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There is no Grand Council in the State; the Su- preme Council is represented by H. G. Wilson, Deputy Supreme Councilor.
American Protestant Association .- This is a secret society, originating in Philadelphia about 1850. Its primary object is the promotion of Protestantism, and hence the membership is restricted to Protestants. The society advocates civil and religious liberty and the public school system, and antagonizes foreign inter- ference in the affairs of the United States government. It pays sick benefits, and five hundred dollars on the
Bremen, No. 254 Mareh 24, 1876
186
Unity, No. 351. Sept. 2, 1876
65
Lafayette, No. 415.
.Dec. 23, 1876.
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death of members, collected by assessments. The first lodge in St. Louis was instituted July 26, 1856, and the Grand Lodge of Missouri was organized in St. Louis, July 4, 1863, with the following charter members : James C. Campbell, Charles Myer, August Heusnerr, Julius C. Schmidt, Frederick Damschroe- der, Frank Hussmann, Charles E. Boehmer, Ernest Koenig, August Timke, John Conzelinen, Frcd. Stein- brecher, and Henry Gerhold. Some fifteen lodges with about eleven hundred members were established, but the interest declined to some extent, and there are now but eight lodges working in Missouri. Lat- terly the membership in St. Louis has been restricted to the Germans, and the lodges work in the German language. The officers of the Grand Lodge for 1882- 83 are-
G. M., William Wrieden, St. Louis; W. V. G. M., Louis G. Hoffman, St. Louis; G. Sec., G. C. T. Seidlitz, St. Louis ; G. A. Sec., Henry Kassing, St. Louis ; G. Treas., H. G. Grote, St. Louis; G. Chap., A. Grund, St. Louis.
The councils in St. Louis are-
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- ship.
Union, No. 1.
July 26, 1856. 74
Von Hutten, No. 2 .. Nov. 27, 1856. 47
Gustavus Adolphus, No. 3 Feb. 4, 1861 58
Washington, No. 4 ..
Feb. 20, 1861. 64
Martin Luther, No. 5 Feb. 27, 1861. 88
John Huss, No. 10. Aug. 17, 1867. 77
Jefferson, No. 12. Dec. 17, 1874. 30
St. Louis, No. 14.
Nov. 18, 1874. 34
Total.
472
Last year the Grand Lodge disbursed six thousand dollars in death benefits and nine hundred dollars in sick benefits. It owns a four-story building and hall, at the corner of Fourteenth Street and Franklin Avenue, St. Louis, managed by the American Prot- estant Hall Association, chartered April 12, 1869, the incorporators being C. F. Seidlitz, William Stind- ler, George Wingman, and others. The property cost twenty-three thousand dollars, but is now worth much more, and is entirely free from incumbrance. St. Louis has furnished two Grand Masters to the National Lodge, James C. Campbell and F. Die- kroeger.
Good Ladies .- Freundschafts Versamlung, A. O. K. L., is the title of a secret society of German women, popularly known as Good Ladies. The order originated in Philadelphia, and the first lodge in St. Louis was established in 1859 by Herr August Etling, a well-known German of that period. Several lodges soon sprang up, embracing both German- and English-speaking ladies, but the Freundschafts Ver- samlung is the only one remaining. It uses the Ger- man language, but long ago declared its independence of any foreign authority, and is thoughit to be the
only surviving lodge of an order once quite strong. It pays four dollars a week sick benefits and fifty dollars funeral expenses, and now has nearly fifty members. The present officers are-
G. M., Mrs. Elizabeth Krone; V. G. M., Miss Elizabeth Delport; Sec., Mrs. Sophia Krage; Treas., Mrs. Marie Meyer; F. S., Mrs. Katrine Roesner ; Chap., Mrs. Louise Klaus.
United States Benevolent Fraternity .- A secret benevolent order under the above title was instituted at Baltimore, Md., Feb. 22, 1881. It pays death benefits ranging from one thousand to five thousand dollars. There are three councils in St. Louis,- Pride of the West Council, No. 7, instituted Oct. 15, 1881, with twenty-four charter members; George Washington Council, No. 16, instituted March 2, 1882, with twenty-three charter members; and St. Louis Council, No. 21, instituted May 20, 1882, with twenty-three cliarter members, all instituted by Michael Brooks, Deputy Supreme President, who represents the Supreme Council, there being no Grand Council in Missouri.
