The herald., 1895-01-18
NEWS MATTERS FROM PASADENA
Mr.. POlley's Lecture Upon Cali
fOrnia Literature.
Vhe COtiliOn Proves to BO a Very
Smart Affair. ..---
The Crawford Graves Wedding - An
Electric storm-I. o. o. 4. In-
stallatiOn-Notos.

University Extension Clue in the yestry
OF the UnivaEsaliat church last evening.
The particular subject discussed was
Later Historical Literature OF Caliior-
mia. AS at the former lecture by Mr..
Policy there was q large attendance and
the attention OF the audience was closely
held throughout.
A peculiar fact relative to early Calia
fornia history ia that three of the most
reliable text books upon those days have
been written by lawyers who have come
upon the facts in their professional
work. Owing TO the confusion Of titles
in many instances IL was found necea-
sary to 20 back into the early times in
order to clear claims, and in this way
much valuable information was gained
which would otherwise never have been
known. The facts are that The early
history of this state is at best patched
up affair. and much OF what pasaes for
history is mere trash. There are few
native writer's. In the early times gold
was the ali important object. and but
little attention was paid to literature.
Beginning with the year 1883 the lit
erature of the state takes more definite
form, ct which date the first press was
established al Monterey, and was fol-
lowed shortly by q number OF other
papers. Mr.. Policy finds that contrary
10 the general opinion, San Francisco
contained a remarkably well educated
population in she earlier fifties, large
number being college graduates. The
wild tales Of early life 10 the days of
gold" by Bret Harte and Mark Twain
have very little foundation and origin
ality, being largely rehgsh Of the early
stories.
One of the moat useful writer's wac
Starr King, through whose efforts large.
ly, California was kept in the union
during the stormy days of the rebellion.
There is very little poetry OF import
ance on California in early times. Bret
Harte has written come clever short
sketches, but his works are marred by
inaccuracies and injustice to she early
settlers.
California has the material for great
epic poem, but it has never yet been
written.
Mr.. Policy devoted considerable time
to the much abused Bancroft historiea.
These works, comprising come 40 vol
umes, were not compiled by Mr.. Ban
croft himself, who has not the ability to
do the work, but were gotten up by
hired agents, purely as business spsos
ulation. The speaker shought that the
historical parts were valuable, but that
the opinions OF the editors were better
omitted. In compiling this history a
vast amount of money and labor was
expended. Libraries were ransacked in
this country, Great Britain, Paris end
Mexico. For certain lot OF books on
California, printed in Mexico and owned
in England, Mr.. Bancroft paid $50 000
Over $l5, 000 was expended in making
copies OF manuscripts found in the vari-
GUS missions OF the coast. The Bancroft
library in San Francisco contains over
$4,000 volumes and is the largeat private
library in the world.
The next lecture By Mr.. Policy occurs
in one week, the subject being A Study
in Sociology in Early California.
THE coTmLoN.
The cotillon given at Wooster hall this
evening was one of the SWEETEST society
events OF the season. Mrs. Spsulding
and several society young gentlemen had
the affair in charge and ere TO be con.
graduated upon it's complete success in
tionally beautiful and in excellent taste.
Mr.. George f. Granger led the cotillon,
the figures introduced being many of
them original and most charming The
pRtronesses were: Mesdames Holder,
Rowland and Locke. Music was fur
Dished by Lowinsky's orchestra, and the
refreshments were served by Hotel
Green, the entire corps of walters being
Old hand.
Those present were as follows: Mr..
and Mrs. Wotkyns, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Wotkyns, DR.. and Mrs. Sherk, Mr.. and
Mra. Locke, Dir. and Mrs. IL. G. Ma
combes, Mr.. and Mrs. Granger. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. V. Martin Misses fall, e. Hall,
Hubbard, Bolt, Church. Kellogg, Pleas
ants. Dobbins Florence Dobbine, Grebei,
NJ. Grebel, Craig, Hurlbut, Greenleai,
Shoemaker; Mrs. Spaulding, Hastings,
Halstesd, Lutz. Shoemaker Crank,
Love. Craig, @. Martin, Bell, Armntrone,
Lefiingwell, Kellam, Perkins and Scott.
carbohydrates.
The marriage OF Rev. Clark Crawford
and Miss Clara A. Graves occurred at
the residence Of the BRIDES parents in
North Pasadena this evening at
O'Clock. The ceremony was conducted
by Bishop Goodsell and was of most
impressive nature. The marriage being
private only the immediate relatives
and few friends we're present Rev.
Crawford is pastor of the First NJ e.
church OF the city. and the newly.mar-
ried couple have host OF friends who
join in wishing them bright and happy
married life. The bridal party left at
once on trip TO Santa Barbara and
vicinity. They will be gone about 10
days.
AN ELECTRIC STORM.
Late rstirers were treated to q re-
markahle electric display ct about IL
o'clock last night whioh was followed
later by a genuine eastern thunder and
hail storm. For about an hour the rain
'ppd bail came down ia torrents almost
equal to q cloud burat. at La Canada
the downpour was in the nature OF
cloud burst. Eve inches of rain falling
in very short space of time. No dam.
age, however, has been reported in this
Vicinity beyond the washing out of
arrests and minor disturbances. Today
has been bright but the indications are
for wet night.
I. o. 0. f. INSTALLATION.
The following officers were installed
in Pasadena Encampment No. S4, 1. o.
o. F., last evening, by G.. j. P. Ford,