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Of our past masters, twelve are still living; the others have kissed the earth in mortal sleep. Many of our members have held prominent positions in the state and the fraternity, the gifted Cole, attorney general of our own state; the genial Emmett. our first chief justice; the lamented Thomas, bishop of Kansas; the saintly and courteous George B. Whipple, brave
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and true John C. Whipple, one of the heroes of Fort Ridgley ; the talented Dearborn, who possessed abilities such as would make him a leader anywhere; the heroic Shields, senator from Minne- sota, Missouri and Illinois, who led the South Carolina troops at Chepultepec, and commanded a brigade in the Civil War; Daniels, most learned in Masonic lore, for many years grand lecturer in this jurisdiction ; and others whose names with us are as household words. From our past and present members we have had representatives in the grand lodge, two deputy grand masters, Bros. J. C. Whipple and G. H. Davis; in the grand chapter, Bro. Luther Dearborn, grand high priest; in the grand commandery, Bros. L. Z. Rogers and H. E. Whitney, J. R. Smith, grand commanders; Bro. Thomas Mee. deputy grand com- mander ; Bro. G. H. Davis, grand prelate and past grand master of Idaho; H. L. Luther, grand captain general; and other sub- ordinate officers of grand chapter and grand commandery.
In closing this brief historical sketch, let this be our fervent wish, may we stand united, cemented by memories and bound by dear associations! Remain united and a glorious future awaits you ; may no distracting influences ever divide you, and though honest differences may arise, let them be but a brother's friendly rivalry. As the fog that sweeps over the sea at night is dissolved by the warm rays of the morning sun, so under the influence of honest loving hearts, may all clouds disappear and naught be seen but clear sky in the east, the south and the West.
"Our Father's God, from out whose hand The centuries fall like grains of sand, We meet today, united, free And loyal to our land and Thee To thank Thee for the era done, And trust Thee for the opening one."
To quote from Brother Haven's address: "Of all the fragrant memories that garnish the storehouse of my heart, there are none sweeter than those which cluster about the names and characters of those brothers, who are no more of this mortal life, except so far as the influence of their example still lives.
"Their memories are to me as the green and flower decked fields of early June ; as the shadow of a great forest in summer's heat, when the rustling leaves whisper of rest and protection ; as the far away murmur of the mountain brook to the weary traveler consumed with thirst ; as any and all the bounties of nature and nature's God, which come to us without the hope of reward and without price. All noble men, honorable, charitable, kindly and true, men of culture and refinement, prominent in the affairs of
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the city and state-men fit to be princes and nobles of any realm. not through birth or the pride of wealth, but through the adorn- ment of worth and character-they were the noblest work of God, honest men, and worthy Masons.
"It would be beneath the dignity of this occasion, unmasonic and un-Christian for me to make personal mention of the char- ities of Faribault Lodge, No. 9, during the past sixty years, but this I ean say, with no spirit of boasting, that no worthy brother, or his widow or orphan, has ever been permitted to suffer for the necessities of life, if their needs were known to the brethren. Often times they had been cared for for years and finally laid to rest in 'God's half acre,' by the kindly hands of the brotherhood."
Tyrian Royal Arch Chapter, No. 6, at Faribault, Minn .. was constituted October 24, 1864, with the following charter mem- bers : Companions, C. N. Daniels, H. P .: George Miller, K ; C. G. Bowdish, S .; R. G. Lincoln, J. C. N. Cottrell, Chas. A. Cottrell. George B. Whipple, L. H. Kelley, Lewis W. Wilkins and I. N. Sater. From the date of its constitution it has progressed steadily, increased in numbers, ever prospered and dispensed true Masonic light and knowledge.
