Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-20
ALL FUNCTIONS
IN PASADENA
ARE POSTPONED

earthquake ana nre at san francisco
continued unabated here during the day
and tonight even larger crowds than
last night are gathered before the
places where bulletins Of the news
from the stricken city are being posted.
Early this forenoon a special meeting
of the board of directors was called.
With great promptness it was voted
to postpone indefinitely the annual
banquet, which was to be held tomor-
row night in the Hotel Maryland, and
to send to the San Francisco suffer-
ers the entire sum of money set apart
for this annual function. Steps were
also taken for the raising of money
in aid OF the needy inhabitants of the
Bay city.
A citizens committee, consisting of
the following prominent individuals,
was appointed to undertake the city's
work of relief:
D. M. Linnard, chairman; J. G.
Brainard, E. H. May. Henry Newby,
H. I. Stuart, F. G. Bolt. Isaac Springer,
w. II. Vedder, ]. B. Miller, Lloyd Macy,
]. H Holmes, Robert Eason, Thomas
Farley, James F. Kern, M. D. Painter,
William Waterhouse, Elmer Woodbury.,
Lon F. Chaplin, Charles H. Prisk, Wal
ter Raymond, d. D. Neff, DR.. M. j.
Mcleod, DR.. r. r. Meredith, Rev. AL
bert Hatcher Smith, Rev. A. w. Lam
port, Rev. S. G.. Durham, Rev. P. F.
Farrelly, c. d. Daggett, F. V. Rider,
]. H. Mcbride, Prof. J. D. Graham,
George P. Cary, Frank p. Boynton,
Victor Marsh, Colin Stuart, George A.
Durrell, DR.. George E. Abbott, Prof. c.
c. Bragdon, J. w. Wood, Robert ]. Bur-
dette, John S. Cravens, John A. Good
rich, Edwin F. Hahn, Calvin Hartwell,
D. w Herlihy, H. r. Hertel, e. r.
Braley, H. H. Klamroth, H. M. Dob
bins, H. W. Magee, C. B. Scoville, DR..
Henry Sherry, Seward A. Simons,
Mathew Slavin, M. H. Weight, w. S.
Wright.
At 2 p. m. this committee assembled
at the board of trade rooms and began
to plan the work. In the first place
contributions were called for and in a
few minutes nearly $4,000 had been
subscribed. John S. Cravens, the
former popular president of the Pasa-
dena Horse Show association and a
member of the Orange Grove avenue
millionaire colony, headed the list with
$1,000. The Edison Electric company
put down a like sum; Col. and Mrs.
w. j.. Hogan, the we'll known Ken
tuckians who make their winter home
here, subscribed $500; guests of the Ho-
tel Raymond subscribed $3.50 and many
others promptly followed with smaller
sums. The entire list will not now be
given out for publication.
1t was also decided to call mass
meetings in two Of the eity's churches,
the First Congregational and the First
Presbyterian, tomorrow night at 1880
o'clock.
There will be speeches at each of
these services made by prominent citi-
zens and there is likely to be an enor-
nous turning out Of the people for
the excitement is intense and on all
sides there seems to be desire to do
all that is possible in aid of the people
of San Francisco.
Tonight Mayor William Waterhous
issued a proclamation declaring to-
morrow a civic holiday and calling upon
the people of the city to devote the
entire day to the raising of funds ana
provisions for the suffering and needy
people OF the Bay city. The proclama-
ton is couched in most appropriate and
forceful language and will no doubt
meet with ready approval. President q.
D. Sargent of the Pasadena Merchants
association has called upon all the
merchants of the city to close their
doors during the day in accord with the
mayors proclamation and to assist in
the projected work. Coming as this
does from the executive heads of both
the municipal government and the Mer-
chants association the city is likely as
one man to obey. 1t is stated tonight
that the bakers Of the city will furnish
all the bread they can bake for trans
mission to San Francisco tomorrow. The
present plan is to make up two full
cars Of provisions for shipment to-
morrow as the first installment of Pasa-
dena's contribution.
A number of kilograms were received
today from Pasadenans known to have
been in San Francisco at the time OF
the earthquake and several have
reached home, each of them carrying
tales of horror and suffering which are
hard to believe. DR.. Charles Lee King
and DR.. w. e. Hibbard, who were at
tending medical convention there, are
among the number who arrived today.
DR.. Hibbard will return tonight to Of
fer his assistance.
Charles H. Prisk, wife and child also
arrived home this afternoon. Mr.. Prisk
is editor and manager of the Pasa-
dena Evening Star, and with his family
was in the ill-fated Occidental hotel
when the earthquake came.
Word has been received from r..
Kuranaga, the prominent japanese
merchant who left yesterday for San
francisco. that he has found his wife
there and that she has been severely
injured. Mrs. D. M. Linnard and
daughter have sent word of their safe
arrival at Alameda. 1t seems probable