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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY FROM 1873 TO 1888. - C. W. W. Wellington, W. J. Cochran, E. S. Hathaway, Francis C. Williams, E. M. Lancaster, Gordon
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H. Nott, P. B. Davis, T. D. Weld, I. H. Gilbert, E. C. Aldrich, Hamilton A. Hill, Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., C. C. Hayes, G. Fred Gridley, Edmund Davis, Amos H. Brainard, Henry B. Miner, Hobart M. Cable, Charles F. Jenney, Galen L. Stone, David C. Marr, Frank B. Rich.
TOWN CLERKS FROM 1868 TO 1888. - Charles W. Turner (one year), Henry C. Adams (one year), Henry B. Terry (18 years).
TREASURERS FROM 1868 TO 1888. - Henry S. Adams (5 years), David D. Rand- lett and E. S. Hathaway (one year), B. C. Vose (one year), Henry S. Bunton (13 years).
COLLECTORS FROM 1868 TO 1888. - Henry A. Rich (9 years), Joseph Quimby (5 years), George Sanford (6 years).
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REPRESENTATIVES TO GENERAL COURT FROM 1877 TO 1888. - Charles F. Gerry, William J. Stuart, Hobart M. Cable, Samuel R. Mosely, Charles F. Jenney, Ferdinand A. Wyman.
VOTE "ON LICENSE " in the town of Hyde Park since the present "License Law " went into effect, from 1882 to 1888.
YEAR.
Yes.
No.
Total.
YEAR.
Yes.
No.
Total.
1882
315
269
584
1885
298
540
838
1883
279
518
794
1886
I71
358
529
1884
308
520
828
188-
234
584
818
STATISTICS FOR THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Births.
Deaths.
. Years.
Population.
Valuation.
Dwellings.
School
Children.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Marriages.
Male.
Female.
Total.
1868
4,136
$2,913,657.00
460
615
45
61
106
20
I7
13
30
1869
.....
3,714,478.00
544
820
46
45
91
35
26
31
57
1870
...
4,857,214.00
805
970
87
S7
174
45
43
34
77
1871
5,006
5,955,925.00
....
1,154
102
IIO
212
57
52
43
95
1872
6,158
7,329, 527.00
1,087
1,344
94
114
208
53
55
53
108
1873
6.750
7.509,815.00
1,121
1,392
93
60
144
50
54
76
130
IS75
6,316
6,942,284.00
1,184
1,436
106
96
202
60
63
72
136
1878
5,867
4.674,871.00
1,198
1,252
93
So
173
34
44
4 1
85
1890
6,915
4,123,490.00
1,203
1,527
79
99
178
59
44
63
107
1882
7,58
4.597,771.00
1,220
1,569
114
92
206
62
59
59
118
1883
8,047
1,855,402.00
1,240
1,775
IO2
SS
190
70
71
72
143
1884
8,192
5,05),613.00
1,296
1,857
104
92
196
73
49
61
110
1885
8,312
5.202,085.00
1,327
1,800
III
100
21I
69
68
63
131
1886
8.463
5,627,688.00
1,468
1,896
84
113
197
86
64
8
145
188-
8,919
5,909,004.00
1,512
1,876
125
108
233
96
65
78
143
Totals,
1,834
1,798
3,632
1,142
1,082
1,132
2,215
1876
5,862
6,545,767.00
1,189
1,358
78
86
164
39
76
137
1577
5,879
5,707,632.00
1,194
1,392
79
166
44
47
41
88
1879
6,475
4, 180, 106 00
1,198
1,524
87
90
177
59
52
59
7,311
4,378, 116.00
1,204
1,628
113
107
220
62
67
65
132
91
184
69
SI
132
1874
6,05.4
7,069, 323 00
1,160
1,302
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AREA OF THE TOWN. - Area in 1868, 2,800 acres ; area in 1887, taking out highways and non-assessable property, 2,406 acres.
