The herald., 1896-03-02
PASADENA

full music was furnished throughout
the afternoon by Lowinsky's orchestra.
Mrs. Farr WAS assisted in receiving
by Mrs. j. r. Dobbins, Mrs. Winslow,
Mrs. j. Il. Holmes, and Miss Annie
Brackett of Littleton, N. H., the
former home of Mrs. Farr.
Russian tea was served and the sam
ovar WAS presided over by Mrs. Belle
M. Jewett, assisted by the Misses Lii
lian Dobbins, Jessie Ford, Pearl Libby
and Blanche Belt.
Among others noticed at the recep-
tion we're: Mesdames Governor Mark
ham, George Stimson, L. A. Ford, HUI
bert McCulloch, Greble, Dreer, Volk-
mar, p. M. Green. A. A. Libby. Up de
Graft, Burrows, Il. p. Lukens, e. e.
Jones, Meeker, G. p. Morehouse. +. i.
Harding, l.. Jarvis Adams, j. L. Garner,
M. @. Hester, j. J. Durant, H. J. Has
kell, M. J. Price. w. L. Arthur. IL. Q.
Brown, L. X. Lowe, L. p. Hansen, Il.
r. Traut, II. j. Macomber, S. 2. San
born, s. l.. Sanborn, Kinsley, A. Ban
croft, Claypool, Hurlbut. John G.
Bangham, Sterrett. Dane, Johnson,
Misses Z. A. Wood, Green, Meeker.
Ornbaum, Hurlbut, Ney, Mr. and
Mrs. Bangham, Messrs. N. D. Mich OILS,
Farnham, Prof. Conant, DR.. Prittie, j.
III. Holmes.
POSTOFFICE QUARTERS
Postmaster Wotkyns received word
yesterday afternoon that the bid of the
Ward estate to furnish quarters for the
postottice had been accepted. This is
for five years lease, beginning July
1st, consequently, after that date the
postoffice will be located in the Ward
block at the corner of West Colorado
and Mills, where some changes will be
made in the rooms SO as to afford
room seventy-five feet deep and en-
bracing the space now occupied by the
New York kitchen, as we'll as the corner
room and the little lunch stand in the
rear. This will be a great help to West
tion of the city will begin to put on
airs at once.
A BASKET PICNIC
Thirty-tive or forty young people en-
joyed basket social in the vestry of
the Universalist church Friday eve
ming. Mr.. II. D. Speare read A Born
Inventor, which was illustrated by q
magic lantern in the hands of Mr..
Chamberlain. Then new style of
magic lantern pictures YVES introduced
by the young ladies retiring behind the
curtain upon which the moon was
shining brightly. AS one at q time
took her seat where the profile of her
features was thrown upon the curtain,
each young man endeavored to pick
out his best girl, and the one who first
named the shadow on the curtain had
the pleasure of sharing the lunch pre-
pared by the bodily reality which it
presented. sMuch amusement was
afforded by this new way Of picking
out girl, and the young people en-
joyed themselves immensely.
A LABOR EXCHANGE.
A labor exchange has been organized
in Pasadena, and it is proposed to start
a store soon, which is called a deposit
Org store. run on the cooperative plan,
such as have been started in many
places, it is claimed with great success.
The conduct of the business is placed
in the hands of board Of directors
and man will be employed to manage
the store. Another meeting to perfect
the plan is to bs held at the residence
of the president Of the organization,
Dr. Elias Smith, on North Summit
avenue, next Tuesday evening.
Some careless picnickers set fire to
the woods in Eaton's canyon on Fri
day, and if Mr.. Allen. of the Allen
ranch, near the foothills, had not gone
with his men from the ranch to stamp
it out there would have been a disas-
trous fire, for the tim ber is very dry
just now and fire spreads very rap.
idly. Many of these visitors to the
woads and canyons are exceedingly
careless and so off, as these people did,
leaving a fire burning, notwithstand-
ing the fact that it is a penitentiary
ofense.
GOOD PROGRAM
The ninth grade scientific division of
the Wilson high school rendered the
following program Friday afternoon:
Chorus, Euterpean, p. IA, school; in
troductory, Mr.. Taylor; vocal solo,
Miss Coe; reading, Jupiter and Ten
Mr.. Jepson; quartstte, Misses Jones
and Lewis, Messrs. Taylor and Rice;
essay, Mythology the Beginning of
History, Miss Kellogg: recitation, Pan
in Wall Street, G. L. Stedman, Mr..
Conger; banjo duet; selection from
Dreams of Fair Women, Tennyson:
vocal 10, MIR. Rice; essay, Everyday
Heroes, MI. Hammell; recitation, The
| Shepherd CT King Admetus, j. Il.
| Lowell, Mr. Dyer; clarinet solo, Mr..
Taylor. pantomime, Orpheus and Eu-
rydice; chorus, Euterpean. p. 16O,
| school.
At the meeting of the Marengo
avenue Q. l.. S G. Monday evening at
! the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Van Nuys on
| North Fair Oaks avenue, Mrs. Putnam
and Mrs. Woodruff will be the leaders
Mrs. j. W. Sedgwick will have charge
| of the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Carlton of Iowa
b, Falls, have taken rooms on North Ray
mond for the winter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Reese entertain the
Merry-go-round social club Monday
evening at the home of Henry Newly
! North Marengo avenue
Mrs. ID. b. Robinson, Mr.. H. NJ. Rob.
inson, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb II. Marshal,
Mr.. BENZ. Fl. Marshal, Mrs. Mary Far
we'll of Chicago, are prominent arrivals
! at the Green