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second and fourth Thursdays of each month in the Odd Fellows' hall. The officers for 1912 were: Tessie Benson, noble grand ; Merle Shaner, viee grand; Martha Shaner, secretary; Coral Richardson, treasurer.
Five government clerks-Justus II. Rathbone, William H. Burnett, David L. Burnett, Edward S. Kimball and Robert A. Champion- met. in a small room in Washington, D. C., February, 15, 1864, and listened to a ritual which had been prepared by Mr. Rathbone as the basis of a new fraternal society. This ritual, which was adopted by the five men, was founded upon the drama of Damon and Pythias, and it was proposed to call the new order of the Knights of Pythias. On the 19th, four days after the first meeting, Washington Lodge, No. 1, Knights of . Pythias, was instituted. Franklin Lodge, No. 2, was organized soon afterward, and on April 8, 1861, a grand lodge was established at Washington. . At that time the country was in the throes of civil war and for a time the order did not make much headway. On Aug- nst 1, 1865, Franklin Lodge was the only one in existence. Then came a period of prosperity and during the next ten years the new order bad found a footin. in nearly every northern and western state.
Valparaiso Lodge, No. 184, Knights of Pythias, was instituted on March 7, 1888, by Past Grand Chancellor IT. IT. Francis, of Michigan City, with twenty-three charter members, to wit : Henry Z. Caswell, P. C .; A. D. Bartholomew, C. C .; E. V. Arnold, V. C .; H. J. Upthegrove, Prel .; George S. Hlaste, M. of F .; Seth Eason, M. of E .; E. F. Droon, K. of R. and S .; J. II. Arnold, M. of A .; James McNay, I. G .; E. V. Willits, O. G., and W. Il. Gardner, G. F. Sales, A. F. Heineman, G. H. Sweet, George Hankinson, C. N Thomas, IF. B. Brown, F. A. Vroman, J. R. Pagin, John W. Elam, James G. Pomeroy, J. W. MeClelland and C. S. Douglas. The lodge has been fairly prosperous and has a nice ball on the south side of Indiana avenue, between Washington and Lafayette streets, where regular meetings are hell every Monday evening. In 1912 there were seventy-nine members and the officers of the lodge at that time were: Alvin C. Carpenter, C. C .: Joseph Wilgen, V. C .; Wil- liam S. Lindall, Prel .; A. H. Reading, M. of W .; Mark B. Rockwell, K.
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of R. and S .; G. E .- Bornholt, M. of F .; Charles II. De Witt, M. of C. F. L. Faley, M. at A .; John W. MeNay, W. B. Wasser and W. F. Ellis, trustees.
Hebron Lodge, No. 405, Knights of Pythias, was organized on Ang- nst 2, 1894, when the following officers were installed: C. A. Childs, C. C .; B. F. Nichols, V. C .; F. S. Parmore, M. at A .; IIale Bates, Prel. : H. J. Sheldon, K. of R. and S .; IIenry Hogan, M. of E .; J. R. Wilson, M. of F. In addition to the above officers, there were thirty-four charter members, namely: George C. Gregg, C. E. Lewis, John Carson, John Foster, J. S. Nelson, E. V. Pratt, A. J. Case, R. S. Kenny, G. E. Richard- son, B. Leeman, M. J. Stinehfield, W. L. Ralston, W. J. Mulinex, F. Hawbrook, D. W. Root, F. Fuller, B. J. Edwards, H. Doyle, J. C. Smith, L. P. Seott, J. M. Fredericks, George Berdine, John Doyle, D. T. Dilley, O. H. Tredway, J. E. Carson, W. T. Wilson, George Margison, W. HI. Wilson, K. B. Hubbard, S. II. Adams, Charles Kitheart, M. J. Brown and Edward Sigler. The lodge at Hebron is the strongest Knights of Pyth- ias lodge in the county, having 134 members in 1912, at which time the officers were as follows: J. R. Wilson, C. C .; James Love, V. C .; E. O. Bagley, Prel .; F. E. Aylesworth, M. of W .; L. S. Bryant, K. of R. and S .; E. T. Wells, M. of F .; W. J. Mulinex, M. of E .; A. C. Ross, M. at A .; Ira Miller, I. G .; Clark Walton, O. G. ; J. D. MeAlpin, S. II. Adams and Jacob Wright, trustees. The regular meetings are. held on Thursday evening of each week.
