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After leaving Dixon Junction, where a branch line runs to Dixon, an important town of Solano County, the train proceeds through Maine Prairie, Bunker, Millar, and Saxon, and then crosses the Yolo Basin to Glide Landing. On the bank of the Sacramento River, following this river through the fertile and productive lands of West Sacramento and crossing over the M-Street bridge enters Sacramento at Front and M streets. Passengers may alight from the train at Third and K streets or the terminal depot at Third and I streets.
The beginning of the railroad grew out of the minds of a few enter- prising men of Contra Costa County and vicinity. The principal found- ers were A. W. Maltby, of Concord; Walter Arnstein, of Alamo, now president ; Samuel L. Napthaly, of San Francisco, now vice-president ;
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and Harry A. Mitchell, of San Francisco, now secretary and general manager. The gentlemen were familiar with all the fertile valleys of Moraga, San Ramon, Ygnacio, and Pacheco, but deplored the round- about routes that connected these valleys with the bay cities. Hiring ex- pert engineers to make a report of the feasibility of a direct line be- tween San Francisco and the above-mentioned valleys, the present route of the railroad was decided upon after checking up the report of the engineers. As soon as this decision was made the Oakland & Antioch Railway was organized and incorporated in January, 1909. Building was started February 1909, at Bay Point, and the line was put into op- eration between Bay Point and Walnut Creek in May, 1911. Still build- ing toward Oakland, and extending the service as the track was built, the Oakland & Antioch Railway was completed and service installed between Bay Point and Oakland in April, 1913.
On April 1, 1911, the Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway was in- corporated to build a line from Bay Point to Sacramento, with a branch line about two miles long from West Pittsburg to Pittsburg. Building commenced in July, 1912, and the line from Bay Point to Pittsburg was completed and put into operation in August, 1913. In the meantime, the Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway leased the Oakland & Antioch Railway and also the San Ramon Valley Railroad, running from Saranap on the main line to Danville. Finally, in September, 1913, the Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway was completed to Sacramento and put into service the same month.
Since then the railway has been broadening out in its field of service to its patrons. Trains at convenient hours were put on between San Francisco and Concord for the commuters who live in the pretty towns in Contra Costa County and work in Oakland and San Francisco. Low commutation rates and excursion fares were arranged for. Freight ser- vice was looked after closely to develop it to the needs of the communi- ties along the line. This led to putting on a fast fruit and vegetable train during the season to make delivery at Oakland at 4 o'clock in the morn- ing. Through freight connections were secured with the Southern Pa- cific, Western Pacific, and Santa Fe railroads, which resulted in redu- cing the freight rate to eastern points. This encouraged fruit shippers to erect packing-houses adjacent to the large acreages of heavily produ- cing orchards. At the present time a rice experiment farm at Millar Sta-
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tion is the result of the efforts of this company to get the farmers inter- ested in more profitable crops.
The distance from San Francisco to Sacramento is 92.9 miles, with branch lines as follows : Saranap to Diablo, nine miles ; Meinert to Wal- wood, three miles ; West Pittsburg to Pittsburg, two miles.
CHAPTER XXIV
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
MASONIC
MARTINEZ Lodge No. 41, F. & A. M., was granted dispensation for a lodge July 26, 1852. It was continued upon application on August 3, 1853, and a charter ordered to be issued on May 3, 1854. Its first returns appear in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of California in May, 1854, with the following officers and members: Officers-Robert N.v ¥ Wood, W. M .; J. Mitchell, S. W .; H. Mills, J. W .; D. Small, treasurer ; J. S. Days, secretary ; J. Tucker, S. D .; E. T. Weld, J. D .; S. Russell, tyler. Master Masons-S. G. Briggs, A. Hooper, J. T. Trippin, J. S. Walls. No. 41 has been honored by having two of its members elected « to office in the Grand Lodge. In 1854 Robert N. Wood was elected and installed Junior Grand Warden, and William S. Wells was elected and installed Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of California. The oldest member on the roll is Barry Baldwin Osborn, raised July 21, 1866. Mar- tinez Lodge owns its hall, built in 1859 by subscription from its mem- bers. The hall was remodeled and refurnished in 1908. In the early '6os the lower hall was used as a school-room. There are ten Past Masters on the roll of members : Ed. McLeod, William S. Wells, Henry V. Al- varado, Reuben L. Ulsh, Alvin B. Wilson, William A. Hale, Otto K. Smith, Brooke L. Moore, Ernest H. Shibley, Fred J. Stewart. The present officers are William R. Sharkey, W. M .; Thomas B. Swift, S. W .; Conrad O. Nelson, J. W .; William A. Hale, treasurer ; Orville E. Hayward, secretary (13th year) ; Evan Glandon Davies, chaplain ; Rex L. Boyer, S. D .; Absalom F. Bray, J. D .; Fred J. Stewart, marshal ; Ernest O. Talbott and Earl B. Fitzpatrick, stewards ; George H. Lyford, tyler. Number of members on the roll, 88. Carquinez Lodge No. 337 and Mount Diablo Lodge No. 448 were organized by members from Martinez Lodge.
