The herald., 1896-02-09
Ira D. Sankey's Proposed Evan
geIistiC Work
THE SHRlNERS BANQUETED
A Supposed Attempt TO Commit Suicide
With Laudanum
An Interesting Church So:iai-Thc Eiubbari.
Giddings Wedding-Church Services
Today-8rief Personals

PASADENA, Jan. Sra D. Sankey,
the evangelist, contemplates trip the
coming week around the kite" stop
ping for short services at San Bernar-
dina, Redlands, Pomona and possibly
Cotton and Riverside. He is to attend
the Christian Workers convention
which is held at Los Angeles from
February 27 to March l, inclusive,
after which he goes to San Francisco,
Sacramento, Oakland and then east
ward to Salt Lake and Denver, making
short stops at each of above places.
He will spend short time in Chicago,
and then go on to New York, which he
intends reaching not later than May 1.
George Stebbins and wife ara to arrive
in the city this evening and will assist
in the union praise services held in the
tabernacle tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock, and at 7:30 in the evening.
sHRINER's BANQUET
It was 2 o'clock this afternoon before
the last of the stragglers reached Pasa-
dena from the nights frolic Of the
Mystic Shriners at Los Angeles. The
party numbered about forty-fve,
among whom we're Msssrs. Judge
Weed, Tracy Jones, Rhodes Hughes,
Bruner, Klocks, Freeman, Clark,
Gender, May, Ball, Markham, Palmer
and Sherman. 1t was 10 o'clock last
night before the banquet hall was
opened and the eleven courses which the
manu- contained consumed about three
hours time and about twenty of tho
Pasadena contingent accompanied the
shriners to Phoenix.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
member of the firm of Fountain &
Granger, took an ounce of laudanu m
this morning. He bought the lauda-
nun at one of the drug stores last
evening, claiming that he was suffering
with pains in his stomach. He was
discovered at his room on West Colo
rado street, and powerful antidote
applied by DR.. McAllister has some
what improved his condition. The mo-
tive for his act at present i5 not known,
though it is supposed that it. grew out
of fit of dependency over being out
ficiently revived he was sent to Los
Angeles hospital by carriage.
CHURCH FESTIVITIES
An interesting evening was spent at
the church parlors of the Universalist
church last evening which inaugurstes
series of meetings which promise to
be attractive and enjoyable. At small
tables decorated with flowers sand
wiches, coffee and cake we're served,
which preceded the platform enter
tainment. The ladies of the church
we're divided into ten groups-typical
of ten months in the year. Each group
comprises the names of ladies alpha
betically arranged. At this introduce
tory gathering those ladies whose
names commenced with A and B man
aged the affair. The next group will
be C's and DIS, and so on through the
ten groups. For the ten months cards
to which were attached metallic-tipped
lead pencils with ten numbered lines
were introduced. Each person would
register the book title each tableau
represented and the person who had
the most correct interpretations would
win the prize. Mrs. Phelps and Miss
Evans took the honors of the evening.
HUBBARD.GIDDINGs WEDDING
Oscar P. Giddings and Miss Ethel
May Hubbard we're married at o'clock
today at the home of the bride, 1879
Mary street. The ceremony was wit :
messed by a large number of friends.
They have gone to Santa Barbara, where
they will reside.
BREvITIES.
Sankey and Stebbins union praise
and gospel services at the Tabernacle
at and 7:30 p. m. tomorrow.
John G. Dunster was granted a di-