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Officers for 1876 were as follows: Morris R. Locke, M. E. H. P .; L. P. Squier, E. K .; H. N. Belt, E. S .; J. A. Locke, secretary ; S. H. Bowman, treasurer. Officers for 1877 were as follows: M. R. Locke, M. E. H. P .; L. P. Squier, E. K .; A. K. Van Horne, E. S .; James A. Locke, secretary ; S. H. Bowman, treasurer. Officers for 1878 were as follows : C. E. Miner, M. E. H. P .; L. P. Squier, E. K .; Robert Newton, E. S .; J. A. Locke, secretary ; S. H. Bowman, treasurer. Officers for 1879 were as follows : C. E. Miner, M. E. H. P .; L. P. Squier, E. K .; Jarrett T. Grimes, E. S .; James A. Locke, secretary ; S. H. Bowman, treasurer. There was no election in 1880, and the old officers held over for next. year.
Officers for 1881 were as follows: C. E. Miner, M. E. H. P .; A. M. Slaten, E. K .; J. K. Cadwallader, E. S .; Edward Colean, treasurer ; M. R. Locke, secretary. Officers for 1882 were as follows: C. E. Miner, M. E. H. P .; George Sumrall, E. K .; L. P. Squier, E. S .; S. H. Bowman, treasurer ; Morris R. Locke, secretary. Officers for 1883 were as follows : T. S. Chapman, M. E. H. P .; Geo. Sumrall, E. K .; J. Pike, E. S .; M. R. Locke, secretary ; James S. Daniels, treasurer. Officers of Lodge for 1884 were as follows: J. G. Marston, M. E. H. P .; Edward Colean, E. K .; E. Fries, E. S .; M. R. Locke, secretary ; J. S. Daniels, treasurer. The present officers are, George W. Campbell, E. H. P .; W. P. Richards, E. K .; C. W. Johns, E. S .; William Springman, C. of H .; J. K. Cad- wallader, P. S .; C. G. Reddish, treasurer ; C. S. Jewsbury, secretary ; C. R. Pinkerton, R. A. C .; S. W. Catt, M., third V; W. J. Chapman, M., second V. ; R. O. Steinman, M., first V .; H. H. McClusky, chaplain ; A. J. Schattgen, steward; A. F. Pitt, sentinel. The regular convocations are held the first Friday evening of each month. The Chapter rents the lodge rooms from the Blue Lodge.
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Jerseyville Chapter, No. 656, O. E. S., was organized March 16, 1910. The present officers are : Gladys O. Searls, W. M .; C. W. Jolins, W. P .; Rosetta Trabue, A. M .; Eva Coulthard, secretary; Harriet Pogue, treasurer; Cyrena Schattgen, conductor ; Emma N. Simmons, A. C .;
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Eula McBrien, chaplain; Louise Wedding, marshal; Theo. Dodson, organist; Lucy King, Adah; Jennie Pinkerton, Ruth; Alma Simmons, Esther ; Bessie Brannom, Martha; Laura Catt, Electa; Lula Bartlett, warder; Mary A. Schattgen, sentinel. The stated meetings are on the first Tuesday evening of each month.
JERSEYVILLE LODGE NO. 53, I. O. O. F.
Jerseyville Lodge No. 53, I. O. O. F. was organized May 3, 1849, They occupied their original hall building on State Street until 1871; then they took possession of their new building, remaining there until they removed to the Vandervoort building on West Pearl Street. In 1888, this lodge erected a three-story building at the southeast corner of Washington and Pearl streets. The lodge completed and occupied the third story of the building. The second story is for offices, and the first floor lias for many years been used as a postoffice. This lodge has been very prosperous during all the almost seventy years of its ex- istence. The present officers are: N. G., A. F. Eldred; V. G., Harry Nickens ; recording-secretary, O. H. Richards ; treasurer, W. H. Groppel.
