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Recruit. Todd, James, enlisted February 1, 1864.
COMPANY E. Commissary Sergeant.
llermans, Alfred S., enlisted December 11. 1863.
BATTERY A ILLINOIS LIGIIT ARTILLERY.
Battery A, Second Illinois Light Artillery was organized at Peoria, Illinois, by Captain Peter Da- vidson, and was mustered into state service, May 23. 1861. Moved to Alton, Illinois, in July. 1861. Thence moved to St. Charles, Missouri, with Gen- eral P'ope and then to Mexico, Missouri. From this place sections were sent to different parts of north Missouri, which were again united at Jeffer- son Barracks, Missouri, at which place the battery was mustered into United States service, August 17, 1861. Moved to Jefferson City, Missouri, and on the Ist of October to Boonville, Missouri, and thence to Otterville. Thence marched in Kelton's Brigade, Pope's Division of Fremont's army to Springfield, Missouri, and returned to Otterville, January 25, 1862, in Colonel Julius White's Brig-
ade, Brigadier General Jeff C. Davis' Division, moved to Lebanon and with Curtis' army to northwest Arkansas. Was engaged in the battle of Pea Ridge March 7 and 8, where it did faithful
and brilliant service. A section of the hattery at Neosho and Fayetteville, moved to Helena, Arkan- sas, with General Curtis' army. Battery A was mustered out of service at Camp Butler, Illinois. July 27, 1865.
FIRST ARTILLERY. BATTERY M. Privates. Ronson, Thomas. enlisted July 3, 1862. Hamilton, Richard, enlisted July 3, 1862.
SECOND LIGHT ARTILLERY. Major. Peter Davidson, commissioned April 11, 1863.
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BATTERY A. Captains.
Herman Borris, commissioned April 11, 1863. William W. Campbell, commissioned July 3, 1865. Lieutenants.
First, William J. Gardner, commissioned May 14. 1861. First, J. Corwin Hansel, commissioned January 25, 1862. First, Frank B. Fenton, commissioned April 11. 1863. First, William W. Campbell, commissioned April II. 1863. First, Rensselaer W. Hinman, commissioned July 3, 1865. First, Walter Bird, commissioned July 26, 1865. Second, Abraham B. Batterson, commissioned Jan- uary 25, 1862. Second, Samuel Coburn, commissioned July 26, 1865. Second, Denton Y. Keys, commissioned July 26, :865.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
Abraham B. Battersou, enlisted April 10, 1861.
Sergeant Major. Oliver P. Titcomb, enlisted April 19, 1861. Sergeants.
William Patterson, enlisted April 19, 1861. Walter W. Campbell, enlisted April 19, 1861, William L. Gardner, enlisted April 19, 1861. James McGinnis, enlisted April 19, 1861. James H. Reddick, enlisted May 27, 1861. Walter Bird, enlisted April 19, 1861.
Corporals.
Stephen E. Baldwin. enlisted April 19, 1861. Joseph G. Bloomer, enlisted April 26, 1861. John Dimond, enlisted April 24, 1861. John W. French, enlisted April 19, 1861. Nicholas HIeld, enlisted April 9, 1861.
William M. Lucas, enlisted May 14, 1864.
William Ranch, enlisted May 20, 1861.
William E. Wilkinson, enlisted April 19, 1861.
Bugler. Thomas Drew, enlisted May 27, 1861. Artificers. Lair Letz, enlisted April 19, 1861. Jeremiah Smith, enlisted May 25, 1861. Fritz Schierman, enlisted July 22, 1861. John Stanger, enlisted June 18, 1861. Henry Kreiling, enlisted April 19, 1861.
Privates. Austin, Jolin W., enlisted .April 19, 1861, Barnaba, John W., enlisted April 19, 1861. Bauer, Dick, enlisted May 5, 1861. Bustorf, Frederick, enlisted June 19, 1861. Butler, James, enlisted June 1, 1861. Carney, Stephen W., enlisted May 1, 1861. Chase, Ira, enlisted April 19, 1861. Crandall, William, enlisted May 17, 1861. Carman, James F., enlisted July 10, 1861. Dempsey, William, enlisted April 19, 1861. Dold, Stephen, enlisted July 8, 1861. Farrer, Joachim, enlisted April 19, 1861. Frost, Enos, enlisted April 19, 1861. Gisart, Jacob, enlisted May 17, 1861. Hoag, Edwin, enlisted July 10, 1861. lohnson, Samuel M., enlisted May 23, 1861.