Faribault Commandery, No. 8, Knights Templar, located at Faribault, Minn., was organized on March 3, A. D. 1874, A. O. 756, under a dispensation granted by Sir Henry S. Carver, right eminent grand commander of the state of Minnesota. The peti- tioning members were Sir Knights Chas. N. Daniels and A. B. Rogers, of Zion Commandery, No. 2, Minnesota ; John H. Hard- ing, of Palestine Commandery. No. 27, Illinois; John Mullin, N. M. Bemis, E. A. Rice, G. W. Du Bois and L. Z. Rogers, of Damaseus Commandery, No. 1, Minnesota : Moses Cram. of De Molay Commandery, No. 9, Ohio; George B. Whipple, of Hono- lulu Commandery, No. 1, Sandwich Islands. On July 1. A. D. 1874, A. O. 756, under a charter granted to the commandery, the following officers were installed and the commandery duly invested with its charter by R. E. Sir Knight H. L. Carver, grand commander, viz. : Sir C. N. Daniels, E. C. : John Mullin. G. : J. R. Parshall, C. G .; G. B. Whipple, prelate; C. E. Rogers, S. W .; L. Z. Rogers, J. W .; T. H. Loyhed, treasurer; Thos. Mee. recorder : Donald Grant, St. B .: G. N. Baxter. S. B. : B. F. Stranb. warden; J. B. Harper, W. N. Cosgrove and J. H. Harding. guards; and Moses Cram, sentinel. From its very inception, Faribault Commandery has met with the earnest support and hearty co-operation of its founders, and to this day its influence is felt for good wherever the order prevails, even though many of its originators are sleeping in the close embrace of death. It has seen its days of prosperity and has been many times beset
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with doubts and fears, yet its efforts to maintain a Christian character before the world has not been ineffectual or one of show, but has proved that deeds and not profession have marked its way in knighthood and its course has been consistent with the purpose of the organization, "Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you," was one of the commands of the Great Captain of Hosts, and Faribault Commandery has always obeyed the injunction with alacrity becoming Knights of the Holy Land. Members of this commandery who have held offices in the grand commandery are as follows: Sir L. Z. Rogers, R. E. G. C., 1882-83; Sir H. E. Whitney, R. E. G. C., 1895-96: Sir J. R. Smith, R. E. G. C., 1909-10; Sir Thomas Mee, V. E. D. G. C., 1887-88; Sir H. L. Luther, E. G. C. G., 1902-03.
Scottish Rite Masonry has a following of thirty-six brethren with membership in consistories at St. Paul and Minneapolis, S. J. While over forty nobles of the Mystic Shrine, having crossed the hot sands of the desert, arrived in safety at the fertile oases of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Military Order of Knights of Constantine has a membership of two attached to the conclave of St. George at Duluth.
Order of the Eastern Star, Athens Chapter No. 82, at Fari- bault, was organized March 12, 1895, with fifty-four petitioners; Mrs. Louisa S. Gale, worthy matron; Walter Birch, worthy patron ; Mrs. Cynthia G. Davis, secretary. From its organization those sublime virtues for the noble upbuilding of character exem- plified in Adali's fidelity, Ruth's obedience, Esther's devotion to right, Martha's trustful faith and Electa's cup overflowing with: hospitality have been consistently taught. Among the officers of this chapter, Bro. P. H. White has held the office of worthy grand patron of the state of Minnesota.
PATRIOTIC ORDERS.
John C. Whipple Post, No. 11, G. A. R., was instituted March 2, 1871, with the following veterans as officers: Major WV. H. Lower, J. C. Lower, A. P. Bell, H. C. Whitney, John Cooper, C. S. Brown, William Mulligan, Henry Roth, W. S. Wetherstone, Theodore A. Close.
Michael Cook Post, No. 123, G. A. R., was organized at Fari- bault, September 15, 1884, the first officers being: A. E. Haven, Com .; John Hutchinson, S. V. C .; J. J. Van Saun, J. V. C. : J. R. Parshall, O. D .; J. Walrod, O. G .; E. N. Leavens, Q. M .; J. J. Dow, Chap .; J. W. Daniels, Surg .; James Hunter, Adj. The following names appear on the roll of the post : J. J. Dow, F, 2nd Maine Cav. : Chas D. McKellip, D, 11th Minn. Inf .; Joseph C. Mold, B, 8th Minn. ; C. O. Williams, D, 11th Minn. Inf. ; L. H.
