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Evansville Encampment, No. 20, insti- tuted January 23d, 1850, with seven charter members, among them Joseph Turnock and William Hunnell, who are still living, the others having all passed away. The first officers were: Daniel Woolsey, C. P .; Will- iam Hubbell, S. W .; William Wandell, H. P .; Dr. Laycock, J. W .; H. Q. Wheeler, scribe, and Louis Hows, treasurer. Pres-
ent officers: J. C. DeBar, C. P .; Amos Clark, S. W .; John Barrows, J. W .; Joseph Turnock, H. P .; J. C. McAlpin, scribe, and D. B. Norcross, treasurer. Present mem- bership, 40.
Evansville Lodge, No. 85, was instituted September 14, 1850, and chartered January 5, 1851. After six or seven years, for many causes, it surrendered its charter and went out of existence. For a time it prospered, having about sixty members.
Crescent Lodge, No. 122, was instituted July 7, 1853, with the following eleven charter members: James Jones, Robert Boyd, R. S. Ruston, H. D. Allis, D. S. An- derson, Thomas M. Archer, John Greek, Isaac White, John Gregg, Charles Churchill, and James Laughlin, jr. From this begin- ning the membership has grown, until it now numbers 100. The present officers are: Charles Bycus, N. G .; J. L. Catlett, V. G .; William Barton, secretary, and W. B. Wright, treasurer.
Schiller Lodge, No. 138, was instituted De- cember 10, 1853, and organized January 18, 1854. The charter members were: Philip Deusner, Jacob Sinzich, Henry Lutz, Henry Wingert, Valentine Wetzel, Jacob Fix, John Karsch, L. Daum, M. Renschler, G. Wolflin, John Emerich, August Uhl, L. W. Steinecker, W. Mock and L. Schmidt. Its first officers were: M. Renschler, N. G .; Philip Deusner, V. G .; George Wolflin, secretary; H. Wingert, treasurer. Its membership now numbers ISS, and its present officers are: J. G. Junker, N. G .; John Stroebel, V. G .; George Denker, secretary; John Dannettell treasurer.
Schiller Encampment, No. 68, was insti- tuted June 7, 1865. Its charter members were: H. L. Dannettell, Eugene Kappler, Louis Ulmo, John Karsch, Charles Schaum, Christ. Wilhelm, George Wolfin, and Fred,
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Kroener. The first officers of the encamp- men were: Christ. Wilhelm, C. P .; Henry Dannettell, H. P .; Charles Schaum, S. W., Eugene Kappler, scribe; Fred Kroener, treasurer; John Karsch, J. W. The present officers are : Bernhard Jacobi, C. P .; George Denker, H. P .: John Stroebel, S. W .; Franz Best, Scribe; John Dannettell, treasurer; Frank Peters, J. W.
Rising Star Lodge, No. 544, was insti- tuted March 16, 1877, with eighteen char- ter members and the following officers: Alexander Maddux, N. G .; William Alex- ander, V. G .; Louis Langhoff, secretary, and James M. Johnson, treasurer. The others of the charter members were: William Koch, George Koch, George Hall, Herman Kley, A. Wood, W. B. Rogers, J. S. Wills, E. L. Cody, J. T. Woodruff, J. W. Stark, John Wesley, George Wound, W. Stinchfield and M. Stinchfield. The present membership is 75, and the present officers are: W. H. McDowell, N. G .; R. A. Dick- enson, V. G .; J. H. Webster, secretary and William Alexander, sr., treasurer.
Eagle Lodge, No. 579, was instituted May 7, 1880, with twenty-eight charter members, among them Capt. J. W. Wart- man, Thomas J. Groves, Edward Tabor, Charles T. Jenkins, John J. Hays, J. J. Mar- lett, and other prominent citizens. The first officers were: J. W. Wartman, N. G .; J. S. Cameron, V. G .; Joseph Hennel, Sec., and Edward Tabor, Treas. The present membership is about seventy, and the pres- ent officers are: Mike Jungling, N. G .; Frank Henn, V. G .; W. D. Andrews, Sec., and Horace Plummer, Treas.
