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WESTPORT LODGE NO. 317.
Westport Lodge No. 317, Knights of Pythias, was organized, May 8, 1891, with the following charter members: James M. Burke, William Hause, J. N. Keith, L. E. McCoy, E. G. Davis, J. T. Mccullough, M. D. Harding, T. M. Durprec, S. R. Ames, J. E. Davis, William Martin, H. I. Fueston, S. C. Knarr, W. G. Updike, S. C. Scripture, T. Strout, T. E. F. Miller, W. R.
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Barnes, G. T. Alexander, William F. King, Silas Sweeny, E. G. Radley, B. B. Rogers. The first officers were as follows: James M. Burk, past chancellor; William Hause, chancellor commander; J. N. Keith, vice-chan- cellor; L. E. McCoy, prelate; E. G. Davis, master of exchequer; J. T. Mccullough, master of finance; M. G. Harding, keeper of records and seal; T. M. Dupree, master-at-arms; S. R. Adams, inner guard; J. E. Davis, outer guard.
The building which this lodge occupies at present is the property of the lodge and is valued at seven thousand dollars. The present officers are, George C. Nicholson, chancellor commander; J. M. Tucker, vice-chancellor ; Edward Whalen, prelate; Walter Watterman, master-at-work; A. Boicourt, keeper of records and seal; E. L. Shaw, master of finance; M. D. Harding, master of exchequer; Weaver Elliott, master-at-arms; J. E. Davis, inner guard; James H. Keith, outer guard.
Miriam Temple No. 246, Pythian Sisters, was organized on October 2, 1901, as an auxiliary of the Westport lodge.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
Newpoint Lodge No. 656, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized on January 22, 1890. The following men applied to the Greens- burg lodge for a chapter to be installed at Newpoint: William L. Has- brouck, William Cheek, Jet Boyd, A. E. Dorsey, Richard Christain and James Borden. The lodge was instituted on April 16, 1890, by E. S. Porter, who was appointed by the grand master to install this chapter.
The charter members were as follow: Leander Starks, John L. Hilliard, George Hollinsbee, L. C. Jackson, John Dryer, Charles Marlin, H. P. Dan- forth, L. W. D. German, Benjamin Ketcham, John W. Snedeker, George W. Foster, James E. Butler, and Herman Green. The following members served the lodge as the first officers: L. C. Jackson, noble grand; Leander Starks, vice-grand: Charles Marlin, recording secretary ; George Hollinsbee, permanent secretary ; John L. Hilliard, treasurer.
The lodge purchased its present quarters for the consideration of one thousand dollars and has made improvements since that time. A piano was purchased in 1910. This lodge is in a prosperous condition and at present has eighty-five members enrolled. Benefits of four dollars per week are paid the sick members, and the resources at present amount to one thou- sand four hundred and eighty-five dollars and twenty-four cents.
The present officers are: Lewis Bare, noble grand; Frank Walker,
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vice-grand; R. F. Carr, recording secretary; F. M. Thackery, permanent secretary ; Ora Cheek, treasurer.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
Lodge No. 523, Daughters of Rebekah, which locally is known as White Dove lodge, was instituted on August 31. 1896. This is an aux- iliary of Newpoint lodge. The following were charter members of White Dove lodge: John H. Hilliard, Ora Cheek, John M. Green, Hattie Marlin. Ollie Minning, Minnie Snedeker and Mrytle Jerman.
SANDUSKY LODGE NO. 856.
Sandusky Lodge No. 856, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organ- ized on May 21, 1908, with the following charter members : John L. Clemons, Louis Ruddell, Lafayette Bowman, Benjamin T. Riley, Llewellyn Fleetwood, William H. Scott, Harvey Townsend, William Maple, Otis Nation, George Smith, Albert Bowman and Wesley Bennett. The first officers were : Benjamin T. Riley, noble grand; J. W. Bennett, vice-grand; Otis Nation, secretary; Louis Ruddell, treasurer. The lodge has had a prosperous growth and at present numbers sixty-five members. The present officers are: Frank Maple, noble grand; Llewellyn Fleetwood, vice-grand; Ed Ricketts, record- ing secretary; John W. Patterson, corresponding secretary; Orville Gar- rett. treasurer.
CENTENARY LODGE NO. 535, MILFORD.
