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Pearl Smith Camp No. 5,042 was organized at Bowen, in December, 1907, by Pearl Smith. The charter members were eight in number. At present the camp has about thirty-nine members and one social member.
The present officers are: Melia Sylvester, Oracle; Pearl Robertson, venerable oracle; Mabel Preut, P. oracle; Besse Veach, recorder ; Leafie Owen, receiver; Effie Young, marshal; Carrie West, inside sentinel; Ellamina Owen, outside sentinel; Mary Akers, pianist; Etta Owen, John Young and Frank Worrell, mana- gers.
AUGUSTA CAMP was organized in 1897 by Mrs. Armholt. The charter members were as follows: Emma Green, Louise Markee, Phi- lena Golm, Emma Hoegle, Addie Stockton, Flora Freed, Eva Bowers, Emma Hess, Ethel McAfee, Nell Hess, J. P. Ellis, Mary Worman,
T. G. Garland, M. G. Markee, William Golm, G. P. Palmer, J. B. Stockton, T. T. Freed, Jacob Bowers, J. C. Worman. This camp now has a membership of about fifty. Its present officers are as follows : Lettie West, oracle; Ida Foster, vice- oracle; Mary Merideth, chancellor; Ollie Fabery, recorded ; Mary Coffman, receiver ; Fan- nie Steinberger, marshal; Sue Worbing, assist- ant marshal.
The past presiding officers are. Philena Golm, Addie Stockton, Louise Markee, Lettie West, Frone Ward.
CARNATION CAMP No. 2,811, Nauvoo, was or- ganized December 5, 1901, by Mrs. Lulu Case of Quincy, Illinois. The charter members were as follows : Mary Parker, Jennie B. Bicker, Fannie B. Kreiter, Minnie Bicker, Lizzie Jemison, W. H. Bicker, Henry Dachroth, Minnie Singer, Matilda Cellar, Estella Parker, Cora Welter, Kate Scan- lan, Charles Singer, Dr. W. M. Haggett, Cath- erine Guilliam, Vina M. Hart, Lizetta C. Buck- ert, Sophia Kreymeyer, Clara Siegelmeyer, Joseph Welter.
The first officers were: Lizetta Buckert, oracle; Elizabeth L. Reimbold, vice oracle ; Matilda Cellar, past oracle; Catherine Guil- liam, chancellor; Mary Parker, recorder; Vina Hart, receiver; Clara Siegelmeyer, marshal; Minnie Singer, inner sentinel ; Fannie B. Kreiter, outer sentinel ; Estalla Parker, Lizzie Jemison and Dr. G. W. Fegers, managers.
The present officers are: Stella Baumert, oracle; Mary Argast, vice-oracle; Odillie Hohl, past oracle; Augusta Kemler, chancellor; Cora Welter, recorder; Rose Nicaise, receiver; Jennie Bicker, marshal; Clara Cambre, assistant mar- shal; Adelaide Diemer, inner sentinel; Fora Deerer, outer sentinel; Lena Yaeger, Mary Ar- gast and Clara Cambre, managers. The doctors are physicians Haggett and Rudolphi. The present membership of this camp is about one hundred.
CAMP LIVE FOREVER No. 4708 was organized at Elvaston, on February 5, 1907, by deputy su- preme oracle, Mary E. Mulcahey. The present membership is about fifty-one. The first elec- tive officers were: Amelia Roasa, oracle; Ollie Stone, vice-oracle; Emma E. Lewis, recorder ; Nettie Day, receiver.
The officers at present are: Delia Seble, oracle ; Anna Haas, vice-oracle ; Emma E. Lewis, recorder ; Zella Caldwell, receiver.
The past oracles are : Amelia Roasa, Ida Hardy, Ollie Stone, Jennie Finley, Ollie Mc-
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Ilmoil, Greta Roasa, Edith Brenning, Delia Seble.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
CEDARCRAFT CAMP No. 122. The beneficiary order, Woodmen of the World is not unlike the Modern Woodmen of America in its scope, and has a flourishing camp at Warsaw, known as Cedarcraft Camp, which was organized in 1907 and has a membership of about thirty-six.
