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April 10, 1908, the three principal officers of the lodge, namely : E. B. Westcott, W. M., Ed. C. Lane, S. W., and F. P. Wells, J. W., on motion, were directed to proceed to the remodeling and reconstruction of the build- ing. as found by them necessary, and in accordance with the plans arranged by the floor committee and adopted by the lodge, and complete the same as soon as possible. This committee sought the advice and suggestions of others interested and pushed the work as rapidly as possible, consistent with good and efficient service. While the lodge room is not completely finished as is contemplated, yet the committee has furnished up the Ma- sonic ha'l and it is being occupied by the various Masonic orders.
We are indebted to Orville C. Greene, the present secretary, for valu- able assistance in reference to the proceedings leading up to and the con- summation of the purchase, and it is a pleasure to say that his records are full and complete and should be satisfactory to the present and all future historians of this lodge.
Since September 10. 1858, and up to December 1, 1908, there have been admitted to Nodaway Lodge, No. 140. A. F. & A. M., by initiation and affiliation, four hundred and thirty-nine members and today the lodge con- sists of an active membership of one hundred and forty-seven members. Since the institution of this lodge, a half century has left its mark on the dial of time. Nearly all the workers of 1858, save and alone D. C. Ribble. have passed over and are now with the silent majority. The piece of car- pet that Mr. Powers was to inquire about has been purchased. The old cannon stove, that took simply the chill from the open and ill built lodge room, is now in the scrap pile. A source of heat, then unthought of, affords warmth and comfort. The dozen chairs have long since passed to the rubbish heap. The old kerosene lamps have been replaced by an illuminating agent unknown to the founders. The days of the frugal ban- quet, with the apples and their health-giving qualities, are no more. and
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in their place we have the digestion-disturbers known as wafers, oyster cocktails and shrimp salad.
The past is with us, through the blessings of memories both kindly and respectful. The present, and in many ways the future of this lodge, is with the craftsmen here assembled.
The present officers of Nodaway lodge are: E. B. Westcott, worshipful master ; Edwin C. Lane, senior warden; A. J. Hawley, junior warden ; E. G. Day, treasurer : Orville C. Greene, secretary ; E. R. Harrison, senior deacon ; Earl Peters, junior deacon; George E. Clayton, senior steward; Tom L. Brown, junior steward; J. W. Osborn, tiler; M. R. Ansbach, J. H. Abbott, W. E. Stevens, trustees.
Clarinda Chapter, No. 29, of Royal Arch Masons, was organized in Clarinda, June 13, 1865, under dispensation, with the following Royal Arch Masons present : E. L. Grubb, most excellent high priest : T. Wallace, king ; W. K. Harrell, scribe ; J. H. Powers, J. S. Mcintyre, J. J. Rounds, William MeR. Cain, J. Butler and John Bixby. At its first meeting the following officers were appointed: J. J. Rounds, captain of the host ; Wil- liam McR. Cain, principal sojourner ; J. H. Powers, treasurer ; J. S. Mc- Intyre. secretary : John Bixby, Royal Arch captain; J. Simonton, visiting companion, guard pro tem. Several petitions for membership were pre- sented at the first meeting, and on June 27, 1865, the first team was ex- alted, composed of D. C. Chamberlain, Allen Collins and Charles Pfander. According to a report of the chapter degrees were conferred on thirty-two candidates up to May 21, 1866, and the chapter within that period received $800 for degrees conferred. Thomas Evans served as secretary of the chapter from January 10, 1867, to December 14. 1896. J. H. Powers was its treasurer from 1865 to 1878. Charles Linderman also served the chap- ter as treasurer for many years. Seventeen different members of the chapter have served in the chief office, that of the most excellent high priest, as follows: E. L. Grubb, 1865 and 1866; W. K. Harrell, 1867, 1868 and 1860: S. S. Bean, 1870 to 1875: C. P. Osgood. in 1875: W. M. Alexander, 1876, 1877. and 1879 to 1885, eight years altogether ; Charles Pfander. 1878: W. C. Stillians, from the fall of 1885, one year ; F. C. Barker, two years. 1886 to 1888: Raymond Loranz, part of 1888; D. C. Chamberlain. 1880) to 1806, continuously : T. J. Bracken, elected in 1896, one year ; M. R. Ansbach, elected in 1897, two years : T. E. Powers, elected in 1800. one year : E. R. Bailey, elected in 1900, one year ; Walter W. Hill, elected in 1901, one year : Edwin C. Lane, elected in 1902, three years; T. E. Powers, elected in 1905. one year : F. P. Wells, elected in 1906, one year ; M. R. Ansbach, elected in 1907. and re-elected in 1008. The chap- ter at this time ( 1909) has fifty-six members and is in a prosperous condi- tion. Its officers (1900) are: M. R. Ansbach, high priest : T. J. Bracken, king ; Edwin C. Lane, scribe : Arthur J. Hawley, secretary; J. N. Miller, treasurer : E. B. Westcott, captain of the host ; T. E. Powers, principal so- journer : W. E. Stevens, Royal Arch captain ; Earl Peters, master of the third vail : F. P. Wells, master of the second vail ; J. E. Auman, master of the first vail : J. W. Osborn, tyler.
