The herald., 1896-07-25
NEWS SNOTESFROMPA PASADENA
The Silverites Are Preparing to
Ratify
THREE HUNDRED CITIZENS
WiIl Swell the Procession Which viii
March Tonight
Electric Wires In Q Wstermsiom Patch - A
Theesophlcal Lecture - Ball
Game - BFevities

PASADENA, July 24.-A meeting of
the Silver club of Pasadena was held
last evening in the city hall. for the pur-
pose Of perfecting plans for Joining in
the grand Bryan demonstration in Los
Angeles tomorrow evening. The meet
ing was presided over by c. j. Willett.
and about fifty gentlemen were present.
Secretary Walter Simons was at the
desk A motion was carried for the ex-
tension OF time for the report of the COM
mittee on permanent organization. Jo-
seph Simons, chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements for the ratification
tomorrow night was called and made his
report. Transportation could be had
over either the electric road, he said, or
the Southern Pacific. The electric would
place five cars at the disposal Of the sill
yer men. which would start at the corner
of Colorado street and Fair Oaks av-
enue at o'clock and proceed without a
stop to the corner of Spring and Fourth
streets in Los Angeles. The round-trip
fare will be rs cents. and in addition
car will be furnished free to the Pasa-
dena band, which has been engaged for
the occasion. The electric roads prop
osition was accepted. Appropriate BAN
ners, notices, flags and so forth have
been prepared, and 1t Is expected that
some 300 will Join the procession from
Pasadena. An address was given by
Col. Polk, which was applauded fire.
quently. Other speeches were made by
Messrs. Mcpherson, Wheeler and Will
lett, after which the meeting adjourned
until Wednesday evening at the same
place.
MELON STEALERS CAUGHT.
Three young men entered Nathan
Hodges watermelon patch on North
Raymond avenue the other night and
were neatly. trapped. Hodge and his
younger brother Arthur are we'll up in
matters electrical, and finding the night
before that the patch had been entered
they decided to put their genius to ac-
count. When the three young men in
question came upon the watermelons
they stumbled upon an electric device
that sprung an alarm at the house, and
the brothers and their dog rushed forth.
The would-be watermelon takers ran
and fell over q wire that had been mir
aculously raised at the entrance of the
patch and then a reckoning was made.
THEOSOPHY.
Abbott B. Clark, the well-known
Southern California lecturer on Theoso-
ply delivered a lecture last night before
the Pasadena branch Of the Theosophi-
cal society of America Mr.. Clarks sub
iect was Theosophy and the Theoso-
phical Crusade. He said in brief:
Theosophy is the science of life and the
art of living. 1t teaches the laws of ma
ture under which we live and assists us
to gain that knowledge and self-control
by which we can live up to those laws,
thereby avoiding the majority of human
suffering which comes from the VIOLA
tion of law. Theosophy teaches us uni
versal reign and rule Of law, Of cause
and effect or retributive justice called
Karma. 1t also teaches that in the evo-
luton Of all nature it is the soul which
evolves. The completely evolved soul Is
called a Mahatma. The Mahatmas
know all the laws of nature and her finer
forces and 1t is to teach these to the
public that they have organized the
Theosophical society and the crusade.
Next Sunday evening lecture will be
delivered at the headquarters. No. IL
East Colorado street, by Mr. Lester of
New York. Everybody is invited.
BASEBALL GAME.
About 200 people assembled at the
Crown City Cycle club baseball grounds
this afternoon to see the game of base
ball between the Pasadena boys and the
Francis Wilson's Of Los Angeles. The
game was called at o'clock and was won
by the Los Angeles team. score IL to s.
The following are the names of the play
ers: Francis Wilsons-Eagler I'd b.:
Strome, c.; Hanlon, Sd b.; Tyler, l. f.;
Bentley, p; Cormana, C. f.; Solly, r. f.;
Sandy, s. s.; Adams, 1st b.. Pasadena
Blattenburg, s. s.. Boynton, Sd b.; Spen-
Ger, r. T.; Leland, c.; Freeman, 1st b.;
Haynes, I'd b.; Buchanan, l. f.; Newmey-
er, C. f.; Beebe, p.
y~Jn
sionary society Of the Methodist church
was held last evening at the home of F.
%: Stevens on North Marengo avenue.
The parlors were prettily decorated with
flowers and musical program was rem
dered, consisting of solos by Prof. Hue
the sunday school orchestra. Fruit
punch was dispensed in the dining room
and games and a social time enjoyed.
About forty members were present.
BREVITIES.
Mr.. ]. White fell in an epleptic fit At
about o'clock this morning at the
Southern Pacific depot. He was attend
where he was soon doing well.
Prof. Walter Edwards, who has been
for year q teacher of Latin and Greek.
in the Pasadena high school, was elected
member Of the faculty of Throop Poly
technic at meeting Of the trustees yes
terday. Prof. Edwards has handed his
resignation to Secretary Walker and will
accept Throop's offer.
The choir boys of All Saints church tn
the number Of a dozen or more entoyed
trip to Echo mountain yestrday under
the supervision Of Choirmaster Earle.
officer Slater left today for Glenmore
to serve warrant upon Carson MalIov
for disturbing water pipe at that place.
The complaint was sworn out In the re- |
corder's court by e. B. Owen.
Miss Marie Nay has returned from a |
sketching trip to Catalina island.
Will Mitchell, Roy Macomber and !
Walter Fisher leave the first Of next |
week for the island.
Mrs. Edwin Ward will remove from |