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GERMAN LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS, CONNERSVILLE.
Guttenberg Lodge No. 319, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Con- nersville, was granted a charter on February 15, 1869, and included the fol- lowing charter members: John Uhl, Martin Greenwald, Ludwig Thomas, Louis Leedke, Moses Kahn, Valentine Billau, Charles Groerer, Anthony Kehl, John Wolfrom and Jacob F. Swikley. The lodge was originally organized as a German lodge, though there never was a membership requirement of the sort, and English has been used exclusively for many years. The order has a membership of three hundred and eight. The elective officers for 1917 follow : Rollin Church, noble grand : Charles Jones, vice-grand; Werle Vin- cent, secretary ; F. E. Tingley, financial secretary, and Charles E. Thompson, treasurer.
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ODD FELLOWS, EVERTON.
Everton Lodge No. 139, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organ- ized at Everton on January II, 1852. The first officers were as follow: Joseph Casto, noble grand; Winfield Shockley, vice-grand; James P. Kerr, secretary ; O. H. Myer, financial secretary ; Joseph A. White, treasurer; Mel- ville Ross, warden; Joseph A. Hubbell, conductor; William Shockley, inside guard; Amos Ladd, outside guard; John Mills, right supporter to the noble grand ; Walter Lake, left supporter to the noble grand. The officers for 1916 follow: James Elliott, noble grand; David H. Case, vice-grand; I. T. Will- iams, secretary ; W. M. Williams, treasurer ; I. S. Case, warder ; A. H. Thomp- son, conductor; E. G. Thompson, inside guard; Elijah Johnston, outside guard; Joseph Debolt, right supporter to the noble grand; J. W. Kellum, left supporter to the noble grand. The lodge owns its building and has a mem- ship of one hundred and seventeen.
Star Lodge. No. 371, Daughters of Rebekah, was instituted at Fal- mouth on June 2, 1891, the charter being granted to Dan Fosher, S. J. Fosher, Ginta Fosher, Simon Josephs, N. J. Noble, William Higley and Henry Kingery. The present officers include the following: Mrs. Mary Jones, noble grand ; Mrs. Dora Reese, vice-grand ; Mrs. Sarah Mohler, secre- tary; Mrs. Viola Carter, treasurer: Mrs. Hettie Rich, financial secretary. The present membership is thirty-eight.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Connersville Lodge No. 11, Knights of Pythias, was organized on Janu- ary 12, 1871, with twenty-one charter members. The first officers were inclusive of the following: W. H. Hatton, chancellor commander; James Williams, vice-chancellor; H. H. Austin, prelate; J. F. Snyder, master-at- arms ; M. Kahn, keeper of records and seal; George Hatton, master of finance; Thomas Shaw, master of exchequer; W. H. Hatton, T. Shaw and F. Hamil- ton, trustees. The present officers are: Omer C. Floyd, chancellor com- mander; Cliff Eschleman, vice-chancellor ; James T. Little, prelate; Clarence Sefton, master of work; Henry Pffeifer, master-at-arms; E. P. Holmes, keeper of records and seal; John S. Hankins, master of exchequer; James Chrismer, James Eby and P. H. Kensler, trustees. The lodge is now occupy- ing rented rooms, although it owns property valued at twelve thousand dol- lars. The present membership is four hundred and nineteen.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS AT ALQUINA.
Alquina Lodge No. 456, Knights of Pythias, was instituted on March II, 1898, with thirty-six charter members. The first officers were as follow : S. E. Gordin, chancellor commander; C. A. Loper, master of work; Ross Thomas, vice-chancellor; W. Lair, prelate; B. S. Maybee. master-at-arms; Guy L. Thomas, inner guard; William Dungan, outer guard; L. C. Titter- ington, keeper of records and seal. The present officers are as follow: J. W. Grimme, chancellor commander; Charles Beck, master of work; Elmer Scholl, vice-commander; Frank Davis, prelate; Lon Chance, master-at-arms; A. H. Jackson, inner guard; Burt Titterington, outer guard; Chester N. Roberts, keeper of records and seal; Edward Newland, master of finance; O. E. Dale, master of exchequer; Curtis Retheford, A. H. Jackson and Burt Titterington, trustees. The lodge meets in the Red Men's hall and is one of the very strong lodges in the county having a membership at the present time of one hundred and seventy-one members.
UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, CONNERSVILLE.
Carnahan Division No. 17, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, was instituted at Connersville on February 1I, 1884, by James R. Carnahan, of Indianapolis. The charter membership was composed of forty-nine members, the largest of the seventeen divisions in the state at that time. The first officers included the following: J. H. Fearis, sir knight commander; Fred Pfaefflin, sir knight lieutenant; W. F. Downs, sir knight herald; J. C. Ochil- tree, sir knight recorder ; C. F. Serodino, sir knight treasurer; L. D. Batavia, sir knight guard; G. C. Pelzel, sir knight sentinel. The officers for 1917 fol- low: Charles Black, sir knight commander; Henry Pfeifer, first sir knight lieutenant ; John Metzger, sir knight herald; John Stoll, sir knight recorder; James Chrismer, sir knight treasurer : James Eby, sir knight guard; William Little, sir knight sentinel. The membership at the beginning of the year 1917 was twenty-two. Meetings are held at Knights of Pythias Hall, in the Heinemann building, every alternate Tuesday of each month.
PYTIIIAN SISTERS, CONNERSVILLE.
Vesta Temple No. 38, Pythian Sisters, was instituted at Connersville on March 26, 1891. A charter was granted to the organization on June 2, 1891, and among the charter members were the following: Mrs. Minnie
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Meyers, Mrs. Minnie Keller, Mrs. Anna Walker, Mrs. Kate Schwenholz, Mrs. Clara Reese, Mrs. Flora Dillman, Mrs. Maggie Pfafflin, Mrs. E. Griffith, Mrs. Elizabeth Melhorn, Mrs. Mattie Crompton, Mrs. Cora Griffith, Mrs. Nellie Harris, Mrs. Anna L. Ackerman, Mollie Webb, Alma Fowler, Mrs. Sophia Frost, Mrs. Y. Turkenkoph, Mrs. D. W. Andre, Mrs. Julia Young, Mrs. Carrie McClure, Mrs. D. H. Showalter, Mrs. E. E. Lewis, Mrs. R. B. Fowler, Mrs. Yettie Pfafflin.
The first officers were as follow: Rebecca Andre, most excellent chief ; Julia Young, excellent senior; Geradena Lewis, excellent junior; Yettie Tur- kenkoph, manager; Yettie Pfafflin, mistress of records and correspondence ; Carrie McClure, mistress of finance; Clara Showalter, protector; Elizabeth Melhorn, outer guard, and Anna Ackerman, past chief. The officers for 1917 include the following: Mrs. Melvina Harrison, most excellent chief ; Mrs. Mary Parker, excellent senior; Mrs. Etta Thompson, excellent junior; Mrs. Fern Anderson, manager; Kate Woods, mistress of records and corre- spondence; Mrs. Lillie Tingley, mistress of finance; Mrs. Margaret Pieffer, protector ; Mrs. Ambrose Ford, outer guard; Mrs. Artie Higgs, past chief. The temple had a membership of fifty-four knights and ninety-nine sisters. The order meets on Monday evening of each week in the Knights of Pythias hall.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES, CONNERSVILLE.
Aerie No. 1065, Fraternal Order of Eagles, was organized at Conners- ville on May 4, 1905, with a total membership of one hundred and seventy- five. The order has enjoyed a most rapid growth, as is evidence by the fact that the present membership is six hundred and ninety-five. Recently the lodge purchased the Auditorium theatre building at a sheriff's sale at a cost of twenty-five thousand dollars. The officers for the year 1917 include the following: J. G. Hannah, worthy president; Robert Hera, worthy vice- president : Alonzo Binder, chaplain; Harry Kuhlman, recording secretary ; William L. Schaefer, financial secretary; Dr. B. W. Cooper, physician; Ben- jamin W. Cole, treasurer; Charles Balle and Ephraim Kraus, trustees.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE, CONNERSVILLE.
