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illness, was present. The one to whom we are indebted for the timely suggestion of a club, Mrs. Wullweber, was on the Pacific coast.
Another unusual custom of the Raphael Club is the tenure of office. By an unwritten law, no regular election of officers is held and no resignation has ever been accepted. On this question the officers have no voice. Mrs. Ranney was the hon- ored president until she was called away by death, July 18, 1907. At this time the former vice-president, Mrs. William P. Coast, succeeded to the office and Mrs. Celia A. M. Currier was elected vice-president. These three, with the secretary, Mrs. Arthur J. Cox, comprise the roster of officers for twenty- seven years.
The first object of this club was certainly consummated in the cheer of sympathetic friendship and congenial com- panionship brought to her to whom it owes its life.
The second purpose, to obtain some knowledge of the fine arts, has been, so far as possible at a distance from any art center, accomplished. As far as black and white reproductions could be of service, we have been aided. But for a knowledge of those qualities expressed by brush and colors, we have had to depend upon occasional opportunities, upon visits to gal- leries and exhibitions of works of art, in the cities of our own country and those of Europe. Many of our members have had the advantage of the latter, and have returned with a consciousness of eye and taste cultivated by the opportunity to study the original of subjects we had known only by de- scription and by reproduction.
However imperfectly our long study may have been re- warded, no member of the Raphael Club can ever regret the pleasant, profitable years spent in our endeavor to learn even a little of the master builders, the great masters in the world of painting and of sculpture and their enduring monuments.
The names below compose the entire membership of the club from the beginning. Some have married and gone to distant homes to form new ties. Some have gone to their "long home," and all are held in loving remembrance by those who prized their helpful companionship for many years:
Mrs. Mark Ranney,* Mrs. M. R. Wullweber, Mrs. Peter A.
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Dey,* Mrs. W. P. Coast, Mrs. C. P. Bacon, Mrs. L. F. Parker,* Mrs. A. N. Currier, Mrs. I. M. Clark, Miss Susanne F. Smith (Mrs. Tyndale), Miss Jessie Smith (Mrs. Gaynor), Mrs. C. L. Mozier,* Mrs. Ella Lyon (Mrs. Hill), Miss Sarah Ransom (Mrs. Hill), Mrs. Ada North,* Mrs. Chas. A. Schaeffer, Mrs. T. H. Macbride, Mrs. S. N. Watson, Mrs. Thos. Banbury,* Mrs. C. D. Jameson, Mrs. Emlin McClain, Miss Mary E. Moon, Mrs. G. T. W. Patrick, Mrs. P. C. Coast, Miss Myra Dey (Mrs. Wright), Miss Anna Dey (Mrs. Eastman), Mrs. W. J. Mc- Chesney, Miss Ada F. Hutchinson, Mrs. C. T. Dey, Mrs. A. J. Cox, Mrs. M. B. Moon, Miss Cora W. Gregory, Miss May Col- dren, Mrs. W. O. Coast, Mrs. M. H. Dey, Mrs. D.'W. Wylie.
THE N. N. CLUB
The N. N. Club was partially organized February 17, 1886; however it accomplished little until its reorganization in July following, when Mrs. T. R. Gower was chosen president; Mrs. L. Thornberry, vice-president, and Mrs. J. D. Remley, secre- tary and treasurer.
A Woman's Congress, held in Des Moines in October, 1885, had caused many to reflect on the difficulty of systematic study without organization, hence the plan carried out in the organization of this club. It may be mentioned that Mrs. W. N. Chalfant has been credited with arousing much interest in the preliminary work.
The first recorded program is for 1886, commencing in September and closing in June, 1887, and this with all suc- ceeding programs which since the first have been in pamphlet form, have been carefully preserved by the second secretary of the club, Mrs. T. C. Carson. The general program for the first year as given in the first sketch of the club includes studies in American literature, the early scientists, the states- men, the essayists, and poets. The years following since then have been devoted to literature, history in general, and by in- dividual countries in detail. Art was taken up as it came in the historical study, and it frequently required more than one year to do the work planned for a single country.
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About the year 1900 the club turned its attention to social subjects, beginning with the principles of sociology, and in 1903-4 the year was spent in the study of American politics.
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Arts and crafts was the topic for the next year; modern American art the subject for 1905-6, while the very next year religions was the topic for the club work. Greek and Roman philosophy occupied the attention of the members for one year, and since then, 1908-9, the entire time has been given to studies in comparative literature.
