Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-16
BEING HELD IN
JAIL CONDEMNED
so DECLARES RESOLUTION OF
FELLOWSHIP
DETENTION OF MEXlCANS IN
JAIL UNAM ERlCAN
Stirring Protest, Which Is Adopted
Unanimously, Is Directed to
United States Attorney
Oscar LaWler

"To Oscar Lawler, United States attorney
for the Southern district of California:
"Sir:
1--WE, the Los Angeles Fellowship, num-
bering 500 members, being informed that
certain Mexicans, political prisoners, by the
names of Ricardo Flores Magon, Antonio 1.
Villarreal and Librado Rivera, are now
being held Incommunicado' in the Los An
geles county Jail, do hereby protest against
this un-American and barbarous manner oi
| holding prisoners whose only offense is tt
have demanded freedom of Speech vote and
public assembly for the people of Mexico as
granted to them by the Mexican consti-
tuition"
The foregoing stirring resolution, which
was adopted unanimously, was presented
last night at the Fellowship banquet by
Mrs. Mary A. Garbuett, and caused much
enthusiasm.
Whenever the members of the Los
Angeles Fellowship plan to assemble in
any social function it is taken for
granted that they will have joyous
time And so, on the occasion of the
autumn dinner last night, beginning at
7 o'clock at the Federation club rooms,
there was distinctive showing OF good
fellowship.
Mrs. Benjamin Fay Mills acted as
chairman of the evening. The reports
of the following activities of the Eel
Iowship were given: Women's Alli-
ance, Unity club, Young Members ly-
ceum, Young Womens lyceum, onward
club, Sunday school, True Blue club,
Sunshine club, council and board OF
trustees.
Speeches were made by DR.. Davidson
Buchanan, late of Central Africa, ana
Mrs Gertrude Adams Fisher, a noted
traveller, on their impressions of the
Fellowship" Thomas X. Kase made an
address and a reading was given by
Mrs. r. D. Meek. Short addresses were
made by Reynold e. Blight, newly
elected minister of the Fellowship, and
Mrs. Mills, the retiring minister.
Those participating in the festivities
were: Mrs. Benjamin Fay Mills, Rey-
mold E. Blight, Mrs. L. e. Clarke, c. D..
Campbell, Carl Zugler r. H. Weldon.
Z. Payne, E. M. Lyon, Ada Root, Fred
Grunough, E. P. Snow, Blanche Allen
Mrs. Underwood Henry Harrison, Es-
telle Bower. Miss J. H. e. Witte, Mrs.
A. j. Greer, Miss Greer, Mildred ia
cobs. Beth Asst, Mary Mills, Chester
Bartoo, w. Johansin, Mrs. f. c. Herd
er, F. C. Herder, Margaret Freidger.
Wallace Cakes, Fannie Tedrow, T. j.
Reitan, Faith Mills. J. Reiton, Mrs.
Stella Hagan, r. l.. Ellerbe, Lolita M.
Corella, Mrs. e. Dennie, Mrs. ]. l..
Corella-Phipps, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Cole, Mrs. M. Lyster, Mrs. B. Balm,
Mrs f. S. Flory, Jessie Vernon, j. r.
Denny, Sarah F. Denny, d. A. Harri-
son, Mrs. Ada M. Herman, Alice Haw-
thorne Weeks, Miss Mary R. Hobart,
Mrs. w. M. Turner, w. w. Turner.
Mrs. Fred e. Smith, Mrs. M. e. Jemi-
son, Mrs. M. A. Fix, Mrs. E. T. Dun
ming, M. A. ReXode, Ruth A. Whalley,
Miss Nobel, Mrs. Delaplaine, George
A. Ruddy, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Alice Olds,
Mrs. J. H. Curtis Mrs. Mary Vogele.
L. c. McCloskey, Mrs. j. A. Gates, j.
A. Gates, Arthur Mayors, Margaret
Shole, Nellie Finebaugh, F'loy Elright,
Burton Beanes Anna Suess, Mrs L. S.
Stone, Mrs. P. S. Cans, Miss Mildred
Fix, Elizabeth Holmes, Lille Pierce,
Juliette Pierce, Miss Griffith, Mrs. Sal
yer, A. M. Salyer, Mr.. and Mrs. f. III.
Metcalf, Hilda Smith, Arthur Salyer,
Isabelle Smith, Edith Salyer, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Bartoe, Harriet T. Gerson, DR..
T. Percival Gerson. Mrs. Adams
Fisher Mary A. Garbutt, F. c. Garbutt.
Mrs. r. d. Meeke, Mrs. r. 70. Blight,
Vera Hileman, Walter S. Schneider,
Miss Carrie Letsinger Mrs. ]. c. Hill,
Mrs. H. r. Warren, II. r. Warren.
Louise F. Jacobs, S. w. Peters, T. x.
Kase and Arthur A. Peterson.