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The lodge soon outgrew its small quarters, and in 1872 removed to Odd Fellows Hall, over Hotel Warren, Union square, where it remained until the completion, in 1891, of its present home in the Stone Building, which was specially arranged, under the supervision of the trustees of the lodge. From the time of its organization, Oasis Lodge has believed that the care of the sick was the fundamental principle of Odd Fellowship, and ever acting upon that principle it has gained a reputation second to none in this jurisdiction.
Although the lodge has always been financially successful, yet its funds have been carefully reserved for their intended purpose-relief. It has expended over $30,000 for benefits, and has invested funds of about $10,000. The present membership is 321, and the sick benefits are $6 per week. Meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 8 P. M.
PAUL REVERE LODGE.
PAUL REVERE LODGE NO. 184 was instituted at Winter Hill, on the 15th of March, 1878, with twenty-five charter members, the most of whom withdrew from Oasis Lodge No. 146, of Union square.
ANDREW A. LAMONT.
FRANK A. NOYES.
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The lodge was installed in the hall on Broadway, known at that time as Brazillian Hall, where it remained until the year 1885; the increasing membership and the general dissatisfaction with the location made the de- mand for a new hall imperative, and under the leadership of Brother Luke W. Farmer the Odd Fellows Building Association was formed, and the present home of the lodge erected at the corner of Broadway and Marshall street.
The first elective officers of the lodge were : Rufus Winn, Noble Grand ; Nathaniel B. Gilkey, Vice-Grand ; Austin S. Esty, recording secretary ; Edwin R. Perham, permanent Secretary ; and J. Leland Norcross, treasurer.
The treasurer has the honor of having served every term since the lodge was instituted.
The growth of the lodge has been healthy and uniform, numbering at the present time 293 brothers, and its influence is not only felt in the com- munity in which it is located, but throughout the State, as the present Grand Master, Austin S. Esty, is one of its charter members.
Since its institution the lodge has lost by death four Past Grands, one Noble Grand and twenty-seven Scarlet members; and has paid in sick benefits and donations over eleven thousand dollars.
The following named brothers have presided over the deliberations of the lodge since its institution. Past Grands : Rufus Winn, N. B. Gilkey, A. S. Esty, E. G. Woodward, P. D. Warren, J. L. Hutchinson, J. B. Mayhew, J. B. Westcott, E. T. Mayhew, W. J. Emerson, C. H. Sanborn, F. W. Ring, W. H. Beals, J. H. Woodbury, W. A. Sanborn, J. E. A. Mulliken, D. W. Desmond, A. Cloutman, L. W. Parker, L. C. Powers, J. T. Butler, N. B. Dana, O. F. Hincks, C. S. Noyes, G. H. Harlow, L. W. Farmer, G. F. Sargent, WV. L. Clough, F. E. Cheney, H. K. Potter, L. B. Chandler, W. R. Maxwell, A. A. Lamont, J. A. Clark, I. L. Rich, D. C. Theall, S. La Bua, Jr.
REBEKAH LODGES, I. O.O. F.
IVALOO AND RAMONA LODGES. BY MRS. HARRIET A. RALPH.
WHILE closely allied to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Rebekah Lodge has its own legitimate work to perform. Its mission is to alleviate suffering, and the members go forth quiet and unassum- ing on their labor of love, not letting the left hand know what the right hand doeth, ever ready to respond to the call of a sister or brother in dis- tress.
Founded on the immutable corner-stone of Friendship, Love and Truth, their work broadens out into ministrations of love's helpfulness, positive as- surance of heart-felt sympathy and a willingness to render any act of kind-
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ness to lighten the many cares of life. Financial assistance is not given as charity in the sense in which we are wont to view the word, but in that grander, nobler spirit of loving our neighbors as ourselves, and the only recompense hoped for is the knowledge of suffering relieved and duty well done.
While attending faithfully to the duties of visiting the sick and caring for the needy, the social feature is not lost sight of, and in visiting and en- tertaining sister lodges many pleasant hours are passed and strength gained for the work that lies before us. Somerville has three Rebekah Lodges.