In 1888-9, the club printed in its program announcements the "Rules for Literary Clubs," compiled by the Browning Society of Chicago for the help of new clubs and these, styled the "ten commandments for study clubs," would fit very well in any such gathering.
The club in its beginning was composed of the following members: Mrs. Emma Haddock, Mrs. J. D. Hudson, Mrs. E. M. Wickersham, Mrs. T. R. Gower, Mrs. J. D. Remley, Mrs. Louisa Thornberry, Mrs. W. N. Chalfant, Mrs. C. M. Williams, Mrs. T. C. Carson, Mrs. L. E. McGee, Miss Belle T. Hudson, and Miss Vogt.
The membership according to the present constitution is limited to twenty-five women who shall be chosen by ballot, and the number of meetings in a single year shall not exceed twenty. The rules governing the retention of membership require that any member placed on the program and failing to notify the proper official of "her inability to produce said paper, shall thereby forfeit her membership in the N. N. club."
This is the brief history of the club that took its name from the fact that it could find No Name at the time of its organ- ization. The present membership is herewith given: Mrs. Clark F. Ansley, Mrs. Edward Cecil Barrett, Mrs. Harry E. Blackmar, Mrs. William D. Cannon, Jr., Mrs. Thomas C. Carson, Mrs. S. L. Close, Mrs. F. C. Eastman, Mrs. F. C. Ensign, Mrs. T. L. Hazard, Mrs. H. Claude Horack, Mrs. A. C. Howell, Mrs. William J. Karslake, Mrs. H. E. Kirschner, Mrs. Isaac B. Lee, Mrs. William Marshall, Mrs. Max Mayer, Mrs. John T. McClintock, Mrs. James Newton Pearce, Mrs. Milton Remley, Mrs. Joseph W. Rich, Mrs. Elbert W. Rockwood, Mrs. Kate Brainerd Rogers, Mrs. Benjamin F. Shambaugh, Mrs. Stephen A. Swisher, Miss Myra Troth, Mrs. Clarence Van Epps, Mrs. Henry G. Walker, Mrs. Edward Weber.131
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THE ATHENS HISTORICAL CIRCLE
The Athens Historical Circle of Iowa City was organized in 1897 and ten years later was federated. The membership is limited to eighteen and of the charter group only two, Mrs. J. U. Plank and Mrs. Carver Thompson, are now members of the Circle. The purposes of the club are both literary and social, the meetings occurring each week on Monday at four o'clock during the usual period from September until June. They emphasize the social part in the form of special enter- tainments, usually enjoying the "summer picnic" as a con- clusion to the year's work.
This club began through the organization of three or more circles to pursue a purely historical course by means of biog- raphy, but it appears that this one circle, as now established, is the only one that has continued the first form of organiza- tion. The original purpose of study through biography has been modified to some extent and the general plan of one sub- ject for the entire year has been adopted. This year the work is on Ireland and next year it is planned to study The Crusades. In the preparation of the work each member is supposed to be ready to take part in the discussion as no set papers are read at the sessions, the leader chosen serving for one month.
The members at the present time include: Mrs. George Banta, Mrs. O. H. Carpenter, Mrs. Evelyn Doloss Dill, Mrs. A. C. Howell, Miss Gertrude Howell, Mrs. Homer Johnson, Mrs. J. U. Plank, Mrs. Franklin H. Potter, Mrs. T. K. Part- ridge, Miss Luella Rankin, Mrs. Wilbur Shields, Mrs. A. A. Slade, Mrs. Carver Thompson, Mrs. H. F. Wickham, Miss Kate Wickham, Miss Ellen Wilcox, Mrs. B. E. Washburn.182
THE ART CIRCLE
The Art Circle states its purpose as a club by its title, which dates from the year 1901, when its first program was published, the outline provided then being for the study of English art. The second year was given to French art, as was also the third. Then art in the Netherlands interested the Circle for two years, followed by art in Italy for the past four years.
