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FOR INFORMATION ON MEMBERSHIP IN NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST, EL TEJON PARLOR NO. 239, CONTACT THE RECORDING SECRETARY VIA EMAIL
Meeting Time and Place
Meets 4th Monday, 2 PM
Woman’s Club Building
1806 “D” Street, Bakersfield 93301
Annual Dues: $45 due every July by the 31st
Initiation Fee: $10
$10 initiation fee + 6 months ($22.50) plus = $32.50 due with application
Instituted June 17, 1926
Bakersfield
Tejon was the name of a United States fort erected in Kern County in 1854 for the unique purpose of protecting the Indians from the white people. Tejon is the Indian name for “badger,” and was probably chosen for that reason by the early settlers because of the abundance of badgers (a fury animal) in the pass. Tejon is also the name of the pass in which the fort is located, and a large ranch bears that name also. The ranch belonged to General Edward Fizgerald Beale, who was sent to the west in charge of Indian affairs.
A picture of a badger is on the seal.
