Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
PASADENA LOSES REV. OTTO
ANDERSON
Was Assistant Pastor of First Congre-
gational Church and Well
Known In Southern
California
Pasadena Agency.
IL North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 1147.

Congregational church of this city,
died at z p. M, today at the Pasadena
hospital. The death of this popular
young clergyman comes as pathetic
termination of a brave and patient
battle against great odds and casts a
gloom upon the whole church-g going
community.
Mr.. Anderson was graduated from the
University of Wisconsin and studied
at the Yale divinity school just previous
to coming to Pasadena two or three
years ago with his young wife, herself
g patient sufferer from tuberculosis.
Last October Mrs. Anderson passed
away after eight years of suffering,
during which her husband struggled
along with his work and gained many
friends.
On the death of his wife Rev. Ander-
son sent his little son, afflicted with
the same dread disease in the shape
of tuberculosis of the spine, to Oak
land where his sister, Mrs. Rinde, re-
sides, and dove deeper into his work.
For a year and n half he has served
as assistant pastor of the First Con-
gregational church and had become in
dispensable.
Until three months ago he was pastor
of the little Congregational church at
La Canada, only giving it up when his
this time he has gone into all parts of
Southern California preaching and
working as a home missionary of the
denominati ton to which he belonged.
Since the death of his wife Mr.. An
derson has made his home at 491 North
El Molino avenue, although for the ben
eft of his health he has been sleeping
in little tent a few doors nearer Villa
street.
40 10 ril &c hi
along West Colorado street near Delacy
avenue he was overtaken by a big
automobile, his wheel struck and him
self thrown violently to the pavement.
Little was thought of the accident un-
til few days later the young clergy
man was discovered seriously i'll in his
tent home and removed to the hospital
An examination here showed that
dread tuberculosis had set its seal
upon him and that the end was not far
off. The surgeons were of the opinion
that while the accident may have has
tened the progress of the disease a
little, it was not directly responsible
for the physical collapse. A serious
operation was performed and the pa
tient recovered rapidly, the report this
afternoon being that there was no i'm
mediate danger. But another sudden
relapse came in the most unexpected
manner and death brought the end,
which at best, could only have been de-
layed for a short time.
The arrangements for the funeral
have been placed in the hands of a
committee of prominent members of the
First church and will be announced
later. The deceased was remarkably
popular in the city and in spite of the
suffering and disappointments of his
life was of a singularly cheerful and
sunny disposition.
He was 80 years of age and native
of Wisconsin.
Speakers for Banquet
Formal announcement was made late
this afternoon as to the program pre-
pared for the approaching annual BAN
quet of the Pasadena board of trade.
Hon. Seward A. Simons, whose elo-
quent words at the mass meeting of the
board members some weeks ago
brought about a sort of compromise
between the warnings factions on the
water question, has been secured to
act as toastmaster.
Rev. John A. Holmes, pastor of the
West Side Congregational church, will
pronounce the invocation and the toasts
and speakers will be as follows: so
cial Ideals" Bishop Thomas j. Conaty,
Los Angeles; "Unpremeditated Re-
marks" Robert J. Burdette; Southern
California" Attorney Lee Gates, Los
Angeles; Pasadena and its Possibi-
ities," Judge J. Perry Wood The
formal portion of the program is not
long and gives room for many other
brief remarks by distinguished guests
of the board of trade who are expected
from all parts of Southern California.
1t seems quite proboble that Governor
Pardee will be present, although up
to tonight the program committee has
not received an acceptance of the in
vitation sent him. The banquet will
be held at the Hotel Maryland, and it
is promised that over 500 members and
friends will attend, making the affair
by far the biggest of it's kind during
the year.
One of the most important speeches
of the program will no doubt be that
of Judge Wood. 1t has become the
custom from year to year TO have one
speaker outline the plans of the or
ganization for the coming year. and
this year the pleasant duty has fallen
to the versatile and eloquent young
police judge. There is also report
that at some time during the banquet
an important announcement is to be
made concerning the proposed Wo-
mans college, presumably as to the
great endowment fund so much de-
sired. Impetus will no doubt be given
municipal questions, such as the de-
1ayed convention hail. the Arroyo Seco
natural park, the boulevard scenic
drive to Switzer canyon and the Cam
ino Real. No matter of actual business
will be allowed, however, to interfere
with the festivities of the occasion.
the annual business meeting and cleo
ton coming three days later. The ar
rangements for the annual banquet are
in the hands of an excellent committee
consisting of Vice President A. ]. Ber
tonneau, H. c. Hotaling and ]. o. Nc
Cament.
Will Drop Cases
At last it can be announced with
reasonable certainty that the famous
Oak Knoll cruelty cases, in which Off |
cials of the Pasadena Humane society
were made defendants because of their
connection with the Huntington inter-
ests there, are to be discontinued. It'll
will be remembered that the complain
ing witnesses in these cases were en-
ployes of the Simons Brothers and that
the defendants have always claimed
that the cases were begun in order tc
"get even" with the Huntington peo-