Royal Templars of Temperance is the name of a society organized in Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1877, to assist in the suppression of the liquor traffic and to furnish members with insurance. Benefits are col- lected by assessments, and two thousand dollars is paid on the death of a male member and one thousand dollars on the death of a female member. An endow- ment degree, recently added, allows these sums to be doubled. There are about fifteen select councils in Missouri, with an aggregate membership of about five hundred. The first Missouri council was St. Louis Council, No. 1, instituted Jan. 12, 1880, by Thomas Kerns, Supreme Lecturer of Illinois, with the following charter members : Robert Herries, Thomas B. Kerwin, Dr. R. M. King, Adam Woerth- age, Charles Scollay, George Cochrane, James H. Dailey, William Parks, Larkin D. Price, Gardner Hepburn, C. J. Helms, H. W. Spreen, F. W. Still, William Galloway, and others. Councils in St. Louis are as follows :
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- ship.
St. Louis, No. 1 Jan. 12, 1880. ...
Star of the West, No. 3 .. Feb. 13, 1880 .. 66
Selah, No. 7 March, 1880 ..
Martha Washington, No. 14 .. .. Sept. 10, 1880 ...
Many of the St. Louis Royal Templars are also prominent and active members of the Temple of Honor, Sons of Temperance, and Good Templars.
United Foresters .- A disagreement among the Ancient Order of Foresters resulted in tlie establish- ment of the Independent Foresters, Court No. 1 being instituted at St. Joseph, Mo., early in 1876, and Mound
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City Court, No. 2, of St. Louis, in April, 1876. The High Court of Missouri was chartered in September, 1878, with some sixteen courts and about five hun- dred members. In September, 1881, the Supreme body changed the name to the " United Foresters." There are now twenty-one courts in the Missouri jurisdiction. The St. Louis courts are-
Name and Number.
Membership.
Mound City, No. 16
82
Cech, No. 47.
33
Bellefontaine, No. 64
30
Pike, No. 85
112
Unity, No. 87
62
Benton, No. 91 ..
16
St. Louis, No. 95
179
Robin Hood, No. 97.
40
Ben Franklin, No. 108
74
Sherwood, No. 129
65
Concordia, No. 136.
23
Future City, No. 138
64
Emerald, No. 142
54
Progress, No. 147.
24
Lafayette, No. 149.
33
Harmony, No. 152
26
-
Total
917
The Grand Court officers for 1882-83 are-
H. C. R., James A. McMillan; H. V. C. R., J. J. Isaacs ; H. Sec., C. A. Sargent ; H. Treas., H. M. Paul ; H. P., Dr. W. 0. Young; Reps. to Supreme Court, Louis A. Steber ; Alternate, A. S. Partridge.
This order is beneficial. It pays death benefits of one thousand, two thousand, and three thousand dol- lars.
Patriotic Sons of America .- This order origin- ated in Philadelphia in 1847, and had a large mem- bership in St. Louis before the war. During the war it declined in St. Louis, and was not revived until Dec. 9, 1881, when Camp Washington, No. 1, was instituted. It has about sixty members, and is the only camp of this order in Missouri. Dr. J. C. Nidclet is president, and J. H. Moore is secretary. Its principal object is the cultivation of patriotism. Members must be native-born, and must favor free education, and oppose the union of the church and State and foreign interference in the affairs of this government. It also provides death benefits of five hundred, one thousand, and one thousand five hun- dred dollars.