Connersville Lodge No. 1160, Loyal Order of Moose, was instituted on October 10, 1912, with the following charter members: E. P. Hawkins, C. O. Miffit, O. H. Billau, Fred Deter, T. S. Barnett, James H. Johnson, Joseph Hauk, William Kibby, E. Collins, J. H. Gochner, C. M. Johnson, Rus-
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sell Klenk, J. H. Hoag, Walter West, F. I. Barrows, O. P. M. Ford, Wil- liam K. Ketchem, Ambrose Elliott, John H. Winter, Corwin Vare, Roy Fields, John DeHaven, Frank Wagoner, C. C. Rose, William H. Turner, William Bright, C. Derbyshire, Henry Lautt, T. O. Simpson, W. J. Wilson, C. A. Uentzke, Harry M. Lamberson, George W. Junkins, Ben D. Burton, Fred O. White, John McNally, William F. McNally, Frank M. Miller, E. WV. Cain, O. E. Arnold, O. E. Franklin, O. B. Schriever, I. L. Reynolds, J. P. Huber, C. A. Leming, John Stoll, E. P. Holmes, Glen Zell and George R. Bacon.
The first elective officers were as follow: Past dictator, George Bacon; dictator, Glen Zell, vice-dictator, Emil Holmes; prelate, Russell Klenk ; secre- tary, Ivy L. Reynolds; treasurer, John Stoll; sergeant-at-arms, Owen Frank- lin; inside guard, Charles Pintzke; outside guard, Ben Burton; trustees, Charles Leming, Edward W. Cain, Thomas O. Simpson; physicians, J. H. Johnson and James H. Hoag.
The present officers are as follow: Past dictator, F. O. White; dic- tator, William Cornett; vice-dictator, L. W. Wolverton; prelate, Eugene Turner; secretary, Ambrose Elliott; treasurer, George R. Bacon; sergeant- at-arms, Thomas E. Jackson; inner guard, Jasper Young ; outer guard, J. M. Hamilton ; trustees, Charles A. Leming, J. H. Winter and Glen Zell; physi- cian, W. J. Porter. At the beginning of the year 1917 the lodge had a membership of four hundred and eighty-eight.
The military branch of the Loyal Order of Moose, known as Company G, First Battalion, Seventh Regiment was instituted at Connersville on April 22, 1914, with the following charter members: L. W. Wolverton, J. C. Hackleman, James Lawrence, L. P. White, E. L. Sherman, A. Beaver, W. J. Brown, H. Burbridge, J. W. Airen, Walter West, David Moore, Roy Francis, C. Dolphin, R. Hornung, Clair Powers, Edward Jackson, Earl Jackson, Albert Gansert, G. L. Franklin, J. W. Younger and C. C. Black.
The lodge occupies one of the most beautiful homes in the city, located on the corner of Ninth street and Eastern avenue. The home has just been recently purchased and when remodeled and furnished will include an outlay of about thirteen thousand dollars.
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS, CONNERSVILLE.
Connersville Lodge No. 379, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, was organized in June, 1897, with twenty-five charter members. The first officers were inclusive of the following: C. D. Beck, exalted ruler; P. S.
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Florea, leading knight; J. A. Becker, loyal knight; W. A. McIlwaine, lec- turing knight; W. F. McNaughton, secretary; Quincy A. Mount, treasurer ; H. G. Stuart, esquire; George Cain, tyler; J. M. Kellum, chaplain; H. A. Skirkey, inner guard. The present officers are as follow: Fred Hackman, exalted ruler ; S. Davis, leading knight ; C. Derbyshire, loyal knight ; Dr. G. F. McCombs, lecturing knight; Edwin Maley, secretary; A. J. Stoll, treasurer ; F. O. Feigert, esquire; T. E. Moffet, tyler; Oliver Jordan, chaplain; A. E. Brown, inner guard. The order is in a very prosperous condition, as is evidenced by the fact that it has a membership of two hundred and owns a building valued at twelve thousand dollars, one of the handsomest and most thoroughly equipped lodge buildings in Indiana.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN, CONNERSVILLE.