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Colfax Lodge, No. 34, Daughters of Re- bekah, was chartered, upon application of fourteen persons, September 12, 1864. Among the number were: Joseph Turnock, Elizabeth Turnock, Alex. Maddox, Susan Maddox, Hiram Nelson, W. H. Smith and
wife, and Thomas J. Graves and wife. The first officers were: Ronald Fisher, N. G .; Elizabeth Turnox, V. G .; Mrs. C. Geissler, Sec., and Lydia Smith, Treas. Present officers: Lydia Smith, N. G .: Amanda Bald- win, V. G .: Mrs. DeBarr, Sec., and Mrs. Hulvershorn, Treas. Present membership, 125.
Sarah Lodge, No. 59, Daughters of Rebekah, was instituted March 1, 1871, and organized November 16, of the same year, with eighteen charter members. Its first officers were: H. L. Dannettell, N. G .; Caroline Dannettell, V. G .; Susannah Hirschmann, secretary, and Maria Miller, treasurer. Present officers: S. Wissing, N. G .; C. Hast, V. G .; Maria Heil- man, secretary, and Louisa Meyers, treas- urer.
Diana Lodge, No. 256, Daughters of Rebekah, was instituted by D.D. G. M., Jo- seph Turnock, March 22, 1886, with eighteen charter members. Its first officers were: Joshua Beale, N. G .; Rickey Wood- ruff, V. G .; Mary Beale, secretary, and J. T. Woodruff, treasurer. Present officers: Nancy E. Webster, N. G .; Carry Wills, V. G .; Jennie Geddes, secretary, and Mary Beale, treasurer. Present membership, 68.
Vanderburgh Lodge, No. 1702, G. U. O. of O. F. (colored Odd Fellows), was insti- tuted in December, 1875, and organized in the following January. Those chiefly in- strumental in establishing the order were: Philander Cooper, Thomas Brown, Will- iam H. Beecher, William H. Rowen, R. T. White, H. K. Adams and others. It began with about thirty members and now has seventy-five. Among its noble grands have been : Philander Cooper, Adam Rose, John Coffee and Benjamin Paxton. The lodge has been prosperous, its affairs having been conducted by some of the best of Evansville's colored citizens. Its present offi-
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cers are: Andrew Wooden, N. F .; P. Cooper, N. G .; John Catlett, V. G .; Ben Paxton, Sec .; Robert L. Babb, Treas .; Esic Roach, chaplain.
Pride of Hope Lodge, No. 1972, G. U. O. of O. F., was instituted September I, 1879, with fifty-five charter members. The lodge has been prosperous and now has eighty members. Its present officers are: David Kellogg, N. G .; John McCauley, V. G .; Peter O. Calhoun, Sec .; Robert Franklin, Treas .; E. A. McWhorter, Adv.
Past Grand Master's Council, No. 58, G. U. O. of O. F., was organized September 15, ISSO, with ten charter members. The council is next to the highest branch in the gift of the order. It is made up of the most prominent members of Vanderburgh and Pride of Hope lodges. It now has thirteen members, and has been moderately pros- perous. The first worshipful grand master was Philander Cooper, who has served most of the time since the council was or- ganized. His successor, the present W. G. M., is Granville Waddill.
Household of Ruth Lodge, No. 543, G. U. O. of O. F. (ladies), was instituted in Sep- tember, 1887, with twenty-two charter members. Its first officers were: Maria Griffith, M. N. G .; Maggie B. McWhorter, P. M. N. G .; Hester Hathaway, R. N. G .; Sarah T. Green, W. R .; Harriet Snyder, W. T .; and Mary Calhoun, W. P. These officers are still officiating. The lodge is prosperous and now has thirty-three members.
Knights of Pythias. - The wonderful growth of this order is almost without a parallel in the history of secret organizations in this country. Its three cardinal principles are: Friendship, Charity and Benevolence. Its aim is to alleviate the sufferings of a brother, succor the unfortunate, zealously watch at the bedside of the sick, soothe the |
dying, perform the last sad rites at the grave, offer consolation to the afflicted, and care with all of a brother's love for the widow and orphan. It is no wonder that an order founded upon such virtues should have had a phenomenal growth, and no- where is the fact more fairly demonstrated than in the city of Evansville, where there are now three lodges with an active mem- bership of about 400 of the most prominent and enterprising young men in the city. The remarkable success achieved and the high social standing enjoyed, are the results of combined and intelligent effort. Orion Lodge, No. 35, is the oldest lodge and leads in point of membership. It was instituted June 11, 1873, with thirty-four charter mem- bers and the following first officers: T. J. Groves, C. C .; H. W. Cloud, V. C .; James D. Riggs, P .; Charles Hinks, M of F .; James E. Lilly, M. of Ex .; H. S. Bennett, K. of R. and S .; E. P. Elliott, M. at A .; I. M. Hall, I. G. It was instituted by Grand Chancellor C. P. Carty, assisted by Ivy lodge, No. 21, of Henderson, Ky. Its mem- bership has increased rapidly and now num- bers 172. Its present officers are: A. M. Hayden, P. C .; W. E. Barnes, C. C .; J. W. Gleichman, V. C .; Henry Kraft, P .; George Stanfield, M. at A .; B. M. Zaff, K. of R. and S .; C. C. Roser, M of E .; George Muth, M. of F .; J. S. Corkle, jr., I. G .; Adolph Rasch, O. G. This lodge was the parent of the lodge at Poseyville, Ind.
