Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
OLD TIME BARBECUES
BIC FEAST|NG PERIOD
Los Angeles Always Renowned
for Various Forms of HoSpi-
taIity-Homes All Open

Long before Los Angeles reached it's
present pinnacle of fame it had be-
come quite widely known because of
the hospitality of it's people; and for
more than half century few dis
tingished visitors have ever been per-
mitted to pass through our city with
out having been made the recipients
of entertainments of some kind. Half
a century ago the barbecue was the
most common mode Of entertainment
and especially by such big landhold-
crS as Abel Stearns, DR.. Griffin, George
Carson, Col. Couts, the Sepulvedas, the
Daltons, the Wolfskills, and others,
whose cattle (and Sheep fed on a
thousand hills. In the '6Os General
Banning spent at least a hundred
thousand dollars as an entertainer, dur
ing which time he dined and ban
quoted -4undreC5 of army and navy
officers, United States senators and
congressman, governors of states, and
other functionaries, authors and jour-
nalists, and others of literary pursuits.
Col. Z. j. c.. KeWen and Hon. ID.
Wilson, no owned beautiful vineyards
and orange groves near san Gabriel
constantly dispensed true Southern
California hospitalities, and in de-
cade or two distinguished visitors from
all over the country had passed over
their thresholds. IN the '7Os Major and
Mrs. b. c. Truman entertained many
noted people at receptions and din
nerS, al uLher entertainers in the 'lOS
were Captain and Mrs. C. h. Thom,
Col. and Mrs. r. S Baker, Governor
and Mrs. DoWney, Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Glassell, Daniel Freeman and Jo-
seph d. Lynch, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
r. Hazard Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Good
win, and later, Baron and Baroness
Rogniat Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Mcfarland,
Col. and Mrs l. r. Dunkelberger, Gen.
harrison Grey Otis. Col j. B. Lank-
ershim, Mr.. and Mrs. I. n. an Nuys,
Capt. and Mrs. Overton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Solano, Major and Mrs. E. f. c..
E.lokke, and hosts of others. And as
Los Angeles has grown great and in
creased in population it has the more
amply stretched forth its i spitable
hand, so that far and near our beau
tiful city is noted beyond any other
along said lines.
Not long ago Admiral Evans told in
a New York magazine a graphic story
of the hospitalites extended the Of
ficers and sailors of his fleet by the
people of Los Angeles, commencing as
follows:
"The good people of Los Angeles did
not ask the men to parade on shore.
but they said: Come and see us and let
us entertain you The men went-S50O
of them-every day for four days; ana
this number sat down to most excel
lent and wonderful dinners. Five
thousand pounds of stall-fed beef bar
becued and served with chilli con Carne,
500 pounds of Spanish beans, 800
pounds of fresh butter, hot rolls by the
thousand, and two splendid navel
oranges for each man! This was one
of the things Los Angeles did for the
men of my heet-and the society ladies
of that city served the meals"
Perhaps it's most market effort in
the way of hospitality was its late en-
tertainment of nearly 10000 visiting
Elks and their friends, who were not
only given the freedom of the city in
a perfunctory manner, but were given
free entrance into all the theaters, free
Transportation os all street cars, and
much else without cost for every hour
during their stay in Los Angeles and
neighboring beaches and other resorts
for more than a week-and this latter
episode clearly emphasizes not only
the old-time hospitalities of Los An
geles, but that our people continue to
be the most hospitable entertainers in
the country, if not, indeed, in the
world.
Speaking of the hospitality extended
the Elks in Los Angeles a returning
member of the Chicago herd had the
following to say in one Of his home