the Council, was to be allowed on the streets after that hour. ... '-1 Brigadier G. Fleming, command- er of British forces in Shanghai, · was named commander-in-chief of the Settlement military units. Al- most simultaneously with the deci- sion reached by the Settlemint au- thorities, the French Council also declared a state of emergency in 4 the French Concession. All en- trances to the Concession were bar- ricaded and police and troops were standing by, ... Shanghai Volunteer Corps, per- haps .the most Interesting military organization in the world, were mobilized immediately following the proclamation of the emergency de- cree. The B. V. C. was composed of contingents from all nationalities in the community, the largest and most efficient being the Russian ' units. These volunteers, who had ' been trained proficiently, were pre. pared for such an emergency. It did not occur to me Uhtil that day that there were zo many men on the China Press staff who were members of the Volunteer Corps. If the various company officers had ignored our hastily dispatched re. guests we could scarcely have put out the next edition. .. The Settlement, by convention between foreign powers, had en- joyed a •'qualified neutral condi- tion" for . defeive purposes. The plan of defense of the Settlement wad drawn up several months prior , to the Sino-Japanese trouble, and did not contemplate that its opera- tion would be concurrent with a virtual state of war between China and Japan. While the British, American and Italian commanders were puttihg their alloted sectors into the neces- sary state of defense, the Japanese plans were being laid on other lines. The Japanese eovernment was asked by foreign powers to give as- surance that the Honkew section of the Settlement would not be used' in offensive operations against the Chines6 in Chinese territory. Operations in the Settlement for the defense of the lives and prop- erty of nationals are 'one thing. Operations for the infliction of punishment or for the purpose of instituting reprisals against a third party outside the Settlement are quite another. All opposition to the Japanese violation of Settlement neutrality never went beyond the stage of friendly remonstrance. It seemed quite clear that Japan was not go- ing to heed any requests. -4 ./ .ilw VUL U dA,U ... ./, Gates. Music was provided ·by a quar· tette frorn the Congregational church. Paul's mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements and burial was in El Carmelo cemetery. Born in N. Hampshire Born in Plainfield, New Hamp- shire, December 21, 1842, Lucie Ann Moore was a member of a family prumment in the history of New England. She was married in 1863 to kienry B. Chase and they spent the first 15 'years of their married life in New York City. Coming west in 1876 they lived for a number of yean in Colorado City,· Colorado, later moving to Portland, Oregon, IIere Since 1901 Following a vacation trip to the Hawaiian Islands they spent a few weeks on the Monterey peninsula, falling in love with Pacific Grove. Subsequently they returned here in 1901: after Mr. Chase's retirement from business. Mr, Chase died in 1922. Distinctly social in point of view and gifted with an instinct for the heeds of the community or of indi- viduals in the community, Mrs. Chase left the imprint of her per- sonality and character on many things. The Pacific Grove museum she presented as a gift to the city m the occasion of her 90th birthday in 1932. Of this she said: "I want- ed to do this for Pacific Grove and gave myself the Pleasure of helping to plan it and see it completed." One of the founders of the Wom. an' Civic club, she maintained a genuine interest in its activities even though she was unable to at- tend regularly in recent years. Fol- lowing a reception and tea given by the club in honor of her. last birth- day, Mrs. Chase presented to the club the deed to a piece of property on Ocean View avenue near her home as the site of a future club- house. Many private benefactions were carried on by the beloved woman of which the public knew nothing. Member of C. C. The oldest woman member of the Pacific Grove chamber of com- merce, Mrs. Chase attended every annual banquet of that body with the exception of the one held last month. She was one of the organ- izers of the Pacific Grove colony of Ne•- England Women, a member of the Ladies of the Grand Army and of the Unity bridge club. Her surviving relatives are: Mrs.