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Cyprus Commandery of Knights Templars and the Appendant Orders -Organized Oct. 31, 1873. First officers - Gamaliel Hodges, E. C .; Charles H. Colby, Gen. ; Henry S. Bunton, C. G. ; Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., Pre. ; Geo. F. Lincoln, S. W. ; Enoch P. Davis, J. W .; Charles H. Colby, Acting Treas .; Howard Jenkins, Treas. Present officers - Melville P. Morrell, E. C .; Henry N. Bates. Gen .; George L. Lang. C. G. ; Henry S. Bunton, Pre. ; Albert G. Webb, S. W .; Alonzo B. Wentworth, J. W .; Stephen B. Balkan, Treas. ; James F. Mooar, Rec .; Charles L. Farnsworth, St. B .; George Miles, Sw. B .; John F. Videto, W .; Frank H. Bates, T. C. of G .; Franklin D. Brigham, S. C. of G .; Leroy J. French, F. C. of G .; Frank D. Draper, Or .; David A. McDonald, Sent. Past Eminent Commanders - Gamaliel Hodges, 1873- 74.75; Henry C. Chamberlain, 1876-77 ; Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., 1878; Henry S. Bun- ton, 1879 So; George F. Lincoln, 1881-82; Stephen B. Balkham, IS83 84 ; Moses N. Gage, 1885-86. Number of members at organization, 12; present membership, 87.
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ODD FELLOWS.
Forest Lodge, No. 148, Independent Order of Odd Fellowes. - Organized Feb. 20, 1869. First officers- David Perkins, N. G ; Rufus B. Plummer, V. G. ; George G. Bolton, Sec. ; Nathaniel Shepard, Treas. Present officers - Jacob C. Hanscom, N. G .; C. L. Stevens, V. G .; Henry F. Arnold, Rec. Sec .; L. B. French, Treas .; M. M. Fitton, Per. Sec. Past Noble Grands - David Perkins, Geo. G. Bolton, R. B. Plummer, Geo. W. Halliday, J. R. Thompson, John A. Soule, A. W. Davis, N. F. Shepard, A. Greenwood, Roland Raymond, E. B. Noyes, Rufus K. Rich, Thomas C. Holmes, L. H. Russell, Henry Routley, R. F. Boynton, Wm. Price, Henry F. Arnold, J. F. Peppeard, John M. Howe, E. J. Wescott, H. P. Bussey, Geo. L. Eldridge, Fred E. Rollins, Wm. W. Fowler, Frank H. Fogg, C. S. Butters, Wm. E. Kelley, James H. Bell, Robt. P. Holmes, M. H. Barker, E. L. Stevens, E. J. Price, E. J. Tuckerman, Mark T. Hatch. Number of members at organization, 9; present membership, 181.
Monterey Encampment, No. 60. - Organized Feb. 25, 1887. First officers - Wm. E. Kelley, C. P .; Geo. L. Eldridge, H. P .; Henry F. Arnold, Scribe ; Edwin J. Tuckerman, Treas .; Charles S. Butters, S. W. ; Robert Woolard, J. W. Present officers - Robert Woolard, C. P. ; Wm. E. Kelley, H. P .; Henry F. Arnold, Scribe ; E. L. Fetting, Treas .; W. M. Fairbanks, S. W .; Frank H. Fogg, J. W. Number of members at organization, 14; present membership, IIO.
Progressive Degree Lodge, No. 34, Daughters of Rebekah .- Instituted March 8, 1882. First officers- Wm. Price, N. G .; Sarah J. Boynton, V. G. ; Henry F. Arnold, Rec. Sec. ; Maria P. Stark, Fin. Sec. ; Franklin C. Graham, Treas ; Magdelene C. Keltie, Chap. Present officers- Geo. L. Eldridge, N. G .; Jennie M. Hanscom, V. G .; Caroline F. Arnold, Rec. Sec .; Rosa J. Eldridge, Treas. ; Sarah E. Woodward, Fin. Sec .; Jane Burns Edwards, Chap. Number of members at organization, 29; present membership, 100. Annual dues, $1.50. Sick benefits, $1.00 per week. Funeral benefit, $15.00.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Bayard Lodge .- Organized April 2, 1870. First officers - Merrill Underhill, P. C. ; Henry A. Darling, P. C .; Austin A. Cushman, C. C .; John Miles, V. C .; Merrill Underhill, V. P .; Henry A. Darling, M. E .; C. L. Farnsworth, K. R. S .; John Beatey, M. A .; A. J. Whittier, I. S .; B. H. Hardy, O. S.