The first officers were: Dr. Thomas A. Hart- ley, C. C .; E. E. McAdams, adviser ; E. S. Schmidt, banker; E. J. Moore, clerk. The present officers are: Charles W. Muir, C. C .; R. C. Goehrig, adviser ; Fred Schildman, banker ; Charles Esper Ziegler, clerk.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
WARSAW AERIE No. 1934 was organized at Warsaw several years ago and has a member- ship of about ninety-four, and meets in a leased hall. The charter members were as follows: George Klippert, John H. Richard- son, Charles Klippert, Dr. S. E. Matzke, Jo. Schreiber, Louis P. Schmitt, Robert McKee, John Flack, W. H. Ortmann, Henry Filtz, Jacob Schreiber, Lafe Frazer, G. R. Stuckwisch, David Hendricks, Rudolph Pohl, Charles Zobel, F. E. Johnson, W. E. Leach, Emil Morganthaler, Louis Schreiber, Theo. Hoppe, Gus Plume, Frank Crenshaw, Frank Foley, John W. Spinanger, William Dietel, W. E. Caine, F. W. Lemkan, L. W. Wallet, Charles Ziegler, William D. Cren- shaw, Henry Colliher, Fred Fuehler, Roy Leach, John C. Schreiber, Edgar Hamburger, Earl Anderson, George Kleinert.
The first officers were: J. E. Shoemaker, Worthy President; Jo Schreiber, Worthy Vice President ; David Hendricks, Chaplain ; Earl An- derson, Secretary ; Edgar Hamburger, Treas- urer ; George Klippert, Inner Guard; Fred Raich, Outside Guard; Ed Ketterer, Fred Fuehler, G. R. Stuckwisch, Trustees; Dr. O. E. Hutchins, Physician.
The present officers are : John Berlin, Worthy President ; Charles Zobel, Vice-president; Paul Eymann, Chaplain; Jacob Scheiber, Secretary ; Fred Lemkan, Treasurer; Carl Holtelet, Inner Guard; Jo Schreiber, Outside Guard; Gus Plume, Henry Kraushaar, Henry Filtz, Trus- tees ; Dr. John Miller, Physician.
The past presiding officers are: A. E. Powell,
Jo. Schreiber, W. E. Caine, Fred Lemkan, John Berlin.
COURT OF HONOR
WARSAW COURT OF HONOR No. 162 was or- ganized August 28, 1896. The charter members were: N. M. Rigg, Mrs. Minnie Rigg, Lena How- ell, W. L. Winnand, Mrs. M. F. Winnand, Thomas Z. Peters, Minnie Peters, Joseph Huston, Lem Mussetter, Ella Wallace, Belle M. Wallace, Henry Klump, Anna Klump, Charles Young, Minnie Young, Nellie R. Young, William Reid- inger, William J. Gumbel, Mrs. Katherine Gumble.
The first officers were : M. N. Rigg, Past Chan- cellor ; Henry Klump, Chancellor ; Minnie Young, Vice-Chancellor; Nellie Young, Recorder; Wm. Reidenger, Treasurer ; B. M. Wallace, Chaplain ; Minnie Rigg, Conductor; Thomas Z. Peters, Guard; Wm. J. Gumbel, Sentinel; Directors -- Charles Young, Joseph Huston.
The present officers are: Thomas Z. Peters, Worthy Past Chancellor; Charles E. Wallace, Worthy Chancellor ; Augusta Ortman, Worthy Vice-Chancellor ; H. Klump, Recorder; . B. M. Wallace, Chaplain; Ella Wallace, Conductor ; W. H. Ortman, Guard; Peter Schneider, Sen- tinel ; Jos Huston, Cleve Golliher, and James Fasthoff, Directors. It has a membership of about twenty-four.
COURT OF HONOR LIFE ASSOCIATION. This great organization was formerly known as Court of Honor. It has some representation in Hancock County. Hon. William B. Risse, who was born in Hancock County, and lived there until within the last few years, is the General Attorney of this society. The editor ' wrote to Mr. Risse for information concerning the Court of Honor activities in Hancock County, and received a letter from him, which, in part, is as follows :
"While I have been General Attorney of the Society for twenty-one years, I have not the information at hand as to the subordinate bodies in Hancock County.
"There were, at one time, courts in Carthage, Warsaw, Hamilton, Nauvoo, Dallas, La Harpe, Augusta and West Point or Bentley-I have forgotten which-but some of these courts were some years ago consolidated with the Carthage Court, and I am not certain now which of them were in the consolidation.
"I have therefore referred your letter to
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A. L. Hereford, President of the Society, and asked him to write to you.
"The Society has changed its name and is now known as Court of Honor Life Associa- tion."
No information has been received from Mr. Hereford as yet, but a letter is confidently ex- pected. This information will not be received in time for insertion in this chapter, but, if received, will be included in the final chapter of this volume, with other matters received too late for insertion in the appropriate chapters.
