498 HISTORY OF PASADENA. 



day meeting April 25, 1895, this society was addressed by Mrs. Amelia S. 

 Quinton of Philadelphia, president of the National Woman's Indian Asso- 

 ciation. 



SALVATION ARMY. 



The first meeting of this church militant Order ever held in Pasadena 

 was at Williams hall on Friday evening, April 25, 1884, led by J. S. Ledford, 

 gospel singer. It was announced by small handbills on the street and also 

 in the Valley Union, that the meetings would be continued regularly, with 

 a street service every evening. But this was not done ; there was a drop 

 for awhile ; and just when the Army work was resumed here I could not 

 learn. However, the city records show that in 1889-90 a strong effort was 

 made to put a stop to the drumming of the Army on the streets, because of 

 the danger from frightened horses ; and I here collate from the city police 

 judge's reports as follows : 



"January i, 1890: Salvatio?i Army. Capt. Anna Beall, lyieut. L. 

 Bingham, Wm. Ballard. Charged with violation of resolution of city trustees 

 December 3, 1889. — January 10 : defendants discharged. — March 3 : Capt. 

 Anria Beall arrested again for blocking the street. — March 4 : she demanded 

 a jury. — March 5: case dismissed without trial. — March 5 : Wm. Davey. 

 Arrested for disturbing the peace with Salvation Army drum. — March 7 : 

 case dismissed without trial." 



In this last case Mr. Davey was released, but the offending drum was 

 still kept under arrest by the city marshal, D. R. McLean. When the time 

 arrived for the Army's usual street prayer meeting parade Miss Beall went 

 to the city marshal's office and in the sweetest, most smiling way of 

 woman's gentle persuasion she said : " Mr. Marshal, aren't you going to let 

 me have my church belif' This was irresistible; and the marshal laugh- 

 ingly handed her the imprisoned drum. The Daily Star of September 2, 

 1 89 1, reported some cases of narrow escapes from injury by people whose 

 horses took fright at the Salvation Army drum on the street, and said 

 further : 



" During the meeting of the Salvationists in their hall some boys threw 

 a handful of rotten eggs through the back door, striking one of the women 

 and spreading a sickening odor throughout the room. That proceeding 

 was disgraceful, but it appears to have had no connection with the events 

 of the parade, as boys have been threatening for several nights to rotten 

 egg the Army." 



In April, 1891, occurred the visit of President Harrison and party to 

 Pasadena. The distinguished guests were greeted on their arrival by an 



