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We have seen above how, in September, 1873. Rev. Adelhelm Odermatt. O. S. B., became pastor of St. Mary's. His first care was to pay off the debts. then to organize a good school. For that purpose he secured. in September. 1874, several Benedictine Sisters from the Swiss convent Rickenbach, half of whom, however, went to Conception the year after. Those remaining in Maryville were joined by others from Switzerland in 1880. They erected a small convent near the church, but some years later moved to Dakota, where they have now flourishing establishments. Having built up a good school. Rev. Adelhelm started to erect a new church. Rt. Rev. Bishop Hogan laid the cornerstone on the second Sunday of October. 1878. One year later the basement was finished and dedicated on the second Sunday of October, 1879. for temporary church purposes by the Rt. Rev. Abbot Frowin. In June, 1881. Rev. Adelhelm Odermatt resigned the pastorate of St. Mary's to found a new monastery in Gervais, Oregon, where he still resides as prior of Mt. Angel Abbey.
His place in Maryville was filled by the Rev. Anselm Ineichen, O. S. B .. who has held the position ever since. One of his first official acts was to pre- pare for death on the gallows the two parricides, Albert and Charles Talbott. who had not been members of any church, but wished to die as Catholics. They were executed on July 22, 1881. It was the first legal execution in Nodaway county. When Fr. Anselm took charge of the congregation it counted one hundred fifty-five families. But in October. 1881. about eighty Irish families separated from the mother church to establish a parish of their own. Yet in spite of the crippled state of the congregation, the zealous pastor succeeded in finishing the church, which was dedicated on November 20, 1887. From that time on St. Mary's remained in the same flourishing condition till to the present date. Though the church was in the course of time finally fres- coed, and the old Sisters' convent was at considerable expense remodeled into a commodious parsonage, the parish is free of debts. It counts four hundred twenty members.
ST. PATRICK'S PARISHI.
As stated before. eighty families separated from St. Mary's church in October, 1881. On November Ist of the same year. Rev. Daniel Pembroke. who was placed in charge of the new parish, held the first services for the congregation in a hall. Soon after, a good sized frame church was built by Father Pembroke, which after some years gave way to the present fine brick
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edifice. The new church was erected and finished by Father Pembroke's suc- cessor, the Rev. Henry Nieman, who in spite of innumerable difficulties has inade a model parish of St. Patrick's. The congregation has about six hun- dred fifty members.
ST. BENEDICT'S PARISH, CLYDE.
Originally, Clyde belonged to Conception parish. The church there was built by Rev. Pius Conrad, O. S. B., in 1886, and dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Abbott Frowin on June 18th. of the same year. But even then it continued to be a portion of the congregation at Conception, and was attended from the abbey. In 1890 a parsonage was erected near the church, and the parish declared an independent congregation with a stationary priest. The follow- ing pastors presided over the parish: From 1886-1890, Rev. Pius Conrad; from 1890-1891. Rev. Basil Odermatt; from 1891-1892, Rev. Maurus Eck- stein ; from 1893-1895. Rev. Philip Ruggle ; from 1895-1899. Rev. Berthold Jaeggle ; from December, 1899-June, 1900, Rev. Andrew Ziegelmaier; from June, 1900, till up to date. Rev. Hildebrand Roesler. The parish has four hundred sixty members.
ST. JOSEPHI'S PARISH, PARNELL.
This is a mission parish, attended every Sunday and Holyday from Con- ception. Rev. Berthold Jaeggle, O. S. B., built the church in 1891, and Abbot Frowin dedicated it on June 14, 1891. Father Berthold was the pastor of the church till August, 1891, from which time on the Rev. Joseph Zundt has charge of the congregation. It numbers one hundred ninety members.
ST. BENEDICT'S CHURCH, BURLINGTON JUNCTION.
The church was built in 1880. After the great storm of July 13. 1883. which damaged it. it was repaired and re-dedicated on the fourth Sunday of August. The mission is visited twice a month by a priest from Conception. It has fifty-five members.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF NODAWAY COUNTY IN FIGURES.