B'nai B'rith .- Fraternal organizations (chevroth) had their origin with the dispersed children of Israel a great many centuries ago. In every country, in every town where ten or more of them dwelt, they formed a " chewrah" (fraternity) for mutual aid, for attending the sick, burying the dead, and providing for their widows and orphans. Coming to New York from the various countries of Europe, and dispersing thence over the wide territory of the United States, they had long felt the desire to form one great frater-
nal union, organized similar to those of the Masons, Odd-Fellows, and like charitable organizations, whereby the Israelites, regardless of former nationalities or lit- urgical differences, could be united for charitable pur- poses, and better promote their interests and those of humanity. Thus the order B'nai B'rith (Sons of the Covenant) was organized about forty years ago in New York City, and slowly but steadily extended its lodges over the country, now embracing three hundred and thirty lodges, with about twenty-five thousand mem- bers, sub-divided into seven District Grand Lodges. Missouri belongs to District Grand Lodge No. 2, which was organized just thirty years ago, with its seat at Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1855 the first lodge of this order in St. Louis was instituted under the name of Missouri Lodge, No. 22; it has now one hundred and fifty members. In 1863 the second lodge in St. Louis, Ebn Ezra, No. 47, was established ; its present membership is one hundred. It was followed in 1872 by Achim Lodge, No. 175, and in 1873 by Julius Fürst Lodge, No. 196. There are now four lodges, with about four hundred members, in St. Louis. Three more lodges of this order are now in the State of Missouri, viz .: one each in Kansas City, Sedalia, and Louisiana, Pike Co., with about one hun- dred and twenty-five members in all; yet, small as this number is, the work accomplished and amount of charities bestowed by the little band of brethren are remarkable.
The Widows' and Orphans' Fund of this district, giving to the family of each member, in case of his death, one thousand dollars, to no one more or less, and to which every member contributes fifteen dollars annu- ally, has now a reserve of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. It pays annually over thirty thou- sand dollars to its members' widows, etc., besides large amounts of other benefits and donations to non-mem- bers and other charities. The district has now three thousand members, and consists of the seven States of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. It has its orphans' asylum, located at Cleveland, which was established in 1868, and is now sheltering and educating two hundred and sixty- four orphans, irrespective of membership or non- membership of the deceased parent. This institution is acknowledged to be the model orphan asylum of the country, and is often liberally endowed by lega- cies.
Among the promoters and prominent members of the order are the following grand officers from St. Louis :
Isidor Bush, member of the executive committee of the National or Constitution Grand Lodge, which
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consists of one member only from each of the seven districts. He has been a member of this order since 1849, was president of the Grand Lodge in 1872, was one of the founders of the orphan asylum, and is chairman of the endowment fund of the district.
Abraham Kramer, one of the first members of Missouri Lodge, its representative to the District Grand Lodge, whose president he also was in 1878, and for several years trustee of the orphan asylum.
Jacob Furth, comparatively a young member, but already distinguished by his activity and influence in promoting the work of the order. He is the present trustec of the Cleveland Orphan Asylum from St. Louis. Mrs. Goldschmidt and Mrs. A. Fisher are St. Louis directresses of the same institution.
Dr. S. Wolfenstein, the efficient superintendent of that asylum, is also a St. Louisan. I. Koperlik, a past president of Missouri Lodge, and for twenty years its secretary, has also been secretary of the endowment fund of the District Grand Lodge since its organization. Rev. Dr. S. H. Sonneschein is also one of the prominent St. Louis members of this order.
Royal Arcanum,-A secret benevolent order, known as the Royal Arcanum, was organized in Bos- ton, Mass., June 23, 1877. It pays a death benefit of three thousand dollars, collected from members in proportion to age. There is no Grand Lodge in Missouri, but the Supreme Lodge is represented by W. E. Robinson and L. A. Steber, of St. Louis, Deputy Supreme Regents. There are eight councils in Missouri, with from six to seven hundred members. The councils in St. Louis are-
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- ship.
Missouri, No. 107
June 17, 1878. 110
Benton, No. 183. Sept. 7, 1878.
Valley, No. 446.
Feb. 20, 1880 .. 325
Compton Hill, No. 535.
Jan. 27, 1881. 30
Victoria, No. 446 Feb. 11, 1882.
25
Laclede, No. 665 April 3, 1882.
30
Kirkwood, No. 666. April 4, 1882. 20
Carr Lane, No. 668 April 10, 1882 25
Total 645
The Cosmopolitans .- There is one lodge of this order in St. Louis, Mound City Lodge, No. 1, estab- lished May 7, 1882. Dr. Daniel White is W. G. D. C. C. The society originated in New England several years ago, and has lodges in all parts of the world. Its object is semi-religious, being the investigation of spiritism. No member is admitted who does not sub- scribe to a belief in communion with the " so-called dead." It is beneficial to the extent that local lodges may provide for the relief of sick or distressed mem- bers, either its own or traveling ones.
