History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, Part 66

Author: Sulgrove, Berry R. (Berry Robinson), 1828-1890
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 942

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ANCIENT LANDMARKS LODGE, No. 319, chartered May 24, 1865. First officers : John Love, W. M .; · James W. Hess, S. W .; Edmund Clark, J. W. Present officers : William S. Rich, W. M .; Hugh O. MeVey, S. W .; William H. Meier, J. W.

MYSTIO TIE LODGE, No. 398, chartered May 25, 1869. First officers : John Caven, W. M .; George B. Engle, S. W .; Joseph W. Smith, J. W. Pres- ent officers : Charles B. Wanamaker, W. M .; Frank H. Carter, S. W .; Chester Bradford, J. W.

ORIENTAL LODGE, No. 500, chartered May 25, 1875. Charles P. Jacobs, W. M .; Daniel W. Howe, S. W .; Joseph A. Humphreys, J. W. Pres- ent officers: Thomas L. Sullivan, W. M .; Rice T. Bates, S. W .; and Charles H. Arndt, J. W.

PENTALPHA LODGE, No. 564, chartered May 24, 1882. First officers: Martin H. Rice, W. M .; Ed- ward H. Wolfe, S. W .; Adolph Seidensticker, J. W. Present officers : Martin H. Rice, W. M .; Jacob M. Bruner, S. W .; Samuel A. Johnson, J. W. The symbol of the " Pentalpha" is the five-pointed star, composed of three triangles, the- significance of which is thus explained by the official publication :

" Peutalpha, the name of this lodge, is the triple triangle, or the pentalpha of Pythagoras, and is so called from pente, five, and alpha, the letter A, be- cause in its configuration it presents the form of that letter in five different positions. The medieval Masons considered it a symbol of deep wisdom, and it is found among the architectural ornaments of most of the ecclesiastical edifices of the Middle Ages. As a Masonie symbol it peculiarly claims attention from the fact that it forms the outlines of the five- pointed star, which is typical of the bond of brotherly love that unites the whole fraternity. It is in this view that the pentalpha, or triple triangle, is referred to in Masonie symbolism as representing the intimate union which existed between our three ancient Grand Masters, and which is commemorated by the living pentalpha at the closing of every Royal Arch Chapter."

QUEEN ESTHIER CHAPTER, No. 3, Order of Eastern Star.' Mrs. Mary E. Ten Eyck, W. M .; Miss Mary E. Engle, Secretary.

'GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER of Indiana was organized in 1845, and held its thirty-eighth annual convocation in the Grand Masonic Temple, Oet. 17, 1883, A.I. 2413. The present grand officers are : M. E. Robert Van Valzah, of Terre Haute, G. H. P .; R. E. Benjamin F. Dawson, of Angola, Dep.

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G. II. P .; R E. Mortimer Nye, of La Porte, G. K .; R. E. Christian Fetta, of Richmond, G. S .; R. E. Charles Fisher, of Indianapolis, G. Treas. ; R. E. John M. Bramwell, of Indianapolis, G. Sec .; E. Ed- ward P. Whallon, of Vincennes, G. Chapl. ; E. Cal- vin W. Prather, of Jeffersonville, G. C. of H .; E. William M. Blakey, of Evansville, G. R. A. C .; Comp. William M. Black, of Indianapolis, G. G .; M. E. William Hacker, of Shelbyville, C. of W .; M. E. Thomas B. Long, of Terre Haute, Chairman Committee on Correspondence.

GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MA- SONS of Indiana was organized in 1855, and held its twenty-eighth annual convocation in the Masonic Temple, Oct. 16, 1883, A.D. 2883. The present grand officers are Comp. LaGrange Severance, of Hunt- ington, I. G. M .; Comp. Thomas R. Austin, of Vin- cennes, Dep. I. G. M .; Comp. Hezekiah R. Marlatt, of Winchester, G. I. M .; Comp. Angustus M. Sinks, of Connorsville, G. P. C. of W .; Comp. Charles Fisher, of Indianapolis, G. Treas. ; Comp. John M. Bramwell, of Indianapolis, G. R .; Comp. Edward P. Whallon, of Vincennes, G. Chapl. ; Comp. Henry W. Mordhurst, of Fort Wayne, G. C. of G. ; Comp. William M. Black, of Indianapolis, G. S. and S .; Comp. William Hacker, of Shelbyville, C. of W .; Comp. William W. Austin, of Richmond, Chairman of Committee on Correspondence.

