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The present officers of the exchange are: W. H. Harwood, president ; Frank L. Hall, vice-president, and Benjamin V. Standring, secretary and treasurer.
The Des Moines Women's Club.
On the 14th day of October, 1885, twenty-one women of intellectual and social prominence met in one of the homes of the city and organized the ciub which has since become one of the largest and most influential clubs in the general federation. Its first president was Dr. Margaret A. Cleaves. The or- ganization came into being with a clearly defined mission, threefold in character, namely :
I. To establish an organized center of thought among women.
2. To create a nucleus for altruistic work.
3. To originate activities for mutual improvement.
At the first monthly meeting thereafter, Mrs. Calista Halsey Patchin read a paper on art and literature, in which there was a forcible plea for an art gallery. Mrs. Patchin's dream long since came true. The first year closed with thirty- six members.
Early in the second year Mrs. L. F. Andrews read a paper on education, which was published in Des Moines and Chicago and created much discussion. Committees were appointed to call the attention of the city school board to the . need of facilities for instruction in the industrial arts. The creation of a depart- ment of industrial arts soon followed. To one woman's initiative Des Moines owes the prestige of having been one of the first-if not the first-of the cities to introduce manual training-and with it the kindergarten-into the public school system.
Mrs. Ella Hamilton Durley early proposed the motto which has ever since appeared upon the title page of the club's annual announcements: "Was man nicht bespricht bedenkt man nicht recht." 4
During the first five years of its existence the club met in twenty-eight dif- ferent places. Finally, in September, 1890, it acquired the legal right to a home on the fifth floor of the Y. M. C. A. building. Now, with a home of their own, the club women began to plan for an art collection. The first gift received was from Mrs. E. H. Conger. An authors' carnival in the old Exposition building, managed by Mrs. I. L. Hillis, excited much interest, and added largely to the funds in the treasury.
In 1892 the club, then composed of ninety-five members, joined the National Federation. A year later an offer of $1,500 from the Y. M. C. A. management tempted the club to relinquish its claim to the fifth floor, and the offer was ac- cepted. In April, '93, invitations were issued to the women's clubs of Iowa, and thirty-two responded. The purpose of the meeting was effected. A State Federa- tion was organized, with Mrs. James G. Berryhill as the federation's first presi- dent. The next notable effort of the club was a production of the classical play, "Sappho," which put considerable money in the treasury, as the basis of an art fund. In June of that year the club sent to the Columbian Exposition at Chicago an exhibit of literary productions, photographs, club calendars, etc.
In 1894 the club had the honor of entertaining Julia Ward Howe, then sev-
4 Freely translated, "Whatever is not thoroughly discussed is not thoroughly com- prehended."
MRS. L. F. ANDREWS Founder of the local society of the Daughters of the American Revolution A daughter of the Revolution in fact,-her father a soldier in the Revolutionary War
L. F. ANDREWS Pioneer Printer and Publisher and Author of "Pioneers of Polk County"
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enty-five years old. The presence and spoken words of this noble and gifted woman inspired the members with new zeal for service. Lorado Taft came next, with his contagious zeal for art. A bust of Diana, purchased in '95, and shipped from Rome, was a substantial addition to the meager art collection, then housed in the city library.
Mrs. Frederick Field next presented the club with a copy of a Corot, painted for her in Paris. Next came a portrait of Sir Frederick Leighton, presented by Mrs. Henry Wallace. Before the year closed the club purchased four rare paintings. Then came the reception to Mrs. Henrotin, already described.
The tenth anniversary was delightfully celebrated. During the year '95, the club purchased two marine views by David G. Gue, an Iowa artist, and "A Sum- mer Afternoon," by Charles A. Cumming, of Des Moines. A water color by Graham came as a Christmas gift. One day in May, through the liberality of the street railway management, the women took possession of the street cars of the city and the fares they received enabled the club to present the sum of $1,000 to the Home for the Aged. Exhibitions of etchings and of oil and water colors added greatly to the art enthusiasm of the members and the enjoyment of the community.
In 1899 the state federation came back to Des Moines and was most hospitably received. . Several additions were made to the art collection during the year.
