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A DRUM CORE was organized by Alec Young, in April of 1893. The money, to defray the expenses, was raised by subscription. The core was composed of the following members, with Cap. S. D. Priest, as leader and instructor :- Fifers- Floyd Freelove, John Jenson, Charles Smith, Edward Breckenridge, Guy Jenson, Edward Garrels, Joe Ross and Bert Johnson; Drummers- S. D. Priest, George Dau, John Reimer, Edward Denny, Guy Marnett and F. Schoening. Drum Major Louis Knapp. The core was organized for Decoration day ex- ercises, and did considerable playing throughout the summer.
THE TOWN BAND is composed, principally, of other musical organizations which met and practice together, only, for special oc- casions.
GESANGVEREIN LIEDERKRANZ :- This organization was perfected in the fall of 1892 with about twenty eight charter members. Their place of meeting has always been in the Germania Hall. The object of the organization is for social, vocal and instrumental musical . development. Their regular meeting night is the last Tuesday of the month. Their present officers are: Martin Brunnier, President; John Vossbeck, Secretary and Carl Langer, Leader.
HARVONIA DAMEN CHOK: The Ladies Singing Club is a german organization which was organized December, 1899, in Manning. The object of the organization is,- social and musical culture. Their charter officers are: Mrs. Gustav Franke, President; Mrs. Julius Brunnier. Vice President; Mrs. A. K. Resner, Secretary; Miss Minnie Reimer, Treasurer, and Carl Langer, Leader. Their time and place of meeting is the first Saturday of the month, in the Germania Hall.
Public Library.
The Manning Public Library Association was organized in August, 1886. A membership fee of one dollar per year is charged, and a small fee is charged nonmembers who take out books. These charges are made for the purpose of keeping up the library and defraying ex- penses that necessarily accrue. The library was started with a case of
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thirty volumes, and was run for one year. It was kept in the State Bank of Manning; but as the interest decreased, it was practically un- known to the public. In June, 1895, a Woman's Reading Circle was organized, which took charge of the library and increased the stock of books to one hundred and sixty six volumes. They are now subscribers for the Iowa State Traveling Library, which furnishes them with 100 volumes per year, for reading purposes. At the end of a certain period these books are replaced with new ones, the volumes remaining, all of the time, the property of the Traveling Library. By furnishing enter- tainments and suppers, the Reading Circle raised enough money to in- crease the permanent library to 200 volumes. The library is kept in the State Bank of Manning and is opened to the public on Saturdays, from 2: to 5 p. m.
THE WOMAN'S READING CIRCLE
meets every week, during cool weather, to discuss the leading topics of the time. It was organized June 17, 1895, with the following officers: President, Mrs. Burdick; Vice President, Mrs. Baker; Secretary, Mrs. C. D. Dewing; Treasurer, Mrs. D. W. Sutherland. The organization meets at the homes of its members, where certain topics are assigned and discussed; thus, developing the minds of its members intellectually, and affording, at the time, excellent social advantages. The present members of the association are: President, Mrs. H. S. Campbell; Vice President, Mrs. O. E. Dutton; Secretary, Blanche Patton; Treasurer, Mrs. W. W. Breckenridge. The present membership is 20. .
Religious Denominations.
PRESBYTERIAN: The first services held in Manning, by the followers of the Presbyterian faith, was September 23, 1881. The ser- vice was conducted by Rev. T. S. Bailey, of Carroll, in the unfinished room of the Farmers and Traders Bank. The congregation was com- posed of six members. From this time up till December of this year, services were conducted. only, as the opportunity presented. After December II, Rev. Elfelt, the regular presiding pastor at Arcadia, held services in the School room at II a. m. and 7 p. m. Sundays. The ser- vices were alternated with Rev. Elder, Elliott, the Methodist Minister who had charge of this circuit, All denominations, that were represent- ed in the town, joined in a union sunday school service at 2:30 p. m. On the first of the year, the place of holding service was changed from the school room to the Manning Hall. The religious services were thus conducted. either by different denominations, alternating, or in conjunction. till in May of 1882. On the 27th of this month, a petition
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to organize, was signed by G. M. Barber, Robert Macklin, D. W. and Annie Sutherland and H. Bell, and forwarded to the proper authoraties, asking that they be permitted to organize a parish at this place. On May 28th, following, Rev. A. K. Baird held service and organized the church in due form, with sixteen members.
