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Encampment No. 87, I. O. O. F., was organ- ized October 13, 1868, with C. W. Palmer, J. T. Wallace, G. A. Samson, R. Y. Frew, W. M. Smiley, T. O. Hamsher and Jeremiah McGrew as charter members. The membership now is about sixty and the officers are: Samuel Libey, chief patriarch; F. L. Watson, high priest; Jesse Berner, senior warden; Z. Dougherty, junior warden; R. T. Watson, scribe; T. D. Gordon, treasurer.
Canton Maple City No. 25, Patriarchs Mili- tant, auxiliary to Oddfellowship, was organ- ized in September, 1886, by Brigadier General E. F. Phelps, Captain A. W. Berggren and others from Galesburg. The canton started with twenty-one chevaliers, and the following officers: George C. Rankin, captain; C. F. Hamblin, first lieutenant; E. J. Clarke, clerk; T. W. Beers, accountant. The canton still ex- ists, though it has had no meetings for several years.
ELKS.
Maple City Lodge No. 397, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, was instituted with
fifty-five members November 22, 1897. The of- ficers installed that evening were: C. A. Per- ley, exalted ruler; G. C. Rankin, esteemed leading knight; G. A. Brokaw, esteemed loyal knight; E. I. Camm, esteemed lecturing knight; J. S. Brown, secretary; H. H. Pattee, treasurer; W. B. Vorwick, tyler; C. H. Buck, chaplain; F. E. Harding, R. Lahann, W. P. Graham, trus- tees. The lodge has excellent quarters in the Quinby block. It has a present membership of 133, and the officers are: Dr. R. W. Hood, exalted ruler; John C. Allen, esteemed leading knight; William McKinley, esteemed lecturing knight; D. E. Clarke, esteemed loyal knight; Fred Wildemuth, secretary; E. C. Hardin, treas- urer; John W. Hays, tyler; W. D. Brereton, H. B. Smith, J. A. Joel, trustees.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Maple City Lodge No. 302, Knights of Pythias, was instituted August 7, 1891, with thirty-five members and the following officers: R. J. Grier, past chancellor; Geo. B. Moreland, chan- cellor commander; Dr. W. E. Taylor, vice chan- cellor; I. A. Ewing, prelate; W. A. Sawyer, mas- ter of exchequer; Dr. J. R. Ebersole, master of finance; C. D. Miller, keeper of records and seal; William Ferguson, master at arms. Other charter members were F. C. Tapping, H. J. Blackburn, W. S. Wray, W. R. Sterrett, S. S. Hallam, Adam Miller, J. C. Irvine, J. H. Beeney, Peyton Roberts, D. E. Clarke, M. Nusbaum, Jr., H. H. Dunkle, J. N. Thomson, H. J. Kobler, L. M. Lusk, Wm. Brindle, J. H. Hanley, G. W. Hamilton, E. C. Means, I. T. Brady, H. E. Reed, J. H. Williams, J. W. Hamilton, Phil Nus- baum, H. Hodgens, J. B. Moore, J. D. Hick- man. The present membership is 102, and the officers are: E. O. Philips, chancellor com- mander; C. L. Foster, vice chancellor; T. A. Wilcox, prelate; D. W. Birdsall, keeper of records and seal; Fred Wildemuth, master of finance; C. M. Huey, master of exchequer; G. B. Moreland, master of work; A. C. McIntosh, master at arms; I. F. Dains, inner guard; Sol Schloss, outer guard.
FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY SOCIETIES.
Acme Lodge No. 192, Ancient Order of United Workmen, was organized August 22, 1881, with forty-two charter members, and is the oldest of the fraternal benefit orders in the city. The
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first officers were: John G. Burchfield, master workman; D. D. Parry, past master workman; L. M. Buffington, foreman; J. W. Gaul, over- seer; Ira G. Mosher, recorder; W. H. Sexton, financier; Charles E. Blackburn, receiver; Fred Ahlstrand, guide; Oscar Henry, inside watch- man; George Wilson, outside watchman; J. C. Iıwin, Jesse W. Marshall, M. Nusbaum, trus- tees. The present membership nere is twenty- six. The lodge holds no meetings, and the only officer is J. W. Gaul, financier.