Alamo Lodge No. 122, F. & A. M., was granted a charter by the Grand Lodge at the city of Sacramento on the 13th of May A. L. 5858
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(1858), to assemble and work as a regular lodge of Free and Accepted Masons at the town of Alamo, Contra Costa County, California. On the 4th of January, A. L. 5873, permission was granted by the Grand Lodge to remove its place of meeting from Alamo to the town of Walnut Creek, in the same county, which is the place of meeting at the present time. On the 13th of May, A. L. 5908, Alamo Lodge celebrated its fif- tieth anniversary. The brethren and their invited brethren of different lodges of the county gathered at a fine banquet and speeches were made by Past Grand Master W. S. Wells, District Inspector Louis N. Butt- ner, Brother Fred V. Wood, and others present. While Alamo Lodge has past a half-century mark, it has made a steady and regular growth, although its membership at present is not remarkably large. It has ex- perienced a condition of harmony within its jurisdiction as well as with its sister jurisdictions, and also stands high as a good worker. With the able assistance of Almona Chapter No. 214, O. E. S., the Masonic Hall Association has been organized, stock has been sold, and plans are now under way to build a temple costing in the neighborhood of $6000 or $7000. This temple will not only be an honor to our fraternity but to the public as well.
Antioch Lodge No. 175, F. & A. M., was granted dispensation June 15, 1865, and was constituted October 12th of the same year. Officers : Francis Williams, W. M .; Emory T. Mills, S. W .; John C. O'Brien, J. W .; John E. Wright, treasurer ; James J. McNulty, secretary. Charter members : Francis Williams, Seth W. Bradford, John C. O'Brien, James J. McNulty, Thomas Cryan, John P. Walton, Stephen Jessup, Daniel H. Cleaves, Jackson W. Ong, Norman Adams, Richard Charnock, John E. Wright, Mark Kline, Emory T. Mills, Raswell B. Hard.
On the evening of December 20, 1898, the following brethren resid- ing in or near the town of Crockett, Contra Costa County, met and pre- pared a petition for a dispensation to form a lodge under the name of Carquinez Lodge: Edmund Freund, John Sinnot Rowan, Theodore Despard Moiles, Edward Curran, Alvin Augustine Paul, Daniel Mc- Taggart, William Simpson Garwood, Herbert George Powers, Arthur Wellesley Beam. The following brethren also signed the petition : Philip Richard Moignard, Paul Beda, Erastus Perkins Lasell, Thomas Allen Harris, Charles Louis Hedemark, Henry Louis Webber, Homer A. Bil- lings. The dispensation was granted April 26, 1899, by Grand Master
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Frank Marion Angellotti, and the first meeting was held April 29, 1899, with the following officers : H. G. Powers, W. M .; J. S. Rowan, S. W .; E. Freund, J. W .; T. D. Moiles, treasurer ; P. R. Moignard, secretary ; W .S. Garwood, S. D .; A. W. Beam, J. D .; A. A. Paul, marshal; C. L. Hedemark and E. P. Lasell, stewards; T. A. Harris, tyler. A charter was granted on October 12, 1899, and Carquinez Lodge No. 337 was constituted October 28, 1899, by Grand Master Charles L. Patton, the following officers being installed by him: H. G. Powers, W. M .; E. Freund, S. W .; A. W. Beam, J. W .; C. L. Hedemark, treasurer ; P. R. Moignard, secretary ; W. S. Garwood, S. D .; A. A. Paul, J. D .; Homer A. Billings, marshal; G. M. Hodgkins and S. T. Johnson, stewards ; James Thompson, tyler. H. G. Powers, the first master, was appointed secretary of the lodge February 2, 1901, and was continued in that of- fice until his death, which occurred January 4, 1915. A notable occasion in the history of Carquinez Lodge was the past masters' night, June 20, 1914, when every past master of the lodge was present and occupied the stations and places in the order of their seniority and conferred the third degree of Masonry upon Brother James Rollett. The following past masters were present and took part in the conferring of the degree : H. G. Powers, 1900; Ed. Freund, 1901; W. S. Garwood, 1902; A. W. Beam, 1903-1905; Geo. Jones, 1906; J. L. Gabbs, 1907; A. A. Paul 1908; J. H. Dorman, 1909; J. E. Hughes, 1910-1914; W. M. Laidlaw, 