William J. Bettingen ; Redwood Urn

William J. Bettingen, lumberman and financier, died at Pasadena on May D. Mr. Bettingen was the founder of the William J. Bettingen Lumber Co. of Pasadena. He was president of the Imperial Lumber Yards of Winnipeg, Man., and was interested in some of the largest timber holdings in Canada. Since coming to Pasadena from Winnipeg fourteen years ago, he took an active part in the busi. ness, civic and social life of Pasadena. The organizatiom ol the Pasadena Athletic and Country Club was largely due to activities of Mr. Bettingen and he served as its first president.

Nearly all his life, he was interested in the banking busi: ness. He was a director of the Citizens Savings Bank, vice president of the Lincoln Building and Loan Association of California and a director of the Pacific States Bond and Mortgage Company. Mr. Bettingen was affiliated with the Masonic order, being a thirty-second degree Mason and Knight Templar, the Midwick Country Club, Los Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles Country Club and the Bohemian Club of San Francisco.

Although having spent most qf his time in Canada, Mr. Bettingen was a native of Minnesota, having been born at Faribault, 6l years ago. He is survived by his widow and three children, Mrs. Myron Etienne, Mrs. L,. E. Harbach of Los Angeles" and William J. Bettingen of Pasadena.

v. A. DTMMTCK BACK IROM SAN FRANCTSCO

V. A, "Vic" Dimmick, California representative for the Evans Auto Loading Company at Los Angeles, has returned from a ten-day business trip to San Francisco.