Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-04

approached that awful incubus
With an absent-minded air
And 1 walked directly through hm'
As If he wasn't there!
N incident that occurred in down
VI town office building a few days
IN before the recent recall election,
furnishes an interesting sidelight to the
burning question, Shall women nave
the franchise?"
It is a large building sheltering many
offices where many women are EN-
ployed as stenographers ana clerks'
and where there is more than one VINO
is at the head of her own pusllle S'si
One of these women was approacheo
one day by fellow employee, VINO held
out his Stetson which he was holding
INSIDE down. and in which there was
quite a sum of money in small CONS
and said, questioningly, You women
are exempt, believer
Eyes, unless it's death or taxes was
the merry reply. what are you tax
ing up a collection for, now?"
s'Oh, we are getting together the
amount of Joes poll tax" Joe, by the
way, was the negro janltor Ihe poor
devil has not paid his ~ ana we men
thought it a shame that he should
have it taken from his pay envelope"
The look of cold disdain which froze
the young woman's features was fairly
annihilating, and she remarked as she
turned to her work: do you not think
it is bad enough that Joe represents
me at the polls without my helping
pay for his privilege to so DOR
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison Barlow of West
Thirtieth street formally announce the
engagement of their daughter, Edna
Alice, and Joel Wright Coulter. Mr..
Coulter is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
IA Of Eip11nrna street 1he
wedding will take place some time In
June.
Los Angeles friends of Mrs. Mary
Kincaide will be interested to hear
that she is in New York this spring
and is filling a position as assistant
editor with the Delineator, the Wom-
ans fashion periodical.
s.
A Philadelphia exchange has the fol-
lowing item: DR.. and Mrs. Walter
tindley of Los Angeles, Cal, arrived
yesterday at the Bellevue Stratford, on
their way to London. The doctor is
editor of the Southern. California Prac-
titioner, and is a special commissioner
sent by the governor of his state to
investigate methods of education in
France and England, the conducting
of trade and industrial schools in those
countries and to look into the subject
of Londons care of its dependent chill
dren.
One of the most interesting young
women now in Los Angeles from the
east is Miss Kate Parsons of Norris
town, N j., who is staying with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. j. Leavitt of Vermont avenue
Miss Pareons has not only been IA
vored by fortune with a most charming
personality, but she is also a most
i11o irI aud ic nnSSRSSa0
of gray matter that makes for ability
and ambition. For several years she
was at the head of an art shop in her
New Jersey home, where she was assoc
ciated with Adelaide Wise of San Fran
cisco. we'll known to many Los Angeles
people, as was also her actor brother
Tom Wise.
only Craftsman" materials were
used in this exclusive shop, and one of
the last pieces of work done by the fair
proprietors was the fitting up for two
years cruise the private quarters or
DR.. r. Percy Crandall of the Georgia,
u. S. N, prior to his leaving with thel
fleet for Pacific waters.
His only query was: How many
things can you put in?'' and the re
Spouse was "a perfect shower OF Pill
low covers and dresser scarfs, drap-
cries for trunk and bed and closet, and
all in dark green, worked with beauti~
full soft shades of red and yellow, that
combined to give an effect of sunshine
on even the darkest day. Miss Parsons
is spending the winter and spring on
the coast.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Gray
and Robert p. Flint will take place in
the brides home city Tuesday MISS
Gray, the daughter of Mrs. Margaret
Gray of Evansville, Ind, recently WIS.,
tied her uncle and aunt, DR.. and Mrs.
*, SfT a1 a.
cial guest at number of social afta1rs
both in Pasadena and Los Angeles.
Mr.. Flint is a brother of Frank w.
Flint, is a popular member of the
Bachelors club, the California club and
the Los Angeles Country club. The
young people win make their home in
Los Angeles.
Mrs. Jirah D. Cole of Grand avenue,
who is leaving Wednesday for her for
mer home, Chicago, where she Will visit
her two sons, George F. Cole and Jirah
d. Cole. was special guest at the Dom
inant club luncheon given Saturday at
the Ebell club house.
*
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mullen of Chi
cago, the former a brother of the late
Andrew Mullen of this city, have the
Bogardus residence in Hollywood for a
year.
Mrs Frederick II. Griffith of Sew
erance street entertained one evening
last week at the Los Angeles Country
club with a dinner dance given in COM
pliment to Miss Katherine Graves, who
with her mother and brother, Mrs. j.
A. Graves and j. A. Graves jr., Will
leave April for Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Salyer of East
Adams street complimented their son
and his bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin j,
Salyer. with a reception Wednesday
evening, cards having been issued to-
100 guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Salyer who
since returning from their wedding
tour have been guests of Mrs Salyer's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Ball OF
Manhattan place, will move Tuesday
into their new home on st. Andrews
place.
Mrs. Gale Hamilton, formerly Miss
Mona Taylor, will be at home Wednes-
days in April at 1441 Pleasant avenue.
Judge and Mrs. Victor Edward Shaw
of Figueroa street will issue cards
wednesday for the marriage of their
daughter, Alice Claudia, and DR.. James
David Mccoy of Creamery place, the
ceremony to be solennized at their
home the evening of April q.
An informal home wedding has been
decided upon in place of the large affair
originally planned.
The bride-elect. charming young
woman is a graduate Of Mount Vernon
seminary, Washington. Dir. Mccoy is |
widely known in the dental profession, |
of which he is a member.
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Miss Halle Reinhard. whose mar |