GRAND COMMANDERY of Indiana was organized in 1854, and held its twenty-ninth annual conclave in the Asylum of Raper Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templar, in Masonic Temple, April 24, 1883, A.O. 765. Sir Richard L. Woolsey, of Jef- fersonville, R. E. G. C .; Sir Walter Vail, of Mich- igan City, V. E. Dep. G. C .; Sir Henry C. Adams, of Indianapolis, E. G. G. ; Sir Ephraim W. Patrick, of Evansville, E. G. C. G .; Sir James H. Ford, of Logansport, E. G. P .; Sir George W. F. Kirk, of Shelbyville, E. G. S. W .; Sir Reuben Peden, of Knightstown, E. G. J. W .; Sir Charles Fisher, of Indianapolis, E. G. T .; Sir John M. Bramwell, of Indianapolis, E. G. R .; Sir William A. Foote, of South Bend, E. G. S. B .; Sir Edgar H. Andress, of Lafayette, E. G. S. B .; Sir Madison M. Hurley, of New Albany, E. G. W .; Sir William M. Black, of

Indianapolis, G. C. of G .; Sir William Hacker, of Shelbyville, C. of W .; Sir Nicholas R. Ruckle, of Indianapolis, Chairman of Committee on Correspon- dence.

INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER of Royal Arch Masons, No. 5, was chartered May 25, 1846. The present officers are Herman Weinberger, H. P .; William Wiegel, K .; Charles A. Morse, S. Membership, one hundred and thirty.

KEYSTONE CHAPTER, No. 6, of Royal Arch Ma- sons, was organized under a dispensation Sept. 30, 1870, and chartered October 20th following. Present officers : Jacob W. Smith, H. P .; Christian Brink, K .; Ferdinand Christman, S. Membership, one hundred and five.

INDIANAPOLIS COUNCIL, No. 2, of Royal and Se- lect Masons, was organized under charter of Oct. 18, 1855. Present officers : Herman Weinberger, I. M .; Roger Parry, Dep. I. M .; William Wiegel, P. C. of W. Membership, one hundred and forty.

RAPER COMMANDERY, NO. 1, OF KNIGHTS TEM- PLAR .- A sketch of the history of this notable body by Grand Secretary Smythe appears in the Masonic Advocate of last December, from which it appears that the organization was made on the 17th of May, 1848, at the residence of Governor Whitcomb (the executive mansion, northwest corner of Illinois and Market Streets), and took its name from Rev. Wil- liam Raper, an eminent Methodist clergyman and chief of the Reed Commandery, No. 6, of Dayton, Ohio. He was for many years known in the West as a lecturer on Masonry. Mr. Smythe adds : " He was present at the organization of this, the first com- mandery in Indiana, and assisted very materially in laying the foundation 'deep, broad, and strong' upon which the superstructure of Raper Commandery has so firmly rested. A period of thirty-five years has elapsed since that little band of Sir Knights, consist- ing of Abel C. Pepper, James H. Pepper, James Stir- rat, Caleb Sehmidlap, Isaac Bartlett, Francis King, B. T. Kavanaugh, Henry C. Laurence, Seth Beers, William Hacker, William H. Raper, and Samuel Reed (the latter two named being from Ohio), met at the residence of Governor Whitcomb, where Raper Commandery was organized under many difficulties."

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Since its organization four hundred and forty-five Knights have held membership in this body, and the present number is one hundred and seventy-six. The drill of this commandery, which has won it a national distinction, was mainly the work of Col. N. R. Ruekle, of the Indiana Eleventh Regiment, now P. G. C. of the commandery. In the competitive drill at Cleve- land in 1877 it took the second prize, a silver libation set. At Chicago, in 1880, it took the first prize, a fine sword set with diamonds. At San Francisco, last year, it took the second prize, a mounted Knight Templar in bronze, with gold armor and trappings set on a column of gold-bearing quartz finely polished and ornamented with emblematical figures and gems, and wreathed with a vine of enameled work, the whole costing over two thousand dollars.

