Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
LITTLE ORPHANS
HAVE DAY OF JOY
Picnic to Beaches Brings Sun
shine to ChiIdren's Faces
and Sparkle to Eyes
PLAY AND EAT AT VENICE
Big Hearted People Give 500
Youngsters the Time
of Their Lives
PLAY AND EAT AT VENICE

tained royalty yesterday when the Los
Angeles Humane society gave them an
automobile trip to Venice.
Flags, banners, bunting and happy
faces made gay scene at the meeting
place. Hamburgers, and 1t seemed that
every available machine in the city
must have been pressed into service.
Every child and every patron was
given a pretty blue badge, for which
thanks are due to the Vile de Paris
and the Kits Press
Two bright red Harvey sightseeing
autos carried band every member
of which wore a uniform of scarlet.
They were followed by one hundred
autos, which paraded from Eighth to
First on Broadway and from there 10
Los Angeles street.
Practically every beach from Long
Beach to Venice was visited before
the picnickers stopped for the day at
Venice.
There wasn't the slightest mishap at
Venice to mar the pleasure of the day,
and when they left at o'clock every
youngster was in his place in his au-
tomobile and shouting tired but happy
goodbys as they sped away cityward.
1t was big day for Venice, too ana
the management announced last night
that 1t would be glad to have the lit
tie ones come back again any time
they can arrange to do so.
GREAT DAY AT VENICE
Practically everyone in Venice took
some part in the entertainment of the
orphans, for 1t was doubtless the flrst
real beach outing for some of the little
visitors and the desire seemed to be
In the air to assist in showing them
good time.
with banners and flags flying In the
breeze, the first machine reached Ven
ice at 10:30 o'clock. The automobiles
were met at the city limits by several
local machines containing city orriclals
and others who were ready to give the
glad hand to the visitors. With the
Venice band at their head decked In
brilliant red uniforms the train of ma
chimes sped seaward, passing up SpeedS
way to Pier avenue, then down the
broad Ocean Front promenade TO VEN
ice The police made special arrange
,ments for this and pedestrians were
compelled to step aside while the JOY
Gus children were carried by.
The orphans were divided into groups
under the direction of captains and
taken through the amusement places
The scenic and miniature railways the
toy-wheels, bump the bumps, caroussel
and aquarium were visited, ana the
looks of wonder and pleasure on the
faces of the little ones showed that they
enjoyed every moment of the day Ot
course the chief feature of the outing
was the lunch given on the picnic
eat was provided, and the amount that
they got away with was considered
something remarkable.
LUNCHEON DELIGHTS TOTS
Cornucopias, lemonade, peanuts, pop
corn and many tasteful morsels dear to
the heart of the children were Included
in the menu. 1t didn't take them long
to clean from the long rows of tables
ali eatab bles, then a dash was made for
lnncn.
pleasure to be derived from PLAYING In
the sand where the waves rolled up
and trickled between the kiddies' toes
appealed to them most of ALL Many
little pair of trousers or fluffy little
dress was soaked by the surf, but that
mattered not a bit, for the children
were out for a good time, and they had
II in great heaps.
Grand Marshal Jack Jenkins of Ven
ice proved to be an excellent general on
this outing, and he was ably assisted
in his difficult work by number of
captains and lieutenants. Representing
the Abbot Kinney company was Adver-
tising Manager Fred K. McCarver, who
arranged the details of the visit of the
orphans here and personally directed
their entertainment. Abbot Kinney,
founder of Venice, smilingly walked
among the little folks and gave them
greeting to Venice.
MANY PEOPLE HELP
Every amusement on the beach was
open to them, and lunch was served by
the patronesses from Los Angeles as
well as a committee from Venice which
included Mrs. Abbot Kinney, Mrs. M.
M. Merry Mrs. M. T. Whitaker, Mrs
John B. Arthurs, Mrs. r. A. Phillips,
Mrs. A. Suffer, Mrs. George Sibley,
Mrs F. X. McCarver, Mrs. C. S. Bent
lev, Mrs. W. M Kendall, Mrs. F. A.
buchanan, Mrs. u. d. Travis, Mrs. X.
b. Dwyers, Miss Pansy e. Whitaker,
Miss Belle Whitaker, Mrs. George ).
Cote, Mrs. Stoddard and Miss Stoddaro.
One thousand sandwiches of cheese
and meat daintily wrapped in oiled pa
per, twenty gallons of ice cream served
in cornucopias, waters and assorted
cookies, seven punches of bananas, $50
pounds of roasted peanuts and lou
pounds of popcorn were contributed by
Los Angeles and Venice merchants, and
each child was as happy as the atten-
tion and care of patronesses and friends
could make them.
Those who contributed good things
to eat were AL Levy, Hollenbeck cafe,
Hotel Alexandria, Bristol cafe, Angeles
hotel Hotel Rosslyn, Pioneer Roll Pa
per company, Independent Paper COM
pany, L. j. Christopher company, Los
Angeles Ice Cream company, Metro
-politan Ice Cream company, Crescent
Cream and Butter company, Rivers
Brothers, Weyl d ZuckerHnan, Loep-
Fleishman company, Simon Levi COM
pany, Standard Woodenware company,
Southern California Supply company
Union Hardware and Metal company
Bishop & Co., Beck company
Frank Simpson Fruit company, Rich
ardson & Holmes, and the Hawley-
KinP company donated Grabowsky
automobile truck to carry the refresh
ments to the beach.
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Members of the committee wish to
express thanks to A. Hamburger &
Sons for flags and banners, to the
Vile de Paris for ribbon for badges,
and to the Kits Press for printing
them, to Dyas-Cline company for
badges for the children and the cap
tains, and to w. H. Hoegee for but
tons for the children. and to George
Rice for the printing of them.
To Burnell Dyas and Louis M. Cole,
who have given practically all of their
time and a deep interest to the work
of making the day a happy one for
the children, the members of the COM
mittee owe the deepest gratitude
A disappointing feature which marred
the day for many of the children was