Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-09
BOARD OF TRADE
HOLDS BANQUET
PASADENA ENTERTAINS SIX
HUNDRED GUESTS
ENTHUSIASM RULES SUPREME
citys Needs Fully Discussed and the
Building Of a Convention Hall
and Other Improvements
Advocated
ENTHUSIASM RULES SUPREME
Pasadena Agency.
ia East Colorado Street.

PASADENA, May s.-The big event
in Pasadena business circles is the
annual banquet of the board OF trade
and tonight the Hotel Maryland was
the scene of the gathering which, all
told, numbered no less than 600 persons,
including invited guests from Long
Beach, Whittier, Santa Monica, San
Bernardlno and Ocean Park.
The hotel lobby was busy place,
where there was much handshaking
and exchanging of business ideas be-
tween competitors and fellow profess
sionals. To brighten the surroundings
still farther. the management caused
red fire to be burned on the hotel
grounds.
At $3.50 o'clock the line of march was
formed and the assemblage filed to
the seats at the banquet tables.
At one end of the room was a special
table arranged for the board of trade
officials. the speakers and the invited
guests of prominence.
The opening remarks by the toast
master Rev. Robert j. Burdette, were
delivered in his usual happy vein. He
was followed by Dean Baker p. Lee,
whose subject was "My. First impress
sions of Southern California"
The principal address of the evening
was by Frank Pixley, who told of the
needs of Pasadena. He advanced the
idea of erecting a convention hall and
expressed his belief in the feasibility of
raising the finances for such an enter
prise. The tone of his remarks on the
subject aroused much enthusiasm and
when he concluded John A. Goodrich
offered a motion that a committee of
seven be appointed to devise ways and
means for the building. Nearly all in
the room offered a second to the mo-
ton and it carried with a whoop.
Edwin F. Hahn and DIR. Henry
Sherry each referred to the topics as
signed them in breezy style. The
former spoke on "Pasadena's Outdoor
Opportunities" and DR.. Sherry told of
the essentials of Good Citizenship"
Attorney Hahn took up the good roads
movement and urged as one of the
strongest needs of Pasadena a new
highway to one of the canyons to the
north. He also advocated q movement
for the city to obtain control of the
Arroyo Seco for public park
Stormy Scene in Council
John A. Pinkham succeeds Walter C.
Austin as chief of police having been
appointed by the board of city COM
missioners at stormy session held
today Mr.. Pinkham has been patrol
man for several years and his selec-
tion was made after the resignation
Of Mr.. Austin has been demanded by
majority of the commission, consisting
of the mayor, Messrs. Medill and Wind
ham. The change came as a surprise
to the friends of Mr.. Austin and to all
who evinced an interest in city affairs.
1t is now claimed that the deposition
cf Chief Austin is a coup that the
mayor has had in mind since he as
sumed role of chief magistrate.
The first intimation of the change
was sprung by City Clerk Dyer reading
q communication from his honor
which called to task the previous
action of the board when Messrs. Bur-
dette and Metcalf appointed Mr.. Aus
tin as chief, they being in majority of
the board present Mayor Waterhouse
referred to this act as "cowardly andd
selfish" and, after the reading of the
message, Commissioner Burdette pro-
tested against the use of the term
i.noua r6 - XIrbinb trin
en- from the document.
The mayors remarks in full are: "To
the board of police park and fire COM
missioners: Gentleman-At the first
meeting of this board after 1 assumed
the duties of the office of mayor of this
city, which was held Monday, May 1,
at p. M, there were present Messrs.
Burdette and Metcalf, members of
this board, and myself bare quporum
of said board, there being no other
members in existence, Mr.. Braley
having resigned at an earlier date and
Mr.. Hotaling's term having expired by
limitation. At noon Monday, May /,
Immediately after having assumed my
duties, presented to the city council
for confirmation as members of this
board, i'm accordance with my duty
under the provisions of the city char
ter, the names of two persons, namely, |
c. M. Jacques and w. S. Windham,
fl order that this board membership
would be complete and fully prepared
to exercise its functions as repre-
sentative body at its first meeting with |
myself as presiding officer. The city
council decided to defer action on the |
combinations on the names presented |
until the following day at 0 o'clock a. |
M. at which hour the name of Mr. |
Jacques was withdrawn and that of
w. d. Medill was presented. There
fore II became impossible to fill the
two vacancies existing in this board
in time for the meeting held on Mon
day, May 1, at 2 p. M. as herein
stated.
"The selection and appointment of a
chief of the police department being