The herald., 1898-01-12
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA, jan .11.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) Arrangements have been
completed for the cremation of Muir
derer w. HI. T. Durrant's body at Rey-
nolds e. Van Nuys' crematory at Noun
tain View cemetery. Last night Krege-
10 & Bresee of Los Angeles received a
message from San Francisco asking
them if they would cremate the body.
They declined, but telephoned to Rey-
nolds &, Van Nuys of this city, who
decided to accept. The body is expected
to arrive In Pasadena at about IL o'clock
Thursday morning direct by wagon
from Los Angeles to the cemetery In or
der to avoid publicity as much as possi-
BILE. No one will be allowed at the Gre
matory save Durrant's friends from the
north who may accompany the remains
here and the undertakers and their as
sistants. Kregelo & Bresee will bring
the body out here from Los Angeles. 1t
is understood that neither Mr.. nor Mrs
Durrant will come down. There Will be
no religious ceremony.
TI-SALOONISTS
The annual meeting of the Anti-sa-
loon league took place this evening In the
Y. M. C. A. rooms and election of officers
resulted as lOllOWS. LII. QUINN IL 1861
president; Prof. A. L. Hamilton, first
vice-president; Harmon Cook, second
vice-president; A. X. Nash, third vice.
president; Dr. H. A. Reid, secretary;
Charles A, Smith, treasurer; l.. B. Pal
mer, clerk of rolls; G. w. Skyrme, col
lector. The secretary's yearly report
showed among other things that thir-
teen churches and thirteen societies had
10 nd of a ta wit h
the anti-saloon movement. Reports of
various officers and committees were
heard.
BANK ELECTIONS
The directors of the First national
Union savings and Pasadena national
banks met this afternoon and elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
First nationaI-P. M. Green, president;
B. r. Ball, vice-president; Il. H. May,
cashier; H. Newby, assistant cashier;
q. H. Bonebrake, A. X. McQuilling, H.
M. Hamilton, H. q. Bennett, H. II. Mark
ham. P. NJ Green and B. F. Ball, di-
rectors. Pasadena national reelected
officers and the following directors: j.
D. Nash, w. J. Richardson F. J. Wood
berry. g. r. Kernaghan, M. e. Wood,
names McLachlan, DIR. Mortimer Ayres.
Union savings bank-R. Eason, presi-
dent, A. r. Metcalfe, vice-president;
William, Eason. cashier; H. c. Durrand,
DR.. N. Bridge. directors.
BREVITIES
The knights Of Pythias at regular
session installed the following officers
for the ensuing term: e. F. Twombly,
G.. c.: C. r. Hamlin, V. c.; H. c. Her
lehy, prelate; F. w. Healy. M. F.. J. w.
Allen, x. r. & S.. Charles Grimes, M. E.;
II. r. Sutliff, outside guard; T. c. Fish
er, inner guard.
The Pasadena Dramatic club was
organized last evening with the follow
ing officers: Lyle Wynn, chairman;
Hamilton Cotton, secretary; Howell
Brown, treasurer. The boys will give
minstrel show about the last of the
month in Auditorium hall under the di-
rection of Robert Coyne of Los Ange-
les.
At a meeting this afternoon of the
directors of the Y. M. G. A. plans for
putting the association on permanent
financial basis were further discussed. A
set of plans which has been set forth
by Mr.. Thurston who has interested him.
self in the matter will be either accept
ed or declined at the meeting to be held
next Thursday. Then too, the reslgna-
ton of President c. c. Reynolds, when
was handed in tonight, will be acted up
on.
In Justice Merriam's court room this
afternoon ]. A. Blumve sued the Pasa-
dena and Los Angeles electric road for
$3.50 damages, alleged to have been In
Cured in an accident which occurred on
the night Of September GOTH The trial
was by jury. @. A. Gibbs represented
the prosecution and A. r. Metcalfe the
defendant. Justice Merriam decided In
favor of the electric road, inasmuch as
the rails into which Mr. Blumve's wag-
on ran had been placed in the road by
Contractor Hogan and not by the elec-
tr.c, company. So Blumve had to pay
the costs.
Chris Menck, a German, disappeared
from his Savanna home last Thursday
and has not been seen since, except on
Friday, when he was seen in Pasadena.
He Is described as a man feet inches
high and Weighing 100 pounds He is
pigeon-toed. The local police are on the
lookout for him in behalf of his friends.
Architects Blick & Moore are drawing
plans for an $4,000 residence, to be built
in Altadena for Horatio D. West,
wealthy st. Paul publisher, who has
spent several winters with his family
in Pasadena and who is at present re-
siding in the Staats house on North
Raymond avenue. The house will he
Of twelve rooms.
The Monday Evening Musical club was
entertained last evening by Miss Stout
enburgh at her home on South Marengo