JERSEYVILLE I. O. O. F. ENCAMPMENT NO. 20
Jerseyville I. O. O. F. Encampment No. 20 was instituted on July 6, 1852, by Grand Patriarch James E. Starr. The Encampment sus- pended its organization, June 20, 1859. The last meeting was held June 20, 1859. It was re-organized July 16, 1867, and has since en- joyed prosperity. It occupied the lodge room of the subordinate lodge, and since its re-organization has had a very successful career. Its present officers are as follows: C. P., T. S. Ford; H. P., William Groppel; S. W., K. T. Nelson; J. W., J. R. Bright; secretary, O. H. Richards; treasurer, George H. Woodruff.
RUBY REBEKAH LODGE
The present officers of the Ruby Rebekah Lodge are as follows: N. G., Mrs. Elizabeth Eldred; V. G., Miss Elizabeth Fritz; R. S., Mrs. Nellie Richards; F. S., Mrs. Cora E. Ford; T., Mrs. Carrie L. Tack.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
The Modern Woodmen of America has a very strong membership in this county. Hickory Grove Camp No. 442, has 442 members. Steel-
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man Camp No. 3410, also of Jerseyville, has a strong membership, and with other camps at Fieldon, Grafton, Elsah, Otterville, Delhi, Fidelity, Kemper and Dow, the total membership in the county is estimated at over 1,200.
INDEPENDENT ORDER MODERN AMERICANS
The fraternal insurance order of Modern Americans was organized in Jerseyville with seventy members, September 27, 1898, by George A. Rowden, deputy vice president. The charter officers were: Eugene Hale, president; Samantha Wylder, vice president; W. H. Schroeder, secretary ; Jacob Wagner, treasurer; Rev. William Kerns, chaplain. In 1914, a change was made so as to bring this league under the state law governing old line insurance companies, and the local lodge organization was abandoned. There are at present 200 members in Jersey County.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA
Steelman Camp No. 46, Jerseyville, Ill., was organized with fifty members, April 12, 1895. The first officers were as follows : Mrs. Maggie L. Akard, O .; (Continuously to present) ; Mrs. Alice Atchison, V. O .; Mrs. Emma Robings, P. V. O .; Mrs. Hannah McGee, C .; Mrs. Annie Thurston, R .; Mrs. Elizabeth Voorhees, R .; Mrs. Etta Orm, M .; Mrs. Sadie Steckel, A. M .; Mrs. Belle Daniels, I. S .; Mrs. Sophia Zeller, O. S .; Mrs. Lizzie Christopher, Mrs. Emma Snedeker, Mrs. Celeste Myers, M .; Dr. Cordelia Enos and Dr. Joseph W. Enos, P. There are 300 members at present and the officers are: Mrs. Maggie L. Akard, O .; Mrs. Caddie Streble, V. O .; Mrs. Lena Devening, P. O .; Mrs. Annie Snedeker, C .; Mrs. Emma Wilcox, R .; Mrs. Annie Reynolds, R .; Mrs. Katherine Harris, M .; Mrs. Kate Burns, A. M .; Mrs. Lizzie Egelhoff, I. S .; Mrs. Katherine Lund, O. S .; Mrs. Rosetta Trabue, Miss Blanche Corns, M .; Dr. H. R. Gledhill, P. There are eight camps in Jersey County, with a total membership of 1,000, and this organization is claimed to be the second largest beneficiary society in the world, that is managed solely by women.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Antioch Lodge, No. 5, K. P., was organized February 7, 1876. The following were charter members: George W. Herdman, George C. Cockrell, H. D. Stelle, Elias Cockrell, W. S. Bowman, J. P. Houghtlin, William L. Scott, Henry Nevius, R. B. Leak, Barclay Wedding, George M. Eaton, Augustus H. Barrett, Charles E. Casey, Henry T. Nail, John