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Dunn, C, 6th Minn. ; Ira C. Aldrich, 1, 4th Minn. ; W. B. Dickey, E, 57th Pa. ; Henry Dungay, L, Ist Minn. Art. ; John Keller, K, 29th Wis. Inf. : James Hunter, 2nd Bat. Lt. Art. ; Miles Hollister, B, 8th Minn. Inf. ; Christian Sanders, F, 6th Wis. Inf. ; Al Tenny. B, 8th Minn. Inf .; John Hutchinson, C, 6th Minn. Inf .; A. W. Stockton, B, 25th Wis. Inf .: J. M. Emery, K, 2nd Minn. Inf. : Henry Achterkirch, B, 8th Minn. Inf .; Frederick Zimmerman, D. 6th Minn. Inf. : John R. Reed, E. 3rd Wis. Inf .: Jacob W. Walrod, E, Ist Minn. H. Art .; William F. Kiekenapp, D, 6th Minn. Inf. : John Wagner, D, 124th Ohio Inf .; W. N. Smith, G. 31st Wis. Inf .; C. A. Jackson, I, 2nd Wis. Cav .; Russell W. Rock, D, 6th Minn. Inf. : James A. Morgan, B, 8th Minn. Inf .; George W. Damp, B, Ist Wis. Cav. ; H. G. Griffith, L. Ist Minn. H. Art. : Math Neiner, C, 31st Wis. Inf. : F. S. Barrs, I, 27th Iowa Inf. ; Alfred E. Haven, B, 2nd Wis. Inf .; Ara Barton, D. Bracketts Minn. Batal .; Charles Sorrenson, C, 23rd Wis. Inf. ; E. N. Leavens, 10th Minn. Inf. ; D. M. Cool, 3rd lowa Inf. ; E. L. Hammond, L, Ist Minn. H. Art. ; Mark Wells, B, 8th Minn. Inf. ; C. H. Mulliner, H, Ist Minn. Mount. Rangers ; F. H. Thurston, L. Ist Minn. H. Art .; J. W. Richardson, B, 8th Minn. Inf .; J. C. Turner, K. L, Ist Minn. H. Art. : John R. Parshall, A, 6th Ohio Cav. ; Thos. J. Conlin, L, Ist Minn. H. Art. ; R. M. Evans, G, Ist N. Y. Eng. ; Wm. E. Jones, I, 142nd N. Y. Inf. ; Michael Ham, A, 9th Wis. Inf .; Henry Theeden, B. 8th Min. Inf .; John Walrod, A, 7th Wis. Inf .; W. S. Snyder, B, 8th Minn. Inf .: Edward Hollister, G, Ist Minn. Inf. ; J. H. Austin, G, 2nd Minn. Cav .; William L. Hoover, G, 2nd Minn. Cav .: John J. Van Saun, B, 8th Minn. Inf .: Geo. R. Snell, L, Ist Minn H. Art. : Joseph Sanford, E, 1st Minn. H. Art. ; Frank A. Davis, U. S. S. Monodonock : Henry Platt, 1, 4th Minn. Inf. : Toussant Barrie, B, 8th Minn. Inf. ; Geo. Magee, G, Ist Minn. Inf. ; E. S. Oliver. B, 100th Pa. Inf .; C. W. Marks, H, 3rd Minn. Inf .: J. B. Wick- ham, F, 5th N. Y. Cav .; David MeCardle, I, 89th Ind. Inf. ; Theodore Sanford, E, 8th Reg. U. S. Cav. : Simon A. Gorton, B. 14th N. Y. Inf .; John Hufftellen, D. 6th Minn. Inf .: Henry Hingson, E, 130th Ind. Inf. ; Chas. P. Merriam, E, Ist Ohio Vet. Cav .; William Close, H. 1st Batal. Inf. ; Michael Tellon, B, 13th Wis. Inf .; Francis M. Piper, K, 34th N. Y. Inf .; G. Edward Patterson, B, 8th Minn. Inf .; Hugh Smith. C. 6th Minn. Inf. : Elijah Walrod, G. 23rd Wis. Inf .; Wm. I. T. Meyer, B. 8th Minn. Inf. ; F. S. Mears, E. 27th Ind. Inf .; Geo. F. Birch, E, 4th Minn. Inf .; Robert Ray, D, 52nd Wis. Inf .: J. W. Daniels, 6th Minn. Inf. : Henry Roth, A, 77th Ohio Inf. ; James Hale, H. 29th Wis. Inf. ; John Craven, 2nd Minn. Batal. ; James M. Kinney, B. 10th Minn. Inf .; Fred Lockwood, E, 150th Ind. Vol. : Ralph L. Russell, G, 5th N. Y. Cav .: I. N. Anderson, B, 8th Minn Vol. ;
