Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-15
BOARD OF TRADE
IN OPEN MEETING
PASADENA AWAITS NOTABLE
GATHERING
Formal Program Of Abandoned Annual
Banquet VIII Be Followed
in A~ost Every
Detail
Pasadena Agency.
II North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 1147.


PASADENA. May 14-Everything
possible to secure the success of to-
morrow nights open meeting of the
Pasadena board of trade has been done
and, barring accidents. the biggest
crowd in the history Of the society will
undoubtedly be present to rejoice over
the prosperous past and to plan for as
prosperous a future.
Secretary Coolidge recently received
q letter from Bishop Conaty, assuring
him that word would be sent him did
circumstances seem likely to forbid the
promised presence of that distinguished
prelate, and as no such word has yet
been received, the committee feels that
Bishop Conaty will be on hand. Rev.
#. NJ. Bowling, the former popular pas
torbf the First Christian church, was
added to the list of speakers, which
now includes Bishop Conaty Attorney
Lee 7. Gates of Los Angeles, Rev. Rob
sert j. Burdette, Rev. Dowllng and City
Attorney ]. Perry Wood of this city.
The same toasts as proposed for the
annual banquet which this supersedes
will be on the program, and although
the refreshments will be In the nature
of buffet lunch instead of a formal
banquet, everything else will be carried
out as in the time-honored banquets.
These annual gatherings Of the mem
bers of Pasadena's great commercial
club have grown to be notable in past
years, the attendance at the last ban
quet reaching high water mark when
nearly six hundred gentlemen sat down
to table and toasted the organization.
Unless all signs fall, tomorrow nights
meeting will see an even greater num-
Der present.
It Is believed that some of the speak
erS are prepared to make more or less
authoritative statement Of the plans for
k1A Tn,,,o o,.ss -
ing the endowment fund, and this with
the formal outline of the campaign
for the new year will be awaited with
interest
A meeting of the banquet committee
was held this afternoon and Chairman
Bertonneau outlined briefly the plans
for the entertainment and made final
disposition OF the work of preparation.
Club Studies Temblors
A very interesting meeting was the
regular monthly gathering of the newly
organized Mems Club of the First Pres
byterian church. Organized primarily
for the social Improvement of it's men,
bers, the club does not propose to stop
at this and its first regular meeting
furnished strong program of import
ant addresses upon the most timely
topics.
]. f. Chamberlain of the department
of geology of the Los Angeles State
Normal school gave a popular talk on
the theory of earthquakes. His views
along this line were given in The
Herald at the time of the earthquake in
San Francisco and comprehend the con-
traction of the earth's crust as the earth
cools.
Myron Hunt, the well known archi-
teet followed with talk on the work
Of the architect in relation to earth
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taught by the great earthquake in the
northern city. President c. D. Sargent
of the Merchants association spoke of
the condition of things in San Francisco
Immediately after the earthquake, as
viewed by him when he went north
to assist in the work Of distributing
supplies to the sufferers. number of
similarly important programs are prom
ised the members of this club during
the months to come.
Refugee Camp Removed
The refugee camp at Tournament
park has been discontinued and the
handsome tents erected so quickly
and fitted so handsomely for the hosts
or expected refugees from the north
have been taken down.
The refugees did not come and the
tent city was becoming too attractive
to would-be boy desperadoes to be
pleasant for the vicinity. The COM
mittee had an application this after
noon for privilege to use one of the
tents, but discovered that its camp had
been discontinued The refugee in
question was Leonard Gray, wife and
two children, who have been seeking
work at Riverside since coming south
and, unable to find 1t, have come on
to Pasadena to continue the search
Gray was a high salaried shipping
clerk In the Bay city when the fire
came, and lost everything he possessed
! except the clothing on their backs.
His employer, from doing a business
of $1,000 month, fell to the ownership
of two horses, nothing more. Both
employer and employe set out in
search OF work. Gray will be taken
care of for few days in this vicinity
while he seeks work
Support Hammond Plan
Pasadena Is ready to do it's share
toward bringing a game preserve to
the San Gabriel forest reserve.
John Hayes Hammond, the celebra-
ted African traveller, whose part in the
noted Jameson raid can never be for
gotten, has enlisted the aid of Major
David Roe Burnham of this city in
support of a plan for establishing by
government. aid extensive game pre-
serves In the wonderful Southern Call
norma section, tnese preserves to be
stocked by imported animals from the
wilds of Africa. Representative Smith
of this state has introduced the neces-
,sary bill into congress, and an effort
is being made to secure the backing
Of every civic and commercial organi-
Hation In California. If this can be
done there is every probability that
the measure will pass. committee
OF the Pasadena board of trade today
prepared resolutions unqualifiedly in
dorslng the movement and pledging
the immediate support of Pasadenans.
This resolution was sent at once to
Congressman McLachlan and Senators
sFlint and Perkins with request that
they use their influence for the enact
ment OF this law
5 Demented Man Found
J. w. Dobbs, the young man who
escaped from the care of his parents
Sunday evening suffering from de-
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