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FULL MOON LODGE No. 341 was organized in the fall of 1858, with charter members as follows: A. J. Rodman, Asa Northway, William S. Rabb, Charles Jones, James Ferguson, John Wales, William Renwick, John Cole, S. C. Rowell, William Tyson, Homer Whitney and William Wright. The first worshipful master was William Wright.
The present membership of Full Moon Lodge is ninety-eight, and its offieers are as follows: E. H. Calhoun, worshipful master : R. S. Meysen- burg, senior warden; Rosco Baxter, junior warden: J. W. Newland, treasurer ; G. H. Larsen, secretary ; Fred Spatz, senior deacon; Clinton Cape, junior deacon ; L. Foster, tyler.
ORION LODGE No. 358, at Union, was organized by a charter granted October 1, 1861, with a membership as follows: Samuel A. Randall, William M. Jackson, W. Tompkins, P. M. Frisbie, H. W. Belden, N. C. Gardner, Harley Wayne, Cyrus Ladd, John Eddy. Philip B. Smith, George Gorlis, E. W. Fillmore.
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The officers of Orion Lodge are as follows: W. P. Groth, worshipful master; W. D. Force, senior warden; E. Bush, junior warden; W. C. Nulle, senior deacon; W. II. Johansen, junior deaeon; Glen Noble, senior steward; Henry Poppe, junior steward; Charles Aekman, treas- urer; Eugene Shaw, secretary ; Frank Ballard, chaplain; G. W. Shaw, tyler.
EASTERN STAR
RICHMOND CHAPTER No. 267 was instituted March 26, 1894, by Mrs. Lydia Eldredge, and was composed of the following eharter members : Mrs. E. J. Rose, Rev. E. J. Rose, Mrs. Mary E. Rehorst, Mr. II. E. Boutelle, Mrs. Kate Bontelle, Mrs. L. B. Rice, Mrs. Fannie Overton, Mr. Richard Overton, Mrs. Sylvia Vogel, Mrs. Mary Ransom, Mrs. F. E. Ilolmes, Mrs. J. V. Aldrich, Mrs. Susan MeConnell, Mrs. Bertha Mathers, Mrs. P. K. Allen, Miss Hannah Cotting, Mrs. M. C. Haught, G. W. Eldredge, Robert Hunter, Albert Wright, L. B. Rice, F. E. Holmes and P. K. Allen.
The present officers are: Mrs. May Parsons, worthy matron ; William Westmont, worthy patron ; Mrs. Ivy Marzahl, seeretary. The lodge now has a membership of 145.
HAVEN CHAPTER No. 727, at Marengo, was organized January 29, 1913, by Cassie Gregory Orr, worthy grand matron ; Samuel W. Fitch, worthy grand patron; Vivian Scott, grand secretary; and other Grand Lodge offieers. The charter members were as follows: Harriet Barber Keeling. Lester Barber, Mrs. Mary Barber, Mrs. Nora Bright, Miss Gertrude Smith, Mrs. Minnie Hartman, Mrs. Anna Fry, Mrs. Emma Iloof, Mrs. Leora Dunbar, John B. Hoof, Miss Emma Lanning, Mrs. Nellie Loomis. Glenne Hangens, Mrs. Blanche Seofield, Charles Scofield, William C. Woodard, Mrs. Mary Woodard, Clarence J. Coarson and Harry H. Dunbar.
The first officers were: Harriet E. Barber, worthy matron; William C. Woodard, worthy patron : Anna D. Fry, associate matron; Nora Bright, secretary ; Clarence Coarson, treasurer ; Mary -, conductress ; Nellie Tanner, assistant conductress. The present officers are: Mrs. Mabel Johnson, worthy matron ; William C. Woodard, worthy patron ; Mrs. Florence Miller, associate matron ; Mrs. Minnie Heath, secretary; Mrs. Mande Olesen, treasurer ; Mrs. Vina Poyer, conduetress; Mrs. Ella Mead, assistant eonduetress. The chapter has a membership of 126.
