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Beds have been endowed in memory of Henry Mendinhall, Elizabeth W. Mendinhall, William G. Pennypacker, August Negendank, M. D., and Elizabeth Harriet Capelle. Fur- nished rooms have been endowed in memory of Leonard Kittinger, M. D., Elizabeth R. Zane, William Hilles Shear- man, and Anna B. Richardson. The Junior Board has also endowed a bed, and furnished rooms have been provided by Mrs. C. Newbold Trump and by citizens of Newark, Delaware.
Summary of Finances.
Total amount of cash received, as shown by annual reports of treas- urer, 1888 to 1905, inclusive . . $159,548.67
Amount of Endowment Fund 25,033.93
Amount of cash and value of improvements contributed by Junior Board, cash
9,540.65
Elevator
2,000.00
Heater
1,200.00
Sterilizers
325.00
Amount of cash contributed by Children's Band during the ten years of its existence 1,684.00
Number of graduate nurses 50
Number of persons treated during the past eighteen years 4,072
THE DELAWARE HOSPITAL.
This charitable enterprise was started in the latter part of the year 1887, when the work of collecting funds for the establishment of the hospital was begun. Within the next year or so enough money had been assured to warrant the purchase of the lot of ground at the northwest corner of Fourteenth and Washington streets, and on August 6th, 1889, the corner-stone of the hospital building was laid. The building was formally opened on February 20th, 1890, the act of incorporation bear-
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ing date April 16th, 1889, and the following persons being the original incorporators: Dr. Lewis P. Bush, Dr. James A. Draper, Dr. William R. Bullock, Job H. Jackson, George W. Bush, William P. Bancroft, Mrs. Austin Harrington, Miss Alice E. Johnston, Mrs. F. L. Gilpin, Miss Anna T. Canby, Mrs. Charles G. Rumford, Mrs. William Bush, Mrs. Victor DuPont, Mrs. Charles M. Bird. The following have served as presidents :
Job H. Jackson, 1890-1891
Dr. Lewis P. Bush, 1891-1892
J. Parke Postles,
1892-1896 Tilghman Johnston, 1896-
William P. Bancroft has served as secretary since 1890, and Henry C. Jones has served as treasurer for the same time. The superintendents have been Miss Julia C. Wilson, 1890- 1902; Miss Elizabeth Ramsden, 1902-1903 ; Miss Anna M. McLean, 1903 to date. In 1893 an octagonal addition was built to the original structure as a memorial to Dr. Lewis P. Bush, who had been most enthusiastic in his support of the enterprise. In 1893 a dispensary was opened and in the same year an endowment fund for the benefit of the hospital was started, and the report for that year shows a fund accumulated of $574.32. The interest of the public in the hospital is shown by the growth of the endowment fund, which, starting with the amount just mentioned, has grown until the report for the current year shows an endowment of $84,178.75. The training school for nurses established in 1897 in connec- tion with the hospital, has proven very successful. The work of the hospital having grown beyond its facilities, in 1901 a a large addition, being the present main building of the hos- pital, was erected in conjunction with the buildings theretofore used. The first report of the institution shows that during the first year after the establishment of the hospital, 2999 days of service were rendered to patients. The report for 1906 shows that in the preceding year 13,472 days of service had been rendered, an indication of the rapid growth of the institution. Memorial beds have been endowed as follows :
NEW CENTURY CLUB BUILDING, WILMINGTON.
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1895 Daniel Corbit Warner.
1901 John H. Adams.
1896 Sophie Madeline du Pont.
1901 Samuel McClary, Jr.
1896 Dr. Thomas J. Boyd. 1902 Sarah S. Lesley.
1896 Mary Stanley Boyd.
1902 Dr. William Ward Lesley.
1897 Dr. William Poyntell Johnston.
1902 Job H. Jackson.
1898 Henry Harding Carter.
1903 Dr. Henry F. Askew.
1901
James and Ruth Ann Williams.
1904
Richard P. Gibbons.
THE NEW CENTURY CLUB.
The New Century Club of Wilmington was organized Jan- uary 14, 1889, with a membership of sixty, with Mrs. Augusta L. Conant as president. In a short time classes in language and music were formed, and committees appointed on educa- tion and philanthropy. Mrs. J. Taylor Gause was elected second president. As the club grew rapidly, it was found necessary to provide quarters for the club, other than the members' houses, as at first. A room at the Young Men's Christian Association was used for awhile, and when that be- came too small, meetings were held in Eden Hall.
