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Minneapolis Lodge. No. 587. was organized April 16th. 1877. Its officers are: P. D. - 1. Me- Nair. D .- D. L. Pratt: V. D. E. G. Barnaby: A. D .- Fred Bullis; R. W. Cheney; F. R. S. M. Spaulding; C. P. D. Smith; Guide E. C. Canvet: G. William Walker; S. Jas. Tyler : M. E. G. A. Land, M. D .: Trustees. Isaac Mc- Your. George Il. Simpson and P. H. Smith.
Another lodge was organized March 23. 1881. with forty-seven charter-members, with (. W. Clanson P. D. and I. N. Cross, Treasurer.
AMERICAN LEGION Of HONOR.
Northwest Council. No. 113. of Minneapolis, Was organized March oth. ISSO. The object of
the order is to unite fraternally all persons of sound health and good moral character who are socially acceptable, and between the ages of eight- teen and sixty-five years, and to generally benefit, aid and assist its members, intellectually and pe- ouiarily. The officers are : C .. Isaac MeNair, V. C .. W. R. Cray : O., J. Newton Nind : S., T. F. Stark : C., L. F. Longbrake: T .. A. B. Hush; Chap .. D. Il. MePherson : G .. Fred Bullis : W., Albert Ashenden : Sentry, J. W. Ellis : M. E .. S. M. Spaulding. M. D .: A. M. E .. Otis M. Hum- phreys, M. D .: Trustees, J. II. MeClintien. J. E. Seeley, and O. J. Griffith. The order is incorpo- rated by the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and has in the United States a membership of 65,000. Three hundred lodges were instituted during the past year.
Grand Order of the Orient. Assumption coun- cil was organized in February. 1880. It is a ben- eticiary society, governed by the following officers: Grand Orient. G. Il. Huntington; Vice Grand Orient. R. S Nellis: Grand Servant. M. Tyson ; Secretary, W. B. Jones.
Herman Sons. This organization was founded February 25th. 1879. It is a benevolent and bene- ticiary society. for the purpose of relieving sick and distressed members, who, in case of sickness, draw five dollars per week, and deceased mem- bers are buried at the expense of the society. The officers are : president, August Schwarm : vice- president, A. Paegel : treasurer, Fred Noeren- berg : secretary, Fred Tegeler.
The Society of Swedish Brothers was organized November 26th. 1876, with eight members. At the first meeting. Mr. P. Osander. the founder of the society, presided. Its object is to relieve its members in sickness and distress: is a secret mutual benefit association, and pays weekly bene- lits to sick members, and dofrays the funeral ex- penses of deceased members. It has a member- shipat present of ninety-five. It meets every Mon- day evening at No. 220 Nicollet Avenue. The officers are, president, Fred. Peterson : vice-presi- dent, F. P. Korpe ; recording secretary, J. Fredall; corresponding secretary, P. Osander ; treasurer, 6. Landell.
Minneapolis Independent Order of Free Insur- ance, was organized July 15th, 1880, with twenty members. It is a benevolent society, the family of each member receiving $1,000 at his death.
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Meetings are held at the Synagogue on Fifth street, between First and Second Avenues south. There are now twenty-six members. The officers are : president, G. L. Levi: vice-president, 1I. Rothsehill ; recording secretary, M. Levi : finan- cial secretary. A. Mikslas: treasurer, E. Bern- stein : trustees, L. Werth and Ralph Rees.
B'nai B'rith : Minneapolis Lodge No. 27, I. O. B. B., was organized February 25th, 1877, having twenty-three members. The family of each member receives $1,000 at his death. Meetings are held the first and third Sunday of each month at the Synagogue. The officers are : pres- ident, J. S. Skoll; vice-president. J. Kohn ; re- cording secretary. R. Rees : financial secretary, M. Benson ; treasurer. G. Rees.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. This is an order of locomotive engineers, organized first al Detroit. Michigan, August 17, 1863, as the "Brotherhood of the Foot-board." and reorganized al Indianapolis, Indiana. August 17. 1864, under the present title. It was revised at Boston. Mas- sachusetts, October. 1877. and now has in the United States a membership of 10.000. Its object is to elevate the standing of members as engineers and their characters as men. Minne-ha-ha Lodge of the Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers, Min- neapolis division, No. 150, was organized in 1874. They meet at Druids' Hall. Market square. the second and fourth Sundays of each month. The present officers are. D. G. Thompson. chief en- gineer: R. Althouse, secretary ; II. 3. Lobdell, treasurer.