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Waterman Perkins, H, 5th Wis. Inf. ; John Wines, D, Hatch Minn. Batal .; Louis Gerodat, H, 1st Mich. Inf .; Samuel Fish, F, 14th Wis. Inf. ; Cornelius Mahony, C, Ist Minn. H. Art. ; John Slater, H, 3rd Minn. Inf .; John Jepson, E, Ist H. Art .; R. H. L. Jewett, E, 2nd Mass. Inf .; S. M. West, 5th Iowa Cav .; Michael Walrod, D, 16th Wis. Inf .; D. Cavanaugh, H, 10th Minn. Inf .; E. H. Cutts, B, 8th Minn .; Ira Rice, E, Ist H. Art .: J. H. D. Austin, K, 19th Ill. Inf .; A. L. Emery, K, 2nd Minn. Inf. ; W. H. Emery, C, 6th Minn. Inf. ; O. F. Brand, K, Ist Wis. Vol. ; John D. Plummer. C, 6th Minn. Vol .; John Boardan, E, 2nd N. Y. Mtd. Rifles ; Wm. C. Parmly, A, 17th Wis. Inf. ; Patrick Cudmore, H, 10th Minn. Inf .; W. H. Danverd, E, 29th Wis. Inf .; Enos S. Peate, H, 10th Minn. Inf .; C. E. Rogers, I, 4th Minn. Inf. ; Joseph Colburn, F, 46th Wis. Inf. and F, 44th Wis Vol. ; F. M. Rose, 43d Ohio Vol. and 42d Ohio Vol .; Walter S. Weatherston, K, 6th N. Y. Cav. : Michael Hanly, H. 10th Minn. Inf. : Joseph Cluke, B, 8th Minn. Vol. : Thomas Langan, C, 9th U. S. Inf. and F, 4th Cal. Vol. ; Theofelt Odett, D, 2d Minn Inf .: Sever Mon- tour, D, 2d Minn. Inf .; Isaac H. Flint, D, 2d Vet. Res. Corps ; Daniel Callahan, I, 4th Minn Inf. ; L. W. Malloy, C, Minn. Cav., Hatch's Bat .; Martin Helcher, D, 2d Minn. Inf .; J. C. Rose, H, 1st Minn. Hy. Art .; Joseph Thompson, L, Ist Minn. Hy. Art .; Peter Wenott, G, 14th Reg. Mich Inf .; Uriel Cheeny, F, 14th Reg. Ohio Inf .: John Sowden, A, 1st Mass Vol .; James S. Thomas, K, 4th Minn. Vol. ; Charles Deoby, E, 140th Ill. Inf .; Z. L. Sargent. C. 6th Minn, Inf. ; J. B. Gwathmay. B, 8th Minn. Inf .; Rufus G. Barber, A, 1st Vt. Cav .; Henry Bultman, C, 11th Minn. Inf. ; W. H. Pease, B, Brackets Batt., 5th Iowa Cav .; Nathan A. Cadwallader, H, 55th Ohio Inf .; E. S. Peake, 28th Wis. Inf .; Peter St. Denis, B, 3 Prov. N. Y. Cav .; W. S. Earnhart, D, 33d Wis. Inf. ; J. H. Gillette, A, 76th N. Y. Inf. ; Charles E. Smith, B, 101st Ohio Inf .; W. H. Holden, E, 128th N. Y. Inf. ; Omasine Barrie, B, 11th Minn. Inf. ; R. R. Hutchinson, C, 6th Minn. Inf. ; Albert Winslow, L, Ist Minn. H. A. ; James W. Parshall, L, Ist Minn. H. A .; Lyman H. Henderson, B, 1st Minn. Batt. Inf. ; D. E. Potters, A, 4th Ill. Cav. : F. S. Wilson, I, 88th Ind. ; J. D. Fuller, 34th Ind. Battery; M. P. Ide, F, 5th Minn .: Brewer Mattocks, 2d Minn .; Thomas Sloan, C. 98th Ohio Inf .; P. Con- don, H, 10th Minn. Inf .; Jeremiah Mann, A, 39th Missouri ; Walter N. Sanborn, D, 46th Ill .; C. J. Crandey. C. 5th Minn .; C. E. Graham, K, 46th Ohio; Cyrus Thomas, B, 11th Ver. HI. A .; Dennis Mulcahy, H, 2d Minn. Inf. ; John Hill, B, 8th Minn. Inf .; Warren A. Redfield, L, 1st Minn. H. A .: S. J. Kingsley, B, 4th Cal. Inf .; G. S. Norton, M, 1st Minn. H. A .: Charles Prinzling, 1, 138th Penn. Inf .: E. R. Wood, M, 11th N. Y. Cav. ; W. H. Hulse, H, Minn. Mtd. Rangers, and D, 11th Minn .; Elijah B.