St. George Lodge, No. 143, was instituted July 12, 1886, with forty-three members. The growth of the order had been so rapid in the city that the necessity for a new lodge had been felt for some time, but it was not until the spring of 1889 that any organized effort was made to accomplish that result. At that time Sir Knight J. G. Owen under- took the work and achieved a signal success. The first officers of the new lodge were: R.
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M. Millican, P. C .: J. G. Owen, C. C .; A. D. Tenny, V. C .; W. S. Feller, P .; J. H. Rohlender, M. at A .; C. J. Morris, K. of R. and S .; F. J. Ehrman, M. of E .; C. C. Tenny, M. of F .; Elwood Moore, O. G .; George Skinner, I. G. This lodge prospered, and now has 119 members. Its present officers are: L. Worsham, P. C .; Willis Howe, C. C .: A. R. Tanner, M. of E .; A. W. Munson, K. of R. and S .; James Foster, P .; C. C .. Tenny, M. of F .; W. P. Willis, V. C .; J. C. Selzer, M. at A., and C. A. Weaver, O. G. This lodge was the parent of lodges estab- lished at Princeton and New Harmony.
Ben Hur Lodge, No. 197 .- This is the youngest lodge in the city, and was also brought into existence chiefly through the efforts of Sir Knight J. G. Owen, the well- known lawyer, popular in Pythian circles because of his earnest and successful efforts to enlarge the usefulness of the order. It was instituted June 28, 1888, with the largest charter membership of any K. of P. lodge in the state. It now has about 105 mem- bers. Its first officers were: Charles Laval, P. C .: James G. Owen, C. C .: Mort J. Compton, V. C .; William A. Page, K. R. and S .; J. C. Mcclurkin, P .; F. M. Gilbert, M. of F .; Louis H. Legler, M. of E .; Ed Stin- son, I. G .; Harry Stinson, O. G. Those now serving are: Charles Laval, P. C .; J. G. Owen, C. C .; Philip Moore, V. C .; Will- iam A. Page, K. of R. and S .; F. M. Saun- ders, P .; F. M. Gilbert, M. of F .; Louis H. Legler, M. of E .; Thomas Jenner, I. G., and Harry Stinson, O. G.
The Uniform Rank, Evansville Division, No. 4 .- In 1877 thirty-five members of Orion lodge organized what was termed " The Drill corps." The members were all enthusiastic on the subject, and took hold of the work with a determination to become leaders in lodge drilling. A few months after the organization of this corps, a state
encampment of the order was held at Indianapolis. The Evansville corps attend- ed, and by its splendid drilling, captured a second prize.
On September 2, 1879, the Evans- ville drill corps merged into what has since been Evansville division, No. 4, of the uni- form rank. The same members that con- stituted the drill corps composed the new uniform rank, although a number of addi- tions were afterward made.
In 1882, the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias of the world, convened at St. Louis, and during its session the national encamp- ment met there. Evansville division, under command of Sir Knight Capt. Charles Myerhoff, attended and entered the drill, carrying off second prize. Later the mem- bers of this rank lost their interests, and it came near being abandoned. This, how- ever, was prevented by Sir Knight Ehrman and a few other members. The rank is now well drilled, and great interest is mani- fested in its work. The rank now has about seventy members and the following officers: A. D. Tenney, captain; Frederick J. Ehrman, lieutenant; Charles C. Roser, herald; Frederick II. Burton, secretary; R. E. Graves, recorder; W. L. Swormstedt, treasurer.