UNITED ORDER INDEPENDENT ODD LADIES.
Ambassadress Lodge, No. 5 .- Organized Feb. 9, 1880. " Government " incorpo- rated Sept. 19, 1883. First officers - S. A. Davis, N. L .; S. J. Boynton, V. L. ; A. Holmes, Chap .; E. A. Hamblin, P. L .; A. M. Prentiss, S. R .; S. H. Parentis, J. R .; A. B. Howe, S. W .; S. A. York, J. W .; A. E. Gunnison, L. R .; E. L. Hatch, C. Sec .; C. E. Boynton, R. Sec .; C. F. Arnold, Treas .; M. D. Peppeard, C .; C. L. Brooks, G. Present officers- E. F. Fitton, N. L .; R. J. Hallur, V. L .; M. Worthylake, Chap. ; N. S. Davis, P. L .; P. A. Williams, S. R .; S. J. Fowler, J. R .; F. Mallard, S. W .; A. L. Wilson, J. W .; A. B. Howe, L. R .; C. F. Arnold, Rec. Sec. ; S. J. Boynton, Fin. Sec .; S. J. Hamor, Treas. ; K. T. Ellis, C .; C. F. Adler, G. Past Noble Ladies- S. J. Boynton, C. L. Brooks, M. D. Peppeard, R. W. Tibbetts, C. F. Arnold, A. B. Howe, M. C. Keltie, E. L Hatch, L. B. Buck, A. Holmes, B. E. Brackett, H. N. Walmeslev, S. A. York, L. L. Clark, P. A. Williams, F. L. Williams, S. J. Fowler, M. L. Rich, S. E. Mitchell, M. E. Harmon, E. McDonald, L. A. Brainard, A. L. Wilson, S. J. Hamor, A. Holtham, A. E. Gunnison, M. A. Landt, C. F. Adler, L. B. Merrill. Number of members at organization, 14; present membership, 36. Total mem- bership since organization, 88; death, removals, and withdrawals to form other lodges have decreased the number. Four lodges are now in good working order, whose origin traces to Ambassadress ; the membership of them at the present time is 375. Since organization this lodge has distributed for sick benefits, etc., $500. Amount of cash on hand in bank and paraphernalia, $200.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RED MEN.
Neponset Tribe, No. 26 .- Organized Sept. 9, 1886. First officers - M. M. Whipple, P .; James McKay, S .; Geo. L. Eldridge, S. S. ; O. W. Woodward, J. S .; F. W. Jones, C. R. ; O. W. Manuel, A. C. R .; Dr. J. C. Lincoln, K. W. Present officers - A. R. Williams, P .; Fred A. Leason, S .; Geo. McDougald, S S. ; Geo. K. Hartman, J. S .; Edward J. Ellis, C. R .; O. W. Manuel, A. C. R. ; E. F. Stevens, K. W. Sachems - James McKay, G. L. Eldridge, A. R. Williams, F. A. Leason. Number of members at organization, 24; present membership, 122.
MASSACHUSETTS CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS.
St. John's Court, No. 23 .- Organized Dec. 14, 1880. First officers - James E. Cotter, C. R. ; Thomas Murray, V. C. R. ; Eugene McCarthy, Fin. Sec .; Frederick S. Sullivan, Rec. Sec. ; John McKenna, Treas. Present officers - Charles F. Morrison, C. R. ; Dennis Mahoney, V. C. R .; Thomas Murray, R. S .; John Brady, Treas .; Fred S. Sullivan, Fin. Sec. Past presiding officers - James E. Cotter, Thomas Murray, Fred S. Sullivan, Thomas Mulcahy, John Cullinane, Richard J. Sullivan, John H. Russell. Number of members at organization, 46; present membership, 30. The object of this organization is to promote friendship, unity, and true Christian charity. Friendship, by assisting each other by every means in our power ; unity, in uniting for mutual support, and in making suitable provision for the widow and orphan ; true Christian charity, in doing to each other as we would wish that others should do unto us.