Decatur Lodge No. 103. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, jour- neyed down to Milford on June 6, 1876, and assisted in organizing Cen- tenary Lodge No. 535. W. D. Dailey, district deputy noble grand, had charge of the ceremonies. The following charter members were present : A. P. Bennett, Frank Getzendanner, Leonard Worcester, S. L. Jackson and E. S. Porter. The latter presided as noble grand ; L. Worcester, vice-grand ; Z. T. Boicourt, treasurer; J. K. Ewing, secretary; Frank Getzendanner, conductor; G. W. Richey, warden; Sylvester Kendall, inner guard; Adam Stegmaier, outer guard. Thirteen applications for membership were favor- ably acted upon. No. 103 presented the new lodge with paraphernalia and the following new officers were elected: W. T. Jackson, noble grand ; John Braden, vice-grand; Dr. J. H. Alexander, secretary; James Braden, treasurer.
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The lodge suffered the loss of its rooms on April 24, 1877. The present building was completed in 1856 and the lodge hall, which is located in the second story, was purchased by the lodge in 1877 for the considera- tion of six hundred dollars. The present membership numbers eighty-five. Benefits and resources amount to two thousand four hundred and eighty- seven dollars and five cents. The present officers of the lodge are as fol- low: Wallace Champ, noble grand; William Oliphant, vice-grand; Elmer Swift, secretary; Charles Braden, treasurer; O. B. Trimble, Marion Lane and James Conk, trustees.
ADAMS LODGE NO. 790.
Adams Lodge No. 790, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was installed on November 13, 1902. Its first officers were: J. R. Turner, noble grand; I. C. Glass, vice-grand; Webster Rhoads, treasurer; J. N. Cushman, financial secretary, and Walter Cory, secretary. Other charter members were : J. D. Walker, C. E. Shields, David Longstreet, M. M. Coy, J. A. Ford, R. G. Kirby, James Gay, William Van Ausdall, J. A. Shep- hard, M. R. Turner, T. R. Davis and A. G. Christ.
Fire completely destroyed the lodge building on November 1, 1906, but a new hall was immediately erected and the lodge continues to make steady progress. Its present officers are: Roy Darby, noble grand; Ed. Shaner, vice-grand; John Inman, secretary ; Merritt Webb, financial secre- tary, and Walter Rhoades, treasurer. The lodge hall is valued at three thousand five hundred dollars.
CLARKSBURG LODGE NO. 559.
Clarksburg Lodge No. 559 was organized on May 23, 1878, and has a very strong membership. Its first officers and other charter members were: A. A. Chenoweth, noble grand; A. S. Creath, vice-grand; G. T. Bell, secretary; J. A. Miller, treasurer; W. D. McCracken, warden; W. W. Ewick, outer guard. It was organized by A. P. Bennett, Samuel J. Jackson, F. Getzendanner, Leonard Worcester, Joel W. Stites and A. Stegmaier, of Greensburg. The lodge owns a substantial building which cost more than five thousand dollars to erect.
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WESTPORT LODGE NO. 681.
Westport Lodge No. 681 was installed on August 27, 1891, with the following officers and charter members: Thomas Bemish, noble grand ; P. M. Rhodes, vice-grand; W. R. Tucker, secretary; S. C. Cann, financial secretary; G. D. Little, treasurer; Thomas Bemish, Morris W. Brewer. E. K. Hause and O. M. Taylor. The lodge owns its own building, which cost five thousand five hundred dollars to erect. Its present officers are : P. F. Owens, noble grand; M. G. Stewart, vice-grand; Carl Davis, secre- tary: J. W. Holcomb, financial secretary, and George C. Nicholson, treas- urer. Westport lodge has one hundred and forty-four members.
Shiloh Lodge No. 560, Daughters of Rebekah, is an auxiliary of West- port lodge. This organization was effected on January 18, 1898, by the following women: Annie Nicely, Mrs. George Wheelwright, Sarah Owens, Mollie Keith and Mary Sample.
COVENANT LODGE NO. 163.
Covenant Lodge No. 163, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at St. Paul, was organized on July 11, 1855. The following comprise the list of charter members: Stephen Ridlen, Jonathan Kurr, George Reede, Will- iam Reede, Thomas Reede, Squire Van Kelt, Michael Halloren, Elisha H. Crosby, Milton Corwin, Charles J. Smith, Samuel Mckee and William C. Lowden.
