Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-24
ANNUAL HORSE
SHOW BANQUET
PASADENA ASSOCIATION IS
PROSPEROUS
Annual Report Announces Profit OF
Nearly Five Thousand From the
Recent Big Horse
Show
Pasadena Agency,
IL North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 1147.

low PASADENA second ANNUAL IlOISS
show to be given with all the radiant
pleasures of perfect weather, could not
be prevailed upon to favor the horse
show association a second time in the
same month. When the time arrived
for the initial banquet of that exclusive
social organization of horse lovers and
horse owners the aforementioned Ju-
piter Pluvius opened wide the flood
gates and there was a regular torrent
of rain and then some. But the annual
business meeting and the delightful
dinner at the Hotel Maryland were
held just the same, although with a
slightly reduced attendance. In the
private dining room of the Maryland
forty-seven covers were laid and there
were few vacant chairs. But it was
a thoroughly enjoyable affair without
the slightest trace of formality. Presi-
dent John S. CraVens presided and fol-
lowing the excellent menu called upon
several of the diners for perfectly i'm
promptu speeches. 1t was a jolly din
ner party, with congenial spirits and
did not break up until near midnight.
The decorations of the table, the menu
cards and everything pertaining to the
affair were given the appropriate
"horsey" appearance. Its success prom
ises others.
Holds Business Meeting
The business meeting of the associa-
tion was held in the Japanese room of
the hotel at o'clock, President Stevens
presiding. The following directors were
chosen for the ensuing year: John S.
Cravens, John B. Miller Fred E. Will
cox, Edwin D. Neff, A. Kingsley Ma
comber Benjamin Blossom, Frank v.
Rider D. M Linnard, l.. V. Hardness,
Thaddeus Lowe, E. H. Groendyke and
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Newhall and Milo M. Potter of Los An
geles, Robert Lee Bettner of Riverside,
Thomas B. Wood of Santa Barbara, E.
d. Roberts of San Bernardino, Fred H.
Bixby of Long Beach, Graham E. Bah
cock of San Diego, Col. w. j. Hogan
of Louisville, KY, and e. c. Stirling
of Redlands. Edwin D. Neff, secretary
and treasurer, read his annual report,
which showed a net profit of between
$4,000 and $4,000 from the year just past
and a present membership of Ill, dis
tributed throughout the county, though
chiefly in and near Pasadena.
The first annual horse show, a little
over year ago, was given under the
auspices of the Tournament of Roses
association and the profits went into
the treasury of that organization.
Will Have Rainy Day Fund
The present fund will be maintained
for use on the proverbial rainy day."
a thing the present association does
not greatly fear.
The ten or dozen members of the
newly elected board who were present
then proceeded to the usual organiza-
ton. AS predicted in this mornings
Herald, Fred Elmer Wilcox was elected
president to succeed President John S.
Cravens, and Edwin D. Neff was re-
elected secretary and treasurer. Col.
w. j. Hogan, the father of Pasadena's
horse show, was chosen first vice pres
ident; John S. Cravens second vice
president; John B. Miller third vice
president; Walter S. Newhall fourth
vice president; Thaddeus Lowe fifth
vice president and Benjamin Blossom
sixth vice president. These vulgar
matters of business attended to, the
gentlemen Joined the ladies in the hotel
lobby and the entire company pro-
ceeded to the dining room.
School Bonds Carry
South Pasadena today by a decisive
majority voted in favor of issuing bonds
for $4,000 for the purchase of a site
and the erection of a new high school
building. The decision of the electors
marks the end of a hard-fought and
at times extremely bitter contest and
new school building has been put to a
vote of the people. The first time the
proposition needed but four votes to
carry; the second time, a few weeks ago
the announcement of the site which the
board of education would choose,
brought it's overwhelming defeat. To-
day the ballots bore a statement by the
board of education agreeing to leave
the location of the proposed building
to the vote of the people at another
election to be called. In spite of the
inclement weather the contest today
was exciting enough and the vote shows
that but few voters remained away
from the polls, Eighteen men wearing
badges inscribed Vote for the bonds"
and three carriages similarly placarded,
swarmed about the voting place, while
the opposing forces, marshalled by
Trustee Perkins, were less numerous
but fully as determined. The final vote
stood POI for the bonds and Al against
them.
Causes Criticism
There are echoes today from the ath-
letic carnival given last night at the
Lowe opera house which indicate
somewhat varied opinion as to the af-
fair in some of its particular aspects.
The threatening weather kept down
Ine attendance but the audience which
assembled was made up of an average
Pasadena crowd with many women and
a great outpouring of Y. NJ. c. A. mem
bers and their friends. There were
some excellent fencing and sword ex-
ercises and a good wrestling match.
Physical Directors George w. Braden
and A. Claud Braden of the Y. M. C.
A, and Throop, Professor Maloney and
number of their pupils gave club
swinging. exercises on the parallel
bars and bag punching. The entertain
ment was good one and concluded
with a four-round sparring contest
between Harry Ward of Pasadena and
H. Berry of Los Angeles, which the
referee declared a draw. It is this
part of the affair which comes in for
some mild criticism by certain per-
sons in the audience. Friends of the
squared circle insist that it was as
pretty an exhibition of sparring as
they could desire but absolutely devoid
of Objectionable features. Others ex-
press their surprise that officers of the
local Y. NJ. c. A. would countenance
such an exhibition. 1t seems probable
that this feature of the exhibition NAV
come in for more or less comment in
the future.
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