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of this order is limited to Knights Templar and Scottish Rite degrees. This is the only Temple of the Mystic Shrine in southwest Missouri.
The Masonic fraternity throughout the county own many of their lodge rooms and are well equipped with all the necessary implements and regalia. In the city of Springfield the fraternity in 1906, erected an imposing temple of brick, four stories high, located on East Walnut street. The building contains three large rooms for lodges, with ample closets for paraphernalia, cloak rooms, library and reception parlors and one of the best arranged banquet rooms in the city. The Shrine room is one of artistic beauty, con- taining a balcony and stage. The building is valued at one hundred thou- sand dollars, and was erected by voluntary contributions by several Masonic bodies and individual members of the order. In this temple the following bodies hold their sessions : United Lodge No. 5, Solomon Lodge No. 271, Royal Arch Chapter No. 15, St. John's Commandery, Zabud Council, Abou Ben Adhem Shrine, Crescent Chapter No. 21, and the White Shrine of Jerusalem.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
By C. G. Young.
Odd Fellowship has been known in Springfield over sixty years, the beginning of its history here being coincident with interesting events of ante- bellum days and the Civil war period. The benevolent mission of the order was entered upon at a time when the country was torn with the dissensions which led up to the great conflict, a condition calling for the exercise of friendship, charity and love in a manner most extraordinary. Harmony lodge was instituted February 10, 1854, and fraternal relations were main- tained throughout the years of the struggle which imposed trying conditions upon various organizations in different parts of the country, even causing division in some of the churches. Nowhere was factional contention more bitter than in this borderland of the sections in which conflicting opinions brought on fierce warfare among neighbors. How much may have been done by the members of the order in those days to allay the strife, main- tain amicable feeling and minister to the needs of those in distress can only be imagined. . Unfortunately the names of the seventeen charter members were lost by the burning of the records in a fire which in 1861 destroyed the old court house that stood in the center of the public square where the lodge rooms had been first established. That the three links held some if not all the originators of the lodge loyal to the order is attested by the fact that reorganization followed immediately upon the cessation of hostilities in I865.
A new charter was issued in 1865 and a charter was also granted an-
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other lodge, the America, the two being merged in New Harmony Lodge No. 71. With the completion of the new court house at the northwest cor- ner of College street and the square headquarters were established in the third story of the building by the Odd Fellows and Masons who contributed to the cost of completing the structure. Venerable members tell of the doings there by the light of tallow dips in which numerous well-known citizens were initiated into the mysteries of the order, the work of which continued to grow in favor as the spirit of fraternalism spread and its in- fluence was felt on every hand. Harmony lodge became known abroad and stood high in the councils of the order. In the course of municipal progress two other lodges were formed and three associate Rebekah lodges. Mean- time the continued increase in the membership of New Harmony has kept it in the front rank of leading organizations and it now heads all the lodges in the state with a membership of four hundred and twenty. In 1869 head- quarters were removed from the court house to a hall at the southwest corner of South street and the square and afterward to more suitable quarters in the Odd Fellows building on South street. Following the formation of new organizations, lodge rooms were established in different parts of the city, the headquarters of New Harmony having for some time been located at the corner of College and Campbell streets and being removed thence to the southeast corner of Boonville and Olive streets, where a permanent home has been secured by the purchase of a property embracing a substantial brick building in which commodious lodge rooms may be established.
Three of the members of New Harmony lodge are among the oldest living Odd Fellows in this section. They are E. Speaker, Cy H. Patterson, Ed. R. Shipley, their membership dating from 1868. Present officers: W. C. Justice, noble grand: A. W. Bass, vice-grand ; Charles Connett, recording secretary; W. T. Shores, treasurer: J. T. Law, financial secretary ; A. B. Lovan, trustee of building fund: E. Speaker. Thomas Holdredge and George Player. lodge trustees.