Treu Bund .- The society from which the Indc- pendent Order Trcu Bund descended is of great
antiquity ; it originated when the Swiss were organ- izing to resist the tyranny of Albert I., emperor of Austria, and took the world-famous "Gruetti oath." The new order spread all over Europe under different names and generally having a political purpose. It was introduced into America in 1858 by George Ackers, an enthusiastic member of the European order, and St. Louis was the birthplace. The only lodges arc in Missouri and Illinois, and the aggregate membership is about one thousand. The objects are social and beneficiary ; five hundred dollars is paid on the death of a member, and one hundred dollars for funeral bencfits in case the wife of a member dics. Sick benefits are also permitted. There are fourteen lodges in Missouri, and eleven in St. Louis, the latter as follows :
Name and Number.
Membership.
Washington, No. 2.
65
Lincoln, No. 3
38
Liberty, No. 4
61
Union, No. 6 ...
52
Pride of the West, No. 8.
68
Wilhelm Tell, No. 9 ..
19
Central St. Louis, No. 11.
25
Goethe, No. 18
50
Jefferson, No. 20
56
Germania, No. 36 .. 43
South St. Louis, No. 37. 49
Total. 526
There is a Grand Lodge, with headquarters at St. Louis.
G. T. M., John Diren, St. Louis ; G. Sec., Hermann Weiterer, St. Louis; G. Treas., George P. Schnur, St. Louis.
Cesko - Slovansky Podporujici Spolek, - The " Bohemian - Slavonic Benevolent Association" is a secret order, originating among the Bohemians of St. Louis in 1854. For eighteen years there was but. one lodge in the city, and then (1872), under the Supreme Secretaryship of Anthony Klobasa, a very intelligent man of that nationality, the order grew rapidly, and now has over seventy lodges distributed in all the large cities of the country. The total mem- bership numbers about four thousand. The order pays seven hundred and fifty dollars death benefits, and sick benefits of five dollars a week. The supreme officers of the order are-
President, James Svojse, Chicago; Vice-President, Joseph Stankovsky, St. Louis; Sec., F. Hrabacka, St. Louis; Finan- cial Sec., Anthony Klobasa, St. Louis; Trcas., William Kleis- ner, St. Louis.
There are five lodges in St. Louis as follows :
Name and Number.
Members.
Slovan, No. 1. 60
Missouri, No. 2.
95
Washington, No. 11
52
Sumavan, No. 21. 23
Sokol, No. 23 48
Total
278
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National Americans. - This society was cstab- lished in St. Louis in 1878, and was incorporated in January, 1879, by Rosswell D. Grant, Dr. Francis O. Drake, John C. Ralston, Dr. Albert Merrell, Dr. W. S. Wartman, Lorenzo Browning, and others, residents of that city. It is composed of native-born American citizens only, and has death benefits of one thousand and two thousand dollars, collected by assessments. Subordinate associations have been established in sev- eral States. Those in St. Louis are-
Name and Number.
When Instituted.
Member- ship.
Columbia, No. 1
Feb. 1, 1879 54
Continental, No. 2. .January, 1880. 58
Washington, No. 3. Feb. 27, 1880. 33
Mount Vernon, No. 5 Feb. 13. 1880 33
American, No. 9 April 27, 1880 24
Fulton, No. 14 .. Jan. 20, 1881 62
Putnam, No. 17. April 9, 1881
71
Florissant Valley, No. 19
17
Bunker Hill, No. 27 .April 18, 1882 26
Carondelet, No. 28.
15
· Total
393
The officers of the National Association for 1882-83 are as follows :
National President, J. C. Ralston, St. Louis; National Vice- President, John D. Vincil, St. Louis; National Advocate, A. B. Parson, St. Louis; National Sec., Lorenzo Browning, St. Louis ; National Treas., Dr. F. O. Drake, St. Louis; National Chap., Dr. W. S. Wortman, St. Louis; National Med. Exam .- in-Chief, Dr. Albert Merrell, St. Louis ; National Trustees, William Riley, William Hamilton, E. E. Allen.
In July, 1882, the American Nationalist, an organ of the order, was established.
