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There are fourteen councils in St. Louis, all insti- tuted by Michael Brooks :
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1804
HISTORY OF SAINT LOUIS.
Name and Number. When Instituted.
Member-
ship.
George Washington, No. 214 .... June 16, 1880.
33
George Peabody, No. 269. ..... Aug. 21, 1880
28
Tower Grove, No. 279 .Sept. 4, 1880.
29
Franklin, No. 295 .Sept. 25, 1880.
25
Stephen Girard, No. 340 . Nov. 16, 1880.
24
Lafayette, No. 392
Jan. 21, 1881
25
Humboldt, No. 495
April 4, 1881
32
Jefferson, No. 527 ..
April 19, 1881
18
Marquette, No. 590. May 27, 1881.
30
Columbia, No. 632.
June 25, 1881
24
Daniel Webster, No. 678.
Aug. 4, 1881
22
Exchange, No. 291
Jan. 26, 1882
56
Vidette, No. 853 ... Feb. 22, 1882 ..
36
De Soto, No. 896.
March 29, 1882. 70
Total
452
Legion of Honor .- This is a society originating in St. Louis, and, considering its age, one of the most successful on record. It was organized in May, 1879, by John H. Terry, Henry Feuerbach, John W. Barnes, W. A. Edmonds, I. R. Trask, C. M. Whitney, George W. Simpkins, N. G. Pierce, James L. Carlisle, P. H. Cronin, A. S. Barnes, M. N. Burchard, and S. S. Scott, thirteen gentlemen who had been members of an order which had succumbed to bad management and the yellow fever losses of the preceding year. In July, 1879, these gentlemen obtained a charter and organized a Supreme Council, with the following officers :
S. C., John H. Terry ; V. C., M. M. Burchard ; S. R., James L. Carlisle; S. Treas., N. G. Pierce; S. Chap., P. H. Cronin ; S. M. D., Dr. A. S. Barnes ; S. O., J. W. Barnes; S. S., H. Feu- erbach.
The order was established to provide a death ben- efit of two thousand dollars, and it was determined, by rigid examinations and closely guarding the ad- mission to membership, to build up an order of high social character. In both respects its success has been beyond all precedent in the history of secret so- cicties. In three years a membership of nearly three thousand has been obtained, embracing the foremost men of the city in cvery department of trade and every profession. Its roster contains the names of the mayor and most of the leading city officials, the most prom- inent members of the Merchants' Exchange, leading bankers, judges, lawyers, and clergymen, etc., and the society is composed substantially of all those elements that have made St. Louis what it is, and have given it prominence abroad. It is one of the city's repre- sentative institutions, and its reunions and other pub- lic entertainments prove that it is popularly so re- garded. Its membership and operations are, and prob- ably will be, confined to the city of St. Louis. It is now engaged in raising money for a new hall and Academy of Music, for council rooms and a general headquarters. This building will be situated at the corner of Olive Street and Garrison Avenuc, will be
sixty by one hundred and thirty-four feet, four stories high, and rising to an altitude of eighty-five feet. . It will cost sixty-five thousand dollars.
The officers of the Supreme Council are-
S. C., C. M. Whitney ; S. V. C., Charles E. Slayback; S. R., L. C. Haynes; S. Treas., I. R. Trask; S. M. Ex., R. J. Hill, M.D .; S. Chap., A. F. Harvey ; S. G., F. A. Johann ; S. O., A. G. Peterson ; S. S., John E. Jones.
The following is a list of the Councils, with mem- bership, etc. :
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- ship.
Alpha, No. 1
May 19, 1879
299
Irving, No. 2.
July 12, 1879
335
Carondelet, No. 3.
Aug. 16, 1879.
49
Hyde Park, No. 4
. April 3, 1880 ..
123
Franklin, No. 5
.Sept. 17, 1879
97
St. Louis, No. 6 ..
.Sept. 23, 1879
481
West End, No. 7.