The congregation increased rapidly, and in July of this year, the agitation of the erection of a suitable edifice was taken up. With this end in view, the first board of trustees was elected. They were :- L. M. Branson, D. W. Sutherland, Rober, Macklin, A. W. Simpkins and H. Bell. The edifice was completed in the summer of 1883, at a cost of $2200. The building was dedicated August 26, 1883. The services were conducted by Rev. R. T. Coyle, pastor at Ft. Dodge, being as- sisted by Rev. T. S. Bailey, Synodical Missionary of the Synod of Iowa. At the dedicatorial services there was $388. raised to clear the denomin- ation of its indebtiveness, which left only $234. standing against it.
The church doors were thrown open to all of the other congrega- tions represented in the city, which invitation was thankfully accepted by the Christians and Methodists, till they could build churches of their own; they taking turns at occupying the building at the available days and hours. This was the first religious edifice erected in the town. It is now occupied by the Presbyterians and United Brethern. The latter hold services there every other Sunday afternoon.
The pastors who have officiated, for some time, at this place are: Rev. T. S. Bailey, irregularly, from September 23, 1881 to December, 1881; Rev. E. A. Elfelt, from December 1881 to April, 1882; Rev. H. H. Cullen, from April, 1882 to May, 1883; Rev. C. S. McPhlinney, from May 1883 to October, 1884; Rev. C. E. Laughlin, from October. 1883 to April, 1885; Rev. A. W. Thomson, from April 1885 to De- cember. 1888; Rev. Paden. from December, 1888 to 1891; Rev. Burnette. 1891 to 1893; Rev. Crotzer. from 1893 to 1834; Z. W. Steele, from 1894 up till the present time.
ROMAN CATHOLIC :- The first religious services of the be- lievers of this faith, held in Manning. was at the residence of J. W Martin, in the spring of 1882. From this time up till the erection of the church in 1887. services were held at the residences of the members of the congregation.
The agitation of erecting a church, was taken up in the fall of 1885. and the erection of the same was taken up the next spring. The build- ing was completed in the fall of this same year. For the purpose of erecting a church, Lot 8, Block 19, was bought of the Western Town Lot Company, for $9o., in October of 1885. In the same year the Western Town Lot Company donated Lot 7, Block 19 to the denomina-
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tion, and Lot 9, Block 19, was purchased of A. T. Bennett, in 1886, for $125. Father Byrne wishing a more central location, selected Lot 2, Block I, with the expectation of being able to purchase more lots adjoining, but being unable to do so, and not being able to find another suitable location on the town plat, chose an acre on the farm of Mr. Gardner, just across the road east of town for which they offered $200. but which was refused. They finally chose Lots 7, 8 & 9, Block 19, and purchased Lots 10, II & 12, Block 19, on which were some buildings. For this site they paid to Mr. Chapman $1500. The com- mittee to purchase a site and erect a building was,-P. M. Loes, J. W. Martin, Mathias Hoffman, Nicholas Schilling, Herbert Hoffman and James Mockler. The church was dedicated in February, 1887, and is known as ".Church of the Sacred Heart". The property was sold to satisfy a mortgage, in December of 1896. It was bought in, for the congregation, by Edward Signall.
The congregation has held three Fairs, which have proved very satisfactory, both socially and financially. The first fair was held the first week in October of 1884. One of the most exciting features being a vote on the most popular merchant in town, which was awarded . to John T. Jay, by a gold headed cane. The second fair was held in the spring of 1886, the proceeds of which were $520.63. The third fair was held in the fall of 1887, the proceeds of which were $1123.75
The different pastors who have officiated over this congregation are :- Rev. Father O'Conor, February, 1887 to February, 1890; Rev. Father O'Farrell, February, 1890 to November, 1893; Rev. Father Wrenn, November, 1893 to September 28, 1895; Rev. Father Tierney, October, 1895 till the present time.
