The herald., 1894-05-29
SANTA ANA.
Memorial Services on Sunday-Postmas-
ter Peabody's Confirmation.

Memorial Services on bunday-POstmaa-
ter Peabody's Conformation.
SANTA ANA, May 2S.-Evsry year the
G. A. RS of Santa Ana hold their
memorial service on the Tuesday pre-
ceeding the 3oth, but never before have
made such grand success of it as they
did yesterday. The q. A. R. and Ladies'
Relief corps met in the G. A. R. hall
and to the music of the fife and drum
they marched out and formed on the
street. The column marched to Neill
hall. where everything was in waiting to
receive the old soldiers. Singers from
the different churches formed the choir,
led by Prof. w. A. Packard. The frat
piece was the old Doxology, joined in by
the whole audience, making the walls
fairly echo. Rev. Carton OF the Baptist
church offered prayer, after which the
choir Gang Some Sweet Day, bringing
tears to the eyes of many OF the old
veterans. The Rev. Fleming of the
Congregational church preached the
memorial sermon, which was mastery
discourse.
The G. A. r. boys have made great
arrangements for the celebration of the
30th inst. Tie Rev. William Pittenger
will deliver the address on Decoration
day and in the evening he will lecture
in the Main street M. E. church. The
subject will be the Great Locomotive
Chase in Georgia during the war. This
ie perhaps one of the most thrilling in
cidsnts Of the war.
The Ladies OF the Maccabees have
made arrangements to give fine dinner
on Decoration day at the Lacy house
dining room, all for 25 cents. Anyone
wanting good square meal should take
dinner with these ladies.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
The following letter was written to
the editor of the Orange County Herald
for publication last week, but for some
reason it failed to appear:
My attention is called to your state
ment in recent issue of your paper
that l am candidate for Assem- blymsn
on the Democratic ticket for the next
campaign. l wish now you would do
me the justice to state in the same pub
lie manner in your columns that there
Is not and has never been any founda-
ton whatever for such assertion. l do
not like to be presented In any such false
light before the public. The facts are
am not candidate for any public office,
have never been, and as you well know,
declined the nomination for assembly
man, rendered without my solicitation
or knowledge, by our last Democratic
convention. Not because l am luke
warm Democrat or patriot that l decline
to enter the list, but because my first
duty is to my family, and l cannot yet
honestly afford the luxury of any Office
to W hich l mig at aspire. To the extent
that such mention was intended az
courtesy, thank you, but l will esteem
the publication of this letter a greater
personal fsvor.
Sincerely yours
RAY BILLINGsLEY.
Since the appointment of II. A. Pea
body as postmaster for Santa Ana the
papers have been closely scanned for
news of his confirmation. Sunday morn
ing the HERALD had the good news, and
many congratulations were showered on
Mr.. Peabody. Both Republicans and
Democrats are pleased to know that the
postoffice will be in good hands for the
next four years.
Mrs. Will Huff will entertain her lady
friends next Thursday afternoon ct high
five.
U. Taylor has gone to San jose and
San Francisco, to be absent about two
weeks.
Mr.. Willis says he has not sold Silk
wood, as reported, and that nothing of
the kind 10 contemplated.
Price Hickey OF Elsinore ia visiting
relatives in our city.
The Orange county Sunday-school as
sociation will hold it's eleventh semi-an-
nual convention in the opera house at
Anaheim Saturday. June 9th. All the
Sunday schools in Orange county are re-
quested to send delegates. There will
be some excellent speakers present.
Rev. Burrows of the Episcopal church
will hold evening services in st. Paul's
church in Tustin and at Santa Ana in
the morning at IL o'clock hereafter.
Rev. Mr.. Robinson will hold morning
services in Orange at II o'clock and
evening services In Anaheim.