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acted independently, supporting those men and measures, without respect to party that he deemed to be for the best interests of the pub- lic. He has never sought office, but when the Fire Department of Freehold was organized he was elected chief engineer, which post he filled ably and with fidelity until the annual election of 1883, a period of nine years, when he declined a re-election. During his incum- bency of this position lie represented the de- partment at the annual conventions of engineers of the United States and Canada at Boston and Richmond. At the great fire in Freehold, in 1873, previous to the organization of the Fire Department, Mr. Bawden distinguished himself by his labors, and through his intelligent efforts and skill the fire was prevented from spreading below the court-house, and so the lower part of the town was saved from destruction. In 1883 he was appointed a member of the Board of Health of the town, and was made president of the board, which position he still fills accept- ably.
Mr. Bawden is still in the prime of life, giv- ing daily his personal supervision to the details of his large and increasing business. Some years ago lie purchased the dwelling on the cor- ner of Manalapan Avenue and Broad Street, and furnished it luxuriously, improving the grounds and adding a conservatory for flowers, which is the admiration of the neighborhood, and for the cultivation of which both himself
and his wife have a passion. Here, surrounded by family and friends, and with the respect and esteem of the community, he enjoys his hours of leisure.
OLIVE BRANCH LODGE, No. 16, F. and A.M., has had an existence of more than thirty-five years, and is tlie lineal successor of an ancient lodge which was organized here nearly a century ago. The history of Olive Branch Lodge, which follows, prefaced by a brief account of Freema- sonry in Monmouth County, was compiled and arranged by Major James S. Yard, of the Monmouth Democrat, and published by a com- mittee of the lodge appointed for that purpose.
There are no records of Freemasonry in New Jersey before the organization of the Grand Lodge in 1786. Previous to that time lodges derived their authority, directly or indirectly, from the Grand Lodges of England. During the War of the Revolution the records of these lodges were lost or destroyed. From the records of the Grand Lodge of England it appears that in 1730, Daniel Coxe, of New Jersey, was appointed Provincial Grand Master of the provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, but it nowhere appears that he ever exercised any authority as such. This Daniel Coxe was a wealthy citizen of Gloucester County, a member of the Council of the notorious Lord Cornbury and Speaker of the Assembly during a portion of the administration of Governor Hunter. At the time of his death, which occurred in 1739, he was a justice of the Supreme Court.
In 1794 " The Grand Lodge of London, in Great Britain," established a Provineial Grand Lodge for the Province of Pennsylvania, and this Provincial Grand Lodge, according to its records, issued warrants to several lodges in New Jersey. At a meeting on December 20th, 1779, a warrant was granted to William Bost- wiek, Master, Isaiah Wool, Senior Warden, and Motte, Junior Warden,1 " for a new lodge to be
1 These were probably officers in the Continental army who were made Masons in an Army Lodge, as we find that Williana Bostwick was a lieutenant in Captain William Gor- don's company of the Third Establishment, and John Motte was captain of the Fifth Company in the same or- ganization. The Mott family in Monmouth County came, from Rhode Island, and was related to Nathaniel Green
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held at Middleton " (Middletown), in Monmouth County. This is the first lodge of which there is any record in this county. It had probably become extinet prior to the organization of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, as no mention is made of it at that time.
The Grand Lodge of New Jersey was organ- ized at a Convention of Free and Accepted Masons of the State, held at New Brunswick, December 18, 1786. At this meeting were present from Monmouth, Richard Lloyd, hold- ing membership in Lodge No. 1, of Albany, N. Y., and Jonathan Rhea, of No. 19 on the register of Provincial Grand Lodge of Penn- sylvania. At a subsequent meeting, at the same place, January 30, 1787, a dispensation was granted to Jonathan Rhea to open a lodge at Frechold, a warrant to be issued at the expira- tion of that time. At the session of April 3d, the same year, there were present from Mon- mouth, Jonathan Rhica M .; Richard Lloyd, S. W .; and Thomas Leland, J. W. Among the visitors appears the name of Barnes H. Smoek,-doubtless Captain Smock. The lodges represented balloted for their numbers; Mon- mouth drew No. 3, and the dispensations were extended for three months longer. . On July 3d, of the same year, another session of the Grand Lodge was held at Trenton, when the following minute appears upon the records:
" Ordered, That a warrant be issued, agree- ably to the above application, for a lodge to be hereafter held in the county of Monmouth, to be distinguished by the name of Trinity Lodge, No. 3; Brother Rhea having paid the treasurer the sum of £10 5s. Od., agreeable to the rule, for a warrant and one member who has been initiated."
At this session "Major Richard Lloyd" offi- ciated as S. G. W. pro tem., and on the next day (July 4th) General David Forman, of No. 3, appears as a visitor.
At a session of the Grand Lodge held at New Brunswick, June 23, 1788, the names of the following persons appear as visitors from
Monmouth Lodge, viz. : "Richard Lloyd, Esq., Elisha Lawrence, Thomas Barber, Ben- jamin Rogers, Barnes Smoek, David Rhea, Benajah Osman, William Lloyd, James Eng- lish, General David Forman, James Rogers, Esq., A. Lane, tyler." 2
At the session of July 3, 1789, Trinity, No. 3, was represented by Jonathan Rhea, M .; David Forman, J. W .; and James R. English, Treasurer.