IVALOO LODGE.
First to enter the work in this city and among the earliest instituted in the State was Ivaloo Lodge No. 7. The name was selected by Brother Daniel E. Chase, in compliment to his daughter.
Organized at Samaritan Hall, Union square, January 28, 1870, with a charter membership of forty-six, the lodge increased in members until the roll numbered two hundred and thirty-seven ; various causes, principally the formation of other lodges, have reduced the membership, which at the present time is one hundred and seventy.
For seventeen years the office of Noble Grand was filled as follows : Thomas B. Wilson, 1870 and 1871; Irvin M. Bennett, 1872 and 1875; Thomas Vickery, 1873 and 1879; Daniel E. Chase, 1874, 1876 and 1877 ; Maria L. Doten, 1878; Charles A. Cushman, 1880 ; Frank A. Noyes, 1881 and 1885 ; Ezekiel S. Bell, 1882 and 1883 ; Walter A. Sprague, 1884; Wil- liam H. Ralph, 1886. As will be seen, up to the year 1887, but one lady had held the highest office. At this time the lodge was not gaining in mem- bership as rapidly as was desired, and the brothers thought that, as this was the ladies' branch of the order, it would be for its welfare if a sister would assume the office of Noble Grand, and Sister Nellie A. Curville was pre- vailed upon to undertake the work. She entered upon her duties in Janu- ary, 1887, was re-elected and served in 1888, and the two years of her ad- ministration were crowned with success, thirteen members being added.
In 1889 Sister Anna R. Noyes held this position, and to her efforts is largely due the prosperity of the lodge since that time. Upon entering the duties of the office, she immediately formed a degree staff to assist in initi- ation ; the membership increased. The year was a grand social success. The renewed interest proved an inspiration to her successors, and a prece- dent was thus established that has been a power ever since, and under the administration of the following named ladies the lodge has ranked among the first in the State. Laura A. Byrnes, 1890; Rachel A. Trull, 1891 ; Clara L. Clark, 1892; Josephine A. Bridges, 1893 ; Etta Chappell, 1894 ; Nellie C. Leighton, 1895 ; Mary A. Thorpe, 1896.
When the Somerville hospital was built, the lodge furnished a room in the building. At Christmas time donations of money, fruit, clothing and
MRS. HARRIET A. RALPH.
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other needful articles are sent to the Odd Fellows Home at Worcester, and many not members of the order can testify to dark hours made bright, and sorrow lightened through the efforts of the members of the lodge.
A social feature, which is greatly enjoyed, is a sewing circle that meets at the homes of the members. At these meetings useful and fancy articles are made and various plans adopted, by which the treasury is kept well filled, and the members take great pleasure in distributing this money among those who by sickness or misfortune may find it useful. It is no un- common occurrence to have sixty persons present at these gatherings.
RAMONA LODGE.
Ramona Lodge No. 93 was instituted December 9, 1890, in Society Hall, Clarendon Block, West Somerville, the charter membership was twenty-six, all but one of the number having withdrawn from Erminie No. 76 for the purpose of forming this lodge. The name was suggested by Mrs. Estelle C. Bryant.
In 1891 the membership had increased to one hundred and thirteen, and is now about one hundred.
At the time of institution, Mt. Sinai Lodge presented a set of gavels and a seal, and Caleb Rand Lodge gave a set of jewels.
On the evening of December 29 of the same year seventy-three candi- dates were admitted, and Erminie Lodge presented ode-cards and banners.
In July, 1892, the building in which the meetings were held was par- tially destroyed by fire, the lodge losing all its property except the books. Erminie again showed its fraternal spirit by replacing the banners.
This lodge also assists the Odd Fellows' Home and conducts a local re- lief work. The following named members have held the position of Noble Grand : William H. Spiller, Harriet A. Chamberlin, Estelle C. Bryant, Ella F. Wilkins, M. Jennie McGrath, Celene W. Darling.