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Sperry, G, 2d Minn. Cav. ; Myron Skinner, D, 4th Wis. Inf., and D, 4th Wis. Cav .: S. A. Wallace, G, 153 Penn. Inf. : Albert O. Wharton, K, 7th Minn. Inf., and L, Ist Minn. M. Rangers ; John J. Crist, A, Ist Minn. ; James Shaw, A, 5th Minn. Inf. ; B. Joinville. D, 5th Minn. Inf .: H. T. Detert, F, 3d Prov. N. Y. Cav. ; Peter J. Harger, G, 23d Wis. Vol. ; Thomas Greenwood, E. 13th Ind. Vol. ; Michael Rossbach, D, 19th U. S. Inf. ; John W. Bennett, B, 30th Wis. ; Fred R. Seelen, H, 20th Maine : John D. Stevens, C, 4th Minn .; Gabriel St. Denis, E, 92d N. Y .; R. Farnum, Ist Minn. L. Art .; Charles Koethe, L, 9th Ill. Cav .; William Hildebrandt, E, 6 Minn. Inf .; Knute A. Knudson, G. 22d Wis. Inf .; William H. Sammon, F, 6th Iowa Cav. ; William Graves, C, 2Ist Wis. Inf .; E. Z. Hoover, H, IIth Ill. Inf .; H. Clemons, II, 12th N. Y. Inf. ; Henry G. Rising, G, 5th Minn .; John R. Lowe, C, 55th Ohio Inf .; S. W. Wilson, F, 74th N. Y .: Israel Dudley, B, 29th Wis. Inf .; Wm. H. Mann, B. 37th Mo. ; C. M. Benson, G, Ist Minn. ; Henry C. Prescott, L, Ist Minn. H. A .; John Q. Beardsley, A, 7th Minn .; Amos H. Bice, A, 7th Minn. : H. W. Draper, G, 28th Wis. ; Conrad Reinike, F, 3d Minn. Vol .; Jackson Jones, F, 29th Wis .; Octave Caron, E, 4th Minn. ; Webster Rhines, B, 36th Wis .; Joseph Clute, G, 2d Minn. ; A. T. Abbott, E, Ist Minn. ; David Read, B, Sth Minn .; Frank Carrier, D, 22d Ohio; Ed. Van Saun, B, 8th Minn. Inf.
Michael Cook Corps, No. 15, W. R. C., auxiliary to Michael Cook Post, G. A. R., was organized March 9, 1889, in the home of Mrs. and Mrs. E. N. Leavens, with fifteen charter members. The officers elected were: Mary E. Leavens, president : Laura Aldrich, senior vice-president ; Viola Turner, junior vice-presi- dent; Cynthia Davis, treasurer; Caroline Closson, chaplain ; Mattie Mears, conductor ; Lucia M. Mead, assistant conductor ; Elizabeth Hunder, guard; Ella R. Sanborn, assistant guard; Laura J. Vogle, secretary.
The meetings were held in what was called the G. A. R. Hall, on the third floor of the building that is now the Security Bank. After the order and work was better known it gradually grew in membership. The local corps has had over two hundred mem- bers, but has lost by death and removal to other towns very many members. It has at present writing (September, 1910) seventy-eight members. It has expended in relief several hun- dred dollars, has placed flags on all the school buildings, and in most of the rooms has placed a silk flag to be used for "Hag exercises." This noble work has been done in the schools wher- ever there is a post and corps all over the country. The corps has also placed flags on some of the buildings in the country schools. Nothing that could be said here could represent all the work that has been done among the sick and sorrowing in the soldiers'
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families since the organization. The ladies are still doing a great deal of loyal, helpful work in the post.
