Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-25
AROUND TOWN
Socialist Union to Meet

Socialist Union to Meet
The Woman's Socialist union will
meet this afternoon in Cleveland hall,
Walker Theater building. Mrs. Sallie
Bowman will speak on the subject OF
"Women as Wage Farmers"
Improvement Body to Meet
The Garvanza Improvement associa-
TONS annual meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday evening, May rs, at Miller's
hall, 6311 Pasadena avenue, and an
elaborate program has been arranged
for that occasion.
Monkey Gone
Mrs. l.. Ives of 9171s South Main
street reported to the police last night
the loss of a trained pet monkey
which she kept in her room. Mrs. Ives
could not say whether the simian had
been stolen or had got out of the house
and wandered away.
To Organize Formally
The Federation of State and Pro
vincial Organizations of Southern
California is working on its bylaws
preparatory to the formal organiza-
ton. The federation will meet at the
Chamber of Commerce building Sat
urday afternoon, June 5, when officers
will be elected.
To Bury Mrs. Colby
Funeral services for Mrs. Delphine
Todd Colby, wife of Frank Colby, will
be held this morning at 1890 o'clock
at the chapel of Bresee Bros, Rev.
J. S. Thomson to officate Burial will
be in Inglewood cemetery. The Gamut
club, of which Mrs. Colby was mem
Der, will attend the service.
Band to Go to Portland
The European Concert band, q musi-
cal organization famous in Southern
California, will leave this week for
Portland, to begin an engagement in
Oak park at that place. which will last
until August 20. Miss Bessie Bulpin,
also of Los Angeles, grand opera
singer, will accompany the band and
will sing at the park.
To Supply Light
The Janss Investment company in
the near future will furnish electricity
for lighting purposes In the district
lying just east of Indiana street. The
company is now supplying water to a
population exceeding 5000 and 1t is
its intention to utilize the surplus
power developed in their water plants
for generating electricity.
EIks to Conduct Services
Funeral services for Byron Oliver,
who died in Mexico. will be held We'd
nesday morning at 10 O'Clock at the
chapel of Bresee Bros. The Elks Will
arrived in Los Angeles Sunday even
ing from Mexico, accompanied by Mrs.
oliver and several friends. The body
will be placed in the vault at 1ngle-
wood cemetery.
Wife of Minister Dies
Mrs Marie A. Warren, wife Of Rev.
w. F. Warren, a retired Methodist
minister died at the family home, 1929
East Forty-fifth street, yesterday Mrs.
Warren had resided in Los Angeles the
past twenty eight years. The funeral
will be held Wednesday at 1870 p. m.
at the Vernon Methodist church, Rev.
w. A. Brown to officiate. The body will
be cremated at Rosedale cemetery.
Left Leg Broken
l.. C. Smith, an employee at E. K,
Wood company's lumber yard at
Forty-eighth and Alameda streets, sus-
tanned fractured left leg when bum
die of shingles fell from pile and
knocked him down. He was taken to
the receiving hospital, where the in
1ured limb was set. Later he was re-
moved to his home at 174S East Forty
first street.
Boy Charged with Burglary
Chester Lindsay, 10 years of age,
living at 622 North Breed street, was
arrested last night and sent to the
detention home by Patrolman H. c..
Allen on a charge of burglary 1t Is
alleged that Lindsay, with a boy of the
name of Harold Twombley living at
726 Cornwall street, broke into the
hardware store of A. p. Morey at 2230
Brooklyn avenue Sunday night and
stole a lot of knives, pistols and tools,
valued at about 500.
Cashier Resigns
Charles Ewing yesterday rendered his
resignation as cashier of the National
Bank of Commerce, in order to accept
the position OF chief deputy state bank
superintendent, to which he was re-
Gently appointed. The board of direc-
tors of the National Bank of Commerce
unanimously adopted a resolution eX-
pressing regret on losing his services
and business companionship, and COM
mending him for his worth as banker
of exceptional ability.
Hold Church Convention
A five days convention is being held
at the Grand Avenue Pentecostal
Church of the Nazarene. Last evening
Rev. B. N. Conoway preached. Mrs
Lulu r. Rogers and Rev. w, e. Shep-
herd will have charge of the services
this afternoon and evening respectively.
Tomorrow afternoon Chaplain George
W.Wilson will speak on "The Reality
of Sim" In the evening Rev. C. B.
Langdon, "the sanctified engineer"
will speak. The sessions will close
Thursday.
Announces Intent to Die
Alexander Shropshire, a negro, who
says that at times he becomes mentally
unbalanced. announced his intention in
Chinatown yesterday afternoon of
committing suicide by drinking car
bolic acid. AS he had diluted the acid
with alcohol it is not believed that he
was serious in his intentions to kill
himself. Patrolmen Hartnagle and
Level of the Chinatown squad arrest
ed the negro and took him to the police
station, where he was examined by DR..
C. w. Wright. who ordered him held
for observation.