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Prof. Myers left in 1922 and was suc- ceed in 1923 by L. M. DeArvil, who proved to be a competent bandmaster and continued to improve the organiza- tion for a period of four years. During this period the band became the regi- mental band of the 129th Infantry, Illi- nois National Guard, which position it has held up to the present time. Each year in August the band goes to
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THIS SHELL-TYPE BANDSTAND was erected in 1922 at a cost of nearly $3,000.00. It is 45 feet in length, 20 feet deep and 26 feet in height. It will comfortably seat 50 musicians. The stand was constructed by Frank McPherson and superintended by Willis Mumma and Herlock Long- man.
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KABLE BROTHERS COMPANY BAND about the year 1924, under the direction of L. M. De- Arvil. There were a number of women in the band at that time.
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HOWARD C. BRONSON, director of the Kable Brothers Company Band since 1929, was the son of Fred M. and Elsie (Dodgson) Bronson, and was born at Algona, Iowa, Nov. 4, 1889. He attended the Watertown (S. Dak.) Grade and High Schools, the Sioux Falls Business College and the Long Island School of Music. He became a professional musi- cian and was a member of the famous Sousa Band for seven years. He was con- nected with the 4th Regiment Band of the South Dakota National Guard, and assistant bandmaster in the U. S. Navy. In the World War he was a commissioned bandmaster. Since coming to Mount Morris, he has commanded the 129th In- fantry Band with the present rank of cap- tain. Since 1935 he has been president of the U. S. Army & Navy Bandsmen's As- sociation. He is employed by Kable Brothers Company as purchasing agent and personnel director. Mr. Bronson was married in 1927 to Frances Tidrick and they have a daughter, Barbara Jean. He is a member of the Masons, Consistory, Shrine, Elks, Moose and the local Lu- theran Church.
Camp Grant near Rockford for two weeks' military training. During the first three or four years band contests were held among all of the regimental bands in camp and in every instance the Kable band won first prize, repre- sented by a large silver cup.
Mr. DeArvil resigned his position at the end of the concert season in 1927 and Murdoch J. Macdonald became the bandmaster during the year 1928. He brought several professional musicians
with him, together with his talented wife, who was a professional vocal soloist, and the concert season of 1928 was a very popular one.
Mr. Macdonald stayed but one season and Dudley H. McCosh, son of the former bandmaster, David S. McCosh, was engaged in October, 1928, but his health failed and he died in January, 1929.
Howard C. Bronson, a former army and navy bandmaster and for seven years clarinetist with the Sousa Band, was engaged in February, 1929, and has been director of the band until the present time. He has kept up the high standards of the band maintained by his predecessors and has gained a na- tional reputation as a bandmaster. Dur- ing this period he has taken the band to Camp Grant each summer and was promoted from Warrant Officer to Lieu- tenant, and now has the rank of Cap- tain on the staff of the commanding officer of the regiment.
On a number of occasions the band has broadcast concerts from various radio stations and at a concert on De- cember 11, 1924, from Station WOC, Davenport, Iowa, L. M. DeArvil con- ducting, over 1,800 telegrams and let- ters were received from every state in the Union, except four western states, and from nearly every province in Canada.
During the 40 years intervening since the organization of the band in 1897, weekly concerts have been given dur- ing the summer months from the band stand on the college campus. Except for several seasons these concerts have always been given on Saturday night and increasingly large crowds have gathered to listen to these concerts.
The first bandstand was erected on the corner of the campus across from the hotel. This was later moved to the center of the campus and was later torn down to be replaced by a larger stand to accommodate the increased size of the band. In 1922, the present band shell was constructed and has a capacity for a band of 60 members.
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KABLE BROTHERS COMPANY BAND at Camp Grant as regi- mental band of the 129th Infantry, I. N. G., in 1926. Front row, left to right: Sgt. Bowen, F. V. Pearce, Forrest Kable, Russell Brown, John Jacobs, Arthur Colvin, Elmer Gumbel, Francis Asp, Albert Dorn, C. G. Gloss. Second row: Geo. Chaffee, Chas. Towns, Fred Colvin, Harold Tracy, Erwin Hough, Carroll Boston, Ralph Lizer, Harold Pearce, Marvin Royston, Robert Dean, J. F. Mc- Chesney, Allen Yoder, Otto Hudson, Harold Royston, Geo.
