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From the year 1900 the lodge began a career of renewed prosperity
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and grew from a membership of about eighty-five to a membership of two hundred and fifty. In the year 1908 the interior of the lodge room was re- modeled and made into a commodious and up-to-date lodge room at an ap- proximate cost of $400.
The present officers of the lodge are: Past grand, F. H. Ellingwood; noble grand, Harry O. Dill; vice-grand, R. R. Foland; recording secretary, E. L. Weaver; financial secretary, W. L. Edson; treasurer, L. W. Wild; warden, Charles M. Beal; conductor, C. B. Pearce; inside guard, A. R. Roberts; outside guard, S. T. Applegate: right supporter to noble grand, S. L. Wolverton; left supporter to noble grand, W. H. Evans; right supporter to vice-grand, W. C. Warren: left supporter to vice-grand, H. A. Smith; right supporter secretary, E. Q. Thayer; left supporter secretary, George H. Beal; chaplain, A. R. Couden; trustees, Newton Teter, W. E. Longley and S. L. Wolverton; degree manager, C. W. Howell; district deputy grand master of Hamilton county, J. O. Clarke.
In addition to the facts presented in the address of Brother E. K. Hall delivered at Noblesville in April, 1854, from which we have quoted liberally, other valuable details have been gleaned from authentic sources which de- serve to be recorded here. Among the early workers in Odd Fellowship, as represented by Noblesville Lodge, none, perhaps, is entitled to more credit for activity and zeal in its promotion than Geo. F. Wainwright, who, owing to his opportunities and inherent energy, coupled with his love for the order, was capable of and exerted a commanding influence in its behalf. Brother J. G. Heylman, who was a faithful member and true to the principles of the order although not as active at the present as in the past, has served the lodge for fifty-seven long years, and it at present the oldest member living. The loss of membership by death since the organization of the lodge totals eighty-six.
The teachings of Odd Fellowship reach far beyond the lodge, and he who thinks and practices not this has to know the true object of the order. Its teachings reach far beyond-before one journeys far into its teachings he finds he is journeying on a mission of humanity. Friendships are strength- ened by covenants and compacts. God recognized this when he made his solemn covenants with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, also with Moses and the Children of Israel. And Jonathan caused David to swear again because he loved him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. This vow was oft re- peated between these two friends, and thus it was that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David.
So Odd Fellows solemnly covenant to be friends, to care for each other,
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to warn each other of approaching danger, to be friends in adversity as well as in prosperity and even unto death, so that when the cruel hand of hate is lifted to hurl the javelin of jealousy at unsuspecting innocence the winged arrow of friendship and warning flies on its mystic mission, giving confi- dence and hope to the poor outcast.
The great mission of Odd Fellowship in the world is to assist in spread- ing the glorious doctrine of universal brotherhood among men, and it surely is spreading. We all hope much for the progress of brotherly love, the central link of the golden chain of Odd Fellowship.
Then will we hear again, who is my neighbor; and we hasten to per- form the part of the good Samaritan to the unfortunate wayfarer. This is love expressed by deed. The last link is truth. Friendship based upon false- hood will ever be insincere and unstable. Love unless linked with truth must die.
GEORGE BROWN ENCAMPMENT NO. 44.
On July 26, 1855, a number of Patriarchs from Metropolitan Encamp- ment No. 5 and Marion Encampment No. 35 met in this place for the purpose of instituting George Brown Encampment No. 44, Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows. District Deputy Grand Patriarch William Wallace in the chair, by whom the following appointments were made pro tem .: Jo- seph K. English, past high priest, high priest; Jonathan W. Harvey, past chief patriarch, senior warden; I. P. Haughey, past chief scribe; Edward Laurence, past high priest, junior warden; Ed. S. Tyler, past chief patriarch, treasurer ; Benjamin McCord, past senior warden, inside sentinel. The follow- ing persons presented cards to-wit: J. W. Harvey, Joseph K. English, E. S. Pope, E. M. Laurence, W. W. Wright, J. G. Waters, E. S. Tyler. The district deputy grand patriarch, after the usual ceremonies, declared George Brown Encampment No. 44, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, duly instituted.
