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From the records, it appears that the present Society was duly organized. and incorporated according to the laws of the State of Iowa, on December 24, 1859, having officers the same as the previous Society, excepting the commit- tee, which consisted of George Young, A. Harris and T. Jones, beside whom and the other officers, were, as charter members, D. A. Mckinlay, Robert A. Busby and Adam Mckinlay.
To the above names were added, from 1860 to 1879, over sixty-five mem- bers, many of whom have now gone to their long home, and many are scattered through the length and breadth of the land. Of those who originally com- posed the old as well as the present Society, only D. A. Mckinlay, C. Leckie and James McLaren remain in the city as members of the Society.
Among those who have been members at one time or another, and are now deceased, are G. Young, A. Mckinlay, John Morrison, T. Webster, A. Wil- kie, D. A. Mckenzie, C. M. Weatherby, Dr. Crighton, James Whitelaw, D. B. Mckinlay, Mr. Hamilton, W. M. Jones and William McLaren.
Among those who have removed from Dubuque and ceased to be members, with their present location, are : James M. Mckinlay and John Leckie, New York ; A. Harris, Vineland, Mo .; R. A. Busby, Waverly ; Thomas W. Place, Waterloo ; Thomas Brunton, Des Moines ; Charles Mckenzie, Sioux City ; George D. Scott, Wadena; Dr. W. S. Miller, Manchester; all in Iowa. J. Pinto, Wisconsin ; S. Hunter, Minneapolis ; J. and C. McGie, Chicago; A.
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L. Morrison and A. M.cKinnon, California ; T. Morgan, Cairo, Ill .; A. Leitch, J. Cornwall, A. McKean and P. Finnie are in Great Britain. Those who have been, or are now, members and located in or near Dubuque, are C. Leckie, D. A. Mckinlay, T. Jones, R. Mckinlay, Dr. B. McCluer, A. H. Stewart, A. Y. McDonald, J. Bell, William Andrew, A. Cragin, D. B. Hen- derson, H. Corrance, A. Ferguson, A. Graham, James McLaren, George Grey, Sr., George Gray, Jr., C. G. Esson, R. Collier, James Conchar, J. Maclay, J. F. Headly, R. Brown, J. Nichol, Rev. A. Curr, J. Sims, P. S. Ballough, James Howie, W. Reid, Dr. Millar (Bellevue), J. McDonald, H. A. Moyes, D. Drum- mond and J. Laidlaw.
There have likewise been a considerable number who joined the Society only for a short time, and have removed to some locality unknown.
The Society was re-incorporated on December 24, 1879; now has about thirty active members, with the following officers: A. Y. McDonald, Pres- ident ; John Bell, Vice President; C. Leckie, Secretary, and Hugh Corrance, Treasurer ; John McDonald, Peter Ballough and David Drummond, Exec- utive Committee.
The charities of the Society, which have been many, have usually been given in a quiet and unobtrusive way, and it is noteworthy that not a single application, worthy or unworthy, has ever been refused.
The Society has been of great benefit and enjoyment to its members, and its public festivals are extensively patronized and appreciated by the citizens of Dubuque.
All the festivals of the Society have been public, except two, held at Mr. Leckie's residence. Besides the annual gatherings, there have been innumer- able sociables at private residences, at which times various discussions, essays. and songs have been enjoyed by the members ; also, picnics in the summer- time, mostly on the 4th of July.
Dubuque Lodge C. S. P. S., a benevolent society, composed of Bohe- mians, was organized in Dubuque in February, 1879, by the Supreme Lodge of the Order at St. Louis. The objects of the society are to care for the sick, bury the dead and comfort the widow and fatherless. Candidates for member- ship are required to be between the ages of twenty-one and forty-five, in sound physical condition and capable of self support. The initiation fee varies from $5 to $11, according to age of applicant, and the annual dues are $6. When members are sick they are allowed $4 a week; if death follows, their heirs receive $650.
The Lodge was established with fourteen members and the following offi- cers : W. Flaishman, President; Joseph Hrubecky, Vice President : John Safranek, Secretary, and Frank Peterka, Treasurer.