A feeling of friendship exists between the three organizations, the with- drawals in each case being for the extension of the work in this city.
During the years since this branch of Odd Fellowship has conducted its efficient work in Somerville, the efforts of its members have met with success, largely due to the fact that they have been guided by the principles of the order, "Friendship, Love and Truth."
N. B. DANA.
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JOHN F. KENNARD.
FREDERICK E. CHENEY.
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ERMINIE LODGE, No. 76.
BY MRS. FLORENCE HURN.
Erminie Rebekah Lodge was instituted at Winter Hill, March 25, 1889, with a charter membership of thirty-eight. The credit of naming the lodge is due to Mrs. Sarah E. Melvin, one of the charter members.
The first officers were: Noble Grand, John E. A. Mulliken ; Vice- Grand, Annah H. Perham; secretary, Olive F. Wellcome; treasurer, S. E. Hollis ; financial secretary, S. E. Melvin.
Paul Revere Lodge No. 184, I. O. O. F., presented the lodge with its officers' jewels and a fine set of regalia.
The Noble Grands have been : 1889, J. E. A. Mulliken ; 1890, Annah H. Perham ; 1891, Susan M. Tucker ; 1892, Olive F. Wellcome ; 1893, Ida E. Mayhew ; 1894, Nellie B. Preston ; 1895, Hattie B. Chandler ; 1896, Florence Hurn.
Mr. Frank P. Tucker, a popular resident of Winter Hill, has been the efficient drill-master nearly all the time since the institution, giving his ser- vices freely.
The lodge has furnished a room in the Somerville Hospital, and re- plenishes the furnishings as often as is required. It has also furnished a room in the Odd Fellows' Home at Worcester, and at Christmas time sends a box of useful articles for distribution among the inmates.
This lodge is in a flourishing condition, both numerically and finan- cially, the membership being nearly three hundred.
Perfect harmony and sociability are marked characteristics of all the meetings, and loyalty to the order, devotion to its principles, and pride in its welfare are the distinctive qualities of a membership that has ever striven to advance the interests of the lodge. The visitation and care of the sick are carefully attended to. The members are wide-awake and progressive, and the past year has been one of great prosperity. The good work for which this lodge has a high reputation has always been kept up, and the standard set heretofore has been fully maintained.
Appropriate services are held at a regular meeting in June of each year, in memory of those members who have passed away. The following is a list of deceased members: Jennie Abbott, Abbie J. Bean, Elizabeth J. Chisholm, Emma A. Durell, Emma J. Fuller, Joseph H. Hollis, Arozine M. Lane, Charles W. Lyman, Levi W. Parker, E. Zettie Rines, Thomas R. Roulstone, Mercy K. Sanborn, Etta Whipple, Edgar L. Weeks.
The regular meetings of this lodge are held on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month at Odd Fellows' Hall.
MRS. FLORENCE HURN.
ODD LADIES.
CONSTELLATION LODGE.
CONSTELLATION LODGE NO. 34, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD LADIES, was instituted May 1, 1895, with 34 members : Noble Lady, M. W. Yeaton ; Vice-Lady, S. Addie Johnson ; chaplain, L. F. Stevens ; recording secretary, M. S. Tracy ; lady reporter, E. M. Jewett ; financial secretary, A. L. Glazier ; treasurer, M. H. Snow; senior warden, H. C. Pearson ; junior warden, E. C. Sargent; conductor, E. S. Paine; guardian, A. G. Young.
The lodge now has 57 members, pays sick and death benefits, and is very prosperous.
The present officers are : Noble Lady, M. S. Tracy; Vice-Lady, E. Sy- monds ; chaplain, N. S. Appley; recording secretary, A. Campbell ; lady reporter, M. E. Childs ; financial secretary, A. L. Glazier ; treasurer, M. H. Snow ; conductor, H. K. Hammett ; guardian, D. S. Gilson ; senior warden, M. E. Dickerson; junior warden, F. E. Doyle; right-hand supporter, K. Stacy; left-hand supporter, H. Chamberlin ; senior representative, M. W. Yeaton ; junior representative, S. Addie Johnson.
