Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
AROUND TOWN
Judge viii Speak

Judge viii Speak
Judge w. w. Black of Washington
will address the Jefferson club at noon
today on "What Is Democrat"
Sartori to Speak
]. F. Sartori, president of the Secur-
ity Savings bank, will be the speaker
at the city club luncheon at the West
minister this noon. Mr.. Sartori will
discuss the new California banking law,
Addresses Occidental Students
Miss Theresa Wilbur sister OF Judge
Curtis d. Wilbur, addressed the stu
dents of the Occidental college yester-
day. Miss Wilbur is one OF the in
ternational secretaries Of the Y. w.
G. A.
Wife Fears Suicide
Nothing has yet been heard Of c. X.
Salisbury, who dropped out of sight
Monday night from his home at 1910
South Hill street. His wife is pros
trated at his disappearance, and Iears
that he has committed suicide because
of his having contracted tuberculosis.
Aged Italian Dies
Mrs. Chira Maria Grippa, II years
old, a prominent member of the italian
colony died yesterday at the home of
her son, Frank Mascolo, GIG Lookout
drive. Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 1880 o'clock at st.
Peters church, burial to be in Cal
vary cemetery.
Parent Teachers Will Meet
The Parent-Teachers' association of
the Union avenue school will meet in
the school building at 2:30 o'clock on
the afternoon OF December Is. Mrs,
William Porter of Huntington Park will
speak on the injustice shown to chill
dren, and a musical program will fol-
low.
Sues for Damages
A suit was filed in Justice Pierce's
court yesterday against G. w. Minniear
by George Il. Ames for $299.99 dam
ages. The suit alleges that Minniear
during a trial in department four of
the superior court stated that Ames
was "check forger, dope tiend and
morphine eater"
Alleged "Kiter" Arraigned
Justice Rose fixed bonds at $500 and
set the examination for December 16 In
the case of c. II. Cotter, who is charged
with issuing worthless checks. Cotter
was arrested Thursday night by de-
tectiVe Louis Rico, who says man
owed Cotter $l1O0 and that the latter
issued the checks thinking this sum
would be paid him in time to make
good the checks.
Inquiries About City
C. d. Pike, city passenger agent of
the Salt Lake railroad, who has just
returned from a trip through the east,
says that the campaign waged by the
good government forces of Los Ange-
les against the Republican Southern
Pacific machine attracted wide spread
attention throughout the east. Mr..
Pike says that there are many in
quiries about Los Angeles all over the
country.
Arrange Funeral Services
Funeral services for Mrs. Barry
Moore. who died Thursday at the
home of her son, Benjamin f. Moore,
1851 Lanfranco street, will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock in Trinity
chapel Mrs. Moore was the widow of
Colonel Benjamin f. Moore, who was
a member of the state constitutional
convention which convened in Mon
terey in 1S49. Mrs. Moore, who was
81 years old, came to California in
1850 soon after which she was mar
ried to Colonel Moore
Fall Is Fatal
John E. Sundberg, 81 years old, fell
from a step ladder in the garden of his
home at 1701 Burlington avenue Thurs
day afternoon and was killed. Sund-
berg took great pride in his garden,
and was caring for his flowers after
the rains, when his foot evidently
slipped from the rounds of the ladder
and he fell to a cement pavement be-
low, fracturing his skull and dying
instantly. The remains were removed
to Dexter-Sampson company and fune-
raj arrangements will be made later.
Will Dedicate Home
Mennell Memorial chapel of the Nc
Kinley home will be dedicated Sunday
afternoon. Rec. Il. A. Healey will pre-
sent the chapel to the directors of the
home on behalf of Mr.. and Mrs. Men
nell, the donors, and Valentine Peyton
will accept it on behalf of the board.
Music will be furnished by the Y. M. c.
A. quartet and the Mckinley boys
band. A special car will be run direct
TO the home, leaving Third and Hill
promptly at 1:i5. Stops will be made
at Ninth and Hill, Sixteenth and Hill
and West Adams street and Vermont
avenue.
Corps Elects Officers
Stanton post of the Womans Relief
corps elected the following officers yes
terday: President, Mrs. Kate Reed
Field; senior vice, Mrs. Matte Brown;
Junior vice, Mrs. Mary Mathew; treas
urer, Mrs. Winniford Mclaughlin; con-
ductor, Mrs. Jennie, Draro; chaplain,
Mrs. Maria Swigart; guard, Mrs. Ger
trude Ives; delegates to department
convention, Mrs. Ellen Warren, Mrs.
Margaret Lawler, Mrs. Mary Snyder,
Mrs. Zarissa Hunt. Mrs. Amanda Nell
son, Mrs. Louise Mullen, Mrs. Maude
Burdick, Mrs. Florence Monroe, Mrs.
Maria Swigart, Mrs. Mary Munson,
Mrs. Lydia Wood, Mrs. Grace Law
renee.