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James J. Barker, Daniel J. Barrett, Theophile A. J. Bernhardt, John
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M. Briody, Francis J. Brown, John J. Casey, John F. Cleary, Leo H. Coughlin, James R. Coyle, Owen H. Coyle, Charles E. Crowley, John N. Cunningham, Arthur L. Donnelly, Edward Donnelly, William H. Dowd, William F. Driscoll, James H. Drumgool, James P. Dunn, Jr., John W. Dunn, Thomas E. Dunn, Albert E. Emsley, Timothy J. Flynn, Arthur C. Fraters, Charles R. Galligan, Charles J. C. Gillon, James R. Gillon, Wil- liam H. Grady, John J. Gregg, William R. Gregg, Fred Griffin, J. Milton Heher, Raymond J. Hoye, Philip Hyland, William C. Kearns, Lester H. Keefe, John F. Kelliher, Frank C. Kelly, John W. Kelly, Myles F. Kelly, William C. Kelly, James H. Lawlor, Charles H. Lennane, Manuel R. Lewis, Fred J. Lynch, William A. Lyons, John F. Lucey, Joseph D. McCabe, William H. McCaffrey, James E. McCarron, Charles J. McCarthy, Thomas E. McCarthy, Francis E. McDermott, M. Howard McDonald, John J. Mc- Gee, Joseph McGlynn, William McGowan, Andrew J. McGraw, John P. McMorrow, Joseph Maddock, Jr., Jeremiah J. Mahoney, Joseph F. Marion, Robert J. Masterson, Augustine L. Meade, Edward J. Menard, Francis A. Moran, Edward Morely, Charles J. Mulvey, Joseph L. Murphy, Joseph C. Murray, David F. Murray, William L. Neenan, Albert J. Nichols, Charles J. Nichols, Jr., John J. O'Connor, John O'Connell, Harold F. O'Donnell, William F. O'Donnell, Clarence S. O'Keefe, Thomas J. O'Keefe, Albert F. O'Neil, William L. O'Sullivan, Joseph H. Powers, Thomas E. Powers, Edward C. Quegan, Joseph M. Quigley, Raymond J. Regan, Thomas F. Russell, Wilfred V. Saint, John A. Shea, John C. Silva, Joseph Silva, Har- old M. Smith, James F. Smith, James J. Smith, William W. Smith, Martin J. Stanton, William J. Stanton, Eugene J. Sullivan, Frank Sylvia, Thomas F. Synan, William H. Van Nostrand, Charles H. Walton, Daniel J. Welsh, John E. Welsh, Ward E. Wetherell, James E. Williams, Chaplain Rev. Charles C. Conaty ; Knights of Columbus secretaries: Eugene J. Sullivan, John A. Owens, George L. Tormey, Bernard S. Conaty, James T. Smith, Thomas J. Conaty, James A. Quigley, Daniel E. Cosgrove and Michael J. Behan, Jr.
The society has prospered very well since the war, and plans are being considered for obtaining a permanent home for the council, and it will be but a short time before its realization. The officers for the years 1922-1923: Dr. John J. Gregg, grand knight; Edward L. Gallagher, deputy grand knight; John J. Carroll, chancellor; John J. McCormick, warden; Charles F. Gallagher, recorder; James H. Lawlor, financial secretary ; Wil- liam P. McCarthy, treasurer; James A. Gallagher, lecturer ; John H. Hoye, James Cash, Joseph H. Martin, trustees; Albert P. Emsley, inside guard; M. Howard McDonald, outside guard; Rt. Rev. Mgr. Coyle, chaplain; Philip H. Reilly, advocate.
The Edward Douglass White General Assembly, instituted in 1923, comprises the fourth and higher degree membership of the Knights of Columbus of the cities of Taunton and Attleboro, and in the towns of Middleboro, Franklin, Mansfield and North Attleboro. It was formerly part of the Bishop Stang Assembly, which now includes the cities of Fall River and New Bedford. The officers for 1923: Faithful navigator, Joseph H. Martin of Taunton; faithful captain, Philip M. Siddell of Attleboro; faithful pilot, John H. Carley of North Attleboro; faithful comptroller, Clarence O'Neil of Taunton; faithful purser, George E. Cody of Franklin ; faithful scribe, James H. Colgan of Franklin; faithful inner guard, John A.
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Welch of Mansfield; faithful outer guard, Luke F. Kelly of Middleboro; faithful admiral, William P. McDermott of Mansfield.