Society of St. John the Baptist. This order was founded in 1859, for benevolent, educational and fraternal purposes. It took a prominent part in the celebration of the two hundredth anniver- sary of the discovery of the falls of St. Anthony by Father Hennepin. In the afternoon of that day the society had a grand reunion at Market Hall, where Archbishop Tache, of Manitoba, and Bishop Lafleche. of Canada, made addresses ap- propriate to the occasion. Bishop Ireland, of St. Paul, and the American and Belgian consuls at Manitoba were present. The officers are: presi- dent. F. Trepanier : vice-president. F. Plaisance; secretary, Z. Demeules : assistant secretary, E. Genevey; treasurer, J. S. Cartier : collector. A. J. Menard ; marshal, George Gadbout ; chaplain, Rev. Z. L. Chandonnei.
St. Andrew's Society. This society was organ- ized August 4th, 1871, its object being to care for the sick, and find employment and otherwise aid unfortunate Scotchmen. Scotehmen, sons and grandsons of Scotchmen only, are eligible to be- come members of the society. The present men- bers number fifty. The officers are: president, M. Jarvie ; vice-president, R. MeMillen ; seere- tary, A. W. Craik ; treasurer, Stewart Wight- man ; physician, A. C. Fairbairn, M. D. Board of managers, John Miller, W. MeCallum, D. Fer- guson, A. MePhee, A. MeDougall.
Society Norden. The " Minneapolis Scandina- vian Dramatic Society " was organized August 22d, 1870, and afterwards, on November 27th, 1870, it was changed to " Society Norden," its purpose from exclusively dramatic to social, and on the 4th day of April, 1871, was incorporated as such. A relief fund was established, for which purpose seventy-five dollars was allowed from the general fund as a foundation. April Ist. 1875. the Scandinavian singing society, "Candia," united with the Society Norden. March 7th, 1877, Society Norden was re-organized, and has since been exclusively Swedish. It has a library of about 800 volumes, consisting of Swedish. Norwegian, Danish, and English books. The society now has about thirty members, who during sickness receive four dollaus per week. The officers form a board of trustees, and are : R. Engdahl. president ; John Peterson, vice-pres- ident ; C. HI. Hendrickson, recording secretary ; Axel Dahlstrand. corresponding secretary ; Au- gust Zimmerman, treasurer; Alfred Soderstrom, librarian : Peter Pierson, assistant librarian ; John Klint, marshal.
Immaculate Conception Benevolent Society. In the spring of 1876, several young men conceived the idea of forming a mutual benefit society, to care for each other during sickness, and furnish Christian burial to deceased members. A meet- ing was ealled. and an organization perfeeted by the election of officers, on June 5th. 1876. It is No. 312 of the "Catholic Benevolent Union," which has a membership of 500,000, and branch- es in nearly every city in the United States and Canada. Its present officers are : Ed. O'Brien, president ; J. II. MeNally, vice-president ; A. F. Boran, recording secretary ; J. B. Doherty, finan- cial secretary : 3. W. Doran. treasurer.
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The Chosen Friends. The Metropolitan Lodge was organized in February. Iss1. as a co-opera- tive insurance company, with forty charter mem- bers. The officers elected were: C. C., E. (. Cauvet : V. C .. Lucien Swift. Jr .: P. C .. Charles 11. Clarke : R., W. Gould : C., L. L. Longbrake : T .. R. W. Laing: M .. C. B. Leonard : W., J. W. Moore: G. C. A. Rockwell: S., C. A. Rowe; Medical Directors. Drs. MeMurdy and Fairbairn ; Prelate. J. P. Rea : Trustees. B. B. Hart. Isaac McNair, R. 11. Rolf.
