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Book Title: Historical And Descriptive Sketch Of Sonoma County, California

SOCIETIES.

   The benevolent societies are well represented in Petaluma. There are two
Masonic lodges, one of which (Petaluma Lodge, No. 57) was chartered May 3, 1854.
There is also a chapter of Royal Arch Masons, organized in 1858, known as
Petaluma Chapter, No. 22. Petaluma Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 30, was instituted
September 30, 1854. There is also an encampment, of which we have not the date
of organization. The Turn Verein have a very prosperous organization. There is
also a Hibernian Society, and a Society of Caledonians,:md several temperance
organizations. The Mutual Relief Association of Petaluma have been very
successful and well managed. The oldest is the "Mutual Relief Association;" has
a membership of 1,096. It is a life-insurance society simplified: upon the death
of any member an assessment of three dollars is levied on each member of the
association, and the aggregate sum is paid to the heirs of the deceased member.
  It has distributed many thousands of dollars in claims upon it, and is well
managed. Its business has extended through Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino counties.
L. F. Carpenter is president, and G. B. Codding is secretary. The Sonoma and
Marin Benevolent Association is of like character and organization. Dr. G. L.
Shephard is president, and H. M. Faulkner, secretary.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORICAL
AND
DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH
OF
SONOMA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
BY
ROBERT A. THOMPSON,
EDITOR OF "THE SONOMA DEMOCRAT."
PHILADELPHIA:
L. H. EVERTS & CO. 
1877.


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