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Wiley, Samuel J. Snedeker, J. H. Bothwell, J. I. McGready, H. D. Field, and William H. Edgar. The first officers elected were: George W. Herdman, C. C .; Henry T. Nail, B. C .; George M. Eaton, M. E .; George C. Cockrell, M. F .; H. D. Stelle, K. R. and S .; A. H. Barrett, M. A .; Henry Nevius, I. G .; John Wiley, O. S .; W. M. Jackson, P. C .; W. F. Bowman, P. Their hall was on the third floor of the Jersey State Bank building. The lodge was very prosperous for a time, but later, interest abated to some extent.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Jerseyville Council No. 1692 K. C. is a fraternal association and in- surance organization whose members profess the Catholic faith. The council was organized in the City of Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill., in 1913, and was chartered by the Supreme Council of the order located at New Haven, Conn., on June 1, 1913. The following were the charter members: C. P. Atchison, John R. Alyward, James J. Bane, John C. Bartman, John J. Brown, Nicholas F. Bray, M. D., T. W. Butler, Jr., Archie Cope, J. V. Cabalek, William G. Callahan, James J. Curran, Rev. D. J. Doyle, Fred M. Doyle, M. D., John J. Driscoll, John Dunphy, R. H. Ely, J. W. Fitzgerald, J. J. Fleming, P. J. Fleming, T. J. Flem- ing, J. J. Flynn, R. E. Flynn, M. W. Greany, Leo H. Hall, L. P. Heffron, G. F. Heneghan, Leo P. Heneghan, M. Jennings, Richard Kiely, A. Kallal, Thomas A. Kraus, William J. Kraus, Edward F. Lahey, Rev. M. J. Mee, Rev. M. J. O'Mullane, F. X. McGrath, U. C. McGrath, F. J. Munstermann, L. Powers, F. M. Purcell, A. H. Quinn, J. U. Quinn, Thomas R. Quinn, William Roach, M. M. Roach, Edward H. Sauer, H. A. Shephard, H. L. Shortal, John L. Shortal, John M. Shortal, F. Scheffer, Leo R. Shortal, Joseph F. C. Schell, Louis Sweeney, Leo W. Tracy, Thomas M. Tracy, William Tracy, Daniel A. Tuohy, John A. Tuohy, Andrew Walsh, M. J. Walsh, Walter Walsh and Heber Wedding. The following were the first officers chosen by the council: Grand Knight, H. A. Shephard ; Deputy Grand Knight, Fred M. Doyle, M. D .; recorder, Thomas R. Quinn; chancellor, N. F. Bray, M. D .; financial secretary, J. J. Fleming; treasurer, F. J. Munstermann ; advocate, J. C. McGrath; warden, Leo H. Hall; inside guard, Louis Sweeney; out- side guard, Marcus Roach; trustees, Thomas Tracy, John Dunphy and Fred Scheffer. At the present time the council has a membership of 270 persons, 165 of whom are associate members, and ninety-five in- surance members. The present officers are as follows: Grand Knight,
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Francis B. Tracy; Deputy Grand Knight, John M. Shortal; Chancellor, Leo H. Hall; recorder, Leo R. Burns; financial secretary, Francis X. Fleming; treasurer, F. J. Munstermann; advocate, John F. Kallal ; warden, Heber Wedding; inside guard, Abraham L. Hughes; outside guard, Frank Tuohy ; trustees, Thos. M. Tracy, Archie Cope and Richard Kiely.
The nation's call for soldiers has been nobly responded to by this council, and there are now fifty Knights of Columbus of Jerseyville Council in the, active military service of the United States. The present Grand Knight of the Council, Francis B. Tracy, is an officer in the National Army. Many other members of the council will soon be in active military service.
JERSEYVILLE LODGE, B. P. O. E.
