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thereby become established as Pasadena's most characteristic annual festivity. 

 The association owns its Club House property at the head of Colorado 

 court, estimated worth $6,000. Article I of Constitution limits the active 

 membership to 100 (admission fee $10) ; and in 1894-95 the roll was full, 

 besides applications awaiting vacancies. 



At a meeting on November 18, 1892, articles of incorporation were 

 adopted and the following board of directors chosen : F. C. Bolt, C. D. 

 Daggett, W. ly. Wotkyns, E. H. May, F. F. Rowland. And on the 23d 

 they were sworn into office by Notary Public W. R. Staats. The principal 

 officers in 1895 were: C. D. Daggett, president; ly. C. Torrance, vice- 

 president ; N. W. Bell, secretary ; W. R. Staats, treasurer ; and these, with 

 Wm. Stanton added, are the board of directors. 



Company "B," of N. G. C. — The Pasade?ia Standard oi December 28, 

 1889, said : 



"The Pasadena company for the California National Guards was 

 mustered in last Monday evening [December 23], with 66 members. The 

 officers elected were : For Captain, Lawrence Buckle}^ 12 years lieutenant 

 and drill master in the New York 7th regiment ; for ist Lieutenant, A. L. 

 Hamilton, principal of the Garfield school ; for 2d Lieutenant, James H. 

 Cambell, city clerk. They will be known as Company B, 7th regiment. 

 The State allows them $1,200 a year for hall rent, and this ought to secure 

 an Armory Hall in good style." 



Capt. Buckley resigned October 30, 1890, and on December i, 1890, A. 

 L. Hamilton was elected Captain; Jas. H. Cambell, ist Lieut.; N. S. Bang- 

 ham, 2d Lieut. In September, 1891, Capt. Hamilton and ist Lieut. Cambell 

 resigned, and on October 5, 1891, N. S. Bangham was elected Captain; V. 

 R. Sutliff, ist Lieut.; and P. J. Cook, 2d Lieut. May 20, 1893, Capt. 

 Bangham resigned ; and Lieut. Cook was elected Captain ; Corporal Frank 

 J. McGowan promoted ist Lieut.; and Corporal R. CoUingwood, Jr., 2d 

 Lieut. — all to rank from December 11, 1893. January 24, 1895, Capt. 

 Cook and Lieut. McGowan resigned ; and N. S. Bangham was again called 

 to the captaincy ; CoUingwood was promoted to ist Lieutenant, and Q. M. 

 Sergeant Chas. H. Cole was made 2d Lieutenant — all to date from Febru- 

 ary 18, 1895. 



The company celebrated its second anniversary, December 23, 1891, at 

 the Painter hotel, in full dress uniform and accompanied by ladies. Capt. 

 Bangham was in command, and had as guests Col. Schreiber of the 7th 

 regiment, and Lieut. -Col. Howland, from Los Angeles. Its third anni- 

 versary was held in its own Armory hall in the Morgan block, over post- 

 office, on Raymond Avenue, December 23, 1892. A report made at this 

 time gave the public parades in which the company had taken part, as 

 follows : 



February 12, 1890, at the laying of the corner stone for Whittier Reform 

 School, with 50 men. 