ROLL OF HONOR.
The following is a list of soldiers of the Civil War, who resided at time of enlist- ment within the present territorial limits of Hyde Park :
Robert R. Andrews, Robert Edson,
Loring,
Moses Angell,
Charles J. Ellis,
Wm. A. Mason,
Win. F. Badger,
Thomas C. Evans,
Elijah W. Moffatt,
Benj. J. Bartlett,
Justin Farnum,
Thomas Murray,
Geo. Bent,
Andrew Fisher,
J. H. Nightingale,
Sumner Bradbury,
Herman Fisher,
Wm. Nightingale,
Geo. C. Bunker,
William Fisher,
E. Norton,
W. Campbell,
William Fletcher,
Daniel O'Connell,
Lorenzo Chandler,
Samuel G. Greene,
Wm. O'Connell, George Pierce,
Henry Chowdy,
Geo. W. Halladay,
Wm. L. Pierce,
Wm. Constantine,
John T. Halladay,
Henry S. Reed,
Wm. Conway,
David Higgins,
W. O. V. Rockwood,
Andrew N. Damrell,
WVm. Higgins,
Wm. S. Spring,
Horace S. Damrell,
Benj. Hill,
Freeman Spiller,
Wm. Darby,
Sewell S. Ingraham,
Manly Spiller, Frank D. Thompson,
Edmund Davis,
H. G. W. Kittredge,
James J. Viallie,
Patrick Donley,
James Lincoln,
Isaac White,
Edward Dow,
Nehemiah Lincoln,
WVm. Whitney,
Wmn. Whiting, John M. Williams.
WVm. Chandler,
Richard Griffin,
Wm. S. Damrell,
John C. Holt,
Grand Army of the Republic. Timothy Ingraham Post, No. 121 .- Organized Mar. 24, 1870. First officers - Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., Com. ; Fergus A. Easton, S. V. C. ; George F. Bemis, J. V. C. ; Henry C. Adams, Adj. ; Henry S. Bunton, Quar. ; Lewis E. Fisher, Surg. ; Francis C. Williams, Chap. ; Elijah W. Moffatt, Serg. Maj .; James E. Dow, Q. M. Serg. ; Henry R. Lee, Off. Day ; Moses E. Angel, Off. Guard. Present officers - James McKay, Com .; Sylvester R. Swett, S. V. C .; Charles E. Palmer, J. V. C .; George A. Whitcher, Adj .; Edwin J. Chandler, Quar. ; Charles C. Hayes, M. D., Surg. ; Rev. H. W. Tilden, Chap. ; William Carberry, Serg. Maj. ; Abel C. Ford, Q. M. Serg. ; Daniel Kelleher, Off. Day ; Leander Wentworth, Off. Guard. Past presiding officers - Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., Fergus A. Easton, Henry S.
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Bunton G. Henry, Perkins, Henry A. Darling, Richard F. Boynton, David W. Lewis, George E. Eldridge, Lemuel B. French, George G. Bailey, Jr., Stephen H. Reynolds.
