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L. Bryant ; Chaplain, F. S. Woodcock ; Past Worthy Chief Templar, Arthur Hollingsworth.
This was the first secret order fraternity organized in Pasadena. It was not incorporated until November 21, 1881, when it joined with the A. O. U. W. in putting a second story on the Library building for the use of the two lodges. [See page 204.] The lodge celebrated its fifteenth anniversary, February 17, 1894, in Grand Army hall, when addresses were made by Rev. C. E. Harris, pastor of Baptist church ; Rev. Florence Kollock, pastor of Universalist church ; Rev. J. H. Stuntz, Dr. Wm. D. Turner, and others ; and also by three of the original members, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Mundell and Will H. Townsend .* The membership on May 1, 1895, was 117.
For several years, about 1888-89-90-91, an order called BAND OF HOPE was maintained by the Good Templars- then it was merged into the W. C. T. U.'s "Loyal Legion." But in March, 1895, an order of JUVENILE TEMPLARS was organized, from which boys and girls may pass at proper age directly into the senior lodge, by right of inheritance. A. E. Baldwin, superintendent. Meetings Sunday afternoon, in G. A. R. hall.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE .- A Division of this order was instituted in 1884. Among its members were : A. F. Mills (who was its Worthy Patri- arch), Benj. A. Rice, Robt. W. Lacy, H. L. Bryant, and others. But it did not long survive.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN. - Pasa- dena Lodge No. 151, A. O. U. W., was insti- tuted December 18, 1879, in the old Central School building. The first members were Geo. E. Hall, B. F. A.O. U.W. Ball, Geo. Miller, Elisha Millard, Joseph · Nelson, A. V. Dunsmore, R. Williams, J. S. Mills, P. M. Green, F. D. Kellogg, S. Washburn, F. Heydenreich. The first officers were: Hall, past master; Ball, masterworkman ; Miller, fore- man ; Millard, overseer; Williams, recorder ; Washburn, financier ; Hey- denreich, receiver ; Mills, guide; Nelson, gatekeeper. The emblem of the order is an anchor and shield. Benefit-$2,000 to family, at death of a member. This lodge joined with the Good Templars and built a second story on the colony's Public Library building, to use jointly for lodge rooms. Number of members in 1894-57.
The data furnished from this lodge was very meager. It has a DEGREE OF HONOR NO. 47, a branch organization for ladies, but its date of organi- zation, first members, etc., were not furnished, although I sent them a His- tory blank, soliciting the information.
*NOTE -Dr. I. S. P. Lord, who has resided in Pasadena since 1879, was a delegate in the convention at Cleveland, Ohio, in May, 1855, when the National Grand Lodge, I. O. G. T., was first organized ; and was a member of the committee on ritual.
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YTHIAS.
PASADENA LODGE NO. 132, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, is thus mentioned as to its beginnings, by the Pasadena Union of September 25, 1885 :
"On Friday evening, the 18th inst., the first meeting was held at Masonic hall, for the purpose of instituting a F.C. lodge of the Knights of Pythias. The following candidates having signed a petition for a charter, were duly initiated to the rank of Knights: J. Banbury, R. Williams, W. O. Swan, Jr., L. A. Kreig, Emil Kayser, John C. Kerr, J. E. Clarke, Louis Heitman, and J. Ellis, while W. R. Davis, G. E. Meharry, J. D. Gil- christ, C. S. Howard, and Charles Swift united by card from other lodges. The second meeting was held on Wednesday, September 23, and the follow- ing candidates were regularly initiated : D. Galbraith, E. E. Fordham, Chas. W. Bell, Geo. A. Greeley, W. B. Loughery, and C. S. Barnet. After the initiatory services, Deputy Grand Chancellor M. G. McCoon proceeded to install the officers of the lodge, whose names and official rank are as fol- lows : Jabez Banbury, past chancellor ; J. E. Clarke, chancellor commander ; W. O. Swan, Jr., vice chancellor ; John C. Kerr, prelate; E. E. Fordham, keeper of records and seal; D. Galbraith, master of exchequer; L. A. Craig, master of finance ; Louis Heitman, master at arms; C. W. Bell, inner guard; R. Williams, outer guard. On October 20 they initiated eleven new members, and had a social supper at Pasadena hotel, with visit- ing brethren from Los Angeles, Alhambra, and San Diego. [No further data furnished.]