Springfield Lodge No. 218 was instituted December 25, 1861, by R. W. West. District Deputy Grand Master, with ten charter members : Jesse D. Six. Charles E. Pemberton. J. S. Tilton. Julius Cohn, S. W. Lloyd, John M. Gear. I .. Taylor. James M. Ford. H. A. Lockhart. C. G. Huntington. The first officers were: Jesse D. Six, noble grand: Charles E. Pemberton, vice- grand: J. S. Tilton. recording secretary; Julius Cohn, treasurer: S. W. Lloyd. right supporter to noble grand : John M. Gear. left supporter to noble grand : L. Taylor, inside guard. Present officers : A. V. Stark, noble grand ; C. H. Pering, vice-grand; W. J. Major, recording secretary ; J. H. Hasten, treasurer; Ed F. Yentsch, conductor; W. H. Smith, warden; A. L. Ful- bright. inside guard; J. G. McClure, outside guard; I. G. Holt, right sup- porter to noble grand; WV. G. Wresche, left supporter to noble grand; C. R.
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Phifer, right supporter to vice-grand; M. W. Wilson, left supporter to vice- grand; J. A. Trantham, right scene supporter ; J. F. Stever, left scene sup- porter ; H. N. Epps, chaplain. The lodge is well established in its own build- ing at No. 221 East Commercial street. Its property is valued at $15,000 free from incumbrance. Improvements costing $2,300 have been made within the past six months. They have nearly $3,000 in their treasury available for sick benefits and other lodge purposes.
Trinity Lodge No. 495 was instituted June 25, 1894, by A. B. Lovan, district deputy grand master, with a membership of thirty, of whom the following are living: H. S. Jewell, John T. Darr, W. A. Grimes, T. P. Hoffman, Matthew Hall, O. D. Nelson and John Sjoberg. The following were the first officers: J. B. Jewell, noble grand; W. W. Cowan, vice-grand; G. E. Preston, recording secretary ; Samuel Vinton. Jr., treasurer and finan- cial secretary. The initial meeting was held in the lodge room of Spring- field No. 218, on Commercial street. Trinity lodge occupied quarters in the Haldeman building on St. Louis street July 27, 1894. Their present lodge room is located at 4001/2 South street.
The past grand masters are: J. P. Hoffman, A. Clas, O. D. Nelson, Dr. J. R. Boyd, Matthew Hall, W. A. Grimes, H. C. Roberts, John Sjoberg, G. C. Shackelford, Thornton Aton, John Hall, Leo L. Lemon, J. Ed Black, T. J. Burris, W. A. Waldon, J. W. Myers, C. E. Ferguson, S. G. Reeves, J. P. Kirche, J. A. Cox, Fred Kern, J. P. Brooks, A. S. Henderson, S. B. Hannah, A. S. Murray, A. L. Myers, Fred Wilcox, J. W. Cribbett and Ben H. Davis.
The present officers are: J. R. Mason, noble grand; J. W. Scott, vice- grand; Leo L. Lemon, recording secretary ; Fred Wilcox, treasurer ; Matthew Hall, financial secretary ; Thomas Aton, conductor ; Roy A. Gruber, warden; A. S. Henderson, inside guardian; J. H. Baker, outside guardian; J. W. Myers, right supporter to noble grand; John Hall, left supporter to noble grand; Fred Wilcox, right supporter to vice-grand; G. C. Shackelford, left supporter to vice-grand; J. L. McCarty, right scene supporter ; J. S. Duff, left scene supporter; H. C. Roberts, chaplain. The present membership numbers 152.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA.
The original and offshoot organizations of Woodmen are well repre- sented in Springfield with three camps each of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Woodmen of the World, the former being Springfield, Excelsior and Boulevard camps and the latter Springfield, Ozark and Black Jack.