Thirty-four men assembled in a hall at Chesterton on Monday even- ing, May 25, 1896, and were organized into a lodge of the Knights of Pythias, known as Chesterton Lodge, No. 442. At that meeting the fol- lowing officers were installed: A. J. Hazelton, C. C .; C. L. Burgess, V. C .; A. E. Greene, Prel .; C. W. Powers, M. of W .; E. W. Hawes, K. of R. and S .; P. A. Johnson, M. of E .; C. L. Haslett, M. of F .; T. J. Johnson, M. at A .; George E. Doke, I. G .; Arthur O. Peterson, O. G .; Besides these officers the following were enrolled as charter members: H. C. Weston, Charles E. Ilillstrom, J. F. Thompson, Emil Zimmerman, Walter J. Soper, A. J. Brooker, B. J. Callahan, Edward Gustafson, R.
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C. Hubbard, Frank E. Johnson, J. A . Stephen Walter W. Warren, It. L. Ruggles, A. J. Bowser Johnson, C. J. Camp- 11. J. Gotens, C. II. bell, B. S. Wise, Harry Rogers, W. (' Rosenquist, Prank Il. Broekmiller and
U. Harding. Weekly meetings are held Monday evening. In 1:02 0. lodge reported a mem- bership of sixty-five, with Albert Swar V. C .; C. II. Harvil, Prel .; IL. A. FL
Sanford Culbertson, .; Arthur O. Peter- son, K. of R. and S .; Roy C. Hubbard, M. of r. O. b. Haslett, M. of E. ; John Pillman, M. at A .; F. E. Johnson & G.
: Carl Beilharz, O. G.
As in the case of the Freemasons and CL allows, the Knights of Pythias have a degree to which the is is and daughters are sters and the organi- Porter county there is eligible. This degree is known as the fl zations are called temples instead of j but one society of the Pythian Sisters ba. : Tuple, No. 367. It. was organized ou January 25, 1910, will regular meetings are held on the first and month. In 1912 the membership war en. that time were as follows: Jetta Ayl parter members. The : Wednesdays of each en, and the officers at 1 chief; Diantha Rice, most excellent chief; Florence E. Families, excellent senior; Mary Sweeney, excellent junior, Emma Ross mit. . Sara Henderson, pro- tector; Mary Margison, outer guard; Sara W Mpin, mistress of records and correspondence; Ruby Wells, misthy .. . ance.
The Grand Army of the Republic. an . diers and sailors who served in the Uten was founded early in the year 1866 L. D W. J. Rudolph, of Winois, the first : catur, Titanis, April 6, 1866, and 11. held at 1 mapolis, Indiana, hogy November. The motto of the ord . 1 Assistance." Its objects are to aid fh soldiers, collect and preserve relies. For old contra les who are unable to prie
ization of veteran sol- . during the Civil war, P. Stephenson and Rev. been organized at. De- mal encampment was 20th of the following s. Commemoration and orphans and disabled ments and homes for mselves. The order is
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1. District of Porter, Department of Intime," was 1. rest by Henry Binnamon, who was a charter member of the . conl Army organization at Indian- . polis, and ? ! wander of the post at Valpa raiso. P .. 11. Members of this first post in Porter comity: L. B Fiidle con Da te, E. Peacock, William Jewell, eder, F. M. Hamilton, W. S. Ilonie L. J. No. duam S. 1 3. new, Thomas Ward, W. H. Moist, I. V. Bare For WII S. Kiichell, Clinton Frazier. Draft. V. M. Salisbury, A. T 1. 1. MeCarthy, H. M. Butel.
ileaton, 5 + 50 R. B. B .... ... : A. Brown well pening for about three years.
