Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-09
THE PRESS COLONY.
Impersans Hleesing Held XesseF-
( day AfsermOOm.

IMportans Meeting Held YesseR-
day Afternoon.
The Los Angeles Press Colony As
sociation met yesterday afternoon at
2 O'Clock in Judge Hutton's Court
room H. Jay Hanchette in the chair,
and a large number of the members
present. Secretary Broadbere read
the minutes OF the last meeting, after
which the Committee ON Finance re-
ported that it had been unable to Sc
cure sufficient funds to enable them
to erect buildings at Los Felis. The
committee also reported that it had
called on Mr.. G. j. Griffith and re-
ported the exact condition of affairs
to him, stating that other propositions
were open for acceptance only for q
short time, and that the committee
1 had asked Mr.. Griffith's advice. Mr..
Griffith had stated that he was very
sorry that the committee had been
unable to provide funds as antici-
pated, but he had the welfare of the
newspaper people at heart and he
would advise that the association ac-
cept a proposition which would
provide homes for all the members
Of the association, not excluding one.
Ii this was done he would show the
newspaper men how great his interest
in their welfare was by giving toward
the Identification OF the colony $500
upon its moving into the houses, and
$500 more before year was out.
The report was accepted, and upon
motion OF Mr. l.. Osborne the secre-
tary was instructed to tender the
thanks of the association to Mr.. Grit
6th. On motion of Mr.. Kubel. Mr.
G. j. Griffith was elected an honor
ary member of the association. The
Finance Committee reported that
there was proposition to be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Harvey 7. d. Will
son, manager cf the Boulevard Tract
Association, which would provide
homes for all the members on reason
able monthly payments. This tract
was just outside of the city limits, on
three lines of railroads running
into the city, and the lots
would be over one-half an acre in
size, with the best OF water piped to
each. On motion, committee con-
sisting OF H. Jay Hanchette, E. F.
Kukel and L. Osborne were appointed
as committee with power to act in
making preliminary arrangements.
A vote of thanks was rendered to Mr..
and Mrs. Marchand, of the New York
Graphic, for their kindness in furnish
ing Photographic views of the Associ-
alton taken at Los FeliZ. The follow
ing new members were admitted !:
frank H. Robinson, F. w. Beau de
Fart, Frank Cobler and A. Willhartitz.
An assessment of 25 cents was levied
for the purpose of paying running ex-
penses. The roll was called and it
was found that the following were
members of the Association II. Jay
Hanchette, w. w. Jones, R. R Briggs,
G. M. Richardson. S. J. Holsinger,
Geo. T. Baton, Robert Farrell
and w. S. Livengood, of the HERALD /;
r. H. Farquhar, G. E Jones, H. E.
Smith, of the Tribune; Theo. P. Col
vile of the Times; H. q. Osborne,
Lester Osborne. Sig. M. Morris, R. 7.
Nelson, G. j. Goodwin, George r.
Broadbere, John NJ. Davies, OF the Er-
press; E. F. Kubel, of the San Fran
cisco Examiner; P. s. Dorney, of the
New York NeUs; S. Cornell, A. Scarf
P. J. Nelligan, of the Telegram; Chas
Borle, of lie Progress; Louis H
Marshall, of the Porcupine: E. A.
Weed, OF the East Side Champion
Mrs. Marchand, OF the New York
Grap1tic;; Carl Browne, Of the Cactus;
William Morlock, of the Sud CalJor.
mia Post; A. Willhartitz, of the St.
Louis Tribune; G. b. Noll, Captain A.
d. Wood, of the Censor; John E.
Sayles, of the Southern Californian.
Frank H. Robinson, of the Catholic
Voice; Frank Cobler, Of the Daily
Guide, and F. w. Beau de Tart, of the
Commercial Bulletin. Tne meeting
adjourned to the call of the chair.