The herald., 1893-02-24
POMONA.
News and Personal Notes from That
Thriving Place.

Ne We and Personal Notes from That
Thriving Place.
POMONA, Feb. 23.-The closing hours
OF the eventide of George Washing
toms birthday saw some 200
people assembled in McComss's hall,
last evening, in response to invitations
sent out by Court Pomona 80, Inde-
pendent Foresters.
The evenings programme was begun
in an opening ode by the order, followed
by prayer by Mr.. Martin.
An address upon the object and work
ings of the order was made in brief,
clear and forcible manner, by Court
Physician Henderson.
The recitation of Miss Inez Ralph,
tale of LIES burdens, was delivered in
manner appropriate to the piece.
Miss Mary O'Neil recited pathetic
and tender tale; and comic reading
came next by J. A. McArthurs.
Ii fell upon Mrs. Charles Clark, wife
of High Chief Ranger Clark, to render
one of the sweetest songs Imaginable.
Happy Days is beau tiful air, song
one wishes to hear again and again,
Mrs. Clark graciously responded to the
warm applause in the rendition OF the
beautiful nightingale song.
In Mrs. Nj. B. Wright'e instrumental
solo, Babbling Spring, it was an easy
matter for the Imagination to supply
the sound of ripping water, babbling
along over the pebbles OF some stream.
Mr.. Sale in an iuimitable manner
recited the story of Castor's valor. Mr..
Sale, by his perfect ease and seemingly
nlimitable powers, had in store treat
for his hearers.
Miss Laura Heath, promising young
pianist, gave sample of her execution.
Messra. Macarthur and Ray sang Good
bye, Dear Old Step Stone, Goodbye, in
masculine tones.
Mr.. Huie's perfect execution OF the
mandolin was drawing card and re-
ceived repeated encores.
A fine supper and most enjoyable
dance concluded the evenings enter
tainment.
Miss Jessie Padgham and mother were
in Los Angeles yesterday.
Miss Lulu Shocks was passenger to
the city yesterday.
Miss Bell Bryant, who has been suffer-
ing so long with typhoid pneumonia,
died Tuesday night. This is the second
death that has occurred in Mr.. Bryant's
family during the past 10 days. Both Of
!
Hope of Pomona lodge.
Miss Bertha Adams, who has been in
the Peoples store in Los Angeles dur.
ing the past year, but formerly of Po
mona, died last night at the home Of
H. Miller, on Second street. Miss
Adams was well known to great many
people here.
The subject of the sermon at the Uni
versalist church on next Friday even
ing, will be If Universalism Is True
What Is the Use OF Preaching It?
The worlds fair quartette will sing al
the M. E. church on next Friday night
under the auspices OF the Epwortf
league.
b The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
ganbright, who reside at the corner o
Pearl street and Carey avenue, died thi
morning. The baby had been suffering
with teething.
The new high school building was in
spected yesterday it is one of two build
ings recently completed at cost each o
$4,000. The building was greatly ad
mired, and feeling OF pride stirred al
that we possess two such splendid house
of learning and the corresponding conve
niences and modern appliances an
helps.
A party of Good Templars wende
early hours q ae m Pom9ns and bosrde
a Santa Fe train for Pasadena, wher
they were to visit the Los Angeles Col
lege district lodge. Among the happ
crowd were Misses Emma Truesdale, Idi
Shut, Marjorie Cunningham, Hilder
brand and Rainey; Messrs. Bert Shut
John Hansler, Bert Merrice and Georg
Schneider.
A party of friends and neighbors O
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shut gave then
a surprise party Tues lay evening.
The many friends of Mrs. Katherin
Casey will be pleased to hear that sh
has received the appointment of man
ager in the art exhibit woman's depart
ment in the California Building at tn
Chicago Worlds Fair. Miss Casey viii
leave about April first for Chicago.