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But it required a good deal of agitation and much labored effort on the part of the citizens of Chickasaw County before they passed from the stage coach period to the railroad period. The first attempt was to induce the McGregor, St. Peters & Mississippi Railroad Company, then in the process of building, to run their line through the county. For this purpose a special election was held in the county on the question as to whether the county should subscribe stock in said company. This election was held October 15, 1856, and the result was 352 votes in the affirmative. and 176 in the negative. Another election was held in 1857 on the question of aid in the construction of the Cedar valley branch of the Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad, resulting in 309 votes being in favor, and 216 op- posed. The McGregor, St. Peters & Mississippi Railroad collapsed about 1860 and at another election the county revoked its former action in aid of both of these roads.
The first company that broke ground within the limits of the county was the Cedar Valley & Minnesota, which graded the road and laid the rails through the southwestern part of Bradford Township in the. summer of 1868. The station at Nashua was erected in July of that year. This road was leased to the Illinois Central after its completion, and the road is now operated by that com- pany as the Cedar Falls & Minnesota branch of the Illinois Central.
On the 9th day of September, 1868, ground was broken at Calmar, Winne- shiek County, by the McGregor & Sioux City Railroad, and early in the summer of 1869 the road entered the boundaries of Chickasaw County. This road was finally completed and traverses through the entire breadth of Chickasaw County, crossing the townships of Stapleton. New Hampton, Dayton, Chickasaw and a small fraction of Utica. The important stations in the county are Lawler, New Hampton, Chickasaw, Ionia and Bassett. The road passed into the hands of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad a short time after it was projected and is now operated by that company, as the Iowa and Dakota division.
The opening of this road was an important event for Chickasaw County, and there was great rejoicing because of the facilities thus afforded for shipping produce and greater facilities for travel. The coming of this railroad was the beginning of the end of freighting by the slow process of ox teams, and the travel by the tedious and tiresome stage coach.
But the people of Chickasaw County were not satisfied with one railroad. running east and west through the county. They wanted another line that would traverse the county from the north to the south, which would secure additional facilities and create competition, and thereby cheapen freight traffic. So the question of a north and south road began to be agitated and continued for several years, with varied efforts, before anything definite was accomplished. In 1886. the long desired wish was realized by the completion of the Rochester. St. Paul and Dubuque division of the Chicago Great Western, running diagonally through the county from the southeast to the northwest. This road enters the county in the southwest corner of Fredericksburg Township, passing through the north- east corner of Richland, the southwest section of New Hampton, touching a sec- tion of the northeast corner of Dayton, then d'agonally from the southeast corner
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of Washington to the northeast corner of that township, where the road leaves the county. On the line of the Chicago Great Western in Chickasaw County there are located the towns of Fredericksburg, New Hampton, and the villages of Boyd, Devon and Alta Vista. These, with the stations on the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul, before mentioned, give to all parts of the county convenient facilities for shipping produce. The Cedar Valley and Minnesota division of the Illinois Central Railroad touches only a few miles of the southwest part of Bradford Township, and the only station in the county is Nashua, but this affords excellent shipping facilities for the shipping of produce in that rich agricultural section of the county.
CHAPTER XVIII
FRATERNAL AND PATRIOTIC ORDERS
THE MASONIC FRATERNITY-SOMETHING OF ITS ORIGIN AND HISTORY-INTRODUCED IN IOWA IN 1840-FIRST LODGE ORGANIZED IN CHICKASAW COUNTY-BRADFORD LODGE AT NASHUA-ORGANIZATION OF NEW HAMPTON LODGE-FREDERICKSBURG LODGE, 1875 -- THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS-ORIGIN AND HISTORY -- FIRST LODGE IN UNITED STATES AT BALTIMORE, 1819-NEW HAMPTON LODGE ESTABLISHED, 1899-OTHER LODGES IN COUNTY-THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC-HOW AND BY WHOM IT WAS ORGANIZED-ITS PHENOMENAL GROWTH -ITS GRADUAL AND INEVITABLE DECLINE-FIRST POSTS ORGANIZED IN IOWA- POSTS IN CHICKASAW COUNTY-THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS-AN AUXILIARY OF THE GRAND ARMY-ORGANIZATIONS IN COUNTY.