The following were the past admissions in the Golden Rule and Royal Purple degrees : E. S. Tyler, E. S. Pope, J. G. Waters, H. W. Clarke, W. A. Wainwright, John Pontious, Eli Cohn, M. S. Davenport, I. L. Davenport, George F. Wainwright, A. G. Ferguson, S. R. McCole, William Haines and Charles Swain. Of these, the following were elected permanent officers : John Pontious, chief patriarch; G. F. Wainwright, high priest; I. L. Daven- port, senior warden; W. A. Wainwright, scribe; S. R. McCole, treasurer ; M. S. Davenport, junior warden: Eli Cohn, sentinel; H. W. Clarke, guide; A. G. Ferguson, first watch; William Haines, second watch; Charles Swain, third watch, and George Brown, fourth watch.
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The present officers are: Harry O. Dill, chief patriarch; A. C. Warren, high priest; Evert Kleyla, senior warden; Howard Passwater, junior war- den; W. L. Edson, scribe; L. W. Wild, treasurer; inside sentinel, James M. Baker; outside sentinel, D. W. Gascho; guide, R. R. Folond; first watch, W. C. Warren; second watch, S. L. Wolverton; third watch, Perry Carroll; fourth watch, C. B. Pearce; trustees, Newton Teter, J. O. Clark and R. R. Foland. W. L. Edson is the present district deputy grand patriarch of Hamilton county. The encampment is in a prosperous condition with a membership of one hundred and eighty.
CANTON NOBLESVILLE NO. 52, PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
On April 12, 1898, Canton Noblesville No. 52, Patriarch Militant, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, was instituted by General J. E. Bodine and staff. Many visitors were present and witnessed the work of the afternoon. In the evening the decoration of chivalry was conferred upon five candidates before a large audience. On that evening this degree was conferred. upon captain J. O. Clarke, and up to the present time has been conferred upon the following officers and chevaliers : Colonel, W. E. Longley; captain; Newton Teter; captain, W. K. Wilson; chevaliers, Geo. Shirts, W. E. Axline and J. N. Hollingsworth.
The charter members are as follows: J. O. Clarke, W. E. Longley, William Ross, W. C. Warren, J. N Hollingsworth, W. K. Wilson, J. A. Clauson, E. E. Stern, J. A. Mitchell, Edgar E. Pitts, M. M. Robertson, John Lewis, W. J. Whitesell, Ed. Maley, C. C. Wall, O. J. Clampit, David Supple, John A. Schaller, J. E. Eubank, Jno. Kline, John P. Schaller, William M. Caylor, C. G. Reagan, E. C. Mott, Lee L. Wilson, W. S. Weaver, Newton Teter, W. E. Axline, H. M. Caylor and George Shirts.
The first elective officers were as follows: Commandant, J. O. Clarke ; lieutenant, J. A. Mitchell; ensign, Edgar E. Pitts; accountant, W. E. Long- ley ; clerk, William Ross; trustees, C. C. Wall, W. C. Warren and W. J. Whitesell. The present elective officers are: commandant, J. O. Clarke; lieutenant, H. A. Smith; ensign, William J. Whitesell; accountant, James S. Shannon; clerk, W. L. Edson; trustees, R. R. Foland, W. C. Warren and Newton Teter.
The present membership is thirty-five, with eight applications on file. The Canton is just entering upon a career of renewed activity, and expects to have at least twenty members in full dress uniform by May 30, 1915. This branch of the order is a military and social organization, one of the social
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features being the annual banquet given for the members, their wives and . sweethearts. This latter occasion is always looked forward to with much interest.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
On the evening of February 17, 1853, a special meeting of Noblesville Lodge No. 125, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was held for the pur- pose of conferring the Rebekah degree upon its eligible subjects. A good number of members and visitors were present, both to receive and to wit- ness the conferring of this degree with its beautiful ceremonial and appro- priate lessons. The service was conducted by W. W. Wright, of Capitol City lodge, at Indianapolis, and many brothers and their wives were characteris- tically induced into the solemn mysteries of the degree.
At the time the degree was gratuitously bestowed, and the meetings were held after the subordinate lodge had completed its order of business. Ladies having received the degree were invariably accompanied by their husbands. John and Maria Pontious are remembered as being members of this first organization.
On Tuesday evening, January 5, 1875, a lodge of the Daughters of Rebekah degree was instituted by District Deputy Grand Master E. K. Hall with the following charter members : Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Teter, Mrs. E. Barks, Mr. and Mrs. William Lowther, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Heyl- mann, Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Levinson, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Buckles, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Mont- gomery, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kastlehun.
