Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
AROUND TOWN
Plan MASQUERADE Ball

Plan Masquerade Ball
The Standard Republican club is planning g
masquerade ball to be held next Saturday even
ing at Turner hail. South Main street.
For Bible Institute
missionary rally viii begin tonight in Bible
Institute hall, 262 South Main street, and CON
tinue over Sunday.
Lecture on "Mixed MARRIAGES"
Rabbi Isidore Myers will lecture on Mixed
Marriages tonight at o'clock in the B'nai
Birth hall, 521 West Pico street A musical
program will be presented.
Open Y. w. c. A. Gymnasium
An amusement center for the young women
in the down town districts was opened last
night by the Y. w. c. A, when their new
gymnasium was formally occupied for the first
time.
Will Retain Passionate
Rev. ]. Q. A. Henry, at the prayer meeting
last night, announced that he would remain
pastor Of the First Baptist church and not
accept the pastorate offered him in Van
couver, B. c.
Shoestring Shower
Under the auspices Of the Parent Teachers
association of Union Avenue school shoe
string shower is to be given this afternoon at
the home of Mrs. 7. NJ Joseph, 1922 MiramaT
street, for the benefit of the emergency work
connected with the public schools of the city.
Boy Soprano to Sing
Master Vernon Bettin, boy soprano. will be
heard in concert tonight at the Young Men $
Christian association, and for the last time
before he leaves for an extended eastern and
European trip. Young Bettin will have the
sistance of Ethel Pearl Graham, reader, with
John Bettin at the piano.
Charged with Burglary
Plutarco Salazar and Luis Bonaparte, charged
with burglary, were arrested by Constable
Frank Cochran and Deputy c. E. Gillis yes
terday. The accused by L. Blanc Of
Laguna with the theft of two suits of clothing
and other wearing apparel. They will be ar
voio sT srosc 4OSo
Sheriff HammeI Honored
Sheriff w. A. Hammel received a telegram
from Congressman McLachan yesterday ask
ing him to go to Washington to act as aide to
the chief marshal in the inauguar parade on
March l. Mr. Hammel replied, declining the
invitation because Of the pending departure Of
Mrs. Hammei for Honolulu and for business
reasons.
State Society Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Tens
nessee State society will be held tomorrow
night in Maple hall. Lincoln and Figueroa
streets A good program has been arranged
and all former Tennesseeans and their friends
are invited to attend. Come early and give
names and addresses to the secretary ring
up F1103.
Booked for Selling Books
While trying to dispose of ffty-fve volumes
consisting Of Bibles, dictionaries encyclopedias
and fiction, printed in English, to residents Of
Chinatown, Ramon Ojiba and Jose Ybarra were
arrested yesterday by Patrolmen Shy and
Donaghy and booked at the central police sta
ton on q charge of suspicion. The
fused to say where they obtained the books.
Labrador Missionary Coming
DR.. wilfred T. Grenfell, the well known mis-
sionary to the fisher folk Of the Labrador
coast. will arrive in Los Angeles Saturday
John Willis Baer and DR.. William Horace Day
to make number of addresses in the various
colleges and churches of the city During his
stay he will be the guest of E. P. Clark.
AS Result of Raid
Justice Rose yesterday imposed a fine Of $500
Mrs. Alice Williams who pleaded guilty
to keeping disorderly house at the Weed
Eighth and Main streets. The place was raided
last night and Jack Grant was arrested with
Mrs. Williams He also was fined 5000 on a
charge of vagrancy. Three women who were
caught in the police dragnet at the same time
received fifty day suspended sentences
To Hold Inquest
Coroner Calvin Hartwell will hold an in
quest at the Peck & Chase morgue this after
noon the body of Henry r. Hathaway.
who died at the county hospital late Tuesday
night from injuries sustained when he was
run over by cab ct Seyenth. and Olive streets
February g. Hathaway taken to the re-
oeiving hospital suffering from fracture Of
the skull, and later removed to the county hos
pital
Des Moines Society Formed
Former residents of Des Moines, Iowa. formed
the Los Angeles Des Moines society at meet
ing at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Z. D. Bur-
hank, 1898 Grattan street. TUESDAY night. For
mer Mayor j. j. Hargenbaugh presided. Col.
A. B. Shaw was elected president, Col. T. F.
Cook vice president, and Mrs. Fletcher Howard
secretary treasurer. The society will meet once
a month and the next meeting will be held
March 16 at the Los Angeles College Of Osteop-
athy.
Murder the Verdict
At the inquest held at the Porter-Roberts
morgue yesterday over the body of Annie Mas
ton a negress who was slashed to death with
a razor, a verdict to the effect that deceased
came to her death from wounds inflicted by
her husband, Thomas Maston, with intent then
and there to kill and murder. Maston was ar.
raigned before Police Justice Rose yesterday
afternoon on a charge of murder and his pre-
liminary examination set for March 1. He
was sent back % Jail without bail.
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