The last decade has been one of cumulative growth, activity and influence. Among the events which stand out in the history of the decade are the National Mothers' congress, in entertaining which the club took prominent part. From time to time thereafter came a series of art lectures by Professor Cumming and another course by Professor Reasor, several banquets, "the Kirmiss," and the Daily News day (which netted the club $2,000), the club chorus, the purchase of several valuable paintings, among them "Loading the Caravan," by Edwin Lord Weeks; "Entering the Harbor," by Henri Guinier; two additions to the club's Innes collection, etc.
But the preeminent achievement of the decade was the acquisition of "the Hoyt Sherman place" as a permanent clubhouse. Mrs. Mitchell during her presidency interested the board of park commissioners in the enterprise by which the city acquired the property by purchase and leased it to the Women's club for ninety-nine years, the club to maintain the home as a clubhouse and art gallery for its own uses and three days in the week for the enjoyment of the public; the club at once to erect a wing as a temporary art gallery and in the course of ten years to erect on the premises a permanent art gallery, to be open to the public at least three days every week. Ever since 1908 the club has had the use and enjoyment of this historic home. Its annex is both art room and auditorium, having a seating capacity of 300, which on several occasions has proved inadequate. It is the present purpose of the club, with the city council's consent, to enlarge the art gallery and auditorium rather than to build another art gallery, and steps have been taken to that desirable end.
Since the presidency of Dr. Cleaves in 1885 the following ladies have pre- sided over the club: Mrs. James Callanan, Mrs. Galusha Parsons, Mrs. Louis Ruttkay, Mrs. James H. Windsor, Mrs. Preston B. Durley, Mrs. James G. Berryhill, Mrs. E. R. Clapp, Mrs. Lowry W. Goode, Mrs. A. B. Cummins, Mrs. R. R. Peters, Mrs. D. H. Reichard, Mrs. W. W. Witmer, Mrs. T. M. Walker (two terms), Mrs. W. H. Baily, Mrs. B. F. Elbert (two terms), Mrs. J. C. Cummins, Miss Belle M. Gilcrest, Mrs. H. L. Carrell (to fill vacancy), Mrs. F. W. Mitchell (two terms), Mrs. A. E. Shipley, Mrs. G. D. Ellyson, Mrs. Ernest W. Brown and Mrs. W. O. Riddell.
The "P. E. O." Sisterhood.
About five hundred women, from all parts of Iowa, appeared in Des Moines on the 7th of May, 1907, wearing badges on which appeared the cabalistic let- ters "P. E. O." The occasion was the annual convention of the Grand Chap- Vol. 1-37
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ter of the P. E. O. Sisterhood, a secret fraternity of great popularity in the Middle West. The order had its origin in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1869. Its charter members were seven young women of Iowa Wesleyan university, Mount Pleasant. The order soon began to extend to other cities in Iowa and to other states, until finally it reached the Capital city where, on the 13th of April, 1888, was organized Chapter Q, with a charter membership of eleven. During the years which followed the chapter has been presided over by these well-known ladies of Des Moines: Mrs. G. L. Godfrey, Mrs. G. W. Ogilvie, Mrs. Florence Ankeny Russell, Mrs. Mabel Lucas Locke, Mrs. A. E. Clark, Mrs. Frank Mason, Mrs. W. H. McHenry, Mrs. Walter Irish, Mrs. W. E. Ballard, Mrs. E. C. Spin- ney, Miss Josephine Taylor, Miss Charlotte Rockwell, Mrs. George H. France, Mrs. Joseph Gardner, Mrs. John M. Callander, Mrs. Carrie T. Sales, Miss Nel- lie Elliott, Miss Bertha D. Smith, Mrs. C. F. Irish, Mrs. Walter McHenry and Mrs. W. W. Littell. Its present membership is 194.
Chapter V, P. E. O., was organized January 3, 1890, with seven members. Since then the chapter has steadily grown until in 1911 it numbered 101. The chapter is active in educational and altruistic works. It has furnished a room in the Methodist hospital and has joined in the general work of the P. E. O. sisterhood in the educational fund for the assistance of young women in secur- ing an education. The presidents of the chapter have been: Misses Georgia Warrick and Amanda Morey, Mrs. Hortense Reynolds, Miss Ella Goodrell, Mrs. Annie Wilkins, Miss Lillian Ayers, Mrs. Hattie Currie, Miss Flora Wright, Mesdames Florence Carpenter, Jessie Hollingsworth, Rose Garton, Mary Beyer, Alice Altoona and Evelyn O'Dea. In 1907 Mrs. Jessie Hollingsworth of Chapter V was president of the Iowa Grand Chapter of the sisterhood.