Conception Abbey has a membership of eighty-one, of which forty-seven are priests : students under the care of Conception Abbey, ninety ; Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration, one hundred five ; pupils of the Benedictine
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Sisters, ninety-five; Sisters of St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, forty-eight ; church members of the Catholic parishes and missions in Nodaway county. two thousand four hundred and sixty-six; total of Catholics in the county. two thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.
Valuation of the Catholic church property in Nodaway county exceeds eight hundred thousand dollars.
CHAPTER XIII.
CIVIC AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.
In every part of the civilized globe there has been, for many centuries, a disposition on the part of many men to associate themselves together as a fraternity, or band of brothers, working for each other's mutual welfare. Some of these are known as secret orders. There was a time in the United States when such societies were not half so popular and highly prized as at this date. In fact, many churches and other classes of our people derided and bitterly condemned such secret societies, but during the last half century things have wonderfully changed in this respect, and lodges of the secret and semi-secret have become a part of every highly intelligent section of this na- tion. Now it has come to be looked upon as honorable for men to band together for fraternal good.
ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.
Among the strongest and by far the most ancient of these secret societies may be named the Masons, whose history goes far back into the centuries, even to the time of King Solomon and the building of the temple. This great order stretches out its arms of strength in all climes and sections of the world, even to the isles of the seas.
The first Masonic lodge instituted in Nodaway county was Maryville Lodge. No. 165. in 1856. The charter members were as follows: A. Ter- hune, George N. Paige. Erastus Downing, Nimrod Wood, Nathan Goslee. J W. Bickett. J. B. Prather, Thomas Woodley and J. H. Saunders.
Unfortunately, the lodge room was destroyed by fire in 1865. and the rec- ords of the lodge were burned, hence but little can be learned by the present- day historian of the county. The lodge flourished and in 1881 had a mem- bership of eighty. The past masters are Adam Terhune, S. T. Kennedy, James B. Prather. A. P. Morehouse, C. A. Anthony, S. C. Mccluskey, Lycur- gus Miller, James I. George and L. M. Lane. Albert P. Morehouse, James I. George, Frank P. Elliott, Cyrus A. Anthony, J. H. Bunger. A. P. Morehouse.
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E. G. Williams. A. M. Campbell, Edmond McMillan, Nathaniel Sisson. Jeff Garrett. James H. Perry, S. R. Lucas. A. C. Hopkins, Benjamin V. Prather, Jacob Awalt, Adolph Stanble. A. C. Koch, Charles A. Jensen, Warren Jones, Mathew G. Tate, John L. Ritz.
The present membership is one hundred and eight.
Nodaway Lodge, No. 470, was formed at Maryville, December 29, 1871. It continued under dispensation until the meeting of the grand lodge, with the following officers : L. A. Bariteau, worshipful master : I. V. McMillan, senior warden : F. W. Marcy, junior warden : William Anderson, treasurer ; Thomas H. Brown, secretary.
This lodge received a charter October 17, 1873. The charter members were as follows : William Anderson, John Adams. I. N. Albin. L. A. Bariteau, A. W. Bariteau, Thomas H. Brown, A. C. Case, J. W. Dean, T. W. Gaunt, Henry Graves, Lafe Hagan. J. E. Hudson, George Heubach. F. W. Marcy, I. V. McMillan, A. Oppenheimer. S. K. Snively, J. C. Terhune. I. N. Wray,
The past masters of this lodge have been as follows: 1872-3-4. 1 .. A. Bariteau : 1875. A. W. Bariteau : 1876. W. D. Winslow: 1877. J. G. Grems ; 1878. W. H. Hudson: 1879. James Todd: 1880-94-95. W. H. Totterdale : 1881, M. R. Hackedorn : 1882, M. Nusbaum : 1883. I. V. McMillan : 1884-92- 93-96-97. George Conrad: 1885. J. B. Morrison : 1886. J. T. Welch: 1887. Charles Lippman : 1888. T. M. S. Kenney : 1889. L. J. Myers: 1890, C. W. Terhune: 1891. G. P. Bellows : 1898. J. E. Reese : 1899. Charles M. McNeal ; 1900. B. E. Conrad : 1901. Curties Wray : 1902. George W. Fink : 1903. E. F. Hamlin ; 1904. Daniel Munn : 1905. Jones Samuel C .: 1906, John G. Thorn- hill: 1907. Allen W. Reese: 1908. H. M. Irvin: 1909. Fred P. Robinson ; 1910. M. E. Peery.