The congregation at present numbers about 100. Services are held every second and last Sunday in each month.
CHRISTIAN :- The followers of this faith, who are commonly called Campbellites or Deciples of Christ, for a number of years, wor- shiped with other denominations. A congregation was organized in June of 1885. by Elder, H. E. Hidgbee, in the public school building. After this, they held meetings in the school building and for a time in the Presbyterian Church which was very kindly tendered them by that congregation.
In the spring of 1886, a lot was purchased of John Stillmans, and a church was erected in the summer of 1887. The committee who had charge of this was :- F. W. Arney, L. M. Conklin and F. H. Long. The building has never been dedicated.
Those who have offiiciated over this congregation as regular pastors are :- Elder. H.E. Hidgbee. June. 1885 to June. 1886; O.H. Thurmann.
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October, 1886, resigned in 1888; J. G. Encell, fall of 1888, . resigned in summer of 1889; J. A. Linder, April, 1890 to 1891; O. H. King, April, 1891 to April, 1892; D. J. Howe, December, 1892 to Septem- ber, 1893; C. A, Lochart, after a protracted meeting of three weeks in which fourteen additional members were enrolled, was employed as regular pastor and remained until the following October; O. L. Davis, May, 1895 to August, 1895; J. W. Paine, May, 1896 to May 1897.
In the summer of 1892, Marion Boles held a protracted meeting and increased the congregation with fifty nine members. He met with a severe and painful accident, however, during the progress of these meetings, which compelled him to close them on account of the injuries sustained. While using a gasoline stove to heat the water in the baptis- try, the building caught fire, and in extinguishing the flames Rev. Boles was badly burned,
In the summer of 1897, Elder, D. A. Hunter and son held a pro- tracted meeting which lasted five weeks and resulted in adding eighteen new members to the congregation.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL :- A Methodist class was formed in a schoolhouse in this vicinity, as early as 1878. It consisted of eighteen members and was first officiated over by Rev. Charles Martin.
The first regular service of this denomination, held in Manning, was conducted by Rev. John Ellcott, the minister in charge, in what was known as the Barber building, on November 13, 1881. Rev. J. A. Todd, Des Moines, Iowa, an evangalist, preached the first evangelical sermon in Manning, on the date last above written. In the evening Rev. Todd spoke to an audience of seventy five or eighty persons, in Gestenberg's saloon. All gave good attention, and the discourse was given the most respectful attention.
The first protracted meeting was held, by Rev. John Ellcott, the second week in December, and proved very successful. It was held in the school room of the Callison building. The congregation remain- ed about the same in number till in 1885, when Rev. J. H. Elliott held a protracted meeting, in which he increased the membership by nearly a hundred. Another meeting was conducted by Mrs. E. B. Libby, in 1886: in which the membership was increased to about one hundred aud sixty.
The advisability of building a church was taken up in the winter of 1881-2, but the size of the congregation prevented their carrying out the plans in full, however, the lots were selected and the congregation decided to. build a parsonage, and leave the erection of the church till later. The church was erected in 1884, at a cost of $2400. It is the largest religious edifice in the town having a regular seating capacity
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for two hundred and fifty. The building was dedicated December 19, 1886. The services were conducted by Mrs. Libby, assisted by Rev. Early and the presiding pastor, Rev. Elliott. There was a debt of $800 hanging over the church, and it is said; that in less than fortyfive minutes $1060 was raised, leaving a balance of $260 in the treasury. The congregation numbered about one hundred and sixty, while a year previous, it numbered only about twenty five. The officers of the church and its respective societies will be found in the Manning Direc- tory for 1898.