Number of members at organization, 17 ; present membership, 140. Amount re- ceived from fairs, collection in church and gifts, $2,462.38. Amount paid out for relief of soldiers, or their widows and orphans, $2,620.99. List of members :
Julius R. Bloom, George Enos,
James S. Mitchell, E. W. Moffatt,
Richard F. Boynton,
Wm. C. Eustis,
Frank D. Brigham,
Henry S. Fellows,
Randolph P. Moseley,
O. Q. Brown,
James W. Fenn,
Thomas Murray,
Albion P. Bickmore,
Albert Fisher,
Joseph M. Nichols,
Silas P. Blodgett,
Andrew Fisher,
Joseph A. Noble, Wm. H. Norris,
George W. Briggs,
Thomas Foley,
Geo. E. Noyes,
G. C. Blaisdell,
Abel C. Ford,
Daniel O'Connell,
Nathaniel F. Berry,
M. Fradenburg,
Charles E. Palmer,
Walter C. Bryant,
Lemuel B. French,
Geo. H. Peare,
Wm. F. Badger,
Martin Gibbons,
E. B. Pendleton,
Geo. G. Bailey, Jr.,
R. J. Gordon,
Benj. E. Phillips,
J. E. Belcher,
Cyrus Gorman,
Henry B. Phipps,
John Beatey,
Wm. J. Graham,
Samuel N. Piper,
John M. Blood,
Wm. A. Gray,
John R. Bond,
Charles L. Green,
Stephen H. Reynolds,
Geo. W. Bent,
M. T. Hatch,
Edward L. Roone,
Henry B. Carrington,
John Campbell,
David Higgins,
Lauriman H. Russell,
Wm. Carberry,
Josiah P. Higgins,
Edwin J. Chandler,
Ja. M. Hobbey,
A. F. Cheever,
Charles F. Holt,
John W. Sanborn, James Sandow, Eben T. Sears,
J. K. Christopher,
J. C. Holt,
Ethan S. Churchill,
Robert Jackson,
David A. Cochran,
Howard Jenkins,
James G. Cook,
Jas. V. Josselyn,
Charles Sturtevant, M. D.,
Michael Conroy, Reuben Corson, Wm. Coullahan, Geo. W. Cullen,
Henry Landt,
Francis W. Tewksbury,
James A. Cullen,
Geo. L. Lang,
Rev. Horace W. Tilden,
Michael Curley,
Wm. D. Laws,
Charles B. Tower,
Henry A. Darling,
Geo. H. Lee,
James M. Trotter,
Edmund Davis,
David W. Lewis,
Joseph H. Twitchell, Chas. H. Tyler,
Alfred A. Day,
Andrew Long,
E. R. Walker, Thomas Wallace,
Frank H. Dean,
O. W. Manuel, Robert Marshall,
Andrew Washburn,
Daniel Dunn,
Thomas Martin,
Leander Wentworth,
James M. Durell,
Herbert A. Maxwell,
Lewis Wheeler,
E. Q. Dyer,
D. McDougald,
Joshua Wilder, Geo. A. Whitcher,
Charles J. Ellis,
James McKay,
J. H. White,
Joseph D. Ellis,
Patrick McKenna,
Daniel F. Wood,
Frank E. Emery,
Gustav A. Meister,
Geo. H. Wood,
Cornelius A. Weeden,
John M. Young.
Names of deceased comrades of Timothy Ingraham Post, No. 121. Mount Hope - George H. Haliday, Frank Whitcher, Charles F. Howard, Thomas W. Floyd,
- Nightingale, Geo. C. Tinkham, Oliver Colburn. Forest Hills - Isaac W. Elwell. Woodlawn, Chelsea - Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.
Old Dedham Cemetery, Dedham - Andrew J. Ross. St. Mary's Roman Catholic, Dedham - Martin McDonough. Newburyport - John K. Rowell.
Daniel Kelleher,
Sylvester R. Swett,
Wm. W. Ketchum,
Henry B. Terry,
Samuel F. Davey,
Elijah Lincoln,
George S. Downes,
Geo. L. Eldridge,
Wm. McDonald,
J. F. Stackpole, Tobias Stackpole, E. F. Stevens, Robert H. Stokoe,
John H. Kazar,
S. W. Poland, Henry M. Preston,
John C. Blanchard,
Bradley F. Gurney,
Charles C. Hayes, M. D., James F. Rumrell,
Henry S. Bunton,
Benj. E. Fogg,
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Resident G. A. R. men who are not connected with the local Post : Frank C. Austin, James K. Bigelow, Nathaniel M. Putnam, Dennis G. Walker, J. P. Bills, M. D., Benj. A. Hewins.
Timothy Ingraham Relief Corps, No. 35, Auxiliary to G. A. R. - Organized Feb. 18, 1384. First officers - Helen Bryant, Pres. ; Annie Churchill, S. V. ; Lucy A. Reynolds, J. V. ; M. A. Eustis, Sec. ; Mary G. Bunton, Treas .; Jane H. Berry, Chap. ; Elizabeth F. Bickmore, Con .; Mary F. Gurney, G. Present officers - Elizabeth F. Bickmore, Pres. ; Belle Alexander, S. V .; Marietta Davis, J. V. ; Helen A. Brigham, Sec. ; Mary G. Bunton, Treas. ; Louisa U. Whitcher, Chap. ; Maria Brigham, Con .; Griselda Ford, G. Past Presidents - Helen Bryant, Annie Churchill, Elizabeth V. Lang, Lucy A. Reynolds. Number of members at organization, 45 ; present membership, 62.