The object of organizing the Women's Relief Corps in this city was: to aid and assist the Michael Cook Post to perpetuate the memory of their heroic dead; to assist them in their needful aid to the widows and orphans; to give to them loving sympathy and friends : to assist the post in inculcating lessons of patriotism and love of country among the children in our community, and to encourage the spread of universal liberty and equal rights to all. All women of good moral character who have attained the age of sixteen years are eligible to membership to the Woman's Relief Corps.
Charter Oak Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. This chapter receives its name from the fact that practically all its original members were of Connecticut birth or ancestry. It was organized February 9, 1898, and the first regent was Miss Stella F. Cole, appointed by the state regent. Mrs. R. N. New- port. There were nineteen charter members, and the mem- bership is now limited to fifty members, at which number the membership now stands. From the organization of this chapter, the club has made a special study of colonial history. The chapter gives an annual prize to the high school pupils for the best essay on a given historical subject, and this essay is read at the commencement exercises by the winner. Books relating to the colonial and Revolutionary period are given annually to the city library. The chapter has also furnished a room at St. Lucas hospital and done other patriotic and philanthropic work. Among its notable gifts have been steel engravings of the Char- ter Oak to the city library and the high school, and a charter oak tree has been set out on the library grounds. The officers are : Regent, Mrs. K. D. Chase ; vice-regent, Mrs. Mary Barron ; his- torian, Mrs. E. H. Gipson ; registrar, Miss Mary Whitney ; trcas- urer, Mrs. C. M. Crocker ; chaplain, Mrs. J. L. Noyes ; secretary, Mrs. Mary Weston. Mrs. T. H. Loyhead, a prominent member of the Charter Oak chapter, is now state regent.
William H. Caine Camp, No. 8, United Spanish War Veterans, of Faribault, was organized in November, 1909, with ten charter members-L. H. Dibble, John W. Milligan, John Wall, W. P. Townsend. William Peasley, P. E. Sanborn, P. G. Diederick, M. E. Van Horn, C. F. Emge and L. M. Carney. The first com- mander was L. H. Dibble. Fred Emge is now commander, Will- iam P. Townsend adjutant, and John Wall quartermaster. John Milligan is the senior vice-commander. The camp now numbers about twenty-five members. In June, 1910, the William HI. Caine Camp entertained the state encampment, with about three hun- dred veterans in attendance.
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Faribault Council, No. 275, American Legion of Honor. This lodge was organized August 25, 1880. The first officers were Charles D. McKellig. C .; T. B. Clement, V. C .; Ara Barton, D .; C. L. Lowell, P. C .; M. H. Cole, Sec .; L. R. Wled, T.
ODD FELLOWS.
Rainbow Lodge, No. 36, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Odd Fellowship in Faribault dates from the organization of this lodge on August 8, 1872. The charter members were Dr. F. A. Davis, N. G .; Dr. N. M. Beemis, V. G .; J. S. Fuller, R. S .; C. Newcomb, treasurer : William Campbell, James Faskanis, C. N. Carrier and F. C. Beck. The lodge gave up its charter in the early part of 1889.
Lady Washington Lodge, No. 44, I. O. O. F., was organized July 16, 1874, and became a part of Faribault Lodge, No. 44. December 20, 1899. Its work was in German, and its charter members were: D. Berkert, M. Engelmein, J. Richert, E. Fleck- enstein, Il. Kaperneck, H. Boge, William Haas, Lewis Fisher and William Geiger.
Faribault Lodge, No. 44, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, received its charter December 20, 1889, with 134 charter mem- bers. This lodge was a consolidation of Lady Washington Lodge, No. 44, and Faribault Lodge, No. 148, the latter of which was organized February 8, 1899. The first officers of the con- solidated lodge were: F. B. Fowler, N. G .: C. L. Chase, V. G .; J. H. Detert, R. S. : George L. Smith, F. S .: P. F. Tube, T. The present officers are : Harry Mark, N. G .: J. M. Williams, V. G .; F. B. Fowler. R. S .; C. S. Baker, F. S .: P. A. Schochet, T.
