Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-27


PASADENA, Nov. 26.--It is estimated
that fully two thousand people listened
to the outdoor band concert this after
noon at Library park, to the immense
satisfaction of those who have been
fighting for these Sunday concerts. ii
was understood that II only a few hun
dred people came to the park this after
noon to hear the program of music
launched at them from the opposite side
of the street by the Crown City band
the Sunday concert plan would be
deemed a failure and promptly dropped.
This afternoon was not an Ideal day
for the trial, but by o'clock an un-
expected crowd had assembled and fol-
lowed the good program with evident
enjoyment. The band occupied tenn
porary stand on vacant lot adjoining
the car barns and just opposite the
park band stand, but its music was
easily heard in the park where the
bulk of the crowd sat or walked about
during the two hours of the concert.
No effort was made to stop the concert
and the crowd was orderly and quiet.
Charles Grimes, who has been the
leader in the Sunday concert agitation,
stated tonight that the experiment had
been a success in every particular and
proved that there is a very general
desire for this sort of Sunday amuse-
ment In this belief Mr.. Grimes an
nounces that series of twelve Sunday
afternoon outdoor band concerts will be
held where today's concert was held.
On the following Sunday a vacant lot
opposite Central park will be used and
after that the concerts will alternate
from one park to the other. When the
first series Is over another will be
begun at once. Money enough has al
ready been subscribed to pay for the
first series All efforts at securing the
use of either of the city parks for
future concerts will cease. If the city
authorities should conclude to recon-
slider their recent action and offer the
use of one OF the parks the ofter VIII
be welcomed, says Mr.. Grimes.
1t looks as though the second trick
in the game has been taken by the
friends of the Sunday concert. 1t is
just as certain that the church peo-
pie will not be satisfied to let the mat
ter rest as it is. They believe that
the proposition to open local theater
to Sunday performances is only an
other step in campaign to make the
Crown city a wide open town and will
fight it to the end. The next step
will be awaited with interest.
No Michigan Game
The announcement in a morning pa
per that it has finally been arranged
that the great football team from the
University of Michigan will come to
Pasadena for an exhibition game with
the Sherman Indians or with picked
all-Southern California team on De-
cember 30 caused considerable amuse-
ment to officers and members of the
local Tournament of Roses association
The fact of the matter is that all
hope has been abandoned and any sort
of a game for the Saturday preced-
ing the tournament is clearly out of
the question. President Z. d. Neff
said tonight that he has received a
letter from Manager Baird of the
Michigan athletic department stating
that could a game have been arranged
with either Berkeley or Stanford the
big scoring machine which Coach Yost
has built up during the past four years
at Michigan would gladly have come
to the Pacific coast for the purpose
but that any other game could not
be considered. Michigan has one OF
the strongest teams this year in all it's
history of strong teams and closes the
season on Thanksgiving day with a
game with the Chicago university
eleven and will break training at once
The tournament management regrets
exceedingly it's evident inability to offer
it's friends a big football game, hut
is sure of one thing and that is this
years tournament is going to be a
hummer"
Preparations are complete for the
great banquet of the Merchants as
sociation at the Hotel Maryland on
Tuesday evening and everything indi-
Gates the most important gathering the
association has ever had. During the
business meeting to be held in the
Japanese room the ladies' will be ten
dered a reception, the banquet proper
beginning at 7:15. Robert j. Burdette
will act as toastmaster and there will
be responses from Hon. John A. Good
rich, Hiram w. Wadsworth. Rev. AL
bert II. Smith, Herman r. Hertel and
Seward A. Simons. 1t is also expected
that Mr.. Huntington, who is to be an
honored guest, will consent to make a
few informal remarks. 1t is under
stood that one of the important mat
ters to come before the association in
its meeting previous to the banquet
will be how to protect the members
from the demand for promiscuous ad-
Vertising. 1t Is hoped that some plan
can be devised TO reduce the all too
frequent calls upon the merchants
generosity for advertisements in hand
books and other advertising schemes
which are of doubtful value to the ad-
Vertiser.
1t is announced that the Country
club is ready for it's usual Thanksgiy-
ing day shoot This year ten turkeys
will be hung up for prizes. Nothing
but 22-caliber rifles will be admitted
this year, but there will be no re-
strictions as to sights. None but mem
oers of the Country club will be al