. Nov. 26, 1880.
169
Kirkwood, No. S.
.Oct. 6, 1879
89
Compton Hill, No. 9
Oct. 22, 1879.
235
Victoria, No. 10
April 6, 1881.
156
Empire, No. 11
. Dec. 11, 1879
194
Grove, No. 12 ...
Dec. 15, 1879
33
Commercial, No. 13.
Jan. 7, 1880
136
Stella, No. 14
Jan. 17, 1880
103
Bonaparte, No. 15
.Feb. 27, 1880
212
Shakespeare, No. 16.
Feb. 28, 1880.
102
Excelsior, No. 17.
Jan. 3, 1882
42
Ivanhoe, No. 18.
Jan. 16, 1882
24
Total 2879
Deutsch Orden Harugari .- The German order Harugari originated in the East about 1846 with some German-Americans, and its object is officially declared to be " to preserve and diffuse the German tongue in the United States, and wherever the order directs, and to afford the German-speaking citizens of the country opportunity to advance their mental and material interests, and to elevate and ennoble their social conditions." This is sought to be accomplished by the fraternity of the lodges. There is a benefi- ciary department, offering death benefits of $500, $1000, and $2000, also $200 upon death of the wife of a member, and five dollars per week in case of sickness.
The Grand Lodge of the United States was organ- ized in 1847, but the first lodge in Missouri does not seem to have been organized until some ten years later.
There are now thirty-three subordinate lodges in this jurisdiction, two degree lodges, and one Grand Lodge. The total membership is 2176. In 1881-82 death benefits amounting to $28,800 were paid, and $6745.80 in sick benefits. The revenues of the lodges were $32,428.15, and they had a reserve fund of $16,020.57. The officers of the Grand Lodge are-
G. B., Wilhelm Weiler, St. Louis; D. G. B., Charles Thomas, Kansas City ; G. Auf., Paul Yoschen, St. Louis; G. Sec., Ernst Knickmeyer, St. Louis ; G. Treas., Gottfried Guckes, St. Louis; G. Chap., C. Seibert, St. Louis ; G. Marshal, P. Gundlack, Jr., St. Louis ; G. Rep., Henry Hiemanz, Ernest Knickmeyer ; Trus- tecs, Henry Hiemenz, Wilhelm Knickmeyer, Jacob Gruen.
1805
RELIGIOUS, BENEVOLENT, SOCIAL, SECRET, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
In St. Louis there are twenty-nine lodges, as fol- lows; Germania, No. 70; Hermann, No. 73; Colum- bus, No. 112; St. Louis, No. 113; Harmony, No. 125; Goethe, No. 158 ; Concordia, No. 164 ; Hum- boldt, No. 170; Teutonia, No. 174; Lincoln, No. 190 ; Cimbria, No. 204 ; Walhalla, No. 236; Sehiller, No. 240; Allemania, No. 248; Bavaria, No. 261; Eintracht, No. 263; Washington, No. 274 ; Arndt, No. 311; Barbarossa, No. 331; Fortschritt, No. 341; Deutsche Eiche, No. 366; Hertha, No. 370; Pes- talozzi, No. 412 ; Far West, No. 456 ; Schiller Degree Lodge, No. 16; Cherusker Degree Lodge, No. 50; Gutenberg Mannie, No. 32; Robert Blum Mannie, No. 49.
Seven Wise Men is the name of a secret benevo- lent order which originated in New Orleans about 1852, and was established in St. Louis in 1853 or 1854 by Henry Bishop, who had been a member in the former eity. Several eonelaves were instituted, and in 1859 the Grand Lodge was organized. At one time there were from five hundred to one thou- sand members in St. Louis. During the war the membership greatly diminished, and communication with New Orleans being cut off, the Northern con- claves deelared their independence, and have sinee refused allegianee to the Southern fountain head. The present membership is mainly in New York, Pennsylvania, etc., and is estimated at about ten thousand. There are three eonelaves in St. Louis, the only ones in Missouri :
Name and Number.
