Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
OPEN MEETING OF
BOARD OF TRADE
PASADENA DELEGATION WILL
VISIT BEACH CITY
Important Gathering Of Leading citI-
zens ls Arranged for July 81,
and viii Be Made
Quarterly
Pasadena Agency,
i61z East Colorado street
n Telephone Main I52.

PASADENA, July 2O.--An important
meeting Of the directors Of the Pasa-
dena board of trade was held late this
afternoon, at which several matters of
moment were decided upon.
The long talked of open meeting of
the members was finally given a date,
Tuesday evening, July 81. and arrange
ments therefor were begun. This Will
be a quarterly meeting, so-called, 1t
being the intention of the directors to
hold similar meetings at intervals of
about three months. They will be pat
termed as to details after the open
meeting which succeeded so admirably
when held some weeks ago instead of
the usual annual meeting and banquet.
There will be set speeches upon the
convention hall proposition, the boule-
ward, the arroyo park and numerous
other timely topics of municipal con-
Germ and the men who will be asked
to speak will be worth listening to, both
because of their knowledge of the sub
ject in hand and because of their
ability to entertain and instruct The
handsome dining room of the Hotel
Maryland will probably be again
pressed into service.
At the meeting this afternoon a COM
mittee consisting of G. D. Sargent, S.
Z
pointed to look after the p. operations
for this quarterly meeting. The direc-
tors also took action this afternoon on
an invitation from the officials at Long
Beach. The representatives of the
beach city announced the laying of the
corner stone of the new Hotel BiXby
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and
will gladly welcome such leading Pasa-
denans as care to attend. The board of
directors voted to attend the ceremony
and will endeavor to take a carload of
people with them. The special car will
leave this city over the Pacific Electric
at p. m. tomorrow
Secretary Coolidge announced the
various committees which are to have
charge of the approaching Pasadena
picnic. The committees are as follows:
General committee-Mayor William
Waterhouse, honorary chairman
George Brenner, chairman; D. w.
Coolidge, M. P. Green, s. NJ. Munson
Harry Geohegan, ]. Herbert Hall. C. D.
Sargent, D. G.. Andrews and H. r.
Hertel. Executive committee-D. NJ.
Linnard, chairman; C. d. Sargent,
George J. Brenner NJ. P. Green and
D. w. Coolidge Transportation COM
mittee-Harry Geohegan, chairman;
j. w. Wood, Thomas Nestor, Frank
Heiss. Entertainment and program
j. Herbert Hall, chairman; w. H
Vedder, C. D. Sargent, H. c. Hotaling,
]. S. Glasscock, w. S. Windham JOS
eph Israel, c. H. Wand Leroy Jepson
and Emil j. Mueller. Sports and prizes
H. R. Hertel, chairman; K. N. Stew
ems, ]. H. Webb, H. NJ. Seeley, Harold
Parker and C. F. James.
Tickets for the picnic, including
transportation and admission to the
several concessions and the vaudeville
performance, will be placed on sale
within few days.
Crown City Notes
Mrs. Harriet /. Stratton. wife of
Charles H. Stratton, died this morning
after an illness of two and one-half
years. The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon.
George Haas was arrested last even
ing on the charge of being drunk and
disorderly. George told Justice Cong
don this forenoon that he was angry
but not drunk. He asked a jury trial
and will be accommodated July 25.
1t is rumorcd that certain prominent
citizens are talking of forming a syn
dicate for the purchase of the electric
light and fire department bonds should
they be offered for sale, as contemplated
by the administration. The greatest of
interest is being shown in the project.
Secretary D. w. Coolidge of the board
of trade is showing his friends Jap
anese lily now in bloom at his home
on South Mentor with a blossom meas
uring eight inches in diameter. This
is only one of the interesting sights of
the garden, as the genial and popular
secretary possesses many rare plants
which under his painstaking cultivation
are showing results of which Mr.. Cool
idge's friend, Luther Burbank himself,
should be proud.