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CLARINDA CHAPTER, NO. 214. ORDER EASTERN STAR.
About 1868 or 1869 a chapter of the Order of Eastern Star was or- ganized, with Mrs. Margaret Butler, wife of William Butler, the first worthy matron, and Jacob Butler worthy patron. The charter members were Mr. and Mrs. William Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Butler, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Osgood, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bracken, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Bean and Miss Maggie Abbott, afterwards wife of Port White.
Much of the early record of the order is missing but on February Ist. 1897, a few ladies and gentlemen, with Mrs. Meredith, the grand worthy matron, met in the old Masonic hall for the purpose of organizing a chap- ter of the Order of Eastern Star, and since only twenty-four could. be ad- mitted as charter members, other eligibles were required to petition for ad- mission into the order. The charter members were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bracken, Mrs. Mattie Burk, Mrs. Florence Baker, Mrs. Alice Craig. Miss Maggie Chamberlain, Mrs. Lila M. Enfield, Miss Grace Enfield. Mrs. D. Freidman, Miss Julia Foster, Miss Annie Foster, now the wife of A. B. Loranz, Mrs. Clara Hull, Mrs. Docia Hite, W. L. Lundy, Mrs. W. I .. I.undy, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Marlin, Mrs. Mary Morrell. Mrs. Mary Miller. Mrs. Anna Parslow, Mrs. Jennie W. Parish, Mrs. Emma Russell. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stevens. Mrs. Enfield was elected the first worthy mat- ron, and W. L. Lundy the first worthy patron.
At the close of the first year the lodge numbered sixty members. In 1898 Mrs. Enfield was still worthy matron and W. E. Stevens worthy patron. In 1899 Miss Julia Foster, now Mrs. H. H. Scott, was elected worthy matron and W. E. Stevens worthy patron. In 1900-01 Mrs. Hite became worthy matron and Edwin C. Lane worthy patron. In 1902 Mrs. H. E. Deater was worthy matron and H. C. Lane worthy patron. In 1903-04 Mrs. Hite was again elected worthy matron and E. C. Lane worthy patron. From 1905 to 1908 Mrs. W. L. Lundy was worthy matron and Dr. F. P. Wells worthy patron for 1905, 1906 and 1907 and F. C. Lane for 1908.
During the years above mentioned the following members have passed to the great beyond: Mrs. C. H. Russell, Mrs. Mary Burns, William But- ler, Frank W. Parish, Mrs. Mattie Burk, Mrs. Maud Tallant, Mrs. Melissa Hoskins, John Hull, Mrs. S. S. Arthur, Mrs. Nellie Cozad, Mrs. J. W. Osborn and Mrs. Clara B. Goode.
At the close of 1908 the lodge had one hundred and fifteen members. The order has prospered since its organization. The present officers of the lodge are Mrs. M. R. Ansbach, worthy matron : Arthur J. Hawley, worthy patron : Mrs. W. E. Stevens, associate matron ; Mrs. T. F. Powers, treas- urer ; Mrs. Etta Van Sandt, secretary : Miss Lillian Hite, conductress ; Mrs. Max Kaufman, associate conductress; Mrs. C. E. Arnold, Adah; Miss Faye Williams, Ruth ; Miss Delia Osborn, Esther; Mrs. W. S. Marlowe, Martha : Mrs. J. M. Rumbaugh, Electa; Mrs. Lila M. Enfield, chaplain ;
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Mrs. Henry Loranz, organist ; Mrs. A. V. Hunt, warden ; J. W. Osborn, . sentinel.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOW'S, LODGE NO. 109, CLARINDA, IOWA.