(thegrove, J. B. Marshall, U. the post di landed and ip way of att mpt was made to organize a Grand Ama post in the er mil in 1882. Chapl Froch P.
was organized at Valparaiso in charter members: W. E. Brown,
October, 1999. with the 100 James J. Ferri. , Ross H 10 820 Harmon Baylor, John R. Mills, T. B. Louderback, J. F. MeC: , Frank P. Thompson, David Dickson, E. M. Burns. A. Park. J &T : John W. Elam, John Billado, Wil- liam (. Wells, Lorenzo 1. 00 Harrison M. Keyes, E. T. Chester, in oil: M. Zee. Thomas M. Robinson,
Stephen S. P. M. T.V. B.
1) Gesser and John Furgeson.
The pres Les (. Brown, for many years Po : riy as chaplain of the Forts ervice. From the time of it the post shows 348 nantes. mal call, others have moved away, ad ninety members in gool 1
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Walters Post, No. 229. Grand Army of the Republic, 1 Im. fed at Hebron and was organized on September 1, 1883. The charter real is were: William H. Adams, Jacob Alyea, George C. Gregs, Jawah Seig ley, John C. MeAlpin, William B. Dodridge, D. C. Pomeroy, Jam & P. Downs, M. J. Sweet, James E. Bryant, II. W. Shafer, John Morn rand Benjamin Shoup. Seven of the original members are still li mig. In 1893 the post lost all its records and papers by fire, so that mugh per- taining to its early history was destroyed. Two years after the hry the number of members reached eighty-six. the largest at any time in The post's history, but in 1912 the membership was but nineteen The others having answered the last roll call. Walters Post has always been active in looking after its sick and disabled, and has taken a portent part on Memorial day in the decoration of graves of dead corrale 1912 George C. Gregg was commander of the post; More Nichols. senior vice commander; Fred Korn, junior vice commander: Jam. P Downs adjutant, and II. P. Wood quartermaster.
A. B. Wade Post, No. 208, was organized at Chesterton on July 14, 1883. John T. Taylor was the first commander; John C. Conlt s. senior viee commander; Harrison II. Williams, junior vice commander. Charhs Jackson, adjutant, and Martin Young, quartermaster. The charter memu- bers, in addition to the above named officers, were: Frank Bergstrom. Robert Lausing, John Williams, John B. Fuller, H. Green, Harvey Alle n. Jacob Beck, Solomon Replogle and Hiram Knapp. Regular meetings are held on the first and third Saturdays of each month in Foresters' hall. Wade Post at one time had a large membership for a town the size of Chesterton, but death and removals had reduced it to fourteen mem bers in good standing in 1912. when Robert. S .Greer was commander and acting quartermaster: Clinton Williams, senior vice commin. Fr. 11. 11. Williams, junior vice commander; and G. A. Marquart, adjutant. In the cemetery at Chesterton there are ninety-six graves of departed rem rades for this little remnant of the post to decorate on Married das cach year. In 1912 the memorial services were conducted by it Som. of Veterans.
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The Women's Relief Corps, an auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, had its inception at Portland, Maine, in 1869, when the wives of some of the members of Bosworth Post of il at city organized a local society for relief work. Other Realities followed the example, and in 1879 representatives of these soci ties in several states met at Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and formed th national Women's Relief Corps. In 1883, when the Grand Army huld its national encampmeu a Denver, Colorado , the officers of that organization recognized the women's society as an auxiliary, and since that tarie nearly every Grand Auny post in the country has had its Women's Relief Corps to work in conj ion with the old soldiers in caring for be distica d and conduct. nemorial exetel .
The sons of Veterans, as & name indicates, is an or ization of the soir of those who fought consin side of 11 . North in the Soft war. Its objects are to perpetuate the wcollection of the gallant d . of their fathers, instill lessons of patriotism in the rising generation. rolleet and preserve war relies and historical documents, and care for the needy and distressed. The local organizations are called camps.
Porter Camp, No. 116, Joined at Valparaiso, was organized in the hall of Chaplain Brown Post. February 9, 1905, and was formally mus- tered in on March 14th, with forty-five charter members. R. J. Kitchen was the first commander; R. L. Ewing, senior vice command ; William Bozarth junior vice commande ; Clinton Jones, treasurer. Hon. Mark L. De Motte was present and delivered an address. On Augest. 1, 1905, R. J. Kitchen, of the Valpar ino camp, was appointed jude advocate of the Indiana division by Commander T. W. Blair, of rt Wayne.