The present officers are : Frank Peterka, President ; Charles Fatka, Vice President ; John Chalapka, Secretary, and W. Wondrashek, Treasurer.
The society now numbers sixteen members, and meetings are held in the rooms of the Key City Lodge.
HOME OF THE FRIENDLESS.
A plan for dispensing aid to the suffering and destitute was a want long felt by the sympathetic and benevolent of Dubuque. Especially was this true of the women, who illustrate their charitable dispositions by acts, and, with a touch of that fellow-feeling which makes the whole world kin, have lighted up the dark days of men and dried the tears of their own sex ; bound up the wounds of the broken-hearted unfortunate, wandering aimlessly and lost in the
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fitful shadows of the night, and comforted the wrecked soul on its journey to that home beyond the cold and silent grave. The cases which appealed most eloquently were those of the homeless, friendless women and children. They were numerous, and relieved from time to time as they came under the notice of the charitable, but the absence of any system enabled impostors to subsist, and entailed suspicion upon all who were compelled to seek charity. These cases suggested a field for the Samaritan ; sympathy was excited, plans devised and arrangements perfected, resulting in the organization of the Home of the Friendless in 1874. Fully impressed with the needs of the poor, the ladies of Dubuque met at the Y. M. C. A. rooms on the 26th of November of that year, to discuss the advisability of establishing a home for the helpless and worthy poor. All denominations were interested in the undertaking-were interested, and felt that they could work unreservedly for its success. A number of meetings adjourned before any plan of operations was agreed upon. But all were united, and, on the 4th of December following, the "Iowa Home of the Friendless " began its existence. The charter was signed by fifty-three ladies, representing one hundred and six shares of stock, officers elected, by-laws, rules and regulations adopted, and the Home became an established, if not an embroidered, fact.
Encouraged by the number and enthusiasm of the incorporators, the Direct- ors districted the city, and members of the Board began to canvas for subscrip- tions, which ended when 131 additional shares of stock were disposed of. The assessments paid on these subscriptions were deposited in the Commercial National Bank, at 6 per cent interest, and the securing of a suitable build- ing for the Home was next negotiated. After a diligent and prolonged search, a house adapted to the wants of the case, known as the Graham House, on Hill street, was leased, repairs made, and, on New Year's Day, 1875, the Home was opened to receive inmates, under the charge of Miss Josephine Essen, Matron. The first year was unattended by any events of thrilling importance. Fifty- one inmates were received, thirty-nine of whom were children, for twelve of whom homes were provided. The need of a more capacious and permanent Home, with modern appliances for comfort, economy and help, was the more strongly felt as the management became familiar with the work, and, in the fall of 1877, J. M. Griffith donated the premises at present occupied, together with two acres of ground ; and the prosperity of the Home, financially, and as the adopted care of every household in Dubuque, began from the day when the gift was taken possession of, November 29, 1877.
The present condition of the Home is highly prosperous, furnishing a com- fortable refuge for five adults and nineteen children, whose wants are supplied, education cared for, and religious instruction provided. No discrimination is . made on account of religious belief, but all who are deserving are admitted. The institution is supported in part by contributions from the charitably dis- posed, and in part by the interest on the stock issued to holders, which will amount to about $600 the current year.
The present board of officers is made up of Mesdames W. P. Large, Presi- dent ; J. T. Hancock, Vice President ; H. A. Van Duzee, Treasurer ; J. H. Tice, Assistant Treasurer ; J. W. Conchar, D. S. Wilson, Jr. and G. L. Tor- bert, Secretaries. Mesdames H. B. Baker, J. N. Griffith, J. T. Howard, S. M. Langworthy, A. B. Lewis, B. B. Richards, George Stephens, S. S. Wemott, D. S. Cummings, C. J. Cummings, S. H. Guilbert, F. A. Griffith, A. H. Peaslee, Mary Westphal, T. S. Wilson, Kate Agard and M. R. Hervey, Directors ; Miss Chloe Rhoades, Matron.
