The herald., 1896-05-04
New Postoffice Quarters Ready
for Occupancy
THE ENDEAVORERS' MAY DAY
Satisfactorily Celebrated at the Home Of
MIR. Stone
7usic, Conversation and an Imprompta Ban.
quet INDUCED ln-Sociai Notes From
the Crown of the Valley

PASADENA, May 3,--The contract fol-
the fitting up of the new postoffice wa;
completed on Friday with the Yale &
| Towne Manufacturing company oi
Stamford, Conn.,, the property-owners
in the vicinity of the new quarters oil
West Colorado street bearing the ex-
pense and rendering the new office to
the government for five years at 81 pei
year. OF course, one of the conditions
of the contract is that the postofiico
shall remain in that location for the per-
iod of five years at least. The fixtures
are to be of the latest and best pattern
the woodwork to be of selected ash nice
ly finished, the 635 boxes of different
sizes to be fitted with Yale locks guar
anteed for five years. There will be two
general delivery windows, three carrier
windows and the usual money order
public writing desk, registry. and all
conveniences. The contract for the pres
ent quarters on South Raymond avenue
expires July 1St, and the work of getting
the new place in order will begin soon.
The price for the work is stated at $2100.
ENDEAVORERS' MEETING.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor of the North Congrega :
tional church gathered at the home Of
Mr.. I. S. Stone on Friday evening. May
night" and, after a serenade. were in
vited inside, where the evening was very
pltdSdHlly DdSStu WIFI SlIlS,lliS anu So
cial conversation, there also being a
presentation of Edna Lyals works and
an ebony baton to MI Alex. Stone, from
his music class. Later in the evening
refreshments were served. Those pres
ent were:
Misses Stella Toms, Grace Toms.
Lloyd, Blanche Lloyd, Messrs. George
Lloyd, Claud Shafer. Berge, Misses Root
McFarren, Ethel McFerren, Mr.. Collins
of Los Angeles, Ralph Cook, Mr. Suider
Misses Hayward, Lathrop, Mabel Gould,
Edna Burbaw. Mr. and Mrs. T. d. Stone,
Miss Stone, Alex. Stone, Tom Stone, Per-
Gle Stone, Archie Stone, Claude Stone.
Miss Halifax of Chicago. Mr.. Conboy of
Los Angeles. Mrs. Bent, Charlie Bent,
Mrs. Caldwell. Mrs Huntly. Miss Hunt
ly, Alva Huntly. Mrs. Hall. Harvey Hall,
Miss Reed. Steve Reed, Fred Reed, Miss
Linney, Walter Linney. Mr.. Gould.
Charley Gould. Miss Gould. Mrs. Croner,
Miss Croner. Miss Toms. Mamie Toms,
Guy Foster. Clarence Humphry. Mr.. Os
born, George Biddle, Mr.. Sherk, Miss
Lacy and Miss Caldwell.
BREVITIES.
Mr.. G, H. Potter of Oakland. Mrs. E.
telle Baker and Mrs. Emma Eastman
OF Calistoga Mrs. Nellie Hanson of Mil
Waukee, Mr. Theron McElhenry of Los
Angeles and Rev. H. Slade OF Elgin, Ill.
have been guests of the Misses Foote on
Nortn Mollne avenue during tne past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Smith of Madi-
son avenue left yesterday evening for
Lawrence, Mass, with the remains of
their daughter Mabel and will be absent
two months.
The remains of Edward Qugley. who
died on South Fair Oaks avenue on Tues
day last, We're forwarded to his home in
San Francisco on Thursday by the Lipp-
incott Co. by way of the Southern Pa
cific
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Grinnell and
family have taken rooms at the Carlton
for the week and they will remain in Pas
;dena before leaving for the east, where
they will spend the year.
Mrs. Hoffman and her daughter, Mrs.
Wood will leave for the east tomorrow
night on the Santa Fe limited,
MI and Mrs. Westerfield of San Fran
cisco returned today from Coronado.
L. S. Calvin shows some exceedingly
fine navel oranges from his Monrovia
ranch.