CHAPTER LXXI.
FREEMASONS TYPOGRAPHICAL UNIONS MIS- CELLANEOUS ORDERS.
Dr. A. E.Ames, upon his advent into the terri- tory in October. 1551. collected the scattering Masons who resided in the neighborhood, and oh- tained a dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Illinois to open Cataract Lodge, 1. D .. in ancient form, and on February 11th. this cer- emony was observed in the little parler of Ard Godfrey, when A. E. Ames occupied the East. Colonel W. Smith the West, Isaac Brown the South: Ard Godfrey, treasurer: John II. Stevens, secretary: D. M. Coolbaugh. S. D .: 11. S. Atwood. J. D .; Win. Bramer, tyler; with Captain J. W. T. Gardiner and Col. E. Case, then stationed at Fort Snelling, as members.
This is the parent lodge of all the lodges in the vicinity. The above list comprises all the names of Masons then residents of the Territory of Minnesota. from St. Paul to Pembina (exclusive of $1. Paul and Stillwater. Of the members, Dr. A. E. Ames had been a member of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, had also been master of the lodge at Roscoe and Belvidere in Illinois and was Ist M. W. G. M. of the Grand Lodge of Minne- sota. Colonel William Smith, the S. W., was made a Mason in Maine, and had been master of luis lodge. Isaac Brown, the J. W .. was also from Maine: he was a postmaster, and was the first sheriff of Hennepin county. Ard Godfrey.
treasurer. also hailed from Maine. and had held the same office in the lodge of which he was a member. 1. 11. Stevens, the secretary, was ini- tiated. passed and raised in a military lodge. U. D .. from the Grand Lodge of Tennessee in Feb- ruary. Isis, at the National Bridge in Mexico. The S. D .. D. M. Coolbangh, was made a Mason in Pennsylvania, and was subsequently the first W. M. of Hennepin Lodge. The J. D., I. S. Atwood, was made a Mason in New Brunswick. Hle was a brother-in-law of Calvin A. Tuttle, one of the pioneers of this county, and died on his farm near Minneapolis a few years ago. The tyler, Wm. Bramer. a man universally respected. subsequently retired to his farm, and died there soon after. Of the members. Col. Case had previously occupied high positions in the order in the state of Michi- gan, and was the first Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. Capt. J. W. T. Gardiner was a native of Hallowell, Maine, a graduate of West Point. and was at this time sta- tioned at Fort Snelling as captain of Company B, Second regiment U. S. Dragoons, was subse- quently promoted to major general, and died a few years since. The dispensation gave them the right to meet on high hills or low vales. From Cataract Lodge have sprung all other lodges in Minneapolis. The then Grand Master of the State of Hlinois who granted the dispensation to C'atarart Lodge, was our fellow-citizen. Judge E. B. Ames. The meetings were first held in an old buildingon Main street north-east. now owned by a Mrs. White. From there they moved to a building on Main street, known as the King block, which was subsequently destroyed by fire. The lodge then occupied Rollins' stone building. on Second Avenue, corner of Prince street. The next move was to the hall now occupied, located at numbers 18 and 20 I'niversity Avenue. The building was erected by Cataract Lodge, at a cost of $16,000.
