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"Given under my hand and privy seal, at the eity of Albany, this 24th day of July, A.L .. 5820.
[SEAL.]
" DE WITT CLINTON."
In pursuance of the foregoing authority, a convo- cation of Royal Arch Masons was held on the 2d day of October, 1820, in the hall of Missouri Lodge, No. 12, when Companions Beck and Canfield were ap- pointed a committee to procure quarters for the ac- commodation of the chapter. Oct. 14, 1820, a Mark Master's Lodge was opened, additional companions present being Clement B. Fletcher, David Lawrence, James C. Canfield, Samuel G. J. De Camp, and Wil- liam G. Pettus. Companions Beck, Pettus, Law- rence, and Canfield were appointed a committee to prepare a code of by-laws and procure the necessary furniture and implements for a Mark Master's Lodge.
On the 6th of January, 1821, the committee re- ported a code of by-laws, which were severally read and adopted. The committee to procure rooms re- ported "that they had procured from Missouri Lodge, No. 12, the use of their rooms, the rent to commence on Dec. 20, 1820." Agreed to. On Oct. 30, 1821, the following officers were elected :
Thompson Douglass, H. P .; Amos Wheeler, King; George H. C. Melody, Seribe; Samuel G. J. De Camp, C. H .; William H. Hopkins, P. S .; William H. Pococke, R. A. C .; Daniel C. Boss, G. M. 3d V .; Hugh Rankin, G. M. 2d V .; Thomas Bothiek, G. M. 1st V .; William G. Pettus, Treas .; Arehibald Gamble, See .; John C. Potter, Tyler and Steward.
There being some doubt as to the authority of the chapter to elect officers under their dispensation, it was thought best to address the General Grand High Priest for his opinion on the subject. He replied as follows :
" ALBANY, 7th December, 1821.
"E. C. :
"In answer to your letter, this moment received, I have to state that in my opinion you may hold your election under the dispensation, precisely in the same way as if you acted nnder a warrant or charter ; the powers granted are the same, the only differenee is as to duration. I think that the officers ought to be installed. For this purpose I annex an authority.
" With my best wishes for the prosperity of your members, individually and collectively,
"I am yours, fraternally, " DE WITT CLINTON.
"THOMPSON DOUGLASS, ESQ."
" ALBANY, 7th December, A.L. 5821.
"I, De Witt Clinton, General Grand High Priest, ete., do hereby authorize Edward Tyler, Jr., Esq., of Louisville Chapter, to install the officers of Missouri Chapter, and to aet in my stead on this occasion with the same powers as I should exer- cise if I were personally present. (Signed) " DE WITT CLINTON."
Upon the receipt of these documents the former election was declared informal, and Jan. 31, 1822, a new election took place, resulting as follows :
Thompson Douglass, H. P .; John Walls, King; George H. C. Melody, Seribe; William Arnold, C. H .; Thornton Grimsley, P.S .; James P. Speneer, R. A. C .; Hugh Rankin, G. M. 3d V .;
1786
HISTORY OF SAINT LOUIS.
William H. Pococke, G. M. 2d V .; Archibald Gamble, G. M. 1st V .; S. G. J. De Camp, Treas .; W. B. Alexander, Sec .; John C. Potter, Tyler and Steward.
Companion Thompson Douglass, High Priest elect, was installed April 29, 1822, as such, and duly anointed and received into the order of High Priest- hood by Edward Tyler, Jr., High Priest of Louis- ville Chapter, No. 5, all the companions, except High Priests, having previously retired for that pur- pose, after which they returned to the chapter, and the remaining officers elect were duly installed.
In August, 1826, the time being near at hand for the Septennial Communication of the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States at New York, at which time the chapter's dispensation would expire, Hardage Lane was appointed to draft a mc- morial, and Frederic L. Billon to transcribe the proceedings to be submitted to that body. On Satur- day, August 5th, Dr. Lane submitted his memorial and the following :
" Resolved, That the memorial presented by the committee appointed to that duty be received, and that a fair copy of it be made out and signed by the H. P. and forwarded to the Most Eminent General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States.
" Resolved, That the companions of Missouri Royal Arch Chapter, No. 1, now working under dispensation, pray that a charter may be granted them, if upon examination of the transcript of their proceedings by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States they shall be found worthy.
" Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be forwarded, with the memorial, to the Most Eminent General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States."
The memorial was approved and resolutions adop- ted, and George H. C. Melody was appointed to pre- sent the same to the General Grand Chapter.
On Monday, Aug. 7, 1826, the last meeting of the chapter under the dispensation was held.
The members of the chapter when it disbanded were-
· Thornton Grimsley, H. P .; James P. Spencer, K .; Richard T. Mckinney, S .; Thompson Douglass, P. S .; Isaac A. Letcher, R. A. C .; David Lawrence, G. M. 2d V .; F. L. Billon, George HI. C. Melody, William M. Hopkins, George Morton, William McDonald, John D. Daggett; Sullivan Blood, Treas.
Mr. Melody was at the East a year with the charter in his possession. After his return a convocation of Royal Arch Masons was held in the chapter-room of Missouri Royal Arch Chapter, No. 1, on the 13th day of August, 1827, the following gentlemen being present :
Members, Thornton Grimsley, H. P .; James P. Spencer, King; Richard T. McKenney, Scribe; Thompson Douglass, P. S .; F. L. Billon, Sec .; George H. C. Melody, William H. Hopkins, William McDonald, John D. Daggett.
Visitors, Hardage Lane, E. H. Shepard, William H. Po- cocke, Rev. Joshua Bradley; A. L. Mills, Vincennes, No. 1;
Phil. G. Randolph, Potomac, No. 8 ; William J. Freeland, Eu- reka, No. 10, Lynchburg, Va.
The chapter was opened in due and solemn form. A communication from Lebbeus Chapman, secretary of the General Grand Royal Archi Chapter of the United States, to Thornton Grimsley, High Priest of Missouri Chapter, informing him that a warrant or charter for the continuation of the chapter had been granted by said General Grand Royal Arch Chapter, was read ; whereupon Mr. Melody informed the mect- ing that he was the bearer thercof, and was authorized by the Most Eminent De Witt Clinton, General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States, to install the officers of the said chapter, and producing his authority read as follows :
"We, the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States of America of the most ancient and honorable fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, according to ancient usage, duly established, constituted, and organized for the said United States of America, agreeably to the resolutions and by au- thority of a General Grand Convention, held at Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, in the year of Masonry 5798, do hereby constitute and appoint our trusty and well-beloved companions, Thornton Grimsley, H. P .; James P. Spencer, King; and Richard T. Mckinney, Scribe, of a new Royal Arch Chapter, by the name and style of Missouri Chapter, to be held at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri. And we do hereby authorize and empower our said trusty and well-beloved companions to hold their chapter at the place hereby directed and appointed at such times as they shall deem necessary and convenient, and agreeably to the General Grand Constitution of this General Grand Royal Arch Chapter, and to admit and advance regular Master Masons to the ancient and honorable degrees of Mark Masters, Past Masters, Most Excellent Masters, and exalt to the august and sublime degree of Royal Arch Masons according to the more ancient and honorable custom of the royal craft in all ages and nations throughout the known world.
" And we do further authorize and empower our said com- panions and their associates to hear and determine all and sin- gular matters and things relating to the craft within the juris- diction of the said Missouri Chapter, conforming in all things to the rules and regulations of our General Grand Constitution. And, further, we do hereby further authorize and empower our said trusty and well-beloved companions to install their succes- sors in office, to whom they shall deliver the warrant, and invest them with all their powers and dignities as such, and in like manner their successors in office during the continuance of the said Royal Arch Chapter forever. . . .
" Provided, always, that the said above-named companions and their successors shall do and faithfully perform all and every act and thing required by the General Grand Constitution of this General Grand Royal Arch Chapter, otherwise this warrant shall be void and of no effect.
" In testimony whereof, we, the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter aforesaid, have caused our seal to be hereunto affixed, and our most excellent General Grand High Priest to subscribe his name at the city of New York, this eighteenth day of Sep- tember, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, and of Masonry 5826.
" DE WITT CLINTON.
' Attest : " LEBBEUS CHAPMAN, G. G. Secretary."