· B. A. Lee and Mrs. Lucy B. Free- man, nieces; David .S. . Miles, a nephew; At W. Chase of Gakland, her grandson; Roger Lee and Shir- ley and ·Clayton Freeman, grand nerhows. Del Monte Properties company with the intention of choosing a sign which will harmonize with the im- provements contemplated by them at the entrance to the Seventeen- Mile Drive at that point ; The sum of $40 which was rea- lized at the President's "birthday ball" held in Pacific Grove ia to be administered by a committee ap- poinfed by President Sheldon Gil- mer of the chamber of commerce. With Ed Simpson as its chairman. the other members will be Dr. L E. Clay and Chandler Stewart and the sum will be held in reserve for ald of crippled children in this community. Former M. E. Pastor Here Passes Away At San Jose Home Passing In San Jose Tuesday of the Rev. Charles E. Irons was a source of deep regret to the inany Pacific Grove people who knew him since the days of his ministry here as pastor of the Methodist Episco- pal church from 1922 to 1926. Dr. J. H. N. Williams, present pastor, was among those from the Peninsula who attended the fune- ral services held yesterday after- noon in Campbell, Others who at- tended the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Hurlbert Miss Laura Utter, and Mrs. Gertrude Wright. Since his retirement from the acUve ministry· last June at the California Methodist conference, Mr. Irons and his wife had lived in Im Gatos. After leaving Pacific Grove he went to Turlock where he remained as pastor until 1932. His last pasto- rate was at Campbell. He was sec- retary of the Conference frorn 1903 to 1916, the longest term of secre- tarial service in the history of the conference. His death occurred at the home of his son, Dr. Rollin H. Irons of San Jose. Surviving him are his wife. Mrs. Mary E. Irons, and three sons, Oliver E. Irons of Berkeley, Dr. Wesley G. Irons of Los Angeles and Dr, Rollin.Irons. ATTEND SOQUEL MEETING Dr. J. H. N. Williams. Mrs. A. B. Dougherty and her father, Mr. Mc- gadden, Mrs. L. H. Banta, all of Pacific Grove and the Rev. Bertha Smith 61 Seaside attended a din- ner and meeting of the Tri-County Ministers association held Monday at Soquel Congregational church. RETURN FROM LONG TRIP After an absence of several months during which they traveled extensively In eastern states and spent some time in Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. T. Cabaniss have returned to their home in the coun try club. rey Walton, superintendent. 4 Repairs and construction work m undertaken several weeks ago to Ct enlarge the capacity of the camp st and to improve accommodations cr have not yet been completed. Labor 18 being done under SERA. 8 Miss Walton's staff includes Miss Caroline Nehls of San Francisco, who will be educational director, ot and Miss Marcella Brown, who is to supervise recreational activities. Miss Brown, whose home is in Gil- roy, has more recently resided in Redwood City where she has been r very active in Girl Scout work. 11 Applications for admission to this camp are being received now by f Miss Walton from the case super- 1 visors of SERA offices in practi- · j cally every county of the state. As ' soon as their qualifications have j been studied and approved by Miss Walton they ·will be sent to Camp wi California which is to ·have a ca- 11 pacity of 40. Camp California is unique in the United States as a project devoted va to the rehabilitation of women who have suffered financial losses, un- k employment and loss of health as a w result of the depression. It is located at the site of the ch former Del Monte Military academy 1 at the western end of Pacific Grove. ty' tb,· Judge Ray Baugh OU Is Exchange Club id, Speaker Tuesday Justice of the Peace Ray Baugh A- of Monterey was the guest speaker k at the regular luncheon meeting of ] the Peninsula Exchange club held PO Tuesday at Forest Hill hotel. m The importance of the small SU. claims court in the settling of un- paid debts of small amounts and LI its significance as the place of re- dress for the poor man were stressed in Judge Baugh's talk. In , the past three yeart the business thi of the small claims court has in- creased to a remarkable degree, he ed said. by He topped off his speech with one 1 efagabulooowb IWZi 22 C toire. Judge Baugh's talk was arranged by Supervisor: A. B. Jacobsen. RETURN FROM SACTO Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Griesel have returned to their home, 133 Seven- teenth' street, after a visit in Sac- I ramento with their daughter and da: their many friends there. They for- str merly lived in the state capital. in at FLU HITS FACULTY Pa Two members of the Pacific I Grove high school faculty, Mrs. mil Bess Ward, music instructor; and ton Coach "Nap" Easterbrook are re- on covering at their homes from re- ch, cent attacks of flu. C , OCR Text: the Council, was to be allowed on the streets after that hour. ... '-1 Brigadier G. Fleming, command- er