Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-28
BEST ESSAYS ON NARCOTICS
ARE REWARDED
Board Of Education Accepts Plans for
New Franklin Sch ool--MilIion-
are Automobilist Is
Arrested
Pasadena Agency.
ia East Colorado Street.

contest for the best three essays upon
the evil of tobacco using, the prizes
being given by the w. c. r. U. and the
Federation of Child Study Circles Miss
Harriet Bowling won i-rst prize, 80;
Harold Gleason, second, 49, and MISS
Laura Radney third, 81. The three
winning essays were read and the
prizes awarded this afternoon at the
auditorium. where many of the parents
and school children had gathered.
George Braden, physical director of the
Y. M. c. A., presided at the meeting
introducing the successful contestants
and the speakers.
The winning essay, by Harriet Dowl-
ing, was upon cigarettes" and gave
with scientific accuracy the effect upon
the moral, mental and physical natures
of the users. Twelve-year-old Harold
Gleason, who took the second prize, had
Narcotics for his subject and in ad-
dition to the physical effect upon the
smoker he enlarged upon the financial
side of the question, contrasting the eX-
pendture for tobacco C$600, ,000,0 ,000) in a
year in the United States with the
amounts spent for schools and char
tiles. Laura Radney told of the VISIT
of a friend of hers, a noted temperance
woman. to a Chinatown cigarette fac
tory in San Francisco, and then dwelt
upon the effects of smoking. Music
by Miss Durant Clifford Dickson and
Gerald Waterhouse, with brief ad-
dresses by Mrs. Olmstead, Superinten-
dent Graham and Mr.. Braden COM
pleted the program. Miss Bowling was
too ill of typhoid fever to be present
and her friend, Miss Molly Beal ap-
peared for her, reading the essay.
Plans for Franklin School Accepted
At a special meeting of the board of
education the plans for the new Frank
lin school were accepted from Archi-
tect Beisner of Los Angeles. The
building will cost about $4,000 when
completed, and will be of colonial de-
sign. The use of blue brick will make
the new Franklin school wholly diff
ferent from the other buildings.
The plans for the Washington school
kindergarten, made by Architect w. b.
Edwards of this city, were also ac-
cepted, and bids for all three of the
new buildings were advertised today
for the first time. The Washington
kindergarten is to cost about $25O0 and
will be similar to the Walnut Street
kindergarten.
Arrested for Auto Speeding
Hulett C. Merritt, the millionaire club
man, who owns a number of big auto
mobiles, was arrested today for exceed
ing the speed limit. He will appear
before Judge Congdon tomorrow morn
ing.
West Card Party
The West home in Altadena was the
scene of a pretty complimentary card
party and dance tonight in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Leithead Mr.. and
Mrs. H. e. West being the host and
hostess. Like all the other graceful
social affairs arranged in honor of Mr..
made especially pleasant. Very charm
ing was the beautiful West home with
it's decorative scheme of Japanese de-
signs and colorings. Red and white
carnations with ferns formed the floral
decorations. Miss Jean Morrison and
Miss Ethel Thompson kept the score
cards, which were appropriate to the
Japanese idea of the evening, for they
were daintily hand-painted lanterns.
upon which tiny crimson lanterns were
attached. Exquisite japanese prizes
were provided for the winners-a
ladies and for the gentlemen a Japan
ese water color picture and pack OF
cards were given. After the merry
games dancing was INDUCED in by the
young people.
Those who enjoyed the hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. West were, in addition
to the guests of honor: Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton S. Leithead of Seattle, MI and
Mrs. j. C. Brein, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nash, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Barker. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Bassett, Miss Pauline Lutz, Miss
olOheS, mlSS MCLEAN, MlSS COIllluC
Wood. Miss Conger, Miss Randle, Mr..
Wood, DR.. Mattison, Mr.. MacDonnell.
DIR, MacKerren, Mr.. Mcclellan, r. A.
Stuart of Seattle, Mr.. Halsel of Santa
Ana and Earl Nash.
Exhibition of Women's Handiwork
Quite decidedly the exhibition of to-
morrow afternoon arranged by the
women of the Shakespeare club is an
innovation, since only the work of
women is to be included in the large
and interesting exhibit. In the Begin
ming the plan was not an elaborate
one, but the whole scheme has devel-
oped into a large affair, in which there
will be dozens of exhibitors and the arr
tieles shown range from the time of
three generations ago to the latest
mode Of book binding. The whole af-
ternoon has been in charge of Mrs.
Moritz Rosenbaum, but as many as
sistants are needed tomorrow. the fol-
lowing club women will assist; Mines.
Il. w, Parker, Julia /. Leonard, John