The herald., 1898-05-12
men OF AMfRICUS CLUB
ORGANIZING TO DEFEND THEIR
" CouNTRY's HONOR
Pasadena Knights Templar Install
:, Oficers-List Of the Boys Who
Did Not Pass Examination

PASADENA, May 1..-(Office of the
Herald, So East Colorado street) About
forty members of the Americus club met
this evening in the recorders court room.
An amendment to the bylaws was read for
the first time. 1t provides for the limiting
of the membership to 800. AT present and
hitherto the limit has been 200. A resou-
tion was adopted which organizes the
Americus guard from members of the
Americus club only. Twenty-three signed
tonight, swearing allegiance to the United
States and to California and agreeing to
respond to any call from the government
authorities which may be received. Brown
duck suits will be purchased, to be worn
with the regulation caps There will be
drill once a week and any member miss
ing two drills consecutively without bring
ing a satisfactory written excuse will be
dropped. A letter was read from different
arms companies represented by the Tufts
Lyon Arms company offering to furnish
rides At from $12.hO to $40. This matter was
left ID the military committee. When the
maximum members of company, eighty
five, have signed. then the officers Of the
first company will be elected. The men,
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drug store, where new members will sign.
Thu company is taking hold Of the plan in
earlest. On Decoration day it will escort
the G. A. r. battery, by invitation, to the
cemetery and take part in the celebration.
When the new club gets on its legs the
annual dues will be 81, payable quarterly.
The newly elected officers of Pasadena
cmmandery No. 81, knights Templar,
act NJ
ne grand commandery, f. NJ Miller. The
jfficers installed were: C. j. Willett, E. G.;
William Shibey, generalissimo; o. 0.
freeman, c. G.; L. S. Porter, prelate; Cal
win Hartwell, S. W.; A. M. Bettis, j. W.;
q Washburne, treasurer; r. Williams, re-
corder; b. f. Ball, standard bearer; g. d.
Patten, sword bearer ]. B. Hughes, ward
er; N. Saunders, first guard; w. *. Gay
lord, second guard; S. ]. Edwards, third
guard; w. L. Thompson, sentinel. A ban
uuet followed the installation, at which
forty members of Los Angeles command
cry were present.
A corrected list of the members of Com
pany 1 who failed to pass the rigid phys
tcal examination at San Francisco is as
follows:
First lieutenant Charles Cole, First Ser
Eeant B. o. Lacey; Privates W. l.. Clark,
&. f. Osborne, ]. w. Southwick, W. B. B.
Taylor. George 7. Snudden, Robert M. AL
len, S. Van Buskirk e. L. Hubbard, l..
j. Tenhaeff, A. M. Thayer, Emil Golderer,
Clarence Bowerman, G. A. Gilks, J. B.
Clyde, Harry Cole, Walter Hubbard.
The members of the colored cavalry
company formed last night will meet to-
morrow night for drill and further organ
ization. The non-commissioned officers
will be chosen. Already upwards of forty
have signed the roster.
On Saturday Throop and the high school
meet on the athletic field and valuable
prizes have been offered by the merchants
for the winners in the several events. Off
GERS Of the meet have been chosen as fol-
lows: Referee, Ed Braley; timer, Harry
Black; starter, Mr.. Flint; judges, f. D. G.
Campbell, A. c. Herrick, J. p. Chaffin, II.
Turner. A. l. Cannon.
Frank Duarte appeared before Recorder
Rossiter today and was sent down to the
county Jail to await trial for shooting at
Jose Mendosa at Baldwin's ranch Satur-
day. Duarte could not furnish $500 bail.
Duarte was under the influence of sour
wine or Dago red.
The death of Gertrude the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Strominger of
East Villa street occurred yesterday and
the funeral took place this afternoon.
Governor Markham is visiting his min
ing interests.
Mrs. C. B. Baker is at Redondo.
Mrs. w. r. Grimes and children left this
morning for Rockville, Nd, to spend the
summer
Mrs. Gertrude Macy of South Madison
avenue entertained last evening in honor
of Mrs. Underwood of Boston.
Miss Alice Caldwell of Morton avenue
entertained last evening.
DIR. and Mrs. Ayers entertained the Nc
Ginty Card club last evening at their
home on Madison avenue.