Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

on Saturday afternoon, May 10,
delightful Afternoon in Persia" will
be spent under the guidance of Prof.
j. S. Pashgian, with Persian music
furnished by Mrs. Pashgian and her
sister. Japan" is to be the fascinating
topic for the afternoon of May 26, when
Mrs ]. d. Mercereau will speak upon
Japanese Art and Pottery" and Miss
Alice Harwood of Los Angeles upon
THE Women and Children of Japan"
The national song will be given and
there will be Japanese wedding. Jap
anese music will also be an attraction.
Delegates to the national biennial
federation at st. Paul were appointed
this afternoon. Mrs w. d. Turner is
the state delegate and Mrs. w. o. Bull
lock and Mrs. Theodore Coleman were
made local delegates
The club authorized the immediate
taking of a membership in the Arroyo
Park association.
School Census Shows Growth
Secretary NJ. w. Davis of the local
board of education has received the
report of the school census just COM
pleted by Enumeration Webster and It
indicates somewhat astonishing but
very gratifying growth. 1t shows that
there are in the school district $3.50
children of school age as compared
with 5439 at this time last year, an in
crease of nearly one thousand. All Of
these children but $50 are attending
school, a fact which indicates a gain OF
over thirteen per cent in school attend
ance over last year. Enum orator Web
ster states that this record will entitle
the district to receive $40, 700 of the state
school funds. He also states that be-
cause of the San Francisco disaster,
that city having in the past paid one
third of the state school tax, but thir-
teen dollars will be allowed this year
per each child, instead of fifteen dol
lars as last year The complete figures
Of the districts school census are as
follows: White children of school age,
5025; negro, 116; native born Mon
golians, 8; total school children, 5146;
children who attended school during
the year, 4118; children at private
schools, 45S; children who attend no
schools, $40.
Build $25,o0o Residence
Henry c. Jewett, an eastern copital-
list, has bought the twelve acres on
East California street belonging to
Thomas Farley and will erect thereon
handsome residence to cost over $685.
900. The acreage cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. Mr.. Jewett comes from
Pennsylvania, where he is said to have
a magnificent country home with
well equipped race track and training
stables. being quite a lover of fine
horseflesh
Death Of Prominent Citizen
Alfred d. Hall, one of this citys most
prominent real estate dealers, died last
night OF cerebral meningitis. He was
fifty years of age and had been a resi-
dent OF Pasadena for twelve years. He
leaves a wife, two brothers, Dudley and
Edward w, and a sister, Grace VAIN
wright. The funeral will be held from
the residence at 331 Summit avenue
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Private interment
at Mountain View cemetery.
Grown City Notes
The San Gabriel Valley bank has
voted TO double the amount of the
banks capital stock, fixing It at $780,
000 At the same meeting this forenoon
a dividend OF 10 per cent was declared.
Mineral park, near Garvanza. has
been chosen for the annual meeting OF
the Pasadena Audubon society on SAT-
urday, May IL. The affair will be an
outdoor picnic, as well as the annual
business meeting.
Gen. o. H. La Grange, superintendent
OF the Soldiers home at Sawtelle viii
deliver the commencement address at
Throop institute Thursday evening
June Z. Rev. M. j. Mcleod has also
consented 70 deliver the baccalaureate
address on sunday evening. June ).