The herald., 1896-01-06
THE EPNORTH League MEETS
To Elect Officers for the New
Year
MAJOR RUST LECTURES
On the MOqui Indians and Their Snake
Dance
The Friday Evening Hop at Hotel Green
Coming Is cycle Rices-Pasadena
Personal Notes

PASADENA, Jan. 5.-The first meeting of
the new year of the Epworth league was
held on Friday evening, when two vacan-
ces were filled in the list of officers by the
election of d. c. Porter, third vice presi-
dent, and George Burman, secretary.
Then reports for the year 1898 were read
from the different departments of the
work, that of the departme 1t of practical
help, under the supervision of Miss Annie
l.. Brooks, being the most important.
Four persons have been furnished en-
ployment Seven hundre and fourteen
articles of c othing have been given to the
| needy. Flowers have been sent to'tweDty-
two funerals and 11S lines to the sick.
| he sick and poor have been furnished jel-
! lies, oranges, canned and dried fruits, as
| well as religious papers. Six hundred and
| ilfiy-seven calls have been made on strang-
| ers, the aged and the sick of the commu-
| nifty.
Inis department has also organized and
| carried on a church nursery, in the Sun
| day school room of the churcn, where the
small children are given the best of care,
| thus enabling many mo'hers to attend the
sunday morning preaching service.
MAJOR RUsT's LECTURE.
Major Rust, of South Pasadena, gave an
| interesting and instructive lecture at the
| congregational church on Friday evening.
| on the subject of the Moqui Indians and
| their famous snake dance. 1t was an ac-
count of his recent trip in company with
| Messrs. Vreman and I rand all and Mrs. L.
| 5. g. Lowe to the Moqui Indian country TO
| attend the snake dance and to procure
relics, photographs and various articles of
| Indian workmanship, of which they brought
back very fine collection. By means o.
~ "A l.. Il
| the scenery alOIg the route, the NOUN
tains and canS MS the pettified forests
| natura bridge, the cave and cl IL dWel
| ings, the home of Thomas Rean, cult
vated Englishman with a government
| school near by, and the mesa villages of
! Tehua, Lichomoi and Hualpi. The latter
| is the place where the Moquis hold their
| snake dance, ubich is their prayer to the
god of water, the ratlesnake. for rain.
| Ihe descriptions OF the dance, with the
| preparatory services, were highly Interest
| ing to the audience, which was not as
| large the lecture merited A descrip-
| ton OF these ceremonies and the place
where they take place was given in The
HERALD at the time the party returned.
| Major Rust included in his lecture a
| description of the various tribes, their
| characteristics, customs and religion, the
| cave and cliff dwelers, their probable
origin and his theory as to their disap-
| pearance.
| HOTEL GREEN HOP.
| The Friday evening hop at the Hotel
Green was quite largely attended by the
young society people, as we'll as by the
| guests of the hotel, with number from
Los Angeles. Dainty souvenir programs
| announced the order of dances. twelve in
| number, and the floor was well filled most
| of TIL time. Lowinsky's orchestra fur
nshed the music. Fruit punch constituted
| the refreshnent. Among those present
| besides CUES of the hotel were Mr. and
Mrs. j. L. Jardne, Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley
| Vance Martin, Misses Dodworth, Shoe
| maker, HubhaLd, Hall, Merriam Hall, the
! Misses sKinball, Purcell, Greenleaf, the
| Mimball, Rershaw, Messrs. Seymour +
Locke. Charles Sutton, Arthur Dodworth.
| O. 5. Picher, Will Merwn, Rob Rowan, w.
| S Gilmore, DR.. Humes Roberts. Guy Corh-
| ran, Perkins, Garland, Los Angeles; N, w.
Bell, Fred Rphce, Ell Groendyke, S. Mer-
! rill, e. o. Hui aud many others.
BICYCLE NOTES.
| 1t is expected that thei e will be races by
the Crown City Cycle club on the 22nd of
| February, though the matter is not yet
| definitely settled. The club has applied
| for the sanction of the l.. A. w. to which il
| belongs, and it is thought that the races
| will take place. There is to be some lively
| work that time, as the club champion
ship will be awarded to the successful con-
| testant.
There will also be an interesting tandem
| race.
hdessrs. Cromwell. Coty, Conklin, Ed
| wards. Wilson, Hill and other speedy riders
| have signified their intention of entering
| and dong their best to break he records.
| There has been some dissatisfaction ex-
| pressed by some OF the visiting wheelmen
| in regard TO the races given on New Years
| day and the matter il now being adjudi-
Gated. The Crown City boys are confident
| that the judgment of the board will show
| that they are in the rieh. While disap-
pointnent is expressed that no records
| were broken on that occasion, conf
IDENTITY expected, owing 10 the excellence
! of the track, they say there will be some
notable work at the next meeting.
BREvITIES.
| It will interest Pasadenans to know that
| some of the Pasadena boys who went to
| Africa are now in the thick of the excite