The herald., 1896-06-20
NEWSNOTES FROM PASADENA
Congressman McLachlan to Be
Welcomed Home
NOMINATION OF M'KINLEY
viii Be Enthusiastically Ratified by
Pasadena Partisans
The Railroad Company Thinks Legge's Dam'
age Award Too Large-Soclal and
Personal Brevities

PASADENA, June 19.-The date for
the reception to Congressman McLach-
Ian has been set for next Wednesday, the
oath inst, news having been received
from him that he expects to arrive here
next Sunday or Monday. The reception
will take place at the Green and 1t Is
the intention to have all citizens par
ticipate without regard to party. and
to make 1t an informal affair largely,
though there will be several speeches.
Governor Markham has replied favor
ably to a request to be present and de-
liver a few words in addition to the for
NAL address of welcome.
WILL RATIFY.
Pasadena Republicans say they are
greatly pleased at the nomination of
Mckinley, and they will go down in
large numbers to participate in the rat
ification meeting at Los Angeles tomor-
row evening. A meeting to make ar
rangements was held in the office of
ex-Mayor Cox this afternoon. All Re-
publicans of Pasadena are to be invited
to go down. including both colored clubs
and the Mckinley club Of North Pasa-
dena.
The Pasadena band is to be engaged to
accompany the club and on motion every
man was requested to carry a flag and
wear q badge. Turbett & Hovey will
also prepare transparency for the Pas
adena contingent.
On motion Mr.. Weight was constituted
marshal. with power to appoint his aids.
The delegates will meet at the South
ern Pacific depot at $3.50. c. c. Brown
was appointed committee on transpor-
tation, and a committee composed of
Messrs. Weight, Hartwell and McDon-
aid was appointed on general arrange
ments. A finance committee composed
of Messrs. Bunnell, Elson and Rose was
also appointed.
.. WILL APPEAL.
The verdict in the condemnation suit
of the Southern California railway COM
pany VS.. Charles Legge, appears to be
more satisfactory to the latter than to
the company, although the amount
awarded Mr.. Legge is not above the av-
erage of the estimates made by promi-
nent real estate men and others as to the
value Of the property and the damages
sustained by Mr.. Legge. Eight thousand
five hundred dollars is the amount
awarded by the jury, as announced this
afternoon. Four thousand of this is for
.he value Of the property and $450O for
the damages to improvements. The
company has given notice of appeal.
A BALL GAME.
The Pasadena high school club de-
feated the colored Pasadena Star base
ball club by a score of 27 to 10 on the
South Fair Oaks avenue grounds yes
terday afternoon, The high school boys
put up cool and steady game that was
too much for their opponents, who to-
ward the close of the game fell to pieces
and grew ratified. The positions of the
players were as follows: High school
Doty, Foster, catchers; Mattoon, pitch
er; w. Brown, first base; F. Brown,
Marks, second base; Hamill, Bandel,
third base; Hamill, left field; Skinner,
center field; Confer, right field. Pasa-
dena Stars-Griffin, catcher; Seagraves,
pitcher; Dent, first base; Prince, third
base; G. Clark. shortstop; N. Clark,
right field; Ford. center field: Carr sec
ond base; Bodyston, left field. Haynes
umpire. Stewart, scorer
PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE.
About fifty friends of Mrs. Craig and
the Misses Craig of the Hermitage were
entertained at progressive euchre last
evning in honor of the Misses Brown of
Oakland. Tables were arranged on the
veranda and in the drawing room and
palm leaves were used in profusion for
decorating purposes. Mrs. Armstrong
and Mrs. Jardine were the winners of
the prizes: The guests were Mines. Fred
Armstrong. j. e. Jardine, Jason Evans,
II. c. Brown. A. Wigmore of Los An
geles. the Misses Greble, Dodworth,
Browne, Gardner, Misses Fife, Dobbins,
Workman and Stoneman of Los Ange-
les, Visscher, Bolt, Wotkyns, Patton,
Shoemaker, Trew, Rowland, Hubbard,
Allen and Sutton.
BREVITIES.
Another incorrigible youth, Ack
Cochran, aged Is years, was sent to Los
Angeles today to be examined and prob
ably sent to Whittier. He is beyond the
control of his parents, and has commit
ted several criminal offenses, among
them the theft Of cloak from WASH
burn the jeweler, tablets and pencils
from Pearce's store on Orange Place,
lap robe from Mr.. Landgard, and ar
ticles from Cogswell's shop on Mills al
ley. Officer Slater took the youngster
to Los Angeles today.
Wesley N. Godber and Miss Marie Ver-
ner Hamill were married last evening
at the home Of the bride on Orange
Grove avenue and Walnut street Rev.
N. H. G. Fife officiating, in the presence
of friends and relatives. The bridal
party entered the drawing room to the
strains Of the Lohengrin wedding march
and the ceremony was performed with
the bride and groom standing under a
canopy Of flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Godber
will be at home to friends after July
9Th on Kensington Place.
The rooms and halls of Mckinney
villa were the scene of a cobweb party
given by Miss Mae Mckinney to nearly
nifty of her friends last evening. A dozen
tables were set and dainty refreshments
were served. the party not breaking up
until in the morning.
The annual reception and banquet of
the high school alumni will be held ut
the Carleton hotel on the 25th Of this
mohtn: Iickets are on sale at 75cents.
A Joint pleasure session of the Sons OF
veterans and the Ladies' Aid society fol-
lowed the business session Of the two or
oers last evening. The partition be-
tween the two meeting places was
thrown open. and it was found that re-
1reshments of ice-cream and cake had