Springfield Camp No. 3123 Modern Woodmen of America was organ- ized August 7, 1895, with a charter membership of 57. The first officers
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were. J. W. Morgan, consul: W. A. Cox, advisor: J. F. Boas, banker; WI. W. Cowan, clerk: Matthew Hall, escort : C. G. Levan, watchman; A. F. Drusa, sentry. Trustees: F. M. McDavid. W. A. Banks and R. G. Porter. Doctor J. R. Boyd of this camp has been state head physician for twelve years, Past Consuls: Dr. J. R. Boyd. W. F. Morgan. H. B. Brubaker, C. G. Levan. J. N. Fowler. J. W. Scott. C. E. Ray, J. Il. Hall. E. F. Hannah and J. L. Berry. Present officers: S. F. Hannah, consul: W. R. Ruxton, advisor : D. M. Lewis, banker : S. D. Harmon, clerk ( twelfth term) ; Francis Peppers, escort : George Johansenn, watchman; J. R. Winegardner, sentry ; O. F. Whitman, C. N. Reddick and H. J. Ramsey, trustees ; E. J. Straley, chief forrester : W. M. Ramsey, musician. F. B. Braum, 314 W. Division, is district deputy. The present membership is nine hundred and fifty-seven. This is one of the strongest camps in the state. Headquarters in hall at the corner of College and Campbell streets.
Excelsior Camp 4975 Modern Woodmen of America was organized August 17, 1897, with seventeen charter members. They were: T. W. Arm- strong. W. C. Baldwin, Ethan A. Bishop, S. G. Bradley, W. F. Cummings, James .A. Donnell, Nelson Ingram. Charles H. Martin, Val. W. A. Mason, William G. McCann. W. A. McReynolds, James C. Patrum, N. B. Penne- baker. W. D. Simon, John E. Spicer, D. G. Stewart, Tom Watkins. The present officers are: A. C. Boren, consul; H. J. Huper, advisor; E. R. Parker, banker; W. C. Russell, clerk; W. A. Forshee, escort; E. F. Nichols, sentry: W. G. Wresch, watchman; E. W. Bedell, B. F. Edmonds and S. B. Griffin, managers. The present membership is seven hundred and sixty-six. Meetings are held in K. of P. hall on Commercial street.
Boulevard Camp 76449 Modern Woodmen of America was organized March 11, 1909, with twenty charter members. The first officers were : WV. A. Grimm, consul; S. E. Kynion, advisor ; E. F. Kohler, banker ; Charles E. Boren, clerk; C. J. Stough, escort; W. T. Linet, watchman; A. M. Ted- rick, sentry : Dr. J. L. Ormsbee, physician; Louis Burwell, H. B. Gillett and C. E. Bussard, managers. Past consuls: W. A. Grimm, E. M. Robertson, J. Z. Roper. W. G. Pike. Present officers: J. R. Shockley, consul; R. R. Wommack, advisor; Ed Stiver, banker: Charles E. Boren, clerk; George Hedgepeth, escort; J. H. Gilmore, watchman; A. Grishaber, sentry; Harry Robertson, musician; Drs. A. D. Knabb and Joseph James, physicians. The present membership numbers one hundred and forty-three. Meetings are held Tuesdays at Kohler's Hall, corner of Commercial street and Springfield avenue.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Springfield Camp No. 23 Woodmen of the World was organized July 7. 1891, with a membership of twenty-seven. It was a popular organization
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from the start and has enjoyed great prosperity. J. A. Frink was first consul and H. M. Heckart clerk. Two of the charter members, N. \V. Fel- lows and J. K. P. Wright are drawing the benefits which accrue to those who have reached the age of seventy years in the order. The present officers are : L. Baum, past counsul commander : F. L. Spicer, consul commander ; M. Calvey, advisor; D. M. Lewis, banker; J. E. Smith, clerk; E. Peeler, escort; F. B. Neaves, sentry; W. F. Riddle, watchman. Managers : Ellis Paxon, J. D. Haldeman, R. J. Loveliss. Physicians : E. L. Evans, W. L. Pursselley, J. K. P. Wright, R. L. Pipkin, J. H. Harrell and W. B. Wasson. The present membership is now three hundred and seven. Meetings are held at the Knights of Pythias Hall on College street.
Ozark Camp No. 25 Woodmen of the World was organized July 23, 1891, in Sprinkle Hall on Commercial street by D. S. Maltby of Omaha, Nebraska, and James Knox of Quincy, Illinois, with twenty-eight charter members. The following were the first officers: Paul Roulet, consul; A. R. McDonald, advisor; G. W. Erskine, banker: V. W. Campbell, clerk; Albert Cox, escort; J. W. Smith, watchman; Albert Herrick, sentry: Dr. J. W. Wier, physician; C. N. Chappell, W. L. Ward and C. J. McMaster, man- agers. Past Consuls : Paul Roulet, T. K. Bowman, A. R. McDonald, James M. Bell, A. W. Herrick, E. Press Norris, C. W. Carter, P. R. Kelly, J. H. Hacker, H. Z. Morris.