19II ; C. P. Thomas, 1912; T. M. Bolton, 1913. The following is an ex- cerpt from the minutes of this meeting : "The occasion was a memorable one, as every one of the past masters of the lodge was present, also ev- ery officer. It is doubtful if at the expiration of another fifteen years the secretary at that time will be able to make a like statement." This remark of Brother Powers seems almost prophetic, as it was only a few short months until he himself passed to the Great Beyond, making it impossible ever again to hold such a reunnion. The following are the of- ficers for the current year (1917) : Peter Miller, Jr., W. M .; Francis Paschal Doughty, S. W .; Joseph Junior Burdon, J. W .; George Jones, treasurer ; Jacob Erratt Hughes, secretary ; George Herbert Whiteman, chaplain; Roy Austin Nelson, S. D .; William Marten Adams, J. D .; Chandlar Holten Smith, marshal; Yargen Nelson and Clair B. Payson, stewards ; James King, tyler.
Brentwood Lodge No. 345, F. & A. M., was organized in February.,
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1902, and received its charter from the Grand Lodge on October 15, 1902. There were thirteen charter members, and the lodge now has a membership of eighty-six. The present officers for the Masonic year are P. F. Bucholtz, W. M .; J. F. Bruns, S. W .; Alexander Burness, J. W .; H. Bruns, treasurer ; Bruce Grove, secretary ; O. C. Prewett, marshal ; Robert Wallace, Jr., chaplain ; R. H. Wallace, S. D .; H. Logan, J. D .; Alan Monroe and Thomas Steward, stewards ; J. Kindergen, tyler. A new hall will be built in the near future.
Hardly had the little village which was in so short a time to develop into the city of Richmond gotten under way when the dozen or so Ma- sons among the first settlers began to have meetings and to talk of or- ganizing a lodge. There were many discouraging features. There were no streets-only cow-trails, which became impassable in the rainy weath- er. Those living at a distance had to travel by horse and buggy. It was hard to secure a building that would pass the requirements of a meeting- place. But what was lacking in other things was made up in enthusiasm, and the first meeting of Mckinley Lodge No. 347, was held on August 18, 1902, at what was then known as Richard's Hall. Brother Harry Ells was selected to be master of the new lodge, and much credit for the success of the organization is due to his untiring efforts, which have not in the slightest degree lessened to the present time. The brethren of Dur- ant Lodge No. 268, of Berkeley, gave much assistance in instructing the officers, and finally recommended the newly organized body to the Grand Lodge. The petition to the Grand Lodge was signed by sixteen master masons, and they were granted a dispensation by Grand Master William S. Wells on April 5, 1902, and on November 8, 1902, the lodge was constituted by the Grand Lodge under Grand Master Orrin Staples Henderson, who has always manifested an interest in the lodge, as evi- denced by occasional visits. The growth of the lodge has been healthy and steady. In 1912 the population of Richmond had increased so rap- idly that it was felt that there was room for a second lodge, and, upon recommendation of the lodge, the grand master constituted Alpha Lodge No. 431, which, like its parent, is enjoying a healthy growth, and the two lodges are now carrying on the work of Masonry side by side in peace and harmony. The following is a list of those who have served the lodge as master : Harry L. Ells, 1902-1904 ; Doctor H. M. Barney, 1905; Doctor J. McMorrison, 1906; Palen Church, 1907; W. H. Johns-
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ton, 1908; A. H. Campbell, 1909; Frank M. Palmer, 1910; J. H. Runi- rell, 1911; W. B. Richmond, 1912; W. E. Rose, 1913; C. J. Peterson, 1914; E. L. Jones, 1915. The officers of the lodge for the current year (1917)| are: H. E. Jacobs, W. M .; M. H. Carey, S. W .; C. H. Foote, J. W .; W. S. McRacken, treasurer ; W. T. Helms, secretary ; R. C. Fern- old, S. D .; F. G. Blackhart, J. D .; T. H. Summers and W. M. Parks, stewards ; F. L. Jones, chaplain ; C. J. Peterson, marshal ; R. L. Adams, tyler. The membership roll is now nearing the two hundred mark.