The Odd Fellows' building was completely destroyed by fire and all the early records were destroyed, therefore it is impossible to ascertain the names of the first officers. The lodge owns a two-story brick building, erected in 1879, with two business rooms on the first floor. It also owns a three- story brick building, which has three stores on the first floor, while the other two stories are occupied by the lodge. Total value of the lodge prop- erty is eight thousand six hundred forty-one dollars and fifty-five cents. The present membership numbers ninety. The present officers are: Warren Brook, noble grand; Thomas Wolverton, vice-grand; H. F. Prill, recording secretary; J. B. McKee, financial secretary; Fred Metzler, treasurer.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA.
Westport Camp No. 1487, Modern Woodmen of America, was organ- ized on December 1, 1909, with the following officers: C. D. Owens, ven-
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erable consul; J. O. Ketcham, worthy adviser ; E. I. Boicourt, banker: . A. S. Boicourt, clerk; C. A. Stott, escort; George Fultz and W. H. Keith, sen- tries. The following men were also numbered among the list of charter members: H. E. Clark, H. M. Crowder, J. A. Elliott, Omer Givan, J. W. Evans, J. C. Hill, William Landis, John Morgan, W. T. Stott and J. C. Talkington.
The present membership numbers forty, with the following officers serving the camp at the present time: E. L. Shaw, venerable consul; G. C. Nicholson, worthy adviser; E. R. Boicourt, banker; A. S. Boicourt, clerk ; W. W. Ricketts, escort; D. T. Surface, watchman; A. O. Taylor, sentry.
NEWPOINT CAMP NO. 9840.
Newpoint Camp No. 9840, Modern Woodmen of America, was organ- ized on May 21, 1910. This camp was instituted by the Greensburg and Batesville degree teams and thirty-one members were initiated the first night. while three were added by transfer from other lodges at the time of the installation of the camp. S. G. Fitch served as head deputy for initiation. The following men were enrolled the first night: J. C. Barbe. John Brade- water. R. F. Carr, J. C. Colson, C. R. Dowden, Walter Harding, A. E. Huber, C. C. Barnard, U. G. Brown, John H. Castor, William J. Colson, Holman Glidewell, B. A. Hilliard, Ira Martin, Chris. F. Myer, George M. Neimeyer, Charles Risinger, Howard F. Starks, William Il. Swegman, Curtis H. Walker, John L. Wiecher, Harold J. Wolf, Willis R. Wolf, W. R. Castor, John Hart. George Price, Ward Williams, Charles Meyer, O. P. Grove, A. L. Shazer, Harley McKee, J. E. Starks, William C. Parmer and V. H. Minning.
The first officers were as follow: A. T. Shazer, venerable consul ; George Neimeyer, worthy adviser; J. C. Barb, banker: R. F. Carr, clerk ; A. E. Huber, escort; John Hart, watchman; C. C .. Barnard, sentry ; Harley S. McKee, physician. The present officers are as follow: Charles Reisinger, venerable consul; Charles Meyer, worthy adviser; William Col- son, banker ; B. A. Hilliard, clerk ; Glenn Gibberson, escort : William Gentry, watchman. The present membership is twenty-eight. The insurance of the members in 1915 totaled thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
LONE TREE CAMP NO. 7253.
Lone Tree Camp No. 7253. Modern Woodmen of America, was organ- ized on November 24, 1899, with the following charter members: W. H.
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Black. W. R. Brazelton, Charles Clemens, C. M. Carter, E. E. Davis, J. B. DeArmond, Elmer Saunders, O. M. Elder, I. F. Springer. B. S. White, W. H. Hoffmeister, M. G. Harley, W. E. Jameson, Len Marsh, George Montgomery and 11. F. Pottenger. The first officers were as follow: John W. Holcomb, venerable consul; Elmer Saunders, worthy adviser; J. B. DeArmond, banker; W. R. Brazelton, clerk.
Several years previous to this a camp of the Modern Woodmen had been installed in Greensburg, but this camp never experienced a great growth and about the year 1898 was moved to Shelbyville. The present camp has had a flourishing existence, with a total membership at present of one hun- dred and eighty. The insurance at this time amounts to two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. The lodge has suffered the loss of sixteen brothers, with insurance paid ont amounting to twenty-four thousand dol- lars. The officers at present are: John H. Tresler, venerable consul; Roy Styers, worthy adviser; M. S. Wamsley, banker; Will Ehrhardt, clerk.
RED MEN.