ORGANIZATIONS.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
First Baptist Church .- Organized Sept. 23, 1858. First officers - L. B. Hana- ford, Clerk; George Pierce, Treas. ; L. B. Hanaford, Franklin Stone, David Higgins, Com. Present officers - Rev. H. W. Tilden, Pastor; O. P. Horne, C. H. Tucker, F. H. Dean, David Bentley, A. MacGregor, Deacons ; A. MacGregor, Clerk ; O. P. Horne, Treas .; Pastors - Revs. G. R. Darrow, C. A. Skinner, W. H. S. Ventres, I. H. Gilbert, D. C. Eddy, D. D., Gorham Easterbrook, H. W. Tilden. Number of members April 22, 1868, 123; present membership, 368. Amount contributed for missions 1868-87, $2,575.
Society of the First Baptist Church. - Organized Oct. 18, 1861. Incorporated Oct. 29, 1861. First officers - L. B. Hanaford, Geo. W. Noyes, Benj. J. Bartlett, Ex. Com .; Amos Webster, Treas .; Chas. F. Gerry, Clerk. Present officers - Chas. H. Tucker, Ira Stockwell, John W. Jigger, Wm. H. Barritt, A. MacGregor, Ex. Com .; G. Walter Bass, Treas .; Frank H. Wheeler, Clerk.
Sunday School .- Organized Sept. 26, 1858. First officers -J. M. Williams, Supt .; H. G. Smith, Asst. Supt .; L. B. Hanaford, Sec. and Treas .; James Lawson, Lib. Present officers - Ira Stockwell, Supt .; John W. Jigger, Asst. Supt .; Irving C. Webster, Sec .; Chas. H. Tucker, Treas .; Wm. H. Horne, Lib .; Past Super- intendents - J. M. Williams, L. B. Hanaford, C. F. Gerry, T. C. Evans, B. Sears, F. H. Videto, B. H. Brooks, Ira Stockwell. Number of members at organization, 25 ; present membership, 41I.
Ladies' Social Circle .- Organized May 20, 1859. First officers - Mrs. Franklin Stone, Pres. ; Mrs. Geo. Pierce, V .- Pres .; Mrs. Elmon Benton, Sec. Present officers - Mrs. H. W. Tilden, Pres .; Mrs. David Bentley, V .- Pres .; Miss J. M. Stone, Sec. and Treas. ; Mrs. Frank Holbrook, Asst. Sec. and Treas. Past Presi- dents-Mrs. Franklin Stone, Mrs. Amos Webster, Mrs. Albert Snow, Mrs. W. D. Mitchell, Mrs. M. H. Howes, Mrs. H. H. Gould, Mrs. J. F. Goodwin, Mrs. E. D. Swallow, Mrs. B. H. Brooks. Number of members at organization, 15; present membership, 50.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society .- Organized Dec. 27, 1871. First officers - Mrs. I. H. Gilbert, Pres .; Mrs. O. A. Smith, V .- Pres .; Mrs. E. M. Lancaster, Sec. and Treas. Present officers - Mrs. A. Webster, Pres .; Mrs. O. P. Horne, V .- Pres .; Mrs. D. Bentley, Sec. and Treas. Number of members at organization, 14; present membership, 30. Amount of missionary contributions, $465.08.
Branch of the Woman's American Baptist Home Missionary Society .- Organized Nov. 21, 1882. First officers- Mrs. S. R. H. Giles, Pres. ; Mrs. M. L. Gould, V .- Pres. ; Mrs. F. H. Dean, Sec. and Treas. Present officers - Mrs. S. R. H. Giles, Pres. ; Mrs. M. L. Gould, V .- Pres .; Mrs. A. MacGregor, Sec. and Treas. Number of members at organization, 17 ; present membership, 38. Total mis- sionary contributions, $212.
Cheerful Workers .- Organized November, 1878. First officers - Mrs. Amos Webster, Pres .; Miss Abbie Wiggin, V .- Pres. ; Miss Florence Webster, Sec .; Miss Grace Horne, Treas. Present officers - Miss S. L. Miner, Pres .; Miss Nellie Brown, V .- Pres .; Miss Susie Waldron, Sec. ; Miss Annie Guy, Treas. Past Presidents - Mrs. Webster, Mrs. E. M. Lancaster, Miss Elma Stone. Number of members at organization, 8 ; present membership, 32. Total missionary con- tributions, $200.
