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The Committee of Arrangements for the dedication consisted of S. K. Miner, R. H. Fiddick, D. LeBetter, C. S. Merrick, J. R. Davidson, David N. Corwith, Jesse Crooks, Richard Keller, S. Hunkins, H. H. Browning and Daniel Stewart.
The venerable H. H. Gear was Master of Ceremonies. In his admira- ble address on this enteresting occasion, Acting Grand Master John C. Smith said : "The Masons of Galena have a record of which they may well be proud. A lodge was formed here when this city was but a frontier post. The venerable brother and illustrious Sir Knight, Capt. H. H. Gear, now presiding, who has resided in this city from time immemorial; cer- tainly so long that 'the memory of man runneth not to the contrary,' informs me that he found a lodge at work here in May, 1827, and knows it had been at work for one or two years previous. Records are in my posses- sion of earlier meetings, and in them I find Bro. Gear recorded as a ' visitor' at the time he speaks of. This was the Strangers' Union Lodge, which was afterwards succeeded by 'Far West', 'Galena', and 'Phoenix; ' from the ashes of which arose our own loved Miners' Lodge No. 273, and its three higher bodies. There are many pleasant memories clustering about these old lodges, it would be so interesting to speak of but more eloquent thian words of mine are the living witnesses who are present with us on this occasion."
The speaker alluded to Capt. H. H. Gear who was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in Mystic Lodge, Berkshire, Mass., in March, 1815, immediately after the close of the war of 1812, in which he had borne a gallant part. Also to Daniel Wann and M. Y. Johnson, of Far West.
The first board of officers of Miners' Lodge was constituted as follows, serving in 1858: Ely S. Parker, W. M .; E. W. Turner, S. W .; M. Y. Johnson, J. W .; M. P. Silverburgh, Treasurer; Geo. G. Gould, Secretary; Samuel Frazer, S. D .; Geo. M. Mitchell, J. D .; S. H. Helm, Tyler.
Masters from 1858 to 1878 .- Ely S. Parker, 1858-'9-'60; J. C. Spare, 1861; Samuel Snyder, 1862-'3-'4-'5-'6-'7; T. R. Bird, 1868; A. Campbell, 1869; John C. Smith, 1870-'1-'2-'3-'4; S. O. Stillman, 1875-'6 -- '7; R. H. Fiddick, 1878.
Secretaries .- Geo. G. Gould, 1858; M. F. Burke, 1859-'60-'1; J. C. Smith, 1862; S. O. Stillman, 1863-'4-'5-'6-'7-'8-'9-'70-'1-'2; Daniel Le- Better, 1873-'4; D. N. Corwith, 1876-'7-'8.
Treasurers .- M. P. Silverburgh, 1858-'9-'60-'1-'2-3-'4- 5; J. M. Spratt, 1867-'8-'9-'70-'1-'2-'3-'4-'5-'6-'7; S. O. Stillman, 1878.
Jo Daviess Chapter, No. 51, 1859 .- Jo Daviess Chapter, No. 51, of Royal Arch Masons, was organized at Galena under Dispensation June 9, A. D. 1859, by D. G. H. P., William Mitchell. Present: Rev. E. M. Boring, Capt. H. H. Gear, Ely S. Parker, George Thompson, M. D. Cham- berlain, J. M. Shermerhorn, Daniel Wann, William Spaulding, William Bulger, Dr. J. A. Scroggs and Geo. M. Mitchell. Charter granted Novem- ber 24, 1859.
First Board of Officers, 1859 .- Ely S. Parker, H. P .; Daniel Wann, K .; Geo. M. Mitchell. S .; John E. Smith, C. H .; Wm. Spaulding, P. S .;
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W. R. Rowley, R. A. C .; Darius Hunkins, G. M. 1st V .; Jonathan W. Woodruff, G. M. 2d V .; John A. Scroggs, G. M. 3d V .; Madison Y. John- son, Treasurer; S. O. Stillman, Secretary; M. Faucette, Tyler.
High Priests from Organization .- Ely S. Parker, 1859-'60-'1; Darius Hunkins, 1862; Samuel Snyder, 1863-'4-'5-'6-'7; John C. Smith, 1868-'9- '70-'1-'2-'3-'4; Simeon K. Miner, 1875-'6-'7; S. O. Stillman, 1878.
