The herald., 1895-11-29
Pasadena Sunday School Child
rem Do the Work
TWILIGHT CLUB MEETING
California Possibilities and the C0ndi-
ton Of the Tramp
The Tuesday Evening Club Holds nm Enjoy
able Public neetiug Personal Notes
and News Brevities

PASADENA, Nov. 28.-The canvass OF
the city in the interest of the Sunday
SC ools is now nearly completed. The
results, now nearly complete, are as fol-
lows: Number of children between 9 and
Ia years, 221S; between IA and 81, 1881 /;
over 81, $685. number of church mem.
bars. $50; mem bership here, 1885, else
where, 1I76; number in Sunday school,
2Sl2; 1863 Of the number it was impossible
to classify. Out of all visited but twelve
refused TO reply to the questions asked.
Der of families away, so; mum Der of
individuals away, Is; numter OF new
and vacant houses. 81.
TWILIGHT CLUB.
At the banquet OF the Twilight club
last evening, short speeches were made
by Charles +. Lummis, e1itor OF Land
OF Sunshine, the guest OF the club; Pro-
fessor A. J. McClatchie, W. e. Chaplin
and F.. ]. Policy.
Mr.. Lummis dwelt upon the great pos
sibilities OF Southern California for the
development of the highest type OF civil
ization, the perfection OF mans nature
physical, mental anu Misunderstanding to
the great civilizations of ancient Greeca
and Rome, which arose IN climate and
amid surroundings very like those Of
Southern California today. and prophesy.
ing for our own particular corner Of this
great country the highest development
known to the race. Nature has hers given
US the most favorable conditions to be
found anywhere for the fullest perfection
of humanity. With a mild and bamy
climate, united to marvelously fertile
soil, We are here freed from much OF the
necessary struggle for existence which
makes up such large part OF life IN less
favored parts of the world, and as nat
ural result there is more time and oppOr-
tunity for the cultivation of the higher
faculties-the intellectual and spiritual
ana for bringing TO full perfection man s
whole nature.
Mr.. Lummis but voiced the ideas of
many who had given attention to the
subject, and that those assembled about
the banquet table we're of a like opinion
was evidenced by the hearty applause
which greeted his remarks, followed by
a vote OF thanks.
Professor McClatchie was next called
upon, and spoke on the subject of The
Tramp. He said they might be divided
into five classes:
Those out of II job from preference j;
those temporarily out of WORK; those
crowded out; those who are incompetent,
and those who are unwilling to work.
Each class Should be treated in differ
emit way. One method of treatment for
the first class IS to transport them from,
town to tOwn-passng them on. A Sec
ond way is to imprison them as vagrant.
This method is largely pursued in Cali.
fornia, where the temptations in the way
of fees are great. Jail records show the
same tramps and unem ployed come TO
jail many times in succession. In this
enforced idleness is found nothing but
Generalization. They create criminals.
Another method OF treating trsmps is
to feed them Unfortunately, which is
wholly bad. Still another way is to es-
tablish place where the work test is ap-
piled. This relieves communities from
the necessity of feeding applicants, and
it, upon the whole, has been found TO be
the best means OF dealing with this class
OF men.
Mr.. Chaplin, the next speaker, spoke of
the field OF usefulness that the club might
cover, by thorough discussion of the vital
questions of the day and If each man
would express mis- opinion, putting in
dividuality into the discussions, it mig lit
be made not only interesting, but of some
influence in the community.
Mr.. Policy spoke of the social aspect
OF the club, 1ecounting some OF the Incl
dents of such gatherings at various
epochs, and said he hoped their conviv-
iality would not be attended by such
effects as sometimes accompanied the
gatherings ropnd the festal BOARD in
:'the good old days. of Jonson and
Shakespeare.
After few remarks by DR.. Abbot
one of the founders of the Twilight club
ofBrooklyn, short speeches followed by
q number of mem Ders, and after the
transaction of little business the session
was brought to an end by all uniting in
singing America.
TUESDAY EVENING CLUB.
The first public meeting OF the Tuesday
Evening club last evening in the ves.ry
of the Universalist church, was attended
by quite large audience which was kept
in good humor all evening, the greater
part of the program being OF a humorous
character. An orchestra opened the pro-
gram and was heard at intervals through
out the evening.
Msssrs Backhoff. Chadwick and Wood
followed with well-given vocal trio, a nd
then came q ludiorous quadrllle entitled
Looking Backwards by Misses kidder,
Mellish, Hodge, Mrs Wetherill, Messrs.
Buchanan, Manahan, Nichols and Turn
ser. The costumes and masks worn faced
the particp ants to the rear. The chalk
talk was given by Mr.. Chapin, whose
skill with the crayon was illustrated by
u nun Der OF sketches, mostly of the hui
merous type. II. r. Howard gave char
acter song III negro dialect. while cho-
rus in imitation of plantation darkies
recalled twice, after which George w.
Thompson gave guitar solo. which was
evidensly appreciated by the audience.
Then little melodrama was enacted ty
Edwin Stearns, Miss Goldie Riley anu
Frank G. Clark. The drama was entitled
Too Late, and was written for this occas-
ion py Mr.. Stearns. 1t was given In oL Q
ho hahn ID hn ixyi
room Of Major Briggs an old war veteran.
Hazel Briggs, his daughter land David
Hardy, her lover, prosperous farm, r.,
made up tho cast. There are some good,