The morning call., 1894-04-10
BERKELEY.

Every preparation is being made 10 make
"Wednesday at the fair gala day for both uni-
versity and town; college and public schools
will be closed, as will most OF The business
houses. To-day all the schooIchildren VIII
bring armfuls of roses aud other flowers, and
wagons viii go from schOolh0use TO school
house collecting The flowers In addition,
quantities OF flowers will be Di ought 10 room
in the Shattuck building. from where they Will
all be taken TO the fair. To The energy OF
Messrs. Cheney ana Hanscom VIII pe que me me
success OF the rosefestival. A committee will
decorate The Alameda building with the flora.
besides otherwise distributing The display. AT
the university, Professor Jones, secretary OF
the Alumni Association, was very busy yeSter-
day and will be rushed to-day getting out the
coupons for the big banquet at the Vienna
Prater The Berkeleyan has secured material
reductions for students at large number OF
concessions.
Mrs. Townsend.
In public letter written by Mrs. Townsend,
TWO of The Town Trustees are accused OF act
ing in an Objectionable manner. Trustee
Acton and Marshal Lord were appointed a
committee to inform Mrs. Townsend that the
city wonld begin work upon tile property on
Shattuck avenue, In litigation between the
Town and Mrs. lownsend. These gentlemen
let the contract 10 grade the piece OF land 10
John Greed, and did not notify Mrs. Townsend
Tne WORK was completed within nine hours,
before Mrs. Townsend could obtain the neces-
sary security 10 serve an Injunction. The
property belongs originally TO mrs. Townsend,
but has been used as part OF tne street on
Shattuck avenue for five years and Is claimed
by The town by prescription
The Faculty and Bourbon.
The freshmen have Issued their black Dor.
dered invitations TO "aflend the burial cere-
monies OF Bourbon and Minto 10 be held at
tile University campus, Friday evening, April
l3." Yesterday afternoon the president aud
several members OF The faculty held u confer
ence with the sophomore class. The class was
requested not 10 rush The freshmen. TIE
class by vote agreed that If the freshmen made
The occasion purely one OF spectacular display,
IL would gladly aid tile celebration in any way
1t could. but II the freshmen did not do so the
sophomores would rush them. This throws the
burden of dealing with the faculty on the
shoulders OF the '97 men.
Homestead Loan Association.
AT a meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Homestead Loan Association Saturday even
ing Messrs. Lord, Niehaus and McLain were
reelected as directors and NJ. M. Rh0rer was
reelected president and Z. b. Clark secretary.
Ii being compulsory to withdraw eighty shares
of nou. borrowers stock forty shares were vol
unfairly Withdrawn and the remaining forty
shares Withdrawn by lot.
Notes.
The Nom Partisans have elected for their
permanent 0fficers Chairman. Ed Ii. Shaw;
secretary, e. +. Hertz; treasurer, Louis
Javett.
Nelson T. TfowbrIdRe. for. many years
resident of Berkeley, leaves to-dry TO take up
permanent residence in Alaska In order TO
prosecute his mining interests IN that region.
Mr.. Irowbridge was recently given farewell
reception by the trustees OF Tile Unitarian
Church, he having been president OF the board.