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ALGONQUIN CHAPTER No. 752 was organized at the village of Algon- (min, April 6, 1914, by Florence Lowell, worthy matron ; Fred Lowell, worthy patron ; Anna Van Dyne, associate matron ; Charles Van Dyne, secretary; Louis Lehky, treasurer; Amelia Lehky, conductress; Nettie Van Dyne, assistant conductress. This chapter now has a membership of sixty-eight. Its past presiding officers have been as follows: Anna Van Dyne, worthy matron, Charles Van Dyne, worthy patron, in 1915; Amelia Lehky, worthy matron, Louis Lehky, worthy patron, 1916; Nettie Vanderane, worthy matron, Michael Griffin, worthy patron, 1917; Florence Hunter, worthy matron, George Hunter, worthy patron, 1918.
The present officers are as follows: Mrs. Alma Bond, worthy matron ; Stewart W. Bond, worthy patron; Amelia Lehky, secretary.
HARVARD CHAPTER No. 362 was organized February 4, 1897, and had for its charter members the following persons: Adelvia V. Clark, Grace Harris, Augusta Rogers, Christina Ward, Mary E. Blake, Addie Stuart, L. B. Jordon, Ella M. Hogan, Jennie Astrup, Fanny Wellington, Grace Carpenter, Jennie Wakely, Addie Beardsley, W. II. Ward, F. H. Wheel- wright, Julia Miles, Glenn Wheelwright, Emma Lake, Rosa E. Marshall, Robert J. Marshall, Luey G. Young, Daisy Goodsell, Harriet Towne, Mabel HI. Manley, Belle Purington. The present membership is abont 275. The following are the past worthy matrons: Adelvia V. Clark, Belle Purington, Catherine Brewer, Delia Diener, Agnes Andrews, May Cortney, Fannie Lillibridge, Carrie North, Besse Heatley, Julia L. Peck, Anna Bushnell and Olive K. Ford. The worthy past patrons have been : F. S. Brainard, F. H. Wheelwright, W. A. Hosehild, C. A. Stone, J. H. Viekers, W. C. Wellington, J. H. Crawford, H. H. Megran, S. E. Betzer and Ilarold S. Cash.
MCHENRY CHAPTER No. 547 was organized April 1, 1905, by William H. Bridger, and had a charter membership as follows: Mrs. Maude Cormack, Miss Eolia Boyer, Mrs. Julia Gallaher, Mrs. Ethel Fisher, Miss Kate F. Howe, Mrs. Ella Eranson, Mrs. Violet Peteseh, Miss Elsie Howe, Miss Florence Howe, Miss Mildred Stevens, Miss Viletta Stevens, Mrs. Petra Grot, Mrs. Lnella Lodtz, Mrs. Fannie Chamberlin, Nettie Parks, Miss Aliee Waite, J. M. Carmack, F. A. Holly and E. C. Fisher. The membership is now about eighty-five. The past presiding officers have been : Maude Cormaek, worthy matron, Eolia Boyer, Julia Gallaher, Dora Price, Florence Wray, Alice Waite, Flora Ott, Clara Starrit, Martha Page and Fannie Chamberlain, and Martha Page.
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ODD FELLOWS
MARENGO LODGE No. 175 was organized at Marengo, August 21, 1886, with charter members as follows: H. W. Richardson, C. P. Corbey, A. P. Marquis, A. P. Sison and F. W. Hovey. The first eleetive officers were: H. W. Richardson, noble grand; C. P. Corby, viee grand; A. P. Sison, secretary, and F. W. Hovey, treasurer, taking all of the members to hold what offices were needed to receive their charter from the Grand Lodge.
The present offieers are: Ben Dietzen, noble grand; Walford Carlson, viee grand; B. O. Mead, secretary. The present membership is ninety- four.
HARVARD LODGE No. 1013 was organized at Harvard, January 1, 1912, by Guardian Lodge No. 60, of Woodstock. The charter members were Charles W. Short, Peter T. Rowe, Elmer Rector, Winn L. Matteson, Charles Stein, James II. Vickers, William C. Gave, W. A. Dilley and J. G. Maxon.