This lodge was instituted October 15, 1858, it being the first secret society formed in Page county. The charter members were: C. Creal, J. R. Hinchman, William Butler, Jacob Simonton and one other whose name cannot be recalled. From a membership of five in 1858, the lodge had grown to sixty-nine in 1880, at which date it had two thousand dollars sur- plus money on hand. Upon the breaking out of the Civil war one of the members felt that the records of the lodge were in danger, owing to the border troubles with Missouri, and consequently he gathered up the books, etc., belonging to the lodge and placed them in a box which he buried be- neath the soil. Rumor says they have never been taken up. At any rate no first records can be found now.
For many years this order owned and occupied the upper half of the Universalist church, which they helped to build in 1865. In 1888 the lodge erected one of the finest brick structures in this part of Iowa. It is located on the northeast corner of the public square, where once stood the pioneer hotel. The building is twenty-six by one hundred feet and two stories high, Its total cost was nine thousand dollars, all of which is owned and was paid for by the Odd Fellows. In 1906 an addition or forty feet was erected on the rear of the building. It is finely furnished above for lodge purposes and the first story is leased for a furniture store and pays a handsome in- come. Their old quarters over the church were sold in 1886 to the Knights of Labor. The membership of the Odd Fellows lodge now numbers one hundred and sixty. This lodge is in a flourishing condition. It has its lodge room beautifully furnished and its paraphernalia is complete and handsome. The meetings are held Friday evening of each week. The Daughters of Rebecca auxiliary to the I. O. O. F., was organized about twenty years ago. The officers are: N. G., Mrs. - Greene ; V. G., Mrs. Robert Stafford; R. S., Mrs. Silas Rhodes; F. C., Mrs. W. A. Hud- son : Treasurer, Mrs. R. Morris.
The present officers of the subordinate lodge are: J. A. Woods, N. G .; Silas Rhodes. V. N. G .: A. E. Kitch, Secretary ; and J. W. Fisher, treasurer.
Nodaway Encampment. No. 29. I. O. O. F., was instituted in May. 1868, by D. D. G. P. Robert McCormick, with the following charter members : Cyrus Creal, J. S. Cathcart, Jacob Butler, R. F. Connor. J. Simonton, J. W. Clark and S. G. Beam.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, CLARINDA.
Warren Post, No. 11, G. A. R., Clarinda, was organized November 10, 1866, and was known as G. A. R. Post. No. 29. It had seventy-seven mem- bers, with G. W. Burns as commander. Its existence was of but short duration. About 1876 a new post was organized, known as Warren Post,
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No. 11, with Isaac Damewood as commander. This also passed out of existence after a short life. The post was, however, March 18, 1884, re- organized with a charter membership of sixty-two comrades. The first officers of this reorganized body were: G. W. Burns, commander : W. M. Alexander, S. V. C .: James Sloan, J. V. C .; R. H. Lymer, surgeon; W. W. Russell, Q. M .; S. M. Crooks, O. D .; J. C. Klipson, O. G .; J. N. Mil- Jer, adjutant ; F. M. Parish, S. M. ; A. S. Boggs. Q. M. Surgeon.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA, CLARINDA.
Camp Locust, No. 344, Modern Woodmen of America was organized May 4, 1887, with nineteen charter members. The first officers were: O. H. Park, counselor ; J. R. Good, advisor ; C. R. Stinson, clerk ; J. P. Brown, banker; F. E. Andrews, escort. The present officers are as fol- lows: Counselor, G. H. Peery ; advisor, H. F. McCowan ; banker. J. Lager- quist : clerk, J. B. M. Pruitt ; escort, Max Kaufman ; managers. J. F. Nor- ton, M. Beauchamp and J. McCord.
This camp meets in the rooms over the Page County Bank. It is in a very flourishing condition and now has a membership of two hundred.
SONS OF VETERANS, CLARINDA.