Churchill. Third row: Donald Clark, H. J. Kable, Max Sharer, Lewis Brinker, John Towns, L. M. DeArvil (director), H. G. Kable, B. F. Myers, Elbert Davison, Frank Graf, Horace Hedge- cock, W. E. Royston. Top row: H. E. Longman, Burton Avey, Ray Seibert, James Rouse, Maurice Buser, Alfred Ivins, Went- worth Sharer, Donovan Mills, C. H. Hightower, Harry Rock, Clifford Bry.
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THE KABLE BROTHERS COMPANY BAND has for over ten years been the regimental band of the 129th Infantry, Illinois National Guard. The above picture shows the band in marching formation at Camp Grant during the training period of 1929. This is probably the finest band that Mount Morris ever turned out,
consisting of full instrumentation of 50 pieces. The officers at the left are Lieut. H. G. Kable and Warrant Officer Howard Bron- son (later promoted to captain). Drum Major Wm. D. Mack stands in front.
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OFFICERS OF THE 129th INFANTRY BAND, taken while the band was in training at Camp Grant in August, 1929. Left to right, Sergeant Alfred L. Ivins, Drum Major Wm. D. Mack, Sergeant F. V. Pearce, Corporal John E. Towns, Lieutenant Harry G. Kable, Corporal Harold C. Pearce, Warrant Officer Howard C. Bronson, Corporal Axel A. Johnson, Staff Sergeant Albert B. Crosswait, Corporal C. W. Sharer, Sergeant Donald C. Clark.
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KABLE BROTHERS 129th INFANTRY BAND playing a concert before the Hall of Science, Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Ill., August, 1933, Capt. Howard C. Bronson, conducting. A letter from Mr. N. A. Owings, chief of events division, Cen- tury of Progress, said this of the band: "Of course, you know that we have had prob- ably the largest collection of bands ever assembled in our programs and among all these the 129th Infantry Band stands in first rank."
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MASONS
S AMUEL H. Davis Lodge, No. 96, A. F. & A. M., has a history dating back nearly 90 years. It was or- ganized some time before 1850, the ex- act date of which does not appear on the records of the society. After organ- ization it worked under a dispensation for several years until a charter was obtained and reorganization effected October 6, 1851. The first principal of- ficers under the charter were Isaiah Wilcoxson, W. M .; James Clark, S. W .; Wm. Little, J. W. Others of the first members after the charter had been ob- tained were Joseph S. Nye, Thomas Winston, Joseph Hale, W. T. Harlow, Elbridge W. Little, Nathaniel A. Ank- ney, Wm. A. Plantz, Isaac Rice, Francis A. McNeill, Peter Knodle, Jonathan Knodle, H. I. Little, Benjamin K. Shry- ock, Ansel Streeter, S. H. Clems, John Donaldson, D. B. Turney, Abraham Pope, Edward Knock, James H. Fouke, Daniel Highbarger, John Stanger, Ben- jamin Swingley, W. S. Pope, James M. Webb. A Bible belonging to the lodge and which was presented by the ladies of Mount Morris at the time these men, who are now all dead, were members of the society, is still to be found in the lodge-room. It bears the date June 24, 1851.
James Clark, who filled the office of S. W. at the time of the charter organ- ization in 1851, afterward enjoyed the noted distinction of being the "oldest Mason in the world." He was made a Mason at Sunbury, Ohio, in 1820, and remained in good standing in the soci- ety until the time of his death, which occurred in the nineties at his home in Quincy, Ill. He lived in Mount Morris for a number of years and took active part in all doings of the lodge. He finally moved from Mount Morris to
Quincy, Ill. Several years before his death, when he became widely known as the oldest Mason in the world, the Masons of Sheffield, England, sent to Quincy to secure a portrait of him.