The present membership is one hundred and thirty-nine.
Quitman Lodge. No. 196. now has a membership of thirty-five. It ob- tained its charter May 30, 1860, and the original members were : Samuel F. Kennedy, Thomas J. McQuidy. Samuel Noffsinger and A. B. Moore.
Nenia Lodge, No. 50, worked under a dispensation granted by the grand lodge of Missouri, October. 1865. Its first officers were: N. Goslee, worship- ful master: E. Van Buren, senior warden: Washington Downing, junior warden.
The charter for this lodge bears the date "June 2, 1866." This was the third lodge instituted in Nodaway county, and its jurisdiction extended north. east and west about twelve miles. Those composing the lodge were wise in the selection of the best of men for official positions, and the lodge grew and
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soon became one of unusual interest and strength in this section of Missouri. In May, 1871, it decided to erect a hall of its own, which was finished in June of the same year. It was located at the town of Hopkins and the members living near Xenia were transferred to Hopkins. In looking at the history of this lodge it is observed that in 1881 it had a working membership of sixty Masons. Its present membership is sixty-five.
Graham Lodge. No. 112, was organized in 1867 at Graham and later moved into Holt county, at Maitland, remained until about 1880. and then Lodge No. 289 was instituted at Graham. The original Graham officers were : T. R. Hedgepath, worshipful master; J. M. Brand, senior warden; N. Wood, junior warden: J. R. Welch, secretary; W. Palmer, treasurer. Its present membership is forty-two.
White Hall Lodge, No. 301, of Barnard, was organized August 8, 1868. at White Hall school house, near present Barnard. It enjoyed a membership of thirty-six in 1882. Its present membership is fifty-three.
Burlington Lodge. No. 442, at Burlington Junction, worked under dis- pensation, from April, 1881, to October 13th of that year, when a charter was granted. The first officers were: L. A. Hastness, worshipful master; I. B. Crissinger, senior warden: L. D. Moore, junior warden; Dr. James Evans, treasurer : Frank Carr, secretary ; Will R. Gay, senior deacon ; Perry J. Perk- ins, junior deacon: L. L. Houston, tyler. Today it has a membership of forty-three and owns a good hall.
Pickering Lodge, No. 472, received a charter October 14, 1873. The same was signed by the following: Edwin Van Buren, James H. Johnson, E. M. Groves. W. W. Wallice, M. B. Harman, H. H. Harman, J. W. Harman, William M. Pistole, Dr. A. D. Sargent and A. J. Woods. In 1881 this lodge had increased to a membership of thirty-one. Its present standing is a mem- bership of forty-two.
Guilford Lodge, No. 474, was organized in 1874 by the following mem- bers : I. Wilson, J. F. Davis, J. W. Brittain, R. Morris, W. H. Pope, S. Broderick, John Lanning, John S. Miller, T. A. Martin, J. B. Wilson. H. H. Snoderly, A. S. McClannahan and Alexander Floyd. Its present member- ship is thirty-six.
Later lodges of the Masonic fraternity in Nodaway county are the fol- lowing : Clearmont, No. 507. with a membership of forty-one: Kennedy Lodge, No. 329. at Elmo, has fifty-four members ; Skidmore Lodge. No. 511. has fifty-seven members ; Gaynor Lodge, No. 465, has a membership of sixty- two; Ravenwood Lodge, No. 201, has fifty-eight members.
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THE EASTERN STAR.
In connection with the Masonic order in Nodaway county are the fol- lowing chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star :
Kezziah Chapter, No. 95, at Elmo, with fifty-three members; Roseanna, No. 262, at Maryville, with fifty-five members; Golden Rod, No. 281, at Parnell, with forty-five members: Ravenwood, No. 116, with forty-five mem- bers.
ROYAL ARCH MASONS.