This club is limited to twenty-four members, chosen by
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ballot. The first published membership has the names of Miss Bloom, Mrs. Bierring, Miss Freeman, Mrs. Flom, Miss Hughes, Mrs. I. B. Lee, Miss Morrison, Mrs. Marhall, Mrs. Main, Mrs. Musser, Mrs. Mayer, Mrs. Rich, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Shambaugh, Mrs. Sanxay, Mrs. Teeters, Mrs. Welch, Miss Coldren, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Whiteis. As published to- day the membership has changed largely since the organiza- tion. It reads: Mrs. Henry Albert, Mrs. W. L. Bierring, Mrs. Emma Welch Brink, Mrs. A. J. Burge, Miss Anna Burk- ley, Mrs. S. E. Carrell, Mrs. O. H. Carpenter, Mrs. Solomon Coldren, Miss Helen Gunsolus, Mrs. C. S. Grant, Mrs. Claude Horack, Mrs. Frank E. Horack, Mrs. Gilbert Houser, Mrs. Isaac B. Lee, Mrs. W. F. Main, Mrs. Max Mayer, Miss Cora Morrison, Mrs. William Musser, Mrs. P. S. Peirce, Mrs. M. F. Price, Mrs. Joseph W. Rich, Mrs. S. K. Stevenson, Mrs. Euclid Sanders, Mrs. H. F. Wickham. Associate Members: Mrs. William Marshall, Mrs. Edna B. Wilson, Mrs. L. E. Lyon.433
THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB
The Shakespeare Club of Iowa City was due to a general invitation extended through the local newspapers by Mrs. L. C. Reber to the ladies interested. In response to this eight assembled in the home of Mrs. Reber on February 3, 1902, and here organized the club. Those who were charter members appear below, with the present full membership.
The customary constitution and by-laws were adopted at the first meeting and the hostess on the occasion, Mrs. Reber, was chosen the first president. The club is limited to twenty members, and the object is expressed in the name, the study of the plays of Shakespeare, while in order to accomplish this the meetings are held, as from the first, weekly from October until May. The year-book is prepared by a duly appointed committee, and published before the study year opens.
The task set for each year is three plays, and in addition, several lectures are heard by those who are specialists in the subject, either at the close or beginning of a play. During the reading each member is assigned a character and is ex- pected to be fully prepared on all matters relating to it, being prepared to lead in such discussion as may come before the club. Special topics also of interest in connection with the
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general study of Shakespeare are assigned from time to time.
However, all the time of this organization is not given to study, although that is primarily its object, since each year four special social features that furnish recreation and en- joyment as well, occur at Thanksgiving, the anniversary of the club's organization, the birthday of Shakespeare, and at the close of the year's work in May. Frequently an interesting and instructive feature of these social gatherings has been the presentation of scenes from different plays of the author studied, among them scenes from Macbeth, Cymbeline, Win- ter's Tale and Merchant of Venice.184
Charter Members: Abbie R. Bickett, Iowa City; Anna H. Johnson, Los Angeles, Cal .; Edith S. Musser, Iowa City; Flor- ence M. Reber, Chicago, Ill .; Mary Newell Watson, Iowa City; Edith W. Weeks, Springfield, Mo .; Elizabeth Woodson, Chi- cago, Ill .; Mrs. A. C. Webb.
Active Members: Lola S. Becker, Abbie R. Bickett, Sadie B. Bierring, Mary K. Blackmar, Fannie B. Byington, Jessie C. Bywater, Gail H. Cochran, Margaret M. Coldren, Hattie C. Dayton, Lucie M. Ensign, Grace C. Horack, Antoinette M. Hosford, Mary M. Lee, Edith S. Musser, Florence M. Reber, Adelaide J. Rogers, May M. Thompson, Mary N. Watson, Amanda C. Webb, Mahaska B. Whetstone.
In Memoriam: Mrs. Emma H. Haddock.
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CHAPTER XXXVII
Fraternal Organizations
TJ NDER a dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. and A. M., and in obedience to the summons from a worthy gentleman, William Reynolds, who was named master of the lodge, eight brethren assembled in their lodge room in Iowa City, on December 9, 1842. The names of these eight were the master as mentioned and in addition : W. B. Snyder, A. I. Willis, James R. Hartsock, Charles Nagle, Geo. S. Hamp- ton, Abraham J. Beeson, and John Hawkins. Snyder and Willis held the office of wardens; G. S. Hampton became treas- urer pro tem and John Hawkins secretary pro tem. Then after the appointive offices were filled only one was left with- out an office.
