Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
TO GET TOGETHER
ON VENICE OUTING
Chamber of Commerce Members
to Pass Day at the
Beach Resort
PLAN EXCURSION TO MEXICO
Japanese Commercial Commits
sionerS to Send Silver Vase
to Secretary WigginS
PLAN EXCURSION TO MEXICO

"Get together!" is the slogan adopted
by the directors of the chamber of
commere for Saturday, September "a,
when an excursion will be run to Ven
ice. 1t is expected that the member
ship of the chamber will be very large
ly represented. Steps were taken yes
terday, also, to further the efforts of
the San Pedro chamber of commerce
to get a torpedo station on San Pedro
bay. Many other routine matters were
disposed of at the meeting of the board
of directors yesterday.
The cost of the excursion to Venice
will be 81 for the round trip. This will
include the fare on the Los Angeles
Pacific to Venice and return. 1t will
also include a luncheon at the Audi
torium, admission to the aquarium, a
ride on the miniature railway free ad-
mission to the dancing floor, concert,
a ride on the scenic railway, admission
to the plunge, including the use of
bathing suit, ride on the joy wheel,
and talks by the spellbnders, which
also will be free. Here is $40 worth of
fun for 81, and every member of the
chamber of commerce is invited to go
and take his family. 1t will be what
the title of the day conveys, a great
opportunity for members to get to-
gether, meet each other and have
good time.
NAMES DELEGATES
President Scott announced the ap-
pointment of Douglas White as one of
the delegates to represent the chamber
at the National Irrigation congress to
be held at Pueblo, Colo, September
26 to 80.
District Passenger Agent Martin of
the Southern Pacific, at the request of
Walter Raymond, chairman of the eX-
cursion committee, is preparing an
itinerary covering trip to Mazatlan
on the west coast of Mexico, to be run
during the first part of November,
while the country is still green and be-
fore the rainy season is entirely over.
Information on this will be forthcom-
ing very shortly.
The Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce has passed resolutions Joining
with the San Pedro chamber of COM
merce in requesting the naval board
now investigating the various harbors
of the Pacific coast to recommend the
establishment of a torpedo station on
San Pedro bay. Copies of the resolu-
tions will also be forwarded to the
president and secretary of the navy
inviting their attention to the great
advantages for torpedo practice which
are afforded by the waters of the San
Pedro bay, and requesting that the
proposed station be established. Cali
fornia's representatives in congress
are also urged to take the matter
UP and do their utmost to bring this
about The naval board will be re-
quested to meet with the committee
Of the chamber of commerce to more
thoroughly investigate the advantages
of San Pedro bay
WANT JUDGES
The annual request of the orange
county carnival of products for appoint
ment Of judges of entries in the floral
parade to be held October 8 at Santa
Ana, has been received by the cham
Der of commerce, and President Scott
has been authorized to appoint the
judges.
November 8 to 12, 1911, there will be
held in Madison Square garden, New
York city, the American Land and Ir-
rigation exposition, first of it's kind to
be held in New York, and the cham
Der has been offered the central and
best space in the exhibit, and other
fattering concessions.
President Scott was authorized to
appoint delegates to the National Mu-
nicipal League convention to be held
in Buffalo November IA.
The Pittsburg land show, which is
to be held October IT to 29 is urging
the chamber to ship it's exhibit. which
is now at the Ohio Valley exposition at
Cincinnati, to 'Pittsburg when the Gin
cinnati show closes. Richmond, Indi-
ana, has also made a bid for the ex-
hibit in the time intervening between
Cincinnati and Chicago.
Baron Shibusawa, who was chairman
of the honorary commercial commits
sioners of Japan to the United States
in 1909, writes to the chamber that on
behalf of the commissioners, at spe-
cial meeting of the members, a unani-
nous vote of thanks to this chamber
was passed for it's hospitality at the
time of the visit of the commissioners,
and that a resolution signed by all
the commissioners and woven into
some fabric at the looms of Nishijin
Kyoto, would be forwarded through
the embassy at Washington to the
chamber, and that Secretary Virgins
would at the same time be presented
with silver vase as token of their
gratitude for his courtesy during their
stay in this city.