Otonka Tribe No. 94, Improved Order of Red Men, was organized at Connersville on February 7, 1890, with the following charter members : Moses Kahn, Charles Lewis, George F. Jackson, Charles I. Showalter, Adam Rothermel. Frank T. McCready, Elmer E. Ginn, W. N. Harvey, David W. Andre, Frank P. Frybarger, Riley Hunt, William C. Hanson, George W. Shirkey, Lewis A. Frazee, Julius C. Turkenkoph, John R. Verden, William Greer, William Burns, Henry Depner, William F. Downs, James M. McIntosh, Fremont Clifford, H. L. Baker, Ward Jemison, Richard E. McClure, Charles C. Ackerman, William L. Sparks, William C. Walling, William Moffett, M. Wenger, M. E. Dale, Jacob Bischoff, F. D. White, A. E. Barrows, William F. McNaughton, John Payne, Adam Schoenholtz, Richard G. Wait, William N. Young, E. M. McCready, Frank Griffith, Mar- tin W. Philabaum, B. F. Thiebaud, Joshua I. Harrison, William M. Poland, Harry Lillie, D. H. Showalter, D. V. Spivey, G. W. Morrison, Frank E. Tingle, Thomas Downs, Richard Shaw, William J. Cain, Thomas H. Stoops, John C. Wolfrum, M. Holberg, George W. Meyers, Mart Reifel, M. K. Jemison, A. B. Burt, Jesse Chrisman, Matt T. Lair, M. H. Longfellow. The original elective officers included the following: F. D. White, sachem; D. W. Andre, senior sagamore, L. A. Frazee, junior sagamore : John Payne, chief of records; A. E. Barrows, keeper of wampum; Moses Kahn, prophet. The present elective officers consist of the following: Arthur Williams, sachem; senior sagamore, Mitchell Morris; junior sagamore, Delbert McClellan : Frank Hausner, chief of records; Charles V. Snider, collector of wampum ; M. K. Moffett, keeper of wampum; Rolman Johnson, prophet; J. L. Kennedy, Horace Allison and J. J. Turner, trustees. The membership of the lodge is five hundred and fifty-two.
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RED MEN, ALQUINA.
Keneu Tribe No. 158, Improved Order of Red Men, was duly organ- ized at Alquina on November 4, 1892, with a charter membership of twenty. The lodge has enjoyed great prosperity, as is evidenced by the fact that at the present time it has a membership of one hundred and seventy-eight. At the time of organization the officers were as follow: J. A. Dungan, prophet ; C. A. Loper, sachem; E. W. Jackson, senior sagamore; O. C. Zimmerman, junior sagamore; George Oldham, keeper of wampum; D. B. George, chief of records; B. F. Fisher, T. V. Davis and J. A. Retherford, trustees. The present officers are : Burt Titterington, prophet ; Charles Woods, sagamore; Earl Gettinger, senior sagamore; William H. Moore, junior sagamore; Edward Newland, keeper of wampum; Chester N. Roberts, chief of records; S. E. Gordin, chief of records; Elmer Newland, Curtis Rethford and William Moore, trustees.
RED MEN, ORANGE.