Camp Reynolds (Independent) Sons of Veterans. - Organized Sept. 10, 1887 .. First officers - Daniel Kelleher, Capt. ; Robert W. Walker, Ist Lieut. ; John L. Frame, 2d Lieut. Present officers - D. Kelleher, Capt. ; R. W. Walker, Ist Lieut. ; J. L. Frame, 2d Lieut. ; F. H. Bryant, Or. S .; C. L. Kelleher, Col. S .; W. H. Weeden, 2d S. ; J. J. Wallace, 3d S .; B. E. Phillips, Jr., 4th S .; Silas Dady, Drum Major. Number of members at organization, 28; present membership, 33. The ages of members range from 13 to 39 years. Thursday evening, Dec. 8, 1887, (three months after organization) the Camp was presented a fine set of colors by the citizens, consisting of U. S. National ensign, and pair of guidon markers. This is the only camp of the kind known.
INSURANCE ORDERS.
Hyde Park Lodge, No. 437, Knights of Honor .- Organized Jan. 31, 1877. First officers -Geo. H. Miller, P. D .; Samuel Cochrane, D .; Howard Jenkins, V. D .; Lucius Allen, Jr., A. D .; E. E. Edwards, Rep .; Edwin De Meritte, F. R. ; Alfred A. Brooks, Treas .; F. W. Tewksbury, G .; Palmer Merritt, Chap .; H. J. Townsend, G .; Thomas Ward, S. Present officers - D. G. Thompson, P. D .; H. J. Townsend, D .; Geo. E. Haven, V. D. ; Laban Worrick, A. D. ; Howard Jenkins, Rep. ; James S. Mitchell, F. R ; A. A. Mandell, Treas .; Geo. Kenney, G .; Henry M. Buck, Chap .; Geo. F. Bradford, G .; John Gilson, S. Past Dictators - Samuel Cochrane, l Ioward Jenkins, F. W. Tewksbury, B. C. Vose, E. E. Edwards, W. C. Bryant, Geo. B. Kerr, H. F. Howard, Parker Jones, D. G. Thompson. Number of members at organization, 20 ; present membership, 123. Present amount of lodge fund, $2,5co. It is used in paying sick benefits to members as per by-laws, and current expenses.
Neponset Council, No. 136, Royal Arcanum .- Organized Aug. 6, 1878. First officers - E. I. Humphrey, Reg .; J. S. Baker, Sec. Present officers - Chas. H. Tucker, R .; Chas. A. House, Sec. Past Regents -E. I. Humphrey, Edmund Davis, F. H. Videto, G. Fred Gridley, C. A. House, H. F. Howard, D. W. C. Rogers, Geo. E. Haven, Harry Pothecary, John Mackrille, Geo. H. Snow. Number of members at organization, 40 ; present membership, 108.
Golden Rule Commandery, No. 53, United Order of the Golden Cross .- Organized April 2, 1879 First officers - Chas. P. Vaughan, N. C .; Edmund Davis, N. V. C .; John N. Bullard, Pre. ; Malcolm Rogers, Her. ; Pitts E. Howes, K. R .; Edward Stone, F. K. R .; Chas. T. Harris, Treas .; Mrs. E. A. Hardy, W. O. G .; Frances D. Bullard, W. I. G .; Dr. F. L. Gerald, P. N. C. Present officers - Edmund Davis, N. C .; Lydia B. Merrill, N. V. C .; A. M. Merrill, Pre. ; D. F. Wood, K. R .; C. P. Vaughan, F. K. R .; C. U. Meiggs, Treas .; E. C. Farwell, Her .; Dr. H. Leseur, W. I. G; Roscoe Damon, W. O. G .; S. P. Blodgett, P. N. C. Past Noble Com- manders - Chas. P. Vaughan, John N. Bullard, Henry Routley, Dr. H. Leseur, C. U. Meiggs, Dr. J. K. Knight, F. H. Dean, Daniel F. Wood, F. C. Graham, E. C. Farwell, N. F. Berry, Wilbur H. Powers, S. P. Blodgett. Number of members at organization, 19, present membership, 42. A fraternal temperance organization, insuring for $2,000, and paying a weekly sick benefit, admitting to membership both gentlemen and ladies.