Omemee Tribe No. 394, Improved Order of Red Men, at Westport, was organized on August 27, 1904, with the following charter members: George Hollensbe, James Coupa, William Eddy, Dave Clark, E. H. Hensley, D. F. Surface, S. C. Knarr, Jacob Hensley, Joseph Stuart, John Fraser, Edgar Logan, Ruben Hensley, Frank Bowers, J. M. Wynn, David Bowers, J. L. Biddinger, William Seasme, Oliver Seasme, Grover Bowers, Isaac Earhart, James Fulton, Matthew Frazer, Lewis Bowers, William H. Biddinger. Albert Lawrence, Charles Atkins, Sanford Layton, Carl E. Stone, Clite Seasme, Clarence Stewart, J. E. Lawrence, S. H. Biddinger.
The first officers were as follow : Isaac Earhart, senior sagamore ; J. M. Hynn, junior sagamore; J. E. Lawrence, keeper of wampum; George Hol- lensbe, sachem; C. A. Stewart, prophet ; S. H. Biddinger, chief of records.
The tribe at present owns property valued at one thousand one hundred dollars. Three dollars per week are paid out for sick benefits. The present membership numbers eighty-four. The present officers are Joseph Childers, senior sagamore; Harry Tucker, junior sagamore; Ira T. Colson, sachem; Wesley Idlewine, keeper of wampum; Curtis Goble, chief of records; E. H. Dusenberger, prophet.
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YONAH TRIBE NO. 470.
Yonah Tribe No. 470, Improved Order of Red Men, was organized on April 20, 1908, at Clarksburg. The charter members who assisted in the organization of this tribe were as follow: W. C. Buell, D. H. Bently, E. A. Lewis, W. A. Dorsey, F. Morgan, I. M. Linville, A. M. Hite, B. E. Farthing, C. L. Brown, William Ray, W. E. Tingle, R. Linville, H. Ter- hune, Ed Lanpri, R. C. Ray, C. M. Morgan, P. Campie, G. E. Marford, C. Carrell, L. Lewis, M. Ray, S. F. Bentley, S. L. Dobbyns, C. E. Freeland, R. Parker, C. Humphry, I. Humphry, William Winker and F. Springmire. The present membership numbers forty-eight. The benefits for this lodge are placed at four dollars per week. The value of the present quarters is placed at five hundred dollars.
The present officers are D. C. Demaree, sachem; J. C. Deiwert, senior sagamore : E. E. Whiten, junior sagamore; D. D. Morgan, chief of records; C. E. Freeland, keeper of wampum; C. E. Freeland, prophet.
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS.
Greensburg Lodge No. 475, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, was organized on April 26, 1899, with thirty-one charter members. The first exalted ruler was S. P. Minear. Others who have held this position since the installation of the lodge are: Charles Zoller, J. Van Woodfill, William C. Pulse, Web Woodfill, Fred L. Thomas, Hugh D. Wickens, Charles H. Ewing, Hal T. Kitchin, Will H. Lanham, Robert C. Woodfill, Charles H. Dalmbert, John W. Craig, Frank Hamilton, Robert E. Mckay and R. A. Turner.
Since its installation the lodge has grown to a membership of one hun- dred and fifty-four and is now considered the leading social organization of the city. It is composed of representative business and professional men of Greensburg, occupies a fine suite of apartments on the north side of the square and is ever ready and willing to undertake acts of charity and kind- ness which have rendered the order distinct in all places where it has a lodge.
Present officers of the order are: E. E. Hite, exalted ruler; A. E. Lemmon, esteemed leading knight; J. C. Hornung, esteemed loyal knight ; James H. Lanham, esteemed lecturing knight; Hal T. Kitchin, secretary; D. A. Batterton, treasurer ; Herbert Hunter, esquire ; Will C. Monfort, chap- lain; Ira Miller, inner guard, and John Crooks, tyler. Trustees are Harry Emmert, J. F. Russell and Loren L. Doles.
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IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.
Pequonnock Tribe No. 185. Improved Order of Red Men, was organ- ized on May 15, 1894, with the following charter members : John F. Childs, A. P. Bone, W. L. Bennett, William H. Rybolt, George S. Dickey, William Bruner, George Kesling, William Weathers, J. B. Conover. W. A. Lawson, T. J. Powell, Dan Styers, R. F. Thomas, Branson Beeson, John Riley, Smith Riley, George Beeson, Perry Robbins, William A. Brooks, John Abbott. A. L. Dickey, William Fulks, Brack Chance, J. R. Patton, Dr. L. W. D. Jerman, Taylor F. Meek, J. W. Roberts, Charles Reed, John I. Rodman, Frank Pickett, P. I. Clark, O. 11. Rybolt, Harry Reniger, R. H. Look. D. E. Biddinger, J. W. Fletcher, Joseph Reingar, Charles Phillips, Cyrus Wat- ers, E. A. Cavett, Charles S. Short.