The first election of officers, occurred February 11th. 1852, with the following result: A. E. Ames. W. M .: William Smith. S. W .: Isaac Brown, J. W .; and .I. 11. Stevens, secretary. We give a list of those since elected to the office of W. M. and secretary, with year of election. The regu- Jar elections have taken place in December of each year. December 27th, 1852, A. E. Ames, W. M .; J. H. Stevens, secretary. '53. Charles
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F. Stearns, I. I. Lewis. '54, M. W. Getehell, E. R. Knowlton. '55, M. W. Getchell, R. W. Cummings. '56-7, Ilenry Reynolds, W. G. Brad- ford. '58. M. W. Getchell, J. B. Gilfillan. 59, G. A. Camp, E. S. Brown. '60, R. S. Alden, S. L. Vawter. 61, C. Woodly, W. F. Cahill. 62, J. B. Gilfillan, W. F. Cahill. 63, J. A. Arm- strong, C. Woodly. 64-5, M. W. Getchell, Dan. M. Demmon. 66, E. S. Brown, Solon Arm- strong. '67, J. S. Lane, Solon Armstrong. '68, W. Lochren, Edward Parker. 69, W. Lochren, C. F. Smith. 70-1, Solon Armstrong, C. F. Smith. '72. F. L. Smith. C. F. Smith. 73-4, F. L. Smith, R. A. Moore. "75-6, II. M. Kent, Solon Armstrong. 77, R. W. Cummings, Solon Armstrong. 78-9. J. S. Lane, Solon Armstrong. December 18th, 1880, the officers elected were, W. E. Johnson, W. M .; O. A. Gardner. S. W .: M. P. Hayes, J. W .; and Solon Armstrong, secretary. Regular meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month, at "Masonic Hall," East Division.
The Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. was organized January 1st, 1855, with three subordinate lodges, namely: St. Jolin's Lodge, No. 1, of Stillwater ; Cataract Lodge, No. 2. of St. Anthony Falls; St. Paul's Lodge, No. 3, of St. Paul. The following grand officers were duly elected: A. E. Ames, Minneapolis, M. W. G. M .: Aaron Goodrich, St. Paul, R. W. D. G. M .: D. F. Brawley, St. Paul, R. W. S. G. W .; A. Van Vorhees, Stillwater. R. W. J. G. W .: E. Case, St. Paul. R. W. G. T .; J. G. Lennon, St. Anthony, R. W. G. S .; D. W. C. Dunnell. St. Paul. S. G. D .: D. B. Loomis, Still- water, J. G. D .; S. Partridge, Stillwater, G. S. B .; A. T. C. Pierson, St. Paul, G. M .; II. N. Setzer, Stillwater, G. P .; Wm. Chamberlain, St. Anthony, G. C .; Lot Moffat, S. G. S .: C. W. Borup, J. G. S .; Wm. Hartshorn, G. T. The Grand Lodge of Minnesota was then opened and the officers duly installed by P. M., A. J. Morgan. when they sey- erally repaired to their stations. The secretary of the convention being superseded by the Grand Secretary elect, the G. M. proclaimed the election of the grand officers, and that the Grand Lodge of Minnesota was duly and legally organized.
Hennepin Lodge No. 4. This lodge was or- ganized January 21st, 1853, and worked under the first dispensation granted by the grand lodge of Minnesota. The officers U. D., were: D. M.
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Coolbaugh, W. M .; J. N. Barber, S. W .; E. A. Hodson, J. W .; S. W. Case, secretary; E. Case. treasurer; Edward Murphy, S. D .; Anson Nor- thrup. J. D .; Chesman Gould, tyler. January 3d. 1854. this lodge received its charter from the grand lodge. The meetings were held at the house of Anson Northrup. near the brink of the falls, for two years. then in a hall filted for the pur- pose, over the store of Jackins and Wright, on Bridge Square. After several years removed to a hall in the Dayton block. After several changes a hall over Fletcher's store was taken in 1862, where it remained in connection with Minneapolis lodge, until January. 1876. Since then their new Ma- sonie Hall has been occupied. The first officers after charter was granted were the same as first elected, with the exception of the office of secre- lary. to which Thomas Chambers was elected in place of S. W. Case. During subsequent years the offices of W. M. and secretary have been filled by: 1855. E. A. Hodsdon, Charles Iloag; '56, D. M. Coolbangh, I. I. Lewis; '57, R. R. Bryant, Geo. W. Chowen ; '58, A. E. Ames, Geo. A. Sa- vory; '59, E. B. Ames, Geo. A. Savory; '60, C. N. Daniels, Geo. A. Savory ; 61, A. E. Ames, J. L. Tenney: 62 to '67 inclusive, A. E. Ames, Geo. A. Savory: '68, A. E. Groff, A. Il. Linton ; 69, G. T. Vail. C. M. Crump; '70, 11. L. Rockey, 11. Tannatt : '71. S. T. Moles, II. Tannatt : 72, 11. Barnard, II. Tannatt ; 73, A. A. Ames, H. Tan- natt : "74, II. Barnard, HI. Tannatt'; 75, J. Wil- son. C. C. Leland ; '76-7, C. H. Benton, C. C. Leland ; "78, 1I. P. Hungerford, C. C. Leland; '79, C. II. Benton, W. Gunderson ; '80, W. A. Miller, W. Gunderson. The officers for 1881 are: W. A. Miller. W. M .; C. Rothschildl. S. W .; C. D. Ilammond, J. W .; John Wilson, treasurer; Wil- liam Gunderson, secretary ; Ed Martin, S. D .; C. B.Tirrell, J. D .: William Cove, tyler ; D. B. Knick- erbacker, chaplain. The lodge numbers 215 mem- bers and holds meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.