Fairmount Council, No 149, American Legion of Honor .- Organized April 7, 1880. First officers -Henry T. Arnold, C. ; E. E. Blake, V. C .; HI. A. Darling, O .; Dr.
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L. M. Gould, P. C .; Herbert E. Hunt, Sec .; A. E. Bailey, Treas .; Rev. W. N. Richardson, Chap .; William Holtham, G .; G, W. Frost, W. ; J. R. Hall, S. Pres- ent officers -G. W. Frost, C .; W. M. Wiswall, V. C .; J. D. Davenport, O .; J. H. Chipman, P. C .; Albert Davenport, Sec .; Dr. W. S. Hincks, Col .; Merrill Under- hill, Treas. ; A. H. Holway, Chap .; H. M. Delapole, G .; Martin Olson, W .; W. F. Curtis, S. Past Commanders -H. F. Arnold, S. S. Somes, J. B. Richardson, W. F. Curtis, J. F. Peppeard, J. H. Chipman. Number of members at organization, 25; present membership, 52. A fraternal insurance order, paying a sum not exceeding $5,000 and weekly sick benefit. Sick or disabled members can draw for ten weeks in a year $4.00 on a thousand, until one-fifth of their insurance is drawn. Benefici- aries of deceased members of Fairmount Council have received $18, 500.00. Amount paid by members of Fairmount Council, $10,436.77.
Riverside Lodge No. 33, Ancient Order of United Workmen .- Organized Oct. 31, 1881. First officers-Geo. G. Bailey, Jr., P. M. W .; Hobart M. Cable, M. W .; Orin T. Gray, F. ; John F. Elliot O .; R. C. Habberley, Rec .; Geo. B. Kerr, R .; Wm. Dean Overell, Fin .; Aubrey Macbrien, G .; E. S. Churchill, I. W .; J. F. Videto, O. W. Present officers- H. J. Townsend, P. M. W .; R. M. Johnson, M. W .; N. B. Crummett, F .; H. F. Wright, O .; S. N. Piper, G .; R. C. Habberley, Rec .; Asa J. Adams, R .; W. C. Bryant, Fin. ; Parker Jones, I. W. ; F. D. Freeman, O. W. ; Dr. E. H. Baxter, Med. Ex. Past Master Workmen-O. T. Gray, D. W. C. Rogers, T. H. Videto, F. D. Freeman, H. J. Townsend. Number of members at organiza- tion, 18 ; present membership, 62.
Hyde Park Council No. 66, Order of United Friends .- Organized March 28, 1883. First officers - Herbert E. Hunt, C. C. ; Maria B. Aldrich, V. C. C .; Wm. Batho, Rec .; J. B. Fall, Treas. ; Helen A. Brigham, Fin .; Louisa Fall, Pre .; F. H. Bowen, G .; J. P. Stevens, S .; J. H. Melzard, P. C. C. Present officers -Chas. F. Graham, C. C .; Freeman Means, V. C. C .; A. M. Merrill, Rec .; Merrill Underhill, Treas .; J. R. Brewer, Fin .; Norman W. Scott, Pre .; Wm. Swinton, M .; Wm. B. Hilton, G .; J. P. Stevens, S. Number of inembers at organization, 48 ; present membership, 48.
Local Branch, No. 383, Order of the Iron Hall .- Organized Aug. 31, 1886. First officers -C. L. Alden, P. C. J .; Henry A. Haskell, C. J .; S. E. Ferry, V. J .; J. S. Browning, Ac .; E. O. Taylor, Cash .; G. H. Snow, Ad .; J. H. Tuckerman, Pre .; H. F. Holtham, H .; L. E. Bailey, W .; Edward F. Adams, V .; L. M. Gould, Med. Ex. Present officers -W. F. Curtis, C. J .; S. E. Ferry, V. J .; C. H. McDuffie, Ac .; E. O. Taylor, Cash .; B. H. Hardy, Ad .; Chas. H. Maxwell, Pre .; L. N. Ferry, H .; Wm. E. Hobby, W .; Trescott L. Morton, V .; L. M. Gould, Med. Ex. Number of members at organization, 19; present membership, 32. From Aug. 31, 1886, to March 1, 1888, the sum of $1,375 has been drawn by members of Local Branch, No. 383, in sick benefits.
