I.D.E.S. Council Hayward #14

A Portuguese-American fraternal benefit society receiving members of all nationalities was established in the State of California in 1889 to assist widows and orphans. This local chapter, Council #14, was organized on April 23, 1898, by its founder and first president, J.D. Oliveira, a native of Pico, Azores, a Hayward resident and proprietor of the Farmer's Saloon on "B" Street from the 1890's until Prohibition. J.S. Oliveira donated this property to I.D.E.S. for the purchase price of a ten dollars gold piece. Descendants of J.D. Oliveira remain active in the community and this council today. Maintaining another purpose for its founder, the traditional festival in honor of the Holy Spirit is sponsored annually at this locality.

Hayward, California · United States