Membership.
St. Louis, No. 74
75
George Washington, No. 48.
50
Harmonic, No. 51
45
Total 170
The present officers of the Grand Conclave of Mis- souri are ----
G. M., Edward Holtz; G. C., Joseph Kolb; G. P., August Warnecke; G. Sec., Henry Koch ; G. Treas., John H. Koch; G. H., Fred. Mence ; G. G., Charles Taake.
The order pays a sick benefit of from three to five dollars per week, and a death benefit of five hun- dred dollars.
Ancient Order of Foresters .- This order origi- nated in England in 1745, and is established in most English-speaking parts of the world. Its objeet is the protection and assistance of its members in siek- ness and distress, the burial of members and their wives, and the payment of five hundred dollars or one thousand dollars to the surviving families of deceased members. Benefits are collected on the "mutual assessment" plan. It has been established in America some thirty years, and was introduced into St. Louis
in 1875, when the first court was organized by John Waters, of St. Louis, who represented the Sub-High Court of the United States.' Among the early pro- moters of the order were Gardner Hepburn, Robert Herries, J. J. Gower, Dr. Hamilton, and others. In 1877 the District Court, comprising Missouri, Kansas, and a portion of Illinois, was organized, with head- quarters in St. Louis. The distriet officers are ----
D. C. R., Gardner Hepburn, St. Louis ; Sub. D. C. R., A. M. Osborn, St. Louis; D. C. Sec., T. I. Rankin, St. Louis ; D. C. Treas., J. M. Parks, St. Louis.
There are thirteen courts in this jurisdiction, ten of them in St. Louis, as follows :
Court and Number. Membership.
Pioneer of the West, No. 5925 138
Missouri, No. 6179 68
St. Louis, No. 6204 124
George Washington, No. 6259 60
Berlin, No. 6346. 90
Hope of the West, No. 6347 46
Edwin Forrest, No. 6455.
94
Benton, No. 6456
96
Future Great, No. 6461 58
Diana, 6801
62
Total 836
The Sons of Herman is a secret society composed exclusively of Germans, which was established in New York in 1840. Its objeet is social and beneficial, and to afford German-speaking people in the United States assistance in advaneing their material and moral interests. The first lodge in St. Louis was not instituted until 1867, and the charter members were Alexander Bergfeld, Hermann Huss, L. Kusehagen, Heinrich Wiecke, and A. M. Beck.
The Grand Lodge of Missouri was founded Feb. 28, 1868, with the following officers from the three St. Louis lodges then existing : Grand President, A. Bergfeld ; Grand Vice-President, H. W. Lindemann ; Grand Secretary, W. H. Mueller ; Grand Treasurer, F. Zoll; Grand Guide, Hermann Huss ; Grand Sen- tinel, Louis Kusehagen.
The present Grand Lodge officers are as follows : Matthew Buehler, Grand President; Henry Alewei, Grand Vice-President ; Louis Sehafer, Grand Treas- urer ; F. Diekroeger, Grand Secretary ; C. H. Offer, G. Con .; John Meir, G. I. T .; Chris. Thiemers, G. O. T .; John Kreh, Phil. Bamberger, and H. H. Schwartze, Grand Trustees.
The order pays siek benefits, and seven hundred dollars death benefits. There are twenty-two lodges in Missouri, with fourteen hundred and thirteen members. The receipts of the Grand Lodge (as per report of 1882) were $13,109.99 ; $19,210 was paid in death benefits, and $4965 for sick benefits. The Grand Lodge has a reserve fund of $8489.15.
The St. Louis lodges are as follows :
-
1806
HISTORY OF SAINT LOUIS.
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member-
ship.
St. Louis, No. 1
.June 7, 1867 110
Pride of the West, No. 2
... July 18, 1867 97
Humboldt, No. 3.