LONGFELLOW LODGE, No. 41. BY MRS. FLORENCE HURN.
Longfellow Lodge No. 41, U. O. of I. O. L., was instituted at Odd Fellows' Hall, Winter Hill, March 13, 1896. Its charter list contained sixty- eight names. The first Noble Lady was Mrs. Susie C. Perkins, who was also instrumental in forming the lodge. The present Noble Lady is Mrs. M. E. Ryan. The lodge has a membership of one hundred and twenty, and is the second largest lodge in the State.
It has a benefit fund for the relief of members in sickness and distress. There is also a relief committee who faithfully cares for the sick, providing watchers when needed, and performing other duties of a kindred nature.
This lodge has already attained a high reputation for sociability, and has the good will of all sister lodges. The membership includes a number of well-known ladies of Winter Hill, Charlestown, Dorchester and other places who are prominent in both church and social affairs.
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ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN.
SOMERVILLE LODGE, No. 48.
ON June 13, 1883, the following petitioners met in Bow-street Hall, Police Building, for the purpose of organizing a lodge of workmen : Thos. M. Durell, Frank E. Fitts, Frank Baxter, Geo. C. Ward, Herbert A. Chapin, Herbert W. Raymond, Wm. D. Hayden, Wm. R. Sanderson, Geo. L. Smith, Geo. W. Bean, Chas. D. Elliot, Seymour W. Harding and Melville C. Park- hurst.
On June 29, D. D. G. M. W. Guilford S. Reed and suite, of Cambridge, instituted the same with the following officers : P. M. W., Thos. M. Durell ; M. W., Frank E. Fitts; foreman, Frank Baxter ; overseer, Geo. C. Ward ; guide, Wm. R. Sanderson ; recorder, Herbert A. Chapin ; financier, Her- bert W. Raymond; receiver, Wm. D. Hayden ; in. W., Geo. L. Smith.
From these thirteen petitioners has grown one of the most flourishing organizations in Union square, and its yearly anniversary exercises and other social features make it one of the most successful lodges of its kind.
During its thirteen years of existence it has initiated 220 members, and out of that number, 5 have died, 7 have withdrawn, and 15 have been sus- pended, leaving a membership at the present time of 193. So few deaths and suspensions out of so many members in such a length of time is some- thing unusual in orders of this kind, and speaks well for the standard of its membership. The total amount paid out in death benefits is $16,500.
The present officers are : P. M. W., Thos. Sharkey; M. W., G. Leonard McNieb ; foreman, John F. Dardis ; overseer, J. E. Rupert; recorder, Geo. B. Pitcher ; financier, S. Gardner Higgins; receiver, Wm. E. Whitney; guide, R. J. Good ; in. W., Thos. Roberts; out. W., Geo. Adams.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
MT. BENEDICT LODGE.
MT. BENEDICT LODGE, NO. 872, KNIGHTS OF HONOR, was organized Jan- uary 30, 1878, John F. Cole being elected past dictator, and Dr. Horace P. Hemenway the first dictator; Abbott L. Knowles was elected financial re- porter, and Edwin S. Conant treasurer, positions which they have both held up to the present time.
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The lodge had the good fortune to secure as members many of the prominent citizens of East Somerville, and at one time numbered 125 members.
The lodge has paid for the relief of sick and needy members nearly $1,000, and to the families of its deceased members $36,000.
CAMERON LODGE, No. 1146.
This lodge was instituted July 25, 1878, with a membership of 37, which has been increased to 125. Owing to deaths and withdrawals, the present membership is 47.
The deaths, which have been sixteen, have drawn from the order $32,000. The lodge at present has property and funds invested amounting to $15,000. Its meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month in Unity Hall.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
ARCADIA LODGE, No. 113. BY ELMER L. GLAZIER.