Clarke Rebekah Lodge No. 539, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was instituted February 19, 1897, by District Deputy Grand Master John O. Clarke, of Noblesville Lodge No. 125, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Following are the names of the petitioners: Mrs. Mary Fleming, Mrs. Anna Wilson, Mrs. Newton Teter, Mrs. L. McClary, Mrs. Anna Finley, Mrs. Della Lewis, Mrs. J. P. Shaller, John Klein, J. N. Hollingsworth, Lee Wilson and Newton Teter. A large membership was received, and the initia- tory work was given in a very beautiful and impressive manner by the degree staff of the Rose of Sharon Rebekah Lodge No. 422, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Carmel, Indiana.
The following were the first officers elected: Mary Fleming, noble grand; Olie Tate, vice-grand; Lillian Finley, recording secretary ; and Della Lewis, treasurer. This lodge was named Clarke Rebekah Lodge No. 589, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in honor and memory of Dr. Haymond
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W. Clarke, a devoted charter member of Noblesville Lodge No. 125, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows.
The present (February, 1915) membership of this Rebekah lodge is one hundred and eighty-eight. Meetings are held the first and third Friday evenings of each month in the Odd Fellow hall at Noblesville. The officers are: Ophie Presser, past grand; Jennie Bowen, noble grand; Cora Carroll, vice-grand; Carrie Graham, recording secretary ; Ella Collier, financial secre- tary ; Mary A. Pfaff, treasurer; Myrtle Patterson, warden; Francis Hoen, conductor; Merle Montague, inside grand; A. R. Conden, outside grand; Catherine Sabin, chaplain, and trustees, M. A. O'Brien, R. A. Conden and Clementine Gascho.
This lodge has had the honor of having one of its members elected to the highest position within the gift of the membership, Mrs. Arnetta Mc- Kinsey-Brehm having been elected president of the Rebekah's assembly for the year 1909-10. Quite a number of the members of Clarke's Rebekah Lodge have been honored with appointed office, and some have rendered splendid service on important committees in the Rebekah assembly.
Rebekah lodges do not pay sick benefits, yet the "corner stone" of the organization is to care for the sick and distressed members. During the year 1914 the Rebekah lodges in Indiana have paid for relief, to members, the sum of $3.565. and for support of the Odd Fellow's home at Green- burg, $7,105.
There are at this date seven Rebekah lodges within Hamilton county, as follows: Cicero, Cicero, No. 38; Prudence, Arcadia, No. 255; Atlanta, Atlanta, No. 257; Rose of Sharon, Carmel, No. 422; Clarke, Noblesville, No. 539; Levinson, Westfield, No. 657; Clarksville, Clarksville, No. 721.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS LODGES.
Arcadia Lodge of Knights of Pythias, at Arcadia, this county, was or- ganized as No. 256, June 4, 1890, and now has a membership of two hun- dred, and does work in the degrees of Page, Esquire and Knight. The first officers were: C. E. Booth, chancellor commander; A. J. Carroll, vice- chancellor ; Robert Belford, prelate; B. F. Knause, master of finance; J. W. Warman, master of exchequer; Samuel Berg, keeper of records and seals ; Solomon Smelsor, master at arms; Fred Oberlise, inner guard, and J. C. Kauffman, outer guard.
. The charter shows the following original membership: J. T. Mercer, C. E. Booth, Robert Belford, J. W. Warman, B. F. Knause, Samuel Berg, Sol Smeltzer, Fred Oberlise, J. C. Kauffman, N. M. Deckover, Ed. F. Myer,
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Ed. E. Goss, John Deckover, J. C. Kinder, Perry Jones, Charles Oberlise, Jasper Fouch, L. G. Pettijohn, George Leonard, Caleb Deckover, Phillip Caslow, T. Dick, W. H. Knause, James M. Murphy, G. L. Knause, Charles M. Snapp, J. H. Gentry, T. J. Carter, J. V. Keek, S. A. Flinn, T. J. Kinder and S. A. Quear.
At first this order occupied the Odd Fellows hall, but now owns a hand- some castle of its own-a three story brick building costing $14,000. A good working auxiliary of Pythian Sisters aids the lodge very materially. The present elective officers of this lodge are: R. B. Shaffer, chancellor commander; Harvey Jester, vice-chancellor; O. G. Wamscott, prelate; Ira Trout, master at arms; Carl Major, master of work; F. Rodenbeck, master of finance; C. W. Guy, master of exchequer; F. E. Cluekner, keeper of records and seals; Joe Peal, inner guard; Grant Hoover, outer guard; trus- tees, William Rodenbeck, John Kibler and O. T. Hill. The deputy grand chancellor is C. A. Rodenbeck.