1787
RELIGIOUS, BENEVOLENT, SOCIAL, SECRET, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
"To all Royal Arch Masons to whom these presents shall come, greeting :
" Be it known, that I, De Witt Clinton, General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States of America, by virtue of the high power in me vested by the third section of the fourth article of the constitution of the General Grand Royal Arch. Chapter of the United States of America, do hereby authorize and empower our worthy com- panion, George H. C. Melody, to install the officers of Missouri Chapter, No. 1, holden in the city of St. Louis, and county of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, according to the constitution of the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter aforesaid; and I do hereby require of you to make due returns to me of your pro- ceedings on or before the next meeting of the General Grand Chapter.
" Given under my hand and seal at the city of Albany, State of New York, this 23d day of January, A.L. 5827. " DE WITT CLINTON."
Thornton Grimsley was then duly invested by Mr. Melody with the degree of High Priest and installed as such, all but the High Priests having retired. After their return to the hall, Mr. Melody proceeded to install James F. Spencer, King, and Richard T. McKenney, Sribe.
On the death of De Witt Clinton, at Albany, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1828, the Royal Arch Missouri Chapter passed a series of resolutions, embodying their appre- ciation of his services and their veneration of his char- acter, and determined to wear a badge of mourning for thirty days. They also recommended all Royal Arch Masons in the State to do the same, and re- quested the Rev. J. Bradley to deliver an appropriate address.
The following is a roll of the Companion Royal Arch Masons who took part in the first organization of the chapter under the " dispensation," in October, 1820 :
Amos Wheeler, died June 8, 1822.
Thompson Douglass.
Abraham Beck, died Sept. 4, 1821.
Bennett Palmer, St. Charles, died Aug. 17, 1821.
Justus Post, never participated.
Abraham S. Platt, St. Charles, Tyler until April, 1825.
John Y. Sawyer, Edwardsville, demitted April 21, 1824.
Derrick Van Pelt, died in 1821 or 1822.
William H. Hopkins.
James C. Canfield, not found after February, 1821.
Samuel G. J. De Camp.
Clem. B. Fletcher, Herculaneum, demitted Jan. 10, 1824.
David Lawrence.
William G. Pettus, demitted April 21, 1824.
Archibald Gamble, demitted Dec. 13, 1823.
The last meeting held by the old chapter, No. 1, before its cessation consequent upon the anti-Masonic excitement of the day, was one convened cspecially for the advancement of Bernard Pratte, Jr. ; on Mon- day, March 2, 1829, at which time he received the degrees of Mark and Past Masters. The roll of members had then been reduced to nineteen.
After this the chapter lay dormant for seven years and eight months,-no meeting during this time, --- but revived in 1836, when the opposition to Masonry, which had assumed a political complexion in many of the States, had very materially subsided, and the institution began to flourish again. Some four or five of the members, with a few others who in the interval had become residents of St. Louis, revived the old chapter, which was opened by J. D. Daggett, H. P., Nov. 5, 1836.
At this meeting G. W. Call, E. H. Shepard, and D. T. Lee were appointed a committee to report upon the .propriety of a resumption of labor. That com- mittee reported on the 10th substantially as follows, viz. :
" That under the charter granted by the General Grand Chap- ter in 1826 the chapter continued its labor until the shock which Freemasonry sustained in 1829 began to be severely felt in Mis- souri ; that its operations ceased through the non-assembling of the craft for work, but without any definite action of the chapter as a body on the subject. No meeting was had from that time until the regular meeting on the 5th November, 1836, when it was opened in ancient and solemn form by Companion J. D. Daggett, High Priest thereof.
"That your committee have fully discussed the propriety of proceeding to work under the present charter, and are unani- mously of the opinion that the chapter is competent and fully authorized to do so, and that the prosperity of Freemasonry in Missouri demands it."
This report was adopted, the chapter declared re- organized, and a copy of the report ordered to be sent to the General Grand Chapter, by whom it was sub- sequently approved.
The following is a list of the High Priests, Kings, Scribes, Secretaries, Treasurers, and Guards from 1820 to 1849, inclusive :
High Priests.
Kings.
Scribes.
Secretaries.
Treasurers.
Guard or Tylers.
1820 ... Amos Wheeler.