Hanfman, Martin S., enlisted April 19, 1861. Lair, William, enlisted April 19, 1861. Lair, Noah, enlisted April 19, 1861, Lanigan, Francis M., enlisted April 19, 1861. Lupton, Charles, enlisted June 18, 1861. Mann, Martin, enlisted April 19, 1861. Maupin, Robert B., enlisted April 19, 1861. Meyer, Philip, enlisted April 19, 1861. Morrow, William, enlisted April 19, 1861. McVickar, Hugh, enlisted May 27, 1861. Paul, Anderson, enlisted April 19, 1861. Ploher, Ferdinand, enlisted May 24, 1861. Ryan, Laurence, enlisted April 19, 1861. Ryan, Samuel, enlisted April 19, 1861. Ryan, Parkinson, enlisted April 19, 1861. Shieman, John, enlisted April 19, 1861. Shafer, Solomon, enlisted April 30. 1861.
Smith, Morris, enlisted April 23, 1864. Sick, John, enlisted June 14, 1804.
Stowell, Henry, enlisted July 8, 1864.
Wadsworth, Berial, enlisted April 19, 1864.
Ward, James, enlisted July 1, 1864,
Waresly, John J., enlisted May 22, 1864. Wolfert, Sebastian, enlisted June 22, 1864.
L'eterans. Sergeant. Samuel Coburn, enlisted February 1, 1864.
Corporal,
Denton Y. Keys, enlisted January 1, 1864.
Bugler, James F. Carman, enlisted February 1, 1864.
Privates. Aldrich, Horace M., enlisted February 1, 1864.
Baldwin, Stephen E., enlisted January 1, 1864.
Barnaba. John W., enlisted January 1, 1864.
Bauer, Dick, enlisted January 1, 1864.
Millet, Joseph, enlisted January 1, 1864.
Nurs, Roswell J., enlisted February 1, 1864.
Speers, William II., enlisted January 1, 1864.
Sullivan, Frank, enlisted January 1, 1864.
Recruits,
Ashhury, Samuel, enlisted March 14, 1864. Ayres, Maurice, enlisted September 20, 1862.
Aldrick, John P., enlisted October 28, 1862.
Baker, Philip, enlisted October 26, 1863.
Bauer, IJenry, enlisted October 28, 1863. Boydslen, Newton L., enlisted November 7, 1863.
Bennett, Samuel, enlisted March 14, 1864. Beers, William W., enlisted March 31, 1864. Bobier, William, enlisted March 22, 1864. Bachelor, Neal. enlisted October 24, 1863. Becket, John M., enlisted October 11, 1864. Best, William, enlisted September 8, 1861. Bitner, William, enlisted September 22, 1861, Burgess, Ilenry, enlisted October 9, 1862. Camphell, Charles B .. enlisted March 21, 1864. Cull, William II., enlisted March 24, 1864. Heller, Charles, enlisted January 4, 1864. Currier, Arthur T., enlisted March 28, 1864. Conger, Allen, enlisted December 16, 1864. Chase, Edward, enlisted September 22, 1861. Coburn, William, enlisted November 30, 1863.
Dickenson. Griffith A., enlisted November 10, 1862.
Drummond, John P., enlisted January 4, 1864. Ellis, Benjamin, enlisted January 18, 1864. Eayd, Albert P., enlisted November 21, 1862. Elliott, Jacob, enlisted October 29, 1863. Fastman, Charles, enlisted September 22, 1861. Fitzgerald, John, enlisted January 5, 1864. Ford, Burton S., enlisted March 22, 1864. Ford, Henry, enlisted March 23. 1864. Fowler, Henry, enlisted September 8, 1861. Grotevant, Robert, enlisted September 26, 1864. Howell, Israel, enlisted March 21, 1864. Hawkins, William E., enlisted October 28, 1863. Hurland, William R., enlisted August 25, 1862. Hull, John B., enlisted September 24, 1862. Houser, Christian, enlisted October 13, 1862. Jaggard, Thomas, enlisted December 8, 1863. Johnson, John L., enlisted October 31, 1863. Keller, Allen, enlisted March 24. 1864. Kissel, Emanuel, enlisted September 26, 1862, Lutz, Philip, enlisted March 8, 1864. Livingstone, William, enlisted September 8, 1861. Morrow, Calvin, enlisted March 22, 1864. Naylor. Flavius. enlisted March 24, 1861. Orr, William B., enlisted March 21, 1864. Parker. Lewis G., enlisted February 15, 1864. Powell, David E., enlisted August 30, 1862. Robinson, Marvin N., enlisted January 4, 1864. Russell, David, enlisted March 9, 1864. Rockwell. Calvin, enlisted March 31, 1864.
