The herald., 1896-09-11
NEWS NOTES FROMPASADENA
Steady Progress Of the Silver
Sentiment
ENTHUSIASTIC BRYANITES
Meet to Discuss Questions Now Agitat.
Ing the People
Or. Copsland's Lecture on r1ssonic History.
Tho Caldwell. Whittier Weddng-Per-
sonal Notes and News Brevitles


PASADENA, Sept. 10-A rousing
meeting of the Bryan club was held last
evening in the headquarters, Wooster
block, the hall being crowded with ladies
and gentlemen. The program was open
ed with musical selection by Mr.. and
Mrs. o. T. Fellows on the violin and
piano, after which the first speaker,
d. K Trask Of Los Angeles. was intro
duced by President Willett. Mr.. Trask
thought this the greatest campaign he
had seen, as never before had the public
been so thoroughly interested in the
vital issuse Of a presidential election.
No progress could be made until the
money question was settled. The agita-
ton of the money question dates back
to President Jacksons administration.
Then the people won great victory
over the national bank. The war was
fought with greenbacks. The greenback
party has been succeeded by the Demo-
cratic silver party and its work is ac-
complished.
A song, Bryan Is the Man for the Peo-
pie, was sung and Joseph Simons was
plause. He knew his audience were in
earnest and not gathered there out of
mere curiosity. The main issue Is the
financial question. Twenty'years ago the
farmers were well-to-do but today they
are no longer independent which is ow-
ing to the contraction Of the currency.
Pasadena ten years ago was inStanced
as q time of prosperity, when there was
plenty. of money. and then when the
boom broke came hard times. Yet even
then many men who had to pick grapes
for living had notes in their pockets for
hundreds of dollars for which there was
not money enough to cash. He voted
twice for Grover Cleveland and yet
hoped for forgiveness, though he was
not certain of getting it. The force bill
was a good step for the plutocracy. The
hardest of times Were those of 1888 under
the Mckinley bill. The Republican con-
vention was described by the speaker as
declaring for free silver. Then when the
delegates went to St. Louis they listen
ed to the dictation OF Mark Hanna and
declared for 4 gold standard. William
], Bryan overthrew David B. Hill in the
Chicago convention and he would be
elected to the presidency this November
by the largest majority ever given a
president of the United States. Mr..
6imons closed amidst great enthusiasm
and q song, Bryan the Brave, was sung
after which the next meeting was an
nounced for next Wednesday evening
at the same place.
MASONIC MATTERS
DR.. W. e. Copelands lecture on The
Mystic Meaning of King Solomon's
Temple last evening at the Universalist
church brought out one Of the largest
audiences assembled at lecture in
Pasadena for a long time. 1t was an au-
dience much above the average in intel
ligence and culture, the subject being
such as to attract linking people in gen.
eral, Masons, however, being more par
ticularly interested in this lecture. A
considerable number of prominent
audience numbered over 200, and some
Of them stood throughout the lecture.
which occupied about an hour, as all
the seats were tken at an early hour.
DR.. Copeland's discourse gave evil
dence Of his thorough study and re-
search into the early history Of Mason
~, including as much of the real mean-
ing Of the signs and symbols Of the or
der as it Is allowable to give to the pub
lie, and throughout his discourse the
speaker showed his high appreciation
Of the lofty truths represented by these
signs, symbols and hieroglyphs, which
are but finger posts pointing always to
something higher. The speaker said
that there had been for thousands OF
years mystic lodges of masters who in
itiated into their wisdom those "who
were worthy and well qualified" and
when the time came that these myste-
ries were banned by the church that
then they were condensed and given to
the charge Of Free Masons, who had
carefully preserved the eXoteric form
Of whose esOteric meaning only few
were informed. These mystic lodges had
from time to time given parts of the
wisdom they possessed, usually towards
n ot,I o.,f
these lodges proposed to erect on the
Pacific coast temple where in due and
ancient form the candidates should be
initiated. In preparation for this inter-
esting event body of Theosophlsts,
VINO Were most of them Masons who had
received the thtrty-second degree, were
journeying around the world and pro
claiming the revival Of the ancient mys-
teriss.
CALDWELL-wHITTIER
The marrige of Miss winnifred Cald-
well and Mr.. c. 3. Whittier took place
last night at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. G. L. Knight Of Lincoln
quiet one, owing to the death some time
ago of Mrs. Ray, sister Of the bride, was
performed by Rev. W. c. Mosher. The
bride wore white and did not carry flow
ers and only members of the two, fami-
lies were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
tier left today for Palo Alto, where thew
will spend the winter.
BREVITIES
A number of young lady friends were
entertained by Miss Altha Meharry at
her home on East Colorado street yes
terday afternoon. An advertising game
was played and Miss Lila Dalrymple
won the prize for the best guess,
dainty paper knife. Miss Ruth Garde-
ner won the second prize, an emery bag.
Refreshments were served and music
was rendered by Miss Dalrymple on
the violin and Misses Anna Whitmore
and Sarah Coleman on the piano.
A valuable black horse was stolen last
sight from the barn Of ]. X. Eckstein
Who runs the villa dairy, on Bellfontaine
NV. west Of town. A large black Dog