THE MASONIC FRATERNITY
The order of Freemasonry claims to be the oldest of the secret and fraternal organizations of modern times, and the claim seems to be well established. One of the traditions of the order says it was first introduced in England about 926 A. D., by Prince Edwin, and Masonic documents dated in 1390 are still in exist- ence. Mother Kilwinning Lodge, in Scotland, was established in 1599, and its records show that it has been in continuous existence since that date. It claims the distinction of being the oldest Masonic organization in the world. The Grand Lodge of England was instituted in June, 1717, and it is the mother of all Masonic lodges in countries where the English language prevails.
As early as 1730 the Grand Lodge of England authorized the grand master to provide for the institution of Masonic lodges in the American colonies. Daniel Coxe was therefore appointed "provincial grand master of the provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in America." " About the same time a pro- vincial grand master was appointed for the colonies of New England. Before the close of the year 1730 a lodge was organized in Philadelphia and another in New Hampshire, each of which claims to be the first Masonic lodge instituted in America.
The order was introduced into Iowa under the authority of the Missouri Grand Lodge, and on November 20, 1840, a lodge was organized "under dispen-
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sation" at Burlington. It afterward received a charter from the Grand Lodge of Missouri, as "Burlington Lodge, No. 1." Rising Sun Lodge, at Montrose, and Eagle Lodge, at Keokuk, held charters from the Grand Lodge of Illinois, but they were known as Mormon lodges and were not recognized by the Missouri Grand Lodge, or the subordinate lodges under its jurisdiction. They continued in existence for some time after the assassination of Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet, and his brother Hyrum, which occurred in June, 1844, while they were held in jail as prisoners at Carthage, Ill. Some time prior to that the charters of Rising Sun and Eagle lodges had been revoked by the Illinois Grand Lodge, and they were not permitted to participate in the formation of the Iowa Grand Lodge, in January, 1844.
ARCANA LODGE, NO. 274, A. F. & A. M.
Arcana Lodge, No. 274, was organized under a charter, June 8, 1870, with the following charter members :
F. D. Bosworth, J. F. Babcock, A. K. Stodard, Don A. Jackson, J. McLaren, H. I. Hopkins, J. E. Barrett, A. Babcock, L. B. Davidson, A. E. Bigelow, W. D. Stafford, J. M. Robinson, S. Swenumson, O. B. Sherman, I. H. Mixler, Zelotes Bailey, T. D. Walker, H. S. Palmer, B. B. Babcock, B. G. Croft, J. W. Orms and L. Nourse.
Of these there are now living: J. F. Babcock, A. K. Stodard, J. McLaren, A. Babcock. L. Nourse, L. B. Davidson and S. Swenumson.
The first officers were: F. D. Bosworth, worshipful master; J. F. Babcock, senior warden : A. K. Stodard, junior warden ; Don A. Jackson, treasurer ; Zelotes Bailey, secretary.
The present officers are: W. A. Healy, worshipful master; S. L. Beal, sec- retary : Thomas Iverson, treasurer ; B. E. Marsh, senior warden; L. Randall, junior warden; Fred Ellis, senior deacon; J. H. Simmons, junior deacon; Ed Sewell, senior steward ; Henry Fourtney, junior steward.
The present membership is about one hundred and fifteen. The lodge meets in Masonic Hall the first Tuesday in each month. This building was erected in 1916 and dedicated for meetings of the several Masonic orders.
Those who have served as worshipful master of Arcana Lodge since its organ- ization are the following. in the order named :
F. D. Bosworth, C. A. Harris, A. Babcock, A. B. Harris, W. D. Kipp, Jo Penberthy, W. J. Springer, G. M. Bigelow, W. A. Healy, E. G. Shepard, J. F. Babcock. Jr .. and G. A. Smalley.