Carmel Lodge No. 355, at the town of Carmel, was organized March 31, 1892, by brothers from the Noblesville lodge. The charter members were as follows: L. J. Patty. Dallas Crago, Bert H. Cook, Addison Newlin, J. S. Carey, J. J. Baker, W. E. Catterson, I. W. Newlin, W. G. Carey, C. W. Cook, John O'Donnell, P. Maker, Bert E. Ellis, Jacob Whitesell, R. J. Follett, K. C. Hershey, J. M. Hershey, C. L. Myers, Thomas Thomp- son, W. T. Carey, J. D. Neel, and Cyrus Jeffries. Among the original officers were : Thomas Thompson, chancellor commander ; W. T. Carey, vice-chancel- lor, and B. H. Cook, keeper of records and seals. This lodge now enjoys a membership of one hundred and sixty-nine. In 1893 the order erected a frame building at an expense of $1,500. Before that date the lodge met in the old Bond building, a small frame structure. The present elective officers are : Virgil Bond, chancellor commander : Robert O'Donnell, vice-chancellor ; Frank Davis, prelate; Irvin Newlin, keeper of records and seals; C. Y. Foster, master of exchequer; F. C. Hershey, master of finance, and Roy Lamb, master at arms.
Goodwill Lodge No. 175, Knights of Pythias, at Cicero, was organized October 6, 1887, by Thomas D. Neal. There were nineteen charter mem- bers of this lodge, as follows: James Little, past chancellor; J. D. Neal, chancellor commander; William W. Morris, vice-chancellor ; John A. Hall, prelate; Frank P. Martin, master of finance; George A. Good, master of exchequer ; John L. Good, keeper of records and seals; William H. C. Buzan, master at arms; F. F. Peck, inner guard; Owen F. Davis, outer guard; George Anthony, John Bert, Marcellus Carr, A. R. Tucker, A. F. Rouls. John Kregg, C. L. Roby, F. P. Morris and W. H. Knause.
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This lodge now has a membership of one hundred and forty-two. It represents the degrees of Page, Esquire and Knight. The present elective officers are : Chancellor commander, Carl Buzan; vice-chancellor, Oscar Art- rup ; prelate, William Wroten ; master of work, Albert Weer ; keeper of record and seals, George W. Buchanan ; master of finance, S. T. Dunham; master of exchequer, G. A. Good; master at arms, Charles Wheeler; inner guard, George Laming, and outer guard, Charles Carson. The lodge held its first meeting in the Odd Fellows hall. It then moved to the Slack building, thence to Kender hall, and from there to the Kreag building. In 1896 it moved to its own building which it had erected at a cost of $7,700. This structure is of brick and is two stories high. The lodge uses the second floor for lodge purposes and rents the first floor.
Bernice Lodge No. 120, Knights of Pythias, at Noblesville, was or- ganized June 23, 1884, with fifty charter members. The first officers were as follows: J. N. Dooley, chancellor commander; John S. Thom, past chancellor; J. C. Jones, vice-chancellor : Isaac Hiatt, prelate; W. E. Dunn, master of finance ; W. C. Vance, master of exchequer; Elbert Shirts, keeper of records and seals; Abijah Hawkins, master at arms; Elmer E. Garese, inner guard, and J. Williamson, outer guard. The present officers are: Gus Smithburn, chancellor commander : C. J. Cottingham, vice-chancellor ; E. E. Case, past chancellor : John M. Hayes, keeper of records and seals; Emmet Fertig, prelate; O. A. Edwards, master of finance; E. S. Baker, master of exchequer : W. E. Cottingham, master at arms: Clint Bell, inner guard. and J. H. Fisher, J. F. Neal and E. E. Cloe, trustees. The four deceased members of the charter membership are Brothers Shirts, Hiatt, Hawkins and Garese. The lodge now enjoys a membership of three hundred and sixty- eight. In 1888 the order erected its Castle hall, having first met at Odd Fel- lows hall. A Rathbone Sisters lodge was instituted October 5, 1898. The degrees of Page. Esquire and Knight are here represented. At one time there was a flourishing Uniform Rank team, but it was allowed to go down.