of British forces in Shanghai, · was named commander-in-chief of the Settlement military units. Al- most simultaneously with the deci- sion reached by the Settlemint au- thorities, the French Council also declared a state of emergency in 4 the French Concession. All en- trances to the Concession were bar- ricaded and police and troops were standing by, ... Shanghai Volunteer Corps, per- haps .the most Interesting military organization in the world, were mobilized immediately following the proclamation of the emergency de- cree. The B. V. C. was composed of contingents from all nationalities in the community, the largest and most efficient being the Russian ' units. These volunteers, who had ' been trained proficiently, were pre. pared for such an emergency. It did not occur to me Uhtil that day that there were zo many men on the China Press staff who were members of the Volunteer Corps. If the various company officers had ignored our hastily dispatched re. guests we could scarcely have put out the next edition. .. The Settlement, by convention between foreign powers, had en- joyed a •'qualified neutral condi- tion" for . defeive purposes. The plan of defense of the Settlement wad drawn up several months prior , to the Sino-Japanese trouble, and did not contemplate that its opera- tion would be concurrent with a virtual state of war between China and Japan. While the British, American and Italian commanders were puttihg their alloted sectors into the neces- sary state of defense, the Japanese plans were being laid on other lines. The Japanese eovernment was asked by foreign powers to give as- surance that the Honkew section of the Settlement would not be used' in offensive operations against the Chines6 in Chinese territory. Operations in the Settlement for the defense of the lives and prop- erty of nationals are 'one thing. Operations for the infliction of punishment or for the purpose of instituting reprisals against a third party outside the Settlement are quite another. All opposition to the Japanese violation of Settlement neutrality never went beyond the stage of friendly remonstrance. It seemed quite clear that Japan was not go- ing to heed any requests. -4 ./ .ilw VUL U dA,U ... ./, Gates. Music was provided ·by a quar· tette frorn the Congregational church. Paul's mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements and burial was in El Carmelo cemetery. Born in N. Hampshire Born in Plainfield, New Hamp- shire, December 21, 1842, Lucie Ann Moore was a member of a family prumment in the history of New England. She was married in 1863 to kienry B. Chase and they spent the first 15 'years of their married life in New York City. Coming west in 1876 they lived for a number of yean in Colorado City,· Colorado, later moving to Portland, Oregon, IIere Since 1901 Following a vacation trip to the Hawaiian Islands they spent a few weeks on the Monterey peninsula, falling in love with Pacific Grove. Subsequently they returned here in 1901: after Mr. Chase's retirement from business. Mr, Chase died in 1922. Distinctly social in point of view and gifted with an instinct for the heeds of the community or of indi- viduals in the community, Mrs. Chase left the imprint of her per- sonality and character on many things. The Pacific Grove museum she presented as a gift to the city m the occasion of her 90th birthday in 1932. Of this she said: "I want- ed to do this for Pacific Grove and gave myself the Pleasure of helping to plan it and see it completed." One of the founders of the Wom. an' Civic club, she maintained a genuine interest in its activities even though she was unable to at- tend regularly in recent years. Fol- lowing a reception and tea given by the club in honor of her. last birth- day, Mrs. Chase presented to the club the deed to a piece of property on Ocean View avenue near her home as the site of a future club- house. Many private benefactions were carried on by the beloved woman of which the public knew nothing. Member of C. C. The oldest woman member of the Pacific Grove chamber of com- merce, Mrs. Chase attended every annual banquet of that body with the exception of the one held last month. She was one of the organ- izers of the Pacific Grove colony of Ne•- England Women, a member of the Ladies of the Grand Army and of the Unity bridge club. Her surviving relatives are: Mrs.