In three years it was difficult to find suitable accommoda- tions for the increasing numbers, and on February 10, 1892, the plan of building a club house was presented to the club for its consideration. It was proposed to place the capital stock at $30,000, and when $10,000 was subscribed, to begin building. A charter was applied for April 15th, and granted May 2, 1892, the incorporators being Emalea P. Warner, Gertrude W. Nields, Elizabeth W. Mendinhall, Frances S. Garrett and Sarah S. Smyth.
A lot on the southerly side of Delaware avenue near Jack- son street, was purchased for $5,130. Mrs. M. P. Nichols of Philadelphia, the architect of the Philadelphia New Century Club House, made the plans. On July 1, 1892, ground was broken. On October 12th following, the corner-stone was laid; and on January 31, 1893, the beautiful club house was com- pleted. Ten feet of additional ground was purchased later, at a cost of $1,000.
In 1894 in co-operation with the Women's Christian Tem-
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perance Union, the Girls' Industrial School was founded through the efforts of Mrs. M. S. Hilles, then chairman of the Philanthropy Committee. In 1892 the club and the corpora- tion divided, forming two organizations. The club at that time numbered five hundred women, all of whom were stock- holders. In October, 1896, the Club Library was founded. The following have served as presidents of the New Century Club since its organization : Augusta L. Conant, 1889 ; Martha J. Gause, 1889 to 1890; Emalea P. Warner, 1890 to 1892 ; Abby W. Miller, 1892 to 1895; Frances S. Garrett, 1895 to 1896 ; Mary H. Askew Mather, 1896 to 1898 ; Mary S. How- land, 1898 to 1900; S. Cornelia Bowman, 1900 to 1902; Rachel M. G. Vandegrift, 1902 to 1904; Meta Gilpin Kent, 1904 to 1906; Lucy Bancroft, 1906.
The following have served as presidents of the New Century Club Corporation : Abby W. Miller, 1892 to 1895; R. Jose- phine Warner, 1895 to 1898 ; Mary H. Pusey, 1898 to 1903; Natalie G. Wilson, 1903 to 1904 ; Elizabeth J. Danforth, 1904.
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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The Historical Society of Delaware was organized May 31, 1864. The meeting for organization was held in the hall of the Wilmington Institute. The society was incorporated October 26, 1864. Hon. Willard Hall was its first president, and served from the organization of the society until Decem- ber 5, 1873. He was succeeded by Hon. Daniel M. Bates, who continued as president from December 5, 1873, until his death, June 16, 1879, with the exception of one year, when Dr. Henry F. Askew acted as president. Leonard E. Wales succeeded Chancellor Bates and served as president from June 16, 1879, to December 18, 1893, when he resigned, and the present president, Charles B. Lore, Chief Justice of Delaware, was elected to succeed him.
During its existence the society has had a membership of nearly five hundred, the present active membership being about one hundred and sixty. The society has for many
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years occupied the old historical building near the corner of Tenth and Market streets, which was built in 1740 as the First Presbyterian Meeting House. A very interesting and valuable collection of books, papers, relics, etc., is to be found within the walls of this building, and the society has rescued from oblivion and preserved for this and future generations a collection of historical matter that is truly invaluable. Among the earliest members of the society Dr. Lewis P. Bush, who served as corresponding secretary from 1869 to 1892, and Dr. Robert P. Johnson, who was librarian of the society from 1874 to 1890, were both active members; and possibly to them more than to any others connected with the society is its growth and prosperity due. Willard Hall Porter served as recording secretary of the society from 1889 until his death in 1907. He was a most faithful and capable officer.