Sloan, Charles P., enlisted March 22, 1864. Scott, Theodore J., enlisted March 30, 1864. Stenge, John, enlisted March 9, 1864. Stebbins, Lendwick. enlisted December 16, 1864. Stebhins, John, enlisted December 16, 1864. Stratton, John R., enlisted August 22, 1862. Shriver, David J., enlisted October 28, 1861. Stockner, Hugh, enlisted March 31, 1864. Smith, Alhert H., enlisted February 10, 1864. Spurs, William H., enlisted September 22, 1861. Trelbar, Jolin H., enlisted March 24, 1864. Vickery, Roger, enlisted December 21, 1863.
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Venters, William, enlisted September 24, 1864.
Winn, Marshall, enlisted March 25, 1864.
Wiley, Lorenzo K., enlisted November 21, 1862.
Winn, Warren, enlisted March 25, 1864.
Wilkinson, John, enlisted August 25, 1862.
Wilder, Charles 11., enlisted September 24. 1864.
BATTERY C. Private.
Turner, Charles H., enlisted August 29, 1862.
BATTERY D. Recruit.
Highfield, Wilfred H., enlisted January 4, 1864.
BATTERY I. Licutenants.
First, Ilenry B. Plant, commissioned December 31, 1862. Second, Charles McDonald, commissioned March 1, 1863.
Privates.
Cunningham, Rogers, enlisted November 25, 1861. Jones, Isaac W., enlisted November 25. 1861.
Recruits.
Lester, Robert N., enlisted October 23, 1862.
Moon, Simon D., enlisted December 25, 1863.
Petty, George A., enlisted January 5, 1864.
Shippe, Orrin S., enlisted January 5. 1864.
Weld, Samuel C., enlisted December 21, 1863.
Unassigned Recruits.
Atkinson, William II .. enlisted January 18, 1864. Pitcher, Robert, enlisted September 26, 1864. Summers, James, enlisted March 24, 1864.
TILIRTEENTII UNITED STATES COLORED INFANTRY.
Johnson, Charles, enlisted April 1, 1865.
Lee, John, enlisted April 10, 1865. Wade. Hampton, enlisted April 1, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED NINTII UNITED STATES COLORED INFANTRY. Bridges, Jesse, enlisted February 14, 1865. Barr, John, enlisted February 28, 1865.
Cole. Enoch, enlisted February 28, 1865.
Carter, Silas, enlisted March 30, 1865. Drake, Monroe, enlisted February 28, 1865. Gray. Samuel B., enlisted February 28, 1865. Hicks, John, enlisted February 28. 1865. Hillman, William, enlisted February 13, 1865. Jefferson, James, enlisted February 20, 1865. Jones, Wade, enlisted February 28, 1865. Mitchell, William. enlisted February 28, 1865. Porter, John, enlisted March 30, 1865. Red. William, enlisted March 30, 1865. Smith, Isaac. enlisted February 28, 1865. Smith, Washington, enlisted February 28, 1865.
Smith, Lewis, enlisted February 28, 1865. Smith, John, enlisted February 28, 1865.
Stewart, Jolin, enlisted February 28, 1865.
Smith, Alfred, enlisted February 28, 1865.
Warren, William, enlisted February 28, 1865.
Washington, George, enlisted February 13, 1865.
Miscellaneous Organisations. SEVENTII TENNESSEE CAVALRY.
Arms, John M., enlisted October 30, 1864.
Butter, John T., enlisted October 20, 1864.
Cunningham, Elijah, enlisted April 10, 1865.
Divey, Robert H., enlisted December, 1864. Edwards, William, enlisted November 8, 1864. Hamilton, W. M. J., enlisted April 11, 1865. lIamilton, Samuel, enlisted April 11, 1865. Hays, James E., enlisted March 1, 1864. Jenkins, Kelly H., enlisted January 26, 1864.