Kosmos .- In September, 1882, certain members of the order of the Knights of the Golden Rule withdrew from that fraternity and organized a new beneficiary order called " Kosmos." Its officers are-
S. C., J. M. Webster; S. V. C., Z. C. Lavat; S. Sec., Francis D. Macbeth; S. Treas., S. F. Silence; S. G., C. Niehouse; S. Guard, Alexander Gillanders; S. S., E. O. Bartholomew ; P. S. C., Judge W. C. Jones.
During the winter of 1882-83 several lodges were instituted.
Kesher Shell Barzell is the name of a Hebrew secret beneficial order which originated in the East about 1868. It was introduced into St. Louis some four years later, Lebanon Lodge, No. 10, being the first to organize. There are six lodges in Missouri, all in St. Louis, as follows :
Membership.
Lebanon, No. 10 70
Isaac, No. 70 ..
65
Ben Jacob, No. 94. 100
St. Louis, No. 115 50
Missouri, No. 126 40
Wessely, No. 128 45
Total
370
These lodges are governed by " District Grand Lodge No. 4," embracing most of the Western States, with headquarters at Cleveland. This body has es- tablished a Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites at Cleveland, at a cost of twenty-five thousand dollars. Rev. Dr. Sonneschein, of St. Louis, is one of the trustees of the institution.
Temple of Honor .- This order was established in 1845 by some members of the Sons of Temperance in New York as an exalted degree of that order, but the National Division refused to recognize it. It was then maintained independently, and the excellence of its work and the worth of its teachings gave it for many years great popularity. The exact date of its introduction into St. Louis is not known, but is supposed to be about 1853, as in June, 1854, a Grand Temple was organized with four temples, namely : Louisiana Temple, No. 1, of Louisiana, Mo. ; Union Temple, No. 2, of St. Louis ; Bard Temple, No. 4, of Hannibal ; and Carroll Temple, No. 8, of Carrolton, Mo. W. A. Lynch, of St. Louis, was the in- stituting officer. The first grand officers were-
G. W. T., William A. Lynch, St. Louis; G. W. V. T., J. H. Harris, Hannibal; G. W. R., J. D. Guiley, Louisiana; G. W. T., J. S. Markley, Louisiana; G. W. Chaplain, B. F. Rankin, Carrolton.
There were present from St. Louis on this occasion G. W. Lynch, W. A. Lynch, J. B. Higdon, Richard Ivers, and T. S. Warne.
The growth of the order was greatest just after the war, when there were seven temples in St. Louis. Of late years the interest has declined, and now there are but six temples in the State, one each at Hannibal, Springfield, and St. Joseph, and three in St. Louis, viz. :
Name and Number. Members.
Union, No. 2. 17
Franklin, No. 3
51
Mount Olive, No. 4 15
Total 83
The Grand Temple (July, 1882) elected the fol lowing officers :
G. W. T., George W. Salter, St. Louis; G. W. V. T., William Hartrey, St. Louis; G. W. R., J. J. Garver, St. Louis; G. W. T., Robert Herries, St. Louis; G. W. Chap., Garden Hepburn, St. Louis; G. W. U., Fred. M. Easterday, St. Louis; G. W. G., Alfred Appleton, St. Louis; P. G. W. T., Timothy Parsons.
Lasalle Frauen Unterstuetzungs Verein is an association of German ladies which pays death bene- fits of fifty dollars on the death of a member or a member's husband, and sick benefits of four dollars a week. The officers are : President, Miss Anstedt ; Vice-President, Julia Reier ; Secretary, Consadine Kreutzberg.
Name.
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ST. LOUIS AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL AS- SOCIATION AND JOCKEY CLUB.
Fairs or exhibitions of agricultural and mechanical objects were held in St. Louis at irregular intervals for many years prior to 1855, when an organization was formed for the purpose of holding annual exhibi- tions. Agricultural societies had existed from time to time, beginning as early as 1822, but none of them were permanent. At first agricultural and " me- chanics' " fairs were distinct and separate, but on the formation of the Agricultural and Mechanical Association the two interests were merged, and sub- sequently the exhibitions were held together. On the first Tuesday of November, 1841, the fair of the Agricultural Society of St. Louis County was opened at the St. Louis race-course, and on the 24th of the same month the Mechanics' Fair was inaugurated " in the buildings recently occupied by Mr. Lucas, on Fourth Street, in front of the Planters' House," con- tinuing three days. The committee of arrangements was composed of William Bird, S. V. Farnsworth, C. Pullis, D. Weston, J. W. McMurray, T. B. Edgar, N. Phillips, Joseph Charless, D. L. Holbrook, D. B. Smith, George Wool, O. M. Vinton, D. Woodman.