Miss Agnes R. Winston, the regent in 1923, thus told the story of Cardinal Gibbons Circle, No. 165, National Daughters of Isabella :
In June, 1921, a meeting of the Catholic women of Taunton was held in the Knights of Columbus lodge rooms for the purpose of organizing a circle of the National Daughters of Isabella, with headquarters at New Haven, and governed by Mrs. Mary E. Booth, of New Haven, as national regent. At this meeting Mrs. Carolyn B. Manning, of New Bedford, State deputy of Massachusetts, presided and set forth the purpose and aim of the society. It was finally decided to form a branch here subject to the jurisdiction of the national officers, and the name selected was that of Cardinal Gibbons. The charter was signed by the following: Agnes A. Winston, Madeline Mckeon, Winifred Mckeon, Mary McKeon, Margaret L. Philbin, Catherine C. Winston, Margaret Curtin, Gertrude Carey, Helen Brennan, Anna Hoye, Florence Fox, Lena Hern, Mae Moran, Catherine Grant, Katherine Harraghy, Mary Smith, Mary Conroy, Margaret Gill, Agnes Fields, Mary Kelliher, Irene Foley; and on July 10th, 1921, Mrs. C. B. Manning, assisted by Hyacinth Degree Team of New Bedford, and officers from Attleboro and North Attleboro, instituted Cardinal Gibbons Circle, No. 165, and initiated into the order ninety-five members. The
following officers were installed for the balance of the year, having been elected at a previous meeting : Regent, Miss Agnes A. Winston; vice-regent, Anna C. Regan; chancellor, Vina Dubois; custodian, Mary Donovan; treas- urer, Mary McKeon; recording secretary, Mary Moran; financial secretary, Margaret L. Philbin; scribe, Katherine A. Grant; honorary past regent, M. Ella Martin; monitor, Emma Caron; inner guard, Catherine McCormick; outer guard, Mary Brown; first guide, Catherine Gilchrist; second guide, Mary Orsi; banner bearers, Florence Fox and Catherine Winston; pianist, Madeline Mckeon; trustees, Margaret Gill, Annie Hoye and Alice Higgins.
As all the meetings had been held at the K. of C. rooms, it was decided at this time to hold meetings on the second and fourth Mondays in the Elks' Hall, the first meeting of the month to be a business meeting, and the second a social meeting. It was voted at the first business meeting following institution to send the newly appointed regent as a delegate to the Biennial National Convention held at Atlantic City to represent the new circle. In November, 1921, a class of one hundred twelve were ad- mitted into the order, and Rev. James Dolan was appointed as chaplain of the circle, and a reception accorded him. In December the circle became affiliated with the National Council of Catholic Women at Washington, D. C. In December also, the members held their first public social in the form of a whist party and dance, attended by over seven hundred. In January, 1922, after all officers had been elected to serve for a second term, installation took place in Odd Fellows' Hall, attended by the Catholic clergy of the city, and officers of the Knights of Columbus.
In February, 1922, a class of two hundred and eight members were received into the circle; in May, 1922, a class of thirty-five, and in Novem- ber of the same year a class of forty, making a total membership of about five hundred. Many socials were held during 1922, and among these was the Lawn Fete for the benefit of the Bethlehem Home, held in June.
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which netted $2,100. The following officers were elected to serve for 1923, and all were installed at a joint meeting of officers from various circles of Massachusetts at Convention Hall, Boston, January 28, 1923: Regent, Agnes A. Winston; vice-regent, Anne C. Regan; honorary past regent, Helen Brennan; chancellor, Alice Crowley; custodian, Mrs. Helen Clark; treasurer, Mollie McKenna; recording secretary, Alice Hartigan; financial secretary, Margaret Philbin; scribe, Catherine Grant; monitor, Helen Welch; inner guard, Dorella Yelle; outer guard, Mary Brown; first guide, Louise Brady; second guide, Louise Gaffney; banner bearer, Alice Carney ; pianist, Madeline Mckeon; trustee, Nellie Clancy; recording secretary, appointed May, 1923, Anne Roundtree. At this time it was decided to send a representative to the National Biennial Convention to be held at Cincin- nati, Ohio, and the regent was appointed the delegate.
Degree Teams, Glee Clubs and Dramatic Clubs form a minor part of interest for the younger members. A competitive prize drill for a loving cup was held in May, 1923, in the State Armory,-Attleboro, North Attle- boro, New Bedford and Taunton competing, and it was won by the local Cardinal Gibbons Circle.
