Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-25
STREET RAILWAY
MEN Pr. GUESTS
BAY STATE DELEGATES GIVEN
ROYAL RECEPTION
EIGHTY MEMBERS OF AssocIA-
TON ENTERTAINED
1870 Visitors are Taken Over System
of Electric Lines by Their
Hosts and Afterwards
Banqueted
Especial to The Herald. ]

PASADENA, Oct. PA royal enter
tainment was extended today by the
Pacific Electric Railway company to
the eighty members of the Massachu-
setts Street Railway association, who
are in Southern California for a few
days on a tour of the west by special
train.
Henry E. Huntington. founder of the
great Pacific Electric railway system.
was personally in charge of the party,
and was assisted by many of the heads
of departments of the Pacific Electric
and by head officials of other South
ern California trolley lines.
The guests were taken over the en-
tire Pacific Electric system today in
three special parlor cars, and, from
their expressions, were wonderfully
impressed. The Pacific Electric road
beds, equipment and service were fire.
quently the subject of favorable COM
ment.
Leaving Los Angeles at 1850 o'clock
this morning, the party was taken d.
rectly through Pasadena to the Mount
Lowe incline and thence to Alpine
tavern. The short walk to Inspiration
Point was taken before the party re-
turned down the mountain trolley line
to be carried over the Monrovia ana
Glendora line to Azusa.
From Azusa the return to Pasadena
was by way of the palatial residence of
Henry 2. Huntington at Shorb, the
party being escorted through the beau
tiful grounds and the mansion. The
cars were then taken for Hotel Mary
land, where an appetizing luncheon
was served from 12:45 o'clock until 2
o'clock, when the journey again was
resumed. Owing to lack of time the
proposed trip to Busch Gardens was
omitted. The party stopped at the
Ostrich farm and then was taken to
Long Beach.
After-Dinner Speeches Made
A few of the members of the assoc
citation made brief talks after the Ho-
tel Maryland luncheon, pointing out
the part played by the railroads in the
development of the country
Among the Pacific Electric officials
with the party besides H. z. Hunting
ton, president of the system, We're FL.
NJ. Littell, assistant general manager;
d. A. Munger, general passenger agent;
j. B. Rowray, superintendent of the
northern division; ]. F. Turner, assist
ant superintendent of the northern di-
vision, and Thomas McCaffery, general
superintendent.
There were many women with the
party. the total of those making the
president of the Boston and Providence
railroad and president of the associa-
ton, was one of the notable figures in
the party. Those making the trip
We're:
John A. Arnold and wife, William H.
Baco, Edgar Bright, John Burns and
wife, H w. Blake, A. w. Bliss,
Charles c. Clark and wife, Misses Mary
and Anna Clark, Joseph +. Clark, +.
r. Coates, Gerald Coghlin, Clifton Coll
burn, Edward Dana and wife, B. D.
Davol and wife, NJ. Drake and wife.
Charles B. Edwards and wife, Nrgent
Fallon, H. H. Farron, E. S. Goodrich,
e. F. H. johnson and wife, Mrs. Alice
johnson Smith, Mrs. 2. L. Milk.
George Morse, J. r. Mckee, Al. Nc
Donald and wife, f. A. Mccormick and
wife, Mrs. McCarter. George Nash end
wife, Miss Nash. II. c. Page and wife,
Charles Pierce and wife, H. e. Rey-
nolds and wife. w. Rosengarten, J. W.
Rollins and wife, w. Rollins, M. Spill
lane and wife, James F. Shaw, r. V.
Swenson, Charles L. Thayer and wife.
A. ]. Thronley and wife, H. l. Wi 4
and wife, Paul Windsor, Z. S. Wilde,
]. r. Wells and wife, r e. Potter.