Jan. 1822 ... Thompson Douglass. Dec. 1822 ... William Arnold.
T. Douglass.
Thornton Grimsley.
T. Douglass. F. L. Billon.
James Douglass.
Sullivan Blood.
Isaac A. Letcher.
Feb.
1829 ... John D. Daggett.
Dec. 44
1838 ...
1839 ... Joseph Foster.
1840 ...
E. H. Shepard.
Joal Bernard.
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Louls Jaccard.
1842 ... Gilbert Nourse.
1843 .. Joseph Foster.
John Simonds.
Abraham Beck.
George 11. C. Melody.
W. B. Alexander. .6
S. G. J. De Camp. G. H. C. Melody. S. P. Striker.
John C. Potter. Abram S. P'latt. 66
1823 ... W. 11. llopkins.
G. 11. C. Melody.
George Morton.
W. B. Alexander. I. A. Letcher. Richard T. Mckinney.
James S. Lane. Adamı L. Mills.
1837 ...
R. T. Mckinney. George W. Call. B. Pratte, Jr.
Bernard Pratte, Jr. George W. Call. Stephen Price.
Richard B. Dallam.
G. H. C. Melody. 66
Esrom Owens.
Jolın SImonds, Jr.
1841 ... Joab Bernard.
Edward Klein. Joab Bernard.
William S. Stewart.
Henry L. Clark. John D. Daggett.
Joab Bernard.
Feb. 1825 ... E. H. Shepard.
Aprll, 1826 ... Thornton Grimsley. 66
James P. Spencer.
James S. Lane.
Geo. 11. C. Melody. Benjamin Walker. 66
Dec. 1827 ...
Thompson Douglass. John Walls.
1788
HISTORY OF SAINT LOUIS.
High Priests.
Kings. John S. Watson. 66
Scribes.
Secretaries.
Treasurers.
Guard or Tylers.
Dec. 1844 ... Joseph Foster.
1845 ... John D. Stygl. 1846 ... Rev. E. H. Cressy. E. H. Shepard. 1847 ... Rev. E. C. Hutchinson. 1848 ... Joseph Foster.
John Hall.
William H. Gagle.
F. L. Billon.
Edward G. Simons. 66
John S. Watson.
66
John D. Taylor.
Charles Paynter.
The High Priests, Kings, and Scribes from 1850 to 1867, inclusive, were :
High Priests.
Kings.
1850 ... John D. Taylor.
1851 ... J. W. Crane. 1852 ... John D. Taylor. 1853 ... 1854 ...
1855 ... William McLean. 1856 ... H. Dusenbury.
1857 ... Isaiah Forbes. 1858 ... John D. Taylor. 1859 ... Joseph Foster. 1860 ... William Burden. 1861 ...
1862 ...
1863 ...
D. N. Burgoyne. M. L. Cohn.
1864 ... Isaiah Forbes.
1865 ... D. N. Burgoyne.
1866 ... M. L. Cohn.
J. O. Alter.
G. W. Ford. C. M. Brooks. G. Babcock. A. Newmark.
1867 ... James O. Alter.
James H. Tolman. Wm. A. Prall.
In October, 1838, the chapter and the two lodges then in St. Louis, Nos. 20 and 25, occupied the same rooms, each paying one-third of the rent. On the 21st of April, 1841, the recommendation of the chapter was given to the petition of Royal Arch Ma- sons of St. Louis for a new chapter, to be called St. Louis Chapter. Feb. 8, 1847, the petition of Com- panions Nathaniel Childs, Henry L. Clark, J. W. Crane, Thomas H. Capers, Richard Bond, N. G. Berryman, I. I. Montgomery, Charles Levy, B. I. Vancourt, George Meyers, Alexander Vancourt, and J. W. S. Mitchell to the General Grand Chapter of the United States for the establishment of a new chapter, to be called St. Louis, was read asking the recommendation of the chapter, whereupon
" Resolved, That the chapter do recommend the same."
GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF MISSOURI .- Pursuant to an invitation from Missouri Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch Masons, a convention of the several chapters in Missouri was held in St. Louis on the 16th of October, 1846, for the purpose of forming a Grand Chapter for the State.