Crescent City Rank, No. 49, was instituted July 12, ISSS. It is composed of splendid material - knights who take a deep interest in its affairs and whose standing in the com- munity is such as to insure for the rank a high position. It contains thirty-five mem- bers, and its officers are: captain, Charles Wunderlich; lieutenant, Joseph Burk; her- ald, W. W. Ross; recorder, A. N. Groves; treasurer, D. M. Gilbert. The various lodges of the Pythian order in Evansville are made up of such meritorious men that individual mention is not possible in the lim- ited space allotted to this subject. How-
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ever, a few facts may be properly stated. Sir Knight A. C. Hawkins, is the only member of the Grand Lodge from this end of the state, being now grand prelate of that body. For some time he had been district grand deputy, before his advancement to the position now held. Sir Knight Charles E. Pittman was a mem- ber of the grand lodge for two years and is now district grand deputy. Sir Knight R. E. Graves for several years has been major in the uniform rank, serving in the first and sixth regiments. Perhaps the old- est man in the order in Indiana, if not in the world, is Sir Knight Joseph Turnock, now in his seventy-seventh year. He was among the first to enter the order when es- tablished in Evansville, and loving its princi- ples, has done much for its progress. He is esteemed by all members of the order, for his worth as a man and a knight.
Ancient Order United Workmen .-- This order was founded at Meadville, Pa., Octo- ber 27, 1868, by John J. Upchurch. The original object was to unite all classes of mechanics, their helpers, and indeed, all em- ployed in any branch of mechanical arts, to create and foster a friendly and co-opera- tive feeling among those who had a com- mon interest; to examine and discuss laws and usages effecting labor; to adjust differ- ences between emloyers and employes; to materially aid members afflicted or dis- tressed and to labor for the mental, moral, and social elevation of the mechanic and la- borer. The society was established in this state in the city of Terre Haute, in 1873. Its manifold advantages soon gained for it a substantial foothold, and on May 23, 1877, it was introduced into this city by the organ- ization of Vanderburgh Lodge, No. 34, with fifteen charter members. This was followed by the organization of other lodges and the order has grown so rapidly | bership, 29; present membership, 92; F. W.
that it now has in this city six lodges, with a total membership of 678. From the records of the different recorders it is ascertained that the number of deaths of persons holding memberships in these lodges from the date of institution to Janu- ary 1, 1888, was seventy-three, making the total amount of benefits paid to the desig- nated beneficiaries of members dying in this county, $146,000, at a cost to the individ- ual members of $II per annum on each $1,000 for which insured. The office of the grand recorder of the order in the state of Indiana, now occupied by Mr. Fred. Baker, is located in this city, where all business per- taining to the order throughout the state is transacted. The Indiana A. O. U. W. Recorder, a monthly newspaper, is published here in the interests of the order. It is edited by Mr. George E. Clarke, who is one of the most enthusiastic workers in the order, and has done much to advance its in- terests and promote its usefulness. The following is a statement of the lodges established here, with data as to member- ship and present M. W. of each. Vander- burgh Lodge, No. 34, instituted May 23, 1877; charter membership, 15; present membership, 115; S. S. Harvey, M. W. Leni Leoti Lodge, No. 43, instituted March 12, 1878; charter membership, 26; present membership, 157; Josiah Kightley, M. W. Humboldt Lodge, No. 49, instituted June 21, IS79; charter membership, 24; present membership, HIS; Fred Miller, M. W. Germania Lodge, No. 52, instituted July 1I, 1878: charter membership, 18; consoli- dated January 1, 1887, with Humboldt Lodge, No. 49. Lone Star Lodge, No. 56, instituted September 8, 1879; charter mem- bership, 42 ; present membership, 1 36; Aaron Weil, M. W. Evening Star Lodge, No. 14, instituted October 15, ISSo; charter mem-
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Lenfers, M. W. Excelsior Lodge, No. 38, instituted November 10, 1883; charter mem- bership, 14; present membership, 60; C. C. Culp, M. W. All of these lodges are in a flourishing condition financially and socially.