The first officers were: John F. Childs, sachem; W. L. Bennett, senior sagamore : J. W. Roberts, junior sagamore ; A. L. Dickey, keeper of records ; T. J. Powell, keeper of wampum ; G. O. Barnard, conductor of work: R. F. Thomas, Branson Beeson and Frank Smith, trustees. The present beautiful building is the property of the lodge and is valued at eighteen thousand dollars.
The present membership of the lodge numbers two hundred and ninety. The present officers are: John King, sachem; N. S. Doles, senior saga- more: Frank Murdock, junior sagamore; Joe Renigar, prophet ; William Snell, keeper of records; G. O. Barnard, conductor of work; J. L. Luchte, keeper of wampum; Charles A. Dowdle, Link Beeson and W. S. Harvey, trustees.
DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS.
Pequonnock Council No. III, Degree of Pocahontas, is an auxiliary of the Red Men's tribe of Greensburg. The charter for this order was granted on October 20, 1898. The meetings are held in the Red Men's hall. The membership at present includes seventy persons. The officers serving the lodge at this time are: Sarah Robbins, Pocahontas; Mary Robbins, Weno- nah; James B. Towler, Powhatan; Jacia Pool, prophet; Lottie Dowdle, keeper of records; Lydia McMillan, keeper of wampum.
PEQUONNOCK HAYMAKERS,
Pequonnock Haymakers' Association No. 1851/2 was chartered on May 15, 1895. The meetings are held on Wednesday evenings in the Red Men's
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hall. The membership at present totals one hundred and five. The present officers are: Dola Robbins, chief haymaker ; Frank Murdock, assistant chief haymaker; Arthur Murdock, overseer; Dallas Land, past chief haymaker ; William M. Snell, collector of straws; Charles Dowdle, keeper of bundles; William Best, R. C. West and James M. Duncan, trustees.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.
The Loyal Order of Moose was organized at Louisville, Kentucky, on April 12, 1888. It is not an insurance order; there are no assessments of any character ; it is not a rival of any other fraternal organization ; it is not a class organization, but is open to all good white citizens between the ages of twenty-one and fifty. At the end of 1914 the order had over one thousand four hundred and fifty lodges, with a total membership of more than half a million. The initiation fee for charter members is five dollars and after the charter is elosed the initiation fee is increased to twenty-five dollars. The Moose pay benefits of seven dollars a week to sick or disabled members. The death benefit is one hundred dollars.
Lone Tree Lodge No. 1005 at Greensburg, is the only one of this order in Decatur county. It was organized on November 12, 1913, with the fol- lowing charter members: Joseph Gentry, Fred Stiet, W. B. Brogan, Elijah Vanderdur, Clarence Stith, Benjamin Meyer, L. J. Alexander, George Cos- mas, George .A. Kurr, Sabe Perkins, C. F. Kercheval, Paul R. Tindall, Will- iam McCormick, Lowe Bush, Lemuel J. Howard, Michael McCormack, Oscar F. Kuhn, Loren Hutcheson, William Weeks, Earl Martin, Ed Buchannan, Harry Vanderbur, Herschel Vanderbur, James Frances, Fred Tucker, John Muldoon, Charles Jackson, William Boyce, David Wiley, James Sparks, Morton Davis, Carl Suttles, George Richards, John A. Abbott, Jefferson Morris, D. C. Powner, Len Fischer, David Bower, Ed Bozzell, Joe Stier, Thomas Davis, William Littell, Frank Buckley, Fred Weber, William Fulks, Sherman Patton, William B. Lemasters, James Smith, David Welsh, W. T. Vanderbur, Ross Grimes, B. E. Baker, W. H. Scripture, Ace Dean, Ora Grimes, J. Dunn, Clifford English.