The pastors who have presided, regularly, over the Manning charge or over those in this vicinity. before Manning was started, are, as near as can be obtained :- Rev. Charles Martin. from 1878; Rev. John Elliott. 1881 to 1882; Rev. H. E. Harvey. 1883 to 1884; Rev. I. H. Elliot. 1885 to 1886;
GERMAN LUTHERAN :- Although there is no organization of the members of this faith, at this place, still they number. including the entire families of those whose heads are members of this faith, in the neighborhood of 500. Their meetings, which are held the second and last Sunday in each month, are well attended, the congregation number- ing close to 200. Up till 1888, the services were held in the school- house after which they used the Presbyterian church. Their services and sunday school are held in the afternoon of the days stated above. The services are held in german and the minister's salary is raised by subscription among the members of the faith. Great stress is laid on Children's Day and other church days.
The first regular pastor was Rev. Mallon who was succeeded by Rev. A. Ahlers in the Spring of 1887. Rev. Ahlers was succeeded by Rev. M. Brueggemann in 1894, while the latter was succeeded by Rev. C. A. Krog in 1896. Rev. Krog is the present pastor, and makes his home at Manilla, where he holds services on the alternating Sundays
Societies.
McPHERSON POST, NO. 33; G. A. R., was mustered in, March 17. 1881. by Major. A. Cully. at Center School House. Jeffer- . son Township. Audubon County. The Charter officers and members . of this Post are,- Commander, S. E. Witcher; Senior Vice Command- er, Henry Ferrall; Junior Vice Commander, H. C. Williams; O. D., B. H. Lathrop: Quarter Master. J. L. Hall; Chaplain. Francis Leon- ard; Members .- M. Hanchett. W. J. Blair. B. J. Jenkins, C. J. Haw- kins. Harvey Stocker. Joseph Moore and J. L. Halford.
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The Post was transferred to Manning in December of this year. In September, 1882, Cook Hall was completed and was leased by the Post, and the dedicatorial services took place October 6, following. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. Hall was purchased in December, 1884, by those two lodges, and since then, has been remodled and fitted up, making a comfortable and attractive home for these worthy institutions.
The present membership of this Post is 14. The object of the Order is fraternity and benevolence toward the soldiers, and orphans and. widows of soldiers of the Civil War, and it is earnestly desired by the Post that all persons eligible join the Order and have their names en- rolled on the Roll of Honor- to honor through life and be honored in death among that innumerable band of our Grand Army of the Dead.
The present officers of the Post are :- Com., J. G. Beal; S. V. C., F. Leonard; J. V. C, Ad'j't., J. L. Hall; Q. M., A. W. Blakeslee; Q. M. S., D. W. Sutherland; O. D. W. H. McVey.
THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS was organized March 8, 1888, by Mrs. Mary McHenry, Denison, Ia., in Cook Hall. It was organized under the charter name,- McPherson Corps, No. 15, W.R.C. The charter officers and members of this Corps are: President, Minnie Kuhn; Junior President, Celia Brigham; Treasurer, Julia Ives; Chaplain, Mrs. Helen Guild; Con., Mary Strong; Guard, Rachel Blair; Secretary, Lora Thompson; Members,- Lucy M. Salinger, Mary Coe, Julia Arney, Mary Halford, Ella Nickum, Jennie Smith, Mary Ingledue and Lizzie Sharp. Their place of meeting was in Cook Hall up till 1894 when they moved into the G.A.R. and W.R.C. Hall.
Their meeting night is every first and third Tuesday of each month. The object of the Order is,- the relief of Union soldiers of the Civil War and their widows and orphans. The money is generally raised by giving suppers and entertainments.
The present officers are,- Pres., Jennie Young; S. V. P., Sophia Beal; J. V. P., Frances Dailey; Treas., Emma Parish; Sec., Emma Leonard; Chap., Rachel Blair; Con., Eva Hollingsworth; Guard, Ella Nickum. The membership of the Corps is 21.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS: This lodge was organized August 24, 1887, by H. A. Hoyt, Perry, Ia., and E. R. Hutchins, DesMoines. Ia. The organization was affected during a temperance meeting held at the Presbyterian church. The lodge started with twenty members, and seemed to hold its own till 1881, when the members began to loose interest. They re-organized in 1895: but the interest has never been thoroughly revived, and at the present
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writing, it is practically unknown to the public. The Order is princip- ally, of a social nature, the object of which, is the advocation and pract- ice of temperance.
