The herald., 1895-12-16
DOINGS ON MOUNT LOWE
The Hanging of the Crane Successfully
Accomplished
CHEEKY Wood Fire, q Cavernous Chimney
Place, the Pot Burdened Irons
and the Feast

MOUNT LOWE, Dec. 15.-The Alpine
club extended generous invitations
to a goodly company of Los An
geles and Pasadena citizens to attend its
Hanging of the Crane" at the Alpine tav-
ern, high up on Mouat Lowe, last Satur-
day at noon.
Responsive to the invitation came Col.
Harrison Gray Otis of the Los Angeles
Times and several other persons of lesser
Importance. Among the participants in
the house warming were: Prof. and Mrs.
t. S. c. Lowe, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Nc
Nally, Gen. Charles Forman, Miss For
man, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wiley Wells, DR.. E.
L. Conger, Judge and Mrs. Lucien Shaw, J.
B. Lippincott, Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus
Lowe, Jr., DR.. T. S. Green, j. W. Hugus,
Herbert c. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Parker,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Fairbanks, Prof. James
G. Clarke, William H. Knight, Prof. Geo.
Conant. j. S. Mills. j. B. Lankershim, Mrs.
Charles D. Keyes, Mrs. L. W. Blinn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving L. Blinn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Niles Pease, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID. Cadwalla-
der, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Percival, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. f. Newlin, Judge and Mrs. John
w. Mckinley.
The club has established itself in charm
ing quarters and bids fair to have large
membership. When the guests arrived on
Saturday morning they were ushered into
the spacious reception room made bright
by a CHEEKY wood fire in the great chimney
place where a crane supported a pot which
gave out sayory odor. The table was l.
shaped and displayed a feast of good
things, TO which ample justice was done by
the seventy odd guests gathered about the
board Then came on the inevitable toast s
and speech making. Professor Clark
opened by the recitation of his beautiful
verses "a Message from Mt. Love-" He
was followed by Hon. G. Wiley Wells in a
pleasant vein of talk and congratu alton
touching Professor Lowe's indomitable en-
ergy and high aspirations. DR.. Conger ac-
Quilted himself in few felicitous remarks
and then, to quote the Los Angeles Times,
Colonel Otis was vociferously called for''
and twas forced by the clamor to take the
floor" A full report of Colonel Otis re.
marks will be found in The Times; as also
a mem. that Judge Mckinley, Judge Staw
and DR.. Congsr spoke. At length Professor
Lowe responded TO a happy toast prepared
by Professor Clark. !" Professor Lowe, the
cheering artist and Michael Angelo of
tle New World" Professor Lowe depre-
! Gated the great compliment implied by the
| toast and, like all really great men, spoke
modestly of his noble work.
In the evening the party came down
| from the Alpine tavern to the Echo Mount.
| ain house, and that splendid hostelry well
| coined in addition large contingent from
| Los Angeles that came up on the $3.50
| train. Among the arrivals were Mr.. and
| Mrs, w. S. Creighton. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
| A. Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Cole
man, Professor Charles III. Keyes, p. M,
Green, DIR. W. G. Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs.
! r. L. Curry, W. G. Patterson, M. and Mrs.
| C. II. Baumgardt, DR.. Francis L. HAYNES,
Miss Mary L. Haynes, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
| Porter, j. SHREDDER, Miss Ivy SHREDDER, How
ard SHREDDER, Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Lind.
| ley, Mr., and Mrs. John E. Coffin, DR.. John
| r. Haynes.
| Other guests were H. M. Singer. Calvin
w. Brown, Mrs. Alexander Stoweil, John
| Wadsworth, +. W. Braun, j. Nj. johnson.
Finis 4, Yoakum, G. 9. Horton, l.. p. Lowe
Robert l.. Craig. B. f. Ball, Fl. G. Durant,
John A. Muir.
A banquet was served at z o'clock which
| would have done credit to New York's Del.
monico. The dining-room was tastefully
and luxuriously decorated, the courses
were served with admirable promptness
and quiet precision, while an excellent or
chestra dscoursed musical selections until
| the speechmaking was in order. Prof.
Keys was called upon to read Longfellow's q
"Hanging of the Crane." and his rendering
| of the poem was excellent-the treat OF
the evening. Speeches were called for by
DR.. Conger, who made q capital toastmas-
ter, and responses came from DR.. John r.
Haynes, W. G. Cochran, w. Q. Patterson
j. A. Muir, L. W. Blinn. Col. Wells, James
B. Lankershim, Hervey Lindley ant
Judges Mckinley and Shaw. Everybody
praised Prof. Lowe without stint--and he
deserved it all. The banquet came to al
end by the entire company rising to sing
| HA Md apO SyneS