Jerseyville Lodge No. 954 B. P. O. E. was instituted March 25, 1905, with the following charter membership: H. A. Shephard, Thomas F. Ferns, M. B. Titterington, J. W. Enos, Charles K. Cockrell, T. W. Butler, Leon Engel, J. C. McGrath, W. M. Hanley, J. A. Powers, J. R. Powers, George D. Locke, D. F. Duggan, I. D. Snedeker, W. E. Holland, George M. Seago, Edward D. Griggs, S. H. Bowman, W. G. Burnett, T. J. O'Loughlin, J. M. Page, Charles I. Catt, W. E. Carlin, George W. Ware, J. C. Bertman, W. F. Fahey, H. A. Jones, John H. Fahey, W. P. Richards, Daniel Sunderland, Charles A. Whyte, A. L. Dunsdon, Wil- liam Lee Scott, George C. Cockrell, L. W. Sunderland, William Powers, Cosmos Keller, George A. Gowling, T. A. Kraus, J. W. Becker, C. R. Cory, A. F. Mitzel, H. W. Pogue, J. A. Shephard, J. E. Cory, H. W. Rich, G. R. Smith, Edward Ewin, H. S. Daniels, H. H. Snell, E. B. Roach, F. D. Heller, A. C. Robb, John Fleming, J. T. Hanley, Fred Scheffer, L. C. Jacoby, E. J. Vaughn, B. W. Lee and T. H. Cummings. The first officers were as follows: Exalted Ruler, H. A. Shephard ; Es- teemed Leading Knight, I. D. Snedeker; Esteemed Loyal Knight, H. W. Rich; Esteemed Lecturing Knight, George M. Seago; secretary, J. C. McGrath ; treasurer, T. W. Butler; tyler, W. M. Hanley; esquire, M. B. Titterington ; chaplain, B. W. Lee; inner guard, W. G. Burnett; trustees, George W. Ware, George D. Locke and G. R. Smith. The lodge was incorporated in 1916 and purchased the Commercial Hotel Building for a home, the ground floor being used for office purposes, and the second and third floors being occupied by the lodge for club and lodge purposes. The present membership now numbers 169, and the present officers are :
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Exalted Ruler, H. A. Leigh; Esteemed Leading Knight, W. J. House- man; Esteemed Loyal Knight, E. A. Stratton; Esteemed Lecturing Knight, C. F. Schroeder ; secretary, George M. Seago; treasurer, George W. Campbell; tyler, Carl Meyer; inner guard, E. Erwin; esquire, R. Giers; chaplain, L. K. Jacoby ; trustees, H. A. Shephard, H. H. McClusky and T. W. Butler.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE
The Jerseyville Division No. 16, Sons of Temperance, was the first lodge of a secret order, not only in the City of Jerseyville, but in Jersey County as well. It was organized August 4, 1847, with the following officers : B. C. Woods, W. P .; A. B. Morean, W. A .; W. B. Nevius, R. S. ; Thomas L. McGill, A. R. S .; W. J. West, F. S .; Charles H. Knapp, treasurer; Amos Brown, chaplain; P. C. Walker, conductor; A. B. P. Staats, A. C .; George Wharton, I. S .; Francis Osborne, O. S .; Elihu J. Palmer, P. W. P. Interest gradually died out and finally meetings were no longer held, and the division was abandoned. This division was re-organized February 11, 1878, by Grand Worthy Patriarch, Rev. J. Nate, of the grand division of the Sons of Temperance of Illinois. The charter members were Henry Gill, Lewis R. Myers, William F. Gammel, Johnson Morris, Daniel McFain, George Morley, Eli D. Walker, Henry Delicate, William H. Pogue, Benjamin C. Clayton, Daniel W. Phillips, Oscar B. Hamilton, Stephen Catt, James A. Barr, James C. Ross, George W. West, Francis Osborne, Lewis R. Phelps, Francis R. Dutton, Norman E. Landon, Charles W. Enos, N. H. Landon and Wil- liam McBride. The officers elected to serve the first term were the following : Daniel McFain, P. W. P .; James A. Barr, W. P .; Benja- min Clayton, W. A .; Oscar B. Hamilton, R. S .; Charles W. Enos, A. R. S .; William H. Callendar, F. S .; Alfred Price, treasurer ; Henry Deli- cate, chaplain; William McBride, C .; William Eads, A. C .; James C. Ross, I. S .; Johnson Norris, O. S.
The division organized with thirty members and advanced to 200. The interest in this lodge was very strong for a time, but later abated, and meetings gradually ceased.
JERSEYVILLE LODGE NO. 87, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF MUTUAL AID
The Jerseyville Lodge of Mutual Aid was organized July 20, 1880. The first officers were: William Ford, P .; Peter Dolan, V. P .; T. O.