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Young People's Social Union .- Organized, Feb. 18, 1885. First officers -C. H. Tucker, Pres. ; Irving Webster, V .- Pres .; Emma Colby, Sec .; W. L. Adams, Treas. Present officers : Wm. Horne, Pres .; - Glover, V .- Pres. ; Gertrude Draper, Sec. ; Lillie Gould, Treas. Number of members at organization, 31 ; present membership, 48.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Parish of Christ Church, Episcopal .- Organized Nov. 8, 1860. First officers - Amos H. Brainard, Gordon H. Nott, Wardens ; Levi Bickford, Jairus Pratt, Samuel Fennell, W. H. Hoogs, Vestrymen ; Samuel A. Bradbury, Treas. ; J. M. R. Story, Clerk. Present officers - Samuel N. Piper, Samuel A. Foster, Wardens ; R. H. Vivian, A. J. Adams, George L. Ridley, James B. Bird, M. W. Brown. Vestrymen ; A. J. Adams, Treas .; George L. Ridley, Clerk. Rectors - Revs. A. H. Washburn, Wm. H. Collins, J. W. Birchmore, Robt. Scott, R. B. Van Kleeck, D. D., F. H. T. Horsfield, E. A. Rand, J. T. Magrath, H. L. C. Braddon. Number of members at organization, 64; present membership, 135. Contributions to missions, 1868 to 1887 inclusive, $2,691.94.
Sunday School. - Present officers - Rev. H. L. C. Braddon, Rector ; Thos. Wilson, Supt .; Walter P. Piper, Lib .; Robert C. Sears, Asst. Lib .; George L. Ridley, Or. and Treas. Membership in 1868, 107 ; present membership, 127.
St. Andrew's Brotherhood. - Organized March 19, 1887. First officers - Rev. J. T. Magrath, Pres. ; Chas. P. Foote, V .- Pres .; H. B. Humphrey, Sec. ; Maybin W. Brown, Treas. Present officers - Rev. H. L. C. Braddon, Pres. ; Samuel A. Fos- ster, V .- Pres. ; H. B. Humphrey, Sec. ; Maybin W. Brown, Treas. Number of members at organization, II ; present membership, 41.
St. Margaret's Chapter. - Organized Sept. 29, 1887. Officers - Rev. H. L. C. Braddon, Pres. ; Marion Brainard, Ist V .- Pres .; Mrs. H. L. C. Braddon, 2d V .- Pres. ; Fannie Bird, Sec. ; Mrs. G. L. Ridley, Treas. Number of members at organization, 25 ; present membership, 24. The object of this society is the charge of the interior of the church, care of the altar linen, furnishings, etc., and any other work which the rector may suggest or approve.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
First Congregational Church. - Organized May 7, 1863. First officers - Sylves- ter Phelps, Thomas Hammond, Deacons ; Enoch E. Blake, Clerk. Present offi- cers - Rev. P. B. Davis, Pastor ; Enoch E. Blake, J. Ellery Piper, Edward W. Cross, Henry D. Noyes, Joseph D. Ellis, Frederick D. Freeman, Deacons ; Dr. Chas. Sturtevant, Clerk ; E. S. Hathaway, S. S. Supt. Rev. Perley B. Davis has been the only pastor. Number of members April 22, 1868, 64 ; present member. ship, 531.
Hyde Park Congregational Society. - Incorporated (under general laws) Nov. 7, 1865. First officers - Thomas W. Barrell, Clerk ; E. E. Blake, Treas .; Dr. Horatio Leseur, Thomas Hammond, Henry S. Adams, D. J. Goss, and J. L. Butman, Pru. Com. Present officers - Dr. J. K. Knight, Clerk ; Fred. N. Tirrell, Treas. ; Chas. P. Vaughan, Col. ; L. B. Bidwell, H. D. Noyes, E. S. Hathaway, A. C. Kollock, and Thomas Chamberlain, Pru. Com. Assets at organization o, at present time, $20,500 net.
