Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-16
METHODISTS MAKE
MERRY At SHORE
More Than 10000 Attend Social
Union Picnic Held at
Long Beach
BISHOP. HUGHES is SPEAKER
The Los Angeles Churches Send
Large Numbers to An
nuaI 0utpouring

LONG BEACH, July 15.-From every
city and town in Southern California
the Methodists this morning hied them
bright and early for the beach, This
was the day of the Methodist Social
unions annual picnic, the day of the
lunch basket packing, the day after the
demise of many a yellow-legged fryer,
Exceeding all former church outings
in this part of the country in point of
attendance. the big picnic more than
justified the estimates of those III
charge that 10000 would attend. The
crowd, it is believed, exceeded that
number
Three and four-Car trains. running
at intervals of but a few minutes,
brought most of the crowd in over the
Pacific Electric, while the Salt Lake
and Southern Pacific railroads also had
a share of the traffic. Before o'clock
this morning hundreds of the picnickers
had arrived. BY II o'clock the audi
torium, where members of the various
churches registered, was thronged. Be
tween u noon and 1;30 the attention
of the visiting thousands was devoted
to the contents of their lunch boxes
and baskets.
At o'clock this afternoon the exer-
cises in the auditorium began. The
Rev. VIII A. Belts, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church of this
city, delivered an address of welcome
and also introduced a resolution pro-
viding that d telegram be sent DR..
Hobart of San Francisco, editor of the
Christian Church. Congratulating him
on his recovery from a recent severe
illness and expressing regret that he
could not be present.
BISHOP HUGHES TALKS
He introduced Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes, who delivered the address of
the day on the subject Christian So
ciability."-
At o'clock a vesper concert was
given at the First Methodist church
for the entertainment of the visitors.
A choir of $50 voices sang a number of
pleasing selections. also G. w. Tsaacs,
S. G Robertson, Mrs Ora B. Day and
the Rev. j. w Patterson.
Miss Ethel Vial and DIR. NIaltby were
vocal soloists. Mrs. c. r. Mitchell
played organ solos and DIR. C. Il.
Mitchell directed the chorus.
The bath house and other places of
amusement on the beach gave reduced
rates, and the picnickers thronged the
various concessions throughout the
day. Bathing was a popular diversion
The local churches were represented
Webber Isaacs, chairman; A. H. Far
nam. Mr.. Lyman, c. c. CARRIER, NJ. j.
Shaul, F. d. Forrest, H. c. Harter, S.
Townsend, DIR. +. D. Bishop, Mrs.
Dunn and Mrs. James Patterson. Pre-
siding at the registration tables in the
auditorium were the Misses Ray
Yancey, Belle Fairchild, Nellie Beck
worth, Leila Morrison, Nellie Robbins
and Edna Bellwood, from the First
IT,-fr oh he,
Minnie Reese, Lutte Amos, Kathleen
Steele and Ina Edwards of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church. The fol-
lowing comprised the committee repre-
senting the Social union: w. L. CleVe-
land, president; NJ. L. Godfrey, secre-
tary; r. r. Goode, treasurer; Frank
Herror, vice president; S. p. Milford,
D. L. Durand, J. w. Isaacs, w. II.
Hollar and c. E. Garner.
PRIZES AWARDED
Silk flags We're awarded this after
noon as prizes for the largest attend
ance to the Watts church. in the Los
Angeles district; the South Pasadena
church, in the Pasadena district, and
the Fresno church, in the Fresno dis
trict
The following Los Angeles Methodist
churches were represented at the pic
mic: Asbury, Belvidere, Bethel, Brook
lyn Heights, College Place, Euclid
Heights, First church, Mason chapel,
Melrose Avenue, Hamilton, Los An
geles Haven, Hobart Boulevard, High
land Park, Garvanza, Gardena, Flor
ence Heights, First German, Los An
geIes Epworth, East Thirty-eighth,
Boyle Heights, Echo Park, Eastlak9
Park, Glendale, Wylecrest, Newman,
Methodist mission, Orme Avenue, San
Pedro, Spanish mission, ST James, St.
Paul, South Main Street, Sunnyside
Pico Heights, Normandie Avenue, Uni
versity, Union Avenue, West Adams,
Wesley chapel, Vincent, Vermont
Square and Vernon.
The other Methodist churches repre-
sented were Alhambra (MarengO), Ar
lingtOn, Buena Park, Altadena, Azusa,
dale, Belle Vernon, Brawley, Compton,
Cucamonga, Covina, Chino, Cotton,
Corona, CalexicO, Ell Monte, EscOndido,
Elsinore, El Centre, Fresno, Florence,
Fullerton. Fallbrook, First Glendale,
West Glendale, Garden Grove, Hemet,
Hynes, Huntington Beach, East Holly
wood, First Hollywood Holtville,
Huntington Park, Highland, High
grove. Ingomar. Imperial, Inglewood,
Lordsburg, La Mesa, Lankershim, La
manda Park, Monitor, Monrovia, Moor
park, Murietta, Monticello, Piru and
Sespe, Pomona Trinity, First Pomona;
Lincoln Avenue, Lake Avenue, Scott
chapel, North and First churches, Pas
adena; Orange, Oceanside, OXnard, On
tario, Ocean Park, Westminster, West
Alhambra, Wintersburg, Watts, Whit
tier, San Diego, First and Central;
San Pedro, San Jacinto, Tropico, Tu
lare, Simi and Chatsworth, Ventura,
Upland, Visalia, Rialto, Randsburg,
RedOndO Redlands First, Harold and
Grace; Riverside First, Grace and Ar
Iington; Sawtelle, Santa Ana, San
BernardinO, South Pasadena, San Diego
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