King, Alfred, enlisted October 26, 1864.
King, William P., enlisted March 13, 1865.
Miller, Joseph C., enlisted March 13, 1865. Mc Allister, William T., enlisted March 13, 1865- McFarlane, John, enlisted January 24, 1864.
Purdon, Benjamin, enlisted April 11, 1865.
Perden, Jolin, enlisted October 20, 1864.
Perden, Erwin T., enlisted October 20, 1864.
Ray, William, enlisted November 24, 1864. Robinson, James, enlisted March 1, 1865. Scarlett, S. M., enlisted March 3. 1865.
Thomas, John W., enlisted December 14. 1864.
Tucker, George W., enlisted October 20. 1864. Vickers. Francis M., enlisted October 20, 1864. Waugh, James W., enlisted October 20, 1864.
FIRST ARMY CORPS.
Enlisted Men of Company No. 1.
Assigned to Company A, Second Regiment Veteran Volunteers.
Privates.
Anten. John W., enlisted February 10, 1865. Greenleaf, George D)., enlisted February 6, 1865. Schaller. Charles, enlisted February 4, 1865. Shoemaker, Edward, enlisted February 4, 1865.
Enlisted Men of Company No. 5. Privates. Lair. Noah, enlisted March 13. 1865.
McMullen, James E., enlisted March 13. 1865. Upshaw, George, enlisted March 13, 1865.
TIURTEENTHI UNITED STATES INFANTRY. Recruits. Barber, James C., enlisted June, 1865.
Beasmore. Robert G., enlisted June, 1865.
Bink, John II., enlisted June. 1865. Dunbar. Robert F., enlisted June. 1865.
Gunsolus, James H., enlisted June, 1865. Satter, Joseph, enlisted June, 1865.
MONUMENTS TO HEROIC DEAD
Very shortly after the cessation of hostilities between the two sections of the country and the victorious veterans of the northern armies had returned to their homes, a movement gained impetus, toward the creation of a fitting and lasting concrete expression of the community's gratitude for the inestimable blessings made possible and enduring by the recent struggle for free institutions, and also to attest Peoria's pride and glory in the valor and patriotism of the heroic living and dead. Definite results were manifest when, at the September ( 1865) meeting of the board of supervisors, Dr. John Emery, representative in that body from Radnor township, offered a resolution that the board appropriate a sum of money, for the erection of a suitable monument in the court house yard. The resolution was referred to a committee consisting of Emery, Matson and Day, with instruc- tions to secure plans and estimates and report at the next meeting of the board. The committee made its reports at the next meeting, held in April, and the con- tract for a soldiers' monument, to cost $5,000, was awarded to Robert Campbell, of Peoria. The site selected was at the center of the Main street side of the yard, about midway between the old court house and the street, and the corner stone
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was laid with Masonic rites, Grand Master Harmon G. Reynolds, officiating. The dedication took place October 11, 1866, and was the occasion for the gather- ing of a vast concourse of people, and a magnificent demonstration. General Benjamin F. Butler, who assisted in the capture of New Orleans, was military commander of that turbulent city and the best-hated "invader of the sacred soil" of the south, was the orator of the day, and his presence alone created unbounded enthusiasm. One of the notable features of the dedication was the presence of "Old Abe," the war eagle of the Eighth Wisconsin. "Black Jack" (John A.) Logan was also here, and stirred the hearts of the veterans to a white heat of excitement and delight; for he, also, was a war hero and won his spurs bravely and honorably. Colonel "Bob" Ingersoll was the master of ceremonies and with the tongue of a Demosthenes thrilled his auditors by his rendition of a dedicatory. poem, written for the event by Mrs. P. R. K. Brotherton.
Spencer's band headed a parade, composed of eleven companies of infantry and one of cavalry ; the fire department, civic societies and citizens in carriages, that had marched to the court house square, and in all one of the greatest gala days ever known in Peoria was passed without a mishap to mar the reverential joy of the populace. And thus one of the first soldiers' monuments in the coun- try was erected to the fallen heroes of 1861-5. When the old court house was torn down, to make place for the new, it became necessary to alter the grade of the square. This called for the removal of the monument and its new site was chosen at the Jefferson street front, where it now stands, still intact, although the names inscribed on its four sides have become almost illegible from action of the elements.