At the time of the organization of the Masonic fraternity in Mount Morris, they occupied what is known as the "Old Masonic Hall," where many of the old pioneer and prominent citizens of Mount Morris met regularly for many years. In the view on page 43, repro- duced from a photograph taken in about 1870, can be seen the venerable old building, the upper story of which was used for the hall. It is numbered 18. It was later torn down.
November 17, 1876, the Samuel H. Davis Lodge, No. 96, of Mount Morris, and Forreston Lodge No. 413, were con- solidated under the former name, with O. H. Swingley, W. M .; D. Rine, S. W .; and J. H. Nye, J. W.
The complete list of past masters of the lodge from the organization in 1850 until the present time is as follows: 1850, Isaiah Wilcoxson; 1851-1854, Wil- liam Little; 1855, Mathew Blair; 1856, William Little; 1857, F. A. McNeill; 1858, J. M. Miller; 1859, F. A. McNeill; 1860- 1864, H. I. Little; 1865-1866, B. K. Shry- ock; 1867-1871, H. I. Little; 1872-1873, John W. Hitt; 1874, N. C. Daugherty; 1875, John W. Hitt; 1876, O. H. Swing- ley; 1877, H. I. Little; 1878, J. H. Nye; 1879, B. K. Shryock; 1880-1883, John W. Hitt; 1884, Peter Householder; 1885, O. H. Swingley; 1886, Peter Household- er; 1887-1889, A. W. Brayton; 1890-1894, T. C. Williams; 1895-1898, D. F. Stevens; 1899-1900, Gregor Thompson; 1901-1905, R. C. McCredie; 1906, U. C. Nye; 1907- 1908, S. E. Avey; 1909-1910, O. E. Mar- shall; 1911-1912, D. F. Stevens; 1913- 1915, Gregor Thompson; 1916-1917, Fred
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PAST MASTERS of Samuel H. Davis Lodge No. 96. A.F. & A.M .: Left to right, Solomon E. Avey, Gregor Thompson (deceased). David Stevens, Wm. I. Prugh, Perley C. Rees, Fred Watts,
Holly C. Clark (deceased), Frank Rowe.
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L. Watts; 1918, H. C. Clark; 1919, W. I. Prugh; 1920, P. C. Rees; 1921-1922, Frank Rowe; 1923-1924, Otto Herzfeldt; 1925, Gregor Thompson; 1926-1927, Har- old Ross; 1928-1929, Otto Hudson; 1930- 1931, Ralph Crowell; 1932, Douglas Ross; 1933, Joseph Horton; 1934, Ralph Crow- ell; 1935-1936, Frank Rowe; 1937, Car- roll Boston.
The present officers of the lodge are
Maurice Buser, master; J. Harvey Wright, senior warden; Gerald Powers, junior warden; Fred Frederickson, trasurer; Otto Hudson, secretary; Car- roll Boston, chaplain; Paul Yoe, senior deacon; Donald Riedl, junior deacon; William Price, senior steward; Willard Van Stone, junior steward; Roy Avey, marshal; Howard Newcomer, tyler.
EASTERN STAR
T HE Mount Morris Chapter, Order Eastern Star, was instituted Feb. 19, 1924, and received its charter Oct. 16, 1924. This is an organization of both men and women and membership is limited to Masons and wives, sisters and daughters of Masons.
Following is the list of Worthy Ma- trons and Worthy Patrons who have served Mount Morris Chapter since it was organized in 1924.
Worthy Matrons: Edna Newcomer, 1924-1925; Jewel Cox, 1926-1927; Ma- bel Boydston, 1928; Agnes Price, 1929; Maud Miller, 1930-1931; Elsie Priller, 1932-1933; Olive Rohleder, 1934; Avis Blakley, 1935; Ruth Toms, 1936; Armin- nie Boston, 1937; Marylena Van Stone, 1938.
Worthy Patrons: Donald Jennison, 1924-1925; Otto Herzfeldt, 1926-1927; Harold Ross, 1928-1929-1930; Lynn El- liott, 1931-1932; Solomon E. Avey, 1933- 1934; Frank Rowe, 1935; J. Harvey Wright, 1936; Carroll Boston, 1937, Wil- lard Van Stone, 1938.