Feb. 21, 1868. 147
Walhalla, No. 4.
101
Teutoberg, No. 5.
Nov. 22, 1872 121
Armin, No. 6.
March 12, 1871 66
Germania, No. 7
.Oct. 11, 1871.
58
Schiller, No. 8
March 6, 1872.
78
Harmonie, No. 9.
. April 11, 1872. 48
62
Felaen, No. 12
.Jan. 11, 1873
138
Teutonia, No. 14
.Feb. 19, 1873
53
Einigkeit, No. 15
. April 11, 1873
67
Goethe, No. 16
May 27, 1873
26
Hansa, No. 18.
.Sept. 23, 1873
69
Arndt, No. 22
Dec. 22, 1873. 39
Barbarossa, No. 24
June 30, 1874 .. 21
Total ..
1360
Order of Mutual Protection .- This is a secret society which originated in St. Louis, and was incor- porated Dec. 16, 1878, by Theo. H. Thomas, Frank D. Macbeth, George W. Hall, W. A. Edmonds, and J. M. Thomas. Its object is to provide for in- surance in sums of one thousand, two thousand, three thousand, and four thousand dollars, collectable by assessment. It has now about fifteen hundred mem- bers in good standing in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. The present supreme officers are- .
Supreme President, Dr. O. A. Wall, St. Louis ; Supreme Vice-President, J. H. Cook, Ottawa, Kan. ; Supreme Secretary, G. L. Kennedy, St. Louis; Su- preme Treasurer, R. A. Long, Holden, Mo. ; Supreme Medical Examiner, Dr. T. E. Holland, St. Louis ; Supreme Supervisors, Freeman Wright, St. Louis ; W. A. Brawner, St. Louis ; Asa Maddox, Kansas City.
The St. Louis lodges are as follows :
Name and Number.
Membership. '
Missouri, No. 2.
31
St. Louis, No. 3
63
Concordia, No. 4
49
Lyon, No. 5
52
Star, No. 6.
118
Washington, No. 8
32
Lafayette, No. 10.
83
Wayne, No. 13
4 [
Jefferson, No. 17
28
Lincoln, No. 22
37
Garfield. No. 23
30
Italia, No. 26.
29
Garrison, No. 37
33
Benton, No. 41.
20
Mount Olive, No. 42
53
Total
699
Knights of Labor .- This is a secret colored social organization, whose origin dates from 1855 at Galena, Ill. It has recently been reorganized so as to em- brace a death benefit of two thousand dollars. The membership is mainly in Missouri and the neighbor- ing Southern States. There are nearly eighty tem-
ples and tabernacles in Missouri, and the aggregate membership in the one hundred and eight temples and one hundred and twenty-six tabernacles under the supreme supervision is about seven thousand. The head of the order is Rev. Moses Dickson, Chief Grand Mentor, at Higginsville, Mo. Botlı sexes are admitted, the men as Knights of Labor, associated in temples, and the women as Daughters of the Tabernacle, meeting in tabernacles. The first temple in St. Louis was established in 1878, and the first tabernacle in May, 1878. There are cight temples and seventeen tabernacles in the city, with a mem- bership of two thousand five huudred. This is the most popular colored society in the city.
The Independent Order Free Sons of Israel is a secret beneficiary organization which originated in New York about 1853. Membership is exclusively confined to Hebrews. The order pays one thousand dollars to the heirs of deceased members, and such sick and funeral benefits are paid as individual lodges may determinc.
The order flourished mainly in the East until after the war. The first society in St. Louis was estab- lished in 1872. There are four lodges in St. Louis, embracing the most prominent and progressive He- brews of the city. There is also a ladies' lodge, dif- fering from the male lodges in paying no death bene- fits. The lodges in St. Louis are as follows :
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- ship.
Progress, No. 53 ..
.Sept. 6, 1872. 120
Judah Tomo, No. 4.