OTHER MASONIC LODGES IN COUNTY
The Mount Horeb Lodge, No. 333, located at Fredericksburg, was organized in June, 1875. Its first officers were: W. W. Pitts, worshipful master ; Leonard Nourse, senior warden ; S. H. Holcomb, junior warden.
The Bradford Lodge, No. 129, located at Nashua, was organized June, 1869, with twenty-two charter members, by Dr. S. S. Troy, master, under a dispen- sation. The chapter was organized in 1871.
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ADELPHIA CHAPTER, ROYAL ARCH MASONS
Adelphia Chapter. No. 113, Royal Arch Masons, of New Hampton, was organized November 12, 1889, with the following charter members: S. E. Allen, J. M. Ferris, A. O. Rowley, M. F. Lighthall, S. G. Smallpage, John Banning. Robert S. McKee, N. F. Lighthall and E. A. Pike. There are but three of these charter members now living (1917): S. E. Allen, N. F. Lighthall and Robert S. McKee.
Those who served as the first officers of the chapter were: S. E. Allen, high priest ; J. H. Penberthy, king ; A. O. Rowley, scribe : S. G. Smallpage, treasurer ; G. A. Hamilton, secretary : A. B. Harris, captain of host; A. Babcock, royal arch captain ; A. H. Wight, master third veil; J. A. McClurg, master second veil ; L. B. Gardner, master first veil: S. C. Brown, sentinel.
Following are the names of the present officers: A. B. Harris, M. E. high priest ; W. A. Healy, E. king : Jay Schulte, E. scribe : A. J. Kolthoff, treasurer ; Ed Sewell, royal arch captain; F. A. Harris, secretary; E. G. Shepard, captain of host ; P. E. Gardner, principal sojourner ; J. C. Mueller, guard : O. M. Landon, master third veil : Fred Ellis, master second veil; Theron Finch, master first veil.
The present membership of the chapter is ninety-eight. They meet the second Wednesday in each month in their convenient and well appointed lodge room in the Masonic Building, in which the chapter owns stock. This building was erected in 1916 at a cost of $25,000. It is a two-story brick building of modern architecture. The second floor is a large hall for the use of lodge meetings of the several Masonic orders, and the lower floor is used for offices.
Following are the names of those who have served as high priest of the chapter since organization :
S. E. Allen, 1890: J. H. Penberthy, 1891, 1892; W. J. Springer, 1897. 1898 ; D. A. Thornburg. 1899; A. B. Harris, 1900, 1901, 1902; A. L. Baldwin, 1903, 1908; A. B. Harris, 1909, 1917.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOW'S
Modern Odd Fellowship is the outgrowth of an order started in England about the middle of the Eighteenth Century, under the name of "The Antient and Most Noble Order of Bucks." This "antient" organization worked under a ritual that contained many of the essential features and ceremonies now used by the Odd Fellows. About 1773 the order of "Bucks" began to decline, but the membership who remained faithful reorganized it some four or five years later, when the words "odd fellow" first occur in the ceremony of initiation In 1813 several lodges sent delegates to a convention in Manchester, where the Manchester Union of Odd Fellows was organized. A little later a few members of the unity came to America and organized Shakespere Lodge, No. I, in the City of New York. It lived but a short time, however, so that the credit of being the first permanent lodge in the United States belongs to the lodge established by Thomas H. Wildey, in Baltimore, Md., in 1819.
THE NEW HAMPTON LODGE
Phoenix Lodge, No. 556. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized in New Hampton April 4. 1899, with the following charter members :
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John H. Stull, Albert Schaneman, Joe S. Blatt, Harry Mark, Lemuel D. Kidd, Harry Lewis, Philander Arnett and Joseph E. Noble. The charter members now (1917) living are: J. E. Noble, Joe S. Blatt, Albert Schaneman, John H. Stull, P. Arnett and L. D. Kidd.
The first officers were: John H. Stull, noble grand; Albert Schaneman, vice grand : Lemuel D. Kidd, secretary; P. Arnett, treasurer ; J. E. Noble, warden. The present inembership is seventy-five.
