Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-17
PLAN TO INSTALL
THE NEW PASTOR
PASADENA CHURCH TO HOLD
SERVICES
Negro Arrested as a Vagrant Proves
to Be Well Supplied With Money.
Question Of Divided
Skirt
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street

PASADENA, March 16.-Elaborate
plans are being made for the public
installation services to be held tomor-
row evening at the First Baptist
church, when the new pastor, Rev. Al
bert Hatcher Smith, late of Scranton,
Pa, will be formally established In
the pastorate. It is expected that there
will be large audience. not only Of
the church members, but of friends of
the church from Los Angeles and this
city. Prominent divines from other de-
nominations will have a part on the
program. Among these will be Rev.
Harry Keats, pastor of the Friends
church, Rev. James Malcolm Mcleod
of the First Presbyterian church, Rev.
Robert J. Burdette. Rev. w. F. Har-
per, d. D., Rev. r. R. Meredith. D. D.,
and others. with these will be seated
on the platform the venerable Rev.
DR.. Henry Cooke Of Boston, who has
been a faithful friend of the church
through many winters spent at the
Pasadena hotels.
Wealthy Negro Vagrant
Late last night negro about As years
of age was arrested for vagrancy, and
was found to have over $1,000 upon him.
OF this large amount $40 was in cash,
and the remainder was a certificate
of deposit for s1575 issued by the State
Bank of Los Angeles. When the money
was found the man, Frank Richards by
name, said that he had often been ar
rested for vagrancy. but that as soon
as the authorities found he had plenty
of money they generally let him go.
In explanation of his present predica-
ment he said that he had come to Pasa-
dena to see the orange trees, and had
applied to three lodging houses for a
bed but was refused admittance by
the proprietors So. rather than risk
further refusals, he had gone to the
railroad yards and lain down on the
platform of the Orange Packing house.
where he was found by the police He
said that when he was in Montana
there was no law against camping
about anywhere, and he had not known
that the laws here were different.
Opinions on Divided Skirts
The mistaken report that all divided
skirts are to be debarred from the
coming horse show, aroused a great
deal of discussion today which has
continued even after the management
oe the show assured everyone interest
ed that both side mounts and the u.s.
ual divided skirt mount will be al
lowed.
East Pasadena Annexation
Up to a late hour last night, some
seventy men of East Pasadena talked
annexation pro and con at the home of
J. r. Giddings on East Colorado street.
The president, C. A. Day, horticultural
commissioner for this district, who
lives on San Pasqual street, led the
opposition to annexation to the city
The matter was thoroughly talked over
from all points of view, and the water
situation entered into the discussion.
City Briefs
Manager Linnard of Hotel Maryland,
who was supposed to be in the wrecked
Southern Pacific train at Burbank ar
rived home safely today and was not
on the first train south. He went to
Santa Barbara Sunday, and was held
by the storm until today.
There was a small blaze at La Casa
Grande this morning. Little damage
was done.
Fraternal Brotherhood of Pasadena
won the $50 prize at Hazards pavilion
in competition with orders from the
whole state.
The sun generally shines at Coronado