. April 15, 1873 .. 75
George Washington, No. 82 ..... Jan. 14, 1877 37
Pride of the West, No. 96 ....... Dec. 14, 1881 26
Total 258
The ladies' lodge, Fortschritts Tochter, or "Daugh- ters of Progress," was instituted April 27, 1873, and has twenty-six members. The only other lodge of this character in the West is at Chicago.
The lodges in Missouri belong to Grand Lodge Dis- trict No. 2, embracing Indiana and the States west and north. The District Grand Lodge was instituted Oct. 8, 1876, and the present Grand Lodge officers are-
G. M., Philip Stein, Chicago; Dep. G. M., William Katzen- stein, Milwaukee; Dep. Treas., Israel Von Baalen, Chicago; Dep. Sec., William Deutsch, St. Louis; Dep. W., Morris Levy, Chicago; Dep. Tyler, George Jacoby, Minneapolis.
In the interim between the Grand Lodge sessions the order is governed by a general committee, com- posed of Anthony Lichtenhein and Louis J. Lippett, of St. Louis, and Simon Greenebaum, Morris Oester- reicher, and Hermann Goldsmith, of Chicago. There are about eleven hundred members in this district, and nearly ten thousand members in all.
Eintracht, No. 10. . May 29, 1872.
.Sept. 28, 1872.
34
Freundschaft, No. 11. .. Oct. 26, 1872.
25
Fortschritt, No. 13.
RELIGIOUS, BENEVOLENT, SOCIAL, SECRET, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
1807
Knights of the Golden Rule .- This is a secret beneficiary order which originated at Louisville, Ky., in 1879, and was incorporated in that State August 16th of that year, and in St. Louis November 18th of the same year. There were then two castles in St. Louis. It provides insurance ranging from five hun- dred dollars to six thousand five hundred dollars; and there is also a " Degrec of Ruth" for ladies, with an endowment of two thousand dollars. There are seven castles in Missouri, with about three hundred and seventy members. The St. Louis castles are-
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- silip.
Washington, No. 4.
Aug. 26, 1879
95
Excaliber, No. 7 ..
.Aug. 29, 1879
93
St. Louis, No. 117
. March 16, 1881
81
Yeteve, No. 200.
Jan. 20, 1882
29
Total.
298
The entire membership of the order is about eight thousand in twenty-five different States. There is no Grand Lodge in Missouri, but the functions of such a body are performed by William C. Strector, of St. Louis, Grand Commander. Sir Knight Frank D. Macbeth, of St. Louis, is the Supreme Secretary of the order, and Dr. E. J. Williamson, also of St. Louis, is one of the Supreme Trustees. The membership in St. Louis embraces some of the leading men of the city.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was established in New York City, Feb. 16, 1868, by a number of members of the theatrical profession, who modeled it after the analogous order of Buffaloes in England. There had been a social club previous to this known as the " Jolly Corks," and from them the nucleus of the order of the Elks was obtained. The main object of the Elks was the cultivation of sociability among its members, but in about six months the feature of benevolence was introduced, and has since been carried to a high degree of perfection. Sick and death benefits are paid, and traveling mem- bers who are in distress are relicved. It was originally confined to members of the theatrical and kindred professions, but subsequently was enlarged to admit members of any profession.
On March 10, 1871, the Legislature of New York granted a charter for a Grand Lodge, and subsequently the order spread rapidly throughout the country, and one or more lodges was established in every city of prominence. St. Louis Lodge, No. 9, was founded in June, 1878, and has been one of the most suc- cessful and progressive lodges in the order. On the 5th of December, 1878, it was chartered. Its first meetings were held at the Olympic Theatre ; subse- quently the sessions were held at Druids' Hall, and
on Sept. 25, 1881, the lodge occupied its present beautiful quarters, " Elks' Hall," in the People's Theatre building. The first presiding officer (Ex- alted Ruler) was Thomas E. Garrett, the dramatic editor of the Republican, who served for two terms ; then Joseph A. Robertson served onc term, and John W. Norton is serving his second term.