Hamilton Lodge No. 8, Knights of Pythias (colored), at Noblesville, is the only lodge of this order within Hamilton county.' It was organized July 19, 1898, by colored lodge men from Indianapolis. The charter mem- bers were as follows: Fred J. Hord, Benjamin Jones, Edgar Williams. William Stonestreet. Doc Franklin Scott. George W. Heath. Charles Jones. Barney Stone, Jonathan Burden, Henry Thomas, James Williams, Levi Scott, Isaac Scott, William Stewart, Henry Hurley. Edward L. Halsey, George Heath, Jr., Alfred Scott. Woodard Stewart. James Tyler, David Whitman and
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Judge Gray. This lodge meets in the Bray building twice each month. It has a membership of twenty-eight, and the women have an auxilliary known as the Court of Calanthe, Lilly of the Valley No. 7. The present officers : Arthur Bush, chancellor commander; Frank Henderson, vice-chancellor; Al- fred Scott, prelate; E. L. Halsey, master of work; John H. Thomas, master. of exchequer; Levi Scott, master of finance; James A. Colter, keeper of records and seals; David Whitman, master at arms; C. Hammond, inner guard; John Spinks, outer guard, and trustees, Garland Edmonds, Alfred Scott and Barney Stone. The first chancellor commander was Fred J. Hord.
Sheridan and Westfield each have good lodges of the Pythian order, but no data was sent in for this record. It is known, however, that at Westfield, lodge No. 395 was organized June 6, 1894, and that the charter members were : J. E. G. Young, L. J. Baldwin, John Benany, William E. Palff, H. O. Moore, O. T. Haskett, William Clampitt, A. Baldwin, A. V. Hodgins, C. M. Cobbin, Evan Bray, John H. Cox, W. D. Johns, R. E. Johnson, E. E. Hodgins, J. J. Baker, Frank Head, W. G. Pierce, H. R. Kenyon, J. C. Henley, Cox and N. F. Beals.
MACCABEES.
There several lodges of Maccabees in this county, including the one at Noblesville, No. 127, organized several years since. It now has a member- ship of forty-five. The present officers of this tent include Perry Carroll, commander, and William Street, record keeper. At Atlanta there is another tent with a membership of two hundred, in connection with which there is a fine brass band having thirty-three pieces.
THE ORDER OF EAGLES.
Noblesville Aerie No. 450, Order of Eagles, was organized August 6, 1903, with the following charter members: Charles Michels, Benjamin Glasco, Charles Craig, Charles H. Metsker, Edward Holderman, John J. Kerwin, Frank Griffith, Nathan Lennen, Russell Wilcox, Fred B. Kerr, Wm. L. Groves, Charles Ogle, John F. Vanhart, Ed. Manford, James W. Geiger, A. A. Glenn, Harry Batdorf, Harry E. Gaylor, C. M. Raphun, Win. L. Sopher, F. W. Tucker, Oscar L. Fisher, J. E. Harrison, A. W. McGuire, Wat Lennen, W. H. Crawford, S. C. Harrison, Dr. F. A. Tucker, James L Davis, Otis Heiny, George McPherson, Dr. M. H. Harrell, Mark L. Grosh, C. D Hadley, E. G. Hayes, Fred R. Mock, Russ Eador, Thomas Scully, Arthur Bragg, Ollie Ogle, Wm. J. Houk, Edward Fitzgerald, E. R. Van- zandt, Wm. Casey, J. E. Bauchert, Wm. C. Carey, J. W. Evans, A. R. Hut-
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ton, George Couden, Louis Gross, Peter A. Leffert, J. B. Dudding, J. V. Herron, James Parish, Clem Fisher, James C. Brown, Forest Lennen, John Groves, M. Craighead, A. D. Couden, W. H. Smith, Jess Swigart, John J. Higgens, George L. Metsker, C. E. Cottingham, Wm. J. Davis, W. H. Clark, Dr. S. Harrell, Mel Hartman, O. B. Hamilton, C. O. McNulty, Wm. A. Dunning, H. W. Lewis, C. E. Fortune, Charles A. Dunning, James F. Stephenson, George H. Fenner, J. F. Beals, C. C. Jackson, John D. Keiser, Mathias Benzing, George A. Stevenson, J. J. Noonan, Noah Heffner, Wm. Metsker, Marshal Metsker, Harry L. Craig, J. M. Woodruff, H. A. Cook, Ralph Morlan, C. W. Sowerwine, Ernest Clover, Ed. Russell, L. R. Haworth, Thomas Clarkson, J. H. Clark, E. L. Applegate, Ed. McMahan and F. D. Oursler.