FIDELITY TEMPLE NO. 4, Rathbone Sisters, is an auxiliary order of women. But no data as to time of organization, first members, etc., were furnished, although the same request was made as of all the other orders. There is also a lodge of UNIFORM RANK KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. But no data furnished.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
PASADENA LODGE NO. 324, I. O. O. F., was instituted December 30, 1885; and the Union of January 1, 1886, said of it :
"The finishing work was done Wednes- day evening, December 30, 1885,* by the formal institution of the new lodge, and the work was crowned by a banquet and a good time at Nay & Willard's Pasadena hotel. The initiatory steps for the new . lodge were taken in September by Frank M. Ward, E. S. Frost and others. Five or six meetings were held, and the charter was received with the names of Frank M. Ward, E. S. Frost, L. J. New- lan, H. Haskins, Joseph Laspada, A. D. Lockhart, J. E. Sullivan, Lewis H. Bixby, T. A. Smith, and Wni. H. Darrow as charter members."
The first officers were: E. S. Frost, noble grand ; T. A. Smith, vice grand ; Frank M. Ward, recording secretary ; L. J. Newlan, treasurer. They met in the Masonic lodge room, Williams block. Motto: "Friend-
* The preliminary meetings had been held in a small private room in the historic old roller skating rink, corner Fair Oaks Avenue and Dayton street, where the Doty block now stands.
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ship, Love, and Truth." Objects- Fraternal, social, beneficiary. Num- ber of members in 1894-71. Officers in 1894: A. G. Heiss, noble grand; A. S. Glidden, vice grand; Jas. B. McNeil, recording secretary ; Jas. Zellhart, treasurer ; J. S. Blick, financial secretary. Auxiliary orders : Encampment, and Rebekah lodge.
The Pasadena Weekly Star of January 13, 1894, contained a report of a notable open installation held jointly in the Doty block by the Men's and Women's lodges of this order. Speeches were made by Rev. Dr. Conger, the chaplain elect, followed by Judge A. J. Utley and others. The Judge's speech has a historic interest and value. The Star's report said :
"Judge Utley spoke briefly and strongly in commendation of the recog- nition given to women in the work done by our Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges. He thought the order a fit handmaid of the church, and that in both organizations men need the restraining influence of women. He cited as an instance of the presence of this restraint the late banquet to Father Throop, where there were ladies and no wine; and as an example of the lack of restraint, the banquet to President Harrison a couple of years ago, whereat there were no ladies, but so much wine that he had been informed a large proportion of the male guests and the waiters as well were as drunk as lords.
"Rev. Florence Kollock responded very happily to an invitation to speak. She accepted Judge Utley's estimate of the relative worth of men and women as correct ; but she thought woman needs the broadening and in- tellectually stimulating influence of man, and that both were divinely ordered to work out the problem of life together."
Dr. Swearingen reported the following statistics of interest and historic value to Pasadena :
Sick benefits paid to members of lodge during 1893 $2,980 80
Sick benefits and funeral expenses for visiting brethren .. .. 6,544 30
Total paid for relief. $9,525 10
On January 8, 1895, another open installation was held by these orders. And some statistics were then read by secretary Homer Blick (prepared by Dr. Swearingen) which show more distinctly than anything that has else- where been made public how heavily Pasadena is drawn upon year after year for the care and burial of sick people who come here without means, and generally too late for benefit by the climate. The table is one of special value for reference, and I quote it entire :
Lodge instituted December 31, 1885, and during the
nine years we have paid to our own members 435 weeks sick benefits, amounting to $ 3,051 50
Paid for nursing our own members 510 75
Paid for funeral expenses of four of our deceased members. 252 55
Total amount paid out for our own members. $ 3,814 80
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This lodge has relieved 78 visiting brothers, aggregating
1556 weeks' sickness, amounting to 5,912 00
Paid for nursing visiting brothers 270 50
Paid funeral expenses of 15 visiting brothers. 1,154 90
Donated an Odd Fellow's widow
50 00
Donated a visiting brother ..
25 00
Paid rent for a needy visiting brother
IO 40
Paid widows and orphans benefits
36 10
Total amount paid out for visitors.