The membership of this lodge is scattered from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean and from Canada to St. Louis. Only one of the charter members lives at New Hampton, and only two of the charter members are still members of this lodge. The lodge, however, is alive and active and is doing good work for fraternalism. Two of its members are in the United States army.
OTHER LODGES IN COUNTY
The Alta Vista Lodge, No. 658, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, is well established in Alta Vista and is in a flourishing condition, with sixty-two members.
The Fredericksburg Lodge, No. 661, has a membership of 113, the largest in the county.
The Nashua Lodge, No. 391, at Nashua, has a membership of sixty-seven. While not the largest in membership, the Nashua Lodge has the distinction of be- ing the oldest of that order in the county.
KNIGHTS OF PYTIIIAS
The founder of the Knights of Pythias was Justus H. Rathbone. On the evening of February 15, 1864, five members of the Arion Glee Club, of Wash- ington, D. C., met in that city and listened to the reading of a ritual upon which it was proposed to found a new secret order. The five men were Justus H. Rathbone, David L. Burnett, William H. Burnett, Robert A. Chapman and Dr. Sullivan Kimball. The ritual, which was written by Mr. Rathbone, was founded upon the story of Damon and Pythias, and it was suggested that the new order be called the Knights of Pythias. This name was adopted, and on February 19, 1864, the five original "knights" organized Washington Lodge, No. I. The Civil war was then the absorbing topic of the country and the minds of the people were not inclined to give consideration to other matters. But about 1869 the new order began to grow, and in a few years it spread to all parts of the country and lodges were established in nearly all the states.
LANCELOT LODGE, NO. 183, NEW HAMPTON
Lancelot Lodge, No. 183, New Hampton, was organized September 30, 1887, with the following charter members: T. S. Briggs, W. A. Tucker, Will L.Turner, H. S. Goodale, L. L. Briggs, H. W. Gardner, J. H. Zimmerman, Fred Romer, S. W. Reeley, J. R. Bane, P. C. Zander, W. L. Langstaff, G. M. Bigelow, A. L. Zander, T. E. Palmer, W. B. Cotant, E. H. Blackett, Thomas Iverson, E. N. Olmsted, Horace Reen and J. E. Garmen.
The first officers were: E. H. Blackett, C. C .; Fred Romer, V. C .; W. B.
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Cotant, prelate; W. L. Turner, M. of W .; H. W. Gardner, M. of Ex .; G. M. Bigelow, K. of R. and S .; H. S. Goodall, M. at A .; P. C. Zander, I. G .; J. H. Zimmerman, O. G.
The present officers are: Grant M. Bigelow, C. C .; Art Blatti, V. C .; M. E. Geiser, prelate; E. R. Kenyon, M. of W .; A. L. Miller, K. of R. and S .; A. C. Klott, M. of Ex .; A. F. Markle, M. of F .; J. H. Richardson, M. at A .; G. A. Ladwig, I. G .; George Motesch, O. G.
The present membership is 104; the lodge meets every Friday evening at their hall, which is nicely furnished and provided with all necessary appointments for the work of the order.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
The Modern Woodmen of America is one of the younger of the secret and fraternal orders, the date of the national organization being within the last twenty years But the order has had a wonderful growth since it was first organized, a growth in membership not excelled by any of the older fraternal orders. It now has organized lodges in almost every town and village in the United States. The very reasonable rates for insurance which are provided by this order offer an inducement to become affiliated with the order, and, what is more important, to keep up the membership dues after becoming affiliated.
GOPHER CAMP, NO. 242, NEW HAMPTON
Gopher Camp, No. 242, Modern Woodmen of America, was organized in New Hampton September, 1887, with the following charter members: A. E. Clark, R. H. Fairbairn, D. A. McFarland, M. Briggs and C. K. Carnahan. A. E. Clark, D. A. McFarland and R. H. Fairbairn are now living.