The present officers of the society are : President, Hon. Charles B. Lore ; corresponding secretary, Thomas F. Bayard ; recording secretary, Mark M. Cleaver; treasurer, William Bush ; librarian, Henry C. Conrad.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
FREE MASONRY.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware, A. F. A. M., was organized on June 6, 1806, at a meeting held in the town hall in the Borough of Wilmington. Before that time at least eight lodges had been instituted in Delaware, of which number seven had gotten their authority from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and the remaining one from the Grand Lodge of Maryland. It is uncertain as to just when Free Masonry was introduced into Delaware. The first regular lodge formed in the state was located at Cantwell's Bridge (Odessa), warrant granted June 24, 1765. This lodge has continued without interruption since, and is now working as Union Lodge No. 5, at Middletown. By warrant granted September 27, 1769, a lodge was instituted at Christiana Ferry (after-
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wards Wilmington). This warrant was surrendered in 1789, and a new warrant granted June 6, 1806, as Washington No. 1, of Wilmington. No. 18, Dover, was authorized by warrant dated October 26, 1775, which was surrendered May 31, 1787. It is now Union Lodge No. 7, at Dover. No. 33, New Castle and Christiana Bridge warrant granted April 3, 1780. The warrant was surrendered March 1, 1790, and on June 6, 1806, a new warrant was granted as St. John's No. 2, New Castle. No. 44, Duck Creek Cross Roads (Smyrna), war- rant granted June 24, 1785, and the same surrendered Sep- tember 6, 1790. For some years this lodge ceased work, but is now Harmony Lodge No. 13, of Smyrna. No. 63, Lewis- town, warrant granted May 28, 1794. This charter was vacated April 7, 1806, but is now working as Jefferson Lodge No. 15, Lewes. No. 96, " The Delaware Hiram Lodge," Newark, warrant granted December 6, 1802. A new charter was granted June 6, 1806. The charter was vacated after re- moving to Glasgow, but was revived June 7, 1827, as Hiram Lodge No. 25, Newark.
All of the above seven lodges received their warrants from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, the one following being granted by the Grand Lodge of Maryland : No. 10, George- town, September 18, 1792. This lodge was subsequently known as St. John's Lodge No. 10, of Delaware, by resolution of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, May 11, 1794. On June 23, 1800, a new warrant was granted and the lodge thereafter was known as Hope Lodge No. 31, at Laurel Town.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware. was formed at a meeting held June 6, 1806, as mentioned above, held in the town hall in the Borough of Wilmington. Representatives were present from four lodges, a majority of those working at that time. The establishment of the Grand Lodge greatly stimu- lated the masonic feeling throughout the state, and the order from that time began to grow rapidly.
Temple Lodge No. 11 was organized on September 12, 1816, and held meetings under a dispensation of the Grand Lodge
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until February 22, 1817, when it was duly constituted by John Sellers, Grand Master, under a charter dated January 20, 1817. Lafayette Lodge No. 14 was constituted January 17, 1825. It was named in honor of General Lafayette, who, on his second visit to America, spent a short time in Wil- mington and affixed his name to the charter of this lodge. Corinthian Lodge No. 20 was organized June 27, 1861. Ori- ental Lodge was instituted in 1871.
ROYAL ARCH MASONS.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons was instituted in 1818, but having suspended labor for many years a new or- ganization was established by the General Grand High Priest of the United States in 1869. Many years prior to the insti- tution of the Grand Chapter the Royal Arch Masons had an existence in Delaware. Washington Chapter No. 1, of Wil- mington, was constituted January 24, 1809. Lafayette Chap- ter No. 6 was instituted October 31, 1826. This Chapter united with Washington Chapter on February 6, 1882, and was named the Washington-Lafayette Chapter. St. John's Royal Arch Chapter No. 14 obtained its charter January 20, 1869. Delta Royal Arch Chapter was organized January 17, 1873.
The Past High Priests of the Delaware Chapter Royal Arch Masons have been : James H. Cameron, William T. Springer, George W. Stone, E. Arthur Nield, John W. Lawson, Winfield S. Quigley, Joseph A. Bond, Henry Van Gasken, James H. Price.
The secretaries have been John W. Lawson, Wilmer Palmer.
The reports made to the annual communication of the Grand Lodge held at Wilmington, October 4th and 5th, 1905, show the following working lodges now existing in Delaware, the date of their charter and the number of master masons in each :
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Washington Lodge No. 1. Wilmington, date of charter, June 7, 1806, present membership, 209.
Saint John's Lodge No. 2, New Castle, date of charter, June 27, 1848, present membership, 84.
Hope Lodge No. 4, Laurel, date of charter, June 8. 1806, present membership, 56.
Union Lodge No. 5, Middletown, date of charter, January 24, 1816, present membership, 58.
Union Lodge No. 7, Dover, date of charter, June 27, 1857, present member- ship, 93.
Temple Lodge No. 9, Milford, date of charter, June 16, 1815, present member- ship, 96.
Temple Lodge No. 11, Wilmington, date of charter, January 20, 1817, present membership, 212.
Franklin Lodge No. 12, Georgetown, date of charter, June 27, 1823, present membership, 86.
Harmony Lodge No. 13, Smyrna, date of charter, June 27, 1867, present membership, 86.
Lafayette Lodge No. 14, Wilmington, date of charter, January 17, 1825, pre- Bent membership, 369.
