Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
PASADENA TO CELEBRATE THE
FOURTH
TO INITIATE PORT ARTHUR
Fort VIII Be stormed by Citizen SOL
dery-More Arrests for Cru
city to oAnlmals-Pasadena
Brevltles
Brevltles
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.

PASADENA, May 2O-This city will
celebrate the nations independence
day on July in manner that will at
tract crowds of visitors, especially at
night, when a spectacular storming OF
a fort with fireworks will be feature.
At meeting of representative citizens
tonight a general committee on ar
rangements was appointed, and in
structions were given to carry out the
details above described.
The sham battle will take place at
Tournament park and besides the local
militia the Pomona company Will be in
vited to participate. A company OF
Japs will also be recruited in order to
make the scene more like the storming
of Port Arthur. The fort will be so
erected that at the end Of the battle
It will be fired and added to the pyro-
technic display.
For the daytime an old fashioned
down east basket picnic is planned.
and a committee was selected to look
after the details of this arrangement
The eagle will certainly scream in the
Crown city this year.
Plans New Church
Plans for the new Methodist church
in North Pasadena are completed and
they call for an artistic edifice to cost
about $4,000. The sides will be of red
brick and rustic siding. The roof Is to
be patterned after bungalow style, and
4Aa anti fnupr will rise
on the mission style. Besides the
main auditorium there are to be six
class rooms, primary room, ladies'
parlor, kitchen, library and pastors
study. The building committee is COM
posed of Rev. j. c. Elliott A. B. Royal,
Charles Leech, C. N. Collins and Royal
Plummer. Bids have been received
and it is likely the contract will be let
within a few days, as the funds are
coming in and the $4,000 insurance re-
ceived from the burning of the old
church are available.
Contractors Arrested
The employees of Ramish &, Marsh
arrested yesterday on charge of cruel
ty to animals appeared before Justice
Klamroth today, and the cases were
continued until next Monday, when
pleas will be heard. Warrants were
also issued for both Ramish and Marsh
and they will be prosecuted by the
humane officials also. The contractors
gave bonds for themselves and their
superintendent, w. H. Moffet. They
refused to put up the cash for the ap-
pearance of the other four employees
arrested yesterday, and the men were
taken to the Los Angeles county Jail.
To Eliminate Hello Girls
]. S. Torrance of 80 South Grand ave-
nue., this city, is associated with San
Francisco capitalists in the formation
of company which proposes to build
q new system of telephone lines where
in the hello girl" is to be entirely
eliminated. The promoters also prom
ise that the new system will also do
away with any possibility of a CONVEX
sation being heard by any parties for
whom it is not intended, and besides
there is to be no annoyance whatever
to the subscriber. Mr.. Torrance is an
oil operator and we'll known capital
list.
Phi Alpha Sigma Banquet
The Maryland hotel was this even
ing the scene of a pretty fraternal
gathering at the initial banquet of the
Phi Alpha Sigma. Maidenhair ferns
and white golden hearted daisies
formed the table decorations. The
menu was elaborate and the members
of the society had as guests the follow
ing members OF the Throop faculty:
Miss Virginia Pease, Miss Chita Kraft,
Miss Vestinn Scobey and Prof. Arthur
Chamberlain.
Scottish Rite Masons
Pasadena consistory, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish rite, tonight conferred
the thirty-second degree on the fol-
lowing: Spencer M. Munson, William
II. Roberts, Melvin e. Wood. Albert
Mercer, Norman F. Marsh, William A.
Heiss, John P. Pearson, William S.
Windham, Joseph ]. Blick and Eckford
d. Tyler.
Pasadena Paragraphs
At the Garfield Child Study circle last
evening manual training in the schools
was the subject discussed by several
prominent workers in this branch of
education. Mayor Waterhouse was a
guest of the circle and gave his en-
dorsement of manual training.
William Tedeman, who was seriously
injured at McCord's yesterday is still
in a dangerous condition, although the
attending physician has hopes, that he
will recover.
Ebert Towne. the 1S-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. II. Towne, has been
missing since May H. and the distract
ed parents have so far been unable to
find a trace of him. The boy was last
seen in the vicinity of Chatworth's
park
Much local interest is already being
taken in the coming of Miss A lice
Roosevelt, daughter of the president,