The two chapters give the fraternity a strong following in Des Moines. While nobody is supposed to know the significance of "P. E. O.," the general trend of its programs and public meetings, and of its other activities, gives evidence of a serious purpose to train women to larger usefulness in education, in society and in civic affairs, and to larger views of woman's mission.
"The Greeks."
The Des Moines Women's Pan-Hellenic association was organized July, 1900, with the following officers: President, Miss Helene Nelson, Kappa Alpha Theta ; vice-president, Mrs. E. D. Burbank, Gamma Phi Beta; secretary-treas- urer, Mrs. John Beardsley, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Its first banquet was held at the Savery, January I, 190I. The association is now officered as follows : President, Miss Sarah Loring, Kappa Kappa Gamma; vice-president, Mrs. Mary H. Piper, Alpha Xi Delta; secretary, Mrs. Howard Gray, Gamma Phi Beta; treasurer, Mrs. F. E. V. Shore, Alpha Phi. The object of the association is to promote good fellowship among "Greeks."
The Professional Women's League.
An organization which from the first has taken high stand is the Professional Women's league, organized in 1900, with Rev. Mary A. Safford president. The club has held annual banquets of a high order, and has discussed many themes with a rare degree of thoroughness. Since 1900 the presidency has been filled by Marie Jenney-Howe, Grace Ballantyne, Lucy Busenbark-Harbach, Amelia Morton, Edith Gould-Fosnes, Adele Fuchs, Ella M. McLoney, Azuba Doty- King, Cordelia Kyle and Lenna Means. The present officers are Bertha D. Smith, president; Alice Marple and Sophie Hinzie-Scott, vice-presidents ; Mary Rosemond, secretary; Alice Humphrey-Hatch, treasurer. Among the subjects which have been considered by the league are: "The Socializing of Municipal Government," "Parasitic Industries," "The Relations of the Emotions of Women to their Efficiency in Professional and Industrial Pursuits," and "What Con- stitutes Rest?"
MRS. ANNIE WITTENMEYER
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Women's Clubs Galore.
Des Moines is rich in women's clubs. Besides those already mentioned are the following which are federated with the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs : The Chauncey DePew (organized in 1900), president, Mrs. A. E. Clark; secre- tary, Mrs. Frank Horton. The Conversational club (1892), president, Mrs. Walter Brown; secretary, Mrs. Charles Cumming. Current History (1903), president, Mrs. Griff Johnson; secretary, Mrs. George Kraetsch. Highland Park Chautauqua (1910), president, Mrs. L. A. Blezek; secretary, Mrs. Crawford. Madeline de Scudery (1877), president, Mrs. L. F. Andrews; secretary, Mrs. Sophie Andrews. Monday (1879), president, Mrs. A. L. Smouse; secretary, Mrs. George Usry. North Side (1891), president, Mrs. Curtis Irish; secretary, Mrs. R. G. Durreth. Priscilla (1903), president, Mrs. M. McMichael; secretary, Mrs. Neufeld. Political Equality (1875), president, Mrs. Frank Shankland; secretary, Mrs. G. A. Fairley. Review (1892), president, Mrs. D. W. Finlay- son ; secretary, Mrs. L. L. Casady. Seventeenth Street Conversational (1897), president, Mrs. Carrie Myers; secretary, Mrs. E. W. Woodruff. Thursday (1894), president, Mrs. Martha Judd; secretary, Mrs. Cora Shockley. Tourist (1892), president, Mrs. Charles Werts; secretary, Mrs. H. B. Lewis. Unity Circle (1900), president, Mrs. Jansen Haines; secretary, Mrs. J. M. Bowie. Wimodausis (1904), president, Mrs. E. S. Hunn; secretary, Mrs. William Agar. Women's Cooperative league (19II), president, Mrs. F. W. Dodson; secretary, Mrs. Henry H. Griffiths.
