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SCOTT VALLEY ENCAMPMENT, NO. 39.
Seven members of Siskiyou Encampment, No. 15, Joel Newton, Fre leriek Holzhauser, Robert S. Green, Wakeman B. Miller, Adam B. Carlock, Francis M. Carlock, and Henry J. Diggles, with- drew, and organized Scott Valley Encampment, No. 39, at Fort Jones. It was instituted February 7, 1871, by F. G. Hearn, D. D. G. P., who installed the following officers :- Joel Newton, C. P .; H. J. Dig- gles, H. P .; F. M. Carlock, S. W .; W. B. Miller, J. W .; R. S. Green, S .; F. Holzhauser, T. The mem- bership is forty, and it meets in the new Odd Fel- lows Hall at Fort Jones. The present officers are :- John M. Hopper, C. P .; Aaron Bar, H. P .; Josiah McVay, S. W .; D. B. Kingery, J. W .; R. S. Green, S .; R. D. Stone. T.
HOPE REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, NO. 33.
This lodge was instituted in Yreka with twenty- two members and the following officers :- E. V. Brown, N. G .; Mrs. A. P. MeCarton, V. G .; Mrs. Robert Nixon, R. S .; Mrs. G. A. Nordheim, T .; Jacob Hansen, F. S .; Robert Nixon, W .; Mrs. E. Dudley, C .; Mrs. Ad. Winckler, R. S. N. G .; Mrs. L. Swan, L. S. N. G .; A. P. McCarton, R. S. V. G .; Adolph Winckler, L. S. V. G; E. Dudley, I. G .; John Uerlings, O. G. Regular meetings are held at Odd Fellows Hall. The officers installed in January, 1881, were :- Mrs. E. H. Schofield, N. G .; Mrs. James Vance, V. G .; Miss Belle Hearn, R. S .; Mrs. J. E. Day, T.
ORA REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, NO. 40.
This lodge was granted a dispensation, August 22, 1877, and was instituted at Fort Jones, October 26, 1877, by Special D. D. G. M., H. J. Diggles. The charter members were :- A. B. Carlock, Lizzie C
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Carlock, H. J. Diggles, Lottie S. Diggles, R. S. Green, Julia A. Green, Aaron Bar, Fanny Bar, James A. Davidson, Amanda Davidson, R. D. Stone, Lucetta Stone, David Horn, Clara Horn, E. J. Cum- mings, Mary A. Cummings, William A. Jordan, Emeline W. Jordan, S. D. Varnum, Alvira Varnum, Thomas Patton, Josephine Patton, W. K. Doney, Anna Doney, Alexander McKay, Hattie H. McKay, L. Fiebush, Emily Fiebush, E. Reichman, Ida Reich- man, John M. Hopper, Eliza Newton. The mem- bership is now forty-two. The present officers are :- James A. Davidson, N. G .; Mrs. Clara Horn, V. G .; Robert S. Green, S .; Mrs. Mary A. Cummings, T.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.
The order in Yreka completed in 1860 a fine hall forty by sixty feet in size, on the corner of Miner and Second streets, at a cost of $15,000, which was used as a place of meeting by various societies until it was destroyed in the great contla- gration of July 4, 1871. They at once rebuilt at a cost of $2,500, using the same walls which had not been destroyed. The lodge room is forty-eight by thir- ty feet, and elegantly furnished and ornamented with fresco, graining, etc., so that it has scarcely a supe- rior in the State, either in size or beauty of interior. It is used by the lodge and encampment, the former owning four-fifths and the later one-fifth. The improvements in Evergreen Cemetery have cost Yreka Lodge over $2,000.
THE MASONIC ORDER.
The Masonic Order is the most ancient and hon- orable of all that exist in the world at the present day. It is claimed by enthusiastic members to have had its origin with the builders of Solomon's Tem- ple, and that it has spread to the four corners of the world, so that scarcely a tribe of savages can be found on the face of the globe that has not some organization in which the symbols and signs of Masonry can be detected. The Chinese certainly have, and frontiersmen in America, belonging to the order, have detected the use of these signs among the Indians, while renowned travelers have observed them everywhere. However well-founded this claim to extreme antiquity may be, reliable history can trace the order no further back than to the build- ing of the cathedral at Magdeburg, A. D. 876, when there existed a secret society among the arti- sans for the instruction of its members in the art of building and for mutual benefit. The society spread over Europe until the early part of the eigh- teenth century, when it changed its character and became speculative. The first lodge of the reformed order was organized in London, June 24, 1717. The objects of Masonry as it now exists is the cultivation of the moral virtues. The order has 3,000,000 mem- bers, of whom 600,000 are in America.