The session was then opened regularly and in the proceed- ings the Grand Lodge of Missouri was affectionately remem- bered with resolutions of thanks for the dispensation granted. Formal election of officers then followed which resulted in the selection of Chauncey Swan as treasurer, and John Hawkins as the secretary, J. R. Hartsock, S. D .; C. Nagle, J. D .; A. J. Beeson, tyler and steward. A committee consisting of Hart- sock, Willis, and Nagle was appointed on by-laws, while Willis, Swan, and Hampton were selected to secure a suitable lodge room, also the necessary furniture and equipment.
December 13, 1842, additional members present were: A. B. Newcomb, P. Harris, I. B. Hollingsworth, John C. Berry, Frederick Andros, E. K. Yost, John Laren, S. M. Ballard, J. F. Hanby, John Horner, R. M. Secrest, L. S. Swafford, Noah Mendenhall, Ezra Bliss, Jr., and Robert Keiting.
The list of visiting brethren on January 7, 1843, is sug- gestive: Thos. J. W. Mitten came from Ebenezer lodge No. 33, Ohio; John Brown, Palestine lodge No. 14, Indiana; J. C. Hall, Mt. Zion lodge No. 9, Ohio; John Willey, Warren lodge,
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Indiana; John Lewis, Des Moines lodge No. 41, Iowa territory ; O. C. Ward, Independence lodge, Vermont. One week later there were additional visitors, T. J. McMillen and C. N. Doo- little from Dubuque lodge, Iowa territory; Joseph Williams and B. L. Olds from No. 42, Bloomington, Iowa territory.
Meetings continued with strict regularity and work was active without any important change until May 3, 1843, when a special gathering was summoned to take into consideration, as was stated by the master of the local lodge, William Rey- nolds, "the propriety of having a procession of the lodge on the 11th of this instant at the time of holding the Masonic convention, and to procure the services of some suitable per- son to deliver an address on that occasion." The sentiment was unanimously approved by the membership.
In accordance with the above plan on May 11, 1843, at half past one in the afternoon, the lodge met with the delegates from the Iowa lodge at Bloomington, and also from Dubuque, the line of march was formed and moved to the Protestant Methodist church where the address was given by Judge Joseph Williams, of the second judicial district as then estab- lished. It is stated that at the conclusion of the address the members again took up the line of march, proceeding to Swan's Hotel "where the fraternity partook of a dinner in his best style, after which the members and visiting brethren returned to the lodge room."
The visitors at this convention are given as Ansel Humph- reys, B. S. Olds, T. S. Parvin, J. Williams, R. Lucas, from Bloomington lodge; Timothy Fanning, G. W. Cummings, Alex. Levi, Thos. S. Wilson, from Dubuque, and Wesley Jones, from Burlington lodge.
The usual resolutions expressive of thanks were drawn by Geo. S. Hampton, J. Hawkins, and J. R. Hartsock, and these expressed appreciation of the presence of Grand Master Ansel Humphreys and of Robert Lucas, as chaplain of the occasion; also for the address of Judge Williams, and finally for the music as furnished by the choir of the Methodist Protestant church, and for the good dinner prepared by the house of Chauncey Swan.
Amidst the pleasures of fraternal meetings they halted in August, 1843, to bury a member of the lodge who was far, very
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far, from his native land and brethren. The object of the meeting was stated thus:
"Wm. Kemp, a master mason, a foreigner, a member of Boyne Lodge, Scotland, departed this life yesterday in this vicinity, and it was the request of the said deceased that he should be buried with masonic honors." The request of the stranger was granted, the lodge following his body to the M. E. church and then to the final resting place. Very soon after this they were called upon to perform the same service for one of their own charter members, A. I. Willis. He was a member of the Mechanics Mutual Aid Association and the Masonic body acted in the service with the Association.
After the local lodge was chartered by the Grand Lodge of the territory of Iowa, it became Iowa City lodge No. 4, and the membership included then as the first of the fraternities in the county, the following well known citizens: William Reynolds, W. M .; S. M. Ballard, S. W .; G. S. Hampton, J. W .; John Hawkins, treasurer ; E. T. Locke, secretary, J. F. Hanby, S. D .; I. B. Hollingsworth, J. D .; A. J. Beeson, tyler; William L. Gilbert and S. C. Trowbridge, stewards; W. B. Snyder, J. R. Hartsock, John C. Berry, E. K. Yost, John Larue, R. M. Secrest, N. Mendenhall, R. C. Keiting, H. P. Sexton, S. S. Swan, Jesse Williams, Chas. I. Swan, James Trimble, John Powell, S. M. Wadley, Chauncey Swan, A. B. Newcomb, F. Andros, Pleasant Harris, John Horner, L. S. Swafford, Ezra Bliss, W. F. Way, Pleasant Arthur, Thos. Baker, Wm. D. Patterson, L. D. Swan, Diodate Holt, A. G. Jones.