The present membership of the Lodge is 177. A hall is leased by the order at present. The following have served as noble grands sinee the organization took place: J. H. Viekers, Charles W. Short, Elmer Rector, P. T. Rowe, Otto Fiek, S. E. Betzer, A. N. Dullam, George B. Adams, II. B. Kline, Walter Johnson, William Olbrich, William Hinkley, C. E. Wittmus and F. A. Clark. The present officers are : J. O. MeClure. noble grand; William Halliday, vice grand; W. A. Dilley, secretary, and William Sweatman, treasurer.
CRYSTAL LAKE LODGE No. 451 was organized June 12, 1914, by Cary Lodge No. 360, R. II. Grantham aeting as special deputy grand. The petition for a charter was signed by George Joseph Garrison, Eugene Cox, J. A. Gilbert, E. J. King, Eugene Mathews, and Jacob Horwitz. The first officers were as follows: E. J. King, noble grand; George J. Garrison, viee grand ; J. A. Gilbert, secretary, and Eugene Mathews, treasurer. The present officers are : Eugene Cox, noble grand : Eugene Matthews, viee grand, J. M. Walkup, recording secretary. There is a membership at present of 163.
The noble grands of Crystal Lodge, according to their seniority, are as follows: E. J. King, George J. Garrison, John Me Whorter, II. F. Gray, P. R. Frederich, Phil Huffman, E. T. Bryant, Herman Steinbach, and J. A. Peterson. This lodge owns its own hall; it is located on
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Railroad street, near the depot, and is expressly fitted up for lodge uses. The building contains a spacious lodge hall, reception room, outer room, stage, dressing rooms, two toilets, a banquet room, kitchen, furnace room, property room and regalia and paraphernalia elosets.
The deceased members of the lodge are: John Miller, William Fer- guson and Thomas Miller. During the recent World war this lodge was represented in the army as follows: Charles Jolly, Nels Greer, Otto Kammin, Bert Randan, William Eiekhoff, Arthur Adamaek, Walter Heidel, James Howell, Herald Mathews, George Johnston, Mark Redman, Arthur Nelson, Rev. Theo. Kellogg, S. Pearson, l'aul Rosell, E. Huffman, Martin Ekeland, Arthur F. Hamden, H. M. Warner. One brother Odd Fellow. Bert Randan, made the "supreme sacrifice" and another was severely wounded during the World war.
HUNTLEY LODGE was organized November 18, 1897, with the following charter members: E. H. Cook. C. W. Rugh, John Torry, B. F. Ellis and W. S. Cummings. The lodge now has a membership of fifty-one with officers as follows: Noble grand. O. H. Schmaltz; viee grand, Clay Marsh : secretary, Theo. Frederick.
HEBRON LODGE No. 767 was organized October 15, 1889, with eharter members as follows: Hurley B. Begun, George A. Finch, D. MeKenzie. John Galis, E. E. Taylor, M. B. Manor, Beal Finch, L. Z. Peiree, W. E. Wire, D. A. Clary, Peter Robertson, A. J. Cole, II. D. Walling and Fred Barragon. There are now about eighty members. They lease a hall for a meeting place.
The present elective officers are as follows: John Peterson, noble grand; Andy Judson, vice grand; Will Clark, secretary ; Frank Ilolmes, treasurer : Clyde Frow, conductor, and Fred Bnehte, chaplain.
Among the past noble grands are : Charles Smith, A. J. Cole, Arthur Alexander, Harry Alexander, L. Z. Peiree. Will Clark, E. F. Hewes. HI. F. Jones, E. L. Phillips, Frank Rowe, M. A. Chandler, Frank Holmes, Guy C. Lemmers, S. Holder, John Cairns, W. S. Stewart, H. B. Begun and W. 1. Torboss.
GUARDIAN LODGE No. 60 was organized at Woodstock in 1849, during the month of December, by Grand Master Isaac J. Wilson. The charter members were as follows: J. H. Johnson, Alonzo Platt. John B. Platt, Phineas W. Platt, and Hiram Hathaway. J. H. Johnson was the first noble grand and Alonzo Platt, seeretary. The first meetings were held
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in a hall over Donnelly's store. As early as 1852 this lodge had as many as 100 active members. But interest, for some reason was lost, and in 1857 the lodge gave up its charter, which was, however, renewed by the present lodge in 1872. Noble Grand J. C. Choate re-organized the lodge, with only five members. In 1884 the lodge room, records, regalia and other property was lost by fire February 22, involving a heavy loss to both lodge and eneampment. The latter was organized in 1883.