$ 7,458 90
Total amount paid for our own and visiting brothers. $11,273 70
PASADENA ENCAMPMENT No. 84, I. O. O. F .- Several preliminary meetings were held in Dr. Swearingen's medical office during the winter of 1887-88, by members of Encampments at Los Angeles, Cal .; Pittsburg, Pa .; North Adams, Mass .; Sterling, Ill .; Boston, Mass .; Detroit, Mich. And the order was finally instituted May 24, 1888, in Odd Fellows hall in the Doty block. Its charter members were: W. A. Burdick, W. H. Darrow, A. C. Stevens, J. S. Blick, Geo. A. Durrell, Ernest Canfield. The first principal officers were: Darrow, Chief Patriarch ; Burdick, S. W .; Stevens, H. P .; Blick, Scribe ; Durrell, J. W .; Canfieid, Treasurer. Motto : "Faith, Hope and Charity." Sick benefits, $4 per week. Number of members in 1894, 52. Officers : W. H. Korstian, C. P .; J. S. Blick, Scribe ; A. G. Heiss, Treasurer.
PASADENA REBEKAH LODGE No. 121, I. O. O. F., had its preliminary meeting in the Masonic lodge room, in Williams block, in July, 1887, with thirteen persons present. And on August 3 it was duly instituted in the same room, with the following roll of first members: Clara D. Read, Addie E. Conover, Lona J. Ingalls, Bertha D. Deuel, Carrie M. Willis, Helen Greene, Nellie M. Palmer, W. D. Read, J. F. Deuel, Dr. S. P. Swearingen, R. B. Conover, John Daly, Harry C. Mohn, A. C. Alexander, W. H. Dar- row, O. W. Hooper, T. P. Larkin, S. M. Cook, J. M. Tuscher, Chas. Deuel, Devere Deuel, M. J. Green, I. A. Willis, B. F. Ingalls - 24 women and men. The first principal officers were : W. D. Read, N. G .; Bertha D. Deuel, Vice G .; Addie E. Conover, Secretary ; Helen Greene, Treasurer ; Carrie M. Willis, Warden ; Nellie M. Palmer, Conductor. Motto: “Friend- ship, Love and Truth." In 1894 there were 52 members. The only death in the order was that of Lona J. Ingalls, who died in October, 1891, being at the time Noble Grand of the lodge.
OTHER "BENEFIT ORDERS."
PASADENA COUNCIL NO. 199, ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS .- Instituted February 5, 1889. The charter members were: A. A. Caswell, Mrs. Catharine Meek, Dr. J. C. Fraser, C. D. Middlekauf, F. E. Swift, Mrs. M. F. McClure, Mrs. H. M. Neitz, W. L. Clark, W. P. Young, Mrs. R. A. Biddle, Mrs. E. R. Biddle, W. B. Ladoux, M. C. Ladoux, J. Goodwin, C. R. Black, G. F. Mander, E. R. Biddle, R. A. Biddle. First officers : Cas-
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well, Chief Councilor; Mrs. Meek, Vice-C .; Dr. Fraser, Secretary ; Swift, Treasurer ; Mrs. McClure, Prelate; and six minor offices. Medical ex- aminers : Dr. J. C. Fraser and Dr. Kate S. Black. Motto: "Fraternity, Aid, Protection." Symbols of the order: Clasped hands, figure 7, seven links, seven-pointed star, seven colors, the Ark, the rainbow, the triangle. Number of members in 1895 are: 16 social and 18 beneficiary -total, 34.
PASADENA COUNCIL NO. 178, FRATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION .- Insti- tuted February 7, 1895,.with 41 charter members, and 23 beneficiaries who had already passed the medical examination. It is one of the Fraternity life insurance secret orders. Its first officers were : Past President, V. E. Carson ; President, A. L. Petrie ; Vice-President, Mrs. L. E. Mason ; Secre- tary, Luther A. Brown; Treasurer, W M. Pennel ; Medical examiner, Dr. F. Grinnell; Trustees, B. A. Sparks, W. Mason and A. Dougherty ; Cor- respondent, Elizabeth Grinnell.