MONUMENT AT SPRINGDALE CEMETERY
In the Transcript of March 15, 1862, after the bodies of slain soldiers began to be sent here for burial, a paragraph appeared, suggesting the virtue and advisability of securing a suitable tract of land in one of the cemeteries, to be set apart for the last resting place for soldiers losing their lives in the war, who might not have provided for a burial place. This touched a tender spot in the hearts of the directors of Springdale cemetery and they immediately offered, as a gift, one of the best lots at Springdale for the purpose, which was accepted. On this lot, which is about one hundred and fifty feet square, was erected in 1870, a monument designed and executed by Robert Campbell, at a cost of $2,500, and four cannon donated to the Soldiers' Monument Association by congress. The monument was primarily secured through the valiant and persevering efforts of the Women's National League of Peoria, which had, in the year 1866, merged its identity into that of the Soldiers' Monument Society, at the same time turning over to the latter a balance in its treasury of $82.19, as the nucleus of a fund toward the erection of a monument.
The monument is very attractive and faces the soldiers' graves. Its position is a commanding one and the beautiful shaft can be seen from any part of the cemetery. The dedication took place on Decoration day, May 30, 1870, and the principal address was delivered by Rev. S. A. Kingsbury. That same day was the occasion for another outpouring of the people, who were edified and taken to the heights of enthusiasm, by the eloquence of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, who delivered an address at the Soldiers' Monument in court house square.
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT
The women of the Monument Association conceived the idea and were instrumental in having it take concrete form, of erecting a monument commemora- tive of both the army and navy and the brave men of the county who served therein.
As a result of this movement the chaste and beautiful monument with its
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symbolic figures of bronze, which now stands on the southeast corner of the square, was chosen. The sculptor was Fritz Triebel, a Peorian, who had gained fame not only at home, but in Europe. Toward the cost of this work of art the county and city of Peoria had each pledged $10,000. The dedication took place October 6, 1899, and stands out all the more prominently by reason of the fact that the President of the United States, William McKinley, was present, and was, as a matter of course, the most prominent object of interest to the thousands of people then gathered in the city. His arrival in Peoria is described here through the medium of excerpts from the Herald-Transcript's issue of the fol- lowing morning :
"The president of the United States was given a welcome such as no other city but loyal old Peoria could give. It was a display of pure, patriotic interest and an anxiety to do honor to the nation's chief executive. For many weeks Peorians and the people in surrounding cities and towns have been on the anxious seat over the coming of Mr. and Mrs. McKinley and their guests, and for two hours prior to the arrival of the train yesterday, Adams and Chestnut streets from the court house to the union station were thronged with humanity. Every upstairs window contained as many faces as could be crowded into it, while many sought the roofs of buildings and other vantage points.
"The presidential train was the finest and the most sumptuously equipped that ever came into Peoria. It consisted of the private car Campania, occupied by the president and his wife; the combination car Atlantic; the sleeper Ixion; compartment cars Chili and Omenia, the last two being for the use of the cabinet. In addition to the regular train was the Hawkeye, the Iowa Central's private car, in which the Peoria delegation went to Bushnell to meet the presidential party. "The procession started from Chestnut street, proceeded up Adams to Main. up Main, passing in review before President Mckinley, to Jefferson, thence to Hamilton; up Hamilton to Madison; down Madison to Fulton; on Fulton to Jefferson, then to Franklin, where the procession disbanded.
"The children's parade proved a most interesting feature of the display. It is estimated there were from 5,000 to 6,000 school children in line. The girls wore white dresses and the boys blue caps. The girls carried arches of flowers and bouquets, and the boys flags. They rallied at the top of Hamilton street hill and marched down Hamilton street to the court house. going around the square and past the reviewing stand."
The president and other distinguished guests. ladies of the association, con- mittees, the mayor of Peoria, the chairman of the board of supervisors and others, were seated on a stand erected on the southwest side of the square, facing the monument.
The exercises opened with prayer, by Rev. John Weston, D. D., pastor of Calvary Presbyterian church, a veteran of the Civil war, and the monument was unveiled by Mrs. Samuel A. Kinsey, chairman of the committee in charge of its erection. It is said that as the canvas dropped from the beautiful pieces of sculpture, the man who executed the work, Fritz Triebel, was unable to overcome his emotions and burst into tears. Thereupon, in thorough sympathy and admiration, the President grasped him by the hand and congratulated him most heartily.