Sunday School .- Organized March 27, 1861. First Supt. Besture B. Haskell. Present officers - E. S. Hathaway, Supt. ; J. D. Ellis, C. F. Fiske, Asst. Supts. ; C. F. Holt, Sec. and Treas. ; Joseph Willett, Aud .; E. J. Ellis, R. J. Ellis, C. P. Vaughan, C. B. Tower, Libs. Past Superintendents-B. B. Haskell, E. E. Blake, Albert Knight, Thos. Hammond, Henry S. Adams, Thos. W. Barrell, Timothy Foster, C. W. Turner, Jas. S. Tileston, E. S. Hathaway, H. D. Noyes, J. Langdon Curtis. Number of members at organization, 12; present member- ship, Goo.
Auxiliary to the Woman's Board of Missions .- Organized Feb., 1872. First officers - Mrs. Mary. F. Davis, Pres. ; Mrs. Margaret B. Howard, Sec .; Mrs. Emily F. Sturtevant, Treas. Present officers - Mrs. Henry D. Noyes, Pres. ; Mrs.
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Henry S. Bunton, Sec. and Treas .; Past President - Mrs. Mary F. Davis, from 1872-1885. Number of members at organization, 36; present membership, 66. The amount raised by this society since its organization, and paid over to the Woman's Board towards the support of schools and Bible women in foreign lands, is $1,286.16.
Maternal Association .- Organized Dec. 3, 1879. First officers - Mrs. Thos. Chamberlain, Pres .; Mrs. C. K. Sanger, V .- Pres. ; Mrs. C. F. Holt, Sec. and Treas. Present officers - Mrs. J. P. Higgins, Pres .; Mrs. J. L. Curtis, V .- Pres. ; Mrs. E. C. Farwell, Sec. and Treas. ; Mrs. F. D. Freeman, Lib. Past Presidents - Mrs. Thos. Chamberlain, Mrs. P. B. Davis, Mrs. E. O. Taylor, Mrs. G. H. Butler, Mrs. J. P. Higgins. Number of members at organization, 14; present member- ship, 41.
Woman's Home Missionary Union (Ladies' Sewing Society) .- Organized April 28, 1864. First officers - Mrs. J. J. Raynes, Pres .; Mrs. E. E. Blake, V .- Pres .; Miss H. W. Hammond, Sec. and Treas. Present officers - Mrs. C. L. Greene, Pres. ; Mrs. D. J. Goss, V .- Pres. ; Miss Lelia Caffin, 2d V .. Pres .; Mrs. C. P. Vaughan, Sec .; Mrs. D. W. Lewis, Treas. Number of members April 22, 1868, 40 ; present membership, 50.
Young Ladies' Aid Society .- Organized Sept., 1882. First officers - Margaret W. Stockbridge, Pres .; Lizzie U. Emerson, V .- Pres .; Carrie S. Capron, Sec. Last officers - Ella E. Goss, Pres. ; Mrs. L. H. McIntire, V .- Pres. ; Mary L. Blackwell, Sec. This was a very active organization, which, during its existence, donated to the church the large, colored front window, representing St. Paul and the Good Shepherd ; distributed over $700 in charitable ways, and helped many needy families.
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor .- Organized Dec. 16, 1884. First officers - Dr. J. K, Knight, Pres .; Geo. E. Doty, V .- Pres .; Miss H. C. Chamber- lain, Sec .; E. W. Lewis, Treas. Present officers - Ralph J. Ellis, Pres. ; Miss M. B. Caffin, V .- Pres. ; Miss Lucia Alger, Sec .; Miss G. E. Holt. Treas. Past Presidents - Dr. J. K. Knight, Joseph D. Ellis, Henry R. Stone, Fred W. Brown, Chas. E. Hathaway. Present membership, 72.
Heart and Hand Society (Juvenile). - Organized Dec. 1, 1877. Officers - Miss Annie J. Walker, Sec .; Miss Grace Robinson, Treas. Number of members at organization, 43 regular ; 22 honorary. The society was disbanded in 1884, and during the seven years of its existence distributed to missions $933.23. The missionary work, home and foreign, has been assisted every year from 1877 ( with one exception) by juvenile effort, but under different organizations.