A new benevolent order known as the Golden Rule was organized in Monmouth and incorpor- ated February 21, 1884. The incorporators were O. S. Barnum, Dr. J. H. Wallace, W. B. Young, Dr. J. H. Troutman and T. S. Stamps. The ob- jects of the society were social enjoyment, moral and mental improvement, mutual pro- tection and the diffusion of principles of charity and benevolence. Council No. 1 of this order was instituted March 20 following with ninety- two charter members. The first officers were: W. C. Norcross, C. P .; V. H. Webb, C. C .; C. L. Barnes, chief captain; H. A. Anderson, C. G .; Miss Maria S. Madden, secretary; David Walker, treasurer; D. E. Waid, 1st G .; G. E. Wallace, 2d G .; W. A. Robertson, S .; Rev. J. Kelsey, chaplain. The order was a few years later consolidated with another under the name of the Knights and Ladies of the Golden Rule. The council here has been disorganized for some years.
Maple City Camp No. 94, Modern Woodmen of America, was organized April 28, 1885, by D. S. Malby of DesMoines. There were nineteen members and the camp was first officered as follows: D. Turnbull, venerable consul; Rev. J. W. Kelsey, worthy adviser; Frank M. Weir, clerk; J. W. Bolon, banker; H. M. Putnam, es- cort; J. R. Baker, watchman; Fred L. Har- baugh, sentry; Dr. W. S. Holliday, physician; C. E. Blackburn, G. N. Hawley, J. L. Dryden, trustees. The present membership of the camp is 353, and the officers are: I. F. Dains, vener- able consul; H. W. Rice, worthy adviser; John C. Irvine, clerk; P. J. Iwig, banker; August Larson, watchman; W. F. Hall, Jr., sentry; Charles Welty, escort; Drs. J. C. Kilgore, W. S. Holliday, J. R. Ebersole, physicians; B. L. Mapes, chief forester; B. L. Mapes, E. J. Clarke, Lewis L. Kobler, managers.
The Royal Neighbors of America, the ladies' auxiliary of the Modern Woodmen, was organ- ized February 27, 1895, with twenty-five char-
ter members. The officers were: Oracle, Mrs. W. E. Greenleaf; vice oracle, Mrs. H. L. Speak- man; recorder, Mrs. Charles Richardson; re- ceiver, Mrs. L. M. Boals; chancellor, Mrs. Anna M. Smythe; inner sentinel, Mrs. Frank Weid- enbauer; outer sentinel, Mrs. W. G. Adams; managers, Mrs. Della Frymire, Mrs. C. C. Se- crist, Mrs. Anna M. Smythe. The lodge now has fifty-eight members, with the following of- ficerș: Orator, Mrs. May Weidenbauer; vice orator, Mrs. Anna Speakman; past orator, Mrs. Lillian Cunningham; recorder, Mrs. Kate Sam- ple; receiver, Miss May Boals; chancellor, Mrs. Olive Higgins; marshal, Mrs. Mary Dains; sen- tinel, Mrs. Mary McClure; manager, Mrs. Hat- tie Clarke; physician, Dr. Adella Nichol.
Monmouth Council of the National Union was organized March 27, 1894. There were twenty- eight members, and the officers were: Presi- dent, F. C. Tapping; vice president, W. H. Childs; speaker, R. J. Grier; secretary, H. T. Thomson; Treasurer, G. C. Rankin; medical directors, W. E. Taylor, J. R. Ebersole; usher, D. Q. Webster; sergeant at arms, C. H. Cooper; ex-president, E. MacDill; chaplain, W. E. Tay- lor; Trustees, F. C. Tapping, W. H. Childs, Edgar MacDill, W. P. Graham, F. S. Smith. The council now has eleven members, with E. I. Camm as president, and F. C. Tapping sec- retary and treasurer.
