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H. Grace, chaplain; trustees, William A. Eylenburg, Jos- eph Wallbrunn and Raymond F. McNally.
Charm Council, No. 628, Knights and Ladies of Security, Chillicothe, was organized February 24, 1899, by Deputy and Mrs. C. W. Hawkins, when the following officers were elected : president, Lillian Beal; first vice president, Mrs. Adams; second vice president, George Pinkley; prelate, J. D. Rice; financial secretary, Dr. Henderson; treasurer, John Adams; trustees, Edgar Edwards, Eugene Packard and J. D. Rice. There were 23 charter members. The order now has 183 members. The present officers are : Robert Nut- tall, president; Mrs. T. G. Jones, first vice president; Rilla Sprague, second vice president; Mrs. John Wilcox, prelate; Mrs. Robert Nuttall, secretary; A. R. Bowman, financier. The national order now has a surplus of $2,175,000 reserve fund.
Chillicothe Camp, No. 368, Woodmen of the World .-- This camp was organized May 9, 1901. The present officers of the camp are: Claude Bradford, C. C .; A. L. Clem, adv. lieut .; W. R. Rose, banker; J. W. Hicks, escort; W. A. Mer- rill, sentry; E. Lucas, watchman; F. E. Brown, clerk; Drs. R. Barney and H. M. Grace, physicians; H. V. Newlin, A. H. Huggett, W. H. Sprague.
Chillicothe Tent, No. 31, Order of Maccabees, is enjoying a satisfactory degree of prosperity. From the organization of the order in Chillicothe the membership has steadily in- creased from year to year. The officers of the lodge for 1913 are: W. W. Dunn, commander; S. H. Marr, lieutenant com- mander; Charles Gibbs, record keeper; D. O. Smith, finance keeper; J. C. Williams, chaplain; W. L. Gibbs, sergeant; James Snook, master-at-arms; James Teeters, first master guards; J. Smith, second master guards; William Adams, sentinel; James McCormick, picket; and William Walsh, trustee.
Chillicothe Hive, No. 41, Ladies of the Maccabees of the World, was organized March 30, 1898, by Mary Metler of Brookfield, Missouri, with only thirteen charter members, but the charter was not closed until July 2, 1898, at which time
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they numbered twenty-five members, as follows: Sarah J. Huff, Celia Crockett, Della Tanner, Minerva Green, Chris- tina Parish, Mabel Hickman, Lena Green, Lida Roush, Fanny McCully, Ida Grant, Eva Tinch, Mary Alexander, Adalaide Seiser, Margaret Huff, Lillie May Jackson, Cora Belle Haus, Louisa A. Mayers, Leora May Walters, Ella T. Colby, Flor- ence J. Russell, Ida May Hawkins, Virdie Hartman, Sarah Anderson, Elizabeth A. Hackett, and May J. Sweeney. The following officers were elected: Lady Commander, Sarah J. Huff; Lt. Com., Della Tanner; Record Keeper, Lida Roush ; Finance Keeper, Eva Tinch; Chaplain, Mary E. Alexander. The present officers are : Past Lady Commander, Sue Pardon- ner; Lady Commander, Clara Edith Wilson; Lt. Com., Daisy Pardonner; Record Keeper, Rebecca Clem; Finance Keeper, Minnie Creamer; Chaplain, Laura Chittick.
Omega Lodge, No. 61, Knights of Pythias, Chillicothe, was instituted August 24, 1880, with the following charter members : James L. Buford, John F. Sherman, Jesse E. Hitt, John P. Sailor, George T. Sailor, John C. Hanson, Joseph C. Minteer, Jr., Nat Cooper, Louis Sherman, Green B. Sherman, James G. Wynne, Charles Asper, John Mohrs, W. F. Brown- ing, Jr., Frank Platter, W. E. Crellin, Charles G. Vann, A. M. Johnston. The present lodge officers are : Harry W. Mil- ler, P. C .; L. A. Martin, C. C .; O. F. Randall, V. C .; Walter D. Wilson, prelate ; N. P. Stephenson, K. R. S .; H. A. Mill- house, M. of Ex .; J. E. Watkins, M. at A .; Max Jenkins, I. G .; Anthony Butcher, O. G.