The St. Louis representative of the order in the Grand Lodge is Thomas E. Garrett, who enjoys the honor of having been elected the first Exalted Grand Ruler of that body after it became a delegated body. He was elected in December, 1880, and was re-elected in December, 1881.
The charity fund of the order is recruited by an- nual benefits and balls, which are given under the auspices of the prominent members of the theatrical profession. Among the actors who are or have been members may be mentioned John McCullough, Law- rence Barrett, T. W. Keene, Nat. Goodwin, the late Charles R. Thorne, Jr:, James O'Ncil, and Baker and Farron, besides a host of others who arc known throughout the country.
The career of the order has been one of unprece- dented success, a success almost entirely due to the happy blending of benevolence and sociability which distinguishes it. The following is a tabulated list of the lodges and their members :
Name and Number.
Membership.
New York, No. 1
500
Philadelphia, No. 2.
250
San Francisco, No. 3.
175
Chicago, No. 4 ..
175
Cincinnati, No. 5
125
Baltimore, No. 7.
150
Boston, No. 10
350
Pittsburg, No. 11
125
California, No. 12.
175
Indianapolis, No. 13 200
Providence, No. 14.
150
Washington, No. 15
125
Illinois, No. 16.
75
Denver, No. 17
110
Total (about). 2985
This list represents only those in active affiliation. If the inactive members were included they would bring the number up to over three thousand one hun- dred.
The Knights of Honor, a secret beneficial organi- zation, paying a death benefit of two thousand dollars, collected on the mutual or co-operative assessment plan, was established at Louisville, Ky., June 30, 1873. The first lodge in Missouri was St. Louis Lodge, No. 13, instituted March 12, 1874. The Grand Lodge of Missouri was instituted in St. Louis, Sept. 10, 1875, and in 1876 was incorporated, the following being the charter members: Thomas W. Seymour, W. F. Conner, W. H. Rudolph, Francis
St. Louis, No. 9 ..
300
1808
HISTORY OF SAINT LOUIS.
Paule, Peter Kicffer, Philip Hantke, C. Helmund, A. L. Aubin, C. Randow, R. Hodgins, Thomas Haynes, J. N. Ayres, V. J. Matthews, Charles W. Van Dillen. There are eighty-eight lodges in this jurisdiction, with five thousand six hundred and fifty members. Onc hundred and forty-one deaths have occurred, involving the disbursement of two hundred and eighty-one thousand dollars benefits. The average cost of in- surance has been eight dollars and thirty-one cents per thousand dollars. The officers of the Grand Lodge of Missouri are-
A. C. Sheldon, Louisiana, G. D .; E. W. Fowler, Edina, A. D .; J. L. Torrey, St. Louis, G. V. D .; Peter Kieffer, St. Louis, G. R .; S. C. Bunn, St. Louis, G. Treas .; Rev. J. C. Maple, Marshall, G. Chap .; E. S. Hill, St. Louis, G. G .; W. W. Nall, Ironton, G. Guard ; W. H. Hawkins, Springfield, G. Sent .; T. E. Hol- land, M.D., St. Louis, G. M. Ex .; Grand Trustees, David Thomas, D. S. Harriman, M. B. Merriman; Representatives to Supreme Lodge, Joseph W. Branch, Judge N. M. Givan.
The following is a list of lodges, etc., in St. Louis City and County :
Lodge and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- ship.
St. Louis, No. 13 ..
March 12, 1874 317
Germania, No. 17
April 6, 1874 123
Oak, No. 100.
April 16, 1875 174
Seymour, No. 118.
June 7, 1875. 206
Anehor, No. 114.
. Aug. 7, 1875. 130
Missouri, No. 227. Feb. 12, 1876.
118
Washington, No. 361.