Monmouth Lodge of the Knights of the Globe was organized February 10, 1902, by C. R. Green of Denver and General Shadel of War- ren, Ill. The organization started with fifty- four members, and these officers: Judge, R. W. Hood; president, R. R. Murdock; vice presi- dent, C. E. Cornell; commander, S. F. Pickard; lieutenant commander, D. W. Leamle; provost marshal, Ivan Reed; ensign, N. P. Weineberg. The present officers are: Supreme judge, Cur- tis Day; judge, R. R. Murdock; president, C. E. Cornell; vice president, Samuel Pickard; commander, T. J. Lawson; lieutenant com- mander, D. W. Leamle; quartermaster, Ed Reed; adjutant collector, W. W. Murdock; en- sign, N. P. Weineberg.
Washington Camp No. 60, Patriotic Order Sons of America, was organized February 13, 1891, with twenty-two charter members. The first officers were: F. M. Sharp, past president; Samuel Boswell, president; S. P. Merwine, vice president; C. H. Davis, recording secretary; A. See, financial secretary; N. N. Coons, J. F. Danforth, F. M. Sharp, trustees. The lodge
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was allowed to run down until June 15, 1899, when it was reorganized by President W. H. North of Chicago with thirty members and the following officers: S. S. Pershin, past presi- dent; Sam Boswell, president; W. F. Walters, vice president; A. H. Lewis, master of forms; S. O. Means, recording secretary; Sam Hoon, financial secretary; H. Zimmerman, treasurer; T. E. Colvin, conductor; Frank Talbot, inspec- tor; C. H. Davis, outer guard. The lodge has been defunct almost ever since its reorganiza- tion.
The Monmouth Camp of the Fraternal Army of America was organized April 17, 1899, with eighteen members, by G. A. Baxter of Kirkwood. The officers installed at that time were: Cap- tain, A. C. McIntosh; lieutenant, E. L. Hamil- ton; adjutant, J. C. Macarty; quartermaster, W. R. Lang; corporal of the guard, C. J. John- son; chaplain, C. P. Swiler. The present mem- bership is nineteen.
Maple City Union No. 12, Ideal Union, was or- ganized May 24, 1901, with the following offi- cers: Director, John W. McKamey; vice direc- tor, Mrs. Kate Sample; past director, Albert Miller; secretary, F. L. Campbell; treasurer, Mrs. Hattie A. Turnbull; chaplain, Mrs. C. E. Gray. The present membership of the Union is forty-seven, and the officers are: Past direc- tor, H. L. Speakman; director, J. W. McKamey; vice director, Mrs. N. E. Tinker; secretary, Mrs. Kate Sample; treasurer, Mrs. Hattie A. Turnbull.
The Fraternal Tribunes were organized by Robert Rexdale, supreme orator of the order, February 21, 1901. There were nineteen char- ter members, and the first officers were: Chief tribune, Mrs. Oscar Henry; vice chief tribune, Mrs. Chas. A. Mclaughlin; secretary, Mrs. W. J. McDill; treasurer, Oscar Henry; sergeant at arms, W. Brown; sentinel, C. H. Myers; guard, Mrs. George Cummings; trustees, T. D. Gor- don, W. J. McDill. The lodge has the following officers: Chief tribune, Geo. R. Hearne; vice chief tribune, Mrs. Charles A. Mclaughlin; secretary, Mrs. W. J. McDill; treasurer, Alex McFarland.
Monmouth Lodge No. 83, Mystic Workers of the World, was organized April 14, 1897, with the following officers: W. B. Vorwick, master; C. Z. Irvine, vice master; J. H. Hays, secretary; W. H. Livingston, banker. The present mem- bership is fifty-five, and the officers are: Dr. G. C. Eckley, prefect; A. A. Penney, vice pre-
fect; W. E. Lofftus, secretary; E. E. Hanna, banker.