Jefferson Lodge No. 15, Lewes, date of charter, June 27, 1849, present mem- bership, 107.
Endeavor Lodge No. 17, Milton, date of charter, June 27, 1848, present mem- bership, 62.
Jackson Lodge No. 19, Delaware City, date of charter, January 25, 1827, pre- sent membership, 58.
Corinthian Lodge No. 20, Wilmington, date of charter, June 27, 1861, pre- sent membership, 192.
Hiram Lodge No. 21, Seaford, date of charter, June 27, 1866, present member- ship, 64.
Eureka Lodge No. 23, Wilmington, date of charter, June 27, 1867, present membership, 251.
Hiram Lodge No. 25, Newark, date of charter, June 27, 1870, present mem- bership, 54.
Armstrong Lodge No. 26, Newport, date of charter, 1870, present membership,65. Oriental Lodge No. 27, Wilmington, date of charter, June 27, 1872, present membership, 241.
Gethsemane Lodge No. 28, Reliance, date of charter, October 7, 1875, present membership, 22.
Du Pont Lodge No. 29, Rising Sun, Wilmington, date of charter, October 4, 1876, present membership, 165.
Doric Lodge No. 3, Millville, date of charter, October 8, 1903, present mem- bership, 38.
Total membership of the order in June, 1905, 2,668.
Following is a complete list of the Grand Masters, Deputy
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Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries of the Grand Lodge of Delaware since its organization :
Grand Masters.
Gunning Bedford., Jr.,
1806-1809
Edwin J. Horner,
1868-1870
Jesse Green,
1809-1812
John McCabe,
1870-1873
Edward Roche,
1812-1814
John P. Allmond,
1873-1875
John Sellars,
1814-1817
George W. Chaytor,
1875-1876
Willard Hall,
1817-1819
Thomas N. Williams,
1876-1878
James Rogers,
1819-1821
John Taylor,
1878-1880
James Derrickson,
1821-1824
Joseph W. H. Watson,
1880-1882
Joshua G. Brinckle,
1824-1825
John F. Saulsbury,
1882-1884
Arnold Naudain,
1825-1828
Thomas Davidson,
1884-1886
Josiah F. Clement,
1828-1829
George W. Marshall,
1886-1888
Archibald Hamilton,
1829-1830
James S. Dobb,
1888-1891
John McClung,
1830-1833
Nathaniel F. Wilds,
1891-1892
E. S. Rickards, M. D.,
1833-1834
John B. Book,
1892-1893
Joseph G. Oliver,
1834-1836
Eldad L. Clarke,
1893-1894
George W. Frame,
1836-1838
Virginius V. Harrison,
1894-1895
George Frame,
1838-1839
Joseph L. Cahall,
1895-1896
James P. Lofland,
1839-1842
J. Paul Lukens,
1896-1897
E. S. Rickards, M. D.,
1842-1845
James E. Dutton,
1897-1898
Alexander Porter,
1845-1848
J. Harmer Rile,
1898-1899
Richard Clement,
1848-1850
William W. Black, Jr.,
1899-1900
William T. Read,
1850-1853
Joseph Stuart,
1900-1901
James Booth,
1853-1855
George Massey Jones,
1901-1902
Alfred P. Robinson,
1855-1858
Harry J. Guthrie,
1902-1903
John R. McFee,
1858-1860
Charles H. Maull,
1903-1904
Daniel C. Godwin,
1860-1862
R. Henry Young,
1904-1905
Allen V. Lesley,
1862-1865
Levin Irving Handy,
1905-1906
John A. Nicholson,
1865-1866
Robert K. Stephenson,
1906-
Daniel Mcclintock,
1866-1868
Deputy Grand Masters.