.Sept. 26, 1876.
178
Sehiller, No. 400
Nov. 27, 1876. 87
173
Centennial, No. 417
Dec. 28, 1876
202
Lincoln, No. 430.
.Jan. 23, 1877
186
Manchester, No. 435. .Jan. 29, 1877 45
Ludwig, No. 456 ..
Feb. 9, 1877 ..
205
Olive Branch, No. 812. Nov. 26, 1877. 151
Mount Olive, No. 848 .. Jan. 14, 1878 .. 243
Bellefontaine, No. 1278. Dee. 11, 1878
104
Banner, No. 1466 ..
March 12, 1879 146
Webster Grove, No. 1729 Aug. 21, 1879. 56
Humboldt, No. 1735
Aug. 26, 1879.
107
Benton, No. 1822 .Oct. 20, 1879
101
Jupiter, No. 1843 ..
Oct. 31, 1879.
69
Laelede, No. 2392
March 18, 1881
69
West End, No. 2398
Mareh 24, 1881
35
Aurora, No. 2719.
April 11, 1882 26
Total
3501
Scottish Clans .- In May, 1878, James McCash, with two or three other Scotchmen of St. Louis, formed the nucleus of an organization to mould into one homo- geneous whole the scattered independent Scottish clubs in every part of the United States and Canada, and, finally, on St. Andrew's day (November 30tlı), 1878, the Royal (or Supreme) Scottish Clan was instituted. The object of the association was declared to bc to unite Scotchmen and descendants of Scotchmen, em- bracing all who could claim Scottish ancestry within a reasonable limit; to cultivate fond recollections of Scotland, its customs and amusements ; " to be subject to the laws of God and of the land in which we live,"
and to establish a fund for the benefit of the heirs of deceased members, death benefits being fixed at one and two thousand dollars. The first Royal Chieftain was James McCash, the second was Hon. George Bain, one of the most prominent Scotchmen of the West. Dugald Crawford, a leading merchant of St. Louis, was elected Vicc-Royal Chieftain. The present su- preme officers are-
R. C., George Bain, St. Louis; V. R. C., P. H. Lawson, Mas- saehusetts ; R. Chap., Peter C. Peterkin, St. Louis; R. Sec., Richard A. Skues, Kansas City ; R. Treas., John D. Cruik- shanks, St. Louis.
On Dec. 13, 1878, the Grand Clan of Missouri was organized. The present officers are-
G. C., John W. Mitehell, St. Louis; V. G. C., James C. Ken- neth, St. Louis; P. G. C., Robert R. Scott, St. Louis; G. Chap., James C. Dodds, St. Louis ; G. Sce., Robert N. Brodie, St. Louis ; G. Treas., Peter C. Peterkin, St. Louis.
There are two subordinate clans in St. Louis,-Clan Campbell, No. 1, instituted Dec. 20, 1878, which has one hundred and thirty-one members ; and Clan Douglas, No. 3, instituted Feb. 27, 1880, which has sixty-six members.
Independent Order of Chosen Friends .- A se- cret benevolent order with the above name originated at Indianapolis, Ind., in 1879. It pays one thousand, two thousand, and three thousand dollars death benefits, and admits women on the same footing as men. The first council in St. Louis was instituted March 5, 1881, by Frecman Wright, of St. Louis, the present Supreme Secretary of the Knights and Ladies of Honor. It was named St. Louis Council, No. 2. Freeman Wright was the first Chief Councilor, and J. H. Williamson the first Secretary. During 1881 four more councils were established ; but Banner Council (institutcd Au- gust 24th) has dissolved. The councils existing in
St. Louis are-
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- ship.
St. Louis, No. 2
Mareh 5, 1881 92
Benton, No. 5 ..
May 7, 1881. 80
Missouri, No. 7. Nov. 5, 1881. 41
Garfield, No. 8
Nov. 5, 1881 52
Total 265
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