The Grand Lodge of California was organized in Sacramento, April 17, 1850, and now embraces more than 250 subordinate lodges.
ST. JOHN'S LODGE, NO. 37.
This was the first lodge of Masons in Yreka, but a history has not been procured. Cottonwood Lodge was combined with it a few years ago. It meets at Masonic Hall, Yreka.
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NORTH STAR LODGE, NO. 91.
On the fifth of November, 1855, the Masons of Deadwood and Indian creek met at the latter place, and drew up a petition to the Grand Lodge, signed by H. M. Judah, D. B. Kitts, Levi Ross, John C. Logan, William Shores, D. M. Davidson, C. N. Thornbury, David Dowd, William Van Horn, S. E. Stone, D. H. Shaw, and others. A dispensation was granted, and the following officers were chosen :-- H. M. Judah, W. M .; C. N. Thornbury, T .; Mat. Hackensmith, S. B. S. Mason was appointed S. D .; F. E. Ensign, J. D .; and John C. Logan, Tyler, Meetings were held in an old log building on Indian creek, now used as a barn by Mrs. Foultz. A charter was granted to North Star Lodge, No. 91, May 8, 1856, and on the second of June, W. S. R. Taylor, D. G. M., installed the following officers under the charter :- A. M. C. Smith, W. M .; Mat. Hackensmith, S. W .; B. R. Turnbon, J. W .; B. W. Keown, T .; Amos Cutler, Jr., S .; John C. Logan, S. D .; David Dowd, J. D .; S. E. Stone, Tyler. Among those who have represented the lodge in the Grand Lodge are Dr. Daniel Ream, M. Sleeper, J. T. Moxley, H. J. Diggles, I. S. Mathews, and E. T. Bailey. The place of meeting was changed to Fort Jones, in a few years, and there a wooden hall was built, where meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month. It is in good financial condition, has about forty members, and besides the hall, owns a cemetery in connection with the Odd Fellows. The following gentlemen have held the position of Master :- H. M. Judah, 1855; A. M. C. Smith, 1856-57; F. E. Ensign, 1858; Dr. Daniel Ream, 1859-60; J. K. Holmes, 1861; Dr. Daniel Ream, 1862-63; F. E. Ensign, 1864; D. H. Shaw, 1865; A. P. MeCarton, 1866; I. S. Mathews, 1867-68; H. M. Morse, 1869; E. T. Bailey, 1870-71-72; J. H. McCoy, 1873-74; H. J. Diggles, 1875-76-77; M. Slater, 1878; John T. Moxley, 1879-80; William J. Root, 1881. The present officers are :- William J. Root, W. M .; Charles Fletcher, S. W .; Samnel Davidson, J. W .; I. S. Mathews, S .; David Horn, T .; John Crawford, S. D .; John Henderson, J. D .; Hiram Wilson, Tyler; I. Hamilton and John Lincoln, Stewards.
HOWARD LODGE, NO. 96.
The order having become very strong in Yreka, several members of St. John's Lodge, No. 37, peti- tioned for a dispensation to organize a new lodge, which was granted November 23, 1855. A charter was granted March 8, 1856, to William S. R. Taylor, George B. Waterhouse, William D. Slade, Wiley J. Fox, James N. Brown, Thomas Hickman, and H. H. Ricker. The lodge has had the following masters :-- David Ream, Franklin A. Rogers, John M. Wal- bridge, James De Witt, James Vance, Francis Riley, Hudson B. Gillis, and Henry A. Morse. The lodge has forty-three members, and meets at Masonic Hall the second Monday of each montli. The present officers are :- Henry A. Morse, W. M .; Peter C. Lange, S. W .; B. F. Smith, J. W .; William McConnell, T .; John E. Harmon, S .; David Ream, S. D .; Francis Riley, J. D .; Hudson B. Gillis, M .; Claus Schnack- enburg, Tyler; John M. Walbridge and Elijah Car- riek, Stewards.
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OWEN LODGE, NO. 108.