Number 4 has had the following representatives as officers in the Grand Lodge: W. G. M., Geo. W. McCleary, T. S. Par- vin, J. R. Hartsock, Z. C. Luse, G. W. Ballard; as S. G. W., Wm. Reynolds. The latter held the office of J. G. W. in some year previous to 1846. Others who held the latter office of J. G. W., were: John Hawkins, H. Tuttle, Z. C. Luse, W. E. Miller, G. W. Ball. Grand treasurer, John Hawkins, Kendall Porter, J. A. Hirsh. It is said that another grand officer, G. B. Van Saun, of Cedar Falls, might almost be claimed by the local lodge.
It was in July, 1849, that the initiation of Thos. H. Benton, Jr., took place under the direction of Iowa City lodge No. 4. The meetings were called in those days "at early candle light-
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ing." Chauncey Swan, who has been frequently mentioned in local history, drops out of the record in 1849 for all time. He it was who went to California in the time of the gold excite- ment and returning by sea died as the vessel was about to reach home, and his body was buried at sea.
When the war broke out in 1861, Bradley Mahanna was the master of the local lodge, and C. A. Ball was one of the three chief officers, hence these offices became vacant by their enlist- ment.
It should be mentioned here also that three of the members of the group of eight who petitioned the Missouri Grand Lodge to grant a dispensation to the Burlington lodge were afterwards members of the one called No. 4 at Iowa City, but under the Missouri enumeration, No. 63. These were T. S. Parvin, so many years Grand Secretary, Robert Lucas, the first territorial governor, and Chauncey Swan, one of the cap- itol commissioners and afterwards the one placed in charge of the capitol construction. November 30, 1840, T. S. Parvin wrote in his diary these words: "First lodge established in the Territory, Burlington; chosen Junior Deacon." Also December 7, 1840, he gives an account of the fact that J. R. Hartsock was the first initiate in Iowa, and mentions partic- ularly that he was from Johnson county. January 7, 1841: "Swan and Snyder of Iowa City were present."
The present membership of Iowa City lodge No. 4 is nearly three hundred, this including the union of two lodges in 1850, when Mount Moriah lodge No. 31, which was organized in 1851, was united with the older lodge. George W. McCleary was the Master when this organization occurred and the name adopted. It appears that the name was changed to Zion lodge sometime before the union of 1880 was accomplished. The past masters of both these lodges are here given :
Past Masters of Iowa City lodge: W. Reynolds, 1842-3 U. D .; Jno. Hawkins, 1844; S. M. Ballard, 1845; S. C. Trow- bridge, 1846; C. A. Robbins, 1847; Wm. Patterson, 1848; G. S. Hampton, 1849; L. S. Swafford, 1850-8-9-60-1-73-7; D. S. War- ren, 1851; L. P. Frost, 1852; S. M. Weldy, 1853; M. J. Mors- man, 1854; M. Mygatt, 1855; W. S. Street, 1856; J. R. Hart- sock, 1857-63-71-2; Z. C. Luse, 1862; J. W. Porter, 1864-5-6; W. E. Miller, 1867-8-70; A. S. Bixby, 1869; J. R. Elliott, 1874-
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5; R. H. Allin, 1876; G. W. Ball, 1878-9; C. M. Hobby, 1880; Chas. Lewis, 1881; J. C. Shrader, 1882; Paul Custer, 1883-4; A. W. Bradley, 1885-6-90; S. S. Lytle, 1887-8-9; S. S. Hess, 1891; Bruce Moore, 1892; F. D. Lindsley, 1893; W. E. Shrader, 1894-5; Jno. Springer, 1896-7; T. B. Allin, 1898; C. M. Dutcher, 1899-1900; J. H. Maggard, 1901-2; L. P. Kessler, 1903-4; A. C. Howell, 1905-6; J. U. Plank, 1907-8; R. L. Dunlap, 1909; J. L. Records, 1910; E. E. Johnson, 1911.