Mount Morris Chapter was honored in 1937 by receiving an appointment by the Worthy Grand Matron on her offi- cial visit of Olive Rohleder to serve on the eligibility committee of the Grand Chapter, and again in 1938 by the ap- pointment of Arminnie Boston to serve on the credential committee of the Grand Chapter of Illinois.
Meetings of the Chapter are held on the fourth Monday evening of each month at the Masonic Hall.
ODD FELLOWS
FLYSIAN Lodge, No. 56, I.O.O.F., of Mount Morris was organized under a charter granted by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, dated July 25, 1849, with the following charter members: George W. Fouke, John F. Grosh, James N. Mar- tin, Daniel Highbarger, Walter Wilson and Emanuel W. Myers. They met in various rooms about town for a time notably in the second story of the old house which stood on the corner south of the Village Hall.
In 1850-52, many of the members of the lodge removed to California and elsewhere, weakening the society to such an extent that, in 1853, the charter was surrendered to the Grand Lodge. November 4, 1874, the lodge was re-or- ganized, and the same charter and books were returned to it. The charter mem- bers and gentlemen who procured this re-organization were Henry Sharer, B.
G. Stephens, Elijah Lott, G. W. Fouke and W. J. Fouke.
After this second organization the lodge met for a number of years in the room over C. H. Sharer's grocery, later used as the Index office. They next rented the room over John Sprecher's store in the Masonic Building, later known as Stanley Hall. Later they came into possession of a hall of their own in the second story of W. A. New- comer's residence, which stood on the corner northeast of the Methodist
Church.
More recently the lodge had commo- dious quarters on the second floor of the new Wishard Building, but the present meeting place is in the Olson Building in the center of the north bus- iness block. The present officers of the lodge are Raymond Cain, N.G .; O. N. Horton, V.G., Fred Crosby, secretary;
The above picture was taken in 1915, and consisted of the of- ficers of the Mount Morris Odd Fellows Lodge who were in- stalled April 7, 1915. Some of these men have since died and others moved away. Reading from left to right, top row, Orville
Stouffer, F. Jacobs, Earl Allen, F. K. Stouffer, Edward Myers, Emanuel Holsinger; bottom row, T. W. Peacock, Walter Basye, Harry Reitzel, John Rudy, Gilbert M. Marsh, Frank Glasgow, Carl Withers, Walter McNett, Luther Lizer.
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Ray J. Baker, treasurer; Ray Avey, R.S.N.G .; A. C. Lawson, R.S.V.G .; Bry- ant Messer, Warden; O. E. Stouffer, I.G .; Barney Manfield, O.G .; A. T. Ol- son, Chaplain.
The Odd Fellows meet on Wednesday
night of each week. They are organ- ized not only as a social fraternity, but have provision for financial assistance to their sick or afflicted members, to be drawn from their beneficiary fund.
REBEKAHS
S ANDSTONE Rebekah Lodge, No. 538, was instituted February 14, 1889, by Deputy Grand Master Electo C. Rey- nolds, of Oregon, with a charter mem- bership of twenty. This charter was signed Nov. 23, 1899. This organization is the ladies' degree of Odd Fellowship, and like it, has for its object advance- ment of the social and fraternal spirit of its members. Gentlemen as well as ladies are admitted. The first officers elected were Julia S. Slater, Noble Grand; Laura S. Lizer, Vice Grand; Edna Newcomer, Treasurer; Harry Knodle, Secretary.
The charter members of the lodge
were Laura S. Lizer, Maude Rowe, Edna Newcomer, Alice Nail, Julia Slat- er, Lizzie McCready, Anna Rowe, Nora M. Knodle, Lizzie Lizer, Ella Miller, Laura J. Newcomer, Fannie Frederick- son, L. E. Lizer, Harry Knodle, Edward Slater, W. H. Miller, Fred Frederickson, A. M. Newcomer, W. E. McCready, H. G. Newcomer, Samuel Rowe.