Secretaries .- S. O. Stillman, 1859-'60-'1-'2-'3-'4-'5-'6-'7-'8-'9-'70-'1-'2- '3; Daniel LeBetter, 1874; J. Fawcett, 1875; D. N. Corwith, 1876-'7-'8. .
Treasurers .- Madison Y. Johnson, 1859; W. R. Rowley, 1860-'1; Daniel Wann, 1862-'3; S. O. Stillman, 1864-'5-'6-'7-'8-'9-'70-'1-'2; J. M. Spratt, 1873-'4-'5-'6-'7-'8.
Ely S. Parker Council, No. 60-Royal, Super-Excellent and Select Masters .- Ely S. Parker Council, No. 60, was constituted under a Dispen- sation from the T. I., George E. Loumsburg, G. P. of the Grand Council of Illinois, July 9, 1873. It received its name from the first master of Miners' Lodge, and High Priest of Jo Daviess Chapter, Gen. Ely S. Parker, the accomplished Indian chief and grandson of Red Jacket. The organiza- tion of a Council of Cryptic Masonry drew together a large number of dis- tinguished masons, among whom were Hon. H. C. Burchard, M. C .; Gen. Smith D. Atkins, Hon. Robert Little, W. S. Best . and others. Charter granted October 29, 1873.
Members Under Dispensation .- John C. Smith, Loyal L. Munn, William Young, L. J. Turner, Robert Little, W. J. McKinn, J. S. Gates, E. C. Warner, George Thompson, James S. McCall.
Officers, U. D., 1873 .- John C. Smith, T. I. G. M .; Robert Little, D. I. G. M .; Loyal L. Munn, P. C. of W .; Gerhard H. Mars, Chaplain; Daniel LeBetter, Recorder; Richard H. Fiddick, Treasurer; Jacob Fawcett, Con .; Simeon K. Miner, Capt. of G .; A. J. Souchheim, Steward; Daniel Stewart, Sentinel.
Officers Under Charter, 1873-'4 .- John C. Smith, T. I. G. M .; R. H. Fiddick, D. I. G. M .; Jacob Fawcett, P. C. of W .; G. H. Mars, Chaplain; D. LeBetter, Recorder; A. J. Louchheim, Treasurer; J. P. Williams, Con .; J. R. Davidson, C. G .; D. Stewart, Steward and Sentinel.
R. H. Fiddick, T. I. G. M., 1875-'6-'7 '8; J. Fawcett, Recorder, 1875; D. N. Corwith, Recorder, 1876-'7-'8; S. K. Miner, Treasurer, 1875-'6-'7-'8.
Galena Commandery No.40, Knights Templars, Galena Commandery, U. D., was organized September 29, 1871, under dispensation issued by D. G. C. Wiley M. Egan. Galena Commandery, No. 40, chartered October 24, 1871.
Members U. D .- John Carson Smith, Samuel Cook, Simeon Kingsley Miner, John Minot Daggett, Mortimer Marcus Wheeler, John Olinger, Charles Silas Burt, Robert Little, Smitlı D. Atkins.
Officers U. D. 1871-John Carson Smith, E. Commander; Samuel Cook, Generalissimo; Simeon Kingsley Miner, Captain-General; John Minot Daggett, Prelate; Mortimer Marcus Wheeler, S. W .; Jolin Olinger, J. W .; Charles S. Burt, Treasurer; Daniel LeBetter, Recorder; Robert Little, Standard Bearer; Smith D. Atkins, Sword Bearer; Daniel Stewart, Captain of the Guard.
First Officers Under the Charter 1872-John C.Smith, Eminent Com- mander; Win. R. Rowley, Generalissimo; Simeon K. Miner, Captain-Gen- eral; Daniel LeBetter, Prelate; Mahlon Coleman, S. W .; M. M. Wheeler, J. W .; Wm. R. Burkhard, Treasurer; Daniel LeBetter, Recorder; Richard
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Henry Fiddick, Standard Bearer; Edward James, Sword Bearer; Daniel Stewart, Captain of the Guards.
Eminent Commanders-John C. Smith, 1874; W. R. Rowley, 1875, 1876, and 1877; J. C. Calderwood, 1878.
Recorders-Daniel LeBetter, 1874; E. C. Ripley, 1875; D. N. Cor- with, 1876, 1877, and 1878.
