500 HISTORY OF PASADENA. 



vated, the foundation walls built, the corner stone laid, and much material 

 for the superstructure brought upon the ground. Then "the boom 

 bursted ; " thousands and thousands of dollars of pledges vanished into 

 exceedingly thin air ; and the unfinished walls still lie there as a reminder 

 of our days of real estate bubblery — the late lamented "boom." 



The Association has a Ladies Auxiliary committee ; and Lyceum for 

 youths. Also a free reading room, open every day and evening, well sup- 

 plied with daily and weekly papers, etc.; and a library of 150 volumes. In 

 1888, Gen. O. O. Howard, of national fame, lectured under its auspices, at 

 the Tabernacle. And also the same 5^ear they had Bob Burdette, the noted 

 humorist, in their lecture course. In October, 1892, this Association enter- 

 tained the State Y. M. C. A. convention, with 300 delegates, the largest 

 number ever in attendance. Its sessions were held in the Presbyterian 

 church. 



During the year 1893-4 there were made 395 visits to sick persons ; 

 and watchers were furnished 69 nights. Gospel meetings for men were held 

 every Sunday, at which the total of attendance was 4,394. The registered 

 visits to the reading room during the year were 7,300. Present number of 

 members, 106. Board of Directors in 1894: Dr. F. Grinnell, president; 

 D. Galbraith, vice president ; P. M. Green, treasurer ; Geo. Taylor, general 

 secretary ; A. J. Wallace ; Milford Fish ; E. C. Griffith ; Dr. J. R. Townsend. 



PASADENA RAMABAI CIRCI.E. 



Organized November 19, 1888, at the ist Congregational church, 

 where a church full of people had assembled to see and hear the high caste 

 native Hindoo woman, Pundita Ramabai, whose fame as a child- widow 

 missionary in India has since spread throughout the United States and 

 England, as well as her own country. Rev. D. D. Hill was first president 

 of the Circle, and Mrs. H. G. Bennett secretary and treasurer. In April, 

 1895, there were 37 members ; with Mrs. Mattie Bent, president, and Mrs. 

 Bennett still secretary and treasurer. The 7th annual meeting of the ' 

 National Ramabai Association was held in "-Old South Church," Boston, 

 March 11, 1895; and there were then 103 local Circles or societies tribu- 

 tary to the Association. The Pasadena Circle had paid in on its annual 

 pledges a total of $238.79 during its seven years of existence, which showed 

 something more each year than the amount it had pledged. It is a special 

 missionary work to sustain Ramabai's school at Poonah, India, for child- 

 widows, and thus help to break up the gross and cruel system of woman 

 slavery in that heathen empire. 



CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION. 



Organized October 13, 1889, by the Y. P. C. E. societies of the Friends, 

 Congregational, Christian and Baptist churches. First officers : Prof. C. E. 

 Tebbetts, president ; deacon Geo. A. Green, vice president ; Miss Clarice 



