The herald., 1896-12-05
Shakespeare Club Holds an Open
Meeting
THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
Bids Fair to Excel All IL:
Predecessors
Postmaster Wotkyns Complimented FOL
Efficiency-Doings in the Sociai
World-News Brevities

PASADENA, Dec. Am open meet
ing of the Shakespeare club was held
this afternoon, which was largely at
tended. Mrs. Theodore Coleman, presi-
dent, presided. Many members OF her
classes in Throop were present.
The Indian Question was the subject
principally discussed. Mrs. Fordyce
Grinnell was the principal speaker, and
A. C. Vroman exhibited a series of mag
niflcent photographs taken during his
recent visit to the Moqui snake dance
which he described most graphically
Mrs Grinnells paper was most inter-
esting. Light refreshments were served
after the literary session.
THE ROSE TOURNAMENT
At the meeting of the tournament o.
roses directors held last night, mention
of which was made in this mornings
issue, it was decided to have several
bands for the New Years Day parade
which will give concerts at various
places during the afternoon. Booths will
also be arranged where lemonade and
light refreshments will be served free
of charge to visitors. NJ. Fl. Weight
was appointed chairman of committee
to attend to this. 1t was also decided
to make, if possible, some arrangement
with O. Stewart Taylor for mile chorus
on that day. The meeting adjourned
until Monday evening next at the same
place.
DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT
Postmaster Webster Wotkyns today
received the following very compliment
tary letter from the postofiice depart
ment at Washington:
THE returns OF ordinary unclaimed
domestic~letters from your office to the
dead letter Office for the year ended
June 30. 1896 show a decrease of 22o
over the preceding year, While the
amount of mail handled by your carriers
was much larger than that of last year
This is very gratifying to the depart
ment as it indicates great care in the
delivery of mail matter at your office.
You will please continue to give this
matter your special consideration and
endeavor to have this decrease dupli-
Gated, or exceeded, If possible, during
the ensuing year
SOCIAL NOTES.
Miss Edith Brush of Kensington Place
entertained party of friends yesterday
evening.
Mrs F. F. Rowland has issued invita-
tions to a number of her lady friends to
an afternoon tea at her home on South
Marengo avenue, Wednesday, December
10th.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Burnham pleas
antly entertained party of friends
ard relatives yesterday evening al their
home on East Villa street.
Invitations have been received for the
marriage of Miss Josephine Van S.yck,
elder daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. =. Is.
Van Slyck of Pasadena. .toCharles Mason
Thorn of Utica, n. Y, in which city
the wedding will occur, Wednesday, De-
cember 18th.
Miss Oracle Fisher of Lake avenue
entertained at progressive euchre yes
terday evening"
Pasadena was we'll represented at the
opening hop of the season given at the
Sierra Madre villa last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z. Rogers will enter
tain at cards next Thursday evening at
their home on Ellis street.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
The local papers devote considerable
space to thrilling reports of an attempt
at suicide in South Pasadena last night.
Briefly summer up, Samuel b. Summers,
husband of Martha Summers, and SON
in-law of Samuel Gamble, who runs
restaurant south of the electric power
house. tried to run a bluff on his wife
and 1t didn't work. Summers hasn't
contributed much to his wite's sup
port for some time past and the couple
separated. There was baby i'll the fam
lily which Mrs Summers took under her
protecting wing. Yesterday evening
Summers presented himself and wanted
to see the baby. In case the baby was
not forthcoming he would kill himself.
Mrs. Summers was naturally alarmed
She ran to the power house and Marshal
Lacey was telephoned for, but when he
and Officer ristol arrived on the scene
. Summrs, instead of suiciding, had dis
appeared. His present whereabouts are
unknown, but it is generally supposed
that he is still alive and in good health
PERSONALS.
Mrs. Ida Brown of North Pasadena
has gone to Long Beach to spend a few
days.
Gardner Smith returned today from
Randsburg, bringing specimens of fine
ore.
Charley Grimes and Henry Seward are
going to Randsburg next week to see
what's up there.
Dr. and Mrs. Norman Bridge returned
today from an extended European trip
Mrs. Mary r. Harrison and daughters
are visiting at the residence of Mrs
Harrison's neice. Mrs. j. X. Vlier.
Willard Barnhart of Altadena left on
last nights Santa Fe limited for Chi
cago.
BREvITIEs
Judge J. G. Rossiter has been en-
gagged for some days past on legal busi-
ness in Los Angeles.
game OF baseball VIII be played
Sunday afternoon at the cycle track
park between the Pasadena club and the
Francis Wilson club of Los Angeles
The directors OF the park have expressed
themselves as opposed to Sunday ball
playing, so that this will probably be the
last game of ball played in Pasadena on
that day
A playmate jumped on David Git1-
more's back yesterday. and as result