I. O. O. F.
Or April 26, 1819, Thomas Wildey founded this great organization in America, by instituting at Baltimore the first lodge in the New World. That same great worker in this brotherhood visited the City of Galena in July. 1838, at the solicitation of P. G. M., J. G. Potts; Brothers Daniel Wann, Richard Pattison, John Turney, Archibald McGinnis, James H. Sheldon, Joseph A. Dean, F. W. Schwatka and Edward W. Turner, and established the first lodge of Odd Fellows in the great Northwest, July 28, 1838. The lodge was called Wildey Lodge No. 5, and was placed under the guid- ance of the venerable Patriarch, Past Grand Master John G. Potts, who, as D. D. Grand Sire of the Grand Lodge of the United States, was given charge of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, a man whose name has ever been intimately connected with this Association in the Western States.
To his industry the lodge at Galena owes much of its prosperity and success. March 29, 1847, the members of the lodge, in testimony of the respect in which they held him, and in consideration of the valuable ser- vices which he had rendered the order, presented to him a beautiful and elegant encampment regalia. He was elected their first representative to the Grand Lodge of the State, May 24, 1847.
He organized a large number of lodges in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. He was a prominent member of Galena society, being for two years mayor of the city, where he lived more than thirty years. When he died, February 10, 1874, he was buried, with imposing ceremonies, by the Odd Fellows' Associations of Galena.
As the lodge had no suitable room to meet in, no regular meetings were held until January 2, 1839, at which time the first quarter commences.
The lodge continued to work under the warrant granted by the Grand Lodge of the United States until the third quarter, when the lodge acknowledged, and has since remained under, the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, the charter from which is dated August 1, 1840, and under which charter it still continues to work. The lodge, hav- ing received its charter from the Grand Lodge of the United States before the Grand Lodge of the State was instituted, at first refused to acknowledge tlie authority of the State Grand Lodge, upon the ground that she owed alle- giance only to that power whence she derived her charter, and having received her charter, which required obedience to the Grand Lodge of the United States, previous to the institution of the State Grand Lodge, that therefore the Grand Lodge of the State held no authority over this lodge. The difficulty was, however, amicably and satisfactorily settled by the lodge receiving a charter from, and acknowledging the authority of, the Grand Lodge of the State, to whom, in the third quarter, she made her first report including the percentage and work of the two preceding quarters.
The first presiding officer of the lodge was Brother Daniel Wann, who at the close of his term, at the request of the Lodge, presented to them liis
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portrait in the regalia of a P. G., which was ordered to be placed in the lodge room in remembrance of his having been its first presiding officer. It is a beautiful painting, the work of Brother Stanley. An elegant medal was presented to Brother Wann on Sept. 21, 1839, as a testimony of esteem.
The meetings of the lodge were first held in the counting room of Dan- iel Wann, until the latter part of January, 1839, when the lodge removed to a room in what was then called the Court House.
July 19, 1839, Charles R. Bennett, who afterwards became a mem- ber of the society, presented it with a lot on Prospect Street, between Green and Washington Streets where the lodge built their first hall, at a cost of $2,208.22. This hall was dedicated on the anniversary of the institution of Odd Fellowship in America, April 27, 1840, at which time a grand celebra- tion was held, with addresses by P. G., Wm. C. E. Taylor and Brother Di- vine.
Wildey Lodge was first represented in the Grand Lodge of the State by proxy, by P. G., J. E. Starr, of Alton.
February 3, 1840, the State Legislature passed an act of incorporation, for the benefit of the lodge, which gives it all the privileges and powers of a body politic and corporate. The lodge has had many celebrations, which have always been distinguished for elegance and fine display. At the cele- bration of April 26, 1839, A. T. Crow delivered the address; at the celebra- tion of April 27, 1840, W. C. Taylor; April 26, 1841, John Turney; April 26, 1845, P. G., A. D. Robertson; April 26, 1846, A. F. Savage; July 4, 1849, Thompson Campbell.
In the thirty-first quarter (September, 1846), a number of the brothers withdrew, for the purpose of establishing a new lodge, to be called Galena Lodge No. 17, which was subsequently instituted and is now in a pros- perous condition.
Wildey Lodge holds its meetings every Monday evening.
A few years ago they sold their old hall and purchased a church building on Bench Street, between Green and Washington Streets, which they have fitted up in an elegant manner, as their hall. Both the Lead Mine Encamp- ment and Galena Encampment hold their meetings here.
The officers of Wildey Lodge No. 5 are:
Jr. P. G .-- Wm. J. Bailey.