Minneapolis Lodge, No. 19. On the 7th day of January, 1858, the M. W. G. Lodge of Minnesota granted a charter to Joseph Dean, Joel B. Bassett, Frank Beebe, Emanuel Case, R. R. Miles, J. O. Weld, A. F. MeShee, Oliver Davis, and other brethren, Master Masons. On the 23d of Jann- ary, a meeting of the brethren whose names were on the petition to the Grand Lodge for a charter,
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was held in the Masonic Hall owned by John Jackins, when they elected their first officers, and on January 26th the officers were duly installed by A. T. C. Pierson, M. W. G. M. of Minnesota. In 1859 they moved their lodge to a hall over Men- denhall and Beede's bank on First street. between Hennepin and First Avenue north. In 1862. they moved to a hall over Fletcher's store on Bridge square, which they occupied jointly with Hennepin Lodge. and remained there until Jan- ary. 1876. when they moved into their new " Ma- sonie Hall," which they still occupy. holding regular meetings on first and second Wednesday of each month. The first officers were: Joseph Dean. W. M .: 1. B. Bassett. S. W .: Franklin Beebe. J. W .: R. R. Miles. secretary. The officers elected December 18th, 1850. were: T. M. Slosson. W. M .: E. E. Smith, S. W .; J. M. Williams. J. W .: J. II. Thompson, Treasurer; R. Archibald. Secretary. The membership of this lodge was. at the last election. one hundred and eighty-three.
Khurun Lodge. No. 112. A. F. and A. M. was organized under dispensation granted July 16th. 1574. by Charles Griswold, G. M. of Minnesota. to thirty-eight members. The officers, under dispensation were : A. E. Ames, W. M., Edgar Nash. S. W .. D. M. Goodwin, J. W., M. P. Hawkins, secretary. Charter granted January 13th. 1875. by Grand Lodge of Minnesota, and lodge constituted February 8th, at Excelsior hall. Minneapolis. The first officers were: E. M. Wilson, W. M .. Edgar Nash, S. W., D. M. Goodwin. J. W .. E. J. Davenport. secretary. Of- lieers for 1880; E. J. Davenport. W. M., C. M. Foote. S. W., Wm. E. Leonard, J. W.
St. Anthony Falls Chapter No. 3, Royal Areh Masons. This lodge was organized under the dispensation from Charles Gilman, General Grand High Priest of the United States, dated January 5th. 1856, to R. S. Alden, A. E. Ames, Geo. S. Eaton. M. W. Getchell. D. Greenleaf. D. Heaton, (. E. Ilill. Geo. A. Camp and Samuel E. Adams.
The first convocation was held January 22d, 1555, with R. S. Alden, I. P., A. E. Ames. K .. bijah Blakeman. S .. R. R. Bryant, secretary. September 21st, 1850, a charter was issued by the General Grand Chapter. Albert G. Mackey, G. G. 1I. P. The first officers under charter wereeleet- ed October 220, 1859, as follows: R. S. Alden.