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Davis, R. S .; W. E. Hibble, F. S .; H. C. Gill, T .; J. W. VanCleve, chaplain ; John Mode, I. G .; Christian Harmes, O. G .; Fred Hartzan, C .; D. W. Zeller, Henry Heller, and Philip Block, trustees. Besides these officers the members were as follows: Philip Block, David W. Zeller, John W. Vinson, John M. Waller, Charles A. Edgar, Conrad Borger, Frederick Hund, Frederick Nagle, C. F. Hawkins, George W. Wolf and George W. Shafer. The meetings were held on the first and third Mondays of each month, in the Hamilton building, corner of Washington and West Pearl streets.
LOWE POST, NO. 295, G. A. R.
Lowe Post, No. 295, G. A. R., was organized July 6, 1883, with the following charter members, mustered in by Col. John G. Mack of Spring- field : H. C. Bull, J. H. Duffield, A. J. Osborne, John Powell, W. H. Coulthard, C. F. Cruser, S. P. Clendenen, G. H. Sturdevant, John E. Boynton, Charles Doerge, William L. Rue, John H. Price, Geo. C. Cock- rell, J. S. Malott, E. L. H. Barry, Stephen Catt, John Fraser, William F. Gambel. The officers elected were as follows: J. H. Duffield, P. C .; A. J. Osborne, S. V. S .; Charles Doerge, J. V. C .; J. S. Malott, A .; W. H. Coulthard, Q. M .; E. L. H. Barry, surgeon; Rev. Stephen Catt, chap- lain ; John Powell, O. D .; H. C. Bull, O.G .; N. C. Beaty, S. M .; G. H. Sturdevant, Q. S. During the thirty-five years since its organization, this lodge has been very much depleted by the deaths of its member- ship. The present officers of Lowe Post 295 are: Charles M. Tack, P. C .; W. H. Cook, S. R. R. C .; John Powell, J. R. P. C .; W. H. Coul- thard, A .; W. H. Houghtlin, Q. M .; Emanuel Dabbs, surgeon; A. F. Pitt, chaplain; Daniel Reedy, O. D. G .; Henry Doenges, O. G .; August Schmidt, S. M .; Lewis R. Williams, Q. M. S .; J. K. Cadwallader, P. I.
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
The Woman's Relief Corps was organized October 26, 1893, with a membership of twenty-seven and Mrs. Emma B. Everts was the first president. The present officers are: Mrs. Ellen Stephenson, president ; Mrs. Ella F. Rue, secretary, and Mrs. Martha M. Tack, treasurer.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
The Jerseyville Woman's Christian Temperance Union was organized in the Seminary Building of Miss Mary Farley in 1873, and took an
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active part in the great anti-saloon crusade. Among the original mem- bers were Maria Ford, who was president for many years, Mary Farley, and Mesdames Jane Randolph, Mary Coddington, Virginia C. Harbert, Daniel Stelle, Abner Barr, Abner Cory, Jane Pittman, Sarah Norris, and Margaret Derby, the last two named, both octogenarians, are still living, and the others have passed to the great beyond. In 1884, all of the records and library were burned, and since that time the meetings have been held mainly at the homes of the members, who have main- tained an aggressive war upon the saloons until their extinction in Jer- seyville, and since that time they have been engaged in many classes of work. Since the declaration of war by the United States in 1917, the members have been especially active in aiding the Red Cross and all other work helpful to our soldiers and sailors. The present officers are: President, Mrs. Rosetta O. Trabue; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Fan- nie D. English; recording secretary, Mrs. Lulu Bartlett; treasurer, Mrs. Luella Birkenmayer. In 1902, the district was changed to county organizations, formed of unions at Bethel, Fidelity, Kemper and Jer- seyville, of which County Union, Mrs. R. O. Trabue is president; Mrs. F. H. English is vice president; Mrs. Ida Baxter, corresponding secre- tary; Miss Edna Miller, recording secretary ; Miss Laura Lamb, treas- urer; Mrs. M. W. Lynch, auditor. Mrs. R. O. Trabue has been president of the County Union most of the time since its organization, and also secretary of the State Union.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The Young Men's Christian Association was organized in December, 1900, with eight members, with John Christy, president; George Wood- ruff, Jr., vice president; E. L. Alexander, secretary; J. W. Becker, director ; and Walter S. Daniels, treasurer. The meetings were held in the Daniels building.