Children's Missionary Society. Organized in 1886. First President - Mrs. P. B. Davis ; Present President - Mrs. Wm. Wood. Present membership, 45. Dis- tributed to missions during past year, $100.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
First Methodist Episcopal Church. - Organized Feb. 10, 1867. First officers - N. T. Whitaker, Pastor ; Martin L. Whicher, John Terry, David C. Bancroft, Byley Lyford, Charles D. Hubbard, Stewards. Present officers - John Terry, H. B. Terry, W. H. Norris, A. H. Holway, C. Haley, A. R. Whittier, George L. Stocking, A. E. Bradley, Trustees ; C. A. House, George E. Haven, N. F. Berry, G. H. Peare, W. H. Norris, P. Merritt, E. L. Jennings, E. S. Norris, E. Buss, Stewards. Pastors - Revs. N. T. Whittaker, Geo. Prentice, E. S. Best, E. A. Manning, G. W. Mansfield, J. S. Whedon, H. J. Fox, D. D., W. N. Richardson, Jesse Wagner, Frederick Woods, D. D., W. T. Worth. Number of members April 22, 1868, 53 ; present membership, 305.
Sunday School. - Organized June 28, 1857. First officers - Daniel Warren, Supt. ; Ira Benton, Chor .; L. B. Hanaford, Lib. Present officers - C. A. House, Supt. ; Geo. E. Haven, Ist Asst. ; Mrs. A. H. Holway, 2d Asst .; C. B. Peare, Sec .; H. E. Morrill, Treas .; Miss M. Blake, Asst. Treas .; C. S. Norris, Lib .; F. W. Howard. John Hurst, Assts. Past Superintendents - Daniel Warren, John McIlroy, M. L Whicher. T. E. Bowman, S. H. Hatch, R. W. Husted, H. F. Howard, J. P. Higgins, Geo. E. Haven. Number of members April 22, 1868, 125 ;
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present membership, 439. This Sunday school was the pioneer in Hyde Park. For years it met at the house of Daniel Warren, and was known as the " Warren Fairmount Sunday school."
Ladies' Social Circle. - Organized July 1, 1869. First officers - Mrs. B. F. Radford, Pres. ; Mrs. E. M. Swift, V .- Pres. ; C. D. Hubbard, Treas. ; Mrs. G. W. Hubbard, Sec. Present officers - Mrs. Lovell, Pres. ; Mrs. H Terry and Mrs. McIntire, V .- Pres. ; Mrs. G. E. Haven, Sec. and Treas. Number of members at organization, 28; present membership, 45. Besides other charitable work, have raised nearly $4,oco toward church debt.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. - Organized Sept. 11, 1879. First offi. cers - Mrs. Alderman, Pres ; Mrs. Richardson, V .- Pres. ; Ella F. Norris, Rec. Sec. ; Mrs. Higgins, Cor. Sec. ; Mrs. Radford, Treas. Present officers - Mrs. Woods, Pres .; Mrs. Radford, V .- Pres. : Mrs. House, Cor. Sec. and Treas. ; Mrs. S. J. Hill, Rec. Sec. Number of members at organization, 48; present member- bership, 50. The sum of $550 has been raised for this work; a girl in Pekin, China, is supported in school, and a sum raised to assist in endowing an illustrated paper for women of India.
Woman's Home Missionary Society. - Organized May 5, 1887. Present officers - Mrs. J. Hill, Pres. ; Mrs. R. McIntire, Mrs. J. Terry and Mrs. J. Caller, V .- Pres .; Mrs. P. Merritt, Rec. Sec. ; Mrs. Coleworthy, Cor. Sec. ; Mrs. W. H. Sayer, Treas. Number of members at organization, 21 ; present membership, 35. Mis- sionary contributions, $160 ; one barrel clothing, 40 subscribers to Woman's Home Missions.
Young People's Society. - Organized Nov. 2, 1885. First officers - C. S. Nor- ris, Pres. ; Annie Clark, V .- Pres .; Lizzie Husted, Sec. ; Ed. Jenney, Treas. Pres. ent officers - C. S. Norris, Pres .; A. D. Wheeler, V .- Pres. ; Emily Woods, Sec. ; W. E. Norris, Treas. Present membership, 102.