Royal Encampment, No. 28, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, received its charter May 26, 1884, with charter members as follows: C. F. Hammer, F. W. Berke, W. B. Stewart, Otto Vogel, J. W. Kegman, J. N. Kollman, O. Shoberger, W. K. Sanborn.
Deborah Degree Lodge, No. 14, Daughters of Rebekah, re- ceived its charter November 22, 1889, with twenty-eight charter members. Its members have been of great assistance to the Odd Fellows in social gatherings and entertainments, and has also been prominent in charitable work.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Faribault Lodge, No. 16, Knights of Pythias. This lodge was instituted January 16, 1878. The first officers were: N. R. Hurd, C. C .; E. Barnum, P. C .: E. Cooley, P .; Oliver DuReitz, V. C .: Thomas Whitney. K. R. S. This lodge has taken a fore-
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most part in the community and numbers the leading men of Faribault in its membership.
ELKS.
Faribault Lodge, No. 1,166, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. This lodge was organized July 15, 1909. The charter officers were : S. F. Donaldson, G. W. Wood, F. M. Chaffee, K. S. Chase, William S. Kingsley, Albert Ochs and A. K. Rygg. This lodge started with a membership of one hundred and fifteen lead- ing citizens, and has taken an active part in the affairs of the city. A lot has been purchased on the corner of Second street and First avenue west, and on this property will be constructed a fine block, with stores, offices and lodge rooms.
EAGLES.
Faribault Aerie, No. 1,460, Fraternal Order of Eagles. This aerie was organized August 14, 1906, with sixty-four charter members. Officers: Worthy president, Frank Glotzbach ; vice- president, Henry Tetrault ; treasurer, William Kiekenapp ; secre- tary, John Turner.
FRATERNAL INSURANCE.
Unity Lodge, No. 45, Ancient Order United Workmen. The charter of this lodge was granted March 9, 1878, with the follow- ing officers : O. F. Brand, P. M. W .; C. L. Lowell, M. W .; C. F. Palmer, G. F .; C. W. Fitch, O .; J. E. Bingham, R .; O. Du Reitz, F .; M. B. Haskell, W .; O. F. Brand, Rep.
Faribault Lodge, No. 73, Degree of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen, received its charter April 8, 1896. The charter officers were: Mrs. Susan Bishop, Mary K. MeDade, Essie Bishop, Mrs. H. Schllatter, Jennie Benjamin, Jennie Seeley, Julia Evans, Mrs. N. Desmaris, Lillah Maffet, William Milligan.
Faribault Assembly, No. 218, Equitable Fraternal Union was granted a charter October 25, 1901. Charter members: John W. Devery, Charles D. Harrison, Charles W. Rand, Eugene Dick- son, Arnold Schmitz, Charles Judge, Charles H. Dunham, Will- iam N. Wagner, Frank M. Pierce, John Y. Ernst, F. B. Fowler, Thomas F. Donahue, Anson R. Trosy, Thomas B. Brown, Carl E. Bruce, William E. Pearce, William Dickey, Joseph Tyreman, Jacob Fink, James Scott, Ed. H. Berry, Elmer L. Peterson, Frank Wright, William Hoerger, Charles Tillman, W. W. Stehly, William H. Allen. Frank Wickham, Lars T. Nelson.
Faribault Lodge, No. 375, Modern Brotherhood of America, received its charter January 30, 1901. The society now consists
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of seventy-five members. The present officers are: Ed. Bauman, president ; L. C. Dyes, vice-president ; O. W. Ball, secretary ; Ed. Roth, secretary.
Faribault Council, No. 160, Mystic Toilers. The charter of this lodge was granted July 3, 1902. The charter members were : Frank Covert, William H. Reinhart, Harvey Williams, August Ebel, Christian Roth, Jennie Newcomb, Rose A. Smith, Warren Smith, Mrs. H. L. Stiles, E. R. Anderson, Alphonse Lemeux, Isabelle E. M. McLaughlin, Frederick Laufenberger, Thomas J. Covert, Robert Anderson, Wentworth Parks, A. A. MeLaughlin.
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