The first officers of the camp were: R. H. Fairbairn, V. C .; A. E. Clark, clerk. The present officers are: A. H. West, V. C., and C. N. Rathburn, clerk. Other camps in the county are: Nashua, with 130 members; Lawler has a camp, organized in February, 1878, with fifteen members; present membership ninety. Ionia has a camp with a present membership of forty.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
The New Hampton Council, No. 1697, Knights of Columbus, was organized June 22, 1913, with sixty-six charter members, all of whom are living at the time this is written, 1917.
A. A. Kutish was the first grand knight ; the present officers are: Matt Ken- nedy, grand knight ; E. J. Feuling, deputy grand knight ; A. A. Kutish, financial secretary ; Arthur Schnurr, recording secretary.
Those who have served as grand knight since the organization are: A. A. Kutish, two years ; John Foley, two years ; Matt Kennedy, one year. The present membership is 221.
Several contributions have been made by the council for charity, from time to time, and within the past few months the council has been active in matters per- taining to demands of the Government and the soldiers in the World war. The
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council has purchased $1,000 in Liberty Bonds, and has contributed through its membership about $1.200 for carrying on the work in the cantonments.
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
The first Grand Army Post was organized in Decatur, Ill., in 1866, under the regulations and ritual that had been adopted. In the same year a number of posts were organized in Iowa, a sufficient number to entitle the state to a department, which was organized as the Department of Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic, September 26, 1866. There was quite an interest in the order in the .years 1866, to 1868, and the membership increased rapidly, especially in the central and western states. But in the few years following there was a decline in the enthusiasm and the organization was on the wane. This was largely on account of politics, which was a prominent feature of the Grand Army organization at that time ; and it was intended to be a kind of semi-political organization by those who were chiefly instrumental in the formation of the constitution and ritual. Whether so intended or not, there were a good many with political ambitions who identified themselves with the order with the purpose of using it to enhance their personal interests. For the most part these members were allied with one of the leading political parties of that time and the organization of the Grand Army came largely under their control. Of course the order under such control would find no favor among soldiers who were inclined to affiliate with any other political party. Indeed, it did not find favor with many whose party affiliation was with the controlling power. The result was that many who had become members dropped out and others refused to join, and the Grand Army was in a state of decomposition. And this was in accord with the fitness of things. A secret political organization, however worthy its purpose, or its individual mem- bership, should never have permanent success, or have the approval of true and loyal American citizenship.
A few posts in this and other states maintained their organization during these years of decline, and these formed the nucleus for the greater Grand Army of the Republic that the world knows today. Wiser heads gathered in council, a new constitution and regulations, and a new ritual was prepared, by which politics was absolutely prohibited in the order. Fraternity, charity and loyalty were made the cardinal principles of the order-the "broad foundation stone upon which the order rests." These new rules and regulations, with the revised and more sensible ritual, were adopted in the early '70s, and they met with the approval of the intelligent soldier citizens, and from that time the Grand Army took on new life. It increased in membership rapidly from that time until it became the great- est semi-military organization the world has ever known, commanding the respect of citizens regardless of party, creed or nationality.
A. P. MORTON POST, NO. 277
A. P. Morton Post, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized, March 6, 1884, with fifty-one charter members :
H. Willett. Jo A. Green, S. W. Hartnell, A. B. Harris, C. L. Grimsby, W. W. Birdsall, S. A. Wood, C. P. Gates, W. Y. Horning, L. M. Smith, Jo. Arnett, G. A.
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Stickney, C. W. Sherman, W. W. Stafford, George E. Stowe, I. A. Albertson, W. E. Hurd, L. A. Olas, A. Babcock, G. Able, Jo O. Smith, J. Hanley, J. R. Ken- yon, Ch Robinson, Jo Gates, Ed Novell, Jo Spillary, T. E. Mills, W. W. Mills, R. H. Mills, E. C. Walker, J. Wilson, C. H. Heath, C. E. Phelps, Tim Dorgan, Frank Aldrich, L. B. Davidson, Roby Bonen, I. A. Ervingham, Ed Jefford, N. Main- ruger, W. M. Ervingham, Chris Olison, W. D. Collins, W. M. Shoemaker, Fred Pettigrove, H. M. Mires, G. Forseman, Jo Ball, Barney Carter.