Mission Band. - Organized 1883. First officers - Ella Stocking, Pres. ; Emma Cochrane and May Allen, V .- Pres. ; Alice Blake, Rec. Sec. ; Helen Cole, Cor. Sec. ; Sadie Holway, Treas. Present officers - Mrs. Winward, Pres. ; Sadie Lincoln, V .. Pres. ; Emily Woods, Sec. and Treas. Present membership, 20. Contribu- tions, $109.50.
UNITARIAN CHURCH.
First Unitarian Society. - Organized June 1, 1867. Incorporated under the general laws June 3, 1868. First officers - Theodore D. Weld, Pres. ; A. P. Blake, V. Pres. ; Benj. C. Vose, Clerk ; David D. Ranlett, Treas. Present officers - Theodore D. Weld, Pres .; F. W. Tewksbury, V .- Pres .; Benj. C. Vose, Clerk ; Frank W. Darling, Treas. Pastors - Revs. T. B. Forbush, Wm. Hamilton, Francis C. Williams, A. Judson Rich, and James Huxtable. Theodore I). Weld has served as President from the organization ; Benj. C. Vose as Clerk, Treasurer, or Vice- President ; and F. W. Tewksbury nine years as Vice-President. Number of members at organization, 28 ; present membership, 105.
Sunday School. - No record of organization. First officers- B. C. Vose, Supt. ; Sarah M. Vose, Treas. ; Horace Sumner, Lib. Present officers - Rev. James Huxtable, Pastor ; Walter C. Brvant, Supt .; Wm. R. Hall, Asst. Supt. ; Sarah M. Vose, Treas. ; Fred. II. Bryant, Lib. Present membership, 150.
Ladies' Social and Benevolent Society .- Organized Sept. 24, 1874. First officers- Mrs. F. C. Williams, Pres. ; Miss S. M. Vose, Sec. Present officers - Mrs. F. W. Tewksbury, Pres .; Mrs. P. H. Alexander, Sec. Number of members at organiza- tion, 46; present membership, 58.
Unity Club. - Organized Oct. 24, 18S4. First officers - Rev. James Huxtable, Pres. ; P. H. Alexander, V .- Pres. ; Miss Abbie S. Teele, Sec. ; A. B. II. Chapin, Treas. Present officers- Fred. R. Hill, Pres. ; C. K. Gurney, V .- Pres. ; Miss Hattie F. Packard, Sec. ; Frank G. Head, Treas. Past Presidents - Rev. James Huxtable, P. II. Alexander, R. W. Karnan. Number of members at organization, 23; present membership, over 50. The object of the club is to promote social intercourse among its members, by literary, musical, and other entertainments, and to promote the interests of the First Unitarian Society.
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UNION EVANGELICAL CHURCH.
Union Evangelical Church .- Organized April 26, 1872. First officers - J. N. Stevens, Clerk ; Mrs. Mary Mathewson, Treas. Present officers - J. N. Tilton, Clerk; S. T. Case, Treas. ; J. N. Tilton and S. T. Case, Deacons. Pastors - Revs. Wm. F. Davis and J. B. Davis ; supplied by students for the past ten years. Number of members at organization, 5 ; present membership, 23.
Union Evangelical Religious Society .- Organized Aug. 27, 1870. First officers - J. N. Stevens, Clerk; David H. Wight, Treas. ; Geo. E. Sherman, J. N. Stevens, B. F. Garland, Pru. Com. Present officers- J. N. Tilton, Clerk; S. T. Case, Treas .; J. N. Tilton, S. T. Case, E. W. Lyon, P. A. Spencer, Charles Spencer, Pru. Com.
CLARENDON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Clarendon Congregational Church .- Organized April 19, 1880. First officers - Rev. Samuel D. Hosmer, Pastor ; Wm. C. Cannon, Clerk ; John H. Tuckerman, Treas .; John H. Halden, Auditor ; John H. Tuckerman, John Halden, Deacons ; Rosina Beet, Laurana W. Mellen, Deaconesses; W. C. Cannon, S. S. Supt. Present officers - Rev. A. H. Johnson, Pastor ; Geo. E. Grant, Clerk; Wm. R. Todd, Treas. ; John Halden, Auditor; Wm. R. Todd, Deacon; Mrs. A. A. Day, Deaconess. Number of members at organization, 20 ; present membership, 41.