The offers of the camp in 1992 vere: Withog N. Muste immander ;
John f Jones, senior vice co Hler; M: 4.0. Brown. ju. vice com- mandr. Richard Smith, security, and Julors E. Bornhe Treasurer. The twentieth annual state creampment was held at Valor riso, June 6th and 7th, 1906, when the 400 monies included a parade re in the La- fayette Hotel to Memorial Hah, where an address of welco was made by Maya Spooner, which we ponded to . W. W. Hufm n. At this
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encampment J. M. Arnold was elected senior vice commander fo. organization, and John MeNay was chosen as a dek ate to the : . . encampment. Company B. First Indiana Sons of Veterans he was formed af Valparaiso .1 May 13, 1908, with thing-five and the following officers: Richard Smith, captain ; F. T. Fett . 0 lientenant ; Julius E. Bornholt, second lieutenant. Roy Chowr. i ... sergeant ; Everett Drapier, second sergeant ; John 'ones, third The company was mustered in by Maj. R. F. Ducomb, of St. after which a banquet was served at Dudley's cafe. For a fir . ( .. were held regularly. Then the novelty wore off, interest deere. the company dropped out of existence without the formality of o ing
On November 19, 1910. Shiloh Camp. No. 54, Sons of Veter. . ganized at Hebron. with the following charter members: C. A. R. MeAh in. J. J. Nichols, C. M. Filer, James M. Wilson Sparling. I. M. Morrow. S. E. McGinnis, G. E. Wood. C. J. 15. C. Williams. I. E. Thompson, John W. Patterson. Ross Ste Wood. C. C. Shoupe. F. E. Nichols, R. M. Hamilton. A. IT. { and Bert Aylesworth, E. A. Edmonds. Lee Morrow, James i and George Davis. This camp holds its regular meetings on the day evening of each month at G. A. R. hall. In 1911 W. G. A. R., presented the camp with a fine silk flag, hearing "Shiloh Camp, No 54, Div, of Ind." Forty-one ni mes were o bership roll in 1912, when the officers of the camp were . C. M. Filer, commander; J. J. Nichols, senior vice comma Lecka, junior vice commander; A. R. McAlpin, secretary : !! treasurer. There is also a camp of the Sons of Veterans at ..
A year or so after the close of the Civil war a few "pu in the city of New York formed the habit of spending 11 together "singing songs, swapping yarns, and in other was time pleaseifly." A permanent club of fifteen members u 1867 and the name of "The Jolly Corks" was adopted. U Sear Chen les S. Vivian. a young Englishman, Suggested th
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turning the club inte a soli His proposal met with approval, but it was decided that the old game was not appropriate and a committee was appointed to selve a new one. This committee happened to visit. the old Barnum musc im, where they saw an elk and learned something of its habits which were regarded as worthy of emulation, and this led to the adoption of the wann Beginnt and Protective Order of Elks." There are no state grand 'ody s in the Elks, each lodge being in direct. communication with the supreme grand lodge, and only one lodge is permitted in a town or city. Fin sotto of the order is: "The faults of our brothers we write upon the sounds; their virtues upon the tablets of love and memory."
Valparaiso Lodge, Benzol For Protective Order of Elks, was or- ganized on May 19, 1899. vier on the charter members. On Feb ruary 3, 1904, the hall and club too s of the northwest corner of Main and Lafayette streets were formall, dedicated by Joseph T. Fanning. of Indianapolis, at that time the grand exalted ruler. Visitors were present from Hammond, Crown Point, Warsaw, Michigan City and other places. In 1912 the lodge numbered 285 members, with the following officers : J. S. Bartholomew, exalted ruler; W. P. Clifford, esteemed leading knight; Rolla Sievers, esteemed loyal knight; William Picard, esteemed lecturing knight ; B. F. Shefield, esquire; J. Albe, secretary ; J. S. Wilcox, inside guard : James Griswold, filer. This is the only lodge of Elks in Porter county.
