DIVISION SEVEN — SOCIETARY. 509 



Pasadena Lodge No. 132, Knights of Pythias, is 

 thus mentioned as to its beginnings, by the Pasadena Uiiion 

 of September 25, 1885 : 



"On Friday evening, the i8th inst., the first meeting 

 was held at Masonic hall, for the purpose of instituting a 

 lodge of the Knights of Pythias. The following candidates 

 having signed a petition for a charter, were duly initiated 

 rank of Knights : J. Banbury, R. WilHams, W. O. Swan, 

 A. Kreig, Emil Kayser, John C. Kerr, J. E. Clarke, lyouis 

 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. Eoughery, 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 ; L,ouis 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 i, 1886, said of it : 

 W\vS>v=$~^^~ "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- 

 Ian, H. Haskins, Joseph Laspada, A. D. Lockhart, J. E. Sulhvan, 

 Lewis H. Bixby, T. A. Smith, and Wm. 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. 