Clarendon Hills Congregational Society .- Organized and incorporated Jan. 14, 1878. First officers - Chas. H. Yeaton, Clerk; L. J. Bird, S. D. Hilborn, Adolphus Sherman, J. E. Rogers, Wm. B. Furbush, C. B. Bedlington, John Hal- den, Ex. Com .; C. H. Yeaton, Treas. Present officers - Rev. A. H. Johnson, Pastor ; Andrew Bates, Clerk and Treas. ; A. A. Day, Col .; Rev. A. H. Johnson, Miss L. E. Fogerty, Miss L. B. Stevens, A. A. Day, and Mrs. M. C. Littlefield, Ex. Com .; John Halden, Aud. Number of members at organization, 17 ; present membership, 70.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Roman Catholic Church .- Organized Oct. 3, 1870. Pastors - Revs. W. J. Cor- coran, James S. Conlan, and Richard J. Barry. Number of members at organiza- tion, 2,200; present membership, 2,700.
Sunday School .- D. A. Leonard, Supt. Present membership, 400.
Holy Name Society .- Organized Nov. 14, 1886. First officers - D. A. Leonard, Pres .; J. D. McAvoy, V .. Pres .; Michael F. Moylen, Sec .; Ludger Joubert, Treas .; Rev. Father Burke, Spiritual Director. Present officers-D. A. Leonard, Pres. ; J. D. McAvoy, V .- Pres .; Chas. F. Morrison, Sec .; Ludger Joubert, Treas .; Rev. R. J. Barry, Spiritual Director. Number of members at organization, 144 ; pres- ent membership, 168. A benevolent society, paying monthly dues, the balance of which, after actual expenses, goes for the benefit of the poor of the parish.
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin .- Organized in 1880. First officers - Mrs. James S. Coveney, Pre. ; Miss Mary McGillicuddy, Asst. Pre. Present officers - Rev. H. A. Barry, Sp. Director ; Miss B. McGillicuddy, Pre .; Mary Galligan and Marion Jackson, Asst. Pre. Present membership, 100. The end of this society is to foster piety, virtue, and the practice of good works, such as visiting the sick and succoring the needy.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
Young Men's Christian Association .- Organized Feb. 2, 1885. First officers -C. L. Alden, Pres. ; C. P. Vaughan, V .- Pres .; I. C. Webster, Sec. ; John Mackrille, Treas .; Geo. E. Haven, W. F. Badger, S. N. Piper, Dir. Present officers - Alex. Millar, Pres. ; C. L. Alden, V .- Pres. ; C. B. Peare, Rec. Sec. ; A. F. Delano, Treas .; G. E. Haven, W. F. Badger, J. K. Knight, H. J. Whittemore, Charles Haley, I. C. Webster, Directors. Number of members at organization, 13 ; present membership, 165.
Ladies' Auxiliary .- Organized Mar. 19, 1885. First officers-Mrs. A. H. Brain- ard, Pres. ; Mrs. B. F. Radford, Mrs. W. H. Powers, Mrs. S. N. Piper, Mrs. M. E. Hill, V .- Pres. ; Mrs. C. P. Vaughan, Sec. ; Mrs. E. D. Swallow, Treas. Present officers - Mrs. H. J. Whittemore, Pres. ; Mrs. H. H. Gould, Mrs. G. M. Fellows,
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Mrs. I. J. Brown, Mrs. A. J. Adams, V .- Pres. ; Mrs. C. P. Vaughan, Sec. ; Mrs. M. E. Hill, Treas. Number of members at organization, 26; present membership, 75.
MASONIC BODIES.