Added to these and including in its delegate membership most of the local clubs in the state federation, is the Des Moines Federation of Women's clubs, organized in 1898. Its aggregate membership is 2,000. Its president is Mrs. O. O. Roe; its secretary, Mrs. O. C. Riddle. This federation has become a powerful factor in the literary, art and civic life of the community. Its activi- ties reach out in many directions, and its influence has been felt in many ways. Since its federation with the state organizations its presidents have been : Mes- dames A. B. Shaw, Ella H. Durley, E. D. Samson, W. F. Mitchell, J. G. Berry- hill, S. S. Still, A. E. Shipley (two terms), Homer Miller, W. O. Riddell, J. C. Grundy, O. O. Roe.
CHAPTER II.
PATRIOTIC ORDERS.
Kinsman Post, No. 7, G. A. R.
Kinsman post, No. 7, named in honor of Col. W. H. Kinsman, of the Twenty-third Iowa Infantry, was organized February 15, 1878, with fifteen charter members. Of these, only five are still living. C. W. Nelson was the first commander. The successive commanders since '78 have been: W. F. Con- rad, W. W. Phillips, S. V. West, R. L. Chase, George H. Nichols, W. T. Wil- kinson, J. A. T. Hull, A. W. Guthrie, P. C. Wilson, G. W. Beal, T. J. Doane, A. S. Carper, George C. Sims, V. P. Twombly, J. J. Moore, J. M. Ferree, F. F. Blyler, William Brown, John Shanley, J. H. Koons, Joseph Deemer, J. D. McGarrough, S. J. Fahnestock, A. S. Johnson, R. R. Meyers, C. H. Gross, G. A. Pease, Charles E. Stader, J. M. West, Milo Ward. Since the organization 771 members have been enrolled, 169 of whom have held public positions. Many of the foremost men in the state are enrolled on its lists. Death has re- moved 127. Others have removed to other localities. There are at present 175 members. The post has never failed to observe Memorial day. It has dispensed large sums in aid of comrades and their families. It has fostered patriotism by holding camp-fires and other open meetings and has participated in parades, and on Memorial day its members have addressed the children in the public schools. It was influential in support of appropriations for the soldiers' monu- ment and for the soldiers' home and, later, for cottages about the home for the families of veteran soldiers.
Crocker Post, No. 12, G. A. R.
Crocker post was organized March II, 1879, by Comrade F. Olmsted. Fol- lowing is a list of the first officers of the post: Josiah Given, post commander ; M. T. V. Bowman, senior vice; William Merrill, junior vice; George W. Bris- tow, adjutant; D. R. Lucas, chaplain; G. P. Hanawalt, surgeon. The other charter members were: W. H. Sallada, H. C. Murphy, R. P. Clarkson, T. G. Orwig, J. W. Cheek, J. H. Long, C. S. Wilson, George E. Griffith, Godfrey Zelle, John S. Walker, W. L. Davis, W. L. Alexander, S. K. Clifford, M. K. McFadden, F. S. Whiting, Thomas Morgan, J. W. Witmer.
Frequent allusions to Crocker post in the annals portion of this work attest the large part it has taken in keeping alive the memories of the devotion and sacrifices of those who were in the service of their country in the War of the Rebellion.
The principal officers at present are: George A. Newman, assistant adjutant- general, G. A. R .; Stephen C. Wilcox, post commander; J. B. Rabbitt, senior vice; C. S. Wilson, junior vice; W. H. Stiles, adjutant. The membership of the post since organization numbers 900. The present membership numbers 216, making it the largest post in the state of Iowa. The official records show that since organization Crocker post has never missed a meeting, a record well worthy of mention. The death list of members up to present date numbers 191. Kinsman Woman's Relief Corps.
Kinsman Woman's Relief corps, No. 24, was organized February 12, 1885,
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and is auxiliary to Kinsman post, No. 7. Meetings have been held every two weeks during these years. Since its organization 510 members have been en- rolled, but of this number many have transferred, moved away, dropped out, and died, until at the present time the roll shows 180 members. Two state presidents have been elected from Kinsman corps: Mrs. Clara E. Nichols in 1891, and Mrs. Marie L. Basham in 1909. Several thousand dollars have been distributed by this corps for charity since its organization. The larger portion has been given in East and South Des Moines. The principal officers for 19II are: President, Mrs. Jennie Manbeck; senior vice-president, Mrs. Cyntha Cady ; junior vice-president, Mrs. Evaline Rhodes; chaplain, Mrs. Phoebe - Reddish ; treasurer, Mrs. Nannie B. Howe; secretary, Mrs. Mary E. Snyder.
