Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-02
CELEBRATING
CHARTER DAY
EXERCISES BY SAN DIEGO
NORMAL SCHOOL
LEADING EDUCATORS ATTEND
Supervisors From the Whole State to
Be Entertained by the Local
Board and an Elaborate
Program Planned
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, May 1.-This afternoon
there was a large attendance at the
state normal school to take part in the
sixth annual observance of Charter
day. Or. j. F. Millspaugh. president
of the Los Angeles normal school, and
DR.. Morris E. Daley, president of the
San Jose normal school, were present
and participated in the exercises.
Chairman r. M. Powers of the local
board of trustees presided. and other
addresses we've made by President
Black of the normal school and Miss
Grace Loveland of the class which Is
to graduate next June.
The regular meeting of the board of
supervisors was called to order this
afternoon by Chairman Justice, but
there was little business attended to.
The board will adjourn tomorrow until
next week, when it is to entertain the
visiting supervisors from all over the
state. A program of side trips by rail
and water has been arranged, with
evening sessions for discussions and
addresses.
Word comes from the new gold fields
of Nevada to the effect that Ed Kin
ney of San Diego and FL Cajon, son Of
AL Kinney, the conductor. has struck
it rich on some of the properties he
staked out at Bullfrog. The story Is
that the claims show wonderful rich
ness and that Kinney has refused
s25O,O0O for the claims, undeveloped.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, national pres
ident of the W.C.T.U., and Miss Anna
Gordon, national vice president at
large, who have been attendants on the
county convention of the w. G. 7. u,
left this morning for the north. Yes
terday they addressed two meetings.
The afternoon meeting for children was
addressed by Miss Gordon and the
evening mass meeting by Mrs Stevens.
Last week the superior court of this
county granted guardianship papers
in the estate of her three-year-old son,
Llano Briggs. The boy is heir to
goodly portion of an estate In Iowa,
which is appraised at half a million.
Mrs. Davis will have his interests
transferred to California, where they
will be under her personal supervision
and management.
irrigation Committee Invited
Secretary Wood of the chamber Of
commerce has sent invitations to the
chairman Of the National Irrigation
committee asking him to bring the
committee to San Diego for look at
this southwestern corner of the coun-
try. The committee is composed of
ten senators and ten representatives,
and they will be in Los Angeles early
next month. Senator Flint and Con-
gressman Smith have also been asked
to extend an invitation on behalf of
San Diego.
At the railroad meeting at Imperial
on Saturday evening the talk was for
a road to Silsbee, which is some eleven
mile on the way toward San Diego.
Eighteen thousand dollars was sub
scribed and rights of way were prom
ised over a number of ranches. 1t is
considered an eask task to build the
line to Silsbee and the Imperial people
hope that something may be done to
help on the road to San Diego. Arti-
cles of Incorporation will be filed this
week. They are being drawn by "A
committee consisting of 7. P. Banta,
George A. Carter George H. P. Shaw,
F. C. Farr of Imperial and r. l..
Rumsey of Silsbee.
The committee in charge of the prep
arations for the observance of Me-
mortal day have appointed James V.
Hicks as marshal of the parade. The
speaker of the day will be j. f. Thomp-
son, formerly assistant adjutant of
the Illinois commandery of the Grand
Army.