N. G .- Geo. F. Keeling.
V. G .- Anton Beil.
Secretary-Robert Brand (for twenty-five years).
Treasurer-Henry Marfield.
Trustees-F. K. Úhlrich, Wm. F. O'Hara and Frank Kratochoil.
District Deputy Grand Master and Grand Lodge Representative- Lewis Grimm.
Galena Lodge No. 17, was an offshoot of Wildey Lodge No. 5, and received its charter August 25, 1846. The charter members were, Daniel Wann, R. W. Carson, W. C. Thomas, John Cumberland, E. E. Leeke, T. A. Livermore, James McCleary, P. H. Leshier, J. M. Maugh, John Q. Charles, D. H. Hinkle, D. Hunkins, Peter Marsden, E. H. Chambers, John Stickel and William Whitham. Meetings were held in Coatsworth's building until 1866.
May 6, 1862, the lodge disbanded and gave up its charter, but, upon petition, the charter was restored, May 26, 1862, to the following
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members: P. G., John C. Smith, J. Y. Wonderly, T. J. Smith, D. Stewart, J. C. Spare, J. W. Newburgh, C. E. Duer, C. H. Merrick, A. L. Rodgers, John New, Charles Manning, Jones Worden, George Snyder, Wm. Fisher, John Strossler and J. B. Young.
The following officers were elected :
N. G .- J. O. Smith.
V. G .- D. Stewart.
Secretary .- J. W. Newburgh.
Representative to the Grand Lodge .- J. C. Spare.
Trustees .- J. C. Smith, A. L. Rodgers, J. W. Newburgh, D. Stewart, and C. E. Duer.
In the year of 1866 the Lodge purchased the three-story brick build- ing of which they now occupy the upper story. It is situated on the west side of Main, between Warren and Green Streets.
The present officers are:
N. G .- James Hudson.
V. G .- Edward Ross.
Secretary .- Eugene O. Spare.
Treasurer .- John C. Spare.
Meetings are held on every Tuesday evening. The present member- ship is 77.
Steuben Lodge No. 321, was organized on Sept. 27, 1865, by Past Grand Master John C. Smith. The following were chartered members:
Edward Haase P. G .; John D. Brendel, P. G .; Chrstopher Barner, P. V. G .; John Philip Hoffmann, Edward Claussen, John Eiseman, John Thode, John Weinberger, Henry Weimer, Conrad Bahwell. These had been members of Wildey and Galena Lodges and separated to form a Ger- man lodge. The first officers were: N. G., Christopher Barner; V. G., John Thode; Secretary, Edward Claussen; Treasurer, John P. Hoffmann. The first Representative to the Grand Lodge of Illinois, was Edward Haase, P. G. At that that time meetings were held in the hall of Wildev Lodge, until June, 1866, when the lodge furnished a hall in Dr. A. . Wierich's build- ing on Bench Street, between Green and Washington Streets, where meet- ings are still held. The membership at present is 108.
The present officers are:
N. G .- Charles Geiger. V. G .- Michael Bader.
Secretary .- Edward Claussen.
Treasurer .- Conrad Bahwell, who is also Representative to the Grand Lodge.
The lodge has a capital of $3,879.
Lead Mine Encampment No. 5, was organized May 7, 1846, upon petition to the Grand Lodge for a dispensation for that purpose, by the following brothers; C. P., John G. Potts; P. H. P., A. D. Robertson; Patriarch, D. K. Hinkle; Patriarch, F. G. Schwatka; Almon Leach, Henry Marfield, G. H. Mars, John P. DeZoya, James McCleary, and George C. Rice.
On June 2, Patriarchs A. D. Robertson and A. D. Boyce, exalted the following brothers to the Royal Purple Degree, to wit: A. Leach, H. Mar- field, G. H. Mars, and on the eighth day of the same month, Jas. McCleary was also exalted, when the petitioners, being in readiness, proceeded to elect the following officers:
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C. P., A. D. Robertson.
H. P., F. G. Schwatka.
S. W., A. Leach. J. W., H. Marfield.
Scribe, D. K. Hinkle.
Treasurer, J. G. Potts.
Sentinel, James McCleary.
Other members were soon after exalted and made members. Meetings have always been held in Wildey Lodge Hall.
Its present officers are:
C. P., H. A. Uhren.
H. P., Richard Seal.
Sr. Warden, John Edwards.
Scribe, Robert Brand.