The officers at present are as follow: Joseph Gentry, past dictator ; Paul R. Tindall, past dictator ; Michael Gutting, dictator; Frank Murdoch, vice-director : Blaine Hoin, prelate; Sabe Perkins, secretary; Earl Crooks, treasurer : Bernard Menzie, sergeant-at-arms; Martin Sparks, inner guard; Ace Dean, outer guard; Ben Meyer, James Ford and J. I .. Alexander, trus- tees. The membership at present totals three hundred and seventy-five.
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KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN.
St. Boniface Commandery No. 227, Knights of St. John, was organ- ized on October 9, 1914, with a total membership of thirty-six. The instal- lation of this chapter took place on Sunday, October 18th. The following comprises a list of the charter members: Rev. A. J. Urich, Dr. N. C. Bau- man, Edward Luken, John B. Rolfes, Bernard Blankman, Edward Kroeger, B. W. Zapfe, John Schoetmer, Lawrence Duerstock, Clem Duerstock, Joseph Duerstock, George Frye, Ed Frye, William Frye, Leo Frye. George Luken, Henry Luken, Louis Luken, Louis Schoetmer, Henry Meier, Clem Herbert, Andrew Butz, Frank Vaske, Bernard Harping, Benjamin Harping, Charles Witkemper, John Witkemper, Louis Moorman, Joseph Moorman, Jr., Albert Goldschmidt, Louis Moenkedick, Joseph Kesterman, Joseph Redelman, Edward Feldman, Lawrence Ruhl, John Wenning.
The present officers are Rev. W. J. Urich, chaplain ; Dr. N. C. Bauman, president ; Ed Luken, first vice-president; John B. Rolfes, second vice-presi- dent ; Bernard Blankman, recording and corresponding secretary; Edward Kroeger, financial secretary, B. W. Zapfe, treasurer; John Schoetmer, cap- tain; Ed Kroeger, first lieutenant: Lawrence Duerstock, second lieutenant ; George Frye, William Frye, Lawrence Ruhl, Joseph Duerstock, Bernard Harping, trustees. The present membership has reached forty-eight and the growth of this chapter has not reached its maximum.
This lodge is divided into a military and social body. The military body consists of twenty-two members at present. The members dress in full uniform on certain church celebrations, making the ceremonies very impressive. They also meet for drill twice each month. The Knights have rented the Scheidler hall for their meetings, but expect to build a hall of their own in a short time.
All sick members are taken care of and the lodge pays a certain benefit to all sick members. Each member is assessed five dollars annually, paid in quarterly installments. The members also give social entertainments and dances to help defray the lodge expenses.
CHAPTER XII.
SOCIAL AND LITERARY CLUBS.
GREENSBURG DEPARTMENT CLUB.
The history of the Greensburg Department Club is unique. Eight musical and literary clubs in 1913 testify to the interest Greensburg women have manifested in the purely cultural side of club life. But their member- ship was limited and their range of activity narrowed by tradition and the avowed purpose of the organization. There were many women outside of these circles who longed for cultural advantages, and many within them who longed for opportunities for greater service to the community. It was this growing impulse toward service rather than any spirit of restlessness or discontent, that inspired the new movement.
It was especially appropriate that the Cycle, the pioneer among the women's clubs of the town, should take the initiative. A committee from this club, of which Mrs. J. F. Goddard was chairman, visited each club and presented a plan of organization. Seven of the clubs voted to assist in the enterprise and delegated their officers to be a general committee to discuss and decide the various questions of organization. From this representative body the seven presidents were chosen to serve as a constitutional committee. This committee, Mrs. R. M. Thomas, chairman : Mrs. W. C. Ehrhardt, Mrs. J. C. Meek, Mrs. Web Woodfill, Miss Camilla Donnell, Miss Mary Rankin and Miss Eula Christian, with Mrs. Goddard as an advisory member, had the wisdom to provide for a growth far beyond their expectation and their work has been subjected to but few minor changes. The constitution was accepted by the general committee and published. Mrs. Goddard, who had presided at all of the meetings of the general committee and whose interest and activity never failed, was elected president. The other officers were : First vice-president, Mrs. D. W. Weaver ; second vice-president, Miss Emma Donnell; recording secretary, Mrs. Locke Bracken ; corresponding secretary, Miss Vessie Riley ; financial secretary, Mrs. W. C. Ehrhardt ; treasurer, Miss Ethel Watson : directors, Mrs. Marshall Grover, Mrs. C. R. Bird, Mrs. J. K. Ewing. Mrs. George Ewing, Mrs. R. M. Thomas, Mrs. O. G. Miller.
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