11. P., A. E. Ames. K., M. W. Getchell, S .. D. Greenleaf, secretary. The subsequent years the offices of 11. P. and secretary have been filled as follows: 1850. A. E. Ames. E. S. Brown; Feb- ruary 91h. '61. M. W. Getchell. I. P .. June 22d, regular election. E. Patch. E. S. Brown; 62, same re-elected: 63. R. S. Alden. E. S. Brown; 64 5. Jolm I. Black, E. S. Brown: 66. E. Patel, G. F. Townsend; ST. George A. Camp. O. C. Merriman; 68, R. W. Cummings, M. P. Hayes; 69-70, R. W. Cummings. E. S. Brown; 72-3, William Lochren, R. W. Cummings: 74, William Loehren, F. L. Smith: 75, 11. M. Kent, Solon Armstrong: 76. F. L. Smith. Solon Arm- strong: 77. W. C. Noble, Solon Armstrong; 78. W. A. Morse. Solon Armstrong: 79. T. G. For- ster. Solon Armstrong. The list of ottieers for 1850. were: (. 11. Benton. IT. P .. M. P. Ilayes. K .. C. W. Weeks. S., Solon Armstrong, secretary; regular convocations on the third Sat- urday of each month. at Masonic Hall, east di- vision.
St. John's Chapter, No. 9, Royal Arch Masons, was organized under dispensation granted Janu- ary 15th, 1866, by C. W. Nash, G. I. P., Minne- sota. Charter dated October 23d, 1866, from Grand Chapter of Minnesota. C. W. Nash. G. II. l'. The regular election is held in December. The offices of 11. P. and secretary have been ofeu- pied as follows: 66. A. E. Ames. George A. Savory ; '67. W. E: Jones, A. A. Ames: 68. 11. 1 .. Rockey, 11. F. Balch : 69. E. A. Groff, A. M. Shuey : 70, 11. L. Rockey. E. S. Austin : 71. A. E. Ames. F. L. Churchill ; 72. J. W. Hennion, HI. Tannatt ; 73. 1. W. Hennion. I. Tannatt ; 74. G. W. Cooley, F. D. Carson; 75, A. A. Ames, G. W. Cooley ; 76, E. MeDermott, C. G. MeDuf- tie: "77, 1. 11. Noble. C. C. Leland: 78, G. B. Cooley, E. MeDermott : 79. G. B. Cooley. E. Me- Dermott. In 1850 the officers were : G. B. Coo- ley. I. P .: A. H. Salisbury. K .: John Wilson. S. Selah Matthews. Secretary. Regular convoca- tions, third Tuesday of each month, at Masonic Hall, Hennepin Avenue. Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Council, No. 2. R. and S. M., or- ganized under dispensation from B. Crabbe, Grand Master of lowa. May 2th. 1870, and char- lered October Isth. 1870, by the Grand Council of lowa. The officers under dispensation were : A. E. Ames, T. I. M .: R. S. Alden. D. M .: D. M.
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Goodwin, P. C. W .; G. Savory, Rec. The office of T. 1. M. under the charter has since been filled by the following persons : '70-1-2-3, D. M. Good- win; '74-5, G. W. Cooley : "76, E. MeDermott; 77, G. B. Cooley ; 78-9, W. A. Spaulding. The officers of 1880 were : I. M. Williams, T. I. M .; William Cheney, R. I. D. M .: C. M. Foote, P. C. W., J. A. Schlener, Ree .; T. F. Hurley, Treas. Regular assemblies are held on the third Monday of each month.