An address was delivered by Mrs. Lucie B. Tyng, president of the Memorial Day Association, in which she related in detail the work of the various persons who had been instrumental in contributing this testimonial to the heroes of the Civil war. Colonel Martin Kingman, president of the day, delivered an address to the women of Memorial Day Association, to his comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic and to the people of the county. The monument was formally accepted by John C. Kingsbury, chairman of the board of supervisors and by Henry W. Lynch, mayor of the city of Peoria.
William McKinley, president of the United States, who but two years there- after died at the hands of an assassin, after being introduced by Mayor Lynch, addressed the vast assemblage in the following words:
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"Fellow Citizens: I am glad with my fellow citizens of Peoria county and members of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Ladies' Memorial Day Asso- ciation, to stand about the monument dedicated to patriotic service and heroic devotion in the holiest cause for which mankind ever engaged.
"This monument awakens sacred memories, fellow citizens, and that is its purpose. It was erected by these patriotic women that it might for all time perpetuate a glorious page of American history. It tells the whole story of war, the siege, the march, bivouac, battle line, the suffering, sacrifice of the brave men who, from 1861 to 1865, upheld the flag. It tells of every page of history of that civil struggle, and tells of its triumphant consummation at Appo- mattox court house, when Grant accepted the surrender of Lee, and we were kept a nation.
"I like this monument. 1 like this symbol I face today, the defense of the flag.' That is what we do wherever and whenever that flag is assailed, and with us war always stops when the assailants of our flag face Grant's term, 'uncondi- tional surrender.' I do not intend to make a speech here today. I could add nothing of patriotic sentiment to that already uttered. I desire to express in this presence my appreciation, not of the tribute paid to the president of the United States, but the tribute the people of Peoria county have paid to the great defenders of the American flag in time of our great peril.
"You are proud of the monument. You should be proud of the demonstration which led to its unveiling. Six thousand school children of the city with flags in their hands and love of country in their hearts, and I could not but think, as I looked at the glorious procession, that my country is safe.
"God bless the school children of America. God bless the patriotic women of the United States and the patriotic band that carried this monument to a suc- cessful consummation.
"I congratulate you ; you have everything in Peoria. I congratulate you that you found an artist of so high skill, born in Peoria, to execute this work. thank you over and over again for this splendid demonstration of patriotism and devotion.'
At the conclusion of the president's address, the audience joined in singing "America." "taps" were sounded by Lem H. Wiley, cornet soloist of the Seventh Regiment band, and the ceremonies, in which one of the most beautiful soldiers' monuments was dedicated, came to a close, having marked an epoch in the history of the community.
BRYNER POST, NO. 67, G. A. R.
Bryner Post, No. 67, G. A. R., was organized in October, 1879, with seventy- four charter members. Their first meeting place was in the third story of a business block at 105 and 107 South Adams street. The post remained here until February. 1908, when it removed its quarters to the Observatory building, 206 South Adams street. No other removal took place until the final one, which was to the magnificent new home on Hamilton boulevard, which occurred January 1, 1910. The first commander was George Puterbaugh, who was succeeded in 1880 by Robert M. Campbell. His successors are the following named: 1881. Robert M. Campbell; 1882, George A. Wilson ; 1883, Henry P. Ayres; 1884, A. H. Rugg; 1885, Robert M. Campbell; 1886, John D. McClure: 1887, Charles Qualman : 1888, Isaac Taylor ; 1889, David S. Brown; 1890, N. S. Haynes ; 1891. A. L. Schimpff ; 1892, E. H. Dibble; 1893, R. W. Burt; 1894, W. T. Boyd; 1895, O. B. Champney ; 1896, Philip Smith; 1897, Eliot Callender ; 1898, Frank Mc- Alpine; 1899, William P. Gauss; 1900, Henry L. Arends; 1901, J. W. Ryan ; 1902, Charles P. Sloan ; 1903, Haller E. Charles : 1904, John Weston ; 1905, John M. Simpson ; 1906, T. S. Simpson ; 1907, George W. Zinser ; 1908, Byron C. Bry- ner ; 1909, F. W. Ash; 1910, Eliot Callender ; 1911, Samuel L. Patterson ; 1912, G. W. Seibert. The present membership is 265.
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