THE SCOTTISH RITE A. AND A. MASONS receive none but those who have attained the Master's degree in the York Rite. The highest degree is the thirty-third. The order is divided into four bodies,- " Lodges of Perfection," " Councils of Princes of Je- rusalem," " Chapters of Rose Croix," and " Consisto- ries of Princes of the Royal Secret." In February, 1864, the Supreme Conneil granted to Caleb B. Smith, ex-Secretary of the Interior, and his associ- ates, a dispensation to institute the first lodge of the Scottish Rite A. and A. Masonry, and the Adon- iram Grand Lodge of Perfection was thus organized. The present members are Nicholas Ruckle, 33º, T ... P ... G ... M .; Jos. W. Smith, 33º, H ... D ... T ... G ... M .; John T. Brush, V ... S. .. G ... W. ; Samnel A. Johnston, Ven ... J ... G ... W. ; John A. Holman, G ... Orator ; Joseph Staub, G ... Treas. ; Cortes F. Holliday, 33º, G ... Sec ... K ... of S. ; Jacob W. Smith, 33º, G ... Mas ... of Ceremonies ; J. Giles Smith, G ... Capt ... of the G .; Charles II. Reynolds, G ... Hospitaller ; Henry H. McGaffey, G ... Tiler. Trustees : Nicholas Ruekle, 33°, Phineas G. C. Huot, 33°, Austin H. Brown, 33º.

THE SERAIANI COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF JERUSA- LEM was instituted simultaneously with Adoniram Lodge, and by the same men and the same anthority. The present officers are Chas. E. Wright, 33º, M ... E ... Sov .. P ... G ... M .; A. H. Brown, G ... H ... P ... D. .. G ... M .; Geo. F. Branham, M ... E ... Sen ... G ... W .; C. C. Adams, M ... E ... Jun ... G ... W. ; Jos. Staub, Val ... G ... Treas .; Cor-

tes F. Holliday, 33º, Val ... G ... Sec ... K.".of S ... and A .; Henry H. MeGaffey, Val ... G ... M ... of C .; C. F. Weyer, Val ... G ... Almoner ; Charles L. Hutchinson, Val ... G ... M ... of E .; Gilbert W. Davis, 33º, G ... Tiler.

INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER OF THE ROSE CROIX was opened, under a dispensation granted to Theodore P. Haughey and others, Nov. 2, 1864. The Indi- ana Consistory was given a dispensation, through Edwin A. Davis and others, Nov. 2, 1864. The present officers of both the Chapter and Consistory are Byroo K. Elliott, M ... W ... and P ... M. ; Roscoe O. Hawkins, M ... E ... and P ... K ... S ... W .; Jno. A. Holman, M ... E ... and P ... K ... J ... W. ; Frisby S. Newcomer, M ... E ... and P ... K ... G ... O .; Joseph Staub, R ... and P ... K ... Treas. ; Cortes F. Holliday, 33º, R ... and P ... K ... Sec .; John R. Nickum, R ... and P ... K ... H. ; John A. Henry, R ... and P ... K ... M ... of C .; J. Giles Smith, R ... and P ... K ... C ... of G.

INDIANA SOVEREIGN CONSISTORY, S ... P ... R ... S ... , 32º .- Nicholas R. Ruckle, 33°, I ... C ... in C .; Cyrus J. Dobbs, I ... First Lieut ... Com .; Phineas G. C. Hunt, 33º, I ... Second Lient ... Com. ; Samnel A. John- ston, I ... G ... C .; Cortes F. Holliday, 33º, I ... G. . See ... and K .. of S .; Joseph Staub, I ... G ... Treas. : Roscoe O. Hawkins, I ... G ... E ... and A. ; Frederick Baggs, I ... G ... H .; Joseph W. Smith, 33º, I ... G ... M ... of C .; John T. Pressley, I ... G ... S ... B .; Charles L. Hutchin- son, I ... G ... C ... of G .; George W. Ayers, I ... G ... S.

Acting members of the Supreme Conneil : Elbridge G. Hamilton, 33°, John Caven, 33º, Thomas R. Austin, 33°; deputy for the district of Indiana, El- bridge G. Hamilton. The roster of members con- tains about six hundred names.

The building recently erected by the A. and A. Ma- sons of the city is claimed by them and generally con- ceded by others to be the most complete Scottish Rite temple in the United States or the world. The east and south walls are one hundred and six feet high, and command the best view of the city attainable anywhere within its limits, The cost of fitting it up was about fifty thousand dollars. The ground-floor is rented for business houses, and the whole of the upper space is used by the order. A recent deserip- tion says that on the west side are the secretary's room, two parlors, and the library-room. These four

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rooms are each twenty-five feet square and en suite. Of the library, donated by Mr. William Hacker, it may be said that in intrinsie value as a Masonic library it stands only second in the United States. These rooms are all carpeted with velvet. The furni- ture of the secretary's room and the library is walnut and leather, and of the two parlors walnut and plush. On the east side is the banquet-room, thirty-five by fifty-nine feet, which by means of folding doors can be thrown open, and with the other rooms on the floor accommodate a great throng of people. Communi- cating with the banquet-room is a large and admira- bly-arranged kitchen and pantry.