The past presidents in good standing to January I, I9II, are: Nannie B. Howe, M. M. Phillips, Frances Myers, Jennie H. Trout, Amy C. Capron, Jen- nie Young, Lillian Deemer, Clemmie Carper, Mary E. Snyder, Marie L. Basham, Ida Selover, Lizzie Bishop, Maeme Eaton, Emma P. Williams, Alcena Markle, Anna J. Starks and Cora C. Eaton.
Crocker Corps-Woman's Relief Corps.
Crocker Corps No. 27, was organized March 26, 1885, at the home of the late Judge Josiah Given, with twenty-six charter members, as auxiliary to Crocker Post. Many of these charter members are still living. The object of this order is to aid and comfort in sickness and distress the Civil war veterans and their dependent ones; and well has Crocker Corps fulfilled its mission, having expended thousands of dollars and done much relief work during the past twenty-six years. It provides small silk flags to be placed upon the breasts of deceased soldiers. The sick and sorrowing are the recipients of flowers to cheer them in their distress and loneliness. It contributes annually to the Me- morial University at Mason City ; the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Davenport, and the Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown. It contributed to the altar furnishings of the "Sons of Veterans," Camp Kinsman No. 10. Not alone has it aided the Grand Army of the Republic, but in 1898, during the war with Spain, Crocker Corps sent to the front for field and hospital, large quantities of supplies,-flan- nel bandages, sheets, night shirts, towels, handkerchiefs, etc., besides jellies, fruit, etc. Patriotic teachings have entered largely into its work under instruc- tion from the department. Crocker Corps has presented many flags to the schools of Des Moines and twice in its history has it presented a large flag to the Y. W. C. A. It observes the birthday of Grant and Mckinley, with appro- priate exercises, and has exercises jointly with Crocker Post at the birthday anniversaries of Lincoln and Washington, also on the 14th of June, the birthday of the Flag. Crocker Corps assists Crocker Post in the exercises of Memorial day. It holds a unique bridge service for our sailor dead, and prepares wreaths and flowers to cover the graves of deceased veterans, and flags to mark their last resting place. The corps also holds memorial services for deceased sisters on the 14th of June. Crocker Corps has several times been honored by having departmental officers chosen from its membership.
Department Presidents-Mrs. Clara E. Nichols, Mrs. Mira L. Parker.
Department Jr. Vice President-Mrs. Mary J. Babcock.
Department Treasurers-Mrs. Emily McCord, Mrs. Mira L. Parker.
Department Chaplain -- "Aunt Becky" Young.
Department Secretary-Mrs. Sarah A. Windsor.
Department Press Correspondents-Mesdames Mary B. Muffly. Sarah A. Windsor, Anna C. Van Hoesen, Mary E. Jones.
This sketch would be incomplete without a tribute in memory to two of its deceased members, "Aunt Becky" Young, and Alice M. Cheek. Both these women were of sterling worth to Crocker Corps, and their influence for good was of untold value. "Aunt Becky" was a noted army nurse. In the three and more years of her mission of mercy during the fiercest struggle on record, she
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was the heroine of many a battlefield, doing noble and valiant service, not alone in the hospitals, but at the very front of battle, out on the firing line or wherever there was work to do among the sick and wounded. She bound the bodies of men, both the blue and the gray, without thought of compensation. Many a boy sleeps in a Confederate grave whose eyes were closed by the gentle hand of "Aunt Becky." Alice M. Cheek was a sweet singer. She sang for the soldiers in time of the war when she was yet a little girl. Over fifty years of song- service for the soldiers is her record. Her voice was an inspiration. The memory of these beloved women will ever be revered in Crocker Corps.
