The herald., 1897-12-15
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

'FASAOGNA
PASADENA, Dec. 14.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) An all day missionary
meeting was held today in the First
Conversational church. President Mrs.
Martha Day Of Los Angeles presided,
and devotional exercises were conducted
by Mrs. DR.. Smith of Los Angeles. Miss
Peck read a paper on Chinese work.
Mrs. o. N. Rice of Los Angeles read
paper on Chinese work in Los Angeles;
Mrs. Frances prayed for the success of
the work. Then followed questions by
the ladies'. Miss Mayhem read paper
on the Bethlehem Institutional church,
which is located in a Los Angeles ward
where there are sixty-five saloons and
only three churches. Mrs. Bartlett
spoke on church work. Mrs. Smith told
of the work of a missionary in the Third
church. Mrs. Fay of Pomona had
charge of the devotional hour.
SOCIETY THEATRICALS
Society was out in full force at the
opera house last night for perform
ance by society people Of Goldsmiths
"She Stops to Conquer" The enter
tainment was given for the benefit of
All Saints Episcopal church, and the
whole affair was under the capable
management of Mrs. c. D. Daggett. The
performance went off smoothly and
some beautiful flowers were passed
across the footlights. Before the close
of the play Mrs. Daggett was called be-
for the curtain, while the house rang
with applause. Miss Ruth Daggett and
Messrs. Vandevoort, Moore and Lutz
are deserving of especial mention for
their clever acting in the roles assigned
them. The cast follows:
Mr.. Hardcastle. Walter II. Lutz
Mr.. Hastings. ....................C. q. Sharr
Tony Lumpkin. ............. Charles w. Bell
Mrs Hardcastle. ...... Miss Ruth Daggett
Miss Hardcastle. Miss Margaret Greble
Miss Neville. Miss Elizabeth ]. Hulpard
Maid ... Mrs. Robert T. Vandervoort
Diggery ......... Edward H. Groenendyk
Mat Muggins &C. Mortimer Henderson
Roger ..................Joh Earl Jardine
Jeremy. John Earl Jardine
Thomas ....................Ed Edward >. Frye
Landlord Robert T. Vandervoort
SOCIETY DOINGS
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Twombley were
surprised last night in honor of their
tenth wedding anniversary. The even
ing was devoted to music and games.
Mrs. j. G. Roster sang several solos;
Miss Cowper played the piano and re-
cited. Mrs Roster and Charles Smith
rendered a duet. Light refreshments
were served. Mr.. and Mrs. Twombley
received a number of handsome pres
ents.
ALL bot ,a1
the Monday Evening Musical club at her
home on North Raymond avenue last
evening. The program included
"Slumber Song" by Miss Stoutenburgh;
piano duet, by Mrs. Gordon and Miss
Mabel Gordon; song, by Miss Mosher,
"Orchestra Serenade," by Mrs. Gordon
and Miss Dalrymple and Messrs. Ross
and Harrington; duet, by Mrs. Rossiter
and Miss Stoutenburgh; duet, by Mrs.
Rossiter and Mr.. Ellis.
Pupils of Mr. Frederick Stevenson
gave an interesting ballad concert last
evening at Miss Orton's school. The
rooms were handsomely decorated. and
the guests were received by Miss orion,
assisted by several of her pupils. The
program included a song by the Effess
quartet. compose of Misses Clough,
Longley, Eaton and Heart; solos, by
Revel r. France, Miss Alice Eaton, Miss
Grace Longley, E. f. Allen, Miss Estelle
Heartt, Miss Clough. Robert Stimson;
duet, by Misses Longley and Eaton.
BREVITIES
"A horse attached to one of Munger &
Geohegan's plumbing wagons ran away
this afternoon on Pasadena avenue E.
o. Hamill and George Groash were in
the wagon. The horse, without appar-
ent reason, began to run and kick. Ham
Ill jumped out, and Groash came tum-
bling after, lighting on his elbow and
badly bruising it. The horse ran on to
Colorado street and stopped in the rear
Of the shop.
A free public lecture on MARS and It's
Supposed Inhabitants, and Other Plan
cts" will be given by DR.. Lewis Swift
before the Academy of Sciences at
Throop hall on Thursday night at s
o'clock. The public is invited.
The recovery of Rev. Aneill J. Wood.
who fell from an electric car on Chest
nut street yesterday afternoon, is ex-
pected, though the gentleman is past
So years of age. The accident was not
at IrSt Regarded as so serious as it has
since proved. Rev. Wood was attneded
by the company's surgeon and taken to
his home, $50 North Orange Grove ave-
nue.. Rev. Wood was unconscious for a
time, but his condition was slightly i'm
proved today. The doctor pronounces
the injury to be of the pleura.
Mr.. Cavanaugh of Los Angeles, who
has been employed as lineman by the
Sunset Telephone company, fell from
the top of pole this morning, breaking
two bones Of his right wrist. He was do
Ing some repairing on Los Robes ave-
nue.. A wire struck him in the back of