The present membership of this lodge is 303, and its home sinee 1907 has been in Odd Fellows Hall, a large three-story brick block in which the post office is now located, the same costing $30,000 including the lot. Prior to that date it had been in Joslyn building until burned out. This made the third disastrous fire to visit the Odd Fellows' lodge rooms in Woodstock, each time it lost most of the valuable records. The present officers are: G. F. Burnstedt, noble grand; W. B. Brown, vice grand; A. E. Erickson, recording secretary; E. A. Gregory, finan- cial secretary.
ENCAMPMENT
Besides the Subordinate lodge the Order of Odd Fellows here have an Encampment and the only Canton within MeHenry County, has a membership of about 151. The Canton, organized Jannary 19, 1916, has a membership of forty-two. Its officers at first were: T. B. Merwin, captain ; Charles P'. Caldwell, lieutenant ; A. II. Hill, ensign.
REBEKAHS
CRYSTAL LAKE LODGE No. 784 was organized October 15, 1914, and was instituted by Elgin Rebekah Lodge, and when one year old had a membership of one hundred. The first officers were as follows : Gertrude Barber, noble grand; Anna Gray, vice grand ; Etta Convers, recording secretary ; Alice Cole, treasurer ; and Isabella King, chaplain.
The list of past noble grands is as follows: Gertrude Barber, Anna Gray, Ella Bryant, Aliee Cole, Lillian Cox, Dora Messenger, Grace Howell, Gertrude Bryant, Hattie Mair. The present officers are as fol- lows: Ada Walkuk, noble grand; Addie Bohl, vice grand ; Jane Can- non, recording secretary ; Josephine Nelson, financial secretary; Em- ma Peterson, conductress. The present membership is fifty-seven.
The order has its hall accommodation with the brother Odd Fellows. There is also a degree staff for putting on their own work and an installing team.
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CRYSTAL LAKE LODGE No. 793 was instituted March 29, 1916, by Flora Smythe of Elgin, Ill., Fox River Lodge putting on the degree work for the seventy-two charter members namely : E. J. King, P. F. Ilunt, G. J. Garrison, E. G. Mathews, A. W. Mink, C. HI. Paine, Avery Holmes, R. 11. Grantham, J. Horwitz, H. Steinback, J. D. Howell, Claude Mathews, Louis Pinnow, Frank Mathews, Ethel Rowley, Mayme Huffman, Minnie Nelson, Rose Sturbans, Vera Shales, G. II. Dike, Mae Dike, Lena Peterson, Luna Menteh, Lila Mentch, Martha Osgood, Julius Brown, Barbara Smith, W. D. Marshall, Ella Wilson, Fannie Pederson, Mabel Gray, Mary Wingate, Frane Dye, E. M. Dye, Clara Wilson, E. Pinnow, Louis Pinnow, Jr., Caroline Henk, John Smith, J. A. Peterson, Harry Mathews, Phillip Huffman, Theressa Huff- man, Perdetta Mink, Anna Shuman, Mary Hanson, Minnie Steinback, Lena Holmes, Nellie Grantham, E. Pinnow, Sr., Hildah Pinnow, Clara Frederik, Carrie Miller, Anna Mathews, Margaret Hanson, J. R. Me- Whorten, E. O. Rowley, Dan Brandt, R. F. Gray, Isabelle King, Ella Ilunt, Emma Gerlaek, Elsie MeWhorter, Anna Gray, Flora Paine and Minnie Burton.
The eleetive officers were: Sadie Garrison, Noble Grand; Perdetta Mink, vice grand; Carrie Miller, recording secretary; Minnie Nelson, financial secretary ; and Ella Hunt, treasurer.
The past noble grands have been: Sadie Garrison, Perdetta Mink, Minnie Nelson, Minnie Steinbaek and Ethel Rowley.