Camp T. O. West. No. 89. Sons of Veterans, was organized July 27. 1886. It was named in honor of a Mexican soldier who resided at this point, and had a charter membership of twenty-seven sons of soldiers of the Civil war. The first officers of the camp were: E. P. Stone, captain ; J. W. Wolf, first lieutenant ; John Gilchrist, second lieutenant ; C. O. Boggs. Q. M. S .; Walt W. Hill, O. S .; Sherman Hall, chaplain : Al. C. Trumble, S. of Gd .; S. C. Black, C. Gd. This society together with the Woman's Relief Corps, meets with the G. A. R. Post.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, CLARINDA.
Clarinda Lodge, No. 139, Knights of Pythias was instituted by F. O. Jackson, special deputy, June 23, 1884. The number of charter members was twenty-four. The first officers were: William Butler, P. C .; R. Loranz. C. C .; R. B. Leach, V. C .: A. W. Compton, P .; M. R Ansbach, M. of F .; W. K. Ure. M. of E .; Lon Wilson, K. of R. & S .; L. Shaul, M. of A .; O. H. Park, I. G. : Ed. Maire, O. G. The present officers are : G. H. Peery, C. C .; L. E. Stone, V. C .: T. L. Brown, prelate ; George E. Clayton, M. of W .; F. C. Robinson, M. F. and K. of R. and S .; N. S. Ingraham, R. G .. W. S. Richardson, O. G.
The lodge meets every Monday evening in the Grabill block. It is in a flourishing condition, financially, and has a membership of one hundred and sixty. At one time the lodge had a uniform rank and was in division No. 14. It was instituted May 27, 1885, by Aid-de-camp E. H. Hibbens, with a charter membership of seventeen.
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The first officers were: J. E. Hill, captain ; G. L. Shaul, lieutenant ; M. R. Ansbach, herald; J. H. Elgin, sentinel; W. W. Butler, recorder ; Roy Chamberlain, treasurer. The first meeting was held in Castle Hall, Clar- inda Lodge, No. 139, K. P. This branch of the order in Clarinda has been discontinued.
TRICENTUM LODGE, NO. 300, A. F. & A. M., SHENANDOAH.
The first recorded meeting of the Masonic lodge in this city is dated February 4, 1871, and was held in the attic over John McComb's harness shop, later moved to East Sheridan avenue and fitted up for a barber shop. A man could stand up in the middle but on the sides of the room he had to stoop over, the ceiling descending to within about four feet of the floor. Along these sides were placed benches upon which the members sat. In this little room the brethren of the order met for several years and there they received and initiated many members. The original members were W. E. Webster, L. B. Alexander, A. Blake, H. L. Alexander, Joseph Den- ton, W. Robbins and James McCloy. Of these, McCloy, Blake and Denton are still residents, the last named having just returned from Kansas. B. M. Webster, G. W. Covertson, T. H. Elrod, Amos Cox, Benjamin Lake and J. H. Shugart were present at that first meeting and shortly became members. The first candidates initiated were T. J. Warren and O. A. Rogers, who received the first degree March 5, 1871. The first officers were: W. E. Webster, W. M .; L. B. Alexander, S. W .; A. Blake, J. W .; H. L. Alexan- der, treasurer; B. M. Webster, secretary; Joseph Denton, S. D .; W. Robbins, J. D.
The membership increased very rapidly and in a few years they were crowded out of the McComb attic and moved into the hall which for many years was used by the Odd Fellows. From there they moved to the hall over R. B. & C. F. Crose's store and from there to the Hedges block, where it has since met regularly.
Among the very first candidates to be initiated was C. L. LeBarron and except for the five years he was absent in Kansas, was an almost con- stant attendant upon the lodge meetings. The present officers are: L. W. Lewis, W. M .; Herbert Seal, S. W .: John McLaren, J. W .; George Bo- gart, treasurer ; L. N. Wilson, secretary ; Fred J. Driver, S. D .; John W. Behm. J. D .; J. G. Schneider, S. Stew ; Fred P. Nye, J. Stew ; John Holmes, tyler.
SHESHBAZZAR CHAPTER, NO. 82, SHENANDOAH.
At a meeting in the Masonic hall, July 29, 1876, the chapter was organ- ized with the following charter members: A. B. West, E. H. P .; E. W. Beghtol, E. K .: E. C. Hale, E. S .; H. P. Duffield, C. H .; F. W. Chase, P. S .; E. L. Arthur, R. A. C .; H. P. Taylor, M. 3 V .; A. J. Crose, M. 2 V .; C. L. LeBarron, M. I V .; J. Swain, secretary.