The present membership is one hundred and sixty. The 1915 officers and has two children, Alice and Paul. Louis married Ora Worth and has are: Past worthy president, Fred B. Kerr; worthy president, Peter A. Leffert ; vice-president, James Mark ; chaplain, Ol Corneliuus ; secretary, Frank McGuire; treasurer, Wallace Moore; worthy conductor, George H. Fenner; inside guard, Fred Barry ; outside guard, Raymond Mangold; trustees, H. L. Findley, E. E. Cloe, J. X. Joseph; aerie physician, H. H. Thompson. The aerie occupies a hall over John Thom's shop, north side of the square. Through death the following members have been lost to the ranks of the local order: John VanHart, William A. Dunning, William Metsker, John Reed, Willard Cash and Robert Russell.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA.
Arcadia Camp, Modern Woodmen of America, No. 6,185, at Arcadia, was organized February 25, 1899, by the following charter members: A. S. Cross, Alva Davis, Homer Earl, H. C. Franks, J. A. Groves, W. H. Hum- phries, C. E. Kimble, David Knapp, A. E. Martz, Clayton Martz, M. C. Martz, William Ressler, Clayton Rulon, F. T. Spencer, Leroy Startzman and A. J. Stephens. The lodge now has a membership of thirty-eight. It meets in Knights of Pythias hall, and the elective officers are: John R. Gasho, venerable consul ; Dr. F. Rodenbeck, clerk ; P. D. Waltz, physician, and C. E. Booth, F. M. Whisler and William Dickover, trustees.
Atlanta Camp No. 5,976, Modern Woodmen of America, was organized December 24, 1898, by the following charter members: Ed. Aldridge, Cleon Boyer, C. M. Claybaugh. S. J. Day, Clyde Fish, S. W. Gurst, Russell King, G. A. Knorr, Omer Legg, J. C. Meyncke, S. Murdock, A. B. Neal, J. W. Patton, Ed. Poletz, H. G. Swing, R. Vanhorn, J. E. Wilson and H.
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G. Thorne. There are now sixty members in the camp, and its elective officers are: C. E. Miller, venerable consul; Roy Miller, worthy advisor; Ula J. Jackson, banker; Howard Carson, clerk. They meet in Woodman hall over the Scott building.
Sheridan Camp, No. 6,708, Modern Woodmen of America, at Sheridan, was organized June 20, 1899, by the subjoined charter membership: Virgil Anderson, L. J. Baldwin, Lewis Bond, J. H. Campfield, Frank Colby, N. W. Cowgill, Albert Davis, J. E. Fear, Jesse Greene, L. Horney, E. J. Menden- hall, J. W. Mendenhall, Nelson Parr, E. E. Phillips, W. P. Phillips and H. P. Rogers. There are now sixty-two members in the camp at Sheridan. The camp leases a hall in which to meet." The officers in January, 1915, are: H. P. Willwerth, consul; W. 'P. Phillips, banker, and J. H. Camphill, clerk.
The Modern Woodmen of America camp at Noblesville, No. 3,826, was organized April 28, 1896, with charter members, as follows: W. E. Bran- dons, James Casey, O. I. Clampitt, D. F. Eador, N. A. Earl, H. V. Fryberger, G. W. Gaschs, Samuel Harrell, C. B. Homer, H. A. Housel, C. L. Jacobs, John F. Kline, Joseph W. Klotz, P. A. Lyfert, J. G. Linnegar, Joseph Millikan, F. McDonald, John F. Neal, A. B. Ogle, L. S. Philips, Charles C. Pike, George C. Richwine, John T. Russell, James Sullivan, Joseph Williams and Frank Wyant. The lodge now has a membership of two hundred and forty-two. It assembles on the north side of the square in a hall owned by W. C. Vance. About forty thousand dollars has been paid out to widows and orphans of deceased members of this local camp. Over one million dol- lars is paid out in the United States each month by this order. The present elective officers of this local camp are: Kenneth Seymour, past consul; David Gascho, venerable consul; John H. Cornelius, worthy advisor; Henry Sapper, banker, and Ora Forsythe, clerk.
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