In May, 1856, the Masons on Scott river held a meeting to discuss the question of organizing a lodge, and, on the fourth of June, assembled at the Alta, on Johnson's Bar, and prepared a petition to the Grand Lodge for a dispensation to hold a lodge, signed by Gilbert Lanphier, M. M. Nichols, E. Durham, O. D. Freeman, W. H. StJohn, J. W. Sinclair, Michael Sewards, James L. Hughes, Samuel E. Dubal, John Reid, John T. Howard, J. J. Walker, W. P. Pool, and James Creegan. The dispensation was granted July 2, 1856, the officers serving under it being :- Gilbert Lanphier, W. M; M. M. Nichols, S. W .; E. Durham, J. W .; W. H. StJohn, T .; John Reid, S .; John T. Howard, S. D .; O. D. Freeman, J. D .; Michael Sewards, Tyler; On the fourteenth of May, 1857, a charter was granted to Owen lodge, No. 108, and on the third of June, Joseph Tyson, D. G. M., instituted the following officers :- Gilbert Lanphier, W. M .; O. D. Freeman, S. W .; Thomas Soape, J. W. ; W. H. StJohn, T .; J. M. Robinson, S .; J. W. Sinclair, S. D .; William Huff, J. D .; E. L. Coldren, Tyler. A hall that had been fitted up over a store, by the Sons of Temperance, was rented, and afterwards bought. Here the lodge met till the fall of 1862, when a resolution was passed to remove to Scott Bar, as a majority of the members lived at that place. A dispensation for removal was granted on the tenth of March, 1863, and the dance hall over the hotel at Scott Bar was purchased and fitted up for a lodge room, which was dedicated on the eleventh of April. In 1857 the lodge had sixty-two members, but owing to the great decrease of popu- lation on the river, it has now but twenty-two, but is in a prosperous condition. The masters of the lodge have been :- Gilbert Lanphier, 1856-57-58; Joseph Miller, 1859; Gilbert Lanphier, 1860; Ben- jamin Jacobs, 1861-62; John Marfield, 1863; Ben- jamin Jacobs, 1864-65-66; John Marfield, 1867; Benjamin Jacobs, 1868; John Marfield, 1869; Sig- mund Simon, 1870; Benjamin Jacobs, 1871-72- 73-74-75; W. G. Holmes, 1876-77; Elisha Jacobs, 1878-79-80-81. The present officers are :- Elisha Jacobs, W. M .; Benjamin Jacobs, S. W .; Daniel Caldwell, J. W .; Sigmund Simon, T .; W. T. Butcher, S .; John Marfield, S. D. ; H. Green, J. D .; J. H. Lindsay, Tyler; W. G. Holmes, Marshal. Reg- ular meetings are held at the hall in Scott Bar, on the Saturday preceding the full moon.
EVENING STAR LODGE, NO. 186.
On the twenty-third of February, 1867, Abisha Swain, David H. Shaw, George Smith, Solomon E. Stone, William H. Morgan, Hans Hansen, William T. Laird, Louis Fafa, and Lemuel B. Gilkey, met at the house of Louis Fafa, in Rough and Ready (Etna), to consider the question of organizing a Masonic Lodge, and erecting a suitable building. They were all members of North Star Lodge, No. 01, save Mr. Gilkey, who belonged to Areata Lodge, No. 106. At an adjourned meeting, held March 2, it was reported that $800 had been subscribed, and it was decided to proceed with the work, Abisha Swain being appointed to superintend the work of building. The hall, 30x45 feet, and two stories high, was completed July 13, 1867. A petition for a dispensation to hold lodge at Rough and Ready
was presented to the Grand Master, through North Star Lodge, signed by Abisha Swain, David H. Shaw, George Smith, Solomon E. Stone (deceased), William H. Morgan, Louis Fafa (deceased), William T. Laird, Hans Hansen, R. P. Hirst, William Rein- feldt (deceased), Joseph Goeser, George Knight, John Rhodes, Elisha H. Hall, Lemuel B. Gilkey (deceased), and Thomas Jenkins. The first three were designated as W. M., S. W., and J. W. The dispen- sation was granted, and the first meeting held August 31, at which the Master appointed Solomon E. Stone T .; William H. Morgan, S .; Louis Fafa, S. D .; W. T. Laird, J. D .; Hans Hansen, and Joseph Goeser, Stewards, and George Durand, Tyler. The charter was granted October 10, 1867, and the first meeting under it held November 22, at which time the hall was formally dedicated. The Masters of the lodge have been :- Abisha Swain, 1867-1871; Louis Fafa, 1872-73; David H. Shaw, 1874; Abisha Swain, 1875-76; Martin Marx, 1877; W. K. Doney, 1878; J. W. McBride, 1879-80, Martin Marx, 1881. The present officers are :- Mar- tin Marx, W. M .; L. H. Johnston, S. W .; Charles Baird, J. W .; Abisha Swain, T .; Albert Wallis, S .; Jacob Messner, Tyler. In Etna there is no organ- ized chapter, but A. Swain, George Smith, S. E. Stone, W. H. Morgan, John W. McBride, and H. Hansen are Royal Arch Masons, and Mr. Swain has been High Priest of Cyrus Chapter, No. 15, at Yreka. Regular meetings on the last Satur- day of each month, at the hall in Etna. The lodge is out of debt, owns a well-furnished hall, 26x60 feet, and has forty-five members.