The principal duty of Crystal Lake Lodge is to help the brothers and sisters when in trouble and need, and to extend sympathy to the bereaved. Each year the lodge sends goodly amounts of money to the Old Folk's Home at Mattoon, as well as to the Children's Home at Lincoln, Ill. During the recent World War, the lodge gave an enter- tainment and social, the proceeds of which were equally divided between the Rebekah Ambulanee Fund and the local Red Cross. The total proceeds of this social was $90. The Rebekah Sisters met each alternate Friday and sewed for the Belgian Relief, and knitted for the soldiers. A large number of hospital shirts were also made. Crystal Lake Lodge had eight brothers in the service. They were ; Paul Roeselle, served with the famous Black Hawk division in France; Mark Redmond, enlisted at the outbreak of the war and became a member of the 129th Infantry, serving near Luxemburg with the Army of Ocenpation ; Harry Mathews, James Howell ; Arthur Harnden, served in Siberia ; Rev. Kellogg, Chap- lain, was in France; Sture Pierson was in France ; J. C. Jolly was also in France.
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The lodge thinks very highly of their patriotic brothers, and a record of their comings and goings was kept.
The present officers are as follows: Mildred Babcock, noble grand ; Christena Grantham, vice grand; Alta Nish, recording secretary.
On January 11th, 1919, the lodge moved into its hall in the new Odd Fellows building, located on Railroad street. It is thoroughly modern and a great credit to the fraternity of "three links." The present membership is 157.
IHARVARD LODGE No. 795 was organized May 19, 1916, by Special Deputy Grand Master Ida E. G. Sherman of Chicago, assisted by Degree Team from Woodstock Rebekah Lodge No. 205. The charter members were: George B. Adams, Bert R. Cone, Otto Fick, H. B. Kline, H. W. Eastman, William Sweatman, II. J. Kolls, A. M. Dullam, Fred R. Goddard, F. A. Clark, Peter T. Rowe, Walter Johnson, Carl E. Wittmus, William J. Vierck, Walter F. Searle, Frank A. Scott, Abner Me Withey, Leslie Douglas, Ilerman Frederich, William A. Dilley, Nellie Cone, Bertha Fick, May Kline, Abbie Price, Bessie Searle, Alice Kieskowski, Ida L. Kolls, Olga O. Kieskowski, Kate luckstadt, Jessie Sweatman, Gertrude Dullam, Emma Adams, Lula Clark, Etta E. Rowe, Alice Johnson.
The membership is 117. The Past Noble Grands have been: Mary Kline, Gertrude Dullam, Jessie Sweatman, Emma Adams, Jessie Shepard, Lydia Talone. The present officials are: Ida Kolls, noble grand ; Grace Rodd, vice grand; Jessie Sweatman, recording secretary; Gertrude Dullam, financial secretary; Nellie Betzer, treasurer. The lodge leases its hall rights of the Odd Fellows Order.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
KISHWAUKEE LODGE at Marengo, was organized October 14, 1909, by Walter Hays. It now has a membership of eighteen. The present officers are: Ilerman Abraham, chancellor commander ; Charles Higbee, vice chancellor; D. E. Erbaugh, prelate; B. O. Mead, keeper of records and seals.
THE MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
PISKASAW CAMP NO. 865 was organized at the village of Chemung, March 13, 1889, and had as its charter members: F. A. Bosworth, W
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J. Barth, J. Chilson, William Dawson, O. A. Hill, J. W. Lampart, Robert Myriek, J. J. Marvin, G. J. Sinderson, J. W. King and HI. H. Ladd. The present membership is fifty-two. The present elective officers are: J. R. Dawson, Consul ; John Haire, advisor ; Ray Bosworth, banker; John R. Beek, clerk; Henry Jones, escort; Ernest Palmer, watchman: Don Shnfeldt, sentinel.
When this camp was first instituted, a part of the officers were: J. J. Marvin, consul; Clerk, J. W. Lampart ; escort, G. J. Sinderson, and J. W. King, banker. The camp was unfortunate in having its hall with all its valuable records burned. This fire occurred in 1914. The property of the order at this point is now in charge of the following trustees : William Douglas, J. J. Kennedy and H. M. Esmond.