Pinole Lodge No. 353 held its preliminary meeting November II, 1902, at which John Bermingham was elected chairman, and the char- ter was granted by Grand Master Orin S. Henderson on February 17, 1903, when J. C. F. Hall was elected master, A. Greenfield, senior warden. The lodge was organized with eighteen members, since which time it has added ninety-eight, and has lost five by death and twenty- three by dimit and other causes, having at present eighty-eight members. Our finances are in good shape, the lodge is prosperous, and there will be added many good members during the next few months. A. Green- field is filling the station of master for the second term, he having been the second master. S. V. Sharp, a young man and an active and zeal- ous member, is senior warden, and A. D. Hinton, a hard-working and energetic brother, is junior warden. The last two are residents of Rodeo, whence the lodge has obtained some of its best members.
For many years the Masons of Pittsburg, California, plied back and forth faithfully attending their lodge at Antioch, a distance of seven miles, and this at a time when roads were not State highways and auto- mobiles were unknown. Oftentimes it was noticeable that the majority at lodge were the Pittsburg members, notwithstanding the difficulties in getting there. When the town began to grow and the number of Mas- ons increased, there began to rank in the breast of one of the members who had served the offices and for two years as master of Antioch Lodge No. 175, a cherished hope that a lodge might be instituted in his home town, Pittsburg. When at last it was brought before the other members at the home of A. V. McFaul on November 25, 1911, a great deal of enthusiasm was manifested and by January 20, 1912, the ar- rangements of details incident to the organization of Pittsburg Lodge No. 429 were completed. Twenty-two Master Masons, mostly dimitting from Antioch Lodge No. 175, comprised the new lodge, whose first
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meeting under dispensation was held February 20, 1912. The officers chosen were : Archie Valentine McFaul, W. M .; Ernest Herman Ward, S. W .; Harry W. Reinhart, J. W .; Bernard P. Lanteri, treasurer ; War- ren George Hubbard Croxon, secretary ; Albert Hendricks Jongeneel, chaplain ; James Shirley Hornsby, S. D .; John Lowes, J. D .; William James Buchanan, marshal ; Weaver McPherson Bailey and David Israel, stewards ; George Minaker, tyler. Charter was granted October 10, 1912, and on November 9, 1912, the lodge was instituted and officers installed. Grand Master W. P. Filmer officiated and Grand Secretary John Whicher, Grand Junior Deacon Fred B. Ward, with L. N. Buttner, In- spector of the Twenty-eighth Masonic District, attended the ceremonies. At the present time the membership has increased to double the original number, and on February 26, 1916, this event was celebrated by enter- taining some of the neighbor lodges in an elaborate manner.
In 1912 a number of Masons, seeing the needs of an additional lodge at Richmond, on account of the rapid growth and the large territory that Richmond covers, petitioned the Grand Lodge for a special dispen- sation to form a new lodge. Under date of June 4, 1912, the lodge was organized with twenty-five charter members, under a special dispensa- tion, dated May 24, 1912, issued by Past Grand Master Alonzo J. Mon- roe. The lodge under this special dispensation conferred the several de- grees on a number of candidates, and received a number of brothers by affiliation. October 10, 1912, a charter was issued by Grand Master Alonzo J. Monroe, and on November 12, 1912, the lodge was constituted by Grand Master William P. Filmer and other officers of the Grand Lodge. The first officers of the lodge were: Hershey Annin Stiver, W. M .; James Edward Maxfield, S. W .; Thomas Thayer, J. W .; Leonard Little, treasurer ; Albert Hamilton Poage, secretary ; Edward Howe Har- low, chaplain ; Luke Joseph Glavinovich, S. D .; Richard Edmond Slat- tery, J. D .; Ross Lewis Calfee, marshal; Clyde Everett Hopping and Walter Alexander Maier, stewards; Max Michaels, tyler. Since 1912- 1913, Thomas Thayer and Luke Joseph Glavinovich have served as master. Richard Edmond Slattery is at present master. The lodge has had a steady growth, and has a membership of over two hundred.