PASADENA TENT NO. I, KNIGHTS OF THE MAC- CABEES .- Instituted February 26, 1889, the first one in California. Among the first members were : J. K. Kelly, J. S. Glasscock, J. W. McEvers, Heman Dyer, O.T.W. J. F. Church. The officers in 1895 are : T. O. Prince, commander ; W. H. Korstian, lieut. commander ; F. E. Burnham, record keeper ; J. W. Eyestone, finance keeper ; W. S. Albaugh, chaplain ; etc. [Very little data furnished.] Said to have 150 members. PASADENA HIVE No. 6, LADIES OF THE MACCABEES. - Instituted February 26, 1894, by Miss Bina West, official organizer for this State. It is auxiliary to the Knights of Tent No. 1. The first officers were : Mary L. Furman, past lady commander ; Luella Conrad, lady commander ; Minnie J. Mclachlan, lieut. lady commander ; Kittie A. Prince, record keeper ; Mary L. Pennis, finance keeper ; Mary E. Shaw, chaplain ; Effie J. Delbridge, sergeant ; Lulu A. Clator, mistress at arms ; Emma Shaw, sentinel ; Ruth A. Smith, picket ; Bertha L. Plant, Agnes Petrie, Ella L. Mark, banner bearers. Has about 60 members in 1895.
FRATERNAL MYSTIC CIRCLE .- A secret Order bearing this name, and having a life insurance basis, was instituted September 14, 1891, in the Knights of Pythias hall. There were 25 members, and the following were . the first officers : C. A. Roberts, Worthy Ruler ; S. R. Lippincott, Jr., W. Vice-Ruler; V. E. Carson, Past W. Ruler ; L. E. Barnhart, W. Chaplain ; W. N. Campbell, W. Recorder; Henry Newby, W. Treasurer ; W. S. Windham, W. Collector ; P. W. Walker, W. Marshal ; Tilman Hobson, W. Warden; Fred. Wieck, Guard ; F. M. Plischke, Sentry ; R. A. Luckey, H. H. Hillier and J. J. Blick, Trustees. The working plan of this order did not prove satisfactory to its Pasadena members ; and in time they dis- banded, and all of them who could pass the rigid physical examination required by the " Royal Arcanum " joined it.
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PASADENA COUNCIL NO. 1170, ROYAL ARCANUM .- Was instituted April 9, 1894, in . Knights of Pythias hall. Its first officers were : S. R. Lippincott, Regent; Geo. A. Durrell, Vice-Regent ; F. H. Heydenreich, Secretary ; W. L. Wotkyns, Treasurer; H. W. Hines, Collector. Motto. "Virtue, Mercy and Charity." It is a life insurance order, with assess- ments graduated according to age at time of becoming a member. Officers in 1895: Heydenreich, Regent ; Lippincott, V. R .; J. J. Blick, Secy .; Wotkyns, Treas .; Calvin Hartwell, Collector.
I.Q.F COURT PASADENA NO. 8365, ANCIENT ORDER FOREST- ERS OF AMERICA .- The first meetings to talk up organi- zation were held in the Balmoral hotel, August 28 and 31, 1893. The order is fraternal, benevolent, beneficiary, and L.B.C. was founded in 1745. The Pasadena Court was instituted on September 4, 1893, by Deputy Grand Chief Ranger McGuinness, with 39 charter members ; and the first officers were : C. W. Buchanan, Junior Past Chief Ranger; H.W. Hines, Chief Ranger; Henry Newby, Sub-Chief Ranger ; G. B. McLaughlin, Treasuer; A. F. Fuller, Financial Secretary ; W. L. Lippincott, Recording Secretary; I. N. Todd, Senior Woodward ; W. W. Leithead, Junior Woodward; W. S. Robinson, Senior Beadle ; E. D. Tyler, Junior Beadle ; Dr. H. H. Sherk, Physician ; Chas. E. Weck, T. J. De Huff, A. L. Hamilton, Trustees.
ALEXANDRA LODGE NO. 385, ORDER SONS OF ST. GEORGE, was instituted December 18, 1894, in G. A. R. hall. The first members were: Geo. M. Boston, C. R. Balchin, F. W. Dawson, J. J. Ford, R. N. Malden, W. Stanger, J. Turner, R. Thomas, A. Wheldon, G. Wilson, H. J. Natcher, G. C. Sanderson, T. P. Adney. The first officers were : Boston, Worthy President ; Wheldon, W. Vice President; Adney, Past Presi- dent ; Ford, W. Secretary ; Natcher, Assistant Secretary ; Sanderson, W. Treasurer ; Thomas, W. Messenger ; Balchin, Assistant Messenger. Num- ber of members, 20. Motto : "Honi soit qui mal y pense." Benefits . $7 per week in sickness, besides medical service ; $100 for member's funeral, or $50 for wife's funeral.