Monmouth District Court of Honor No. 180 was instituted September 29, 18v6, with forty- eight members and the following officers: Ed. L. Montgomery, worthy chancellor; Mrs. Joseph Grier, vice chancellor; W. S. Findley, chaplain; C. G. McPherren, recorder; A. B. Pershin, treas- urer. The organization now has a membership of 56, and the officers are: C. H. Davis, chan- cellor; E. G. Dudding, vice chancellor; Ed. Kiddoo, chaplain; J. F. Searles, recorder; E. D. Montgomery, treasurer.
Court Verne No. 1049, Independent Order oť Foresters, was instituted September 23, 1896, with twenty-five members. The first officers were: Joseph P. Moore, court deputy chief ranger; A. W. Ryan, chief ranger; A. Heberer, past chief ranger; James Costello, vice chief ranger; H. W. Rice, recording secretary; Claude Lusk, financial secretary; B. McNamara, treasurer. The present membership of the court is fifty-two and the officers are: J. B. Robertson, chief ranger; W. W. Brent, vice chief ranger; C. E. Tracy, recording secretary; H. W. Rice, financial secretary; F. P. Downer, treasurer. .
Court Verne No. 347 of Ladies' Companions, auxiliary to the Independent Order of Forest- ers, was organized October 13, 1889. The offi- cers at organization were: Mrs. Sarah C. Tracy, court deputy; Mrs. Effie W. Potter, past chief ranger; Mrs. Eliza Moore, chief ranger; Mrs. Sarah C. Tracy, recording secretary; Mrs. Susie M. Costello, financial secretary; Mrs. Lizzie Herbert, treasurer. The organization has re- cently been disbanded.
Warren Court No. 211, Tribe of Ben Hur, was instituted July 16, 1901, by District Deputy J. B. Bailey. There were sixty-five charter mem- bers and the officers were: E. E. Hanna, chief; Chas. W. Parker, past chief; A. B. Holliday, judge; Mrs. Birdie Lofftus, teacher; H. D. Hurd, captain; W. E. Lofftus, guide; P. H. Lippy, Rabbi Joseplı; Mrs. Mary Holliday, Mother Hur; Mrs. Anna Chapman, Tirzah; Joseph C. Irvine, scribe: Dr. R. W. Wood, keeper of the tribute. There are ten members now, though the lodge has no officers and holds no meetings. Joseph C. Irvine acts as collector.
The lodge of Loyal Americans of Monmouth was organized July 29, 1901, by District Dep- uty E. W. Wilson. Thirty members subscribed to the membership roll, and officers were elected
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as follows: M. E. Colvin, president; Mrs. Mary Moore, vice president; Jas. Bower, ex president; L. C. Hollenbeck, lecturer; Charles Wagle, treasurer; W. M. Jones, secretary. The present membership is about fifteen, and the lodge holds no meetings. An effort is being made, however, to reorganize it.
Maple City Tent, Knights of the Maccabees, was organized October 16, 1900. It has a mem- bership now of fifty-seven, and J. W. Lusk is past commander; C. W. Ward, commander; Loffa Boals, lieutenant commander; P. H. Lippy, recording secretary and finance keeper.
The Ladies of the Maccabees organized with twenty members November 23, 1901. The offi- cers were: Mrs. Alice Smiley, past commander; Mrs. Minnie Ward, commander; Mrs. Nettie Waddell. lieutenant commander; Mrs. Mary Lippy, record keeper; Mrs. Josie McFarland, finance keeper. The membership now is about the same as at the beginning and the officers are the same except Mrs. Frank Weidenbauer is record keeper.
A lodge of the Knights of Honor was organ- ized February 28, 1878, and reorganized Novem- ber 19 following as Equity Lodge No. 220, In- dependent Order of Mutual Aid, with twenty- five members. This lodge still has its charter, but holds no meetings. The membership is small. Rev. V. H. Webb is financier.