Past Masters of Mount Moriah or Zion lodge: Geo. D. Crosthwaite, 1852; D. S. Warren, 1853-6; W. C. Monson, 1854; Horace Tuttle, 1855; J. Norwood Clark, 1857-62-4-74; G. W. McCleary, 1858; J. W. Sterling, 1859; W. G. Hickman, 1860; B. Mahana, 1861, resigned and enlisted in army, J. S. Buddy elected to vacancy; Sam'l Welsh, 1865; E. Fleischman, 1863; W. C. Gaston, 1866; Chas. Lewis, 1867-8-71-6-7; J. A. Hursh, 1869; H. A. Turton, 1870; Chas. Weber, 1872; H. Graham, 1873; E. G. Stephens, 1875; J. M. Curry, 1878-80.
Of the higher orders of Masonry in the county, brief men- tion may be made of Iowa City Chapter No. 2, R. A. M., which was organized under charter issued by the General Grand Chapter in April, 1844, and then chartered by the Grand Chap- ter of Iowa in 1854. Below are the names of the Past High Priests :
J. R. Hartsock, 1844-5-6; John Hawkins, 1847-9; S. C. Trow- bridge, 1848; L. S. Swafford, 1850-60-70-87; Geo. S. Hampton, 1851; Anson Hart, 1852; Wm. Patterson, 1853; Geo. W. Mc- Cleary, 1854; L. P. Frost, 1855-62; Horace Tuttle, 1856; Wm. Reynolds, 1857; D. S. Warren, 1858; Kimball Porter, 1859; J. A. Ball, 1861; Henry Murray, 1863; Z. C. Luse, 1864-5; J. A. Hursh, 1866; Geo. W. Dodder, 1867; E. W. Lucas, 1868; J. W. Porter, 1869-74-8; Harvey Graham, 1871; S. Welch, 1872; B. Mahanna, 1873; H. P. Button, 1875-6; J. A. L. Tice, 1877; Geo. W. Ball, 1879-80-1; C. M. Hobby, 1882-3; J. C. Shrader, 1884; Paul Custer, 1885-6; A. W. Bradley, 1888-9-90; S. S. Lytle, 1891-2-3-4-5-6; Bruce Moore, 1897-8-9-1900-01; J. H. Maggard, 1902-3-4-5; I. P. Kessler, 1906-7-8-9; Wm. R. Lewis, 1910-11.
Palestine Commandery, K. T., No. 2, was established under dispensation dated December 1, 1856, while the charter was
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issued June 6, 1864. The past eminent commanders have been;
Kimball Porter, U. D., 1856-7-8-9-60-1-2-3; Jas. H. Hart- sock, 1864-5-6-7; John W. Porter, 1868-75-6; L. P. Frost, 1869; J. A. L. Tice, 1870; L. S. Swafford, 1871-2-3; Z. C. Luse, 1874; J. C. Shrader, 1877-8-9-80-1-3-5-94; E. F. Clapp, 1882; C. M. Hobby, 1884; Geo. W. Ball, 1886-7; Chas. Lewis, 1888-9; Geo. W. Lewis, 1890-1; A. W. Bradley, 1892-3; Thos. B. Allin, 1895-6; Samuel S. Lytle, 1897-8-9-1900-1-2-3; Bruce Moore, 1904-5-6-7; J. H. Maggard, 1908-9; L. P. Kessler, 1910.
"On the tenth day of May, 1843, a Masonic convention was held in Iowa City, composed of delegates from Iowa, Dubuque and Iowa City lodges. No official representation was present from Des Moines lodge, although the records of Iowa City lodges show Wesley Jones as being present on behalf of the . Burlington brethren. These assembled pursuant to a resolu- tion adopted by Iowa lodge No. 42 at Bloomington at the instance of Des Moines lodge No. 41 of Burlington, asking said lodge to name a time and place for holding a convention to take measures for the organization of a Grand Lodge of Iowa."
The meeting of three delegates from each chartered lodge in the territory at Iowa City on the first Tuesday in January, 1844, resulted in the organization of the Grand Lodge of Iowa in due time under instructions from the respective lodges. Its history began in Iowa City and its secretary resided there for many years afterward. The delegates from Iowa City lodge No. 4 were William Reynolds, W. M., and S. M. Ballard, S. W., and one other, probably the next highest officer. The numbers borne upon the roll of the Missouri Grand Lodge were dropped and the new charters from the Iowa Grand lodge gave the numbers in the order of seniority of their estab. lishment by the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Iowa City lodge, therefore, became No. 4.
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