· B. A. Lee and Mrs. Lucy B. Free- man, nieces; David .S. . Miles, a nephew; At W. Chase of Gakland, her grandson; Roger Lee and Shir- ley and ·Clayton Freeman, grand nerhows. Del Monte Properties company with the intention of choosing a sign which will harmonize with the im- provements contemplated by them at the entrance to the Seventeen- Mile Drive at that point ; The sum of $40 which was rea- lized at the President's "birthday ball" held in Pacific Grove ia to be administered by a committee ap- poinfed by President Sheldon Gil- mer of the chamber of commerce. With Ed Simpson as its chairman. the other members will be Dr. L E. Clay and Chandler Stewart and the sum will be held in reserve for ald of crippled children in this community. Former M. E. Pastor Here Passes Away At San Jose Home Passing In San Jose Tuesday of the Rev. Charles E. Irons was a source of deep regret to the inany Pacific Grove people who knew him since the days of his ministry here as pastor of the Methodist Episco- pal church from 1922 to 1926. Dr. J. H. N. Williams, present pastor, was among those from the Peninsula who attended the fune- ral services held yesterday after- noon in Campbell, Others who at- tended the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Hurlbert Miss Laura Utter, and Mrs. Gertrude Wright. Since his retirement from the acUve ministry· last June at the California Methodist conference, Mr. Irons and his wife had lived in Im Gatos. After leaving Pacific Grove he went to Turlock where he remained as pastor until 1932. His last pasto- rate was at Campbell. He was sec- retary of the Conference frorn 1903 to 1916, the longest term of secre- tarial service in the history of the conference. His death occurred at the home of his son, Dr. Rollin H. Irons of San Jose. Surviving him are his wife. Mrs. Mary E. Irons, and three sons, Oliver E. Irons of Berkeley, Dr. Wesley G. Irons of Los Angeles and Dr, Rollin.Irons. ATTEND SOQUEL MEETING Dr. J. H. N. Williams. Mrs. A. B. Dougherty and her father, Mr. Mc- gadden, Mrs. L. H. Banta, all of Pacific Grove and the Rev. Bertha Smith 61 Seaside attended a din- ner and meeting of the Tri-County Ministers association held Monday at Soquel Congregational church. RETURN FROM LONG TRIP After an absence of several months during which they traveled extensively In eastern states and spent some time in Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. T. Cabaniss have returned to their home in the coun try club. rey Walton, superintendent. 4 Repairs and construction work m undertaken several weeks ago to Ct enlarge the capacity of the camp st and to improve accommodations cr have not yet been completed. Labor 18 being done under SERA. 8 Miss Walton's staff includes Miss Caroline Nehls of San Francisco, who will be educational director, ot and Miss Marcella Brown, who is to supervise recreational activities. Miss Brown, whose home is in Gil- roy, has more recently resided in Redwood City where she has been r very active in Girl Scout work. 11 Applications for admission to this camp are being received now by f Miss Walton from the case super- 1 visors of SERA offices in practi- · j cally every county of the state. As ' soon as their qualifications have j been studied and approved by Miss Walton they ·will be sent to Camp wi California which is to ·have a ca- 11 pacity of 40. Camp California is unique in the United States as a project devoted va to the rehabilitation of women who have suffered financial losses, un- k employment and loss of health as a w result of the depression. It is located at the site of the ch former Del Monte Military academy 1 at the western end of Pacific Grove. ty' tb,· Judge Ray Baugh OU Is Exchange Club id, Speaker Tuesday Justice of the Peace Ray Baugh A- of Monterey was the guest speaker k at the regular luncheon meeting of ] the Peninsula Exchange club held PO Tuesday at Forest Hill hotel. m The importance of the small SU. claims court in the settling of un- paid debts of small amounts and LI its significance as the place of re- dress for the poor man were stressed in Judge Baugh's talk. In , the past three yeart the business thi of the small claims court has in- creased to a remarkable degree, he ed said. by He topped off his speech with one 1 efagabulooowb IWZi 22 C toire. Judge Baugh's talk was arranged by Supervisor: A. B. Jacobsen. RETURN FROM SACTO Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Griesel have returned to their home, 133 Seven- teenth' street, after a visit in Sac- I ramento with their daughter and da: their many friends there. They for- str merly lived in the state capital. in at FLU HITS FACULTY Pa Two members of the Pacific I Grove high school faculty, Mrs. mil Bess Ward, music instructor; and ton Coach "Nap" Easterbrook are re- on covering at their homes from re- ch, cent attacks of flu. C , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,C through D File Names,Chase,Chase,CHASE_009.pdf,CHASE_009.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: CHASE_009.PDF, CHASE_009.pdf 1 Page 1