Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
WILL NURSE VICTIMS OF THE
YELLOW FEVER
NEWS OF LOCAL CHURCHES
Prominent Eastern Minister breaches
to oneregatonalists - lm-
provement Boom in City
Continues
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.


PASADENA, Aug. civilian Cal
ther, local carriage driver, announces
his intention to go to New orleans and
offer his services as a nurse during
the yellow fever scourge. Gather is
immune, having weathered an attack
of the dreaded malady during the try
ing days when 1t had a hold on the city
of Memphis, Tenn. Gather will first
go to Memphis where his family resides
and will ask some of the members to
accompany him, as they are also i'm
mune. Gather read in the papers that
the New Orleans authorities are offer
ing big money for nurses and as soon
as he can dispose of his team and car
riage he is ready to start for the
plague-stricken city.
Afro-Amerlcan Congress
The eleventh annual session Of the
Afro-American congress convenes Tues
day morning in the Kinney & Kendall
hall, and it is expected that there will
be large attendance of the negro pop
ulation of Southern California. Mayor
Waterhouse will welcome the delegates
and Rev. S. w. Hawkins of Los Ange-
les will respond. The principal speak
ers will be DR.. Mcpherson of Sacra-
mento, John Anderson of Monrovia,
Walter Simpson of Riverside, Captain
II. Crumley and others. A feature of
the three days session will be an in
dustrial exhibit in charge of William
Prince of Pasadena. On Thursday the
State Federation of Colored Women's
clubs will be in session. Thursday ev-
ening will be joint installation of Off
GERS of the two bodies, followed by a
banquet.
Notes of the Churches
Rev. Henry o. Hannum of Superior,
Wis, preached at the West Side Con-
gregational church this morning. He
is an eminent divine, having at one
time been assistant pastor of Old South
church of Boston. Mr.. Hanna was fa-
pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational
church of Superior and is in Califor-
MIA on his vacation.
Rev. Mr.. Allan OF Calexico occupied
Rev. Hunter Drinks pulpit at the II
o'clock service of the Lake Avenue M.
E. church.
The Methodists of North Pasadena
were afforded opportunity of hearing an
able minister in DR.. Lockwood of Kan
sas, who delivered the sermon at the
morning service.
At the United Presbyterian church
Rev. J. E. Wishart this evening began
a series of sermons on "Great Christian
Leaders, and his first subject was
Augustine: Libertine, Saint Theolo-
gian.'
Many improvements Planned
The improvement boom is not only
confined to new buildings and resi-
dences but many are engaged in re-
pairing, adding to or otherwise beauti-
flying their premises which they have
owned for some time. Frank G. Platt
has contracted for extensive repairs to
his property at 241 North Euclid ave-
nue. at an outlay of $1,000. The house
is to be remodeled.
DR.. F. A. Weir will build sun room
of glass at his home, POI North Madi-
son. 1t will cost 5000. L. G. Freeman
Will make repairs to his property at
2S7 East California to cost 5000. S. w.
Lemont will build a barn to cost 5000
at 1856 First street and a barn to cost
$3.50 will be built by George Dippe at
SIG Franklin avenue.
These are only a few of the i'm
representing permits taken out for one
representing permits taken out for ane
day, Saturday.
Weeks Building Record
In the five days of August last week
the building permits issued numbered
twenty-five and the total cost of struc-
lures to be erected amounts to $4,000.
AT this rate the August building record
should reach the $15O,O00 mark, which
would be slightly in excess of the
amount for the same period last year.
NEWS MITES nE SANTA