Home Forum No. 41 of the Home Forum Benevolent Association was organized in Mon- mouth May 4, 1893, by Chief Medical Examiner J. W. Morgan and Solicitor Biggs of Moline. Twenty-two charter members were admitted, and the following officers elected an .. installed : Mrs. J. F. Houlton, past president; C. B. Bris- tol, president; Mrs. Thos. Gordon, first vice president; Ernest Merwin, second vice presi- dent; W. A. Briggs, secretary; J. F. Houlton, treasurer. The order is no longer in existence.
Monmoutlı Council No. 15, Order of Chosen Friends, was instituted August 7, 1883, with a membership of twenty-five. The officers were: Edward P. Parkinson, chief counsellor; E. J. Clarke, secretary; H. M. Wright, treasurer. The order went to pieces in 1900, and the local council then disbanded. It had at that time thirteen members.
Bethel Encampment No. 1, Order of Ancient Pilgrims, was instituted in Monmouth July 22, 1855. James Mekemson was recorder. The encampment disbanded years ago, and the rec- ords can not be found now.
Monmouth has the honor of being the birth- place of two of the Greek letter fraternities that have become popular in the college world, although such fraternities are no longer per- mitted in Monmouth college where these two had their start, and where others flourished in bygone years. Kappa Kappa Gamma, the sec- ond oldest college sorority in existence, was organized at Monmouth college in 1870 by Miss Minnie Stewart, now deceased, daughter of Judge and Mrs. J. H. Stewart. 'Ine society has chapters all over the country from Maine to California, and with its membership of over 3,000 claims to be the second largest sorority in the United States. The other society organ- ized here is the Pi Beta Pi, formerly the I. C. Sorosis. It was started in 1867 and assumed its present name in 1883.
RAILROAD ORGANIZATIONS.
Railroad men have four organizations in Mon- mouth, lodges of the engineers, firemen, con- ductors and switchmen.
OLD SOLDIERS.
Post No. 44 of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic was chartered July 19, 1866, with the follow- ing members: J. T. Morgan, J. N. Reece, R. M. Campbell, J. C. Caldwell, E. Jamison, James Weir, Wm. M. Buffington, J. L. Dryden, S. L. Stephenson and J. M. turnbull. The post was disorganized after a few years, and with the exception of the charter no records of the or- ganization are now to be found.
McClanahan Post No. 330, Grand Army of the Republic, was mustered in Monmouth, Sep- tember 10, 1883, by Chief Mustering Officer P. W. Wilcox of Mendota, assisted vy Commander Tucker of the Roseville post. The exercises were held in the A. O. U. W. hall. The officers were elected August 31, as fonows: J. P. Hig- gins, commander; D. D. Dunkle, senior vice commander; J. G. Burchfield, junior vice com- mander; J. C. Kilgore, surgeon; Rev. Richard Haney, chaplain; C. B. Bristol, quartermaster; G. W. Bain, officer of the day; J. H. Herdman, adjutant; Wm. Hall, officer of the guard; M. G. Browning, sergeant major; W. T. Ramsey, quartermaster sergeant. The other members were H. M. Rulon, Solomon Dean, Samuel A. Hogue, R. A. Howk, J. L. Romans, W. H. Sul- livan, Levi Stewart, Henry C. Cooper. The post
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was named in honor of Captain John McClan- ahan of Co. B, Eighty-third Illinois Volunteer infantry, who was mortally wounded at Fort Donelson February 3, 1863, and died twenty days later. The post now has convenient head- quarters on East Broadway in the Kingsbury building. It has a membership of 62, and is officered as follows: W. H. H. Roney, com- mander; H. W. Mauck, senior vice commander; L. M. Lusk, junior vice commander; J. B. Clark, surgeon; J. H. Miller, chaplain; C. B. Bristol, quartermaster; S. E. Boswell, officer of the day; Samuel Libey, officer of the guard,