Model Camp, No. 1650, Royal Neighbors of America, Chillicothe .- This camp was organized in 1897 with eighteen charter members. The first officers were : Mrs. E. M. Swartz, oracle; Miss Dade Himmel, recorder, and Mrs. Carrie Mur- ray, receiver. The officers for 1913 are: Mrs. Ella Curry, oracle; Mrs. Gertrude Cheyney, recorder; and Mrs. Minnie Cover, receiver. The camp now has a membership of one hundred and three and is the largest ladies' fraternal order in Livingston county.
United Commercial Travelers, No. 48, of Chillicothe, was organized in 1897. The present officers are: E. E. Koenshel, Vol. 1-21
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senior commander; and Chas. Gillidette, secretary. At pres- ent the organization has one hundred and fifty members, all of whom make their homes in Chillicothe.
The Travelers Protective Association, known as Post K, in the state, was instituted soon after the organization of U. C. T., and all are residents of Chillicothe. Fifty members are enrolled in the order. W. L. Tunnell is president and Chas. Gillidette, secretary. Every member of these two organiza- tions are "boosters" for Chillicothe and the wonderful tales they relate between trains and in the lobbies of hotels about the future prospects of the city, would cause Kansas City to stand up and take notice.
The Loyal Order of Moose, No. 1267 .- This order was instituted in Chillicothe, on the 14th day of February, 1913, with eighty-seven charter members, by State Organizer H. H. Stewart. The present officers of the order are: S. Carlton, past dictator; John Williams, dictator; Frank Brown, vice dictator; Cliff Carnes, prelate; J. M. Seiser, treasurer ; Chas. G. Goodner, secretary. The order is increasing rapidly in membership and the officers anticipate three hundred active and honorary members before the close of 1913.
Tindall Post, No. 29, G. A. R., Chillicothe, was granted a charter on the 7th of September, 1882, and was organized by Department Commander William Warner with the following charter members : Wm. N. Norville, S. F. Boyce, John DeSha, T. H. Notestine, R. Barney, J. B. Tanner and G. H. Tinch. Tindall Post was named in honor of Colonel Tindall, who was killed at the battle of Shiloh. The first officers of the post were: W. N. Norville, P. C .; R. Barney, S. V. C .; John DeSha, Jr. V. C .; S. F. Boyce, O. D .; E. J. Marsh, Q. M .; J. L. Raynard, chap .; Garrison Harker, adj .; J. B. Tan- ner, G. The present officers are : A. D. Sturges, P. C .; W. A. Brant, S. V. C .; E. A. Exceen, Jr. V. C .; J. M. Hammond, chap .; D. A. French, Q. M .; J. E. Callaway, surgeon ; H. H. Spence, O. D .; Martin Crill, adj .; James Bench, O. G .; J. W. Toppass, patriotic instructor. The post meets the fourth Thursday in each month.
Olive Prindle Chapter, D. A. R., Chillicothe, was organ-
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ized in 1911 by the state regent, Mrs. Oliver, with a mem- bership of thirteen, twelve being the required number to or- ganize. The officers were: Mrs. M. P. Barney, regent; Mrs. B. V. Gill, vice regent; Mrs. Jos. Rensch, secretary; Mrs. Paul D. Kitt, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Ethel Welch, treasurer ; Mrs. Seymour Wigely, registrar ; Miss Anna Broad- dus, historian. The chapter has doubled its membership since its organization, has offered prizes to the public schools for the best essays on patriotic subjects, contributed to the Ozark fund, had the name of "Cemetery Lane" changed to the name of "Edgewood Avenue" and hopes to have the avenue paved to Bryan street the present year, a project that has been in contemplation for the last two years. Eligibility to member- ship in the D. A. R. must be one who can trace direct descent from ancestor who had served in the war of the Revolution. Meetings are held the second Monday in each month, except July and August, at the residence of the members.
The Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce was organized two years ago at which time C. F. Adams was chosen presi- dent. The organization includes in its membership every "live wire" in the city and they are pulling together as one man for a greater Chillicothe. Already the work of the chamber has resulted in securing two or more factories, and they are now in correspondence with others seeking locations with a fair prospect of landing one or more soon. Their united efforts are also directed towards making Chillicothe a model city of beautiful homes. A helping hand is also ex- tended all good roads movements and with the present officers and large membership, all of whom are "boosters" for a city of twenty thousand population in 1915, there is assured a vast improvement along every line looking to a bigger and greater Chillicothe. The present officers are: W. H. Ellett, presi- dent; T. D. Jones, vice president; Lee Clark, vice president ; Chas. E. McWilliams, secretary; Joseph Wallbrunn, treas- urer. Directors: W. H. Ellett, Lee Clark, T. C. Beasley, J. H. Gier, W. A. Eylenburg, P. T. Abell, R. L. Isherwood, R. F. McNally, Wm. Scruby, B. J. Meek, Chris Boehner, J. H. Barclay, John Atwell, C. E. Murphy, O. P. Clark, Jos.
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Wallbrunn, C. E. McWilliams, Joe Botts, T. D. Jones, R. L. Rawlins, R. L. Williams, C. L. Knapp, W. R. Stepp, and F. S. Hudson.
The Anti-Horse Thief Association, Chillicothe .- This order was originally organized on the 21st of October, 1886, with the following charter members : B. A. Cox, G. G. Brown, H. O. Meek, W. V. Platter, O. H. Gale, Jesse Wilson, Ben Craycroft, T. B. Anderson, I. T. Evans, T. A. Ryan, W. J. Miller, G. G. Henry, J. T. Johnston, D. R. Jones, M. C. Hill, T. J. Turner, P. E. Minor, C. A. Adams and J. D. Johnston. On the 26th of January, 1910, the order was reor- ganized and a new charter granted. The organization has the reputation of bringing many offenders of the law to justice.
Sorosis .- The club was organized in 1900 by the president, Mrs. Jonathan Hawley, who has served in that office each year. The study of art has predominated with the crafts and nature subjects interspersed. The first officers of the club were: Mrs. Jonathan Hawley, president; Mrs. Myron Coad, vice president; Mrs. Frank Davis, secretary; Mrs. W. H. Sipple, critic. The present officers are : Mrs. Jonathan Haw- ley, president; Mrs. H. D. McHolland, vice president; Miss Veral Reynolds, secretary; Miss Georgia Walsh, treasurer; Miss Helen Schmitz, critic. The club joined the State Fed- eration of Clubs in 1904, and has always been active in city, district and state work.
The Chillicothe Culture Club, one of the oldest women's study clubs in Missouri, met first as a reading circle when the members took knitting and embroidery and busily worked while listening to the prepared programme. It was formally organized as the Chillicothe Chautauqua Circle in 1890. Eight years later it changed its name to the Chillicothe Culture Club and adopted an elective study course. It is one of the first clubs in the state to be federated, entering the State Federa- tion in 1896 and the General Federation in 1904 The present officers are: president, Mrs. A. R. Coburn; first vice presi- dent, Mrs. J. F. Heger; second vice president, Mrs. J. G. Beard; secretary, Miss I'Lee Wells; treasurer, Mrs. John
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Burch; critic, Mrs. H. B. Hewitt; auditor, Mrs. Andrew Leeper ; honorary president, Mrs. Joshua Williams.