Owen Chapter, No. 96. Royal Arch Masons. was instituted under dis- pensation January 14. 1882, at Maryville, with twenty-two members, as fol- lows : L. A. Bariteau, I. V. McMillan, M. R. Hackedorn, J. B. Morrison. J. B. Newman. George S. Crump. W. W. Newton. J. K. Ruth, J. H. Clark, James B. Prather, Joseph A. Mall. Jacob Everhart, W. V. Smith, W. Kraft, Job Goslee, WV. J. Maple, J. J. Armstrong, G. W. Feurt, W. Deusler, Edward P. Sampson, Orrin Miller, and George L. Drennen.
This has always been a strong and prosperous organization, and is one of the one hundred and thirty chapters in Missouri, having in the state a total membership of about eleven thousand. It stands twelfth in the state and now has a membership of one hundred and thirty-six. It has had in all on its rolls over three hundred Masons from one time to another. Its high priests have been : Luther A. Bariteau, 1882 (U. D.) ; Ira V. McMillan, 1882- 83-84: James B. Newman, 1885: W. H. Hudson, 1886-87-88-92-93-95- 1897-99-1900-04: \V. H. Totterdale, 1889-90-1905: I. S. Bryant, 1891 ; John Donlin, 1894; George Conrad, 1896; Charles Lippman, 1898: Chas. M. Mc- Neal. 1901-2-3-6: J. C. Allender, 1907 ; Ed. F. Hamlin, 1908-09 : Jesse Miller, 1910.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Maryville Commandery, No. 40. Knights Templar, at Maryville, was organized in 1883. on the petition of Sir Knights. At its first conclave it increased its membership to thirty-two and has prospered well and always flourished since, notwithstanding removals and death have caused some losses. It is the faith of these Sir Knights that leads them to believe that a reward awaits the coming of the deceased members in the "great hereafter."
The present membership is ninety-nine. The eminent commanders have been as follows : Joseph B. Morrison, 1883-1887-88 ; Lester A. Bariteau, 1883- 84; George S. Crump. 1884-85: John T. Welch, 1885-86; Ira V. McMillan,
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1886-87, 1895-96, 1901-03: Nathaniel Sisson, 1888-89; Charles Lippman, 1890-91 ; James B. Newman, 1891-92-1900; Frank G. Shoemaker, 1892-93; William H. Hudson, 1893-94; William A. Feurt, 1897; George Conrad, 1898; James Todd, 1899; M. C. Bean, 1904; E. F. Hamlin, 1905-06-07-1910; N. Paul Sisson, 1908; Fred P. Robinson, 1909.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
Next in rank of importance, in many respects, among the civic fratern- ities to the Masonic order, is that of the Odd Fellows. In Nodaway county, as well as in almost every known place in the country, this order built on the three principles of friendship, love and truth-the three links, which encircle the earth with their three cardinal virtues. The oldest of these local lodges within Nodaway county is White Cloud Lodge, No. 92, organized on the 19th day of March, 1856, at Maryville, by Deputy Grand Master C. F. Holly. The date of the charter of this lodge is May 21, 1856, and the names of the char- ter members are John G. Allen, I. N. Costillo, C. N. Burns, B. G. Ford, W. O. Howard, John Terhune, C. C. Somerville, B. F. Torrance, Solomon West, H. F. Walker, Richard Saunders.
From June 30, 1860, to February 19, 1867, the lodge rested in a dormant state, that being during the great Civil war period. The lodge has grown in numbers and influence since its revival after the war closed. It now has a membership of two hundred and twenty-one, according to the last annual report.
The second Odd Fellow's lodge organized in this county was Hesperian Lodge. No. 189, which was organized in 1868, at the village of Graham, by the following charter membership: J. R. Bradford, Joseph Ensor, S. G. B. Kavenaugh, R. C. Bohart. Jacob A. Cardell and J. W. Morgan. Prosperity has attended the workings of this lodge and the membership as far back as 1882 was forty. Its present number is seventy-seven. It has been the means of doing much good in way of benevolence and fraternal operations in the community in which it is located.
Comet Lodge, No. 284, of Quitman, was granted its charter June 10, 1873. The following were charter members: H. M. McKinzie, H. H. Nash, W. H. Smith, J. C. Smith, John J. Ware, Jr., and James Parshall. In 1882 it had a membership of thirty. At present the lodge has thirty-three mem- bers.