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The other charter members were W. F. Baker, Maurice Scheller, J. McKee and Ben Lake. It was decided first to call the organization Harmony chapter but for some reason the name was changed. Two or three organization meetings occurred in August but the first regular meeting was August 31, 1876, at which time the names of D. S. Lake, Amos Cox, C. S. Chase, N. Bennett and T. J. Warren were presented for membership, and on the 14th of December following, they with W. L. Gregg, constituting two teams, were duly initiated by Dr. Swiggart, of Hamburg, the chapters of Hamburg and Red Oak having been invited here to confer the degrees. The chapter has continued to grow and prosper.
G. A. Quimby, who served for several years as E. H. P., was elected in 1890 to the position of M. E. G. H. P. of the state of Iowa, the highest office in the state, and served with credit during 1891.
The present officers are: R. H. Sutton, high priest, J. M. Van Buskirk, K .; J. W. Behm, S .; George Bogart, treasurer; L. W. Lewis, secretary ; E. C. Hale, Capt. Host .; A. W. Goldberg, P. S .; Benjamin Smith, R. A. C .; J. G. Schneider, M. 3d V .; C. D. Chapman, M. 2d V .; George Ross. M. Ist V .; J. M. McCloy, Sent.
EASTERN STAR, SHENANDOAH.
Shenandoah Chapter, No. 81, Order Eastern Star, was organized in March, 1890, with about seventy charter members. Persons eligible to mem- bership in this order are Masons and their wives and daughters. Meetings are held on Wednesday night before the full moon. It is a social as well as a fraternal order and is very popular. The present officers are Mrs. H. E. Deater, worthy matron, and L. N. Wilson, secretary.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, SHENANDOAH.
R. N. Moffitt first conceived the idea of organizing a lodge of Odd Fellows in Shenandoah, and to that end he called a meeting of transient members of the order scattered through the town and country and after a number of efforts, succeeded in getting some half dozen together at the hotel then kept by Major Morris. September 3. 1873, a warrant was issued by Grand Master Charles G. Kretchmer, bearing the names of the follow- ing persons as charter members : J. J. Manker, J. F. Morris, R. N. Moffitt, Miles E. Wallace, H. C. Reed, Samuel Farlow, Thomas Roberts, M. L .. Morris, J. C. Adams and U. Eggleston. A meeting was held in the room over what is now Needham & Mell's, September 25, 1873, and Shenandoah Lodge, No. 261, was instituted by D. D. G. M., G. V. Swearingen, as- sisted by members from Hamburg and Sidney. The following brothers were the first officers : R. N. Moffit, N. G. ; J. L. Morris. V. G .; J. C. Adams. secretary ; H. C. Reed, treasurer. The appointed officers were: U. Eggles- ton, warden; J. J. Manker, conductor; M. L. Morris, O. G .; Thomas Roberts, I. G .; W. E. Webster, R. S. N. G .; E. Spaulding, L. S. N. G .;
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T. J. Warren, R. S. V. G .; William Reeves, L. S. V. G .; R. J. Blackburn, R. S. S .; R. H. Spencer, L. S. S.
The lodge met for some time in that same room, then moved to one of the rooms in the public school building until the room over M. C. Johnson's furniture store was fitted, where it met for several years, until December 14, 1885. when it took up its quarters over the store occupied by William Reeves, occupying the same until June 27, 1892, when it moved to its pres- ent new and commodious hall farther east, ou Sheridan and Clarinda avenues. The new hall was erected during the fore part of 1892, at a cost of about fifty-five hundred dollars.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH, SHENANDOAIL.
Nishna Valley Lodge, No. 166, Daughters of Rebekah, meets every Friday night in the Odd Fellows. Miss Effie Wheeler is N. G. ; and Mrs. C. G. Bowell. secretary.
BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN YEOMEN, SHENANDOAH.
Shenandoah Homestead, No. 176. Brotherhood of American Yeomen meets the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month at 8 o'clock, in Yeomen Hall. John Mentzer is at present acting as correspondent ; and L. J. Winn, foreman.
MASONIC TEMPLE, SHENANDOAH.