At this convention were represented Missouri Chap- ter, No. 1, Boonville Chapter, No. 5, Palmyra Chapter, No. 2, Fayette Chapter, No. 6. Elihu H. Shepard, High Priest of Missouri, No. 1, presided, and Stanton Buckner, of No. 2, acted as secretary.
The convention upon being organized proceeded to the formation of a Grand Chapter by the adoption of the following resolution, presented by Companion Daggett :
" Resolved, That we, the officers and proxies of the chapters aforementioned, deeming it expedient and necessary for the better government of the craft, do now establish and constitute
a Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the State of Missouri, agree- ably to the constitution of the General Grand Chapter of the United States."
The Grand Chapter having been duly organized by the adoption of a constitution and by-laws, the fol- lowing gentlemen were elected the first grand officers : J. W. S. Mitchell, G. H. P .; William Hurley, Dep. G. H. P .; Parker Dudley, G. K .; Joseph Megquier, G. S .; Frederic L. Billon, G. Sec. ; John S. Watson, G. Treas .; Rev. E. C. Hutchinson, G. Chap .; John D. Daggett, G. Marshal.
Consequent upon this action the allegiance of Mis- souri Chapter, No. 1, was transferred from the Gen- eral to the State Grand Chapter.1
The officers of the Grand Chapter elected in May, 1882, are-
Erwin Ellis, of Lebanon, G. H. P .; A. M. Dockery, of Gal- latin, Dep. G. H. P .; C. C. Wood, of Kansas City, G. K .; Lee A. Hall, of St. Louis, G. S .; John W. Luke, of St. Louis, G. Treas .; William H. Mayo, of St. Louis, G. Sec.
Appointed officers :
Rev. George W. Penn, of Fulton, G. Chap .; R. F. Stevenson, of Clinton, G. Capt. of H .; Reuben Barney, of Chillicothe, G. P. S .; William B. Wilson, of Cape Girardeau, G. R. A. C .; James B. Austin, of St. Louis, G. M. 3d V .; Lewis Slaughter, of Richmond, G. M. 2d V .; J. C. Hearne, of Hannibal, G. M. Ist V .; J. W. Owen, of St. Louis, G. G.
The chapters of Royal Arch Masons in St. Louis in 1882, with their officers and the number of mem- bers, were :
1 On the 22d of February, 1882, at the Laclede Hotel, St. Louis, occurred the death of Samuel H. Owens, Grand High Priest and Past Grand Master of Masons. He was born in May, 1835, near Springfield, Ill. During his infancy his parents removed to Missouri, and he was raised to manhood on a farm in Cole County, near Jefferson City. He was educated at the State University at Columbia, Mo. His profession was that of the law, and it is no usual compliment to him to say that he honored his profession. This he did by study, energy, ability to grasp intricate questions, and above all by his high sense of honor in the practice of his profession. He never sought to deceive the court, or do a wrong that he might win his case. As a Mason, he had risen gradually from the humblest position to that of Grand Master of Masons, to which he was chosen in 1872. His administration was eminently successful and practically bene- ficial to the craft. Subsequently he was chairman of the Com- mittee on Grievance in the grand body. No decision of his was ever reversed, and his reports contributed much to the Masonic standing of Missouri in other grand jurisdictions. In 1881 he was unanimously elected M. E. Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter.
James L. Jamison. F. L. Billon.
Esrom Owens.
John Hall. 66
B. B. Brown.
Edward G. Simons. Joseph Rowe.
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1849 ... Esrom Owens.
John Shore.
J. W. Crane. J. D. Daggett. Jeremiah Mckay. J. W. Crane. James Harrison. C. M. Brooks.
John D. Taylor. William Burden.
T. G. Comstock.
Scribes. John Hall. R. B. Dallam. J. Farrar. Jesse Little. G. B. Brua. 66 Isaiah Forbes. F. Dings. G. B. Brua. Samuel Brown. F. Dings.
Richard B. Dallam.
1789
RELIGIOUS, BENEVOLENT, SOCIAL, SECRET, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
Missouri, No. 1, Joseph Mountain, H. P .; William H. Mayo, Sec. ; one hundred and cighteen members.