Although in existence but a short time, the five hundred members of this society have established a social center for the city of Taunton, very successful entertainments having taken the interest of the city, and plans are underway for permanent lodge rooms. The National Daughters of Isabella have for their motto, "Unity, Friendship and Charity," and this motto is lived up to in every way, especially when a call is issued from any creed or color for assistance, and more especially at the Yuletide, when a generous response is forthcoming. Although in its infancy, the plans underway will make the city of Taunton proud of its new circle.
The Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters was instituted in July, 1879, says Francis P. Conaty, and just ten years after that, or on March 12, 1899, Taunton Court, No. 73, was instituted in Taunton. Through the efforts of Jeremiah C. Dorgan, Dr. Edmund F. Flynn, Cornelius Murphy, John J. McGinty, William F. Smith, William G. Grigor and Martin J. O'Boyle, a charter list of eighty-three names was placed before the high standing committee of the order. These eighty-two Catholic men on March 12, 1889, were granted a charter in Cohannet Hall and initiated as mem- bers of the court by Chief Ranger Jeremiah G. Fennessey and staff. The following-named members constituted the first board of officers: Chief ranger, Benjamin Morris; vice chief ranger, Francis P. Conaty; treasurer, George F. Brammer; financial secretary, James T. Claffy; recording secre- tary, John J. McGinty; senior conductor, Jeremiah C. Dorgan; junior con- ductor, James E. Greenan; inside sentinel, William G. Grigor; outside sentinel, Charles A. Gibbons; chaplain, Rev. Father James F. Roach; board of trustees: John A. McDonald, Charles A. Gibbons, Cornelius Murphy. In June, 1889, the court removed to G.A.R. hall, then on Weir street ; in January, 1881, Pierce's hall, on Main street, was rented for a period of six years, and in 1897, removal was made to Social Club Hall.
The first chief ranger of the court, Benjamin Morris, was elected mayor in 1896; and Judge William S. Woods was elected mayor in 1910. The court has participated in all the great events of Massachusetts Catholic Forestry. Martin J. O'Boyle was elected deputy high chief ranger-at-large
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in 1889, and later George F. Brammer was appointed to the same office; and Francis P. Conaty was elected a member of the board of trustees of the high court. The membership in 1923 was five hundred. These have been the chief rangers of the court: 1890, Benjamin Morris; 1891-1893, George F. Brammer; 1894-1895, William F. Grigor; 1896, William H. Gallagher; 1897, Martin B. Hayes; 1898-1899, John L. Gaffney; 1900, George F. Brammer; 1901, Francis P. Conaty; 1902-03, Michael O'Keefe; 1904-05, James F. Kenely; 1906, Thomas Laughlin; 1907-09, James H. McGrath; 1910-11, William P. Crowley; 1912, Patrick F. O'Donnell; 1913, Bernard S. Conaty; 1914, James F. Kenely; 1915-16, John S. Conaty; 1917- 18, John J. McGuinness; 1919-20, John J. Mulligan; 1921-23, Philip Reilly; 1923, John E. McKenna.
St. Elizabeth Court, Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters, was organized June 22, 1894, when Jeremiah Fennessey of Boston had charge of the ceremonies. There were forty-eight charter mmbers. The first chief ranger was Miss Ellen V. Galligan; vice chief ranger, Miss Sarah Dowd. The officers for 1913: Chief ranger, Mary E. Murray; vice chief ranger, Nellie Leary; senior conductor, Julia Moran; junior conductor, Mary Leary; recording secretary, Margaret O'Neil; financial secretary, Ellen G. Walsh; inside sentinel, Ellen Goodwin; outside sentinel, Margaret Lawlor. The Fr. McNulty degree staff: Manager, John E. Murphy; assistant manager, Joseph H. Eldridge; marshal, Miss Zita Foley; assisted by Miss Grace Dennehy, pianist, and Mrs. Maude Kelleher, Misses Nellie O'Malley, Ethel Morrison, Nora Minnehan, Mrs. Veronica Eldridge, Misses Bernice Buckley, Erma Foley, Mary Fitzmaurice, Bessie O'Malley, May Kelleher, Alice Kelleher, Mary Brady, Ruth O'Malley and John Carey and Dennis Coffey. In 1921, Mrs. Elizabeth Parker was appointed deputy high chief ranger-at-large. The membership in 1923 was 342.