In 1882 Rev. Michael JJ. MeGivees. a Roman Catholic priest of New Haven, Connecticut, formulated a plim for the organization of a secret order to be known as the Knights of Columbus, the basic principles of which are "charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism." Any practical Catholic of the male sex over eighteen years of age is eligible for adults- sion to membership. Los I socigic, are called councils. Four local conneils may form a state council, delegates from the various state councils making up the national cemutil. At the beginning of the year 1912 there were about 1,500 lood comeik in the United States, with a membership of some 300.000, and save the organization the order has
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dispensed over $5,000,000 in benefits. The headquarters have always been maintained at New Haven.
Valparaiso Conneil, No. 738, was organized on New Year's iu 1903, when a number of Catholie gentlemen met in St. Paul's mis hall and elected the following officers: Grand Knight, F. W. Wager. Hep uty Grand Knight, Thomas Clifford; Chancellor, Frank G." ": Recording Secretary, Thomas Hartford: Financial Secretar: . Louis Horn; Treasurer, Thomas Howard; Lecturer, Daniel E. Kelly ; ( ... , Jobs, Rev. L. A. Moench. The council was fully instituted on Sunday March 22, 1903, when a sermon was preached by Rev. W. S. Hogan, the first degree was conferred by the South Bend degree team; the second degree by a team from Fort Wayne, and the third degree by Prof. John S. Ewing, of Notre Dame University. In the evening the member of the new couneil and their guests partook of a banquet at the arti 1912 the officers of the council were: C. P. Daly, grand knight James Meagher, deputy grand knight; E. II. Heilstedt, chancellor. Harry Latour, financial secretary; Anthony Meyers, recorder; James Fancy. treasurer ; D. E. Kelly, advocate; P. W. Clifford, trustee.
Other secret and benevolent orders represented in the count; or the Modern Woodmen of America, the Knights of the Maccabees, th Royal Areanum, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Independent Order Foresters of America.
The Modern Woodmen have camps, or lodges, at Valparaiso. Chester. ton, Hebron and Konts. Valparaiso Camp, No. 1654, holds it. regular meetings on the first and third Fridays of each month in Woods, n hall. Chesterton Camp, No. 5244, meets in the Odd Fellows hall on the :reoud and fourth Fridays of each month. Hebron camp, No. 7488, 2 is in the Knights of Pythias hall on the second and fourth Wedn . Ways of each month, and Kouts Camp, No. 4572, holds its meetings on [ on ] and fourth Tuesdays in O'Brien's hall.
Some years ago a number of Foresters seceded from the . ELorder of that name and organized the Foresters of America. Valj . i. : ] .. . came the headquarters of the new order, and courts have been niyet
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at Valporto. Chesterton nouts and Wheeler. Court Val- paraise . V. 7. Was Organiz September 28, 1889, with thirteen chat - ter mother , and mi 1912 1, etboship had been increased to 257. It wasthat the seed and took very lags of each month in the Knights of Pyunas hall on Indian & the Court Kouts, No. 8, meets in O Brien's hall on the fis Hebron holds its regular i 1 'Bird Tuesdays of each month. Court Knights of Pythias hall ou 11. first and third Tuesdays a ort Chesterton, on the first and third Thursdays in the Odd albo, shall, and Court Wheeler, No. 20, in its own hall on the seeon a true In Thursdays of each month. The last named court owns its .... Novo' i: 1 2 reported sixty-six men oh since its organization. bers, having lost but. one 0 Lodges of the Knigh . Tent. No. 73. meets on th Knights of Pythias ha'l. third These Rays in its mi first and third Fridays in 6 paraiso Teut for 1912 wer. bell, lientenant command Jones, sergeant : L. M. Cho V. Schenck, sentinel, and
.. te called tents. Valparents Midays of each month in th 0. 21. meets on the first a) !! Tent, No. 148, meets on th : Hier Distintas hall. The officers of Val- . W fho. commander; L. T. Camp- I' s Daniel, record keeper; A. A. 1 Elias Jones, master at arms : Sat, Haber korn, picket.