Out of this large number who were charter members at the organization of this Post only seven are now living. They are, Dr. A. Babcock, A. B. Harris, C. L. Grimsby, Fred Pettigrove, C. A. Harris, R. H. Mills and James Wilson.
J. R. Kenyon was the first who served as commander of the Post. The present officers are : Dr. A. Babcock, commander; H. Munson, senior vice commander ; W. W. Pike, junior vice commander; J. W. Snyder, quartermaster ; P. Weeks, adjutant. The membership of the Post has been reduced to twelve, largely by death, though some have moved away.
OTHER POSTS IN COUNTY
The G. W. S. Dodge Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Nashua, and the Carpenter Post, at Fredericksburg, are the only other posts in the county now in organized existence. Both of these had at one time a large membership but are now reduced to about twenty-five, each, on account of the ravages of death, and the removal of many former members to other places.
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, NEW HAMPTON
The Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to A. B. Morton Post, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized in New Hampton, in 1886, with the following charter members :
Emma Babcock, Eva Wing, Hannah Johnson, Mary Sunderlin, Egenia Pow- ers, Mary Mixer, Isabella Gurley, Harriet Gardner, Mary Mead, Mary Sherman, Stella Haislet, Maria Darrow, A. Smith, Abbie Powers, Maggie Harris, Libbie Hartwell, Mary Porter, A. Albertson, M. Barker, Mary Wight, Clara Gardner, Harriet Mapes, Lucy Kenyon, Mattie Kenyon.
First officers : Mrs. Ellen Wight, president; Mrs. Emma Babcock, senior vice president ; Mrs. Mary Sherman, junior vice; Mrs. Smith, chaplain; Miss Abbie Powers, conductor ; Mrs. Hartwell, assistant conductor; Mrs. Maggie Har- ris, guard; Mrs. Mary Porter, assistant guard.
The present officers are: Mrs. Emma Babcock, president; Mrs. Minnie Mueller, senior vice president; Miss Kate O'Day, junior vice president ; Mrs. Egenia Powers, chaplain; Mrs. Allie Plummer, treasurer ; Mrs. Belle Matzke. secretary ; Mrs. Carrie Finch, conductor ; Mrs. Mary Rilley, assistant conductor ; Mrs. Nellie Lewis, guard; Mrs. Harriet Olmsted, musician ; Mrs. Lydia Snyder, press correspondent.
Of the twenty-four charter members only five are now living. They are : Eva Wing, Egenia Powers, Emma Babcock, Lucy Kenyon, Mattie Kenyon. The pres- ent membership of the Corps is seventy-seven.
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WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, NASHUA
The George W. S. Dodge Woman's Relief Corps, No. 192, at Nashua, was organized October 10, 1889, with the following charter members: Charity Bement, Lottie Bond, Agnes Beck, Elvira French, Emma Gibson, Loesa Gary, Jane Harris, Cynthis Herron, Rachel Hurd, Rachel Jones, Esther Morse, Morella Parish, Mary Spencer, Eliza Sample, Emma Troy. Of these only two are now, 1917, living, Loesa Gary and Morella Parish.
The first officers of the Corps were: Rachel Jones, president ; Elvira French, secretary ; Emma Troy, treasurer. The present officers are: Almeda Taylor, president ; Zelia Jones, secretary ; Morella Parish, treasurer. The present member- ship is thirty-nine.
Following are the names of those who have served as president of the Corps since its organization, and the years served : Rachel Jones, 1889 to 1892 ; Morella Parish, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1910; Julia Watt, 1894; Zelia Noble, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1908; Emma Ogbin, 1901; Catherine Belden, 1903; Abbie Foster, 1904, 1905, 1907 ; Almeda Taylor, 1906-1909; Mary Helms, 1911; Mary Knight, 1912 ; Mary Noble, 1913, 1914; Sarah Hicok, 1915, 1916.
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