Ingersoll's Century History Santa Monica Bay Cities (Being Book Number Two of Ingersoll's Century Series of California Local History Annals), 1908, 1908a, 1885
[p. 167] Chapter III. From Town to City. 1880-1890.
The summer of 1885 was an unusually gay one at the beach. Hotels and cottages were all full and more than 200 tents were occupied on North Beach. Sunday excursions brought crowds and the annual encampment of the G.A.R. in August, added to the enrollment. The Catholic church, which had been [p. 168] begun in 1884, was completed in 1885. The population of the town had so increased that three teachers were employed and additional school room was necessary. During 1885 a free reading room was established by the ladies of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in August. This effort, which was begun by a few brave, hard-working women, gradually developed into a library and became the foundation of the present public library.
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[p. 244] Chapter VI South Santa Monica and Ocean Park
August 17th, 1885, Mr. and Mrs. Mooney started to drive to Los Angeles. While on the way, Mr. Mooney's pistol fell from his pocket and inflicted a mortal wound in his back. Later Mrs. Mooney married Col. A.B. Hotchkiss [ -1905], [p. 245] a well-known and brilliant attorney, who was for many years a Southern Pacific representative. He was also the editor of a magazine, Public Resources, which did some effective work in advertising the country. He died April 3rd, 1905. Col. and Mrs. Hotchkiss owned and, at times, occupied the Mooney Mansion until its destruction [1875-1904]. Many romantic tales have been set afloat upon the hill overlooking the ocean for so many years. Its burning was also mysterious-so mysterious that the insurance companies refused to pay up without a lawsuit.
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[p. 267] Chapter VII Public Institutions: Schools
[p. 267] In May, 1885, the first class graduated from the grammar grade department, under the county laws governing grammar grades. The Santa Monica schools were counted as of the grammar grade until 1891.
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[p. 269] School Trustees of Santa Monica
1983-84: Mrs. E.E. McLeoud, Mrs. Geo. B, Dexter, E.K. Chapin (clerk).
1884-85: Mrs. Geo. B, Dexter, Mrs. E.E. McLeoud, E.K. Chapin (clerk).
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[p. 292] Chapter VIII Churches and Societies: Catholic Church; Episcopal Church-Saint Augustine-By-The-Sea; Women's Christian Temperance Union; Grand Army of the Republic
. . . [p. 292] May 4th, 1884 when the Catholic church was opened for use, although it was not completed until the following year [1885]. On August 18th, 1885, the bell of the church was blessed and the church was dedicated.
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[p. 295] Chapter VIII Episcopal Church-Saint Augustine-By-The-Sea
. . . [p. 295] November, 1885. . . services were regularly held and a Sunday school organized. At that time the Rev. Henry Scott Jefferys, of Los Angeles, was appointed by Bishop Kip as a missionary in charge of the work and at once proceeded to secure land and money for the erection of an Episcopal church. Senator Jones and Mrs. Baker donated two lots on Fourth street and an active building committee, consisting of Rev. Jefferys, Messrs. Baxter and Tomkinson, set to work to get the needed subscriptions. At the end of the first year of Mr. Jeffery's labors sixteen adults and twenty-two children were connected with the mission [1886].
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[p. 299] Chapter VIII Women's Christian Temperance Union
In the summer of 1885 a few earnest women, among whom was Mrs. Jane Austin, Miss Niles, Miss E.A. Dow, Mrs. I.D. Richmond, and others organized a W.C.T.U. in Santa Monica. These women felt that there was much need of their labors here as at that time there were a dozen saloons in the place. They took over the reading room which had been previously started in the hope of interesting the boys and the young people, and at once set about an earnest effort to support the reading room and library and to improve the moral tone of their beautiful town. They rented the lower room in the two-story frame building now owned by them on Third street. By means of soliciting subscriptions, giving suppers and dinners, socials and teas, and in many other ways which demanded the strength and time of the faithful workers, they managed to keep the reading room open and to add many books to those already collected. The early efforts that were made to keep the library and reading room up have been told in the history of the Santa Monica Public Library, of which this library was the foundation.
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[p. 303] Chapter VIII Grand Army of the Republic
Fort Fisher Post G.A.R., No. 137, Department of California and Nevada, was organized in 1885. J.J. Mohen, H.M. Russell, J.W. Keith, G.T. Holford, J.L. Allen, R.P. Elliot, C.B. Fuller, Guy C. Manville, F.A. Westover, George Young, W.R. Waldron and Henry Gardner were the charter members of this post.
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[p. 328] Chapter XI Venice of America and Its Founder
In 1885 he [Abbot Kinney] was appointed chairman of the newly created board of forestry. Since that time Mr. Kinney has devoted much research and practical experimenting to the subject of forestry, particularly in its relation to the welfare of Southern California.