Jesse Green,
1806-1809
John McClung,
1828-1829
James Booth,
1809-1810
Joseph G. Oliver,
1829-1833
Thomas Stockton,
1810-1813
John D. Wood,
1833-1834
George Read,
1813-1814
George Frame,
1834-1836
James Rogers,
1814-1817
John D. Wood,
1836-1837
John Moody,
1817-1818
Elisha Huxley,
1837-1838
James Derrickson,
1818-1821
James P. Lofland,
1838-1839
Archibald Hamilton,
1821-1824
Liston A. Houston,
1839-1842
Arnold Naudain,
1824-1825
Alexander Porter,
1842-1845
Josiah F. Clement,
1825-1828
William Burton, M. D.,
1845-1848
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E. S. Rickards, M. D.,
1848-1850
Winfield S. Quigley,
1882-1883
Alfred P. Robinson,
1850-1851
George A. Maxwell, 1883-1884
John R. McFee,
1851-1855
H. F. Porter, 1884-1885
William Graves,
1855-1857
Lewis H. Jackson,
1885-1886
Edwin J. Horner,
1857-1858
F. O. Biberstein,
1886-1887
George W. Chaytor,
1858-1860
F. Belville, M. D.,
1887-1888
Allen V. Lesley,
1860-1861
McKendree Downham,
1888-1889
James Ponder,
1861-1863
William P. Orr,
1889-1890
William N. W. Dorsey,
1863-1865
Nathaniel F. Wilds,
1890-1891
Daniel Mcclintock,
1865-1866
Benjamin A. Groves,
1891-1892
Paynter Frame,
1866-1867
Frank R. Householder,
1892-1893
Jacob Moore,
1867-1868
Virginius V. Harrison,
1893-1894
J. P. H. Shipley,
1868-1869
Joseph L. Cahall,
1894-1895
Hiram T. Downing,
1869-1870
Harry Galbraith,
1895-1896
William F. Godwin,
1870-1872
James E. Dutton,
1896-1897
Cornelius J. Hall,
1872-1873
J. Harmer Rile,
1897-1898
Thomas N. Williams,
1873-1874
William W. Black, Jr.,
1898-1899
Joseph E. Lank,
1874-1875
Joseph Stuart,
1899-1900
G. Troup Maxwell,
1875-1876
George Massey Jones,
1900-1901
William W. Lobdell,
1876-1877
Harry J. Guthrie,
1901-1902
Swithin Chandler,
1877-1878
Charles H. Maull,
1902-1903
Robert Y. Watson,
1878-1879
R. Henry Young,
1903-1904
W. L. G. Tull,
1879-1880
Levin Irving Handy,
1904-1905
George W. Marshall,
1880-1881
Robert K. Stevenson,
1905-1906
John F. Saulsbury,
1881-1882
Grand Secretaries.
Edward Roche,
1806-1811 William Hemphill Jones, 1848-1849
Evan Thomas,
1811-1813
George W. Chaytor,
1849-1854
John Nielson,
1813-1814
Daniel R. Wolfe,
1854-1857
James Booth, Jr.,
1814-1824
William S. Haves,
1857-1862
William T. Read,
1824-1829
Benjamin N. Ogle,
1862-1865
Samuel Harker,
1829-1832
Henry F. Pickels,
1865-1866
Augustus M. Schee,
1832-1835
John P. Allmond,
1866-1873
William Clark,
1835-1838
William S. Hayes,
1873-1892
John McClung,
1838-1844
Benjamin F. Bartram,
1892-
T. Booth Roberts,
1844-1848
THE ODD FELLOWS.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was instituted June 27, 1831, P. G. John Scott being elected Grand Master. Within three months the mem- bership had fallen below a quorum and the charter was for- feited. On June 12, 1833, the Grand Lodge was reinstituted
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with James S. White as Grand Master ; Jacob K. Higgins, Grand Secretary, aud Thomas Hill, Grand Treasurer, the ceremonies being held in the building No. 309 Market street. The coat-of-arms of the State was adopted as a device for the charters of subordinate lodges. Ten years later the Grand Lodge moved to Temperance Hall on the south side of Fourth street, between Market and King streets, and in 1849 to the Odd Fellows Hall at the northwest corner of Third and King streets.
In the first ten years there had been ten lodges instituted, and in ten years more, ending in 1853, thirteen more were added, making a total of twenty-three, with almost two thou- sand members, and with an income exceeding seven thousand dollars. In the next ten years four additional lodges were in- stituted, and in 1873 there were thirty-two lodges in existence with a membership of twenty-six hundred and seventy-six. The next ten years showed a slight decrease in membership. The semi-centennial of the Grand Lodge was celebrated in 1884, when an interesting history of the order was read by Isaac W. Hallam. The following list shows the lodges as now existing with the date of institution and present mem- bership.
Name.
Location.
When Organized.
Member- ship 1905.
Delaware No. 1 .
. Wilmington . . . May
27,1830
91
Jefferson No. 2.
Wilmington . .
September
5,1831
108
Union No. 3
. Georgetown .