P. E. O .- The P. E. O. Sisterhood, the largest secret so- ciety for women not dependent on, or auxiliary to, one organ-
ized by men, was organized by seven college girls in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, January 20, 1869. These girls were anxious to have seven chapters, one chapter for each girl, but the P. E. O. has prospered until not seven but four hundred and fifty-seven chapters and more than ten thousand women wear the star. Chapter T, P. E. O., was organized in Chillicothe May 25, 1901, at the home of Mrs. Halsey I. Spence, by Mrs. Dora Hallock of Monroe City with eight charter members : Mesdames T. Milbank, Charles A. Loomis. T. C. Campbell, Mary Milbank Fulkerson, Decimund Minor Sulzbacher, S. R. Wales, Halsey I. Spence and Miss Minnie Nesmith, Mrs. John T. Milbank being president. The present officers are: Mrs. Don Palmer, president; Miss Alice Grace, vice presi- dent; Mrs. Hugh Mansur, recording secretary; Mrs. Will Keith, corresponding secretary; Miss Bebe Sheetz, treasurer ; Miss Clara Elting, chaplain; Mrs. Ed Moss, guard; Mrs. A. R. Coburn, pianist; Mrs. John T. Milbank, critic. This chapter contributes to the P. E. O. Educational Fund annu- ally, thus assisting many deserving girls in all parts of the United States to an education they would not otherwise obtain.
The XIX Club, of Chillicothe, was organized in 1893 at the home of Mrs. Reuben Barney, Jr., with twelve charter members. This was the first literary club organized in Chil- licothe and began the study of English literature. The mem- bers are now taking their third course in English. The club has a membership of thirty. Mrs. P. W. Hartman is presi- dent of the club.
CONCLUDING TRIBUTE
It has been justly said that "Nations that fail to give due recognition to the achievements and the characters of the able men among them who have aided in the upbuilding of
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their institutions, either still linger within the trammels of barbarism or are moving on the downward path toward de- cadence."
In our conclusion, we desire to recur to the work of the noble pioneers to the extent necessary to enable us, by recall- ing the actions and struggles of the peaceful dead and the aged living, to fix the duty of those of this generation-the heirs of the wise government and social structure which our forefathers founded.
A similarity exists between the federal constitution-framers in their struggle for a foundation. Local governments are formed from local wants, and they advance in intellectuality as surely as do their morals progress. This is the evolution of civilized peoples.
An occasional contrariety of opinion may have arisen as to the steps required to carry out a common purpose. One class may have favored a wide scope of power, the other a narrower declaration. The township organization must con- form to the county declaration; the county declaration must subserve to the state, and the state to the federal. Reforms must of necessity begin at the first declaration, however crude they may be. Enlightened by love of country and devotion to civil liberty, the pioneers trusted to the people, who were to be governed by their seeming crude democratic dictum, whom they trusted would successfully work out the problems left unsolved.
Thus it is true to say that the gratitude which we owe to our fathers is due, not to those who were democrats, or those who were whigs, or to Presbyterians, or Methodists, or Uni- versalists, but to all alike; for a common love of country and willingness to make intellectual sacrifices for its benefit on the part of all-called the newer era into being. Had they not self-abnegated themselves in refusing to insist upon the full adoption, each of their individual views, that flexibility so necessary to enable adjustment of questions as they might arise, think you that the situation would not have been hope- lessly wrecked?
As we thus acclaim and stand upon our reflection, let us
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ask how may we fit ourselves to discharge the duty which we are called upon to do? By keeping in our hearts a devotion to country, a love of free government, and a reverence for the institutions which the fathers have given us; and by reflection on the hard-wrought endeavors of those who opened the way ; to rekindle in all our hearts a keener purpose to preserve and perpetuate that which is, in reality, a precious gift.
All honor and reverence to the pioneers whose iron will and perseverance determined the caste for all time to come, by which we now enjoy the highest type of civilization. May civil liberty not pass away from the face of the earth. 1.
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