5l6 HISTORY OF PASADENA. 



State forestry commission ; Charlotte Perkins Stetson. Also many persons 

 of lesser note spoke there. 



June 8, 1890, was observed by this club as Woman's Day ; Mrs. I^arkin 

 acted as president and Mrs. D. W. lyCavens as secretary ; the proceedings 

 were joined in by Mrs. Julia B. Sunderlin, Dr. Kate S.- Black, Miss Marie 

 A. Walsch of Los Angeles, Mrs. Sophia K. Durant, Mrs. Jeanne C. Carr, 

 Miss lyouise A. Off of lyos Angeles. 



people's society for ethical culture. 

 This was assembled in the Conservatory of Opera hall, North Fair 

 Oaks Avenue, October 11, 1891 ; and the records of the first meeting say : 

 " Meeting composed chiefly of the elements of the old Nationalist organiza- 

 tion." The formal organization was made October 18, with 23 members, 

 who elected for officers : M. Larkin, president ; C. F. Harris, vice-president; 

 Mrs. D. W. Leavens, secretary and treasurer ; L. H. Bannister, H. G. C. 

 Gordon, Mrs. N. L- Ingham (besides the officers), executive committee. 

 There was some difficulty in choosing a name ; and the above rather lengthy 

 name was finally adopted as a compromise. The declared object was : "The 

 firiendl}^ consideration and discussion of all questions affecting the social 

 wellbeing of the human race." Meetings were kept up until June 5, 1892. 

 No record appears after that date. 



sociological society. 

 Organized April 27, 1895, i^i G. A. R. hall, with the following officers: 

 Elias Smith, M. D., president ; Miss EmmaC. Lentz, vice-president ; Frank 

 Merritt, secretary and treasurer ; Miss Carrie I. Smith and James Semple 

 (with the officers), executive committee. Object : To discuss the live ques- 

 tions of the day. Motto: "Hear all sides." It is a successor to or 

 re-incarnation of the old "Society for Ethical Culture." Names new, but 

 plan and purpose substantially the same. 



* ALTRURIA association — PASADENA COUNCIL NO. 7. 



Organized August 22, 1894, in G. A. R. hall, with eleven active mem- 

 bers. First officers : Geo. A. Swerdfiger, president ; Mrs. E. A. Emerson, 

 vice president ; Mrs. Katie H. Keese, secretary ; D. A. Harrison, chaplain ; 

 L- H. Bannister, superintendent ; Mrs. Harrison, treasurer. Later the 

 meetings were held bi-monthly, at Prof. Harrison's residence. This is one 

 of eight councils connected with the co-operative colony called Altruria, in 

 Sonoma county, Cal., the others being located at Altruria, Berkeley, Oak- 

 land, San Jose, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In April, 1895, W. I. 

 Keese and family went from Pasadena to reside in the colony, and Mrs. Em- 

 ma F. Gardner was elected secretary in Mrs. Keese's place. In May, 1895, 

 there were fourteen members. 