THE JERSEY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION
The Jersey County Agricultural and Mechanical Association held its first meeting at its grounds near Jerseyville October 13, 14, 15, and 16, in 1869, and this was a great success. The first officers were: David E. Beaty, president; Samuel W. Davis, secretary; William Kirby, treas- urer; and William Shephard, Hugh N. Cross, J. H. Simmons, Lathrop L. Kirby, Jeremiah Beaty, James H. Bell, Jasper M. Terry, James E.
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Starr, Arch Craig and Caleb A. Post, directors. Mr. Davis resigned as secretary and Morris R. Locke was elected to the office. The annual meetings of the society were attended with great interest, and used not only for exhibiting purposes, but as a meeting place of former settlers of the county, and really as a home coming time for the residents. In 1885 the officers of the society were, P. D. Cheney, president; Robert Newton, vice president; J. A. Shephard, treasurer; Morris R. Locke, secretary ; James S. Daniels, J. V. Stryker, H. C. Terry, J. L. Post, M. B. Trabue, Spencer Wyckoff, J. C. Cadwallader, L. L. Kirby, Andrew Beierman, J. N. Lurton, Leslie Cross and James R. Colean, directors ; with Col. William H. Fulkerson, grand marshal, J. K. Cadwallader, assistant marshal; James R. Colean, clerk of races ; M. C. Bentley, super- intendent of grounds; J. N. Lurton, superintendent of amusements; Leslie Cross, superintendent of arena. The reception committee was as follows : Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Beaty, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fulkerson, Mrs. Antoinette Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver P. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Trabue, and Mr. and Mrs. John N. Conklin. In later years, on account of the locating of the State Fair at Springfield, and it being impossible to arouse the people's in- terest in the annual meetings of the Association, they were finally aban- doned, but they had been a great success for many years.
FARMERS' INSTITUTE
The Jersey County Farmers' Institute was organized in accordance with statutory enactment in 1890. The first officers were: Col. W. H. Fulkerson, president; J. W. Becker, secretary and treasurer. Annual meetings have been held from that time to this. Frank J. Kallae is now president and Herbert U. Lander is secretary and treasurer.
In connection with the annual Farmers' Institute, held January 8 and 9, 1901, the Jersey County Domestic Science Association, was held at the same time, with Mrs. Walter E. Carlin as president; Mrs. M. C. Stelle as vice president; Miss Fannie Fulkerson as secretary; and Miss Mamie Cadwallader, treasurer. These meetings have been continued until the present time.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
The fraternal order of Owls, Court of Honor and Yeomen are repre- sented at Jerseyville, or in the county. The Red Cross has various
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chapters. The Boy Scouts are strong in numbers and earnest in pur- pose, as are the Camp Fire Girls. There is a Jersey County Sunday School Association, a Jersey County Teachers' Association, a Jersey County Farm Bureau, a Jersey County Centennial Celebration Asso- ciation, a Jersey County Historical Society, and a Jersey County Good Roads Association.
WAR WORK
The local chapters of the Young Men's Christian Association, the Red Cross, the Fuel Committee, the Food Committee, the Boys' Re- serves, the Emergency Club Leader, the Home Guards, the Women's Council of Defense, the State Council of Defense, the Junior Red Cross, and all of the societies of the churches, and the fraternities and social organizations, are exerting themselves to the utmost to do everything in their power to aid the government in war work and the encourage- ment of the proper spirit for patriotic Americans in this most critical period in their history.
CHAPTER XXX
JERSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORGANIZATION-OBJECT-SEVENTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY-PROGRAM-ATTEND- ANCE-OTHER NOTABLE REUNIONS-JUDGE STILLWELL'S BOOK-PRESENT OFFICERS.