The Woman's Relief Corps No. 6, auxiliary to McClanahan Post No. 330, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized April 7, 1884, with twenty-five charter members, as follows: Ruth Ray, president; C. Ebey, Emma I. Herdman, Sarah E. Dunkle, Sarah J. Hogue, Susan T. Chapman, Mary C. Piper, Sarah E. Epey, Emma Bain, Susan Hall, Catherine Heflin, Emma Rulon, Anna Smith, Angeline Libey, Carrie Tinker, Alice Chapman, Nellie Emert, Lou Birch, Martha Lee, Maggie Burchfield, Lou Coons, Lina Hall, Ida M. Ebey, Fiora Smiley, Sarah Libey. The present membership is fifty- six, and the officers for 1902 are: President, Kate Sample; senior vice president, Mrs. J. P. Higgins; junior vice president, Mrs. Ruth Ray; secretary, Mrs. J. W. Wonder; treasurer, Mrs. Anna Morgan; chaplain, Mrs. N. E. Tinker; guard, Mrs. Addie Reed. The Corps has sent several children to the Soldiers' Orphans' home at Normal, and the first money sent from Mon- mouth for the relief of the soldiers of the Span- ish American war was sent by this corps.
Roy H. Cornell Camp of the Spanish-Ameri- can War Veterans' Association was organized June 19, 1902, by Col. W. P. Brown of Gales- burg, State mustering officer, and his adjutant, J. R. Williamson. Twenty-eight names of men who served in the West Indies and the Philip- pines were on the charter roll. The officers elected at the organization are: R. L. Sherman, commander; A. C. McIntosh, senior vice com- mander; G. E. Cox, junior vice commander; B. L. Mapes, adjutant; Fred Lusk, quarter- master; A. M. Roberts, chaplain; J. W. Clen- denin, officer of the day; A. Sanderholm, officer of the guard; R. R. Murdock, W. W. Shields, trustees, The members, in addition to those named as officers, are: Wm. Fowler, Jesse Gunter, Samuel Pickard, George Raymond, Reinold Walters, Edgar Warner, Frank Watson,
Clifford Willman, Clyde Thulin, George Ham- mond, U. G. Jeffreys, E. O. Phillips, Fred Morey, Richard Boydston, Harry Zimmerman, Samuel Reed, A. W. Cobb, Charles Sanderholm, Will Bond.
Reid Camp No. 31, Sons of Veterans, was or- ganized January 27, 1886, with sixteen mem- bers. E. J. Clarke was captain; B. Eilenberger, first lieutenant; and Jos. P. Ray, second lieuten- ant. The camp has held no meeting for several years.
COLORED PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES.
Golden Square Lodge No. 51, A. F. & A. M., was organized October 12, 1892, with the following members: Adam Madison, worship- ful master; Louis Baker, senior warden; Asa Stokes, junior warden; James G. Johnson, treas- urer; James R. Skinner, secretary; Wilson Humphrey, Geo. Wallace, John Moore, Isaac Dover, Louis Doss, William Wallace, David Crutcheville, Chas. Wallace, Chas. Philips, Thomas Wallace. The present membership is twenty, and James R. Skinner is worshipful master; Peter Munson and Louis Baker, ward- ens; Charles Wallace and Wilson Humphrey, deacons; George Barnum, secretary, and David Crutcheville, treasurer.
Golden Crown Chapter No. 21, Order of the Eastern Star, was instituted October 21, 1894, with fourteen members. Mrs. Mattie Baker was matron; James G. Johnson, patron; Mrs. Eliza Myers, associate matron; Miss Nancy Wallace, conductress; Mrs. Jennie Smith, assistant con- ductress; Mrs. Ella Murphy, secretary; Mrs. Louise Dover, treasurer; David Crutcheville, chaplain; and Louis Baker, warder. The pres- ent membership is about fourteen and Mrs. Mary Murphy is matron; Mrs. Mattie Baker, associate matron; Henry Warnock, patron; James R. Skinner, secretary, and David Crutcheville, treasurer.