MANNING LODGE NO. 166, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, was organized March 10, 1887, by H. P. Albert, D. D. G. C., in the second story of the building occupied by Ives Brothers just previous to the fire of 1891, which was Lot 16, Block 5.
The Charter Members are :
C. S. Lawrence L. L. Lawrence
L. G. Babcock
B. I. Salinger J. W. Lindsay W. J. Marrow
B. C. Brookfield H. N. Morsch H. Strong
A. C. Atwood Fred Moershell T. S. McKenna C. D. Dewing
E. C. Sharp J. T. Jay
E. L. Ives
M. E. Smith
The hall was located as stated above till the fire of 1891, when they lost all their peraphernalia and records as well as the orignal charter. They were tendered the use of the Masonic and I. O. O. F. hall which was greatfully accepted. They occupied this hall from June 1891 till about the same month in 1892 when they fitted up a hall of their own in the second story of the Barber Block over Barber's drug store. This hall they occupied till the present one was completed, which was September 20, 1894.
Owing to the loss of their charter, the Lodge re-organized under the same name and number but with a new charter bearing the date of August 13, 1891. The officers and charter members as set forth in the new charter are:
B. I. Salinger, C. C. B.C. Brookfield, M. E. E. L. Babcock, M. A.
L. L. Lawrence, P. C.
C. D Dewing V. C. W. J. Marrow, P.
E. L. Ives, M. F. J. R. Benson, K.R.S.
E. P. Bar by. I. G. Trustees.
R. L. Ross, O. G.
J. R. Benson
Miles Woolman
J. W. Lindsay
H.N. Morsch
H. Strong E. C. Sharp
T: S. McKenna H. Eimers
D. W. Patton Knights. Fred Moershell
J. T. Jay L. L. Lightfoot
James Hathaway John Hoffmann
Among the members of this Lodge who have received special dis- tinction are :
F. A. Bennett, who was elected Grand Master of Exchequer of the Domain of Iowa. in 1896. and re-elected again in 1897. He has also served on numerous Grand Lodge committees.
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B. I. Salinger, who was elected Grand Chancellor of the Domain of Iowa, in 1899. He served for a number of years previous, as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Grand Lodge.
Among others who have been honored with Grand Lodge com- mitteeships are,- John Grelck, C. D. Dewing and William Wehrmann.
The present officers are:
William Wehrmann D. D. G. C.
W. W. Breckenridge P. C.
E. K. Johnson C. C.
D. J. Summerville V. C. Herman Hoffmann M. A.
Herman Grau P.
Louis Heckmann M. W.
W. B. Parrott M. F.
Clinton Kenyon I. G.
Peter Stephany K. R. S. John Grelck M. E. William Metzger O. G.
Julius Ruge
Trustees. William Wehrmann J. A. Lewis
MANUEL LODGE NO. 450, A. F. & A. M .: This lodge was organized June 15, 1884, special dispensation having been granted to L. L. Putzel, Master; W. F. Howard, Senior Warden, and H. W. Reed, Junior Warden. The place of meeting of this lodge has always been over the First National Bank, except in 1895, when they sustain- ed a severe loss during the fire of that year. They lost most of their records and peraphernalia. They were offered the use of the K. of P. Hall which they accepted till the new bank building had been com- pleted and their rooms were furnished. Their meeting night is Monday, on or before full moon. The principal object of the order is the pract- ice of fraternity.