Present officers : H. Z. Morris, consul; Jack W. Pooler, advisor ; J. E. Williams, banker: J. F. Shea, clerk: E. F. Carter, escort; Hugh F. Keller, watchman: George M. Scott, sentry; H. C. Patterson, M. C. Costello and Nelson Fisher, managers. Physicians : Drs. E. Knabb. Arthur Knabb, Albert F. Willier, E. F. James, Lee Cox, C. A. Tucker and J. R. Bartlett. Headquarters were in the Sprinkle building some time and were afterward established at Burwell Hall, 22512 East Commercial street where meetings are held Tuesday nights. The present membership is six hundred and thirteen.
Jack Oak Camp No. 201, Woodmen of the World, was originally or- ganized under the name of Post Oak in 1893. The first hall was destroyed, in which a portion of the records of the camp were lost. A new hall was built at the corner of Sycamore and Prospect avenues, where meetings are now held.
George Skidmore was the first consul. Other past consuls are: A. L. Murray, P. Parmenter, W. P. Keltner, B. Clark, C. C. Chavose and J. H. Faiman.
The present officers are: C. C. Chavose, consul; J. C. Delo, advisor : E. E. Emerton, banker; J. F. Fairman, clerk, fifth term; J. C. Denehey, escort: George Youngblood, watchman: A. B. Mills, sentry; P. G. Rich,
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captain of degree team; W. A. Coy, J. P. Ralston, W. A. Beattie, physicians ; J. T. Cunningham, H. Breese and G. W. Wright, managers.
The present membership is two hundred and sixty-eight, embracing members in fifteen different states.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS.
Three camps of Royal Neighbors assist in the work of the Modern Woodmen of America in this city, being known as Springfield, Queen City and Wild Cherry. There are three circles attached to the lodges of the Woodmen of the World.
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is represented in Spring- field by a flourishing lodge, the popularity of which is attested by its growth in the seventeen years of its existence from a small beginning to a most prominent place among the civic organizations of the municipality.
That the Elks lodge holds a unique place among organizations of a progressive city lias been demonstrated in the history of Florence Lodge No. 409, instituted in Springfield, March 5, 1898. Sedalia Lodge No. 127, of Sedalia, Missouri, officiated on that occasion and thirty-five kindred souls imbued with the spirit of the order constituted the nucleus around which there has been built up a lodge now numbering five hundred and sixteen members, demonstrating in its activities and the lives of the members those principles of the order which have done so much to ennoble and beautify life wherever they have been practiced.
The first officers of the lodge were: Exalted ruler, James A. Frink ; esteemed leading knight, Charles Schneider; esteemed loyal knight, A. H. Wear; esteemed lecturing knight, Frank Parker; secretary, W. H. Jezzard; treasurer, Louis Nathan ; tiler, C. H. Patterson; trustees, B. W. Redfearn, Seth Barham and Moses Levy.
The past exalted rulers of the lodge are: J. A. Frink, 1898-1899; A. H. Wear, 1899-1900; A. J. Eisenmayer, 1900-1901 ; B. E. Meyer, 1901- 1904: W. H. Jezzard, 1904-1905; George A. McCollum, 1905-1906; O. C. Crothers, 1906-1907; \V. A. Rathbun, 1907-1908; A. D. Allen, 1908-1909; WV. D. Murray, 1909-1910; E. A. Barbour, 1910-1911; James A. Ellis, 19II-1912; George W. Culler, 1912-1913; F. A. Gallagher, 1913-1914; Arthur F. Smith, 1914-1915.
The present officers are: Exalted ruler, Arthur F. Smith; esteemed leading knight, Perry T. Allen; esteemed loyal knight, John M. Wilkerson; esteemed lecturing knight, E. F. Hannah; secretary, G. W. Hackney ; treas-
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urer, W. W. Coffman; tiler, L. E. Donovan; trustees, J. W. Tippin, G. W. Ferguson and G. F. Berry.