Since the early fifties the Ancient Order of Hibernians have been a fraternal force in Taunton, and their gatherings, parades and conventions of the past century were noteworthy events. Division No. 2 was organized April 3, 1873, with twelve charter members, at Galligan Hall, on Weir street. The membership at that time consisted of William J. Hever, Michael McMahan, Luke Lee, James McMahan, John O'Hearne, senior, John O'Hearne, jr., Parrick Gallagher, John McNamara, Cornelius Reagan, Michael O'Brien, Dennis Gallagher, James Conaty, John McHugh. The officers were: President, William J. Hever; vice-president, Luke Lee; treasurer, Michael McMahon; financial secretary, John McHugh; record- ing secretary, John O'Hearne, jr. Division No. 5, organized at East Taun- ton in 1918, amalgamated with Division No. 2. Division No. 8, which had organized in Whittenton, also joined with Division No. 2. The A. O. H. Auxiliary is a flourishing organization. The officers in 1923: President, Miss Annie Hughes; vice-president, Miss Margaret Curran; financial secre- tary, Mrs. William O'Brien; treasurer, Miss Catherine McGuire.
The Wolf Tone Club was organized in 1876, with Francis Balfe as president; John McHugh as vice-president; John O'Hearne as secretary. The officers in 1923: President, John Hackett; vice-president, Philip Cur- ran; secretary, Daniel Minahan; financial secretary, Lawrence Gaffney; treasurer, John S. Field; sergeant-at-arms, John Murray.
In the fifties an Hibernian society organized old Division No. 1, which
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continued until the time of the Civil War, and met in the British block. Most of the members enlisted in that war, and the division ceased to exist.
B. P. O. E .- With its membership of more than six hundred and forty in 1923, Taunton Lodge, No. 40, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, had attained the highest standing of its long history, and with the presentation of its "Carnival" that year and the memory of leading social events and annual observances of past years, the lodge is one of the principal fraternities in the city. Edward C. Ward, secretary of the lodge, recounts matters of interest regarding the organization. The lodge was instituted December 9, 1889, the first meeting being held in the City Hotel for that purpose, those who made the application for the charter being the following-named: E. D. Chase, William R. Crossman, William F. Canedy, jr., William S. Briggs, Floyd Travers; James Cash, of Provi- dence Lodge, No. 14; L. M. Maynard, of Lodge No. 73; Waldo Reed, William M. Lovering of Fall River Lodge, No. 18; and the charter mem- bers were the following-named :
Henry D. Atwood, Charles H. Buffinton, Charles F. Bliss, Solon E. Buffinton, Henry G. Brownell, Edward Buffinton, William S. Briggs, Harrison A. Cushman, George A. Congdon, Abner Coleman, Harris B. Caswell, John C. Chamberlain, Charles Carey, George P. Cahoon, George W. Colby, Thomas E. Coleman, William R. Crossman, James Cash, John E. DeBlois, Frank O. Dean, Franklin Denham, James P. Dunn, John H. Eldridge, Abram D. Emery, Albert S. Eldridge, Walker T. Emery, William N. Field, William F. Greenough, John H. Galligan, John L. Guthrie, William Geib, Edward F. Galligan, M.D., Charles K. Gillon, M.D., Alfred B. Hodges, Hon. Frederick S. Hall, John D. Hopkins, Edward C. Holt, George B. Harvey, C. L. Handford, Joseph F. Hines, Lawrence W. Hall, Asa W. Jenney, William L. Lovering, Charles L. Macomber, Joseph Macomber, Francis D. Magee, James T. Mahar, Andrew W. Miller, Herbert L. Peak, Bion G. Pierce, Herbert Q. Presbrey, Clarence A. Peck, Gordon Parker, William J. Reed, Charles W. Rogan, C. P. Robinson, Richard Robinson, Clinton Sprout, Ripley W. Townsend, H. H. Townsend, Arthur B. Totten, Fred L. Toppan, Floyd Travers, Simeon A. Wheeler, George F. Williams, James P. Whitters, Charles H. Washburn, Charles P. Westgate, Louis B. Walker, Albert B. White, Edwin F. Walker, George Williams.