ORGANIZATION
On October 5, 1895, Jonathan E. Cooper died in his eighty-ninth year. For many years he had been the main support of the Old Settlers' Association of Jersey County, and from the time of his death interest seemed to die out with reference to the society, and many of its records and the material gathered by the members were destroyed. Some of the most representative of Jersey County's citizens, desiring that the original history of the settlement of Jersey County, and the experiences and incidents connected with that settlement, be preserved and protected as far as possible, issued a call which was published in The Jersey County Democrat and The Jerseyville Republican for a meeting to be held at the courthouse, in the city of Jerseyville, on September 9. 1909. At that meeting O. B. Hamilton was made temporary chairman for the purpose of organizing the Jersey County Historical Society, and John W. Vinson temporary secretary, and after due consideration of the subject of the meeting, it was determined to organize this society. O. B. Hamilton was elected president; John W. Vinson, secretary, and H. W. Pogue, treasurer, and the meeting was then adjourned, subject to the call of the president for the election of other officers. The meeting was called for May 25, 1910, with the object of further perfecting the last organization and making it permanent, and upon motion of J. W. Becker, the following permanent officers were elected : O. B. Hamilton, president; John W. Vinson, secretary; H. W. Pogue, treasurer; Dr. Augustus K. Van Horne, Mrs. Virginia C. Harbert, and Jarrett T. Grimes, vice presidents. On motion, Edward Cross, Joseph W. Becker and Dr. H. R. Gledhill were appointed a committee to report rules and
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by-laws for the organization, and the meeting adjourned to June 3, 1910. At that meeting, rules and regulations for the society were duly adopted, and the objeets of the society were stated to be as follows :
"The objeet of this society shall be to collect and preserve all books, writings, manuseripts, papers, documents, publie and private, legends, traditions, incidents, old letters, manuscripts, maps, atlases, histories and doeuments of all kinds." This seetion further proceeds :
"There are many elosets, garrets and trunks, ehests and other repos- itories that doubtless would yield a rich harvest to the antiquarian, could he explore their mysteries."
"The object of this society can only be suceessfully accomplished by the hearty and cheerful co-operation of our people who feel an interest in this work."
At a meeting of the society, held July 1, 1910, it was determined to celebrate the seventy-first anniversary of the organization of Jersey County August 5, 1910, by holding a public meeting at the courthouse in Jerseyville. At the meeting held July 8, a general committee to have supervision of the anniversary celebration was appointed as follows : O. B. Hamilton, Dr. Augustus K. Van Horne, Dr. Henry R. Gledhill, Joseph M. Page and Joseph W. Becker, and auxiliary committees werc appointed to assist in the preparation for this celebration as follows : Invitation, John W. Vinson, chairman, Mrs. Cornelia Shephard and Mrs. John N. English ; Music, Prof. Edward B. Shafer, chairman, John M. Beaty and Everett Alexander; Parade, Hon. Jett A. Kirby, chair- man, Joseph R. Fulkerson, William H. Fulkerson and Jesse K. Cad- wallader; Finance, Edward Cross, chairman, Paul M. Hamilton, Harry S. Daniels, Clarence G. Reddish and Harry B. Hill ; Auto Parade, Joseph MI. Page, chairman ; Reception, Hon. James H. Smith, mayor of Jersey- ville, chairman, George W. Herdman, Alexander F. Pitt, Stephen H. Bowman, Joseph M. Page, Hon. Theodore S. Chapman, Col. William H. Fulkerson, Augustus Cochran, Benjamin F. Calhoun, Hon. Jett A. Kirby, Edward Vaughn, Elias Cockrell, Paul M. Hamilton, Hon. Har- rison W. Pogue, Judge Charles S. White, R. C. Gledhill, Leslie Cross, Joseph W. Becker, Hon. Henry A. Shephard and Charles E. Miner. The ushers were Hiram P. Noble, chairman, Augustus Christy and George H. Van Horne.
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