Treasurer, Henry Marfield.
Jr. Warden, Jas. B. Ginn.
Trustees, F. J. UhIrich, Dan'l H. Dildine, Richard Seal, John F. Bren- del, James B. Ginn.
D. D. G. P. and Representative, Louis Grimm.
Galena Encampment No. 132, is a German organization. It was established January 26, 1872, by P. G. Patriarch, John C. Smith, and is an offspring of Lead Mine Encampment. The charter members were, P. C. Patriarch, George Caille; P. C. Patriarch, Peter Simon; Patriarchs, Edward Claussen, Charles Scheerer, Rudolph Speier, John Eisemann, Conrad Bah- well, Stephen Yunker, Christian Hornung. The first officers were, Peter Simon, C. P .; George Caille, H. P .; John Eisemann, S. W .; Edward Claus- sen, Scribe; Rudolpli Speier, Treasurer; Charles Scheerer, J. W. Meetings have always been held in the hall of Wildey Lodge.
The present membership is 46. The Encampment has a capital of $216.30.
Present officers:
C. P .- John Speier.
H. P .- Peter Simon.
S. W .- Christian Hornung.
Scribe .- Edward Claussen.
Treasurer .- Rudolph Speier.
J. W .- Joseph Bensch.
The Odd Fellows' Union Protective Association .- This society is an outgrowth, as its name implies, of the I. O. O. F., which was established February 10, 1870. Its object and workings can best be understood by reference to its constitution, from which the following articles are ex- tracts :
Article 1, Section 1. This society shall be"known as the " Odd Fellows' Union Pro- tective Association of Jo Daviess County, Illinois.". Its object is to provide a fund for the immediate relief of the widows and orphans of deceased members of the Association.
Article 3, Section 1. Qualification for membership shall be membership in good standing of a subordinate Lodge of the I. O. O. F. and residence in Jo Daviess County, State of Illinois, Provided, That if a member should remove out of the county, his mem- bership in this Association shall not be affected by such removal, so long as he remains a . member in good standing of a Lodge of the I. O. O. F. in this county, and pays all assess- ments made upon him by the Association.
The applicant must be in good health, not over fifty years of age, of good moral charac- ter, and pay an initiation fee of one and a quarter dollars, of which one dollar shall be de- voted to the protection of widows and orphans, and the remaining be for contingent ex- penses.
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Article 4, Section 1. To retain membership in this Association, the member must retain membership in good standing in the lodge, and at the death of each member of this Association, he shall pay to the secretary the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents, as provided for in section 3, article 3, within ten days after being notified.
Section 2. Should a member be dropped, suspended or expelled from his lodge, his membership immediately ceases in this Association, and one dollar shall be refunded to him ; nor is this Association bound to his widow, orphans, heirs, or assigns, for any pecuniary protection.
Section 3. Should a member be re-instated in his lodge, he may be re-instated in this. Association by a proper certificate, the same as a new member.
Section 4. Should a member withdraw from his lodge by final card or otherwise, his membership in this Association is not effected thereby, so long as there remains an assessment to his credit upon the books, and for ten days thereafter, after which time no new assess- ment can be made upon a member holding a final card.
Article 5. At the decease of a member, who at the time of his death, was entitled to benefits from his lodge and to all the rights and privileges of this association, or who had to his credit one assessment in advance, the widow, orphans, or heirs of such deceased mem- ber, shall receive from the funds of the Association, an amount in cash equal to one dollar, for each and every surviving member of the association.
Officers of the Association for 1878, are:
Dr. Benj. F. Fowler, of Wildey Lodge No. 5, President.
Manley Rogers, of Ridgley Lodge No. 259, Vice President.
Henry Marfield, of Wildey Lodge No. 5, Secretary.
F. J. Uhlrich, of Wildey Lodge No. 5, Treasurer.
Board of Trustees .- Henry Marfield, of Wildey Lodge No. 5; John C. Spare and F. Stryker, of Galena Lodge No. 17; Edward Claussen and Ed- ward Haase, of Steuben Lodge No. 321; E. R. Smith, of Hardin Lodge No. 33; John Buckley, of Reliance Lodge No 533.
