Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-18

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ical equipment for the north part of
| the city.
No additions have been made to the
| local fire fighting outfits during the
past three years, during which period
| the city has had some of its most as
| tonishing growth. Attention is also
| called to the statement that We're the
money even now at hand it would take
fully a year to get the new apparatus
| and place it ready for use. The fire
| commissioners are preparing to urge
their claims vigorously.
Union Revival Meetings
The Crown City is to have the great
est series of revival meetings this win
ter it has ever known, providing the
plans of the local churches do not fail.
These services will commence the last
week in March and continue until Eas-
ter. Twelve ministers We're repre-
sented at the meeting which fixed these
dates yesterday and it is said that
every protestant church in the city
with two or three exceptions will par
t;cipate in the series. Further ar
rangements were left in the hands of a
committee consisting of Rev. H. r.
Keates, pastor of the Friends church;
Rev. A. w. Lamport, pastor of the
First NJ. E. church; Rev. NJ. j. Nc
Leod pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Rev. r. r. Meredith, pastor
of the First Congregational church,
and Rev. A. H. Smith, pastor of the
First Baptist church. The Ministerial
union has also elected new officers for
the coming year. They are Rev. A.
w. Lamport, president; Rev. J. A.
Holmes, secretary.
Consider Chariot Race
An important meeting of the Tour
nament of Roses directors was held
tonight and a vigorous discussion of
the alleged chariot race foul took
place. President Neff states, however,
that no decision was reached. 1t is
said that Merritt, one of the winners
in the chariot races, offers to donate
his prize money to the Tournament as
sociation to secure needed additions
to the park, providing the other win
ners will do the same. Should West
and Off agree to this plan the expected
fight in the courts would be avoided
and the tournament receive assistance
which it is said to need very much.
New Y. M. C. A. Officers
At the annual election of the Young
Mems Christian association last night
the following Officers were elected for
the ensuing year r. L. Metcalf, presi-
dent; DR.. Solon Briggs, vice president;
NJ. A. Hall, recording secretary; Ken
yon Warren, treasurer; ]. b. Johnson
and r. l.. Metcalf, directors; Aaron
Roberts, J. H. Young and Ira j. H.
Sykes, members of the advisory COM
mittee. At the time of the February
meeting it is proposed to so amend the
association bylaws as to allow the
election of fifteen directors as required
by the state law.
Say Gas Is Better
The Pasadena branch of the Los An
geles County Medical society met last
evening at the home of DR.. Zuill and
listened to the report of the special
committee appointed to investigate the
matter of impure gas IN this city. 1t
was reported that since the meeting of
the committee with the city council |
the quality Of the gas has grown |
steadily better. But the committee |
still favors the passing of an ordinance |
fixing the proper standard of the gas |
that can be sold to consumers in this |
city and proposes to ask the council |
for legislation similar to that in force |
I'm Chicago and Minneapolis in order |
to protect consumers in the future.
Pasadena Brevities
Jerome x. Jerome, the noted English |
humorist, lectures before the Shakes |
peare club on the evening of January |
20.
Miss Cynthia Petit, a resident of
Pasadena for ten years, died this
at 921 North Fair Oaks ave-
nue.. Funeral Thursday afternoon.
L. V. Hardness has bought the |
Brown place at Orange Grove and |
Congress, paying $4,000 for the same. |
This purchase and that of the Car
melita estate by Mr.. Hardness has
revival of the rumor that Mr.. |
Rockefeller or other Standard Oil |
magnates are about to open winter |
homes in Pasadena.
Humane Officer Sherwin and Dep |
lty Kunzman took S-year-old Howard |
Mckee from his mother tonight by |
force and placed him in the detention
home at Los Angeles. Friday the two
Mckee children will appear before
Judge Wilbur. Their mother is alleged
10 have cruelty treated the children.
Both Of the children have been at tho
Pasadena Training school for some
line and yesterday the boy was stolen
away and restored 10 his mother.
Coronado society auto run, 25th.