Adoniram Council, No. 5. R. and S. M., Min- neapolis East. Charter was granted February 18th, 1876. by the Grand Council of Minnesota, George W. Cooley, Grand Master, to William Lochren, M. W. Getchell, F. L. Smith, II. M. Kent. Christopher Greeley, Jonathan Chase, J. W. Hennion. S. N. Whitney, E. C, Pratt, Jolm Wil- son and R. S. Alden. The council was consti- tuted by George W. Cooley. G. M .. March, 27th. 1876, at which time the following officers were elected : William Lochren, T. J. M .; M. W. Getchell. D. M .; F. L. Smith, P. C. W .: W. C. Noble, Recorder. The offices T. I. M. and Recorder. have been since filled by the following: 76, W. Lochren, W. C. Noble: 77, F. L. Smith, W. C. Noble .: 78, O. A. Broughton, W. C. No- ble; "79, H. M. Kent. Solon Armstrong. In 1880, the following were elected, C. H. Benton, T. I. M .; W. E. Johnson, D. M .; O. . Broughton, P. C. W .; Solon Armstrong, Recorder. Regular meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, at Masonie Hall. Minneapolis East.
Zion Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar, was organized under dispensation granted by B. B. French, Grand Master, Knights Templar, for the United States, May 19th 1863. The first officers were: 1. E. Ames, E. C .; J. M. Enstis, G .; ]]. F. Balch. C. G. Charter was granted September 7th, 1865, by Henry L. Palmer, Grand Master Knights Templar, United States. Com- mandery constituted by A. T. C. Pierson, Sep- tember 25th, 1865, 1. E. Ames, E. C .; G. A. Savory, Rec. Those offices have been filled as follows: '66, A. E. Ames. G. A. Savory: 67, R. S. Alden, 11. L. Rocky; 68, J. I. Black, A. M. Radcliffe: '69, M. W. Getchell, II. G. Howe; "70, M. W. Getchell, Paul Fitzgerald; 71. II. L. Rocky, Paul Fitzgerald; "72, D. M. Goodwin, A. 1. Scott: 73, A. A. Ames. J. F. Lowe: 71, J. 1. Black, II. G. Hicks: '75, J. 1. Black, A. L. Scott;
'76, A. A. Ames, A. L. Scott; '77, E. MeDermott, 1. L. Scott; "78, E. MeDermott, A. L. Scott; '79, J. I. Black, E. MeDermott; "80, .I. I. Black, E. MeDermott. Meetings held at Masonic Hall, second Tuesday of each month.
Darins Commandery, No. 7, Knights Templar, Minneapolis East. Dispensaton was granted by Eminent Sir Knight, George L. Otis, Grand Com- mander of Minnesota, February Ist. 1871. The first officers under dispensation were, R. S. Al- den, E. C .: M. W. Getchell, G .; William Loch- ren, C. G .; E. S. Brown, recorder. Warrant was dated July 28, 1871, from the Grand Commandery of Minnesota. A. E. Ames. Grand Commander; officers, E. C. and recorder elected since date of charter are as follows, '71, R. S. AAlden, E. S. Brown:' 72, William Loehren, E. C. Whitney: "73. William Lochren, E. C. Whitney; 74. M. W. Getchell, George F. Townsend. 75, W. C. No- ble, C. F. Smith; '76-7-8, W. C. Noble, Solon Armstrong; 79, II. M. Kent, Solon Armstrong. The officers for 1880, were: F. L. Smith, E. C .; T. G. Forster, G .; C. Il. Benton, C. G .; Solon Armstrong, recorder. Regular meetings are held first Monday of each month at Masonic Hall, E. D).
Excelsion Lodge of Perfection, No. 3, was in- stituted under authority granted to A. E. Ames, by S. W. MeMasters, deputy of the state of Min- nesota. Charter was granted Jne 23. 1873, by A. E. Ames, special deputy. The first offleers were, R. S. Alden, G. M .; D. M. Goodwin, S. W .; M. W. Getchell, J. W .; G. B. Cooley, secretary. The officers for 1880, were, D. M. Goodwin, G. M .; J. H. Noble, S. W .; C. H. Ben- ton. J. W .; F. L. Smith, secretary. Lodge meets second Thursday of each month at Masonic Hall.
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