Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-09
National Editorial Assn.
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Special Dispatch-Los Angeles, June
29-The huge barbecue and rodeo ten
dered by Thomas H. Ince, the film
magnate, to delegates to the National
Editorial Association, in convention
here, Is consider one ofthe most unique
and successful affairs of Its kind ever
held IN Southern California.
Fully q thousand people, comprising
visiting editors and their friends, mem
bers of the Los Angeles Press club,
prominent officials and motion picture
players were on hand at the coast stu
dious of the New York Motion Picture
Corporation when the tolling mission
bell ushered In the biggest Todeo and
barbecue in the history of moving pic
lures.
Editors from every section of the
United States gathered to participate
in a genuine stag-feast as guests of the
foremost figure in the motion picture
world and to meet for the first time
famous stars whose names are known
to every household in the country.
Folio wing the initial session In the
morning, of the editorial association,
special cars were provided for the edit
ors, whose women-folk remained be-
hind as guests of the Los Angeles
Woman's Press Association, for the
trip to Santa Monica, whence autos
were in waiting to convey them along
a lonely stretch of mo%untain-girt coast
to the Ince studios. There Mr.. Ince
was on hand to welcome them, assisted
by a brass band and a full company of
camera artillery.
Meanwhile full preparations were in
order for the barbecue, steers and a
small flock of sheep being slaughtered
and roasted over open air ovens CON
structed by the Inee rangers. Address
es of welcome were made by Thomas
H. Ince, R. T. Van Ettiseh, President,
l.. A. Press Club; Mayor elect g. E.
Sebastian, of Los Angeles; MayorT. H.
Dudley, Santa Monica; Mayor Edward
Gerety, of Venice, and others. George
Hosmer, President, National Editorial
Association, responded with a few re-
marks brlstling with wit.
Many of the famous riders of the
range were there to participate In the
rodeo, which followed the barbecue,
and which created considerable excite
ment. Among them were "Canteen
jerry Grant, "Gils Hide" Rich,
"Slim" Goddard, "Red" Thompson,
"Bronchon Brown, "Whiteyn Severn,
"Hell Divert Morrison and "Blackiep
Thompson.
There were exciting races, dare devil
bareback stunts, Indian bareback rid
ing, broncho busting, steer roping aud
bull DIGGING, but the most exciting
event on the program vas an exhibi-
ton of the riding, by "Whitey" Severn
of "Carrie Nation, !" the famous outlaw
horse belonging to the Ince corrals.
Big stars and little stars, fat ones and
thin ones, gathered round the editorial
phalanx to make the stay OF the visit
ors to melville one of pleasant mem
DRY.
Whose that fellow; I've seen HIM be-
fore IN sspictures," became a common
saying with the scribes IS they recog-
nlzed q famous star.
As an aftermath to the rodeo the
"pencil shoversn were shown over the
big plant Of the New York Company,
which comprises % 900 acres of mount
ain and canyon land, the studios of
which are located on q promontory
abutting into the Pacific, from which
vantage point miles upon miles of
ocean pathway may be seen. It was
fully 6 o'clock in the evening before
the affair came to a close with three
rousing cheers for Director General Ince
and his staff. The party then went on
to Venice to spend the evening as
guests of the people of that city.
Mr.. Dubois, editor of the Journal
went to California to attend this con-
vention of the National Editorial Asso-
citation, accompanied by his wife and
little daughter. Latest reports inform
us that they are greatly enjoying the
trip, taking in everything of interest
enroute. They expect to return about
the latter part of this month.
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