Sisterhood Branch, No. 568. - Organized Oct. 17, 1887. First officers - Carrie L. Brooks, C. J. ; N. Cecilia Walden, P. C. J .; Ama J. Ellis, V. J .; Susie V. Degen, Ac .; Etta M. Fogg, Cash .; E. A. Hardy, H .; Elizabeth S. Lawrence, Ad .; Phebe A. Williams, Pre .; Freda Hurd, W ; Lizzie A. Lincoln, V. Present officers - Ama J. Ellis, C. J .; N. C. Walden, P. C. J .; S. E. Bean, V. J .; C. L. Brooks, Ac .; E. M. Fogg, Cash .; Freda Hurd, H .; E. S. Lawrence, Ad .; Ellen F. Bean, Pre .; Ella S. Day, W .; Lizzie A. Lincoln, V. Number of members at organization, 17 ; present membership, 31. Receipts during first year, $141. This order gives a sick benefit of $15 per week for twenty weeks ; is doing good, and said to be a blessing to woman.
Norfolk Assembly, No. 80, Royal Society of Good Fellows .- Organized May 12, 1887. First officers - Chas. A. House, R .; Frank HA Wheeler, I .; C. H. McCrillis, C .; John F. Gardner, P. R .; Willis W. Thompson, Sec .; Dr. J. K. Knight, Fin. Sec. ; Arch. R. Sampson, Treas .; E. C. Farwell, Pre .; W. S. B. Gould, D .; J. T. Daniels, G .; C. S. Gay, S. Present officers - Frank H. Wheeler, R .; W. H. Powers, I .; W. S. B. Gould, C .; W. W. Thompson, Sec .; Dr. J. K. Knight, Fin. Sec .; Arch. R. Sampson, Treas .; Wm. G. Shaw, D .; Chas. S. Gay, G .; Edward W. McDonald, S. Number of members at organization, 16; present membership, 112. A benefit organization which is growing rapidly, and seems destined, because of its low rates of insurance, to become one of the largest in the country.
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TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
Women's Christian Temperance Union .- Organized April, 1876. First officers - Mrs. E. Sturtevant, Pres .; Mrs. A. H. Holway, Mrs. E. D. Swallow, Mrs. S. N. Putnam, Mrs. J. B. Richardson, V .- Pres .; Mrs. E. T. Lewis, Sec. and Treas. Pres- ent officers -Mrs. M. P. Alderman, Pres .; Mrs. E. B. Greene, Mrs. A. W. Radford, Mrs. E. N. Goodwin, V .- Pres. ; Mrs. E. D. Swallow, Sec. and Treas. Present mem- bership, 40.
Young Women's Christian Temperance Union .- Organized Dec. 5, 1887. Present officers -Mary E. Whittemore, Pres .; Mrs. E. I. Colesworthy, Florence Webster, Mary V. Habberley, V. Pres .; Emily Woods, Rec. Sec .; Adelaide L. Dodge, Cor. Sec .; Emma A. Cochrane, Treas. Number of members at organization, 20; present membership, 70.
Fairmount Division, No. 43, Sons of Temperance .- Organized Jan. 7, 1867. First officers-Thomas W. Barrell, W. P .; Ira L. Benton, W. A .; Henry S. Bunton, Rec. Sec .; Walter Hogan, Con. Past Worthy Patriarchs - Thomas W. Barrell, Chas. F. Gerry, George W. Noyes, Fergus A. Easton, Henry S. Bunton, Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., Nathaniel Bodwell, Ella W. Cobb, Mary M. Williams, Ira L. Benton. Reorganized Feb. 24, 1885. Present officers-W. W. Scott, W. P .; Sarah Lovell, W. A .; Benj. Rafter, R. S., Susan L. Tuttle, A. R. S .; John D. Mallard, F. S .; Elijah Lincoln, Treas .; R. C. Habberley, Chap .; George Sherman, Con .; Coria Lincoln, Ass't Con .; Lizzie Swain, I. S .; Annie McDugald, O. S .; Fannie M. Mal- lard, P. W. P. Number of members at reorganization, 14; present membership 68.