The present officers of the lodge are Marie Jacobs, N. G .; Kate Robinson, V. G .; Odelia McGee, Sec .; Ethel Tracy, Treas. The present membership is 32 and they meet on the second and fourth Fridays in Odd Fellows Hall over Har- rington's barber shop.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
M OUNT MORRIS Lodge No. 1551, Loyal Order of Moose, was insti- tuted on June 9, 1929, by District Dep- uty Supreme Dictator Earl C. Hasey, of Joliet, Ill. A degree team from Ot- tawa (Ill.) Lodge conferred the work on a class of 85 candidates. The first officers, Harold G. Miller, past dictator; Charles C. Armbruster, dictator; James Rouse, vice-dictator; Milo Zimmerman, prelate; W. H. Thomas, secretary; H. G. Kable, treasurer; Hurlock Longman, I. Wolfe and R. Kelsey, trustees, were appointed by Brother Hasey and were installed by Chas. Marsh, of Rockford Lodge No. 163.
For the first two years after the in- stitution of Mount Morris Lodge, the membership showed a gradual increase, reaching a total of 175 members. In 1931, like every other organization, the lodge suffered a loss of more than half its membership, but the roster is show- ing a steady increase, there being about one hundred members at present.
The following have served as dicta- tors: Chas. C. Armbruster, 1929-30; H. G. Hagemann, 1930-31; L. G. Schaar, 1931-32; Walter O. Klepfer, 1932-33; John Z. Hughes, 1933-34; Orville Sell,
1934-35; H. G. Hagemann, 1935-36; John Z. Hughes, 1936-37; S. M. Wakenight, 1937-38.
From the time of the institution of Mount Morris Lodge until April, 1936, W. H. Thomas was the very efficient and hard-working secretary and a great deal of credit for the success of the lodge is due him. On account of busi- ness interests, Mr. Thomas asked to be relieved of the secretaryship in April of 1936 and Walter O. Klepfer was elected to the office.
The complete roster of officers for the year 1938-39 is: Melvin Kitzmiller, dic- tator; S. M. Wakenight, past dictator; Edwin Ports, vice-dictator; Franklin Balluff, prelate; Walter O. Klepfer, secretary; Rolfe Martin, treasurer; Raymond Glotfelty, sergeant-at-arms; Smith Walker, inner guard; William Saunders, outer guard; John Z. Hughes, Frank Hilger and W. H. Thomas, trus- tees.
The Loyal Order of Moose seeks to make fraternalism of practical benefit by its educational activities. Every member can point with just pride to Mooseheart, the home and vocational school maintained by the members' con-
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tributions for the dependent children of deceased members; to Moosehaven, located at Orange Park, near Jackson- ville, Florida, for aged members and their wives, and all other philanthropic and charitable activities of the Order.
The year 1938 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the dedication of Moose- heart, located on the Lincoln Highway between Aurora and Batavia, Ill., and the fiftieth anniversary of the reorgan- ization of the Order.
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The first member received into the
camp was H. G. Newcomer, who was initiated into the mysteries of Wood- craft May 21, 1897.
The camp had its most prosperous time during the spring of 1899,' when the membership was raised to over one hundred, a surprisingly large number for one camp in a town of the popula- tion of Mount Morris.
The present officers of the Camp are F. M. Baker, Counsel; Dallas Baker, Clerk; Harry Longman, Fred Long and John D. Miller, executive board. The present membership is 26.
AMERICAN LEGION
M OUNT Morris American Legion Post No. 143 received its charter Sept. 15, 1919, with the following prin- cipal officers: Frank Hilger, command- er; Harold Knodle, adjutant; Harold Ross, finance officer.
The Post has been a very live organ- ization from the beginning and has sponsored a fine program of activities for the good of the community and for the assistance of sick or disabled mem- bers. Membership in the Legion is limited to men who were in the U. S.
Army or Navy during the World War.