Hopkins Lodge, No. 333, of Hopkins, obtained a charter May 20, 1875. The charter members of this lodge were as follows: J. L. Anderson, G. W.
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Wilcox. J. A. Worth, H. Lowery, J. M. Pierce, E. A. Bugbee, M. S. Arnold, Cyrus White, Harvey Morehouse, Stanton Hook, William Herbert. C. Green, WV. H. Sutherland, H. C. Flemming, J. F. Randolph.
Two past grands are G. W. Wilcox, H. Lowery, P. Dale, J. L. Anderson, J. D. Randolph, W. H. Sutherland, H. M. Austin, R. P. Johnson, G. T. Tib- betts, M. H. Gladman. There are about one hundred and eleven members in this lodge.
Nodaway Lodge. No. 347, at Pickering, obtained a charter that was dated May 19. 1876, signed by the following members : Edwin Van Buren, Charles M. Whipple, Phillip Sellers, Newton Wray and O. H. Mitchell. There were eighty-nine members in this lodge on January 1, 1909.
Burlington Junction Lodge, No. 404, was organized February 24, 1881. and chartered May 19th, the same year. Its charter members were as fol- lows: Fred R. Nourser, I. B. Crissinger, James Evans, Frank Hubbell, C. C. Neighbors, George Hungate, J. H. Ware, Jr., William Chambers, and J. F. Gregory. In 1882 the lodge had a membership of forty-eight. At the pres- ent date it has a membership of eighty-five and is in a flourishing condition.
Ravenwood Lodge. No. 464, was organized June 24. 1892. The order has flourished well here and today has a membership of one hundred and seventeen, owns its own hall property, two business lots besides and a building on same that is rented ; it also has a bank account of one thousand five hundred dollars. It now enjoys a membership of one hundred and twelve.
At Parnell the lodge known as Parnell City, No. 484, was formed several years ago and now has a membership of seventy-two.
Elmo Lodge, No. 6, at the town of Elmo, has a membership of fifty-eight and is in a flourishing condition.
Guilford Lodge, No. 219, has a membership of sixty. Many from the country belong to this lodge.
Barnard Lodge. No. 282, is one of the later lodges in the county and has a membership of one hundred and thirty-two.
Clearmont Lodge, No. 431, has a membership of one hundred and ten and is doing excellent work in its chosen sphere.
Dawson Lodge, No. 442, at Burlington Junction, has a present member- ship of forty-four.
Wilcox Lodge. at Wilcox, is numbered 589, and at the close of the year 1909 had a membership of thirty-two.
New Conception Lodge, No. 641, has a membership of about thirty-one.
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PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
The first encampment of Patriarchs Militant of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Nodaway county was instituted at Maryville May 21. 1870, and is known as No. 50. Its charter members were Joseph A. Mall, Thomas P. Torrance, W. H. Hudson, James A. Forrest. Joseph Jackson, E. J. De- Liew, John S. Wood, Thomas H. Brown.
Nodaway Valley Encampment, No. 48. at Barnard, received its organiza- tion in the month of July. 1876, and its charter members were as follows : V. Korrell. J. F. Follett. G. E. Smith, S. Hartsell, Henry Cady. James A. Forrest. Sr .. John Montgomery and David Wilson.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
The first lodge of this order of which we find any record in Nodaway county was Olive Lodge. No. 24. at Barnard. It was organized August 15. 1876. The charter members were: S. Phillips and wife, J. A. Forrest and wife, V. Korell and wife, J. E. Follett and wife, J. B. Thompson and wife, W. J. Thompson and wife. R. S. Hartsell and wife, J. A. Forrest, Sr., and wife. John D. Montgomery. G. E. Smith and wife. David Wilson and wife, Henry Dorst and wife. In 1882 this lodge numbered thirty-seven, and was a fine auxiliary to the Odd Fellows order.