Hyde Park Lodge, No. 285, I. O. G. T .- Organized Nov. 18, 1867. First officers- William H. Heustis, W. C. T .; John Miles, W. R. S. Last officers-L. A. Soule, W. C. T .; George H. Whitcroft, W. R. S. Worthy Chief Templars-Wm. H. Heustis, Chas. H. Gilman, Henry S. Bunton, Geo. H. Whitcroft. Charter surren- dered April, 1869, with 84 members.
Sunnyside Lodge, No. 29, I. O. G. T .- Organized May 5, 1870. First officers- E. P. Hamilton, W. C. T .; D. W. Aiken, W. R. S. Charter surrendered October, 1873, with a membership of 46.
Damon Lodge, No. 73, I. O. G. T. (Readville.)-Organized May 7, 1873. First officers-John Lowry, W. C. T .; John Moore, W. R. S. Charter surrendered Jan- uary, 1876, with a membership of 23.
Readville Lodge, No. 124, I. O. G. T .- Organized June, 1880. First officers- Daniel G. Sunderland, W. C. T .; Russell W. Eaton, W. R. S. Charter surren- dered January, 1882, with a membership of 23.
Energetic Lodge, Independent Order of Good Templars .- Organized Mar. 11, 1882. First officers -John Scott, P. C. T., D. F. Wood, W. C. T .; Edith L. Wier, W. V. T .; Geo. H. Manley, W. Sec .; Mary P. Keltie, W. Treas .; Mrs. Jessie Beckford, WV. F. Sec. ; Geo. Doty, W. Chap .; Chas. Harris, W. M .; Cora Peare, W. I. G .; Jas. A. Richardson, W. O. G. ; Bessie L. Wheeler, W. R. H. S. Last officers - Frank HI. Haslam, P. C. T .; Henry Haskell, C. T .; Mrs. J. P. Bills, V. T .; A. W. Chamberlain, Sec .; Fred C. Packard, Treas .; Agnes J. Campbell, F. Sec .; Wm. H. Badger, Mar. ; J. Allan Crosby, Chap .; Clara Holmes, G .; A. R. Andrews, S. ; Mrs. Mary Chamberlain, L. H. S .; Belle D. Curtis, R. H. S. Past Worthy Chief Tem- plars -D. F. Wood, John K. Wightman, Wallace M. Rhoads, Geo. Doty, A. W. Chamberlain, John Scott, Ed. J. Price, Frank B. Rich, Galen L. Stone, Henry B .. Humphrey, William Scott, Fred C. Packard, Leonard W. Hall, Wm. Badger, A. R. Andrews, Frank H. Ilaslam, Henry A. Haskell.
Temperance Association .- Organized in 1874. First President-T. H. Videto,. followed by E. I. Humphrey. This association was very successful, holding many mass meetings in the churches. The Reform Club absorbed it and intensified the public interest in the cause of temperance.
Reform Club-Organized during 1875. The activity and success of this organiza- tion was without a parallel in the beneficent work it accomplished. In point of members and interest it has not since been excelled. It is to be regretted that we. are unable to find any record of these two organizations.
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Blue Hull Division, No. 78, Sons of Temperance .- Organized Nov 11, 1884. First officers - Frances E. Bullard, W. P .; David Y. Morrison, W. A .; M. Augusta Kellogg, R. S .; W. Ellery Bullard, A. R. S. ; J. W. Horne, Chap .; E. H. Ingram, F. S .; Ada Temperley, Treas .; Geo. II. Clapp, Con. ; Lottie Muse, A. C .; Lizzie Breathwaite, I. S .; Thomas Daggett, O. S. Present officers - W. Ellery Bullard, W. P .; P. A. Spencer, W. A .; A. S. Matthewson, R. S .; Nellie M. Sanger, A. R. S .; Chas. Spencer, Treas. ; F. E. Bullard, F. S .; J. N. Tilton, Chap. ; H. T. Dean, Con. ; A. Montgomery, A. C .; D. H. Chisholm, I. S .; F. T. Hall, O. S. Past Worthy Patriarchs- F. E. Bullard, D. Y. Morrison, Thomas Daggett, P. M. Hussey, F. H. Montgomery, Amelia S. Matthewson. Number of members at organization, 16; present membership, 39. This Division is self- supporting and in a prosperous condition.
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