Hyde Fark Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. - Organized February 1, 1866. First officers - Enoch P. Davis, W. M .; Robert Campbell, S. W. ; Charles F. Gerry, J. W. ; S. A. Bradbury, Treas. ; Chas. A. Jordan, Sec .; D. S. Hill, S. D .; W. F. Ward, J. D .; Rev. A. H. Washburn, Chap .; Wm. A. Bullard, Mar. ; Wm. U. Fairbairn, S. S. ; W. W. Colburn, J. S .; James L. Vialle, I. S. ; F. H. Caffin, Ty. Present officers - Henry F. Howard, W. M .; Albert E. Bradley, S. W .; Robert Scott, Jr., J. W .; Henry S. Bunton, Treas .; T. Daniel Tooker, Sec. ; Dr. Charles Sturtevant, Chap. ; Franklin C. Graham, Mar .; Asa J. Adams, S. D. ; Dr. J. K. Knight, J. D .; Frank S. Norton, S. S .; Edwin J. Tuckerman, J. S. ; Arch. R. Sampson, I. S .; Frank D. Draper, Or .; David A. McDonald, Ty. Past Masters - Enoch P. Davis, 1866-67 ; Charles F. Gerry, 1868-69 ; William H. Jordan, 1870-71 ; Henry S. Bunton, 1872-73; Fergus A. Easton, 1874-75; William H. Ingersoll, 1876-77; Charles H. Colby, 1878-79; John F. Ross, 1880-81 ; Stephen B. Balkam, 1882-83; Henry N. Bates, 1884-85; James F. Mooar, 1886-87. Number of members April 22, 1868, 56; present membership, 147.
Norfolk Royal Arch Chapter. - Organized May 18, 1870. First officers - Enoch P. Davis, M. E. H. P .; Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., E. K .; Charles F. Gerry, E. S .; Fergus A. Easton, C. of H. ; John F. Caldwell, P. S .; Charles E. Bunker, R. A. C. ; Wm. A. Heustis, M. 3d V. ; Henry C. Adams, M. 2d V .; Henry W. Wood, M. Ist V .; Wm. J. Stuart, Treas .; Henry S. Bunton, Sec .; Geo. F. Bemis, Chap. ; James L. Vialle, S. S .; David S. Hill, J. S .; Joel F. Goodwin, Ty. Present officers - Henry N. Bates, M. E. H. P .; Philander Harlow, E. K .; George L. Lang, E. S .; Henry S. Bunton, Treas. ; T. Daniel Tooker, Sec. ; Merrill Under- hill, C. of H. ; Clement B. Tower, P. S. ; Thomas E. Clary, R. A. C .; Frank N. Bates, M. 3d V .; Albert E. Bradley, M. 2d V. ; Asa J. Adams, M. Ist V .; George Miles, Chap .; Charles L. Farnsworth, S. S. ; James H. Hood, J. S. ; David A. Mc- Donald, Ty. Past High Priests-Enoch P. Davis, 1870; Gamaliel Hodges, 1871- 72; Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., 1873; Henry S. Bunton, 1874-5-6; Charles C. Nichols, 1877 ; William H. Ingersoll, 1878; Henry C. Chamberlain, 1879; Charles L. Farnsworth, 1880-1 ; Moses N. Gage, 1882-3 ; David L. Hodges, 1884-5 ; Mel- ville P. Morrell, 1886. Membership at organization, 24 ; present membership, 94. Ilyde Park Council, Royal and Select Masters. Organized October 1, 1872. First officers - Fergus A. Easton, T. Ill. M .; Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., R. I]]. M. ; William HI. Ingersoll, Ill. M. of W .; William J. Stewart, Treas. ; Henry S. Bunton, Rec .; William H. Heustis, C. of G .; Edward Roberts, C. of C. ; Joel F. Goodwin, S. ; Philander Harlow, Ty. Present officers - David L. Hodges, T. Ill. M .; Ellis H. Williams, D. M .; Moses N. Gage, P. C. of W .; Henry S. Bunton, Treas. ; Dr. Charles Sturtevant, Rec .; Henry N. Bates, C. of G .; Philander Harlow, C. of C .; Rev. George Hill, Chap .; Seneca Sanford, Mar .; James L. Vialle, St. ; David A. McDonald, Sent. Past Thrice Illustrious Masters - Fergus A. Easton, 1872 ; Gamaliel Hodges, 1873-74; Fergus A. Easton, 1875 ; Henry S. Bunton, 1876-77 ; John F. Ross, 1878 ; Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., 1879-80; Charles M. Tilly, 1881 ; Henry N. Bates, 1882 ; Davis L. Hodges, 1883-84-85-86-87. Number of members at organization, 14; present membership, 89.
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