Valparaiso Aerie, Frau vember 11. 1905, with siv'
"Title of Bagles, was organized on No- " our. numbers and the following officers: A. J. Dick, past witry procent: John Longshore, worthy president : Charles R. Bor conductor; E. L. Hubbell, s was organized by Worth, from the aeries at Laport stitution, ; banquet was
After the close of the of the volunteer regiment- served din the conti ans' Association. Kinda
.... i president ; George Pearce, p . 13 Forsoll, chaplain. The aerio 11 \ Erson, assisted by members Alter the ceremonies of in- 1
and the return of several nie islands, those who had 1:10American War Veter Formed in various parts
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of the wat ww ! on April 18, 1904 the into on made the mnie of the Painted &p July 16, 1903, ni maths before the merg .0 the Spanish-Ameri an War Veterans Vas o Henry Schlosholm as commander; Wini: i mander; Earl C. Dowdell, junior vier com adjutant ; Arthur E Sager, quarter. i ... August Larson, officer of the guard. loha
rie ties were merged War Veterans. On "It-J.reanaer Post of d at Valparaiso, with 011. senior vice com- ' : : Walter C. Baum, E. Portell, chaplain ; er of the day. The mebership roll was signed by eighteen young boy, all Porter county boys who enlisted for service in the War with Spa
On June G, 1906, a lodge of the Knights instituted in Valparaiso . This order ach tween the ages of eighteen and fifty five in sums of $250, $500, $1,000 and $2.000 lodge installed at the time of the organizat past protector; Dr. E. II. Powell, protecto tector; Miss Lottie Moler, secretary ; Willi. Fisher, chaplain; J. C. Moore, guide; ! Dr. E. IJ. Powell, medical examiner; M1 Latour, trustees.
Numerous societies, chibs and associati social or civic nature "riods in the city's his- paraiso Women's Club, have been organized in Valparaiso at diffe . tory. Among these may be mentioned il: which numbers about 200 members, inc . the leading educational and society women of the city. It is div literature, art, music and home economies ber or committee of the club. Late in 196 the acquisition of a club house, in which 1 manent quart : but the mover: " final quently the club meetings are het ! . ( the church parlors, and on special occasions in
The Cavie Haprovement Assedo fpt, . women of Valparaiso, was incorpo ud, in Vol 1 -- 19
Ladies of Honor was Cons of both sexes be- un pays death benefits Twee of the Valparaiso p: Mrs. William Fox, Heury Latour vice pro- . treasurer; Mrs. Orris a Cowdrey, guardian; 12 Starke and Henry
uto four departments- in charge of some mem- vement was started for en could establish per- fed in failure. Conse- as of the members, in ulJie hall. i of the public spirited "05 with the following
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board of directors. Frelove M. Blant, Jessie Lothermen Estella J. Gard- ner, Mary L. Zim nerman, Goldde Loweurtive, Et's Boneman, Kate L. Agnew, Ada L. Lederer, Ina Cunningham, Sarah '. Kinsey, Clara S. De Motte, Myra Heard, Fannie S. MeGill Charlotte Jumpacker, Rose C. Smith and Mand S. Powers. This was an incorporated association without any capital stock, the object bein . to intrest the citizens in cleaning up and beautifying the city. If money needed for any purpose it was raised by subscription and voluntar muntibutions. The flower beds in the court-house square arc ibe with of the Civic Iut- provement Association, and numerous dark spots has , en made lighter, dirty alleys and back yards made clean under the true and influence of its members.
At a meeting held in the the mayor's own in the of Valparaiso on the evening of July 6, 1905, the Municipa Stay onciation was formed. W. E. Pinney was elected president : S. Che pas, vice presi- dent; Mark L. Dickover, secretary, and F. A. Turan sewer. The ob- jects of the association were declared to be "to study municipal problems and endeavor to apply the results of the investigar ons for the good of the city." Some of the subjects to be studied were designated as taxa- tion, improvements of streets, building of sidewalks, reduction of the bonded debt, etc. The second meeting of the association was held on July 13th, when the name was changed to the Men's Civie Study Asso- ciation, in order to prevent it from being confused with the Civie Im- provement Association of the women. At this meeting a series of by- laws, or rules, were adopted, in which the purposes were stated as being "the study and better understanding of the science "" government, and the promotion of economical and efficient administration of county, township and city government." It was also declared that the associa- tion should be non-partisan in character, the indivie. Emembers exer- cising the right of suffrage according to their opinie .. For a time the association wielded considerable influence toward ils improvement of the streets, etc., but, like most organizations of this a matter, it finally perished for lack of interest in the work it had started out to do.
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