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Young Men's Christian Association .- Prior to the fall of 1866, the exist- ence of this organization, now so generously distributed throughout the country, was never publicly mooted in Dubuque. But Christian workers resident in the " Key City " began to realize that the increasing resources of the city demanded the organization of a branch of the Association. It was necessary to utilize and concentrate the vigor, activity and energy of the young business men of the community. A great want was felt for an association that, without sectarian or political preferences, could unite the solid business men in a com- bined effort to bring Christian living and acting down from the unyielding height to which many good men carry it-to daily life, making the Golden Rule its guide, action and precept. By these agencies to reach the young man away from home, and surround him with good influences before vice has invested and led him by the way that takes hold on hell. He has resigned social privileges, is without the influence of the home circle, a stranger among strangers, and, thus isolated, he often seeks companionship too accessible, and decides his future by taking the tide at its flood whose ebb leaves him wrecked, or the voyage of his life over shallows and full of bitterness.
Impressed with these truths, and after the question had been canvassed through the columns of the daily press, a meeting was called for the purpose of effecting a branch organization of the Association. The same was held on the evening of September 11, 1866, in the lecture-room of the Congregational church, with J. L. Dickinson in the chair and A. J. Van Duzee as Secretary ; but, beyond a statement of the object of the meeting, the business transacted was purely of an informal character. The next meeting was held a week later in the Baptist church, with like fruitless results, and nothing was accomplished until October 4, when the report of M. C. Spaulding, J. F. Alden, Jr., N. C. Ryder, H. B. Jackson, G. G. Johnson and W. Westphal, the Committee on Permanent Organization, was adopted, with a constitution and by-laws, and the following Board of Officers elected : N. C. Ryder, President; W. C. Chamberlain and D. K. Cornwall, Vice Presidents ; A. J. Van Duzee and M. C. Spaulding, Secretaries, and William Westphal, Treasurer.
The Association first had rooms over E. H. Moore's drug store, at No. 130 Main street, whence they removed to the Facade buildings, opposite to the post office, thence to their present locality, at No. 679 Main street, where they have a reading-room and chapel, pleasantly furnished, warmed, and supplied with periodicals, newspapers and general reading matter, which, with other social appliances, are calculated to promote moral elevation and increased self- respect among young men.
The following is a list of Presidents who have served since the society was organized: N. E. Ryder, 1866; George G. Johnson, 1867 ; George C. Dean, 1868; Joseph Chapman, 1869; W. C. Chamberlain, 1870-71 : William Reb- man, 1872; J. Y. Merriam, 1873; William C. Wheeler, 1874-76; H. H. Ragan, 1877; W. E. Robinson, 1878-79.
The present membership is stated at 200, and the association property at $200. The present Board of Officers is W. E. Robinson, President ; W. C. Wheeler, Vice President ; B. M. Harger, Treasurer, and J. S. Burnell, Sec- retary.
Dubuque County Bible Society, an organization for the distribution of Biblical literature, was established in 1848, with headquarters at Dubuque, and branch societies at Epworth, Farley, Cascade and Dyersville. The officers are: C. S. Chapman, of the Baptist church, President; John S. Hancock, of the
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Methodist, and Dr. J. S. Lewis, of the Congregational, church, Vice Presi- dents ; J. S. Burnell, Secretary; George C. Rath, Treasurer, and B. M. Har- ger, Depositor. S. S. Winall, C. H. Arms, J. L. Oliver, H. H. Ragan, J. A. Johnston, Thomas Hardie, J. M. Thompson, M. Kingman, John Althauser, Andrew Hoerner, J. Kountz, Philip Miller, and Robert Collins, Directors.
MASONIC.
Masonry has been the attendant concomitant of commerce and prosperity throughout the world. It has left its impress in every country, and has sur- vived the wreck of other institutions which are now known only in history or by tradition. In their advance Masonry and Masonic influences have ever been followed by a higher type of civilization and a more perfect embodiment of intellectual and moral development.
In 1840, two years after Iowa had secured a separate Territorial govern- ment, the Masons settled in four promising towns, determined to extend the Ancient Landmarks and include a new field for the cultivation and exercise of Faith, Hope and Charity.
