The herald., 1896-07-20
NEWS NOTES FROM PASADENA
Throop Directors Looking for a
President
DR.. BELFIELD is THE MAN
A Literary and Social Club to Be
Formed
R. BELFIELD IS THE MAN
Which VIII Also Provide for . Possible
Deficit Doings In the Social World
News Brcvities

PASADENA, July 19.-At the meet
ing of the trustees of Throop in the
First National Bank block Friday after
noon, there were present Messrs. e. L.
Conger, c. d. Daggett, p. M. Green, II.
M Hamilton, Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Con-
ger, f. E. Spaulding. f. c. Bolt, John
wadsworth and Secretary Heap. After
the consideration of the presidency of
DR.. Belfleld, a motion was adopted to
make him a proposition to conform with
his views.
The matter Of forming a Throop club
came up and was decided upon. The
club will be literary and social in nature
and the members agree to bear in mind
all the interests of the school. They
furthermore agree to pay any deficit in
the funds which may occur any year,
provided that such deficit Is not to ex-
ceed a share of more than $25 to each
member The club started with about
thirty members, but more have been
added, and it is understood that the
total membership shall be 100 or more.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY
A few friends of Miss Gertrude Beech
er met Friday evening at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Beecher, on Catalina street - cele-
brate Miss Beecher's twentieth birth
day. The rooms were prettily decorated
with flowers and the evening was spent
in a social manner and the serving of
refreshments. Miss Beecher received
many congratulations and handsome
presents. Those present were: Mrs.
Henry Beecher Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Beecher, Misses Viola We'll. Esther
To- To Mt To.
veil, Amy Lacey, Hazel Beecher, Messrs.
Amos Slater, Tyler Holcombe. ]. r.
Wore, Benjamin o. Lacey, Guy Jackson,
Harry Beecher and J. A. Westring.
-- -RREXIaIES-
officers will be installed Monday even
ing by Senior Past Commander Mrs
Mary Furman: Past commander, Ida
Q. Lacy; commander. Bertha L. Plank;
lieutenant-commande Cora A. Swear
niger; record keeper, Eta Savage;
finance keeper, Mary L. Frman; chap
lain. Mary E. Clark; sergeant. Agnes
Petrie; mistress alarms, Elida Herr;
picket, Alvina Mitchell. The session
will be followed by lunch at which sir
knights will be present
Messrs. M. Fl. Weight, r. Williams
and c. e. Brooks. commissioners to
assess damages and benefits for the
widening of Lake avenue from Colo
rado street to San Pasqua1, have filed
their report with the city clerk. The re-
port includes long list of properties
affected, and the incidental expenses
are estimated at $167.67.
The Pasadena Fruit Growers associa-
tion has handled this year 10,252 boxes
of fruit and turned over to members
$20423. Secretary Jones has the account
and statement ready for each member
and is handing them over as fast as
called for. The season has proved very
satisfactory both for oranges and lem
,ns and the association now feels con-
!inced that the exchange system is the
est way to handle the fruit.
Some time ago Mr. Woodwork, exec
uor OF the Cherry estate, sold through
= S. Mayhem Of this city a lot here to
Eward Hutchins. The sale came UP
10 confirmation in Judge Clark's court
yeterday, when a complication arose.
ANther real estate agent was there
AM bid on this same lot for a client who
waited it. Mr.. Hutchins objected, but
tnecourt sustained the bid and then
iurqer bids were made until Mr. Hutch
ms, IN order to hold his purchase was
complied to bid 5000 more than the
or1gipl price.
Mis- MIA Eckstein is staying at Miramar
Terrae. Santa Catalina.
Mrrerpenning of the Standard OIL
conpay left yesterday to spend Sun
oay WI his family at Long Beach.
w. ~ Chamberlain and family of La
Canyao have taken the Bristol cottage
on Llncn avenue for the summer.
+. n. {arris and family left today for
week stay at Catalina.
r, f,.,. -, lark returned yesterday from
Duslnestrip to Sonoma county.
,x eIoIua Rossiter presided in Justice
~ isoh court in Los Angeles yester-
M messrs, tn.t, rk. Dyer and l. B. Worrell
I,,I1 n1r,nAt Long eEach.
tbs MetroAn HtoAn is among the guests of
''e N'ope at Catalina.