ON the evening of December 10, 1894, a company of gentlemen met in Columbian Hall, West Somerville, by invitation of Harvey S. Garcelon and Elmer L. Glazier, for the purpose of discussing the order of Knights of Pythias, with a view to forming a lodge in that part of the city, and a preliminary organization was formed, with Harvey S. Garcelon as chairman. From that meeting the work went rapidly on, until on the 30th day of January, 1895, Arcadia Lodge No. 113 was instituted with 61 charter mem- bers, and the following officers were elected and installed : Harvey S. Garcelon, chancellor commander; Frederick C. Gohring, vice-chancellor ; James C. Howard, prelate ; Barnett T. Skelton, master of work; Elmer L. Glazier, keeper of records and seal ; Delavan C. Delano, master of finance ; Frederick A. P. Fiske, master of exchequer; Frederick B. King, master of arms ; Homer C. Wheeler, inner guard ; Theodore C. Ripley, outer guard ; Harvey S. Garcelon and Alvin Phillips, representatives to the Grand Lodge ; and Dr. H. P. Makechnie, I. C. Earle and M. S. Andrews, trustees.
Early in the year Frederick C. Gohring resigned as vice-chancellor, and Eugene B. Stoddard was elected in his place.
The lodge meets regularly on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month at 8 o'clock, and it has gained an enviable reputation for the good quality of its work.
Of the charter members only eight were members of the order. Of these four were past chancellors.
P. C. Elmer L. Glazier, the senior P. C. and senior knight as well,
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was initiated in November, 1870, and became P. C., July 1, 1873. Harvey S. Garcelon had been a member about fifteen years, and the others a less time.
The present officers are : Geo. T. F'ailey, chancellor commander ; Fred- erick B. King, vice-chancellor; Homer C. Wheeler, prelate; Samuel N. Crosby, master of work; Elmer L. Glazier, keeper of records and seal ; J. Haines Maxwell, master of finance; George A. Merrill, master of ex- chequer ; Ernest S. Firth, master at arms; David G. Boyd, inner guard ; John A. Magee, outer guard ; Mathew S. Andrews, Harvey S. Garcelon, Barnett T. Skelton, trustees; Harvey S. Garcelon and Barnett T. Skelton, representatives of Grand Lodge.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
SOMERVILLE COUNCIL.
SOMERVILLE COUNCIL No. 6 was instituted November 28, 1877. It is located in Union square, and its meetings are held in Society Hall, on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
The total number of members admitted since the date of institution is 212, of which 141 are in good standing on the rolls at the present time. There have been 16 deaths in this council since it was organized.
The following are the present officers : Regent, Charles W. Boyer ; Vice- Regent, Peter P. Lawson; Past Regent, John Millar; orator, W. E. Goss ; secretary, E. W. Doyle; collector, Charles W. Silsbee; treasurer, J. Q. Twombley ; chaplain, George B. Clarke ; guide, John Hunter; warden, E. E. Jordan ; sentry, A. A. Lewis. The trustees are : H. A. Chapin, H. W. Raymond and George A. Snow.
ELM COUNCIL.
Elm Council No. 36 was instituted December 5, 1877, with 34 mem- bers, and increased its membership to 281. The present membership is 206, owing to deaths and withdrawals. The deaths of 30 members have drawn from the order $88,500. It has at present property and money in- vested, $1,662.37.
It has had one supreme regent and one representative to the supreme council from its ranks.
It meets on the first and third Thursdays, and holds its meetings in Fraternity Hall, this city.
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CAPT. HARRISON ALDRICH.
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SOMERVILLE LIGHT INFANTRY.
BY HENRY W. PITMAN.
On the third day of August, 1853, about seventy-five well-known resi- dents of Somerville met and formed the Somerville Light Infantry, and it was designated by the official title of Co. A, Fourth Regiment of Light Infantry.
George O. Brastow was elected commander, Isaac F. Shepard first lieutenant, Francis Tufts second, R. B. Fitts third, and Henry W. Allen fourth lieutenants. J. Manley Clark was made first sergeant and clerk of the company.