Dubuque Lodge No. 3 .- On the 10th day of October, 1842, the Missouri Grand Lodge, through Priestly H. McBride, G. M., granted a dispensation for a lodge at Dubuque, with Timothy Fanning, W. M .; G. W. Cummings, S. W., and Narcisse Nadeau, J. W. On the 11th of October, 1843, authority was granted the four lodges in Iowa by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, to hold a Masonic convention in Iowa City for the purpose of forming a Grand Lodge of Iowa. The convention convened January 8th, 1843, and, after the disposi- tion of routine business, new charters were granted to the lodges, represented among which was Dubuque No. 62, which was then re-named Dubuque No. 3, with James Wilson, W. M .; . G. W. Cummings, S. W., and C. H. Booth, J. W.
The place of meeting of the Lodge, created under dispensation from the State of Missouri, was over Dr. Timothy Mason's drug store, where the first meeting was held November 26, 1842. Meetings under the new dispensation were held in the same place for a brief period, when the Lodge was removed to the upper story of No. 60 Main street; thence to No. 33 Main street; thence to Shine's block ; thence to the Odd Fellows' Hall, where it was totally destroyed by fire, and finally to Masonic Hall, where it now tarries. The present offi- cers are: E. A. Guilbert, W. M .; J. H. Whatmore, S. W .; A. S. Bunting, J. W .; W E. Robinson, Secretary, and A. Levi, Treasurer. Meetings held third Thursday of each month. Number of members, 83; value of lodge property, $1,600.
Siloam Commandery, No. 3, was instituted and opened under a dispensa- tion granted by the Grand Commandery of the United States on the 21st day of April, 1857, though the charter bears date June 8, 1864. The charter officers were : E. A. Guilbert, E. C .; Hammond Rouse, G .; D. A. Mckenzie, C. G., and the following Sir Knights : Philo E. Brown, A. B. Carpenter, Jr., J. F. Bates, Stephen Hempstead, Zebulon Kinsey, T. F. Gilliam, Hezekiah Young, A. Bipes and W. P. Allen.
Since that date the chapter has increased in numbers, wealth and influence, being one of the best organized and most prosperous in the State.
The present officers are : A. W. Daugherty, E. C .; T. M. Hopkins, G .; C. S. Bentley, C. G .; H. M. Kingman, Treasurer ; R. Herrmann, Recorder ; W. P. Allen, Prelate ; J. W. Wallace, S. W .; J. M. Chrissinger, J. W.
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The roll of membership numbers sixty-four; meetings are held monthly on the first Tuesday at Freemason's Hall, and the value of the Order's property is said to be about $1,800.
Dubuque Chapter, No. 3, R. A. Masons, was organized on the 17th day of April, 1845, with the following. charter members, James Wilson, J. P. Lan- caster, Narcisse Nadeau, Samuel Dixon, Timothy Fanning, C. H. Booth, Stephen Hempstead, James Crawford, George W. Cummings and Thomas L. Wilson.
The present officers are: A. J. Patch, High Priest; B. W. Jones, King; James Green, Scribe ; A. Levi, Treasurer ; George R. Foster, Secretary ; M. D. Goble, Captain of the Host ; W. P. Allen, Principal Sojourner ; R. Her- mann, Royal Arch Captain ; George Gray, Jr., Grand Master Third Vail ; John T. Everett, Second Vail; Frank Strinsky, First Vail; C. Anderson, Tiler.
The roll of membership includes 110 of the fraternity ; meetings are held monthly on the fourth Thursday at Freemason's Hall, corner of Fifth and Locust streets, and the property of the Chapter is stated at about $1,600.
Metropolitan Lodge, No. 49 .- Ten years after the organization of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, and when Dubuque Lodge, No. 3, had grown in years and usefulness, it was decided by a number of well-made Masons to collect material for a lodge of their own. Accordingly, a few brethren, with the approbation of the parent Lodge, made application to J. L. Hogin, G. M., for a dispensation, which was granted on the 26th of June, 1854, and official author- ity conferred upon T. S. Nairn, W. M .; A. D. Anderson, S. W., and Samuel Virden, J. W.