Hockomock Tribe No. 186, Improved Order of Red Men, was instituted at Orange on June 6, 1894, with the following charter members: L. S. Hunt, W. R. Conway, E. T. Faurote. H. W. George, J. C. Moore, G. V. Merrill, J. W. Hinnes, M. M. Anderson, O. T. Churchill, Harry Moore, Samuel Long, G. W. Hinchman, Sidney Hunt, W. S. O'Neal, Albert Bever, J. F. Kelley, R. C. Jinks, Edward Benedict, W. E. Record, Albert Simkind, O. E. Churchill, W. B. May, G. E. Armstrong, Rafe Mercer, J. F. Ryan, M. Bebout, J. F. Stevens, C. E. Moor, J. M. Stone, W. J. Paxton, Claude Gaffin, Wilson Stewart, Charles Kennedy, A. Bedell, J. Scanlan, O. P. Hinnes, G. T. Churchill, Albert Sharp, N. F. Bowen, J. T. Reed, H. W. McDonald, W. C. Warmsley. The first officers of the tribe include the following: M. M. Anderson, sachem; Albert Simpkins, senior sagamore; H. W. George, junior sagamore; L. S. Hunt, prophet ; W. J. Paxton, chief of records; C. E. Moor, keeper of wampum. The officers for 1917 are the following: Garrett Meeker, sachem; Oney McPherson, senior sagamore; Layton McPherson, junior sagamore; A. E. Armstrong, prophet : A. D. Snoddy, chief of records; J. T. Reed, keeper of wampum. The present membership is ninety-three.
RED MEN, FALMOUTH.
Wawassa lodge No. 193, Improved Order of Red Men, was organized at Fairview on January 4, 1894, with a charter membership of twenty-one (32)
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members. The first officers were as follow: T. C. Reese, sachem; Henry Jordon, senior sagamore; E. R. Thorpe, junior sagamore: James Sheedy, prophet ; A. H. Hall, chief of records; James O. Worster, keeper of wam- pum. This lodge was the fifth of this order in the county, the total mem- bership for the county at that time numbering three hundred and forty- eight.
Among the present officers are the following: Arthur Cregor, sachem ; Fred Carter, senior sagamore; Lowell Collyer, junior sagamore .; Fred Moli- ler, prophet. The present membership is one hundred and thirty-eight. The lodge was organized at Fairview, but in recent years was moved to Falmouth where it owns its own hall.
The Degree of Pocahontas now at Falmouth, was instituted at Fairview in December. 1895, with twenty charter members. The first officers include the following: Leota Veach, Pocahontas; Lulu Jeffery, Wenonah; Henry Gerdon, prophet; Iva Dawson, keeper of records. The present elective officers are the following: Katie Whitten, Pocahontas; Mary Jones, Wenonalı; Mary Theobald, prophetess; May Whitten, Powhatan; Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald, keeper of records; Mary Jones, keeper of wampum. The present membership is thirty-four.
HAYMAKERS ASSOCIATION, CONNERSVILLE.
Haymakers. Association No. 9412, was instituted at Connersville on November 19, 1890, with the following charter members: John Payne, Moses Kahn, Bell Young, Fred D. White, Miles K. Moffett, Herbert Lud- wick, R. E. McClure, Harry Lillie, Morris Wenger, Jacob Wenger, Jacob Chrisman, L. A. Frazee, William M. Banks, William Seward, O. G. Bell, Charles H. Lewis and H. L. Baker. The original officers were as follow: L. A. Frazee, chief haymaker; R. E. McClure, assistant haymaker; Bert Ludwick, overseer; F. D. White, hornblower; Harry Lillie, boss driver ; Jacob Chrisman, guard of hay loft; Charles Lewis, Jr., guard of barnyard; M. K. Moffett, collector of straws; Morris Wenger, collector of bundles; John Payne, past chief haymaker. Officers for 1917 include the following; Charles V. Snider, chief haymaker; Delbert McClellan, assistant haymaker; Howard Reibsomer, hornblower : S. O. McKennan, collector of straws; Edward Selm, keeper of bundles. The membership at the beginning of the year 1917 was three hundred and ninety-seven.
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HAYMAKERS, ALQUINA.
