-
ber of life guards on hand to watch
the beach. The management of the
auditorium and Ship cafe are prepar-
ing for large crowd.
Venice Has Anniversary
On Monday the celebration will be
in honor of the fourth anniversary of
the building of Venice. The exercises
will open in st. Marks plaza, where
Mayor H B. Eakins will make an ad-
dress. Rev. G. T. Weaver Will pro-
nounce the invocation and the speaker
of the day will be Andrew Park of
Los Angeles. Patriotic msic will be
rendered by Chiaffarellfs band.
In the afternoon there will be a
program of aquetic sports in the
plunge bathhouse, where tub races, un-
der water races and many other events
will be pulled off. In the evening there
will be an unusually elaborate display
of fireworks from the Center street
pier, after which there will be a grand
patriotic ball at the Venice dance pa
Wilton. There will also be water
carnival in the plunge, where the water
polo teams of Venice and Redondo
Beach will contest in game of water
polo.
At Playa del Rey there will be a
picnic of the employees of the Los An
geles postoffice Monday. A complete
program Oh dlul6llC anu dRue'AAN 9PCi -
has been arranged and preparation
made for more than 1000 persons. A
patriotic program will also take place
in the pavilion followed by dancing,
which will continue during the evening
At Redondo Beach
The day at Redondo Beach will be
signalized by displays Of fireworks both
during daylight and in the evening.
The celebration is to take place Mon
day. The new plunge bath house Will
be the scene of various aquatic sports,
and many hundreds of people will take
the opportunity of trying out the eX-
cellent qualities of the new institution.
There will be dancing in the pavilion
and a band concert in the plaza. All
anusements will be open all day. anu
a large crowd is expected.
The railroads have been busy Tor the
past week preparing to handle the
crowds. The Los Angeles-Pacific will
run three and four-car trains as near
together as safety will allow. Trains
will be run over the Air line division
as well as on the main and short lines.
The Los Angeles & Redondo railroad
win run cars every few minutes, run
ming direct to the beach on flyer time.
Huntington Beach
Complete arrangements have been
made for the celebration Of the Fourth,
to be held at Huntington Beach Mon