Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
CHILDREN OF SUNDAY
SCHOOLS HOLD PICNIC
$500 PERSONS ENJOY OUTING
AT LONG BEACH
All Pasadena Churches Join in Pleas
ure Trip to Beach and Each
Feels Delights of the
Gathering
1snsolal to The Herald

LONG BEACH, June 22.-Thtrty-
five hundred persons, representing the
Sunday schools of Pasadena, picnicked
here today. 1t was one of the big
picnics of the year and the sight OF
the hundreds on hundreds of children
playing on the beach and dining to-
gether, picnic fashion, on the lower
deck of the big auditorium was
pleasant one.
The picnickers came in thirty mine
special cars via the Pacific Electric.
The cars began to arrive about 1O
o'clock and the children and adults
proceeded to the auditorium, where on
the lower deck spaces had been blocked
off for the various schools. On the
long tables the lunches were piled up
to await the noon hour.
The beach, pier and bath house
plunge were favorite spots with the
picniekers and the merry -go-rounu,
scenic railway and other concessions
did a big business. Willey's municipal
band furnished music for the picnick-
ers, giving them a concert at lunch
hour.
The churches whose Sunday schools
were represented here folloW:s First
Methodist Episcopal, S. F. Johnson.
superintendent; 450 here; the pastor
the Rev. Matt S. Hughes.
Lake Avenue Congregational, M w.
Brown, superintendent; $50 here; Rev.
]. H. Lash, pastor.
German Methodist Episcopal, H.
Thee, superintendent, and F. Shield,
assistant superintendent; 130 here; pas
tor, Rev. H. Holman.
All Saints Episcopal, j. H. Pearman,
superintendent; Rev. Leslie E. Learn
ed. rector; 226 here.
First Baptist, Ira j. II. Sykes, super
intendent; DR.. Albert Hatcher Smith,
pastor; 250 here.
Lincoln Avenue Methodist, M. w.
Davis, superintendent; Rev. F. D.
Mather, pastor; $50 here.
First Friends church, Mary f. Rey-
nolds, superintendent; Rev. Charles
Weigle, pastor, resigned; 60 here.
First Congregational. Mrs. Taylor,
superintendent; DR.. Meredith, pastor,
resigned; 100 here.
First Christian, Elmer Laws, super
intendent; Rev. F. NJ. Bowling, pastor;
25O here.
A number Of outsiders and also
great number of the parents of the
children came with the members of the
Sunday schools, swelling the crowd.
This is the first union picnic held by
the Crown city Sunday schools and its
success is almost enough to guarantee
that If will be repeated next year. The
scheme was hit on recently by the
Sunday School Superintendents' union.
A committee, including ]. H Pearman,
NJ w. Davis, Prof. Felker and M. w.
Brown was appointed to make the ar
rangements.
Free coffee was furnished by the
chamber of commerce here and con-
cessions in the way of reduced rates
were given by owners of amusement
attractions on the Pike.
Very few accidents occurred during
the day and none of a serious nature
was reported. Two small children, who
were bowled over by breaker, were
rescued from the surf by Guards Falla
and Ebrite. The youngsters were roll
ing in the water, clasped in each others
arms.
They were choking with water, but
were not injured. A woman fell in the
plunge and might have been drowned
but for the prompt act of Guard Max
ey, who sprang in and helped her to
her feet and into shalloWer water.