Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
PASADENA VOTES
FOR AMUSEMENT
EIGHTH AMENDMENT NOW RE-
PORTED SAFE
Spanish Mourners from Surrounding
Districts Assemble In Force to
Attend Funeral of Be.
loved Pastor
Pasadena Agency.
1i4 East Colorado Street,

| AofAGlLANAt ItDs ADs-N w Ulie IL WAS
officially announced last night that
the eighth amendment had been de-
feated at the election yesterday, 1t
has been found today that IL was not
necessary as was supposed, to have a
three-fifths majority and the last re-
port is that the amusement amend
ment has been adopted by q majority
of eighty-eight votes. This amendment
provided for the expenditure by the
city council of sum not exceeding
S250O for the good of the city, and was
popularity supposed to cover the cost of
band concerts If desired, to furnish
aid for the annual tournament, or to
be used as means of otherwise help
ing the general advancement of the
city.
Pay Loving Tribute
At the funeral of the late Rev.
A. Moss 'Merwin held this after
noon at First Presbyterian church,
the positions of honor were given to the
representatives from the Spanish peo-
pie among whom he had worked.
| In addition to hundreds of Pasadena
| friends. there were seventy-fve or more
men and women to whom the mis-
sionary had been a friend and helper,
and these occupied the front seats.
! Two of the speakers were of the
! Spanish race and spoke in their native
tongue. The pail bearers were six of
the deceased's most trusted helpers in
the Spanish work of the Presbyterian
church in Southern California.
! From San Bernardino. Azusa, Glen
dora, Los Angeles, San Diego, San
Gabriel and outlying old ranches came
the Mexicans to show their respect
for their late teacher and friend. Rev.
e. j. Vasquez, 70 rseven years the as
sstant pastor under Rev. Mr.. Mer-
win at Azusa opened the funeral SER
vices with prayer in Spanish.
1t was pathetic in it's appreciation OF
the loss of his people in Rev. Mr.. Mer
wins death. Rev. Armingo A. Mata,
assistant pastor in the Arvilla street
mission, Los Angeles, gave the leading
address, also in the same language.
The church choir sang q suitable Sc
lection, and then both Rev. Robert j.
Burdette and Rev. Malcolm j. Mcleod
gave touching tributes to the charac-
ter and work of Rev. Mr.. Merwin, who
had been close friend to each.
After the singing OF Lead, Kindly
Light" by the congregation, the SER
vices were over. Among the many
floral offerings sent were three of spec
ial meaning from the Twilight club,
the Society of Colonial Wars, of which
organization Rev. Mr.. Merwn was
chaplain, and from the Sons of the
Revolution.
The pail bearers were Rev. E. ]. Vas
quez, assistant pastor at Azusa; Rev.
Amingo A. Mata. pastor at Arvilla
Street church at Los Angeles; Senor
DeIino Minguares of San Bernardino,
Senor Marciso Mendoza of Los Angeles,
| Emanuelua Salazar, elder of the church
at San Gabriel. and Senior Antonio
Ramirez of San Bernardino.
To Assume New Duties
It is of general interest to the friends
of j. S. Billheimer, formerly of this
city. to know that he is to- take the
management of the Los Angeles yards
| for the Consolidated Lumber company.
When in Pasadena Mr.. Billheimer held
a position with the Blinn Lumber COM
pany, and since that time has organ
lied the Lordsburg, San Dimas and
Claremont lumber companies, having
been the manager of all three.
Returns from the East
DR.. Robert o. Moody of Berkeley
night bringing his mother, Mrs. Lucus
w. Moody, NJ. D., and his sister, Miss
Mary G. Moody, who will spend the
season at AIS East Walnut street
Mrs. Moody, who is the mother of
Charles A. Moody of Out West, Rev.
Francis M. Moody and DR.. Robert
Moody, all we'll known in this city, was
here two years ago for several months
going east soon after the death of her
husband. the late Lucius w. Moody
in the South Orange Grove avenue
home. severe illness compelled the
present trip, but it is expected that
winters in future will be spent here
Announces Wedding
Miss Florence Alma Whitmore of
this city is to be married on st. Valen-
tines day to Luther Kurtz Row of Los
Angeles. 1t is to be a quiet wedding at
the home of the brides parents and no
cards have been issued. The attend
ants are to be Miss Annie Schel Row.
the little sister of the groom, and
Master George Whitmore. brother OF
the bride. The bride is the second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. f. f. Whit
more of this city and has many friends.
The groom, who is with the Coulter
Dry Goods company, is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. A, M. Row OF Los Angeles.
Students to Produce Opera
LA Fiesta de San Xavier" to be
put on the stage of the Lowe opera
house February 10, is strong story of
Alta California, the musical score
heinz, I,x, tIa Late nv,an Raatar ard tha