Mr. R. W. Saer of Carthage has furnished the following information concerning the order gen- erally, and the Carthage Court in particular :
The Court of Honor Life Association, a fra- ternal insurance order for both men and women, was organized in Illinois in the year 1895. A local lodge was started at Carthage, Ill., Au- gust 8, 1896, this lodge being known as Carthage District Court of Honor No. 149. Deputy Ed G. Sheldon was organizer of the Carthage Court, and fifty-two charter members were secured.
The first meeting was held at the Odd Fel- lows Hall, August 8, 1896, and the following officers were elected : Chancellor, W. B. Risse; Vice Chancellor, E. A. Payne; Recorder, R. W. Saer; Treasurer, Robert Aitchison, Sr .; Con- ductor, Mrs. Sarah Springer; Guard, Geo. W. Rhea ; Sentinel, W. T. Selvage; Chaplain, Rev. C. E. Wirick; Past Chancellor, M. P. Berry ; Medical Examiners, R. L. Casburn and C. L. Ferris. Directors-J. H. Hull, Mrs. Emily Ty- ner, and A. B. Mattliews.
This organization increased steadily in mem- bership, having 102 members at this time. The first Chancellor, Hon. W. B. Risse, has served a number of years as General Attorney for the order. Since its organization sixteen death claims have been paid by the local lodge, amounting to $28,000.
P. E. O. SISTERHOOD
In 1869, in Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, there was organized a secret society to be known as the P. E O. Sisterhood. The little organization was soon duplicated through the help of one of the "Original Seven Sisters" and from that beginning fifty years ago has developed the state and national or- ganizations. Today Illinois has sixty-one local chapters and a State Grand Chapter. Of these sixty-one, three are located in Hancock County.
Chapter J., P. E. O., was organized at Car- thage on January 8, 1904, by Mrs. Juanita Xander, State Organizer. The charter mem- bers were Mrs. Ida Cutler, Mrs. Welthy M. Owen, Mrs. Fannie McCrory, Miss Helen Miller Noyes, Miss Helen Ferris, Miss Katharine Cher- rill and Mrs. Zellora Hill. The present mem- bership of this chapter is twenty-one. The offi- cers now serving the chapter are: President, Miss Julia Tate Noyes ; Vice-President, Mrs. Inez Hartzell; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Lil- lian Berry ; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Eth- lyn Jones; Treasurer, Mrs. Clara M. Griffith ; Chaplain, Mrs. Lottie Smith; Guard, Mrs. Elsie Jenkins.
Chapter U., P. E. O., Hamilton, was organized on October 19, 1908, with the following charter members : Mrs. May R. Wright, Mrs. Jessie R. McMahan, Mrs. Mabel Waggoner, Miss Viola Crouch, Mrs. Mary M. Gardner, Mrs. Helen Higby, Mrs. Bertha R. Dadant, Mrs. Gertrude Gates Pardee, Mrs. Maud Fullmer Gordon and Miss Valentine Dadant. The membership of this chapter at the present time is thirty-three. The present officers are: President, Miss Clem- ence Dadant ; Vice-President, Mrs. Mabel Wag- goner ; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Maude Mat- this; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Bessie B. Gordon; Treasurer, Miss Valentine Dadant ; Chaplain, Mrs. Estella Agnew ; Guard, Mrs. Ger- trude Pardee.
Chapter AQ., P. E. O., Augusta, was organ- ized September 23, 1916, by Mrs. Hallie Newell, State Organizer, and Mrs. Eleanor Bailey, State President. There were twelve charter mem- bers, as follows : Mrs. Georgia Catlin Stockton, Miss Jean Booker, Mrs. Ledia Tarr Moore, Mrs. Mary Gordon Robison, Mrs. Helen Working Violette, Miss Ella Pendleton, Miss Edith Win- ters, Miss Bertha Winters, Mrs. Grace Work- ing Compton, Miss Alma Bertholf, Miss Mary Magill and Mrs. Mary Lewis Beard. The fol- lowing are the present officers: President, Miss Mabel Catlin; Vice-President, Miss Mary Ma- gill; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Helen Young Artz; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Mary Lewis Beard ; Treasurer, Mrs. Louise Weinberg . Robison ; Chaplain, Miss Edith Winters ; Guard, Mrs. Hila H. Gordon.