Royal Arcanum, Evansville Council, No. 491, was instituted May 17, 1880, with twenty charter members. This benevolent and social order was founded at Boston, Mass., June 23, 1877. The introduction of the order here was due to the efforts of a number of prominent gentlemen, whose names appear among its first officers, who were: Will Warren, regent; S. B. Lewis, vice-regent; J. B. Rucker, ora- tor; D. A. Nisbet, past regent; S. B. Nisbet, secretary ; C. H. McCarer, collector; S. W. Douglas, guide; C. E. Pittman, warden, Howard Wells, secretary; W. F. Ogden, W. H. Keller and Cicero Buchanan, trustees. Evansville council is represented by the following officers in the grand coun- cil: J. B. Rucker, past grand regent, and Dr. S. B. Lewis, grand orator. The council is in a flourishing condition and has for its present officers the following gentlemen: W. H. Keller, regent; H. H. Babcock, vice- regent; James M. Davidson, orator; R. M. Millican, past regent; J. W. Gleichman, secretary; H. J. Pfafflin, collector; P. F. Grill, treasurer; W. H. Mushlitz, chaplain; W. A. Collett, guide, William P. Clarke, warden; John P. Baird, sentry.
Vanderburgh Council, No. 1129, instituted September 3, 1838, has the following offi- cers, who have served from the date of its organization: Henry Davis, regent; William Halwes, vice-regent; George Gottman, ora- tor; Jacob Spiry, past regent; Harry Hitch, secretary; G. W. Rose, collector; John Stover, treasurer; H. S. Lynn, chaplain; Jacob Elmeier, guide; Otto Weiss, warden; Henry Meeink, sentry; L. W. Lucas, Jacob Elmeier, Ernst Ludwig, trustees.
Knights of Honor .- This order, origin- ated at Louisville, Ky., June 30, 1873, was established in this city but a little more than ten years ago. There are now three lodges, all in a prosperous condition financially and numerically.
Red Cloud Lodge, No. 640, was instituted May 7, 1877, with seventeen charter mem- bers. It was organized by E. J. McBride, acting under an appointment from the supreme lodge. Its first officers were: George W. Lightner, past dictator; John S. Snyder, dictator; F. F. DuSouchet, re- porter; William H. Minch, treas .; Robert Langsdale, chaplain. Its president mem- bership is 250. It has had a sound, healthy growth from the start, always paying bene- fits promptly. Its membership comprises some of the best citizens of the city, and are from all classes. George L. Daum was financial secretary of the lodge for eight years, and helped materially to build up the order in the city. The present officers of this lodge are: James H. Foster, P. D .; Thomas E. Dunn, D .; M. J. Clark, R .; H. Fink, T .; N. H. Wheeler, C .; trustees, Thomas Kerth, H. A. Mattison and David Nisbet.
Silver Cloud Lodge, No. 1548, was insti- tuted March 31, 1879, with twenty charter members. W. F. Ogden, a printer, was in- strumental in founding this lodge. Its present membership numbers 190, and com- prises many prominent citizens. The present officers are: Nathan Myers, P. D .; Edward Hedderich, D .; Charles Weyand, R .; Fred Tinnemeyer, T .; F. A. Sturtevant, C.
Silver Star Lodge, No. 3041, was insti- tuted in February, 1984, with twenty-one charter members. Its first officers were: Jacob Kastner, P. D .; Adam Lutz, D .; Henry Stolz, R .; Henry Lutz, T .; George Nestor, C. The present membership num- bers sixty-nine, and the officers now officiat-
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ing are Joseph Riedy, P. D .; Gustave Weber, D .; H. Stolz, R .; G. Ritt, T .; L. Bachle, C.
Knights and Ladies of Honor .- The prin- ciples and purposes governing this order, which originated at Louisville, Ky., in 1878, are similar to those of the Knights of Honor. The chief difference between the two or- ders lies in the fact that to the one ladies are admitted and from the other they are excluded. Capt. J. W. Wartmann as grand protectorate for the state of Indiana has been the chief instrument in establishing the order here. The following lodges have been instituted: Otto Lodge, No. 814, or- ganized 1882; present protector, Elizabeth Babbitt; Olive Lodge, No. 842, organized ISS4; present protector, John M. Geddes; Lily Lodge, No. 1015, organized 1885; present protector, Adam Schweitzer; Martha Lodge, No. 1107, organized IS85; present protector, L. D. Yagla; Crescent Lodge, organized 1888; present protector, Mrs. J. A. Stembridge; Germania Lodge, organized IS88; present protector, Thomas Ranes. The order is in a very flourishing condition, having upward of 600 members in the city.
