The herald., 1896-06-28
NEWS NOTES FROM PASADENA
Miss Johnston EntertainS Nor.
NAL School Graduates
PROF. CLARK'S BIRTHDAY
Made the Occasion Of q Celebration by
Friends
News From the Pasadena Boys In South
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PASADENA, June 27.-The gradual
ing class Of the normal school visited
Miss Eva Johnston last evening by in
vitation. They came up on the electric
cars and the house was prettily deco
rated with flowers and ferns for the oc-
casion. Games were played and musi-
cal selections rendered by the Misses
Atherton, Johnston and Alice Johns
ton. Misses Johnston and Hattie James
served the refreshments. The guests
were:
Misses Mitchell, Stanley, Clarke, Gage.
Courtenay. Johnston, Louise Johnston,
Dow. Dane, Hutchinson, Mathes, Ath-
erton, Gaud, Hunt. Thomson, McPhail.
Horrel, Carrie, Embody. Martin, Metcalf
Harper, Kelly. Kelsey, Teggart, Bellah,
Stroup, Cooper, Stockton, Williams, Ven
ming, He'll, Bradish, Oswald, Breninger
Dickson, Raab, Rood, Crise of Los An
geles, Eva Johnston, Hay Of Pasadena.
Mrs. Dickinson of Escondido, Mssrs.
Bleasdale, Bledsoe, Wright, Reavis,
Smallwood. Campbell, Worm, Badham,
Stubblefield, Brown, Wierwille, and A.
3. Sterns Of Pasadena.
CLARK'S BIRTHDAY.
About sixty friends Of Prof. James G.
Clark, the poet-singer, gathered at the
home Of DR.. and Mrs. Fordyce Grinnell
this afternoon to celebrate Prof. Clark
66th birthday. Refreshments were serv-
ed and the following program was car
ried out:
Introductory address, Rev. r. M. Web
ster; further addresses by Prof. J. D.
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George Swerdfger; reading of Nan
tucket poem by Mrs. Grinnell, written
by Miss Gardner; several songs by the
honored guest of the day, Prof Clark:
rhymes by Prof. George Conant; violin
solo by Miss Daisy Polk; poem by Clark
7. Havens; poem by Rev. w. M. Jones;
poem by Mrs. Webb.
A SOCIAL EVENING
A number of the friends of Prof. and
Mrs. w. A. Edwards were entertained
last evening at their home on South Eu-
cid avenue. Music and refreshments
were the order of the evening and the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Colin Stewart,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Adams, Prof and
Mrs. Stephen Cutter Clark, A. c. Vro-
man. Mrs Fisher, Mrs. Ellis, Miss Fish
er, Walter Fisher, Miss Thomas, Miss
Young, Mrs. Webster.
NEWS FROM AFRICA
The latest news from King Macomber,
son Of DR.. and Mrs. Macomber, states
that he has left Buluwayo and gone upon
an important mission for the British
South Africa company to Kimberley,
accompanied by Mr.. Ingram, Burnham's
partner on the scouting force. His mis-
sion Is secret one and attended with
danger, but he hopes to accomplish it.
BREVITIES
The tenth year of the high school went
on hay wagons last evening to their
gypsy encampment near Santa Anita,
where their fortune teller, Mrs. A. G.
Croner of North Pasadena forecasted
their future prospects. The two hay
wagons started at the Wilson high school
where there were about sixty young peo-
pie, including some members of the fac
ulty. A dainty feast was spread at the
encampment.
The committee composed of Messrs.
CD. Daggett, Colin Stewart, G. H. Keyes
and c. j. Willett, for the consideration
of a new charter for the city, met last
evening in the rooms Of the board of
trade. They decided to invite w. E. Ar
thur to become member of the commit
tee and to meet again the first Monday
in August.
M. S. Ballard, who thought that the
John Durham who married his daughter
here four years ago was the same man
as James Dunham, the San Jose mur-
derer is in receipt of a letter from John
Dunham's sister stating that she has
abundant proofs that this is mistake
The Scottish bodies have received
their paraphernalia for comforting the
twenty-ninth and thirtieth degrees.
Temple Lodge of Perfection. No. Z, A.
and A. S. r., conferred the fourteenth
degree on class this evening. The
work was followed by banquet at
which venerable Master r. L. Jones
acted as toastmaster.
A Chinaman named Wong Ching made
complaint to the recorder that a fellow
countryman had beaten him out of $500.
and he wishes to recover the same.
Josiah Russell has returned after a
few days stay at Catalina.
Miss Maud Benedict returned today
aftef a few days at Santa Monica and
the Island.
Among visitors in town is Charles
Asbury Of Washington, who is staying
with his mother and sister.
Mr. w. w. Newcomb is spending few
days in Pasadena before leaving for
the East.
Miss Laura Wiley has come home from
her school at Ramona for the summer
vacation. She is accompanied by her
friend Miss Wilhelmena Kellner.
D. c. Durand and family left this
morning for Chicago to spend the sum-
mer.