On the third floor, which will be devoted to work in the degrees leading to and including the fourteenth, or Perfection degree, are the candidates' room and the Perfection room. The first is nineteen by forty feet, the furniture being walnut and plush ; the other is twenty-five by thirty-eight feet in its auditorium, with a stage twenty feet deep. Adjoining this are scene-rooms, etc. On this floor, as on the others, there are all conveniences, including numerous and easy exits to the floor below.

The fourth and fifth stories, in which will be con- dueted the work of conferring the higher degrees, must be considered as forming one story. On the west side is the grand auditorium-room forty by eighty feet, including a stage thirty feet high. The scene-room and amphitheatre on this floor is twenty- two by fifty feet and twenty-seven feet high, and the candidates' room is nineteen by forty feet. Around three sides of the theatre (for so it must be called) are broad and capacious galleries that will seat over four hundred and fifty persons, and the sunlight that de- pends from the centre of the ceiling diffuses a beauti- ful and brilliant light over the audience-room. This room and the ceiling and galleries have been exquis- itely frescoed.

COLORED MASONS .- The Grand Lodge of colored Masons of Indiana was chartered by the National Grand Lodge assembled at Cincinnati July 30, 1859. The first Grand Master was John G. Britton. The present is Charles Lancier. Of the present subordi- nate lodges it is said that Central, No. 1, was at first the Union, No. 1, organized in 1846; but be

that as it may, the Central and another were con- solidated in 1872, and the former stands as the oldest lodge of colored Masons in the city.

Central Lodge, No. 1 .- Present officers : Joseph Lewis, M .; Albert G. Farley, Sec.

Trinity Lodge, No. 18 .- Present officers : William Harvey, M .; William De Horney, Sec.

Waterford Lodge, No. 13 .- Present officers : Henry S. Seaton, M .; William Lockett, Sec. Membership of all the lodges, two hundred and seventy-five.

Leah, Eastern Star Order .- Present officers : Jessie Herron, Prest. ; Alice Green, Sec. Member- ship, seventy-five.

Alpha Chapter, No. 13 .- Anderson Lewis, H. P .; Charles W. Lewis, Rec. Membership, thirty-two.

Gethsemane Commandery, No. 9 .- John W. Stewart, E. C .; Henry Moore, Rec .. Membership, thirty.

The colored lodges all meet at 115} East Wash- ington Street.

MASONIC MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY .- The ob- ject of this association is to give assistance to the families or dependents of deceased members. None are admitted but Master Masons of this State in good standing and good health at the time. There are four elasses and two divisions. Art. VI. of the constitution thus defines the classes : first, from twenty-one to thirty years of age; second, from thirty-one to forty ; third, from forty-one to forty- seven ; fourth, from forty-eight to fifty-five. The assessments are made on the deaths of members as follows : first class pays one dollar ; second, one dol- lar and ten cents ; third, one dollar and twenty-five cents ; fourth, one dollar and eighty eents.

The benefits are thus defined in the constitution : " Upon the death of a member the directors shall pay to the beneficiary of the deceased member a sum equal to seventy cents for every member of the society of the first class at the time of his death ; seventy-five eents for every member of the second class; ninety-five cents for every member of the third class; and one dollar and sixty cents for every member of the fourth class. The payments are only for the divisions I of the society of which the deceased was a member ;

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but not more than twenty-five hundred dollars shall be paid to beneficiaries of the first division, and not more than fifteen hundred dollars to those of the see- ond division." Out of the assessments not required to pay benefits and out of the admission fees of mem- bers is made a permanent fund to make payments to heirs before assessments are paid; to make up de- fieiencies, and to pay expenses of management. The number of members in the two divisions in 1883 was 9013, or in the first 4932, in the second 4081. Deaths in the first, 55; in the second, 23; a total of 78. Average percentage of deaths in thirteen years, 10.92; percentage to one thousand members, 8.65. Increase of membership in the year ending July 31, 1883, 4833, or 115 per cent. Amount of benefits paid to 1st of January, 1884, $2,452,337.96.