Thursday afternoon, August 30, 1900, the corner stone of the new Temple of the Masonic lodge of Shenandoah was laid. The stone was a fine block of Portage Entry red sandstone and its place in the building is the north- cast corner and on the west side of the main doorway. Into the upper sur- face was cut a cavity six by twelve inches and three inches deep, for the de- posit of memorial documents. Among the articles enclosed in this cavity were the following: Record of institution of Tricentum Lodge, No. 300, A. F. & A. M., June 7, 1871, with names of officers and members, total sev- enteen ; names of officers and members of 1900, including six deceased, total ninety-eight : names of committee of twelve for building Masonic home of Tricentum Lodge: also names of trustees, master builder and architects; copy of by-laws of lodge; copy of by-laws of Eastern Star Chapter, with names of officers and members ; copy of Holy Bible ; ordinance of Shenan- doah : one copy each of Sentinel-Post and World; copy of Masonic Chron- icle : a fifty cent coin of 1854: a twenty-five cent coin of 1809: a dime and nickel of 1899, and one cent of 1900, all contributed by Dr. Mark H. Smith.
When these had been properly deposited, Deputy Grand Master Craig proceeded to lay the stone according to the custom of the order. Master builder Cotrill, assisted by Jacob Koons, James Nesmith and Charles Wills moved the stone to its place. The grand master called upon his assistants to perform their several parts. Charles Schick applied the square. Dr. George L. Smith, the level and Fred Fischer, the plumb. Each reported the work
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properly done by the craftsmen and the emblems were poured upon the stone. Schick poured corn, representing plenty; Smith, wine, representing joy and gladness ; and Fischer, oil, emblematic of peace and prosperity. Two tapers were lighted and placed on the stone. (They might have represented the Eastern Stars. ) When the tools had been turned over to the master builder, the grand marshal proclaimed the corner stone properly laid and the building to rise thereon a regular Masonic institution. The grand honors were given by clapping hands three times. Rev. William Steven- son was called upon and made a short but appropriate address. The cost of this new building and grounds was about seven thousand dollars and the interior is most conveniently arranged, with handsome appointments.
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY, SHENANDOAH.
Knights and Ladies of Security. Shenandoah Council, No. 966, meets every Friday evening in Auracher Hall. Charles Selgrove is president ; Mrs. I. D. Cunning, secretary.
PAGE CAMP, NO. 1049, MODERN WOODMEN, SHENANDOAH.
A lodge of Modern Woodmen, an order similar to the A. O. U. W .. was organized in January, 1892, with about twenty members. The first officers were: C. M. Moffatt, V. C .; J. H. Williamson, banker ; J. M. Gor- don, sentry ; H. H. Howard, clerk ; T. I .. Putman, physician ; J. W. Head. escort. The lodge meets Wednesday of each week in the Knights of Pythias hall. At present J. S. Stevens is V. C. and R. M. Gwynn, clerk.
ROYAL. NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA.
The Royal Neighbors meet the first and third Wednesdays of each month in the Knights of Pythias Hall. Mrs. Frank Welch is oracle; and Mrs. Dr. Stevens, recorder.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN, SHENANDOAH!
Fair Oaks Lodge, No. 37, was organized in Shenandoah in 1875 but retained its existence only a year. On the 18th of June, 1884. Nishna Lodge, No. 249, was instituted, with forty-three members. This organi- zation is both fraternal and beneficiary, each member being insured for two thousand dollars for the benefit of his family. Meetings are held every Wednesday evening in A. O. C. W. hall. Curtis Warner is M. W. and Frank Sanman, recorder.
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, SHENANDOAHI.
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps, No. 250, was organized March 18, 1892, with the following charter members: Celestia Field, A. J. Gustine,
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E. B. Humphrey, Nancy E. Taylor, S. E. Patterson, Kittie Tompkins, Mary H. Jewell, Maranda Sinnett, Sarah McGinnis, Leah Coloneus, Eliza Damewood, Anna Hawkins, Hattie Harrow, Julia Ferguson, Clara A. Rockafield, Olive J. Pickett, Nannie E. Carter, C. T. Reynolds, Maggie Campbell, M. E. Miller, Sarah J. Spaulding, Hattie Campbell, Sarah N. Morris, Jane W. Davis, Fanny Conway, Eliza Greer, Mattie M. Bailey, Nancy Abbott, Sophia Brockett and Ella E. Castle.
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