The officers of the Post for 1938 are as follows: Dwight S. Sharer, com- mander; Harry A. Schmucker, 1st vice- commander; William B. Stiger, 2nd vice- commander; Frank Hilger, adjutant; Frank Nachtman, finance officer; Ross Silvius, chaplain; Joseph Franklin, ser- geant-at-arms; Hubert Knodle, Paul Barnhizer and Tom Wilson, members of the executive committee. The average membership for the last three years has been 106.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
O GLE COUNTY POST No. 3639, Veterans of Foreign Wars, was or- ganized in Mount Morris, June 26, 1937, and the following officers were in- stalled: Leon Beard, Commander; James White, Senior Vice-Commander; Ray- mond Cain, Junior Vice-Commander; Raymond Moore, Chaplain; Henry Doh- len, Quartermaster; Robert Harvey, Ad- jutant; Lynn Elliott, Officer of the Day; Jay Cratty, Post Service Officer; Alvis Lawson, Guard; Fay Stillman, Color Bearer; Herman Rauch, Color Bearer;
Royal Holden, Ralph Mahoy and Ken- rick R. Leekley, Trustees.
Membership is confined to soldiers and sailors who have served in the United States Army or Navy on foreign soil or in hostile waters. Although the Ogle County Post is a new organization, the Veterans of Foreign Wars have been organized for a number of years and have Posts in every state, also in Europe and Cuba. The organization maintains a home for the widows and orphans of deceased or disabled veterans, lo-
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COLOR GUARD AND FIRING SQUAD of Mount Morris Post No. 146, American Legion. Left to right, Lieut. Harold Knodle, Leon Beard, Jay Cratty, Boyd Grush, Lieut. Henry Dohlen, Ralph Mahoy, Ralph Crowell, Syril Avey, Harvey Miller, Glenn Unger, Frank Hilger, Alfred Davis, Chas. Edson. Picture was taken in 1930.
cated near Eaton Rapids, Mich.
The membership at the time of or- ganization of the Ogle County Post was 22 which has since been increased to 34. The Post meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at 7:30 P.M. at the V.F.W. Hall in the Ritson Bldg.
The present officers of the Post are as follows: Royal Holden, Commander; Leon Beard, Senior Vice-Commander;
William M. Watson, Junior Vice-Com- mander; Raymond Cain, Chaplain; Howard Eychaner, Quartermaster; Lynn M. Elliott, Adjutant; Leon Medlar, Offi- cer of the Day; Alvis Lawson, Post Service Officer; Daniel Rodemund, Guard; Anton Jansen, Color Bearer; Jay Cratty, Color Bearer; James White, Ralph Mahoy, Royal Holden, Trustees.
KIWANIS CLUB
T HE Mount Morris Kiwanis Club was organized in February, 1926, with the following officers and directors: H. J. Kable, president; Levi S. Shively, vice- president; Robert L. Cratty, secretary; Fred Frederickson, treasurer; Joseph L. Rice, district trustee; Robert W. Hough, Ira R. Hendrickson, Fred J. Dean, Hugh Allen, Dan Starkey, Howard Newcomer, H. E. Coffman, directors.
This club was a continuation of a local business men's organization known as the Ben Ezra Club which was organ- ized in January, 1921, with the following officers: J. L. Rice, president; A. E. Clevidence, vice-president; S. E. Avey, secretary; F. J. Dean, treasurer. This
club was quite successful but was changed over into a Kiwanis Club be- cause of the advantages of being part of a national organization.
During the twelve years since organi- zation the club has materially assisted in many civic enterprises and has been alert at all times in furthering plans for the advancement of the commun- ity. Meetings are held one evening of each week including a luncheon and interesting program presented. Past presidents of the club have been Ira R. Hendrickson, O. A. Hanke, Harold Patterson, Milo Zimmerman, Worthington Thomas and Dwight F. Sharer.
P. E. O. SISTERHOOD
T THE P. E. O. Sisterhood was founded at Iowa Wesleyan College in 1869 as a sorority, but soon grew away from colleges, and is now an independent organization with 2,000 chapters all
through the United States, Hawaii, and Canada. It is the only organization of its kind which is not affiliated with a men's organization.
At first it was a literary society, but
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AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN, located
on northeast corner of campus, which was dedicated Nov. 14, 1926.
This memorial is unique because of the fact that the stones with
which it was built were sent here by organizations and persons
from all over the United States. The names of many of the donors
are engraved on the stones. This memorial was erected under
and the figures in the center are Harold Knodle, representing the in 1926. The above picture was taken at the time of the dedication the leadership of A. S. Barre, Commander of Legion Post No. 143,
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