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Pasadena Councii. No. 1170, Royal Arcanum. — Was instituted 

 April 9, 1894, in Knights of Pythias hall. Its first oflScers were : S. R. 

 Ivippincott, 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; Ivippincott, V. R.; J. J. Blick, Secy.; 

 Wotkyns, Treas. ; Calvin Hartwell, Collector. 



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 

 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. Mclyaughlin, Treasuer ; A. F. Fuller, Financial Secretary; W. L. 

 Ivippincott, Recording Secretary ; I. N. Todd, Senior Woodward ; W. W. 

 Ivcithead, Junior Woodward ; W. S. Robinson, Senior Beadle ; E. D. 

 Tyler, Junior Beadle ; Dr. H. H. Sherk, Physician ; Chas. E. Week, T. J. De 

 Huff, A. E. Hamilton, Trustees. 



Alexandra Eodge 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. 

 Maiden, 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, Eos 

 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, pubhshed 

 a series of resolutions by the contracting employers. The union had de- 



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