RIDGEFIELD CAMP No. 739 was organized at the village of Ridgefield, November 6, 1888, by J. II. Fulton. The charter members were: G. R. Truax, P. D. Castle, E. Roderick, William II. Jones, Ben Throop, Delmer Duffield, L. T. Wade, S. M. Simmons, C. E. Lockwood, J. M. Barden and Clark Jacobs. The present membership is fifty-three. They assemble in Hartman's Hall. The present offieers are: Ira Burdick, venerable consul ; Frank Wilkus, worthy advisor; A. H. Skinner, banker ; R. D. Kinlans, clerk : S. A. Merehant, eseort ; Erland Burman, watehman ; S. Reed, sentry.
RICHMOND CAMP No. 268 was organized, November 26, 1886, with charter members as follows: L. B. Riee, L. W. Howe, C. S. Miller, E. R. Bennett, E. W. Weeks, William Besteder, C. N. Culver, W. W. Bogart, J. II. Alexander, C. F. Smith, Robert Hunter, HI. J. Christian.
This camp now enjoys a membership of seventy-eight. They as- semble in Osmond's Hall. The present offieers are: J. T. Bower, vener- able consul : George A. Osmond, banker; R. F. Parsons, worthy advisor ; H. L. Chevillon, elerk ; Fred Arp, eseort ; C. II. Heck, watchman ; Il. II. Reed, sentry ; and W. E. Foster, physician.
RINGWOOD CAMP NO. 597 was organized May 9, 1888, with charter members as follows: James M. Carr, E. J. Hopper, C. N. Thompson, Ed. Dates, John Pint, C. H. Stephenson, J. W. Grinoldby, R. D. Carr. The first officers were as follows: E. J. Hopper, venerable consul ; J. W. Grinoldby, worthy advisor; Ed. Dates, elerk; C. N. Thompson, banker; C. 11. Stephenson, escort : E. J. Hopper, watehman ; Jolm Pint, sentry. The present membership of this camp is seventy-three. They
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assemble at the Modern Woodmen Hall in Ringwood. For the past ten years the following have been in office : E. J. Ilopper, venerable consul ; J. V. Buckland, banker ; C. W. Harrison, clerk.
The presiding officers have been: James M. Carr, 1888-93; C. W. HIarrison, 1893-1908; J. L. Conway, 1908-09 ; E. J. Hopper, 1909-1921.
LONE TREE CAMP NO. 195 was organized at the village of Hebron, May 7, 1886, with charter members as follows: Heury Earle, E. L. lIerrick, Herman Honson, N. B. Manor, E. E. Taylor, John Reynolds, F. N. Torrance. The membership is seventy-one.
W. E. Wire is venerable consul and E. A. Mead, clerk.
VALLEY CAMP NO. 97 was organized at West MeHenry, December 31, 1885, with charter members as follows: A. S. Childs, John Evanson, H. H. King, F. A. Parker, Freeman Petley, I. N. Mead, I. E. Colby, C. A. Hutson, II. C. Mead, Will Il. Mead, Jacob Hetzel, E. J. Handy. The camp has a membership of 121.
The past presiding officers are as follows: Il. C. Mead, J. Van Slyke, C. C. Colby, Robert Howard, W. P. Stevens, T. P. Walsh, J. H. Kimball, Charles L. Page, W. D. Wentworth, E. E. Bassett, Joseph C. Holly, John Stoffel, A. M. Brown, Alford HI. Ponse, James N. Sayler. The following are the present officials: W. J. Welch, vice consul; James N. Sayler, past consul; Frank Thurhoell, Sr., advisor; P. M. Joslen, banker; E. E. Bassett, clerk; R. Gehamberlin, escort; M. A. Conway, watchman; Walter Warner, sentry; Drs. D. G. Wells, A. F. Mueller, and A. I. Froehlick, physicians; John W. Schaffer, A. M. Brown and John Stoffel, trustees.
BOXWOOD CAMP NO. 86 was organized at Harvard March 27, 1885, by S. L. Lincoln. The charter members were as follows: L. J. Camron, Francis M. Drake, Jolin Foley, Charles Goddard, H. Gray, T. Hallisey, S. L. Lincoln, A. Parlet, F. M. Martin, George W. Parmely, R. E. Tooker, M. M. McMahon, J. C. Sorenson, O. Carpenter, T. Condon, II. Senger, J. B. Stevens, O. Powers, W. L. Collins, E. C. Hammond, M. Iloward, M. A. F. Ottman, Dr. Cole and C. H. Adams. The lodge now has a membership of 209. Its first officers were: S. L. Lincoln, consul ; II. Gray, advisor; Dr. Goddard, banker; Geroge Parmely, clerk. The officers now serving are: Charles Kath, vice consul ; William Watson, worthy advisor; W. A. Dilley, clerk ; and F. II. Dobson, banker.