The Odd-Fellows. GRAND LODGE .- Though the origin of the Masonic order is mythical, and not made clearer or more authentic by its authoritative expo- sitions, that of Odd-Fellowship is as well aseertained as the origin of the Temperance Union or the United States government. From chance meetings of " good fellows," who fancied the name " Odd-Fellows," at taverns for convivial purposes in London, it advanced first to permanent organization, and then to a moral and benevolent association which stands fairly among the most potent agencies for good in this world, at least of those of human device. It was introduced in this country by Thomas Wildey in 1819, who, with four others, that year formed the Washing- ton Lodge, No. 1, in Baltimore, and soon afterwards obtained a charter from the Manchester Unity, the central organization of England, for the Grand Lodge of Maryland and the United States. The first lodge in Indiana was organized in New Albany in October, 1835, the next in Madison in 1836. These two ob- tained from the Grand Lodge of the United States authority for a Grand Lodge of Indiana, Aug. 14, 1837, instituted by the Deputy Grand Commander of the Grand Lodge of Kentneky, Henry Wolford. It was located at New Albany until 1841, when it was removed to Madison. In September, 1845, the Grand Lodge of the United States authorized a vote of the subordinate lodges of the States to decide whether another removal should not be made to In-

dianapolis. The decision was affirmative, and the first session of the Grand Lodge was held here on the 19th of January, 1846, and represented twenty-seven subordinate lodges and a total membership of seven hundred and sixty-eight. The first grand officers in 1837 were Joseph D. Barkley, Grand Master ; Richard D. Evans, Dep. G. M .; Jared C. Jocelyn, G. Sec .; Henry H. West, G. W .; John Evans, G. Treas. The Grand Masters holding for one year have been :1

Joseph D. Barkley 1837

* Richard D. Evans 1838

* William Ford 1839

Christian Bucher 1840

John Neal. 1841

James W. Hinds 1842

Noah H. Cobb 1843

William Cross. 1844

John II. Taylor. 1845

* Joel B. McFarland 1846

John Green. 1847

Pbilander B. Brown 1848

Job B. Eldridge 1849

Milton Herndon,

1850

Oliver Dufour.

1851

* Joseph L. Siloox

1852

* William K. Edwards.

1853

* Oliver P. Morton 1854

J. B. Anderson. 1855

James II. Stewart 1856

* Pleasant A. Ifaekleman

1857

* A. H. Matthews 1858

Thomas Underwood 1859

* Solomon Meredith 1860

William II. Dixon 1861

Jonathan S. Harvey 1862

* Dennis Gregg 1863

Ilarvey D. Scott ... 1864

* Thomas B. MeCarty 1865

Joseph A. Funk. 1866

John Sanders. 1867

* Daniel L. Adams 1868

James A. Wildman. 1869

Wm. II. DeWolf, Vincennes. 1870

J. W. MeQuiddy, New Albany. 1871

Platt J. Wise, Fort Wayne ... 1872

Richard Owen, New Harmony. 1873

D. B. Shideler, Jonesborough 1874

J. B. Kimball, Kendallville. 1875

Leonidas Sexton, Rushville. 1876

Wm. R. Myers, Anderson. 1877

Enoch Cox, Delphi .. 1878

D. W. La Folletto, New Albany 1879

Will Camback, Greensburg 1880

N. P. Richmond, Kokomo. 1881

S. P. Oyler, Franklin .. 1882

II. McCoy, Indianapolis. 1883

The present Grand Lodge officers are H. McCoy,

1 Those marked thus * are deceased.

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G. M., Indianapolis ; John F. Wildman, D. G. M., Muncie ; J. B. Keuner, G. W., Huntington ; B. F. Foster, G. S., Indianapolis; Theo. P. Haughey, G. Treas., Indianapolis ; N. P. Richmond, G. Rep. Sov. G. Lodge, I. O. O. F., Kokomo; S. P. Oyler, G. Rep. S. G. Lodge, I. O. O. F., Franklin ; R. F. Brewington, G. Chap., Knightstown; A. C. Daily, G. Marshal, Lebanon ; P. M. Martin, G. C., Gosport ; C. H. Hanfler, G. G., Knightstown; F. J. Clark, G. H., Jonesborough.

The report of Grand Secretary Foster shows that there are now six hundred and four lodges in the State, with an aggregate contributing membership of twenty- six thousand and seventeen. In the year ending last November (1883) the number of brothers relieved was seventeen hundred and eighteen ; of families, one hundred and seventy ; amount paid for relief of brothers, $31,052.95; for relief of widowed fam- ilies, $3334.58 ; for educating orphans, $625.50; for burying the dead, $8173.32; other charitable purposes, $4084.51 ; total for charity and relief, $47,- 270.56.

