656 HISTORY Olf PASAD]eNA. 



district. So the name of the office was soon changed to South Pasadena. 

 Frank Glover was an invalid, and in a few months became unable to serve 

 the office. He then procured the appointment as postmaster of Chas. H. 

 Case who was teaching the district school in the diminutive first school-house 

 near the corner of Columbia and Hermosa street. The office was moved 

 from the Hermosa house over to a small building at the southwest corner of 

 Columbia street and Sylvan Drive, where the daily stage between Pasadena 

 and IvOS Angeles passed its door. This was the situation November 28, 

 1883, when I first visited Pasadena. Frank Glover died March 29, 1884. 

 Mr. Case was also an invalid ; and his wife Gertrude, a daughter of Hon. O. 

 R. Dougherty, did most of the work, being herself deputy postmaster. In 

 1885, when the S. G. V. railroad commenced to supplant the stage line in 

 carrying the mails, this postoffice was moved down to a small building at 

 the corner of Mission street and Prospect Avenue. Mr. Case died January 

 I, 1887 ; but a week or two before this he had appointed Geo. W. Glover, 

 Jr., as deputy postmaster, to relieve his wife of the care of the office during 

 his last days ; and he also took measures to have her duly commissioned as 

 his successor, so that the income of the office might be assured to her after 

 he had passed awa^'. She was accordingly appointed postmistress — and 

 held the position until January, 1890, when she resigned, and T. D. Keith 

 became postmaster. Then on June 3, 1892, Keith retired, and Mrs. Ida 

 Stevens took the place, and holds it yet — 1895. 



THE CHURCHES. 



About November 10, 1885, the old original Presbyterian church build- 

 ing on California street was removed north to Worcester Avenue. This left 

 South Pasadena without any religious assemblage ; and Mrs. O. R. Dough- 

 erty immediately took the matter in hand to organize a Union Sunday 

 School. In this work she secured the assistance of Miss C. M. Bishop, Wm. 

 Collier, Geo. A. Green, and others, Mr. Green being chosen superintendent. 

 But early in December the First Congregational Church of Pasadena was 

 organized, in the College building on Columbia hill. Mr. Green united with 

 this church, and was made one of its deacons, and superintendent of its 

 Sunday school. [See page 490.] Nevertheless, the Union Sunday school 

 was still maintained until it was finally merged into the Methodist church 

 work, about a year later. Its sessions were held in the school house, and 

 occasional preaching, topical talks, or lectures were had under its auspices. 



THE SOUTH PASADENA M. E. CHURCH. 



A class was organized November 10, 1886, with four members — ^J. B. 

 Soper and wife, and H. J. Cone and wife. Rev. C. W. Tarr was pastor 

 in charge of Garvanza and South Pasadena, and thus regular preaching was 

 established. April 25, 1887, this church society was incorporated, and 

 they went on at once to put up a church building of their own, which was 