The colored people have had numerous other societies in Monmouth, but none are now in existence. Among them were the Afro-Ameri- can League, formed in October, 1895, with 125 members, and Will Wallace as president and S. E. Montgomery secretary; Silver Leaf Temple No. 27, Sisters of the Mysterious Ten; Zenobia Tabernacle No. 67; Mystic Shriners and Scot- tish Rite Masons, organized May 9, 1894; and Maple City Lodge No. 3816, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, organized December 19, 1894.
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CHAPTER XXXII.
Various Organizations of a General Nature- The Business Men's Association, Citizens' League, Liederkranz Society, Clubs for Social Purposes, Temperance Organizations, ctc.
The Monmouth Business Men's Association was formally organized February 12, 1886, after a few preliminary meetings at which commit- tees were appointed. The constitution and by- laws were adopted, and the following officers elected : President, W. B. Young; vice presi- dent, D. Babcock; secretary, J. W. Lusk; treas- urer, R. Lahann; executive committee, W. W. McCullough, J. T. Reichard, M. Nusbaum, A. W. Morton and Dr. W. E. Taylor. The mem- bership roll contained the names of about fifty. individuals and firms. Later nearly all the business men of the city added their names. The association proved of great assistance to the city in a business way, and in 1898 it was decided to incorporate so that still further good could be done. The license to incorporate was issued March 12 of that year, the incorpor- ators being William Hanna, H. H. Pattee, Allen Dunn, W. W. Mccullough, W. B. Young, T. P. Grove and R. S. Patton. The trustees named in the charter were H. H. Pattee, William Hanna, R. Lahann, W. W. Mccullough and W. B. Young, and the first officers chosen after the incorporation were: President, R. Lahann; vice president, W. W. Mccullough; secretary, Geo. C. Rankin; treasurer, W. B. Young. The present officers are: President, W. W. McCul- lough; secretary, S. S. Hallam; treasurer, W. B. Young.
After a few preliminary meetings the Citi- zens' League of Monmouth was organized at Red Ribbon Hall May 19, 1884, and was incor- porated shortly afterward as the Citizens' League of Warren County. The object of the league was the enforcement of the laws and or- dinances for the suppression of the illegal sale of liquor. The first officers were: J. R. Hanna, president; W. A. Robison, vice president; C. C. Secrist, secretary; D. Babcock, treasurer; J. R. Hanna, R. A. Wilson, W. H. McQuiston, C. C. Secrist, I. M. Kirkpatrick, O. S. Barnum, directors. The charter extended for twenty years. March 23, 1899, the organization was
found not to meet present needs, and a reor- ganization of the league took place. The char- ter was laid aside and a new constitution was adopted more in keeping with present require- ments. The officers chosen were: J. J. Milne, president; Rev. W. J. Sanborn, vice president; D. D. Dunkle, secretary; W. H. Woods, treas- urer.
The Monmouth Liederkranz Society was or- ganized March 17, 1871, with nineteen mem- bers, for the purpose of furthering the sociabil- ity and unity of the German people of the city. A beneficiary branch was added December 2, 1873, and the society incorporated February 1, 1875. In January, 1881, provision was made for a pension for the widows or deceased mem- bers. The first officers after the incorporation were: Frank Fowler, president; A. Hartman, R. Lahann, vice presidents; Hans Nottleman, secretary; Adam Leins, treasurer. The pres- ent officers are: John Carstensen, president; John Jacobs, vice president; Hugo Fasbender, financial secretary; Emil Fasbender, corres- ponding secretary; R. Lahann, treasurer. The society had its first quarters on South First street, then for a while occupied a room over Kobler's meat market on South Main street. Since 1883 it has used the fine quarters it now occupies on the north side of the square. Between fifty and sixty of the German resi- dents of the city are members of the society.
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