There are now within this county the following Rebekah societies : Alert. No. 209, at Maryville : Elkhorn, No. 506, at Graham; Mt. Olive, No. 25. at Barnard; Myrtle, No. 145, at Ravenwood: Patience, No. II, at Burlington Junction : Queen, No. 27. at Elmo ; Quitman, No. 258, at Quitman ; Skidmore No. 487, at Skidmore : Union, No. 75. at Pickering : Vesta. No. 214, at Par- nell.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Among the more modern civic orders in this county is the Knights of Pythias. This has come to be one of the strong orders in the United States and has among its membership a larger per cent of young and middle aged men than perhaps any other fraternity in existence. The first attempt at instituting a lodge of this fraternity in Nodaway county was instituted October 17. 1883, when the following charter members organized what is still known as Tancred Lodge, No. 84: H. E. Robinson, J. L. Ritze, W. A. Daggett, J. M. Howendobler, Charles Lippman, J. C. Hayes, John T. Daniel, B. M. Rad-
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ford, W. E. Hastings, G. W. Turner, E. A. Vinsonhaler, O. P. Torrance, C. A. Ellis, J. W. Airy, F. W. Fais, F. W. Cooper, J. W. Northcutt, Charles H. Thomas, S. B. Arnold, H. C. Guilbert, J. W. Schmitt, P. J. Leik, J. H. Hutch- inson.
At first they had their lodge room in the old Ancient Order of United Workmen hall, over the Ream drug store, but when the Masons vacated the third story of the building in which the Maryville National Bank is situated, about 1891, the Knights of Pythias leased that room and this has been their home ever since.
With the passing of years, and some dissatisfaction in the lodge, another lodge was instituted in Maryville, known as Vesta Lodge, and they use the hall now used by the Woodmen of the World, but only existed as a separate lodge for about two years, when they sought a home with the original lodge. of which they are still members.
At one time there was organized and conducted quite successfully a lodge of the Uniform Rank, of this order, which made good headway, but as time passed, and many died or removed, or had other lodges calling for support, this feature was abandoned.
At Skidmore was also formed a Knights of Pythias lodge, which flour- ished for a time, but has surrendered its charter.
Aside from the Maryville lodge, there is no other in Nodaway county at this time except the lodge at Barnard, which was originally organized at Bolckow, in the adjoining county south, but recently removed to Barnard. It was organized as Lodge No. 196, and called Bolckow, but will soon be changed in name to Barnard. They own their own hall and have a working membership of about thirty.
The lodge at Maryville has had a checkered career and while at one date it had a membership of about one hundred and eighty, its present mem- bership does not exceed seventy, but the order here is now in a flourishing con- dition.
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS.
The only lodge of Elks in Nodaway county is that of Maryville Lodge. No. 760, instituted March 1. 1902, by District Deputy Exalted Ruler C. H. Fitzgerald, of Kansas City. The institution took place in the Masonic lodge room and there were then initiated into the order fifty charter members. The fee for entering the lodge was fixed at fifteen dollars, while the dues were
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made twelve dollars per year. Temporary quarters were secured in the Michau building and a five-year lease taken for the hall fitted up especially for this order in the Tribune building, on West Fourth street.
In the autumn of 1902 an Elks' street fair proved a great social and financial success. The first person interested in the organization of such a lodge at Maryville was F. G. Shoemaker, Sr., and on January 15, 1902, a dispensation was granted by the grand lodge officers to Franklin D. Smith, W. D. Ketcham and Albert Enright, of St. Joseph Lodge, No. 40, to proceed with the organization.
January 2, 1907, lots 3 and 4. in block 9, original town of Maryville, were secured, on South Main street, and the old Alexander homestead prop- erty, which it constituted, was at once remodeled. In October, the same year, Avery Hall was leased for one year for lodge room purposes. January 4, 1908, a proposition was set on foot and the motion carried to build a perma- nent home for the order. The committee appointed for such object was C. D. Hooker, G. W. Fink, Paul Sisson, L. E. Forsyth and H. E. Hudson. The Club House ( permanent Elks' building) was erected on the lots already men- tioned and it was dedicated in September, 1909. It is in most ways the finest building in Maryville. The first session of No. 760 held in the new building was on the night of September 7th of the year last named. The first class initiated in this building was September 14. 1907.
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