The history of Mount Diablo Lodge No. 448 is short on account of its recent founding, but if a detailed account of its early days was to be given it would show an unlimited amount of enthusiasm on the part of
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the handful of faithful members of the craft who felt that it was their duty and pleasure to promote the interests of the order in this part of Contra Costa County. The Grand Lodge of California granted a dispen- sation to the Masons in this locality on May 21, 1916, authorizing them to form, open, and conduct a Masonic lodge according to the ancient custom of the order. The first meeting was held May 30, 1915. The lodge continued to work under this dispensation until October 17th of the same year, when the grand lodge granted this present charter. On that date the lodge was constituted and its officers installed by the grand lodge in the Masonic Temple in Oakland, Benjamin F. Bledsoe, Grand Master. L. L. Martin was the first master; Michaelis Neusteadter the senior warden and Charles W. Thissell, junior warden. Twenty-three members signed the by-laws. At the present writing the membership has reached forty, and, with the increasing enthusiasm on the part of all, the future of Mount Diablo Lodge No. 448, F. & A. M., will be at least an honor and pleasure to all members of the craft in Concord and the adjoining towns.
Dispensation to organize Antioch Chapter No. 65, R. A. M., was granted June 3, 1884 ; charter was issued April 29, 1885 ; and the chap- ter was constituted May 13, 1885. Officers : C. H. Frink, high priest ; D. D. Wills, king ; J. C. O'Brien, scribe ; D. G. Darby, treasurer ; W. H. Do- byns secretary; James Carter, captain of host; G. C. Wright, princi- pal sojourner ; S. H. Mckellips, royal arch captain ; Geo. Holliday, mas- ter of third vail ; J. P. Abbott, master of second vail ; N. W. Smith, mas- ter of first vail, and Geo. A. Minaker, guard.
Ariel Chapter No. 42, Order of the Eastern Star, was instituted in Antioch on March 30, 1880, with the following as charter members and officers : George Rice, worthy patron; Elizabeth Williams, worthy ma- tron ; Alice Rouse, associate matron ; Clarence Frink, secretary ; Mary Frink, treasurer; A. R. Jessup, conductress; Bertha Jacobs, associate conductress ; Annie Mckellips, Adah; Kate Forman, Ruth; Mary E. Smith, Esther ; Nellie G. Abbott, Martha ; Alice Harkinson, Electa. Be- ginning with meager numbers, the chapter has grown into one of the leading institutions of the city, and now has a membership of more than 140. Its roster contains the names of many of the leading people of An- tioch, and the social functions for which the chapter stands sponsor are among the principal events in the community.
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Crockett Chapter No. 184, O. E. S., was organized September 7, 1900. The officers at that time were: Emily Olletha Walker, worthy matron ; Edmund Freund, worthy patron ; Libbie Emma Reid, associate matron ; Charles Philip Thomas, secretary; Edmund Robert Reid, treasurer ; Emma Mary Hedemark, conductress; Nancy Calwell Moiles, associate conductress ; Henrietta Maria Enos, Adah ; Kate Emily Edwards, Ruth ; Minnie Perrin Freund, Esther ; Harriet Delila Weyman, Martha; Marie Schneider, Electa; Marie Thompson, warder; James Thompson, sen- tinel. Present officers : Maud Alice Gay, worthy matron; Jacob Erratt Hughes, worthy patron; Amelia Kleinkopf, associate matron; Helena C. Paul, secretary ; Annie Edwards, treasurer ; Grayce Anna Laidlaw, conductress ; Annie J. Edwards, associate conductress ; Enid Elizabeth Staples, Adah; Elizabeth Colinina Helen Burdon, Ruth ; Louise Anto- nia Adams, Esther; Margaret Hughes, Martha; Daisy Stemmle, Elec- ta ; Sarah Davies Jones, warder ; John Henry Dorman, sentinel ; George Jones, chaplain ; Louise Smith, marshal; Lurah Lennon Madden, or- ganist; District Deputy Grand Matron of the Twenty-fifth District, Ethel I. Sweetser. Membership at the present time, 83.