Finance Committee .- E. H. Marsh, George Beasman, and Charles Sheerer.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Saxon Lodge, No. 62, K. of P., owes its origin to the efforts of Geo. W. Perrigo, its first presiding officer (by whom it was named), and John H. Walsh, Past Chancellor. It was instituted on the night of November 22, 1875, by Past Grand Chancellor, H. W. Rice, in the hall of Galena Lodge No. 17, I. O. O. F., on Bench Street. The following is a list of its charter members:
Geo. W. Perrigo, John H. Walsh, Jacob Fawcett, B. F. Fowler, John F. Brendel, Wm. R. Rowley, Charles Scheerer, S. K. Miner, Richard H. Heller, Geo. O. Howard, Wm. Spensley, H. D. Howard, F. Buckdorf, Wm. Buckdorf, E. C. Ripley, D. F. Barrows, J. C. Glenat, Wilbur F. Crummer, F. B. Newhall, S. P. Comstock, Frank LeBron, S. S. Tobey, H. B. Chetlain, Brougham Thompson, Wm. Davis.
Its original officers were: P. C., J. H. Walsh; Chancellor Commander, Gen. W. Perrigo; Vice Chancellor, J. Fawcett; Prelate, B. F. Fowler; Master of Exchequer, Wm. Spensley; Master of Finance, W. F. Crummer; K. of R. & S., Geo. O. Howard; Master-at-Arms, John F. Brendel; Inner Guard, Frank LeBron, Outer Guard, Win. Buck- dorf. Since November 29, 1875, the Lodge has held its meetings in Harmonia Hall on Bench Street. It has twice been represented in the Grand Lodge by Past Chancellor, George W. Perrigo, who, at the last session of the Grand Lodge convention held in the city of Springfield, was made Grand Master-at-Arms, and now holds that position. Its members are nearly all uniformed and well drilled in the tactics of the
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Order. Saxon Lodge took part in the Centennial celebration of the 4th of July, 1876, in Galena, and appeared in the imposing procession, mounted and in full uniform, making a magnificent display and exciting the admira- tion of the vast crowds of spectators, with which the streets of the city were thronged. The lodge nieets in its Castle Hall every other Tuesday, pays weekly benefits to sick members, and carries out in other respects the objects of the Order. Its present officers are as follows: P. C., Chas. Scheerer; C. C., John F. Brendel; V. C., H. B. Chetlain; Prelate, Frank LeBron; K. of R. & S., Geo. W. Perrigo; M. of E., B. F. Fowler; M. of F., G. H. Miller; M .- at-A., D. N. Reed; Inner Guard, S. P. Comstock; Outer Guard, Henry Kastner; Representative to the Grand Lodge, J. Fawcett; Alternate, Frank LeBron. Since the institution of the lodge, the office of Deputy Grand Chancellor has been held by George W. Perrigo, P. C.
OTHER SOCIETIES.
St. Joseph's Benevolent Association .- This is also a society for benev- olent purposes, similar to those mentioned. It was organized October 14, 1869. The first officers were:
President-Sebastian Maybrunn; Vice President-Gerhardt Paar; Secretary -- Christopher Schreiner; Assistant Secretary-Paul Lemper; Treasurer-Valentine Dietz.
Meetings have always been held in St. Mary's Church school-house. The present membership is eighty, and the cash capital about $2,000. The present officers are:
President-Anton Lemper; Vice President-Paul Nelles; Secre- tary-Christopher Schreiner; Assistant Secretary-Arnold Becker; Treas- urer-John Tasshaller; Trustees-Adam Nack, H. Loheinrich, S. May- brunn, V. Dietz, H. Strohmeier.
The Irish- American Benevolent Association, was organized in 1874, for same purposes as those above mentioned, although no charter has been the secured, and their actions are entirely independent. The present member- ship is 150. In 1875, they purchased the two-story brick building on the corner of Franklin and Bench Streets, which was built for a Catholic Con- vent. This property is valued at $2,000, and is still used as their hall. The present officers are:
President-John Leader; Vice President-John Hart; Secretary- Jolın McHugh; Treasurer-Thomas Harney.
The German Benevolent Society, of Galena was first organized in 1840, but no permanent institution was effected until February 10, 1844. It is an independent society, acting under a state charter, as a benevolent in- stitution, its objects being to relieve its members who are in sickness, to bury the dead, and to assist widows and orphans. In 1853 they built their present brick hall, on Prospect Street, on the southwest side of the High School. It has continued its commendable labors to the present.time, and now has a membership of 141.
It has property to the value of $1,667.50, and a cash capital of $4,613.37. Its officers at this time are:
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