St. Louis, No. 8, Henry A. Krueger, H. P .; James Harrocks, Sec. ; one hundred and eighty-nine members.
Bellefontaine, No. 25, John R. Parson, H. P .; E. V. Kyte, Sec .; one hundred and thirty-one mem- bers.
O'Sullivan, No. 40, E. W. League, H. P .; H. F. Hoppius, Sec. ; seventy-seven members.
Kilwinning, No. 50, J. Percival Smith, H. P .; John T. McCoy, Sec .; one hundred and eighteen members.
Temple, No. 51, George Lawson, H. P .; John K. Bollinger, Sec. ; fifty-one members.
Oriental, No. 78, R. Watson, H. P .; William Crouch, Sec .; fifty-seven members.
The membership of the chapters (eighty-seven in all) subordinate to the Grand Chapter of Missouri, as returned in 1882, numbered four thousand persons.
ORDER OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD .- Very little, if anything, was known of this impressive degree of Masonry in Missouri prior to 1853, in which year George H. C. Melody, P. G. H. P., received the work of the order from Robert P. Dunlap, of Maine, then General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter of the United States. At a meeting of High Priests, held in the Masonic Hall, St. Louis, May 20, 1854, there were present George H. C. Melody, Thornton Grimsley, John D. Daggett, Hon. S. W. B. Carnegy, A. Patterson, John F. Ryland, Richard F. Rees, Joseph Foster, A. O'Sullivan. George H. C. Melody presided, and A. O'Sullivan acted as secretary. After the object of the meeting had been stated by the chairman, a resolution was adopted to the effect that a Convention of High Priests for Missouri be organized.
The following officers were then elected :
George HI. C. Melody, president ; Thornton Grimsley, vice- president ; Joseph Foster, conductor ; Richard R. Rees, marshal ; A. O'Sullivan, secretary.
At a meeting held on the 26th of May, 1855, " a constitution for the Grand Convention of High Priests of the State of Missouri" was adopted, and under this permanent organization the following officers were elected :
M. E. Comp. George H. C. Melody, president ; M. E. Comp. Archibald Patterson, vice-president; M. E. Comp. Rev. J. F. Truslow, chaplain ; M. E. Comp. D. De Haven, herald ; M. E. Comp. William McLane, steward ; M. E. Comp. F. A. II. Gar- lichs, master of ceremonics; M. E. Comp. Solomon Houch, con- ductor ; M. E. Comp. A. O'Sullivan, secretary ; M. E. Comp. J. W. Chenoweth, guard.
The following is the first list of members of anointed High Priests of the State that could be found after careful search through all preceding records of the Grand Chapter of the State, viz. :
George H. C. Melody, Thornton Grimsley, John D. Daggett, S. W. B. Carnegy, A. Patterson, Hon. John F. Ryland, Joseph Foster, A. O'Sullivan, Richard R. Rees, Priestly H. McBride, T. E. Shepherd, Thomas Miller, D. P. Wallingford, Rev. J. F. Truslow, John W. Chenoweth, D. De Haven, Solomon Houch, F. A. H. Garlichs, William McLane, John S. Tisdale, Edward Lea, Marcus Boyd, W. A. Cunningham, Stephen Stafford, James Cloudsley, George A. Kise.
After May 25, 1866, a break occurs in the history of the order. The connecting link seems to have been lost, for diligent search and inquiry fail to prop- erly connect it. There is no record of any meeting from May 25, 1866, until the record starts again, with new officers and several new names, Oct. 7, 1869.
From the best obtainable information it seems that after the death of Companion McDaniel, the presi- dent, and Companion O'Sullivan, the secretary of the convention, in 1866, no one had the work of the order until 1868, when Companion J. H. Fairchild, a Past High Priest, of New York, communicated the work to M. E. Companion Thomas E. Garrett and others, who conferred the order on several members, who held meetings during that year. M. E. Com- panion Garrett was elected president, which office he has held continuously ever since.
M. E. Companion George H. C. Melody was presi- dent from the organization until 1860, the year of his death. M. E. Companion Joseph Foster was presi- dent until 1865, and M. E. Companion James Mc- Daniel was president in 1866; M. E. Companion D. T. Wainwright in 1867.
In 1882 the officers were-
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