INDUSTRIAL ORDERS.
CARPENTERS' UNION .- An article in the Valley Union of July 2, 1886, says : "About 100 carpenters and joiners of Pasadena and vicinity as- sembled at Williams hall Saturday night to consider the matter of organ- izing a Carpenters' Union. A delegation of nine from Union No. 56, Los Angeles, were present to explain the workings and objects of the organiza- tion. Twenty-four carpenters signed the roll as charter members, to or- ganize a Pasadena Union next week." No names are given, and I found nothing more about it until the same paper of September 25, 1886, published a series of resolutions by the contracting employers. The union had de-
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manded that after October 1, 1886, they should work only nine hours, and have the same wages per day as they were then getting for ten hours. In opposition to this, the contractors adopted a series of explanatory and de- claratory resolves, the gist of which was that they did not object to nine hours as a day's work ; but -" Resolved, 3d : That we most positively re- fuse to increase the present price per hour for labor, " etc .- the reasons for which are set forth at considerable length. And the document is signed by Buchanan Bros., C. B. Ripley, Seth Glidden, C. Ehrenfeld, H. H. Lin- ville, Robt. Wetherill, C. W. Abbott, Swift Bros., A. Thorns, Lindsay Bros., Geo. D. Webster, Charles Crew, H. Wesley-all the carpenter- employing firms in Pasadena at that time. The result was that nine hours became a day's work in that trade, but only nine-hours pay was allowed. Some workmen quit and left town ; some continued to work ten hours a day ; some worked nine hours only. The building boom soon began to de- cline, and when it finally broke, the Carpenters' Union died out, for it came to that that men were glad to get work at almost any price. However, by 1891 business began to revive in this line, and
LOCAL UNION NO. 645, of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, was organized in the old Library building on Dayton street, January 3, 1892, with fifteen charter members. The first officers were : J. S. Withiel, president; S. H. Porter, recording secretary ; H. E. Shaw, financial secretary. The information is given me that in the spring of 1893 this Union succeeded in establishing eight hours as a day's work, instead of nine hours, for carpenters in Pasadena. Its officers in 1894 were : S. H. Porter, president ; J. O. Burdick, vice president ; H. H. Hillier, recording secretary ; S. A. Rene, financial secretary ; Christian Hanson, treasurer. Motto : "Labor Omnia Vincit." It is a beneficiary order, with fraternal, social, and industrial objects also in view.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR. -- Pasadena Local Assembly No. 1051 - founded April 7, 1888. Met in the Mills block. Motto : "An injury to one is the concern of all." Names of officers and charter members not furnished. But an official document is furnished, in which occurs this instruction :
" Above all things you are required to exercise the right of suffrage in- telligently, and above partisan prejudice or bias. Do not vote for party be- fore country. *
* While the order is not a political party, it knows of no methods by which legislative reforms can be brought about except through a wise and intelligent use of the ballot. The aim of the order is to educate its members, and to mutually assist each other in every lawful and practicable manner."
PASADENA UNION NO. 92, Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators . of America ; organized February 3, 1892. Motto : "Labor Omnia Vincit." Names of members and officers not furnished. Objects - Mutual aid, both socially, intellectually, and industrially to members of the craft. Benefits : Member's funeral, $50; $100 ; $150- according to period of membership.
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Permanent disability, same figures. Wife's funeral, $25; $50. Meetings Monday evening, in Arcade building.
BUILDERS' EXCHANGE .- Purely mutual and voluntary. Fifty mem- bers have boxes each for their own business, at office of Simons Bros. Brick Co. It is a place and facilities for conference on all matters as to cost of material, cost of labor, sub-letting of contracts, etc., on buildings, sewer work, street work, tunneling, excavating, cement work, brick laying, and all manner of trades work in these lines.
NATIONALIST CLUB.