CYRUS CHAPTER, NO. 15.
Early in 1856 a number of Royal Arch Masons united for the purpose of organizing a chapter in Yreka, and as the result of their labors, Cyrus Chap- ter, No. 15, was instituted in April, 1856, with the following charter members :- George B. Waterhouse, John P. Smith, James A. Hill, W. S. R. Taylor, E. W. Potter, G. Cross, W. C. Orr, A. Haserick, Hack- ett M. Judah, J. Green, G. Lanphier, J. Hickman, J. W. Brown, S. S. Brooks and D. B. Kitts. The following gentlemen were selected officers for the first term :- G. B. Waterhouse, H. P .; J. P. Smith, K .; J. A. Hill, S .; A. H. Brown, Treasurer; W. Barry, Secretary. The membership of a chapter, on account of the high degree it occupies in Masonry, is never very large, and the highest number ever belonging to Cyrus Chapter was fifty-eight, in 1870; now its members number thirty-four active Royal Arch Masons, and the chapter is in a thriving con- dition. Regular meetings are held in Masonic Hall the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The present officers are :- Louis Huseman, H. P .; S. White, K .; D. Horn, S .; William McConnell, Treas- urer; Samuel Pellet, Secretary.
YREKA COUNCIL, NO. 8.
A council of Royal and Select Masters, possessors of the Scotch Rite, was instituted in Yreka, Decem- ber 8, 1868, by Anton Haserick, P. T. I. M. The officers were :- Albert V. Burns, T. I. M .; Gilbert Lanphier, D. I. M .; Edgar W. Potter, P. C. W .; Daniel Ream, T .; Abisha Swain, R .; Elijah Carrick, C. G .; James Vance, C .; Elijah H. Heard, M .; Max Hamburger, Steward; Solomon E. Stone, Sentinel.
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On account of the scarcity of members of this degree, the council was not maintained.
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.
This is a branch of Masonry into which the wives v and daughters of Masons are admitted. It is designed chiefly for the social benefits to be derived from the gathering of its members, the beautiful principles of Masonry not being forgotten. motherasi-
EVENING STAR CHAPTER, NO. 10.
The charter of this chapter is dated January 29, 1873, the first preliminary meeting having been held the fifth of the same month. The first officers were :- Abisha Swain, W. P .; Emilie C. Swain, W. M .; Annie M. Diggles, A. M .; S. E. Stone, T .; J. H. Vogan, S .; Louis Fafa, C .; H. J. Diggles, A. C .; Mary E. Hall, Adah ; May Shaw, Ruth ; Mrs. George Smith, Esther. The chapter has now forty-three members, and holds its regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month, at Masonic Hall, Etna.
STELLA CHAPTER, NO. 39.
The first meeting to take steps for the organization of this chapter was held December 18, 1879. A dispensation was granted and the chapter instituted March 24, ISSO. The original members and first officers were :- Lora V. Ream, W. M .; Rolandus P. Hirst, W. P .; Alice I. Walbridge, A. M .; John W. Bird, S .; John M. Walbridge, T .; Sarah I. De Witt, C .; James Vance, A. C .; Clara L. Bird, Adah ; Marie T. Hirst, Ruth; Mary E. Truitt, Martha; Mary L. Pashburg, Esther ; Louisa Vance, Electra ; Mary E. Calhoun, Robert O. De Witt, John Pashburg, and Henry Truitt. The charter was granted in October, 1880. The chapter has forty-five menibers, and meets in Masonic Hall the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The officers for the current term are :- Lora V. Ream, W. M .; James Vance, W. P .; Alice I Walbridge, A. M .; John M. Walbridge, T .; Mary E. Carrick, S .; Sarah I. De Witt, C .; Louisa Schwatka, A. C .; Annie C. Lange, Adah; Lucinda C. Carrick, Ruth; Mary L. Pashburg, Esther; Mary E. Truitt, Martha; Louisa Vance, Electra; Frederika Huseman, W .; B. F. Smith, S .; Lenora C. Huseman, Organist.