The great national work of the Sisterhood is a growing Educational Fund amounting to over one hundred thousand dollars, from which young women of a required age may borrow on con- venient terms for the purpose of completing a
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higher or professional education. The chapters of Hancock County have had and will continue to have a substantial share in this great fund and noble work.
ETHLYN GRIFFITH JONES, Past President, III. G. O.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SHADRACH BOND CHAPTER No. 339 was named for the first governor of Illinois, and organized at Carthage in 1896 by Mrs. Laura Miller Noyes, the charter being received the following year. The charter members were Mrs. Laura Miller Noyes, Mrs. Julia Ferris, Miss Sue A. Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth Machin Tillapaugh, Mrs. Alice Ferris Martin, Mrs. Ellen L. Carey Mack, Mrs. Ellen B. Capron, Mrs. Mary A. Bacon Johnson, Mrs. Julia Ferris Hubbs, Mrs. Helen M. Ferris, Miss Ina Elder, Mrs. Amanda E. Shultz and Miss Ellen Marya Cherrill. The first officers were: Regent, Mrs. Laura Miller Noyes ; Vice-Regent, Mrs. Helen M. Ferris; Re- cording Secretary, Mrs. Ellen L. Carey Mack ; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Sue Williams ; Registrar, Mrs. Julia Ferris; Treasurer, Mrs. Amanda E. Shultz; Historian, Mrs. Julia Ferris Hubbs; Board of Managers, Mrs. Helen M. Fer- ris, Mrs. Mary B. Johnson, Mrs. Elizabeth Tilla- paugh, Mrs. Ellen Capron, Mrs. Alice Ferris Martin.
This Chapter has held regular monthly meet- ings from September to June inclusive of each year, at which historical and patriotic programs were presented. For excellence in the study of American History, prizes of books, and later of War Savings Stamps, have been given to the pupils of Carthage High School, Carthage Gram- mar School, and Carthage College Academy. The official magazine of the D. A. R. has been placed on the tables of the reading room of the Carthage Free Public Library for many years.
A bronze tablet in memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War buried in Hancock County was placed in the corridor of the Court House between the offices of the County and Circuit Clerks, and was unveiled on July 2, 1910. The tablet bears the names of David Baldwin, Charles Bettisworth, Samuel Caldwell, John Lipsie, Alexander K. Patterson, Richard Rose and Asa Worth. The address was made by the Hon. Charles S. DeHart, and
the service of unveiling was performed by Miss Phoebe Ferris, a descendant of David Baldwin.
Marble markers have been placed at the graves of the following Revolutionary soldiers buried in this county : David Baldwin, 1761- 1847,, buried in Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage. Samuel Caldwell, 1749-1850, buried at the Breneman farm, between Chili and Stillwell. John Lipsie, 1732-1835, buried in Belknap Ceme- tery, Hancock Township, this county.
On Oct. 22, 1914, a granite boulder with a bronze tablet bearing the inscription "LINCOLN SPOKE HERE, October 22, 1858," was placed in the Court House yard near the place where Lincoln stood when he made his address on that date. The flag used on this occasion to cover the tablet was one which had been made by our worthy townslady, Mrs. Wm. H. Moore and her husband's sisters, Misses Rachel, Mary and Anna Moore, to use when Lincoln spoke from the porch of the Artoise-Hamilton hotel in Carthage during his campaign of 1860. The tablet was unveiled by Mrs. Alice Lincoln McManus, a relative of Abraham Lincoln. The boulder was then presented to the county by the chap- ter Regent, Mrs. Mary Tressler Newcomer, and accepted by our supervisor, Mr. Arch Williams. Hon. Clark E. Carr of Galesburg, a friend of Mr. Lincoln, was introduced by Judge D. E. Mack, and made the address of the afternoon.
This chapter has regularly contributed to the recognized work of the National Society, the Martha Berry School.
During the World War, contributions were sent for Belgian Relief ; to the restoration of the little village of Tilloloy, France; to the support of a French orphan in memory of a former re- gent, Mrs. Georgia Hobbes Baird; to ambulance fund; to recreation fund for the soldiers; and when they heard of his enlistment the chapter sent a sum of money as a gift of appreciation, to Paul Westfall, the first Carthage boy to enlist as an ambulance driver after the United States declared war on Germany. Liberty Bonds to the amount of $150 were purchased.
An elm tree was planted in the Court House yard on April 26, 1918, commemorative of the centennial of the admission of Illinois as a state into the Union.