In the year 1853 the Odd-Fellows began the work of providing themselves with a suitable building for Grand Lodge meetings and the use of subordinate lodges and encampments. Subscriptions by lodges and individuals to the amount of forty-five thousand dollars were proenred, and the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Washington Streets bought. On this lot had stood the first carriage factory in the city, and later the dry-goods store of Col. Russell and William Conner (the Indian agent and guide), fol- lowed by that of Smith & IIanna ; while along its eastern line was the lot on which Luke Walpole had one of the first stores in the place. The building was planned by the late Francis Costigan, who built the post-office and the Oriental House (now part of the Grand Hotel), but finished by D. A. Bohlen, who mounted an elongated and very pretty dome upon it. The style of the structure was fanciful, but attractive, and it is still counted one of the prettiest buildings in the city. Some years ago it was reconstructed and the dome taken off, but not otherwise greatly changed. The entire cost of building and site was sixty-two thousand dollars.

THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT of Indiana was in- stituted Jan. 10, 1847, by the late Jacob P. Chap- man, by warrant from the Grand Lodge of the United States. The following is the roll of the Past Grand Patriarchs :

Christian Bucher. 1847

C. P. Tuley 1866

Thomas S. Wright. 1848

W. M. French 1867

Isaac Taylor .. 1849

W. C. Lupton. 1868

Job Eldridge. 1850

James Pierce 1869

Jacob P. Chapman 1851

Thomas G. Beharrell 1870

Daniel Moss.

1852

W. Y. Monree .. 1871

Edward H. Barry 1853

Marshall Sexton 1854

J. E. Barrett. 1873

Lewis Humphreys.

1855

Reuben Robertson. 1874

J. S. Harvey

1856

J. W. Smith 1875

John Morgan 1876

J. H. Stailey. 1858

W. K. Edwards 1877

T. B. McCarty 1859

J. F. Wallick 1878

N. P. Howard 1860

S. B. Halley 1879

L. M. Campbell 1861

R. Berger 1880

David Ferguson 1862

H. O. Ileichert. 1881

Leonidas Sexton 1863

W. H. Jacks. 1882

James Burgess.

1864

Richard Berger

1883

F. J. Blair.

1865

The Grand Encampment now represents one hun- dred and fifty-nine subordinate encampments, with five thousand five hundred and seven contributing members ; paid for relief of patriarchs, widowed fam- ilies, burying the dead, and other charitable purposes, five thousand one hundred and sixty-six dollars and twenty-two cents.

SUBORDINATE LODGES OF INDIANAPOLIS .- Centre, No. 18, was instituted on the 24th of Deeem- ber, 1844, with the following members : William Sul- livan, Edgar B. Hoyt, Jacob P. Chapman, William A. Day, Enoch Pile, Jacob B. MeChesney, and John Kelly. William Sullivan was the first Noble Grand, and the first representative to the Grand Lodge. The present officers are Frank Matlock, N. G .; W. W. Knight, Sec. Contributing members, one hundred and thirty-five.

Philoxenian Lodge (Strangers' Friend), No. 44, was instituted July 8, 1847, with the following mem- bers: Harvey Brown, D. P. Hunt, Willis W. Wright, John J. Owsley, William Robson, George D. Staats, D. T. Powers, Lafayette Yandes, William Mansur. The first officers were Harvey Brown, N. G. ; David P. Hunt, V. G .; Willis W. Wright, Sec .; John J. Owsley, Treas. The present officers are John Gustin,

N. P. Richmond 1872

Chris. Miller. 1857

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N. G .; Joseph S. Watson, See. Contributing mem- bers, two hundred and eleven.

Capital Lodge, No. 124, was instituted Jan. 20, 1853, with the following first officers : John Dunn, N. G. ; John Cottman, V. G .; William Wallace, Rec. See. ; George F. MeGinnis, Treas. The present offi- eers are M. J. Laporte, N. G .; W. A. MeAdams, Sec. Contributing members, one hundred and sev- enty-nine.

Germania Lodge, No. 129, was established Feb. 24, 1853, with ten members and the following first officers : Charles Conlon, N. G. ; Alexander Metzger, V. G .; Julius Boettiker, See .; Henry Schmidt, Treas. Present officers are H. Ranje, N. G. ; and H. E. Thomas, See.

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History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, Part 66

Author: Sulgrove, Berry R. (Berry Robinson), 1828-1890 Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co. Number of Pages: 942

Author: Sulgrove, Berry R. (Berry Robinson), 1828-1890
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 942