MASONIC HALL, YREKA.
In the great fire that laid waste so inuch of Yreka on the fourth of July, 187I, the Masons suffered the loss of their lodge room and many valuable records. In 1872 they purchased the double brick building on Miner street, adjoining the engine house, and partly rebuilt it, making in the second story a fine hall sixteen feet high and forty-four by thirty feet in size, with six large windows opening upon Miner street. There are two large ante-rooms twelve by seventeen feet, and a wardrobe ten by seventeen feet. The hall is nicely furnished, and is used by the four lodges and chapters. .
IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN.
The Red Men date the origin of their order back to " the days that tried men's souls," to the cele- brated " tea party" in Boston harbor. It flourished throughout the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812. After that it lapsed into decay, but it was
revived, shorn of its political character, and is now one of the strongest mutual and benevolent orders in existence. All that is beautiful in Masonry and Odd Fellowship can also be found here.
IEKA TRIBE, NO. 53.
The organization of this tribe is due to the efforts of E. H. Autenrieth, who was impressed with the beauties of the order, and induced the following gen- tlemen to become charter members of a lodge to be organized in Yreka: E. H. Autenrieth, A. H. Bur- rows, J. W. Bird, H. M. Barnes, E. W. Connor, J. M. Davidson, R. O. DeWitt, E. DeWitt, F. G. Hearn, T. Jensen, Charles Lebean, P. O. Lemay, A. P. McCarton, Hugo Miller, John Pashburg, A. E. Paine, J. Quinne, Daniel Ream, P. G. Strickland, E. H. Schofield, A. Tillinghast, W. Thompson, James Vance, J. M. Walbridge, and Theobald Young. A charter was procured, and on the thirtieth of October, 1877, John Cimbrosky, Past Sachem of Oregonian Pocahontas Tribe, of Jacksonville, Oregon, installed the following officers :- A. P. MeCarton, S .; A. H. Burrows, S. S .; J. W. Bird, J. S .; F. G. Hearn, P .; A. E. Paine, C. of R .; John Pashburg, K. of W. The tribe adopted the name " Ieka," the Indian name for Mount Shasta, and the original of "Yreka." It is enjoying great prosperity, and now has increased its membership to seventy-seven, and owns property to the value of $2,000. Since its organization $600 have been disbursed in the bene- ficial and charitable objects of the order. The present officers are :- W. A. B, Mills, S .; J. M. David- son, S. S .; Theobald Young, J. S .; Elihu Ranous, P .; W. J. Wallis, C. of R .; John Pashburg, K. of W. Regular meetings are held every Saturday night in the new Red Men Hall, dedicated on the twenty-second of February, 1881. The hall is a handsomely furnished room, and occupies the second floor of a fine brick building on Miner street, just completed a short time before the dedication. The second floor was built by the Red Men Hall Asso- ciation formed for that purpose, at an expense of $3,700. The stock, 300 shares at ten dollars each, is owned by members of the order.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN.
This is a mutual benevolent and insurance order. Upon the death of a member in good standing his heirs, or any one whom he may have designated, receive $2.000. The fund for the payment of death rates is raised by regular assessment upon the occurrence of a death. The order was founded some twelve years ago by J. J. Upchurch, at Meadville, Pennsylvania. The first lodge in Cali- fornia was organized at West Oakland, August 21, 1875, by H. G. Pratt. The Grand Lodge of Cali- fornia was organized November 30, 1878.
KLAMATH LODGE, NO. 176.
Early in 1880, Mr. A. H. Burrows interested him- self in the formation of a lodge of the Workmen in Yreka, and secured applications for a charter, which were forwarded to the Grand Secretary of California in March, but owing to an oversight of that officer an instituting officer was not sent until the last of June. On the twenty-second of that month A. H.
