Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-24
AROUND TOWN
To Entertain LEGISLATORS

To Entertain Legislators
The Friday Morning club will entertain the
Southern California members Of the next state
legislature at luncheon today at the Woman 5
club house.
To Give Christmas Dinner
The Olive Branch mission. 7o6 East ...h
street. is planning to furnish a Christmas din
ner to 400 of the unemployed on Christmas
day, beginning at special musical
program will be given.
To Open Sea Dining Room
The Dolphin, the new dining room of the
Pavilion building at Redondo. will be opened
this evening by Messrs. f. c. Thomas OF the
Redondo Improvement company and Hepburn
& Terry, the proprietors Of the cafe.
To Give Passion Play
stereopticon entertainment Of moving pic
lures of the Passion Play will be given for the
Sunday school children Of the Magnolia Ave-
nue. Christian church this evening as Christ
mas celebration. Friday evening the pictures
of the play will be given by r. NJ. Cox for the
church members and friends.
Changes In S. p. Forces
A. NJ Jamison, who for the past three years
has been chief clerk in the Offices of the gen
eral superintendent Of the Southern Pacific
railroad in this city, has been appointed as
sistant superintendent of the Los Angeles d.
vision of that road. vice j. w. Metcalf, who
has been transferred to the Tucson division
Electrician Falls
While adjusting an arc light at 537ik South
Main street yesterday afternoon William Ad-
ans 81 years old, electrician living at 23l
Buena Vista street lost his balance and fell
from the top of a six-foot ladder, sustaining a
conclusion of the brain and deep liberation
under the right eye He was taken to the
receiving hospital in an unconscious condition.
Banquet rendered Doctor
The faculty of the Physicians and Surgeons
school of q. s. C. gave DIR. Charles w. Bryson
a banquet last evening at the Jonathan club
in honor Of his approaching marriage which
will take place Saturday in the Emmanuel
Congregational church. DIR. Bryson was pre-
scented with a chafing dish by DR.. James t.
Fisher. About thirty members of the faculty
were present.
Dies After Long illness
Mrs Fitch, wife of Seymour B. Fitch Of 216
West Twenty-third street, died yesterday morn
ing at the family home after a long illness.
Mrs. Fitch is survived by her husband and
daughter, who is the wife of Rev. C. G.
Pierce, pastor of the Memorial Baptist church.
The funeral will be held Saturday at l p. m
at the Memorial church. and the body Will
be placed in the vault at Evergreen cemetery.
School Bonds Buttons Popular
Demand for the little yellow buttons 1--WE
Want More Schools" has been great within
the past few days that this demand is being
construed into a significant indication that the
school bonds which will be submitted to a
vote on January will be carried by a safe
majority. Twenty thousand of these buttons
were procured, but 1t is said by superintendent
Moore that five times that number could be
used If they were available.
To Fight Race Track Gambling
II present plans are carried out, a we'll
defined crusade against race track gambling
will be given shape at a mass meeting which
has been called for next Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock at the Temple Auditorium. Many
prominent officials and public men have been
invited to engage in the crusade, and spe-
cial committee has been appointed by President
Let's of the Business Mems Anti Raoetracl
Gambling league of Southern California to
conduct the fight, consisting of Edwin A. Me-
serve chairman; George 1. Cochran, Sidney A.
Butler, A. p. Fleming and George Alexander.