Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-02
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR THE
SHAKESPEARE CLUB
Membership Limit Is Increased From
Three Hundred to Four Hundred.
Edward MeKim Held for
Trial--Brevities
Pasadena Agency,
ii4 East Colorado Street.

Shakespeare club held this afternoon
showed the interest taken by the club
women in the business affairs of the
organization, which was this afternoon
enlarged from three hundred to four
hundred, the membership limit now
being 15O active members and 150 asso-
ciate. The annual election also took
place, the following well-known women
being elected to serve the club next
year: Mrs. Ella Gabriel Turner, presi-
dent (re-elected); Mrs. Laura P. Stew
ems, first vice president; Mrs. Mary l..
Hartwell, second vice president; Miss
Bertha Ellis, recording secretary; Miss
Elizabeth Adams, corresponding secre'
tary; Miss Anita ]. Smith, treasurer
(re-elected) Miss Lauretta J. Barna-
by, auditor; program committee, Mrs.
Emma D. .Gearheart, Mrs. Annie p.
Marston, Miss Annie L. Bartlett, Mrs.
Robert G.. Kennan. Mrs. Walter Nor
row, Miss Nellie Stoutenburg.
Members of the directory of the
Shakespeare Club House association
elected by the club, which owns the
controlling vote in the association,
were: Miss Anna L. Meeker, Mrs.
Mary NJ Conan, Mrs. Ellen B. Farr,
Mrs. Robert j. Burdette, Mrs. j. g.
Rossiter, Mrs. Isabelle G.. Tower and
Mrs. Frank Welles Parker.
The guest of the afternoon was Mrs.
Dow of New York, recently president
of the state federation, who spoke Of
the work and aims of the 10000 club
women of New York state, and spoke
pleasantly of the Southern California
clubs.
Mckim Held for Trial
In Edward McEim, alias Kennedy
and several other names, the police
here have a strange criminal on their
hands, brought down by Constable
Wallis from Fresno, where he went
after selling the horse and buggy
stolen from Boyd's livery stable at
Bakersfield. The man is wanted in five
counties for nine felony charges, all
committed in the last month. He is,
it is said, but 10 years old, tall and
slender, well educated and with books
of high literary merit in his grip, to-
gether with much of his own literary
work.
After his arrival from Fresno this
afternoon he was given his prelimin-
ary examination before Judge Cong
don. The case was continued until
of nt
and bail in the sum of $25OO was de-
manded by Judge Congdon.
Or. McAdam's Strange viii
A strange will which leaves every
thing TO a nurse, and makes no provi-
sion for the wife who happened to be
away from home at the time of her
husbands illness and death, is creating
quite little excitement among the
local lawyers, some of whom are in
clned to think the instrument a forg-
cry.
DR.. r. J. McAdam conducted sani-
tarium in South Pasadena about year
ago, but was not successful. Now after
his death on March IL there turns up
will written on the sanitarium letter
head paper, as follows:
ITO whom 1T may concern, greeting:
Be 1t known by these letters that
hereby make the following bequests:
TO my faithful nurse. Elizabeth
Combs, all sums of money in Pasadena
or Los Angeles banks. together with
all personal effects, except my wearing
apparel, medical books. one plain band
initial ring, and gold watch which I
give to my beloved parents. Witness
1904. A. j. McAdams, witness. Mar
garet Combs"
This copy of the will was filed for
probate, but the law firm of Hester &
Ladd of Los Angeles is opposing it.,
holding the will to be forgery. To
further complicate the affair, w. S.
Ewing, an uncle of McAdam, has filed
application for letters of administra-
tion. The estate is worth but thous-
and dollars.
Unique Barn Dance
For the -talked-of barn dance to-
night at La Casa Grande, the great
dining room was veritable barn yard.
At one end a tall hay rick was in evil
dence, while a really live COW, calf,
goat. lamb, turkey, chickens and even
a burro with his head sticking through
a window, were there as astonished
visitors. An old-time Virginia rail
fence, true to life, separated the happy
young people from the denizens of the
yard. The lights were the real barn
lanterns and along the wall were nests
of chickens and doves. Bales Of hay
served as seats for the quantity dressed
country folk attending the dance. and
the attractive decorations were sheaves
of wheat tied with bows of red rib
bon.
Mrs. Elmer Woodbury. was gowned
as a typical dairy maid and she looked
fascinating in blue apron and blue
sun bonnet. She was the life of the
whole company, which made merry until
midnight. All the ladies and girls were
dressed In country style, while the men
wore oVeralIs big straw hats and some