May
14, 1846
59
Mechanics No. 4
. Wilmington
July
31,1833
72
Morningstar No. 6
. Smyrna
July
27,1842
93
Philodemic No. 7
. Dover
July
15, 1845
35
Fairfax No. 8
Wilmington
January
8, 1846
123
Good Samaritan No. 9 . . Middletown
October
22, 1846
52
Crystal Fount No. 10 . . Milford .
January
20, 1847
100
Patrick Henry No. 11 . . Delaware City .
January
20,1847
80
Oriental No. 12 .
. Newark .
January
27, 1847
126
Hebron No. 14
Seaford
September
1,1847
79
Atlantic No. 15 .
Lewes
October
20, 1847
80
Golden Rule No. 17 .
Milton
December 15, 1848
25
Brandywine No. 18
Highlands
December 15, 1848
146
Star of Bethel No. 19 . . Grubbs
June 20,1840
50
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Member- ship 1905.
Name.
Location.
When Organized.
Amity No. 20
Camden .
. April
18, 1849
55
Hope No. 21 .
. Wilmington . . May
14, 1849
177
Friendship No. 22
Hockessin .
January
16, 1850
94
Asylum No. 23 .
. Wilmington .
March
12, 1850
64
Fidelity No. 25
Frankford .
May
12, 1854
68
Columbia No. 26
Wilmington
January
18, 1856
92
Charity No. 27
Laurel
June
10, 1857
116
Herman No. 29
. Wilmington
June
6, 1859
85
Felton No. 30
Felton
June
14, 1859
12
National No. 32
. St. Georges
May
4,1865
84
Eden No. 34
Wilmington
December
4, 1868
249
Chosen Friends No. 35. . Harrington
May
4, 1870
18
Centerville No. 37
. Centerville
January
13, 1875
110
Greenwood No. 39
Greenwood
March
10,1890
29
Globe No. 40 .
Bridgeville
July
18, 1890
34
Unity No. 41 .
Stanton
. September
7, 1892
40
Industry No. 42
. Bear
October
15, 1895
38
Naomi R. D. No. 3
Wilmington
. December
9, 1884
Ruth R. D. No. 4 .
. St. Georges
. November
2,1905
Total membership . 2686
On August 12, 1848, The Right Worthy Grand Encamp- ment was instituted with Dr. Henry F. Askew as M. W. G. P., W. F. H. Reynolds, R. W. G. S., and Joseph String as R. W. G. T. Ten years later the charter was surrendered to the Grand Lodge of the United States, but in 1865 the charter was restored and a reorganization was had with J. J. Foulk as M. W. G. P.
Delaware Encampment No. 1 was instituted June 20, 1831. Reynolds Encampment No. 3 was instituted June 26, 1847. Canton Delaware No. 1 (Patriarchs Militant) was instituted February 15, 1886.
The following have served as Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. since its organization in 1833, each person having served one year :
James S. White, Robert B. McDonnell, Jacob K. Higgins, James W. Waples, Zenas B. Glazier, John Scott, William Marr, Zenas B. Glazier, John Harp, Ed- ward McIntire, John F. Smith, Francis H. Reynolds, Charles P. Matlack, John A. Willard, Henry F. Askew, William H. Pierce, James Elliott, John G. Yates,
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HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES AND HUNDREDS.
Lucian M. Chase, Levi II. Springer, Ephraim B. Yarnall, Jacob Richardson, James Stevens, Henry Eckel, William P. Williamson, Robert Carswell, William C. Seeds, Jacob Y. Foulk, Joshua Maris, Joseph Pyle, William B. Hyland, Enos H. Jefferson, John D. Rodney, Daniel Farra, Joshua S. Valentine, Evans T. Speakman, John W. Sharp, John L. Pierson, Edward F. James, John W. Boone, Edwin C. Moore, E. W. Cooper, John J. Gallagher, W. H. Foulk, J. Clayton Massey, D. W. Brereton, A. R. Fell, Joseph H. Chandler, Benton V. Weldon, Joseph H. Seal, George W. Williams, Samuel T. Smith, John M. Whitford, Evan M. Fowler, G. C. Nailor, E. W. Jester, George M. Fisher, James F. Price, T. Addison Potts, William H. Gorman, William Hutchinson, George M. Fisher, C. W. Ammerman, Benjamin F. Sheppard, John M. Ross, Lewis M. Stockwell, William M. C. Hearn, Ira Elliott Sharpley, P. Jefferson Williams, J. H. Ap- pleby, Samuel H. Barker.
The following have served as Grand Secretaries :
J. K. Higgins, 1833-1835
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