For some time prior to 1855 the subject of com- bining the agricultural and mechanical interests of St. Louis for the purpose of holding annual fairs was agitated, and among those who were especially active in support of the proposition were Hon. J. R. Barret, Henry T. Blow, Col. Thornton Grimsley, Henry C. Hart, T. T. January, Charles Todd, Charles L. Hunt, Andrew Harper, John Withnell, Benjamin O'Fallon, Henry S. Turner, Thomas B. Hudson, John Sapping- ton, John M. Chambers, Frederick Dings, and Nor- man J. Coleman. It was finally decided to organize a society, and Hon. J. R. Barret procured the passage by the Missouri Legislature, of which he was a mem- ber, of an act incorporating the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association, which was approved Dec. 7, 1855. The incorporators werc Andrew Har- per, John O'Fallon, Martin Hanna, Walter H. Dor- sett, Robert Martin, Olly Williams, John Sigerson, Andrew Christy, John M. Chambers, John Hartnett, Thornton Grimsley, H. I. Bodley, Henry C. Hart, Thomas T. January, John Renfrew, John Withnell, Gerard B. Allen, John Sappington, and William C. Jenks.
The objects of the association were declared to be the promotion of improvements in all the various de- partments of agriculture, including not only the great staples of industry and trade, but also fruits, vegeta- bles, and ornamental gardening, the promotion of the mechanic arts in all their various branches, the
improvement of breeds of all useful and domestic animals, the general advancement of rural economy and household manufactures, and the dissemination of useful knowledge upon these subjects.
At a meeting of persons interested in the enter- prisc, which was held on the 4th of February, 1856, it was decided that books should be prepared at once, and the public invited to take the stock of the cor- poration. All the stock was soon subscribed for, and on the 4th of May the following persons were clected. the first board of directors : Andrew Harper, Thomas T. January, Henry C. Hart, John Withnell, Thorn- ton Grimsley, Frederick Dings, James M. Hughes, Henry S. Turner, Charles L. Hunt, John M. Cham- bers, Henry T. Blow, Norman J. Coleman, and J. R. Barret.
On the following day the board elected the follow- ing officers : President, J. R. Barret ; · Vice-Presidents, Thornton Grimsley, Andrew Harper, and Henry Clay Hart ; Treasurer, Henry S. Turner; General Agent and Recording Secretary, G. O. Kalb; Corresponding Secretary, O. W. Collet. P. McAndrew was ap- pointed superintendent. It was determined to hold a fair some time during the following autumn, but considerable delay was experienced in choosing a loca- tion for the grounds. Finally, however, fifty acres of land at the northwest corner of Grand Avenue and Natural Bridge plank-road, about three miles from the court-house, was purchased from Col. John O'Fallon for fifty thousand dollars, the company being given twelve years in which to pay the principal, the first two years' interest to be taken in stock. The grounds possessed natural advantages for the purpose, and being contiguous to the water-works, were conveniently lo- cated for obtaining an abundant supply of water. A fence nine feet high inclosing them was speedily erected, and although the plans for the buildings were not matured until July, the work was pushed forward so vigorously that the managers were enabled to open the fair on the 13th of October. In the short space of three months the grounds were graded, walks and avenues laid out, and a number of buildings erected. The latter included an amphitheatre, a building for the mechanical department, a floral hall, and a ma- chine-shop, together with three hundred and fifty horse and cattle stalls and a number of pens for sheep and swine. Water from the reservoir was also intro- duccd, and the grounds were ornamented with a num- ber of fountains. For the purchase of the ground and erection of the buildings the sum of thirty thou- sand dollars, afterwards increased to forty thousand dollars, was appropriated by the directors. The build- ing committec was composed of J. R. Barret, Henry
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