Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-20
NEWS NOTES.

The handsomest "school marms'
N the country is the body now in
session in this city as Teachers In.
stitute.
The Democratic State Convention's
Oommittee of Arrangements will meet
OF the st. Elmo at 8 O'Clock this
morning.
The Swiss Society, "Helvetia," will
held its first picnic, presentation Of
flag and concert at the City Gardens
on May goth.
Rev. DR.. Schreiber will lecture this
evening at z AS in the Synagogue in
Hnglish. Subject: 'Look at the bright
side of life." All welcome.
Tomorrow evening there will be a
Democratic mass meeting in Judge
Taney's courtroom for the purpose of
organizing Democratic Central
Club.
'eIt was enormously reported yester-
day that the Bellevue Terrace would
close on May LIST. Such is not the
case. The house will not close this
summer.
Miss Mamie Short, Mrs. A. E. Ba-
ker, Mrs. F. II. Lowell, will give reci-
tations at the entertainment of the
Has Los Angeles Baptist church to-
night.
There will be special meeting Of
the Native Daughters of the Golden
West, Saturday, April 81, at which
II members are urgently requested to
be present.
Transfers OF real estate yesterday
amounted to $161, ,429, and were 109
in number. Of these 40 were for
more than 81 900 each and 20 We're
for nominal considerations.
Company F will meet at the New
Board OF Trade rooms, northwest cor
ner Of First and Fort streets, (entrance
On First street side), on Tuesday at s
r. NJ, for the election of officers.
Where does all the mud come from ?
The second clearing. of the mud from
the paved portion of Main street filled
over O hundred dirt wagons-and
even yet there were samples of it
left.
If the City Council could win the
Sixth and Spring street railroad COM
pany to lay flat rails in the latter
street, now that it is being paved,
they would be applauded to the echo.
The high I rail was invented for the
benefit of the wheelwright.
Tonight the Illinoisans and their
friends will enjoy another of their
popular entertainments at Central
Church Hall, 10S North Main street.
fhe programme will include a general
social and fine variety Of musical
and literary exercises. Every body is
invited.
The Missourians of this city are
about to organize literary and social
dub, and are to meet next Tuesday
evening in Judge Austin's courtroom
fU1 that purpose. All who favor the
scheme of a Missourian society of the
above character are urged to attend.
1t is proposed to make it one Of the
most interesting societies of the city.
Rev. G. w. Van Meter, talented
speaker, for seventeen years at the
head of the Italian mission work, is
spending short time in this country.
and will be in Los Angeles few days
before returning to Rome. Arrange
ments have been made by the Young
Mems Christian Association to have
him appear befol the young men of
this city tomorrow evening, in the
lecture room OF the Fort Street NJ. E.
Church, at eight o'clock. Subject of
the address: Seventeen years under
the shadow of st. Peters and the
Vatican"
Rev. W. G. Van Meter, Superin.
tsndent OF Protestant Missions in the
city of Rome, Italy, arrived in the
city last evening, and is stopping at
the Natick House. He will address
the Y. M. G. A. on Saturday evening,
and will occupy the pulpit of the First
Baptist Church on Sunday morning
and evening next; also, the pulpit OF
the East Los Angeles Baptist Church
on Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Mr..
Van Meter is man of fame as pull
pit orator, and is remarkable for the
work he has accomplished in his
present undertaking. His work is
undenominational, and ne is backed
by many wealthy laymen, as we'll as
BY the ministry. Those who heai
him will be highly entertained.