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Sons of Veterans in all their objects, both financially and otherwise." Who 

 may become members : " Mothers, wives or sisters of Union veterans of the 

 war of 1861-65. Also female lineal descendants of such veterans, Al.so 

 wives of Sons of Veterans." Officers in 1895 • Minnie Williams, past presi- 

 dent ; Helen Darracott, president ; Carrie Downing, secretary ; Ida O. 

 Lacey, treasurer. Number of members, 38. 



AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. 

 This order is better known by its initial title of the 

 "A. P. A." The Pasadena council was instituted in Strong's 

 hall July 6, 1894. Motto: "America for Americans." Em- 

 blems, the American flag and little red schoolhouse. Its 

 objects are, to cultivate, educate and concentrate public sentiment 

 against alien ownership of land; against foreign dictum of church 

 laws and penalties ; against use of public funds or tax exemption for 

 sectarian purposes; against any school, church, convent, monastery, re- 

 formatory or asylum that may not at any time be visited and inspected by 

 the proper public officers ; against any person being allowed to vote who 

 cannot read in the American [English] language; etc., etc. Tilman Hob- 

 son is the president in 1895. Membership about 450 on September i, 1895. 



MASONIC BODIES. 



Pasadena Eodge, No. 272. F. and A. M., was the first of the Masonic 

 organizations, and was planned for at a meeting in Williams hall on Febru- 

 ary 20, 1883, by C. M. Skillen, J. B. Springer, A. Wakeley, C. C. Brown, 

 James Clarke, C. B. Ripley, R. Conkling, John Myrick, W. H. Wakeley, 

 H. Ridgway, J. E- Cannon, J. Ripley, Isaac Heiss, H. McGee. The lodge 

 was instituted October 22, 1883, in the old Public Eibrary building, with 

 these same men as the charter members. The first officers were : C. B. 

 Ripley, Master; H. Ridgway, Senior Warden; M. Rockefeller, Junior 

 Warden. In 1894 there were 119 members ; and chief officers were : P. P. 

 Bonham, Master; E. E. Griffith, Senior Warden ; W. E- Wotkyns, Junior 

 Warden. ■ 



Crown Chapter, No. 72, Royai^ Arch Masons. — The first meeting 

 to talk up and arrange for this organization was held in the Masonic hall in 