The Exalted Rulers: Alfred B. Hodges, John H. Eldridge, Herbert Q. Presbrey, William H. Nicholas, Albert S. Eldridge, John L. Guthrie, Charles Westgate, Abram S. Emery, Charles W. Rogan, John J. Kavan- augh, Patrick T. Creed, Richard P. Coughlin, John B. Tracy, John J. Reagan, Henry W. Galligan, John E. Fitzgerald, William M. Dean, Charles J. Carey, Thomas H. Booth, John H. Sullivan, Thomas J. Dooley, Charles C. Cain, jr., Michael J. McAloon, Thomas J. Brady, Charles L. Magee, John B. Miller, Joseph L. Burns, Frederick J. Smith, John J. Mahan, Louis P. Soucy, Edward J. Lane, James H. Boyd.
Fifty-three members of this lodge entered the service of the World War, and three died in the service. In recognition of the valor and worth of their comrades, the lodge placed on the wall of the lodge-room a bronze memorial containing the names of the fifty-three members who entered the war, the memorial with its Elks emblems and aims thereon being the work
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of the local sculptor, Louis L. Leach. The lodge gave a generous share in all the drives in the World War besides.
The officers in 1923: James H. Boyd, exalted ruler; William A. Lyons, esteemed leading knight, George H. Robinson, esteemed loyal knight; Daniel A. Stanton, esteemed lecturing knight; Edward C. Ward, secretary; Edgar L. Crossman, treasurer; Thomas F. Smith, tyler; Harry W. Galligan, trustee for three years; Edward J. Lane, delegate to the convention; Louis P. Soucy, alternate delegate to the convention.
Pythian Lodges .- John Hancock Lodge, No. 40, was instituted May 20, 1870, with 19 charter members. Taunton Lodge No. 93 was instituted January 12, 1892, with 62 charter members. These two lodges were con- solidated January 16, 1908, forming John Hancock-Taunton Lodge, No. 40. Their membership December 31, 1922, was 74. The present officers are: Fred Smith, chancellor commander; Nathan A. King, vice-chancellor; John H. Smith, prelate; George I. Goff, master of work; R. Stanley Wicks, keeper of records and seal; Frederick W. Brune, master of finance; Amos P. Davis, master of exchequer; Arthur Doherty, master-at-arms; Frederick E. Handy, inner guard; J. Arthur Nixon, outer guard; George M. Jones, Levi L. Wetherbee, representatives to Grand Lodge.
Orient Lodge, No. 107, was instituted July 11, 1894, with 49 charter members. Their membership December 31, 1922, was 134. The present officers are: Arthur R. Meacock, chancellor commander; Frederick A. Haskell, vice-chancellor; Herbert N. Gibbs, prelate; James E. Roberts, master of work; Clinton P. Rounds, keeper of records and seal; George W. Seeley, master of finance; Irving Whitmarsh, master of exchequer; Ralph O. Teplow, master-at-arms; James Pilling, inner guard; Wilfred H. Lassell, outer guard; Charles E. Hackett, George W. Seeley, repre- sentatives to Grand Lodge.
Liberty Temple, No. 7, Pythian Sisters, according to the compilation of Rebecca Brewer, was instituted in Grand Army Hall, Weir street, June 18, 1891, by Mary P. Lloyd, of Diana Temple, No. 2, of Gloucester, and her suite, with a charter list of thirty-one ladies and thirty knights as follows :
Anna J. Harvey, Hattie L. Hathaway, Mabel Trefethen, Edna Harvey, Rebecca Brewer, Gertrude F. Bliss, Ella C. Ellis, Sarah C. Tripp, Letitia M. Brown, Julia F. Sherman, Georgianna D. Gifford, Ella E. Raymond, Isabella J .Woodward, Ella M. Sellars, Florence M. Woodward, Gertrude Murdock, Mary R. Williams, Bertha E. Hodges, Ellen A. Hodges, Lois H. Congdon, Ellen J. Waite, Fannie Vaughn, Sylvina Abbott, Christie Padelford, Lucia Pizer, Isabel W. Padelford, Ida F. Crossman, Emma L. Trefethen, Marietta Buffington, Asa Jenney, Thomas W. Sherman, William N. Sellars, Leonard C. Woodward, J. A. Berker, William A. Frink, Alfred B. Hodges, Charles W. Rogan, Charles W. Buffum, E. Robinson, Charles W. Trefethen, George Jones, Edwin Williams, Joshua W. Brewer, William C. Tripp, William W. Padelford, A. Franklin Vaughn, Joseph N. Talbot, Levi K. Congdon, Charles E. Gifford, Walter W. Brown, Roland H. Bliss, James T. Bush, William R. Crossman, M. Burns, Charles H. Bliss, J. McGuire, James M. Anderson, J. Wilson Brown, Jerry J. Fletcher.
