The herald., 1898-01-05
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

EA0hOGNA
PASADENA. Jan. 4.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The Better Roads society
Is still earnestly considering and Tor
warding plans for means OF betterlng
streets and roads. The directors expect
In time to do much in this line. AT pres
ent. however, while the membership IS
ktill small, they will perform only those
little duties which will bring about i'm
mediate results and assist the city street
authorities. An encouraging letter has
been received from a member OF SIM
liar organization in Minneapolis, stat
ing that six or seven miles of cycle path
had been laid by that organization
Messrs. Lockett, Founders and Smith
have been appointed q committee TO
confer with Superintendent of Streets
Buchanan in regard to street sprinkling,
etc. Several questions of interest to cy-
clists are under consideration. Among
these is the sprinkling of the asphalt
pavement. An effort will be made to
have this stopped. A meeting will be held
next week, when the question of holding
a bicycle parade for the benefit of the
society will be considered. There are
now 81 members. A membership costs
!, and the proceeds go to lettering the
streets, so that every cyclist should be
b member.
A MILITIA DRILL
Company held it's first drill last night
since December 18th. After drill an
adjournment was taken to the club room,
where business session was held. An
Invitation was read inviting the local
company to take part in a competitive
drill at Redlands. The invitation was
declined. Sergeant B. o. Lacy was elect
ed clerk for the ensuing year. A vote of
thanks was accorded the young ladies
who assisted in the decoration of the
New Years float. The committees for
the ensuing year were elected as follows:
Finance committee-Sergeant Lacey,
Corporal Jones, Private Van Buskirk.
Recruiting committee-Lieut. Cole,
Corporal Collins, Corporal We'll, Privates
Billheimer and McNeal.
Target and range committee-Lieut.
Thayer, Corporal Coleston, Private
Stone.
1t was then voted to appoint a COM
mittee Of five to arrange for dance to
take place soon. The committee in
cludes S. Van Buskirk, H. e. Stbbens, T.
Burt, M. Banbury, T. Holcombe.
The committee will meet Saturday
evening to make arrangements for the
dance.
SOCIAL DOINGS
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Sergeant enter
tanned friends at dinner yesterday at
their home on Holliston avenue. The
occasion was in honor of their fourteenth
wedding anniversary. AT $50 o'clock din
ner was served, covers being laid for
twelve. The table was very pretty in
violets and smilaX. Games We're played
after dinner. The guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. T. r. Harris Mr. and Mrs. H.
j. Stuart, Mr.. and Mrs George N. Sroat,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol S. Nelson, Miss
Bertha Sroat, Mr.. Irving Sroat.
Miss Unthank entertained the Ma
rengo-avenue Chautauqua circle last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. N. Van Mugs on North Raymond
avenue. Prof. C. M. Parker lead the les
son in Imperial Germany" and ]. w.
6edgwick on the Social Spirit in
America" There was a good attend
ance of members and an interesting
meeting was held.
Miss Mary Forbes and Mr.. John Hick-
Ter were married this afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Sudden, $50
Chestnut street, Rev. E. L. Conger Off
ciating, in the presence of immediate
friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
Hickler left Immediately upon an ex-
tended trip to Seattle, San Francisco and
other northern points. They will reside
on Grant street, this city.
The enpaPan1ent pf Mics C,oao 1ro..L
UNI, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. I.
Ketchum of La Canada. and Mr. Geo
Julius Bremen, is announced. The we'd
ding will take place at the home of the
brides parents on the 18th of this month
BREVITIES
A. w. McDowell's billiard and nool
place on West Colorado street was closed
this evening at about o'clock by Deputv
Constable Sam Wallis, on an attach
ment by j. A. Booty, agent for III. w.
Stewart & Co. of Los Angeles. The bill
is for groceries alleged to have been
furnished to Ben Godfrey, McDowelrs
predecessor, whose Whereabouts are nm
known. Mcdowell claims to have leased
the place of the Lee Bros, pawn brokers
at 408 South Spring street, Los Angeles.
and therefore thinks himself not liable
for the amount of the attachment, which
is $T5. a
A company of prominent railroad men
visited Pasadena this morning, coming
out from Los Angeles. In Wiley &
Greeley's tallyho they were driven out
to Baldwin's ranch. The party was
composed Of President J. C. Becky of
the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo rail-
rtyo Mr. Nor, 1Ttfar,
tendent OF the New York Central, Mrs.
Van Etten, Mrs. Beckley and friends.
Mr.. Beckley, who is a relative of VIM. H.
Vanderbilt, the multi-millionaire, built