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Sprague, S. D. M. W. of Shasta, instituted Klamath Lodge, No.176, with twenty-one charter members :- A. H. Burrows, C. J. Munro, Maurice Renner, Theo- bald Young, Louis Huseman, George Jackson, W. J. Wallis, Hugo Miller, Elisha De Witt, J. M. Smith, A. E. Paine, Elihu Ranous, W. A. B. Mills, A. E. Raynes, C. H. Pyle, John Lehners, John Harmon, John E. Day, Thomas Mairs, S. S. Harwood, Robert Nixon. The following officers were installed :- C. J. Munro, P. M. W .; W. J. Wallis, M. W .; George Jackson, F .; Thomas Mairs, O .; W. A. B. Mills, Recorder; Elisha De Witt, F .; Theobald Young, Receiver; Elihu Ranous, I. W .; A. E. Paine, O. W .; Robert Nixon, Guide. Meetings are held in Red Men Hall the first and fourth Fridays of each month. The lodge has received two members since being instituted, W. B. Cantrell and W. J. Bray. The present officers are :- George S. Jackson, M. W .; A. E Paine, F .; J. E. Day, O .; W. A. B. Mills, Recorder and Financier; Theobald Young, Receiver; Robert Nixon, G. ; J. E. Harmon, J. W .; E. Ranous, O. W .; W. J. Wallis, P. M. W.
ETNA LODGE, NO. 177.
This lodge was instituted at Etna, June 29, 1880. The first officers were: J. S. Beard, P. M. W. ; H. W. Sullivan, M. W .; C. W. Nutting, F .; Thomas Amos, O .; Martin Marx, Recorder ; Charles Jenner, Financier ; John W. McBride, Receiver; John M. Single, G .; James Abel, I. W. ; J. A. Diggles, O. W.
The present officers are :- C. W. Nutting, M. W .. Martin Marx, F .; Charles Jenner, O .; Henry Bud- elman, Recorder ; J. A. Diggles, F .; Thomas Amos, Receiver, J. S. Beard, G .; James Abel, I. W .; J. M. Single, O. W .; H. W. Sullivan, P. M. W. It has a membership of fifteen.
FORT JONES LODGE, NO. 178.
This lodge was instituted at Fort Jones, July 3, 1880, by Arthur H. Sprague, D. G. M., with ten char- ter members. The first officers were :- H. J. Diggles, M. W .; E. Reichman, F .; H. F. Stackpole, O .; E. S. Culver, Recorder; H. M. Carlock, Fin ; A. B. Carlock, Receiver; J. B. Mack, G .; Christian Ehret, T. W .; John E. Dudley, O. W .; M. Slater, P. M. W. The above embraces all the charter members. The present officers are :- John E. Dudley, M. W .; H. M. Carlock, F .; John B. Mack, O .; E. S. Culver, Recorder and Financier; L. Fiebush, Receiver; Christian Ehret, G .; S. P. Curtis, I. W .; George Henry, O. W .; J. A. Diggles, P. M. W.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
This is the most ancient, and in past years was the most powerful temperance organization that now exists. Lectures on the subject of temperance were delivered in California as early as 1849, and in no country on the globe were they more needed than here, where rum claimed its victims by thousands, and its votaries by tens of thousands. The first reg- ular society formed on the coast was Pacific Star Division, No. 1, organized in Sacramento, with twelve members, by Edward J. Willis, D. M. W. P., in the month of May, 1850. For a few years the cause made slow progress, but in 1854-55-56, tre- mendous strides were made in the temperance cause,
aud nearly three hundred divisions were organized. The first appearance of the order in Siskiyou county was in 1854, when Yreka Division, No. 21, was instituted through the efforts of a well-known citi- zen, J. Lytle Cummins. Early in the summer of 1855, I. S. Diehl, G. W. P. of California, made a tour through the northern portion of the State and organ- ized eleven new divisions in this county, one of which, Scott Bar Division, No. 198, remained in active existence twenty-five years. With the exception of this one, all the divisions had ceased to meet by 1861, and the following year, J. A. David- son, G. L. of the State, made a crusade against whisky, and revived the temperance cause, organiz- ing divisions in Siskiyou county. There was one fatal defect in this order. They did not recognize the power and influence for good possessed by woman, and in 1865-66 the order had to give way here to the Independent Order of Good Templars, one that welcomed women and children to its ranks. Having been reformed in this regard, the order again asserted itself here in 1870, taking the place of the other that had died out. A revival again occurred in 1876, when several divisions were organ- ized that still maintain an active existence. The history of nearly all temperance organizations is one of fervor, lukewarmness, and then decay, few of them lasting longer than five years. There seems to be lacking that fraternal bond that holds the many secret orders together. To give a complete history of each, or any, of the old divisions so long extinct, is impossible, but so many of the scattered threads as possible have been drawn together, and are given below. We think that the list contains at least the name of nearly every division that ever had an existence in the county :-
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