The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17
ENDEAVOR CONVENTION,
Annual Meeting Of the Alameda County
Union Will Be Held in
March,

OAKLAND. CAL, Feb. 16.-The follow
ing officers have been nominated for the
Alameda County Christian Endeavor
Union to serve during the ensuing year.
and will be elected at the annual meeting
to be held in the Brooklyn Presbyterian
Church Friday afternoon and evening,
March IL.
President. George P. Lowell, Brooklyn Pres
byterian Church; vice-president, g. w. Willis,
Centerville Presbyterian Church; correspond
Ing seeTetary MISS NJ Lulu Bowen First
McDaniels, First Congregational Church;
treasurer, F. R. Hull, Trinity Methodist
Church, Berkeley.
Alameda County G. E. Union.
OAKLAND. CAL, Feb. 16.-The officers
for the ensuing year OF the Alameda
County Christian Endeavor Union, as
nominated last evening by the executive
committee, and which will be elected at
the regular convention TO be held in the
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church on Friday
afternoon and evening of March IL, are as
follows: President, George p. Lowell,
Brooklyn Presbyterian; vice president,
G. w. Willis. Centerville Presbyterian;
corresponding secretary Miss NJ. Lulu
Bowen, First Baptist; recording secre-
tary, Miss Kate McDaniels; treasurer. F.
K. Hull, Trinity NJ. E., Berkeley.
Paraded in the Rain.
OAKLAND. CAL, Feb. 16-Despite the
storm and the announcement in both of
the evening papers that the Christian En-
deavor parade would not be held several
hundred ardent young people marched
down Washington street and up Broad
way tonight between and O. clock.
headed by few of the pastors. The per-
sistency OF the young people in their
efforts to show their colors has attracted
universal comment, all OF fayora bl e
character.
The meeting of the City Christian En-
deavor Union, which would fall on next
Monday evening, has been post poned one
week, in order that no one may be kept
from attending DR.. Munhalps meetings.
At that time the Sunday observance
question will be discussed.
MeIaucthon Anniversary.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 16.-The four
hundrs1th anniversary of Melancthon's
birth, celebrated the world over by
Protestants, will be observed by the
English Lutheran Church tomorrow
"Wednesday evening with an elaborate
programme. 1t is open TO the public and
all will be cordially welcomed.
Raided the Lottery.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 16.-Chief LLOYD
has Known for some time that an at EN- ut
was being made to run a lottery at 372
Officers Curtis and Green to make the
raid. The door was barred, but Curtis
work with the hammer forced it readily,
when All Sing was arrested and all OF th e
paraphernalia secured. A man giving
the name of 7. w. Thomas, caught in the
place, was also arrested.
The Mother Acquitted.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 16.-The trial of
Mrs. Mary Huston on the charge of bat
terry preferred by her daughter, Miss
Katie Dickey, to-day in the Police Court,
resulted IN her acquittal, as the evidence
showed that nothing more than a
mothers correction had been given tn
child.
EmeryvilIe Objects.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 16-The result
of corporation along the water front
from Oakland to Berkeley Is now being
felt. The residents east OF the town are
anxious to form a sanitary district, and
have petitioned the Supervisors to call an
election for that purpose. The Emeryville
trustees, however, are objecting to the
proposed plan, as the sewers will have to
be carried through their town and emptied
IN the bay in front of the town-site.
Sheriff White Suspicious
OAKLAND CAL. Feb. 16. - Sheriff
White has decided to be represented at
the boxing tournament" at Plea santon
tomorrow night. He is not quite sure but
that the $500 offered as a prize will not be
contested for in a regular "old time mill"
II in theiri eagerness to secure the prize
things become too mixed, the deputy will
interfere.