SOLONA CHAPTER NO. 231 O. E. S .: This chapter of the order of the Order of the Eastern Star was organized November 30, 1897, in the Masonic and Odd Fellow hall, by Mrs. D. B. Meradith, G. M. The object of the order is fraternity and benevolence towards the wives, daughters, mothers, widows and sisters of Masons. The charter members of the lodge are: Mesdames Lou Russell, H. S. Campbell, U. L. Patton, Z. W. Steele, J. A. Lewis, William Metzger, E. Hollingsworth, G. M. Barber, J. L. Hall, W. H. Pollock, B. I. Salinger, James H. Halford; Misses Blanche Patton, Lou Patton, Hattie Hall and Myrtle Steele; Messrs Z. W. Steele, William Metzger, Elias Hollingsworth, James H. Halford, Charles Redick, O. L. Russell, J. L. Hall, W. H. Pollock and B. I. Salinger.
The present officers are: Mrs E. Hollingsworth, Worthy Matron; Elias Hollingsworth, Worthy Patron; Mrs. James H. Halford, Associate Matron; James H. Halford, Associate Patron; William Metzger, Treas-
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urer; Miss Edith Halford, Conductress; Mrs. J. A. Sexton, Associate Conductress; James Halford, Chaplain; Mrs. William Metzger, Electa; Mrs C. Brunnier, Warder; Mrs. Bobar, Sentinel and Mrs. G. M. Barber, Organist. Their present membership is 34. Their regular meeting night is Wednesday evening on or before full moon.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA :- This lodge is known as Barber Camp No. 1771, named in honor of Dr. G. M. Barber, one of its charter members. It was organized September 7, 1892, in the German Odd Fellow Hall, which, at this time, was situated over Reinholdt's store-in Lot 1, Block 8. After the fire of 1895, they held their meetings in the K. of P. Hall, where they hold at the present time.
The charter members of the lodge are ;- B. C. Brookfield, V. C .; Peter Stephany, C .; J. Brunnier, W. Ad .; Hugo Grundmeier, Ex. B .; Louis Heckmann, E; Dr. G. M. Barber and Dr. T. S. McKenna, C. P .; J. C. Martain, W .; N. W. Sherman, S .; L. M. Babcock, P. C. Rosenberger and Wm. Johnson.
The present officers are :- J. Brunnier, V. C .; Peter Kuhl, W. Ad .; Hugo Grundmeier, B .; Douglas Rogers, C .; J. L. Louisfield, E .; Benj. Kinney, W .; James Shea, S. The present membership is 82.
So far, this lodge has suffered only one death loss, that of Dr, G. M. Barber who carried an insurance of $5000. The object of the order is principally insurance, although fraternity is practiced to a certain extent.
Barber Camp has given a number of picnics which have proved a great success both socially and financially. At the picnic held August 7, 1897, all of the neighboring Camps were present, and close to 5000 people were in attendance.
The Forester Team of this camp has the distinction of being the leading team of western Iowa. and has conferred degrees for many of the neighboring camps.
Special honors have been conferred on this camp through Peter Stephany, who. for a time, was Clerk of the State Camp, and was one of the Iowa delegates to the Head Camp meetings at Madison, Wiscon- sin, in 1895. and at Dubuque in 1897. In 1895, he was commissioned Deputy Head Consul. of the Iowa jurisdiction.
OAK CAMP NO. 200 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD :- was organized April 28. 1898. in the K. of P. hall. The charter members are .- R. R. Rogers. Counsel Commander; C. C. McVey, Adviser. Lieutenant; H. S. Bailey, Banker; T. H. Boylan, Clerk; A. F. McEnturff. Escort; Chris. Stuhr, Watchman; Jacob Kruse, Sentry; A.
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K. Resner, Camp Physician; Managers,- T. W. Stuhr, Emil Uthoff, Frank Koppen.
The principal object of the order is fraternal mutual life insurance.
TEUTONIA LODGE NO. 560, I. O. O. F .:- This lodge was or- ganized October 19, 1892 over Reinholdt's store, by O. L. Roseman. The ritualistic and all other ceremonies of this lodge is carried on in the german language, while its object is the same as any other lodge of this order.
The charter officers and members of the lodge are: George Tank N. G .; Henry Siem, V, G .; H. Claussen, Sec'y .; C. H. Reinholdt, Per. Sec'y; Claus Grube, Treasurer.
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