F. A. Gallagher is a member of the board of trustees of the State As- sociation.
Florence lodge first found a home in modest quarters in the old Pick- wick Hall, at No. 220 Boonville street, where it remained during ten years of steady growth, during which plans were continuously made for an establish- ment which should suitably serve the purposes of the organization. When the time came, in 1908, for carrying into effect these well-considered and carefully-arranged plans, the move was made in a manner attended with the most gratifying results. The new location, at the southeast corner of the Public Square, is ideal, sufficiently removed from the noise and distractions of a more public place and at the same time easy of access and convenient in every way. Here, fronting on Elks Arcade, there has been erected a model club house, meeting all the requirements of an up-to-date institution of this character.
Florence lodge, as is the custom with the Elks lodges, has taken a lead- ing part in the social affairs of the city and has been well represented on important occasions, diffusing the spirit of good fellowship in many public functions, and did itself proud in the entertainment of the state convention, which was held in Springfield in 1912. Otherwise, the lodge. has lived up to the traditions of the order and exemplified its work in a manner which has won it a high place among the lodges of the state and in the community in which it is located.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.
An interesting form of fraternal organization was introduced in Spring- field July 19, 1899, when Kiowa Tribe No. 38, Improved Order of Red Men was instituted by the Great Chiefs of the Reservation of Missouri. The charter roll embraced the names of a hundred enthusiastic pale faces who were so imbued with the romantic traditions of the American Indians, the exposition of which constitutes a portion of the work of the order that they soon became sufficiently versed in its lore to furnish the picturesque enter- tainments which it features for the amusement and instruction of the populace who might otherwise live and die in ignorance of the ways of the original inhabitants of the country.
The order soon became so popular in different parts of the city that another Tribe, Iroquois No. 41, was instituted here, January 16, 1900, by the Chiefs of Kiowa Tribe, the new organization having a charter member- ship of ninety-eight. With rapid increase in the membership of both lodges they were soon able to present an imposing appearance in parade and in
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various gatherings. Upon one occasion they produced the inspiring spec- tacle "Custer's Last Fight," the historic affair on the Little Big Horn, one of the most thrilling in the history of border warfare, immortalized by Frederic Remington in a famous painting. The first officers of Kiowa tribe were: Joseph E. Peltz prophet: 'Homas Armstrong, sachen; Mr. Lyle. senior sagamore: A. 1. Arnold, junior sagamore: \ C. Jarrett, chief of records: E. N. Ferguson, keeper of wampum. This tribe has the distinction of having twice furnished the presiding officer of the state organization, J. E. Peltz. past great sachem, and C. E. McCartney, present great sachem.
The Past Sachems of the tribe are J. E. Peltz. A. L. AArnold, Charles McKenna, C. E. McCartney. J. J. Nestor. C. L. Sweet, Ed. Dingeldein. Charles Gehrs, John Hall, J. W. Dingeldein, E. N. Ferguson, J. C. Gage. J. J. Kassler. W. E. Burns, E. M. West, W. H. Kirby, J. B. Murphy, J. E. Smith. J. B. Robertson, George Martin. Karl H. Rechenberg. M. L. Horton, W. F. Staine and E. M. Wilhoit. The tribe has seven members of the Great Council. C. E. McCartney, great sachem: J. E. Peltz, chairman of the Orphans' Board: W. H. Kirby, on the Appeals Committee, and E. M. West, J. J. Kassler. M. L. Horton and K. H. Rechenberg.
The present officers of the tribe are: William Staine, prophet ; O. C. Moffitt. sachem: F. J. Schaffitzle, senior sagamore; Otto Schaffitzle, junior sagamore: Karl H. Rechenberg, chief of records: Fred Dingeldein, keeper of wampum. The present membership is two hundred and seventy-five. Meetings are held Wednesday nights at the Improved Order of Odd Fellows' hall on the corner of College and Campbell streets.