A constitution and by-laws were adopted, and judging by the tenor, no stronger pledges to loyalty, patriotism and duty could have been made.
Franklin Hall, near Union square, was the first armory, and the corps soon assumed indications of being a truly live military organization. The membership list increased rapidly, the uniforms and arms were promptly secured, and the proficiency came with such celerity that a target shoot was entered upon November 9, three months after formation. Emery H. Mun- roe and the commander were adjudged the victors, but the private declined to accept the medal, and it was given to Francis H. Raymond, a volunteer of the occasion.
On the 30th of March, 1854, the company, for the first time in uniform, attended the funeral of the last survivor of the Lexington Minutemen, Jonathan Harrington, and after the services had been rendered, marched to Somerville by exactly the same route as that passed over by the British troops on their retreat from Lexington in 1775.
In June, 1854, Commander Brastow having been elected a major of the regiment, Second Lieutenant Francis Tufts was elected captain, J. Manley Clark first, Alvin G. Lovejoy second, Gorham A. Leland third, and N. Everett Fitz fourth lieutenants respectively.
It is needless to follow the company in its detailed history. It had its accessions to membership, its social occasions, its stated tours of duties, its parades for festive as well as funeral events, and a life not unlike many of similar organizations. From its inception the Somerville Light Infantry formed the nucleus of the social life of the town, and furnished great en- joyment to the people. Five members from among the prominent families contributed the usual fee towards the support of the command, and engaged in the festive occasions with avidity and pleasure. On the 29th of July, 1859, George O. Brastow was again elected to command the company, Capt. Tufts having resigned and taken position among the rank and file. He remained with the corps a long time, rendering good service to the com- mander and his associates.
It is worthy of mention that on July 6, 1860, Willard C. Kinsley, who afterwards rendered signal service during the war of the rebellion, and for whom the Grand Army Post in Somerville is named, became a member of the company.
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There is no record of the association from February, 1861, for a long period, but it is well known that at the call of Gov. Andrew for the first three months' troops, the Somerville Light Infantry, as Co. I, Fifth Regi- ment, Mass. V. M., Samuel C. Lawrence, commanding, responded with a hundred of Somerville's best sons.
The details of the war service of the company have devolved upon one who is more competent than any other person to compile and present them. Suffice to say that the Somerville Light Infantry furnished four companies for the war, namely, for three months, a hundred days, nine months and three years. The companies were several times recruited, and each organ- ization returned home with its escutcheon unspotted and unstained.
The commanders of the war companies were : Capt. W. E. Robinson, B. F. Parker, John N. Coffin and Frederic R. Kinsley, the latter being promoted to be major and lieutenant-colonel.
After the war the company maintained its organization, recruiting from the young men of the town. The same local interest in the company which was manifest in the early days of peace was again awakened under the able commandership of Capt. Granville W. Daniels and Charles F. King. The former subsequently became a major, and the latter major and lieutenant- colonel of the Fifth Regiment.
July 6, 1876, the company was disbanded by an order reducing the companies of the militia; but June 3, 1886, permission was granted to form a new command as Co. M, Eighth Infantry, with Harrison Aldrich, who had been a captain in a war company, as commander, Henry W. Pitman as first lieutenant, and S. Thomas Kirk as second lieutenant.
The laws and regulations of the militia had changed materially in the eleven years intervening between the old and new companies. An examin- ing board determined the efficiency of the commissioned officers. Skilled markmanship had become a matter of consideration, a stricter attention paid to discipline, more temperate demeanor in camp and other tours of duty, and penalties were more severely inflicted. A soldier of 1886 meant more, and has been meaning more for the past ten years, but it is a matter of pride to chronicle the fact that the Somerville Light Infantry has kept pace with the best companies in the militia. To this day the command is most creditable, the people continue to take an interest in it, and everything bids fair for a history which will long continue enshrouded with honor and ability.
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