The presiding officers have been : S. L. Lincoln, W. II. Conway, F. H. Dobson, J. C. Diever, E. C. Hammond, Ed Smith, J. H. Diener.
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BAY TREE CAMP NO. 574 was organized a few years ago at Alden, and now enjoys a membership of sixty-two. This eamp lost all records in a fire and was re-organized in 1918. The present officers are : W. D. Thompson, consul : E. C. Hammond, advisor, N. B. Clawson, banker ; T. O. Bungard, clerk.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA
This order is the Woman's Auxiliary of the Modern Woodmen of America, and has several Camps in this eounty.
BOXWOOD CAMP NO. 298, at Harvard, was organized in 1896 by Mary A. Scott. The first officers were: Ilattie Hancock, oracle; Mary A. Scott, vice oracle; Clara Stedge, recorder ; and Mary Powers, receiver.
The present membership is 289. The following have served as Oracles at this point: IIattie Hancock, three years: Mary Scott Lanning, eighteen years; Mabel A. Bordwell for four years and is still in office. Matie E. Stafford is the recorder. This order has lodges in nearly every place the Woodmen have lodges in this county.
FOX RIVER VALLEY CAMP was organized at West MeHenry in April, 1906, with charter members as follows: Eli B. Brink, Alfred M. Brown, Dr. Ilarry Beebe, Anna Byrd, Polly Brink, Bernice Kimball, Henry C. Mead, Anna Mollohan, Amy L. Mead, Laura Nellis, Martha Page, Alice Simpson, Nina Sherman, Benson Sherman, Etta E. Wattles, D. Went- worth, D. G. Nellis, A. Matthews, Calla Loomis. It now has a member- ship of 94. The past presiding officers are: Anna Byrd, Agnes Went- worth, Etta E. Wattles, Cora Bassett, Lanra Nellis, Etta E. Wattles.
MINERVA SPRING CAMP was organized at Cary, February 4, 1896. It was formed by Mrs. B. Priekett of Summit Camp. The charter members consisted of twenty-two ladies and eleven Woodmen brothers. There are nineteen beneficial members and one social member. The present members are: Nellie Grantham, oracle; Julia Brown, recorder ; Lila Menteh, receiver; Nettie Trout, chancellor; Martha Osgood, marshal ; Sophronia Lindsey and Amy Rowsen, sentinels.
PROGRESSIVE CAMP No. 5,300 was organized at Woodstoek April 1, 1908, by District Deputy Minnie Dillon. The charter members were as follows: Lawrence Gillispie, Rachael Gillispie, C. A. Lammers, Alice Lemmers, Ellen Jacobs, Emma Joorfritz, William Rushton, Ella IIakes,
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Anna Liehty, William M. Liehty, Blanche Dietz, Beatrice Dewey, Harry Dewey, Mary Gaulke, Clara Wicks, Lillian Rose, Lewis Dean, H. T. Brown, Rosa Brown, E. E. Stevens, Lon Stevens, Lizzie Walson, Clyde Miner, May Miner, Frank Heine and Reka Waller.
The first officers were: Past oraele, William Lichty ; oraele, Ellen Jacobs; vice oracle, Rosa Brown; chancellor, Ella Hakes; recorder, Aliee Lemmers ; receiver, Anna Liehty ; marshal, Emma Joorfritz; inner sentinel, Lewis Dean; and outer sentinel, William Rushton. The past presiding officers have been : Ellen Jacobs, Niobe Griffiths, Dora Johns- ton, William Liehty. The present officers are: Past oraele, Deborah Haldeman ; oraele, Brookie Fosdiek ; viee oraele, Elsie Smith ; ehaneellor, Lovina Thomas; recorder, Jennie Ellsworth ; receiver, Mary Baker.
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