Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-06
PATRIOTISM IS
KING OF FOURTH
ALTOS ANGELES
R0WDYlSM AND NOISE ABSENT
FROM CITY STREETS
THOUSANDS ATTEND EXERCISES
AT PUBLIC BEAUTY SPOTS
Other Thousands Pass Their Holiday
on Mountain Tops, in Canyons
or at Beaches on the
Pacific
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Walter made the address at the Violet
street grounds; DR.. w. A. Lamb at the
Municipal Recreation center and Rev.
John II. Cooper at Echo park.
Crowds Go to Beaches
Nearly 1900 street cars were in opera
tion to handle the large crowds bound
for beach towns parks and other places
in which to pass the holiday. Traffic
began early and lasted until a late
hour last night, and was heaviest to the
beaches. So great was the gathering
at the Pacific Electric early in the day
that it became necessary to establish
temporary ticket office near the main
entrance in addition to the six windows
where tickets are regularly sold. Sched-
ules of ten to twelve minutes were
maintained for Long Beach, San Pedro
and Huntington Beach, while the COM
pany also operated special service Tor
Mount Love- The company's new line
to Santa Ana and Huntington Beach
was operated for the first time yester-
day, thus adding to the crowds OF
pleasure seekers.
From the Hill street station the Los
Angeles-Pacific operated number OF
three and two-car trains during the
rush hours, the cars leaving at inter-
walls of less than one minute. Large
CfOWQS were IduulGu p9 llAG l4Oo All
geles 81 Redondo line, two-car tarlns
leaving the Second street station at
five-minute intervals.
The Los Angeles railway also ope-
rated a large number of additional cars
In carrying people to and from the
various city parks and picnic grounds.
At Eastake Park
The celebration of Independence day
at Eastlake park was of twofold in
terest, for in addition to the official
program the New England society OF
Southern California assisted and car
ried out an elaborate program in con-
junction with the regular program.
AS a result of the dual celebration,
one of the largest crowds that has Wis
tied Eastlake park this season was in
attendance and the gathering was typ
ical of a safe and sane Observance or
the day that is celebrated as the natal
day of the United States. The tact
that the New England society particl-
pated in the program gave the occas-
ion real way down east setting,
and many of the customs in vogue in
the small New England towns were
featured in yesterdays program.
An absence of the hilarious, reckless
display of fireworks was feature
which appealed to the throngs of wo-
men and children who gathered early
at Eastlake park, and as result of the
festivities the plan of New England
celebration was warmly indorsed.
Two programs were carried out, the
first by those not members of the New
England association, which occupied
the morning hours, and in the after
noon the New England society held
full sway.
The exercises were more in the ma
ture of a reunion than Fourth of
July celebration, and the day was en-
1oyed thoroughly by the thousands who
visited the park. During the lulls be-
tween the exercises the crowd mean
dered about the park. The zoo proved
to be one of the most popular points
of interest.
The program began at 10 o'clock with
a selection by the RedOndo band, and
during the discourse of patriotic airs
flags were distributed among the chill
dren and the older persons.
Old Glory Raised
The striking feature of the morning
program was the raising of Old Glory
on the fiagpole at the grandstand by
a number of uniformed veterans, while
the band played and the crowd Joined
in singing the Star Spangled Ban
ner. The singing was led by Z. T.
Lyon, and a few minutes later the
Same song WAS IitdIu--d SOiC Dy MISS
Violet McMartin, with violin accom-
paniment by Miss Eloise Bartlett,
daughter of DR.. Dana Bartlett
D. l.. Durant gave an impromptu adj
dress along patriotic lines, and al
though he had no set speech he reused
his auditors to a high pitch of enthu-
siasm as ne pictured in eloquent terms
the glories of the American nation,
and depicted the struggle which fol-
lowed the immortal Declaration of In
dependence.
The program of the New England
society was opened with an invocation
by DR.. Dana w. Bartlett followed by
the playing of America" by the band,
in which song the great concourse
Joined.
The Declaration of Independence was
read by II. O. Wheeler jra followed
by an interesting Fourth of July ora
ton in the form Of a recitation by DR.
Ruth Sanderson.
Judge Waldo NJ. York, a sturdy New
Englander, who fOrsoOk the 'stern and
rock bound coast" for the glorious
climate of California was the orator
of the day. AN Expansive Patriot
ism" was the subject of the address
Judge York told of the Widespread in
terest in the celebration Of Iudepend-
ence day, which at first was purely
American idea, and confined principally
to the eastern part OF the country.
"Now," stated the speaker, the day
IS observed in all parts Of the world,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean,
and the seed of independence which
was soWn when the Declaration of In
dependence was signed has taken root
all over the world so that we can just
ly say that we celebrate an expansive
patriotism"
New England Dinner
Charles Lamb followed with the song,
"The Sword of Bunker Hill" and
patriotic address was given by Edward
A Regan.
1t was estimated that 5000 former
New Englanders Witnessed the eXer-
oises which We're held in the open on
the west side Of the lake.
A feature of the day was the old
fashioned New England dinner. served
during the noon hour Doughnuts,
cheese, sandwiches, pickles and every
thing but real old New England hard
cider was in evidence, and at the close
of the exercises all agreed that
Fourth of July celebration i'm Califor-
MIA is fully as enjoyable as back in
New England, for, as one woman who
recently crossed the continent said,
"You don't have to worry All the time
about lodging thunderstorms out here,