Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-01
TOURNAMENT PROSPECTS ARE
GROWING BRIGHTER
IDEAL WEATHER is PROMISED
Pasadena is caily Decorated for the
Great Celebration, and Largest
Crowd on Record Is
Expected

Expected


association was all but discouraged at
the gloomy prospect of rainy tourna-
ment. For an hour or two plans were
nearly at q standstill. But the early
afternoon brought clear skies and the
promise Of good weather, so details
were taken up. The rain is perhaps
a blessing, the streets are clean and
free from dust, the flowers will keep
all the better for the good sprinkling
Sand everything will be fresh for the
eventfu day.
All through the city this afternoon
people are working hard in their
preparation for Monday, the school
girls and Logs are gathering the bios
SONS from scores OF gardens for their
entries, fresh flags are being hung in
the place of those injured by the rain,
and bunting is being hung by the mer-
chants In front of their stores.
Chief Of Police Freeman met this
afternoon with the directors of the
Tournament at his office going over
with them all the details for handling
the crowds There are to be special
policemen stationed at the park in the
morning and afternoon
Final announcement was made OF the
formation and place of meeting of en-
tries as follows:
Heralds, police, trumpeters, grand
marshals, executive committees, aides,
directors, board of trade form on South
Orange Grove avenue and Allcott
place; Pasadena City band, floats
form on Maylin street, hands,
form on Ellis street; four-in-han
form on Arbor street, Long Beach
band, double teams, form ON Lock
Haven street; single teams form on
Waverly drive; equestrians form on
Elevado drive; Ocean Park band and
all pony classes form on Bellevue
drive; novelty classes and bicycles
form on Palmetto drive; automobile
section form on South Orange Grove
avenue, between Palmetto drive and
East California street.
Sunrise Prayer Meeting
Ever since it's beginning nine years
ago, the Lake avenue Congregational
church has held sunrise prayer
meeting on New Years morning. To-
morrow morning at half past six the
members of the organization will again
gather for this unique service of
praise, and prayer.
Immediately at the close of the sun
rise meeting several of the young peo-
Pile with their bicycles will distribute
to all the church members living in
the city, the pastors annual New
Years letter to them, which is like a
personal message, and in which the
church motto for the year is given.
So carefully is this distribution plan
nei by the pastor, that all are in the
hands of resident members at break
fdt time To those outside of the
city the letters are mailed in due time
ii reach them on New Years day.
CooIidge-Cundy Wedding
although of extreme simplicity. one
oI the prettiest of the holiday weddings
WIS that tonight of Miss Roma Claud-
pe Coolidge, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. w Coolidge, to DR.. William Robert
Cundy, at the home of the bridges
parents on South Mentor avenue. Rev.
A, w. Lamport performed the simple,
single-ring service, the only attendant
being tiny four-year-old Thelma Nuhn,
who carried the tiny white satin pillow
on which reposed the ring. After the
ceremony, which was witnessed by the
immediate families and few intimate
friends of the bride, McCord served
a wedding collation., and after watch
Ing the old year out and the new year
in Mr.. and Mrs. Cundy went to their
pretty home, just across the street
from the Coolidge's, where they will be
at home after February Is.
There will be five services tomorrow
at st. Andrews church, with masses at
$780, 1880, 900 and 1890. The music
will be the same as last Sunday and
at o'clock there will be special vesper
services.
One of the special features of Tour
nament program will be basketball
game to be played between the Y. NJ.
c. A. and Throop, to be called sharp at
o'clock, so as to finish in time for
the parade
The New Century club is to meet a
week from Tuesday evening at the
home of G.. II. Parsons on East Wal
nut street. The subject of the meet |
ing is to be 1.-THE Recall which seems
not to lose its interest with Pasadena |
people.
Miss Sterritt, the popular art pro-
fessor at Throop entertained the facul-
ty Of Throop at her pretty new home |
on South Catalina avenue this after
noon, during which they showered her
with quantity of plants which will |
be placed about the cosy new home.
The Choral society has been having |
its last rehearsal tonight and is now in
fun readiness for Monday evening,
when the concert for which the menu
hers have been training faithfully for
months will be given.
Schools do not open here until We'd