The membership of this chapter is about sev- enty-two. The present officers are : Regent, Mrs. Mary L. Tressler, Newcomer ; Vice-Regent, Mrs. Ellen L. Carey Mack ; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Alice Ferris Martin; Corresponding Secretary,
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Mrs. Jessie Kirkpatrick Smith; Registrar, Mrs. Adelaide Glenn Ferris; Treasurer, Mrs. Sarah Shinkle Frazee; Historian, Mrs. Laura Miller Noyes ; Chaplain, Mrs. Mary Bacon Johnson ; Trustee, Mrs. Ellen L. Carey Mack.
On the afternoon of April 26, 1921, at the home of Mrs. Julia Ferris, occurred the cele- bration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization of the Chapter. At this meeting, among those present, were five of the charter members : Mrs. Julia Ferris, Mrs. Laura Miller Noyes, Mrs. Ellen L. Carey Mack, Mrs. Mary Bacon Johnson, and Mrs. Alice Ferris Martin. The following program was given: Ritual serv- ice ; Calling of Roll; American's Creed ; Salute of the Flag; Resume of the patriotic and social activities of the Chapter since its founding, by Mrs. Noyes and Mrs. Mack; Report of Conti- nental Congress held in Washington week pre- vious, by Regent, Mrs. Mary L. Tressler New- comer; and the following special announce- ments: The establishment of a D. A. R. His- torical alcove in city library and the completion ot a productive endowment fund amounting to $200; the founding of a scholarship in Carthage College to be called the "Laura Miller Noyes Scholarship"; the addition to the roster of of- ficers in Chapter Calendar of the name of "Mrs. Laura Miller Noyes, Founder and Honorary Regent" ; and the placing on the Court House of a tablet commemorating the address of Stephen A. Douglas in Carthage, on October 11, 1858, the same to be unveiled on Decoration Day, 1921. A social hour followed, during which a picture of those present was taken, and tea and birthday cake were served.
It is said that there are four or five Revo- lutionary soldiers other than the four above named who are also buried in this county. The Shadrach Bond Chapter has not yet been able to find the places of their burial, but will place markers at their graves if the same can be identified.
On May 31, 1920, a bronze tablet bearing the words "Real Daughter" and the D. A. R. em- blem, was placed by the Shadrach Bond Chapter on the monument of Angelica Hansen Fonda, who was buried in the old cemetery at Carthage in 1846. A program was given which consisted of the singing of America and the Star Spangled Banner, remarks by Mrs. C. B. Newcomer, Regent of the D. A. R., on "Real Daughters," an address by Charles J. Scofield, the reading of a letter from Mrs. Nellie Fonda Clapp of
Arkansas City, Kansas, a daughter of Col. John Giles Fonda, and the decorating of the grave with flowers by Miss Ruth Fleming and "Chil- dren of American Revolution," Ellen Mack, Alice Carey Mack, Rosemary Shepherd, David Hill, Rosalind Hill and Virginia Frazee. The follow- ing is a brief history of this woman as furnished to the Shadrach Bond Chapter by her grandson, Col. Giles Fonda.
ANGELICA HANSEN
"Born Jan. 23, 1750; died Jan. 30, 1846. Buried in the old cemetery at Carthage, Ill. Married John Fonda in 1768.
"She was a daughter of Capt. Henry Hanson, who was an American captain and was mur- dered by Indians and Tories during a raid by Sir John Johnson through the Mohawk Valley, May 21, 1780.
"John Fonda, born 1739, married Angelica Hansen 1768, died 1814. He was a private sol- dier in Capt. Fonda's company, Col. Fisher's regiment, Tryon Co., N. Y. Militia. On account of this service his wife Angelica was granted a pension by Act of Congress of July 4, 1836. John Fonda had a son, Giles Fonda, born June 13, 1789, married Mariah Doekstaden, Dec. 1, 1811. He had a son, John Giles Fonda, born March S, 1822, living at Los Angeles, California, on January 19, 1910.
"May 21, 1780, Fonda, father of John Fonda, and Henry Hanson, father of Angelica Hansen, were murdered by Tories and Indians during a raid through the Mohawk Valley by Sir John Johnson. At the same time, John Fonda and others were made prisoners. After this party had started for Canada, a part of the prisoners, among them John Fonda, were paroled. The evidence of this is found in the public papers of Governor Clinton, first Governor of New York, Vol. 5, page 738, 1901, edited by Hugh Hastings, State Librarian, Albany, N. Y. Other evidence can be found in a work, New York in the Revolution, published by James A. Roberts, Comptroller State of New York.