The present membership is stated at 125; the value of Lodge property at $1,500; and meetings on the second Thursday in each month in the Free- mason's Hall.
The present board of officers consists of B. W. Jones, W. M .; A. W. Daugherty, S. W .; N. S. Moore, J. W .; W. P. Allen, Treasurer, and Thomas Hardie, Secretary.
Mosaic Lodge No. 125 .- The dispensation for the organization of this Lodge was granted by Grand Master John F. Sanford, on the 18th of March, 1858, and the organization perfected on June 2 of the same year, W. H. Gaines, F. J. Herron, R. P. Minshall, W. H. Clark, George H. Fry, M. W. Smith, C. S. Belcher, U. S. Gilbert, J. F. Bates, H. T. Utley, D. C. Cram, J. C. Van Pelt and William B. Allison being the charter members; W. M. Gaines, W. M. ; F. J. Herron, S. W .; C. S. Belcher, J. W .; R. P. Minshall, Treasurer, and William H. Clark, Secretary.
The present board of officers is : S. M. Fowler, W. M .; L. T. Hanks, S. W .; G. W. Burden, J. W .; H. M. Kingman, Treasurer, and F. O. Udall, Secretary.
The membership is quoted at 114; the value of lodge property at $1,000; and meetings are held second Tuesdays of each month.
The Iowa Relief Lodge, No. 1, was organized January 23, 1879, and acts in the capacity of an almoner of the charities of the five Masonic Lodges of Dubuque, each of which contributes $5 per month to its fund. The member- ship is made up of three representatives, elected annually by each of the con- tributing lodges, the work being done under the direction of committees of three each, which are appointed monthly.
The charter officers were: E. A. Guilbert, W. M .; Horace Turtle, S. W .; A. Quackenbush, J. W .; W. Hyde Clarke, Treasurer ; C. A. Wilbur, Secretary.
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The present officers are : E. A. Guilbert, W. M .; B. W. Jones, S. W. ; John P. Burt, J. W .; A. J. Patch, Treasurer; C. A. Wilbur, Secretary. Meetings convene monthly, on the second Thursday.
Masonic Hall Association was organized on the 28th of February, 1871, for the purpose of managing and caring for the Freemason Hall property, and all matters connected therewith. It is made up of one member, or representa- tive, from each Masonic Lodge in the city, who meet semi-annually, or oftener if necessary, and whose action is subject to approval by the fraternity.
The constituent officers were : E. A. Guilbert, President ; R. E. Graves, Treasurer ; C. A. Wilbur, Secretary ; W. P. Allen, Horace Tuttle and John Merlhop, Members of the Board of Directors.
The present officers are : W. P. Allen, President; V. J. Williams, Treas- urer ; Richard Herrmann, Secretary ; E. A. Guilbert, W. J. Woods and Charles Gilliam, Members of the Board of Directors.
ODD FELLOWS.
Organizations founded for the purpose of giving scope to the principles. of benevolence are of modern origin. The principles of universal brother- hood, illustrated in far-reaching and vigorous organization, has not until within a few years been known among men. Its seeds have been scattered broadcast. without finding congenial soil and climate. The ancient Greek and Egyptian mysteries, the secret conclaves of other nations, the indications seen here and there of associative effort for mutual help, were at best but crude attempts as compared with those now realized. The first glimpse furnished of Odd Fellowship is during the year 1788, when James Montgomery dedicated a lyric to a London society, which had for its motto that adopted by the Odd Fellows. The antiquity of the Order is too well known to need recapitulation, and the moss of age cannot add to the glory of an institution possessing such a record as the fraternity have submitted, lo, these many years.
Thomas Wildey was the originator of the Order in America, and for fifty years Odd Fellowship has kept step with the advancing tide of civilization.
The oldest Lodge in Iowa is the Washington, of Burlington, with Dubuque next in order in the annals of the institution. Harmony Lodge, No. 2, having been organized March 1, 1845, by John G. Potts and D. G. Sire, of Galena.