Keneu Haymakers Association No. 15812, was instituted at Alquina on May 16, 1894, with the following charter members: B. F. Sandford, James Keller, Henry Ayers, L. C. Titterington, Ezela Dungan, Joseph Retherford, Walter Haimak, George Davis, Harry Smith, E. W. Jackson, Jesse Aber- nathy, Volney Davis, W. J. Lair, Oliver Zimmerman, Basan George, Charles Loper, Benjamin Fisher, Jesse Oldham, Charles Newland, Charles Fergu- son and John Baker. The first officers include the following: W. J. Lair, past chief haymaker; Jesse Woods, chief haymaker; C. N. Roberts, assistant chief haymaker; W. A. Hubert, overseer; L. C. Titterington, keeper of bundles and collector of straws; Charles Newland, boss driver; Sherman Chowning, hornblower ; E. H. Davis, guard of barnyard ; Lee Young, guard of hayloft. The officers for 1917 are as follow: W. H. Moore, past chief haymaker; Lee Young, chief haymaker; J. W.' Grime, assistant chief haymaker ; Charles Beck, overseer; John Brandenburg, hornblower; C. Reth- erford, guard of barnyard; Edward Newland, guard of hayloft; S. E. Gor- din, collector of straws; C. N. Roberts, keeper of bundles.
DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS, CONNERSVILLE.
Shawmut Council No. 17, Degree of Pocahontas, was organized at Connersville on March 19, 1890, with the following charter members: D. WV. Andre and wife, D. H. Showalter and wife, R. G. Wait and wife. A. E. Barrows and wife, H. Little and wife, M. Philebaum and wife, A. Rothermel and wife, T. Downs and wife, W. C. Hanson and wife, R. Hurst and wife, Mollie Webb, J. C. Turkenkoph and wife, Mrs. Cora Griffith, Florence Downs, Mrs. W. N. Young, Carrie Philebaum, Mrs. M. E. Polland, John Payne and wife, Gusta Downs and Lizzie Rothermel. The first officers were: Mrs. D. W. Andre, Pocahontas ; Mollie Webb, Wenonah; Harry Lillie, Powhatan ; Mrs. A. E. Barrows, prophetess; Gusta Downs, chief of records; Mrs. John Payne, keeper of wampum; Mrs. D. H. Showalter, first runner ; Mrs. R. G. Wait, second runner; Mrs. J. Turkenkoph, first scout; Mrs. T. Downs, second scout ; Mrs. Harry Lillie, guard of the forest; Mrs. H. Philebaum, guard of tepee.
The officers for 1917 include the following: Mrs. Cora Pippin, Poca- hontas; Mary Crawford, Wenonah; Mrs. Grace Wiggins, prophetess; Charles Davis, Powhatan; Nellie Vanausdall, keeper of records; Mrs. Lorena Stelle, collector of wampum; Mrs. Lizzie Ronan, keeper of wampum;
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Mrs. Grace Riggs, first scout; Mrs. Martha Suttles, second scout ; Mrs. Myrtle Gardner, first runner; Mrs. Catherine Fletcher, second runner; Mrs. Hattie Schaffner, first counselor; Mrs. Dora Quenzer, second counselor; Mrs. Sarah Woodward, first warior; Mrs. Reikley, second warrior; Mrs. Stella Hall, third warrior; Lola Williams, fourth warrior; Edward Hall, guard of the forest ; Mrs. Nellie B. Hall, guard of tepee; Mrs. Mabel Wheeler, Mrs. Martha Suttles and Thomas Riggs, trustees. The council numbers one hundred and ninety members in good standing.
The local council was honored in 1913 by having one of its prominent members, Mrs. Edward Hall, chosen as Great Minnehaha. She filled the other offices in the order of succession with honor to herself and to the local council.
CHIQUOLA COUNCIL, CONNERSVILLE.
Chiquola Council No. 174, Degree of Pocahontas, was duly organ- ized at Connersville on January 9, 1903, with the following charter mem- bers: Harry Lillie, Nora Lillie, Mayme Lillie, Anna Baker, Lillie Leedke, Lula Leedke, Grace Snider, Charles Snider, William Leedke, John White, Cora Griffith, George Bullard, Ida Bullard, Lou L. Rose, Anna L. Acker- man, Ward Jamison, Minnie J. Phillip, Gertrude Enos, Maude Smith, Eliza- beth Melhorn, Kate Amslie, J. B. Curry, Kate Curry, Louis Nickles, Mar- garet Savage, Dora Rose, Frank Shinn, Victoria Shinn, Albert Pigman, Cora Pigman, Josephine Mahin, Lillie Tingley, William Henry and Mary Henry. The first officers included the following: Elizabeth Melhorn, Pocahontas; Cora Griffith, Wenonalı: Nora Lillie, prophetess; Will Leedke, Powhatan; Mary Henry, keeper of records; Anna L. Ackerman, keeper of wampum; Grace Snider, collector of wampum.