The present membership of Crocker Corps is 224 with Mrs. Eva M. Wilcox, president. Following are the presidents of Crocker Relief Corps since organi- zation : Florence Sallada, Ellen S. Plumly, Ida E. Baker, Cecilia M. Hutchins, Mary B. Muffly, Elizabeth G. Shankland, Letta S. Hanger, Mary L. Scanlon, Mary A. Murphy, Sarah A. Windsor, Susan P. Walker, Mira L. Parker, Cora G. Lowry, Mary A. B. Leonard, Marie J. Bittinger, Emma Masser, Katherine B. Ridgway, Ella G. Herbert, Lucinda E. Drake, Alice M. Swanegan, Mary J. Babcock, May E. Jones, Anna C. Van Hoesen, Mary E. Bixby, Mary W. Hazard, Lillian Miskimen.
The Loyal Legion-Commandery of Iowa.
This order was instituted in Iowa, November 23, 1886. Its membership is composed of commissioned officers and honorably discharged officers of the United States army, navy and marine corps, regular and volunteer, and the eldest sons of such officers. Its objects are: To cherish the memories and associa- tions of the war waged in defense of the unity and indivisibility of the republic ; to strengthen the ties of fraternal fellowship and sympathy formed by compan- ionship-in-arms; to advance the best interests of the soldiers and sailors of the United States, especially of those associated as companions of the order, and to extend all possible relief to their widows and children; also to foster the cultivation of military and naval science, enforce unqualified allegiance to the general government, protect the rights and liberties of American citizen- ship, and maintain national honor, union and independence.
The following officers became charter members of the Commandery of Iowa, viz: Major Hoyt Sherman, Lieut. Alonzo Van Ness Richards, Capt. Edward Reynolds Chase, Maj. Henry Leonard Swords, Col. David Bremner Henderson, Lieut .- Col. William P. Hepburn, Maj. Joseph Lyman, Maj. Edwin Hurd Conger, Maj. William T. Clarke, Maj. William S. Robertson, Lieut. Moses Ayres Mc- Coid, Lieut. Adoniram J. Holmes, Capt. William Dennis Lucas, Maj. Eli Wil- kins, Capt. Mortimer A. Higley, Capt. William B. Leach, Capt. Charles E. Put- nam, Lieut. Henry Harrison Rood, Capt. Stephen B. Packard, Lieut .- Col. George A. Hannaford.
Of these twenty, eleven have died; five have been transferred to other com- manderies, while Colonel Hepburn, Captain Putnam, Lieutenant Rood and Lieutenant-Colonel Hannaford are still on the active list. Altogether 424 have been admitted to membership. Of this number 214 are now on the roll.
The members residing in Polk county are as follows :
Senior members: Lieut. Samuel H. M. Byers, Capt. George S. Bacon, Capt. J. S. Clark, Chaplain A. L. Frisbie, Lieut. C. W. Fracker, Col. G. L. Godfrey, Col. J. M. Griffiths. Capt. E. D. Hadley, Lieut. Jacob Lichty, Capt. Henry C. Plumb, Maj. J. R. Prime, Lieut. J. P. Patrick, Maj. Daniel Robinson,1 'Maj .- Surg. Lewis Schooler, Capt. V. P. Twombly, Lieut. Byron C. Ward, Capt. C. L. Watrous, Maj. C. W .. Boutin.
Junior members: E. W. Allabach, DeForest Bowman. E. L. Bowen, C. S. Bradshaw, W. B. Brown, Ralph A. Clark, W. T. Clarke, D. G. Edmundson, M. L. Grimes. N. M. Hubbard, H. L. Hedrick, F. D. Jackson, F. E. Lyman, Jr., J. A. McCall, J. B. McGorrisk, P. J. Mills, J. H. Merrill, J. D. Wallingford, J. B. Weaver, Jr., C. T. Wright, Chas. A. Watrous, Murdock Bannister.
1Recently deceased.
Maturen Fisher-
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The officers. of the Commandery of Iowa for the year commencing May 9, IgII, are as follows: Commander, Capt. John S. Lothrop, Sioux City ; senior vice commander, Lieut. Byron C. Ward, Des Moines; junior vice commander, Lieut. Stephen Nelson Hinman, Belmond ; chancellor, Lieut. Charles W. Fracker, Des Moines; recorder, Capt. Elbridge D. Hadley, Des Moines ; registrar, Capt. James M. Searles, Cedar Rapids ; treasurer, Mr. Craig T. Wright, Des Moines ; chaplain, Rev. Alvah L. Frisbie, Des Moines.
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