The first officers of Iroquois Tribe were: L. Pipkin, prophet; Ed V. Williams. sachem: R. B. Chalmers, senior sagamore: Joe Rice, junior saga- more: L. N. Cogley, chief of records: R. B. Garlick, keeper of wampum. Past Great Sachem, C. Green, is a member of this tribe. Past Sachems : Ed V. Williams, J. J. Reilly, J. B. Chaney, E. S. Wilkins, J. H. Hurley, H. Powell. A. A. Minor, Charles Green, L. N. Cogley, J. D. Petit, H. Hulse, C. R. Solomon. F. M. Donnell, M. Nibler. C. Standley, Tom Watkins, J. E. Mitchell. L. L. Caffey, J. L. McGinnis. C. E. Ellsworth, R. E. Bagent, C. E. Dewhirst. R. E. Bagent. W. H. Raabe, M. J. Golden, H. T. Prescott, A. M. Franklin. W. A. Dysart, F. C. Ball, L .. E. Barrett.
Meetings are held Friday nights at Improved Order of Odd Fellows' hall on Commercial street. Plans are being considered for the construction of a commodious wigwam in the near future in which the tribe is to be pro- vided with all the accommodations of a permanent home. The present mem- bership is three hundred. Present officers: L. E. Barrett, prophet; E. E. Emmerton, sachem: L. J. Kent, senior sagamore: C. L. Harmon, junior sagamore : R. E. Bagent, chief of records ; F. M. Donnell, keeper of wampum.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
The Knights of Columbus is an organization of Catholics and is founded upon Unity and Charity. Unity in banding together Catholics for mutual comfort and aid in time of sickness and at death. Charity, in causing a keener interest in each others welfare, and by force of precept, example or other proper means enable each to share in the world's prosperity and to become of the best and noblest in morals and citizenship, by administration of christian consolation to those bereft in. time of sickness and death: By lawful contributions to the order for the benefit of the beneficiaries of de- ceased members, thereby in life assuring each of fraternal brotherhood and in death appeasing the pangs of poverty and despair, consequent upon its visitation.
The order was organized February 8, 1882 and incorporated by charter granted by the General Assembly of the state of Connecticut, approved March 29, 1882, under the name of the Knights of Columbus of New Haven, amended by the January session of the General Assembly 1889 to the Knights of Columbus with power to establish subordinate councils or other branches in any town, city or state, in the United States. By act approved June 27, 1907, authority was granted to establish branches in foreign countries. Primarily it was an insurance order. later was added the associate member- ship who participates in all matters except those effecting the insurance fea- tures, which matters are governed entirely by the insurance class.
For several years the organization was confined to the state of Con- necticut whence it extended to Massachusetts and New York. When it started west it acquired a great impetus and now it has branches in every state in the Union, every province of Canada, in Mexico. Panama, Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands and from one council with a member- ship of less than twenty in 1882, it has grown to over eighteen hundred councils with a membership of three hundred and fifty thousand, about one- third of which are insurance members.
The Springfield Council No. 698, Knights of Columbus, was instituted "by charter dated November 29, 1903, with a membership of sixty, with officers as follows: Henry Hornsby, grand knight; L. S. Meyer, deputy grand knight ; Thomas R. Stokes, financial secretary ; E. E. Heer, recorder : A. F. Fine, chancellor ; August Lohmeyer, advocate ; J. J. O'Conner, warden ; James M. Quinn, treasurer ; I. F. Hennessy, lecturer ; Patrick Fogarty, inside guard; W. E. Foley, H. Scholten and Joseph Wills, trustees. Present mem- bership of Springfield Council No. 698, Knights of Columbus is three hun- dred and fifty with officers as follows: John C. Conley, grand knight; F. A. Smith, deputy grand knight; Thomas N. Welsh, chancellor; Thomas
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Fogarty, financial secretary: Martin Schappler, recorder; Joseph Dieterman, treasurer ; Very Rev. J. J. Lilly, chaplain; W. E. Foley, lecturer; Charles Daily, advocate; Patrick Kane, warden; Charles E. Newton, inside guard; Henry Nerud, outside guard; Dr. A. F. Willier, medical examiner ; Dr. J. M. Potts, Patrick Fahy and Robert Dewhurst, trustees. Will F. Plummer is state deputy grand knight in districts Springfield, Monett, Webb City and Joplin.
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