Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-22
NAME TRUSTEES
FOR NEW COLLEGE
PERMANENT BOARD CHOSEN
AT PASADENA
President Jordan Meets Trustees Sat.
urday--Judges Announced for
Chariot Raees-other
Pasadena News
Pasadt Agency,
81 North Raymond Avenue
Telephone. Main 1903


Telephone. Main 1903
PASADENA, Dec. 21.-The permanent
board of trustees for the proposed wo-
mems college has virtually been de-
cided and Is announced as follows: II.
10. Huntington, Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis, Gen. M. II. Sherman, O. T. john
son, II. c. Gillis, DIR. Norman Bridge,
DIR. George II. Abbott, A. II. Fleming,
Rev. NJ. ]. Mcleod and d. M. Linnard.
1t is expected that these men will be
present Saturday evening, when an In
formal dinner will be given at the Ho-
tel Maryland in honor of President
David Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford
university, at which time other ques-
tions of Importance in connection with
the proposed college will be discussed.
There is said to be some likelihood that
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of
the University of California at Berkeley
Will also be present as will number of
other influential men who are quietly
working for the institution. Covers
will be laid for twenty-five and the dim
ner will begin at $3.50 o'clock. After the
dinner the local board of trade expects
to tender the distinguished educator an
informal reception from nine to ten in
the parlors of the Hotel Green.
1t is understood that President Jordan
has been invited to become a member
of the permanent board of trustees but
he has not yet given his consent al
though he is deeply interested in the
project. 1t is probable that this matter
will be settled tomorrow. DR.. Jordan
arriving during the day and remaining
until after the reception Saturday
night.
1t is stated tonight that the Allen and
Dorsey interests have came together as
was expected and have Jointly offered
$50 acres for the site. This reduces the
land offered to two sites again, the
Kinneloa and the DorseyAllen tracts.
Just which site will finally be accepted
will not b known for some time. The
chances now seem to favor the Dorsey
Allen tract.
Judges for Chariot Races
1t is announced tonight that the fol-
lowing men have been chosen as judges
of the tournament chariot races on
New Years day: d. M. Linnard of this
city, Walter S. Newhall of Los Angeles,
president of the California club, and
Rev. Baker p. Lee, rector of Christ s
Episcopal church at Los Angeles. 1t
is also stated by President Neff that
the executive committees has decided
to appoint as grand marshal for Tour
nament day John B. Miller. president
of the Edison Electric company of Los
Angeles. MT. NlllleT Is L IeSlueill VI
Pasadena and one of the best known
men in Southern California. Many let
ters are being received by the man
agement relative to the auction sale of
boxes announced to occur tomorrow
night, December %. 1t has been decided
to hold this opening auction at the
board of trade rooms instead of at
Kuranagas and Mr.. Linnard has con-
scented to act as auctioneer for the oc-
a N
grandstand commences December rs.
On December 30 the chariots will be
driven in parade along Broadway and
Spring streets Los Angeles, preceded
by bugler, in order to give the races
a little novel advertising.
Entertained the Editors
The party of editors from the east
met with a warm welcome in this city
today and expressed themselves as
charmed with all that they saw. On
their arrival they were given an in
formal luncheon at the Hotel Mary
land, a number of the directors of the
board of trade joining with the recep-
ton committee in entertaining the edi-
tors during the discussion of the elab-
crate menu. Manager Linnard of the
Hotel Maryland was toasted by M.
Schuyler of the New York Times edi-
torial staff as representing the party.
Rev. Robert j. Bufdette maze speech
and was given an ovation. After
luncheon a tour of the city was made
in a number of automobiles, Safter
which the editors took their special car
and left for Los Angeles. Secretary
Coolidge says that three of the visitors
told him that he would hear from them
next winter, as they were determined
to look further into the beauties OF
the Grown City as a place for building
their permanent homes. Each of the
guests was presented copies of the
special board of trade souvenirs of
Pasadena.
Zeno Carpenter Taber, aged 92 years,
and for eighteen years a prominent