The warrant was issued on the 28th of the previous January, with B. F. Davis, P. G. of Wildey Lodge, No. 5, Galena, Ill. ; David Decker, of Central Lodge, No. 23, Columbus, Ohio ; J. B. Richmond, of Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 89, Philadelphia ; Amos Mathews, P. G. of Philanthropic Lodge, No. 15, Philadelphia, and Ezra S. Davis, of Independence Lodge, Philadelphia. B. F. Davis was elected N. G .; Amos Mathews, V. G .; E. S. E. Davis, Secretary, and David Decker, Treasurer, who were installed by the Deputy Grand Sire. Benjamin Rupert, J. C. Bishop and J. R. Harvey were admitted to membership by dispensation of theinstalling officer, after which the brothers adjourned to a supper at the Washington House.
The name of the Lodge was selected by B. F. Davis, P. G., and the instal- lation ceremonies occurred in a room in the third story of No. 70 Main street, where the Lodge remained about one year, when it removed to the second story of No. 64, and remained there until its removal into the hall, corner of Main and Fourth streets, in the year 1852.
The present officers are : Walter F. Collins, N. G .; H. H. Mead, V. G .; J. E. Cates, Recording, and B. Rupert, Permanent, Secretary ; C. H. Berg, Treasurer. The roster of membership includes 182 names. Meetings are
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held Friday evenings of each week, and the lodge property is valued at $4,000.
Schiller Lodge, No. 11, I. O. O. F., was organized May 9, 1848, under a charter granted one week previously. The original officers were : John Hus- senetter, N. G .; Peter Boney, V. G .; John Kribs, Secretary, and Peter Kiene, Treasurer. These gentlemen, with George Sanner, John Benzwinger, Christian Ragatz and John Kunkel, constituted the charter members.
The present officers are : Ferdinand Zehetner, N. G .; J. C. Longueville, V. G .; Joseph Gehrig, Recording Secretary; Charles G. Kretschmer, Per- manent Secretary ; Martin Scheidecker, Treasurer.
The Lodge now contains 142 members, and meetings are held weekly on Monday evenings, in Facade building, corner of Ninth and Locust streets.
The value of lodge property is stated at $1,000.
Germania Rebecca Lodge, No. 9, I. O. O. F., was organized March 6, 1869, by Theodore Stimming, F. Werkmeister, H. Mauer, L. Cornelyson, M. Soth, M. Alexander, D. Weil, F. Mertz, H. Brock, Augusta Mauer, Theresa Weil, K. Schmidt, E. Kley, M. R. Alexander, Mary Kuhnley and Louisa Brock, charter members.
The first officers were : F. Mertz, N. G .; F. R. Stimming, V. G .; A. Nien- stedt, Secretary, and A. Kistler, Treasurer.
The present officers are: George Billasch, N. G .; Anna Kistler, V. G .; Herman Mauer, Secretary, and Martha Pier, Treasurer; F. Mertz, F. Zehet- ner and J. W. Hoffmann, Trustees.
The present membership is 146; the value of lodge property, $750, and meetings are held on the first Saturday evening of each month, in Odd Fellows' Hall, corner of Ninth and Locust streets.
Key City Lodge, No. 180, I. O. O. F., was organized November 25, 1869, with the following charter officers and members : M. Alexander, C. P. Belz, Benjamin Kirst, George H. Hess, J. A. Mueller, F. Hepp, F. Deggendorf, Louis Reinecke, Andrew Ellwanger and F. Mengis. M. Alexander, N. G .; Benjamin Kirst, V. G .; F. Mengis, Secretary, and C. P. Belz, Treasurer ; O. F. Lohrer, 'Andrew Ellwanger and Adam Zillig, Trustees.
The present officers are: Philip Young, N. G .; I. F. Heisch, V. G .; Peter Junker, Recording Secretary ; M. Alexander, Permanent Secretary ; C. P. Belz, Treasurer.
Membership, 110; meetings held every Monday evening, in the hall, corner of Fourth and Main streets.
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