The first officers of the Temple were as follows :-
Past chief, Mary R. Williams; most excellent chief, Rebecca Brewer; excellent senior, Anna J. Harvey; excellent junior, Hattie L. Hathaway; mistress of records and correspondence, Florence M. Woodward; mistress of
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finance, Bertha E. Hodges; manager of the temple, Ella M. Sellars; protec- tor of the temple, Isabella J. Woodward; guard of the outer temple, Ellen J. Waite; chaplain, Julia F. Sherman; past chiefs of the temple: Mary R. Wil- liams, Rebecca Brewer, Anna J. Harvey, Hattie L. Hathaway, Ella M. Sel- lars, Florence M. Woodward, Bertha E. Hodges, Letitia M. Brown, Isabella J. Woodward, Hattie White, Ella Raymond, Georgianna D. Gifford, Mary Raymond, Ida Crossman, Alice Vaughn, Lucia Pizer, Isabel Padelford, Annie Zantow, Carrie Cole, Ada Rogers, Eva M. Brassell, Sylvina Abbott; past grand chiefs: Rebecca Brewer and Anna J. Harvey ; past supreme rep- resentatives : Rebecca Brewer and Anna J. Harvey. Anna J. Harvey served as grand mistress of records and correspondence fourteen years. Rebecca Brewer was installed most excellent chief nine times.
Hebrew Societies .- It was about 1883, writes William W. Wells, that a young Hebrew with a pack on his back came to Taunton to sell notions and small wares, with the intention of raising money enough to pay the passage of his parents and brothers from Elizabethgrad, Russia, to this country. That young man, Moses Goldstein, in 1923 a resident of New Bedford, was the first of the Jews to settle in Taunton; and it was six months after- wards that his brother, Levi Goldstein, arrived, he still being a resident here. Then other settlers came (some to stop awhile, others to move on to other cities), so that the community was small in numbers for many years. At first public prayers were held at the home of one of the com- munity ; later a hall was hired for the principal holidays. It was not until 1905 that any Jewish association was organized here.
The Taunton Hebrew Fraternal Association was the first here, its pur- pose being to unite the Jews for religious and social work. In 1909 they bought and dedicated the Mount Nebo Cemetery, in Oakland, to this date the only Jewish burial place in Taunton. The first officers of the associa- tion were: President, Hyman Baron; vice-president, Jacob Goldstein; secre- tary and treasurer, Meyer Zachs. After the synagogue was built, the so- ciety allotted burial places for their members, and turned the cemetery over to the Congregation Agudath Achim.
The Jewish women of Taunton in 1908 formed the Ladies' Helping Hand, to be of assistance to any Jewish family that might be in temporary want, or any sick needing care. The first officers were: President, Mrs. Esther Goldstein; secretary, Mrs. Sophie Franklin; treasurer, Mrs. Annie Goldstein. The present officers: President, Mrs. Annie Levi; vice-president, Mrs. Pifla Cohen; recording secretary, Mrs. Sadie Swig; financial secretary, Mrs. Rose Glickman; treasurer, Mrs. Daisy Karon.
Taunton Lodge, No. 481, Independent Order of B'rith Abraham, a fraternal insurance order, was organized in 1908. Its first officers were : President, Benjamin Rozin; secretary, Max Greenfield. The officers in 1923: President, Joseph Kaplon; vice-president, Wolf Zachs; recording secretary, Rev. Israel Faber; financial secretary, Julius Kulick; treasurer, Joseph Singer; trustees: Samuel Silverman, Louis Berkover, Michael Gold- stein. It has a membership of one hundred men and women.
The center of Jewish life and activities here is in the synagogue of the Congregation Agudath Achim, on Winthrop street. The congregation was organized in 1910, and its first president was William J. Dana. The syna- gogue was dedicated in 1912, under the presidency of Louis J. Antine, the cornerstone being laid by Charles Tannenbaum. In 1922 the congregation
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purchased the adjoining property, at 38 Winthrop street, and rebuilt the house for school purposes, where Jewish children are taught the, Hebrew language and Jewish history and religion. The present officers (1923) are: President, William J. Dana; vice-president, Louis J. Antine; recording secretary, Sigfried Loeffler; financial secretary, Alexander Immerman; treas- urer, Wolf Grossman. The congregation now has a membership of eighty.
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