Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-21
Y. M. {. A. MEMBERS
TOPLAY COUNCILMEN
MOCK SESSION OF BODY TO BE
HELD TONIGHT
Entertainment Is Part of Program Ar
ranged for Stag Week-secre-
tary Luther to Tell of
European Trip

A mock session of a city common
council will be held under the auspices
of the Why club at the Young Men,
Christian association tonight at 9:l5
o'clock, as one of the events OF the Dig
stag week now on at the association:
The session will be purely farce, and
has been very carefully worked out py
talented members of the club. The
council consists of President T. c. Boss
IN. A. Fleming), ]. Glad Hand ~, Il
Graham), Bigelow Steal Oh. Edgar
Frv). o. U. Hotair (Arthur G. Baker,
T. Strong Wind Is. S. Saunders), p
Hand Quite (F. w. Arnoldy), Otto cure
M. y. (Dr. Elmer Carter, Wiseacre S.
Knowail Oloyd B. Austin), H. Peary-
Cook (John w. Luter), City Attorney
Ambition ID. w. Robinson). Mr.. Allan
will be clerk of the council, 1. B. WIRE
puller Among some of the ordinances
to be presented for discussion are the
following:
An ordinance to fine councilmen
the sum of $25 for being late at
council sessions, this amount to be
added to the salary of the president
of the council.
An ordinance prohibiting Secreta-
ries Willis and Emett of the young
Mems Christian association from
taking any violent physical exercise.
An ordinance preventing any per-
son from wearing hair grown on
any other person or animal.
owing to the extreme size of mil
linerv. an ordinance widening the
sidewalks on Broadway, Spring and
Main streets to fifty feet each, IN
order to give more head room.
An ordinance prohibiting lobster
fishing in the Los Angeles river IN
side the city limits.
An ordinance submitting to the
people a bond issue Of $107 100000 to
build a good road from Los Angeles
to the north pole; the $100,OO0OO0 to
be used to build the road and the
ST, ,000, 900 for the purpose of lobby
ing the ordinance through the coun-
ell.
An ordinance that the city pur-
chase for $5O0,O00 the ferry across
the Los Angeles river at Seventh
street.
An ordinance creating a commits
sion for the determination of flies
Ordinance has been prepared by the
Fraternal Brotherhood of Insect
Exterminators. City attorney reads
same. Speeches by secretary OF the
society, George NJ. Ballout. Opposed
by Councilman Hotair.
An ordinance regulating the speed
of airships to twenty-five miles an
hour inside the city limits.
An ordinance making 1t penal
offense to write nature taking sto-
ries.
Any citizen interested is at liberty to
introduce or speak on any ordinance
which may be pending for action. Some
of the counciImen are of exceeding dry
humor, and many witticisms are ex-
pected during the evening.
The council session is only one of a
series of stag events planned during
the present week, which will be mem
orable in the history of the local asso-
citation as stag week. At $50 O'Clock
tonight General Secretary Luther will
tell the memebrs who Joined during
September and their friends of his trip
to Europe. other speakers will be L.
B. Jones, Frank B. Dawson, DR.. F. e.
Hull and j. w. Kemp. The boys de-
partment will have in the gymnasium
at 7 o'clock "All Stunts night"
Friday night there will be a musical
and literary program, beginning at Z
o'clock. Saturday night will be gym
nasium night, with special boxing,
wrestling and other gymnastic stunts.
Boys are invited any day In the week
to come and visit the building. New
life has been added to the association
since the arrival of General Secretary
Luther, and stag week is expected to
enroll many new men and boys of the
city.