United Order of Honor .-- In 1886 and 1887 three lodges of this order were insti- tuted in this city, and for a time prospered, but they have ceased to work. Their names were Beulah, Union and Mercantile.
Fraternal Legion .-- This beneficiary or- der, intended to promote the cause of benevo- lence, charity and fraternity, was organized in Baltimore, Md., July, ISSI. Three camps have been established in this city. Smith Gavitt camp, No. 24, organized April I, ISS4, is officered as follows: Charles Weyand, commander, and E. W. Hunt, ad- jutant. Evansville camp, No. 37, organized October 10, 1884, is officered by G. Eigen- brod, commander, and Jacob Salat, adjutant. Lamasco camp, organized September 28, tuted in September, 1872. Among those
ISSS, is officered by W. G. Hyde, com- mander, and W. W. Culbertson, adjutant. The Fraternal Legion Journal, published in this city by E. W. Hunt, is the organ of this order.
Catholic Knights of America .- This is a mutual benefit association, whose member- ship is composed exclusively of Roman Cath- olics. It was founded in Nashville, Tenn., in 1877, by Bishop P. A. Feehan, now arch- bishop of Chicago. Three branches have been established in Evansville since 1879. Evansville Branch, No. 46, organized March 1, 1879, an English speaking branch, is composed of members of the different con- gregations of the city. It has 120 members and the following officers: Michael Gor- man, Pres .; Sebastian Heinrich, Rec. Sec .; August Schmitt, Fin. Sec .; A. J. Schue, Treas. St. Maria Branch, No. 77, organ- ized September 8, 1879, is composed of members of St. Mary's church. It has eighty-two members, and its present officers are: Henry Thorbeck, Pres .; J. Seiler, Cor. Sec .; John B. Cole, Treas. St. George Branch, No. 511, organized October, 1879, is composed of members of St. Boniface church. It has thirty-six members, and the following officers : Frank H. Bloomer, Pres., and John M. Schramm, Rec. Sec.
Druids. - An account of the Druids as they existed among the ancient Britons, Gauls, and Helvetians, cannot be undertaken in this local work. The Ancient Order of Druids was organized in the city of London in 178I. The first Grove in America was established in New York city in 1823. It is now estimated that there are 100,000 members of the order in this country alone, two-thirds of them being Germans. The cardinal principles of the order are honesty, benevolence and patriotism. Lincoln Grove, No. 14, the pioneer in this city, was insti-
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instrumental in establishing the order here were: Louis Koehler, George Lorenz, An- drew Christ, Daniel Werstaell, John Camp- haussen, John V. Stroebel, Jacob Fach- ney, and Jacob Winder. The grove now has eighty-five members, and its pres- ent officers are: William Francke, E. E .: Jacob Victor, U. E .; Jacob Russman, Sec .; Henry Wolff, Treas .; Paul Shatz, Dist. Deputy ; and Paul Aker, Ex. Erts. Wash- ington Grove, No. IS, was instituted in October, 1885, but is now defunct.
Deutsche Order of Harugari .- Benevo- lent and beneficiary in its purposes, this order originated in New York city in 1847. Deutsche Eiche (German Oak ) Lodge, No. 247, was instituted in this city November 28, 1871. The first officers were: August Pfafflin, O. B .; Fred Kruck, U. B .: Louis Koehler, secretary; Fred Bohn, financial secretary; Christ. Sihler, treas- urer. The present officers are: Andy Maurer, O. B .; Frank Thalmueller, U. B .: Henry Bunge, secretary; John Wiegand, treasurer. There are now sixty members, and the order is in a very flourishing condi- tion.
Independent Order of B'nai Brith ( He- brew) .- This organization was first designed to effect a grand union of all Israelites in this country, andlater adding benevolent and ben- eficiary features, was founded in New York city in 1840. Thisbe Lodge. No.'24, Inde- pendent Order of B'nai B'rith was instituted May 9, 1860. Many of the most prominent Jewish citizens of Evansville are included in the membership, and the order is not only wealthy, but has effected many commenda- ble works of benevolence. Number of mem- bers, 105. The present officers are : A. Roth- schild, president; P. W. Frey, vice-president ; Joseph Brentano, financial and recording sec- retary; A. Loewenthal, sr., treasurer; L. Ichenhauser, monitor; J. Bonn, guardian.
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