The officers for 1917 are as follow: Prophetess, Edith McClelland ; Pocahontas, Jessie Schuman; Wenonah, Viola Rynerson; Powhatan, Dalbert McClelland; keeper of records, Estella Foster; collector of wampum, Eliza- beth Jackson, and keeper of wampum, Isabelle Snider. The present mem- bership is fifty-two. The degree meets every Friday evening at Red Men's hall.
POCAHONTAS DEGREE, ALQUINA.
The Degree of Pocahontas was instituted at Alquina in 1900 with the following charter members: Alice Jackson, Hattie Fender, Chloe Heim, Francis Williams, Stella Woods, Birdie Sacre, Maggie Newland, Nora Wil- son, Maggie Snider, Ella Carver, Sarah Jackson, Mrs. T. V. Davis, Alpha
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Retherford. Daisy Bruce, Amanda Sims, Rozie White, Adeline Elliot, Dode Retherford, Emma Lair. Mrs. Joseph Retherford, William Heim, Lee Retherford, John F. Fender, Clint Beck, Henry Ayres, Jesse Woods, Mack Wilson, Emory Carver, Charles Newland, John Monroe, T. V. Davis, John Osweiler, Hal Buckley, W. J. Lair, A. M. Sims, Silvia Young, John Chester Osborne, I. O. Chance, S. E. Gordin, L. C. Titterington, Mary Titterington, Carrie Dalrymple. Elizabeth Davis, Sarah Oldham, G. W. Oldham, Marie Wildridge, Lula Lair. The first officers include the following: Lula Lair, Pocahontas: Emma Lair, Wenonah; Alice Jackson, prophetess; Charles Newland, Powhatan; Alpha Retherford, keeper of records; Maggie New- land, keeper of wampum. The officers for 1917 are as follow: Mande- ville Sacre, Pocahontas; Mary Sprague, Wenonah ; Lizzie Davis, prophetess ; Amos Jackson, Powhatan; Esther Hughes, keeper of records; Stella Rether- ford, keeper of wampum.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA, CONNERSVILLE.
Whitewater Valley Camp No. 3804, Modern Woodmen of America, was instituted at Connersville on April 22, 1896, with the following charter members : F. Broaddus. O. Brumfiel, John Chapman, James Hampson, D. P. Heltzel, F. F. Kerwood, James Lillie, Harry W. Lillie, John M. Shade, A. C. Moffett, T. Ford, M. Murphy, Frank Reed and A. Jones, Jr. The officers for the year 1917 are as follow : A. J. Riddle, consul; Russell Goeh- inger, worthy advisor; A. C. Carter, banker; William Frank, clerk; Harley West, escort; Harley Banks, sentry; Chester B. Hall, watchman; Harvey Wieser, A. J. Riddle and G. W. Carter, trustees. The lodge has enjoyed a steady growth since its institution and now has a membership of three hundred and fifty-two members.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA, CONNERSVILLE.
Alnetta Cain Lodge No. 3117, Royal Neighbors of America was granted a charter on June 23, 1902, with the following beneficiary members: Alnetta Cain, Mary E. Weber, Maud Riggs, Etta H. Nickels, Anna W. Sparks, Nora A. Jones, Ella Millspaugh and Laura A. Gordon; social members, Anna Clark, Dr. J. H. Clark, Mourrilla Elliott, Eva Henderson, Fredrick Weber, George Nickels, Daniel Jones, Ruby Nave, Mazzena Rose, A. T. Pig- man, Cora Pigman, James E. Bullard and Laura Bullard. The first officers were as follow: Alnetta Cain, oracle; Laura Gordon, vice-oracle; Mrs. Etta
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