"The parole permitting two of the prisoners to return home is as follows. 'I do certify that Messrs. Sampson Samons and John Fonda are permitted to return to their respective homes at their own request, they having first engaged to protect the Loyalist in the County of Tryon in the peaceable possession of their property. For the performance of which the remainder of
Ellen J Kunkel
NO Kunkel
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the prisoners will be held hostages. Given under my hand at Kingsborough this 23d day of May, 1780.
"'John Johnson, Lt. Col. Comd. King's Regt., New York.'
Col. John Giles Fonda was a resident of Hancock County, Illinois, for many years, and was identified with the early history of the county as a surveyor, and otherwise. He was a distinguished officer in the Union Army dur- ing the Civil War. His father and mother are buried on the same lot where Angelica Hansen Fonda is buried.
MARTHA BOARD CHAPTER was organized at Augusta, June 6, 1913, through the efforts of Miss Luella Swanson. The name "Martha Board" was chosen in memory of a Real Daughter, seven of whose descendants were among the organizing members of this chapter, the full number being nineteen. The organizing members were Mesdames S. S. Allen, T. E. Bur- ner, Fred Crain, George Eastman, Nannie Grig- son, Frank Newcomb, T. K. Pendleton, Fred Pitney, S. G. Swanson and M. L. Winters, and the Misses Nina Balfour, Addie King, Amy Swanson, Luella Swanson, Minnie Swanson, Bertha Winters, Della Winters, Edith Winters and Ruth Winters.
The chapter was closed in April, 1914, with fifty members. Those in addition to the ones mentioned above were Mesdames J. N. Bertholf, Fred Beard, George Catlin, Frank Eastman, . Treasurer, Miss Edith Winters; Registrar, Mrs. Charles Elliott, Will Farlow, Cornelia Fisher, Albert Estes; Historian, Mrs. S. E. McAfee ; Librarian, Miss Ethyl Bacon; Chaplain, Mrs. Cornelia Fisher. The present membership is about seventy-nine. James Garwood, Edson King, Milton King, A. D. Lawton, Joseph Lord, Harry Marsh, S. E. McAfee, Alice Rittenhaus, Joe Smith, Guy Stock- ton, James Stockton, Samuel Talbot, Cornelia The past Regents are Mrs. T. K. Pendleton, Mrs. S. E. McAfee, Mrs. Geo. Catlin, Miss Luella Swanson, and Mrs. Guy Stockton. Tyner, S. W. Venable, Charles Working, and the Misses Ethyl Bacon, Myrtle Baker, Alma Ber- tholf, Mabel Catlin, Mary Crain, Mabel Gar- wood, Jennie Mead, Neal Lawton and Georgia Osborn. PLYMOUTH ROCK CHAPTER
The first work of this chapter was to estab- lish a library by providing funds for books and opening a free library on December 18, 1915. This was maintained until taken over by the township. This library has been fully ap- preciated by the people of Augusta and vicinity, and it now has a membership of over one thou- sand persons.
During the years 1917-18, under the guidance of its regent, Miss Luella Swanson, the Chapter stood for loyalty and the supreme test of pa- triotism and love of country by its splendid
work. This Chapter was one of seven Chapters in Illinois who filled the war quota asked first by the National D. A. R. Society in Third Lib- erty Loan and French village restoration fund ; and by the State Daughters in Ambulance given the 33rd Illinois Division, for which this Chap- ter knitted an afghan with "Old Glory" knitted in the center which went to France with the ambulance. The Chapter also adopted a French orphan, gave new clothing to the Belgians, gave silk flags and testaments to each boy going from the township, and made special gifts to Chapter boys.
April 18, 1918, a Centennial celebration was held during which a boulder was unveiled on the spot where Lincoln spoke in 1858. At the same time a tree grown from a blackwalnut brought - from General Washington's old home at Mt. Vernon was planted near the boulder, and a Township service flag was presented to the Township. The G. A. R. school children and State Militia were invited to participate in the celebration.
The first officers of the chapter were : Regent, Mrs. T. K. Pendleton ; Vice-Regent, Mrs. Geo. Eastman ; Secretary, Miss Nina Balfour ; Treas- urer, Mrs. S. S. Allen ; Registrar, Mrs. T. E. Bur- ner ; Historian, Mrs. M. L. Winters; Librarian, Miss Luella Swanson. The present officers are : Regent, Miss Jennie Mead; Vice-Regent, Mrs. Chas. Working; Secretary, Miss Helen Young ;
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