The first record that I found of this society was dated August 9, 1889, and said : "The third meeting for the consideration of Bellamy's book, and other social reforms, took place in the parlor of the Universalist church. Attendance, forty-eight. The subject of the evening was the 'Single Tax System' of Henry George." At this meeting E. D. Neff was chairman, and Miss Laura B. Packard secretary ; and the speakers mentioned were Walter Leavens, Dr. Lyman Allen, Mrs. Katie H. Keese, Mr. - Rhodes, Mrs. Sophia K. Durant, J. B. Corson. The weekly meetings are recorded as of " The Social Improvement Club," and seems to have had no regular officiary up to October 5, 1889 ; but on this date the name " First Nation- alist Club of Pasadena" was formally adopted, and a board of officers elected as follows : E. J. Durant, president ; M. Larkin, vice president ; L. H. Bannister, secretary ; C. T. Dxss, treasurer ; Walter Leavens, W. H. Clark, J. Albertus, advisory committee. The meetings continued to be held weekly in the Universalist church basement until December 29; then they were held in Wooster hall until August 17, 1890, when they returned to the Universalist church again. And at this meeting the record says : "The secretary stated that the meetings seemed to be doing but little good, that many are losing interest, and they are at best but poorly attended." And this meeting ended the club's active existence, for no further record appears. At this time there were ninety-nine names on its roll of membership ; yet more than half the names mentioned from time to time as taking part in the proceedings do not appear among the ninety-nine.
During the life of this organization it was a thing of note, and was always dubbed in press and common speech as "The Bellamy Club." Among the prominent people who gave lectures, addresses, sermons, topical papers, or the like under its auspices, were: Rev. E. L. Conger, D. D .; Mrs. Jeanne C. Carr; Prof. James G. Clark, the eminent poet, music com- poser, and sweet singer ; Rev. D. P. Bowen, author of "The Ideal Republic"; Rev. R. M. Webster, the apostle of "Applied Christianity "; Dr. O. H. Conger ; Dr. Sivartha of Chicago, known as a "re-incarnationist "; Rev. Doremus Scudder, D. D., a Congregationalist minister of national fame- public lecture in Williams hall ; Dr. Kate S. Black ; Abbot Kinney, of the
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State forestry commission ; Charlotte Perkins Stetson. Also many persons of lesser note spoke there.
June 8, 1890, was observed by this club as Woman's Day ; Mrs. Larkin acted as president and Mrs. D. W. Leavens as secretary ; the proceedings were joined in by Mrs. Julia B. Sunderlin, Dr. Kate S. Black, Miss Marie A. Walsch of Los Angeles, Mrs. Sophia K. Durant, Mrs. Jeanne C. Carr, Miss Louise A. Off of Los Angeles.
PEOPLE'S SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE.
This was assembled in the Conservatory of Opera hall, North Fair Oaks Avenue, October 11, 1891 ; and the records of the first meeting say : " Meeting composed chiefly of the elements of the old Nationalist organiza- tion." The formal organization was made October 18, with 23 members, who elected for officers : M. Larkin, president ; C. F. Harris, vice-president; Mrs. D. W. Leavens, secretary and treasurer ; L. H. Bannister, H. G. C. Gordon, Mrs. N. L. Ingham (besides the officers), executive committee. There was some difficulty in choosing a name ; and the above rather lengthy name was finally adopted as a compromise. The declared object was: "The firiendly consideration and discussion of all questions affecting the social wellbeing of the human race." Meetings were kept up until June 5, 1892. No record appears after that date.
SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
Organized April 27, 1895, in G. A. R. hall, with the following officers : Elias Smith, M. D., president ; Miss Emma C. Lentz, vice-president ; Frank Merritt, secretary and treasurer ; Miss Carrie I. Smith and James Semple (with the officers), executive committee. Object : To discuss the live ques- tions of the day. Motto : "Hear all sides." It is a successor to or re-incarnation of the old "Society for Ethical Culture." Names new, but plan and purpose substantially the same.
· ALTRURIA ASSOCIATION - PASADENA COUNCIL NO. 7.
Organized August 22, 1894, in G. A. R. hall, with eleven active mem- bers. First officers : Geo. A. Swerdfiger, president; Mrs. E. A. Emerson, vice president ; Mrs. Katie H. Keese, secretary ; D. A. Harrison, chaplain ; L. H. Bannister, superintendent ; Mrs. Harrison, treasurer. Later the meetings were held bi-monthly, at Prof. Harrison's residence. This is one of eight councils connected with the co-operative colony called Altruria, in Sonoma county, Cal., the others being located at Altruria, Berkeley, Oak- land, San Jose, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In April, 1895, W. I. Keese and family went from Pasadena to reside in the colony, and Mrs. Em- ma F. Gardner was elected secretary in Mrs. Keese's place. In May, 1895, there were fourteen members.
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