Pinole Chapter No. 220, O. E. S., was instituted on February 23, 1904, by Grand Patron McNoble, assisted by Grand Secretary Kate J. Willats. Miss Susie Willats was also present and assisted. Following is a list of the fifteen charter members: Abraham Greenfield, Belle Green- field, Jennie Paterson, Bertha Evans, Ellen E. Barrett, Emma Holliday, C. H. Holliday, Lillie E. Lehmkuhl, Chas. F. Lehmkuhl, May Enloe, Jo- seph V. Enloe, Lottie Pfeiffer, George W. Pfeiffer, Emily Mckenzie (affiliation), William McKenzie (affiliation). Officers at that time : Lil- lie E. Lehmkuhl, worthy matron; William McKenzie, worthy patron; Jennie Paterson, associate matron ; Joseph V. Enloe, secretary ; Abra- ham Greenfield, treasurer; Emily Mckenzie, conductress; Bertha Ev- ans, associate conductress; Belle Greenfield, Adah; Emma Holliday, Ruth ; May Enloe, Esther ; Ellen Barrett, Martha ; Lottie Pfeiffer, Elec- ta; Charles F. Lehmkuhl, warder; George W. Pfeiffer, sentinel. Pres- ent officers (1916) : Mary C. Woy, worthy matron ; Henry Mccullough, worthy patron; Isabell Fraser, associate matron; Ella Gerrish, secre- tary ; George Pfeiffer, treasurer ; Goldie Sill, conductress ; Nellie Gra- ham, associate conductress; Minnie Higuera, Adah; Lillie Lehmkuhl, Ruth; Grace Piquett, Esther; Emily Mckenzie, Martha; Lucia Rob-
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ison, Electa; Lillie Catlett, chaplain; Lottie Pfeiffer, marshal; Clara Hughes, organist; William McKenzie, warder; Stephen Johnston, sen- tinel. Total membership, 47. Finance account, good. Masonic support, good. Harmony and sociability prevail.
Almona Chapter No. 214, O. E. S., was organized at Walnut Creek, September 5, 1903, with the following officers : Edith Clark, worthy ma- tron; William Meese, worthy patron; Xarrissa Hill, associate matron ; Lena C. Anderson, secretary ; Mary Walker, treasurer; Ethel Flour- noy, conductress; Ruby Harlan, associate conductress; Lizzie Law- rence, Adah; Mary Burpee, Ruth; Laura Hood, Esther; Lucy Hull, Electa ; Lillian Close, chaplain; Nellie Fulton, organizer; Elizabeth Ramage, warder ; James M. Stow, sentinel. The officers at present are as follows: May Elizabeth Stuchs, Lafayette, worthy matron; Harry Thurman Silver, Walnut Creek, worthy patron; Lizzie Adelaide Dun- can, Walnut Creek, associate matron ; May Spencer, Walnut Creek, sec- retary ; Mary Burpee, Walnut Creek, treasurer; Eva Berry Leech, Walnut Creek, conductress ; Adele Hook, Hookston, associate conduc- tress ; Maude Jones Silver, Walnut Creek, Adah ; Ruby BurpeeHarlan, Walnut Creek, Ruth; Irene Bodva, Danville, Esther; Cora Billings Weister, Danville, Martha ; Josephine Hook, Hookston, Electa ; Lillian Grass, Danville, chaplain ; Leona B. Abiott, Danville, marshal ; Ida Hall, Alamo, organist ; Louise Hook, Hookston, warder ; Louis Irwin Stuchs, Lafayette, sentinel. The chapter lost by death, April 13, Belle Fiddis Brooks, associate conductress, and June 16, 1916, Anna Journal, con- ductress, so have had to substitute those two offices. Present member- ship, 117. Have $950 worth of stock in Masonic Hall Association. The Masonic Temple is in course of construction.
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