On January 5, 1790, the Grand Lodge met at Freehold, when David Rhea officiated as G. S. D., and Richard Lloyd as G. J. D. pro tem. The session of July 6th, following, was held at Trenton, and Trinity, No. 3, was represented by Jonathan Rhea, Anthony F. Taylor and James Rogers (no titles given). At this session the time of meeting of Trinity Lodge is recorded as on the first Monday in each month.
At the session of January 11, 1791, Jona- than Rhea, Esq., was elected Junior Grand Warden. At the session of December 27th, the same year, Trinity Lodge was represented by Hon. Elisha Lawrence, Master; William Lloyd, Junior Warden; and Elisha Newell. At the election of officers, Jonathan Rhea with- drew his name from the list of candidates, and Hon. Elisha Lawrence was unanimously elected Junior Grand Warden.
At the session of December 31, 1792, Elisha Lawrence appeared as Senior Grand Warden pro tem., but Trinity Lodge is reported not rep- resented. At the semi-annual session, June 24, 1793, it was represented by Jonathan Rhea, Master, and John Freeman. Eleven lodges appear upon the rolls. At this session the warrant of Trinity Lodge was surrendered, but its name was not struck from the rolls until January 8, 1800. The Master, in surrendering the warrant, "prayed the indulgence of the lodge for time to make up their accounts, and assured the lodge that all monics due the lodge
the " Quaker General" of the Revolution. Gershom Mott is a common name on the old records of Monmouth, and General Gershom Mott, of Trenton, a distinguished officer of the late war. was a descendant of that family.
? Nearly all of these brethren were officers in the Conti- nen al army. Lane was an ensign ; David Rhea, lieuten- ant colonel ; Jonathan Rhea, ensign; Richard Lloyd, captain ; David Forman, colonel and general of militia ; Elislin Lawrence, colonel ; Thomas Barber, surgeon ; James Rogers, ensign ; James English, surgeon's mate ; Barnes Smock, captain ; Benajali Osman, lieutenant.
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should be honorably and punetually paid." These moneys, as appears by the records, were subsequently paid. After this time the name of Jonathan Rhea occasionally appears in the minutes of the Grand Lodge as a member of No. 5, at Trenton, of which he became an officer. He was also treasurer of the Grand Lodge for several years.
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At the session held on November 10, 1807, a warrant was granted to John Mott, Master, Robert Shannon, S. W., Jesse Hedges, J. W., for a lodge at Middletown Point, in the county of Monmouth, by the name of Trinity Lodge, No. 20. A warrant for Shrewsbury Wash- ington Lodge, No. 34, was granted Novem- ber 14, 1815, John P. Lewis, M .; Jonathan Morris, S. W .; and Alexander MeGregor, J. W.
In 1832, out of fifty-seven lodges instituted up to that time, only four were represented in the Grand Lodge. This was probably in a great measure due to the Anti-Masonic excite- ment, which eommeneed about the year 1826, and raged for several years, during which time many of the lodges ceased labor. At the ses- sion of the Grand Lodge, Nov. 13, 1838, there were not funds enough in the hands of the treasurer to pay the tiler four dollars, voted for his services.
At the session held November 9, 1841, the Grand Secretary reported, of fifty-seven lodges warranted in the State, only eight were in work- ing order,-seven had been stricken off (among them Trinity, No. 20), nine had surrendered their warrants (among them Trinity, No. 3), thirty-three liad ceased their work, but retained their warrants (among them Shrewsbury Wash- ington, No. 34). At the session of 1842 all the lodges were strieken off, leaving but eight lodges in existence within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge. These lodges were then re- numbered from No. 1 to No. 8. Washington Shrewsbury, although recorded among those stricken off, was allowed to rank as No. 9.
At the session of 1843 the Grand Master, in his report, states that he had received a com- munication from Worshipful John P. Lewis, Past Master of Shrewsbury Washington Lodge, . and fourteen, others, members of said lodge,
stating that they had not held any regular meet- ings since the year 1835, and that their lodge- room had been entered by thieves and their warrant and jewels stolen, and that they wished to reopen and resuscitate their lodge. He had accordingly granted them a dispensation for that purpose. At this session a new warrant was granted to that lodge.
The cloud under which the institution of Freemasonry had rested throughout the United States since the persecution, which began in 1826, had now dispersed, and it began to revive in this State. Among the first to feel the effects of it were Masons of Freehold. They made ap- plication to Worshipful Grand Master John P. Lewis, then a resident of Eatontown, in this county, and a member of Shrewsbury Wash- ington Lodge, who granted a dispensation to John B. Throckmorton, Samuel Laird, Rufus Bergen, Hugh Newell, James W. Andrews, William D. Davis, John D. Cottrel and David C. Conover, to form a lodge at Freehold to be hailed as Olive Branch Lodge, No. 16. This was the title and number of a lodge located "at Phillipsburg, in the county of Sussex," for which a warrant was granted Jannary 9, 1799, and was among those stricken off at the session of 1842. It would seem that coming in as No. 16, the founders of this lodge accepted the old title anciently attached to the number. The dispensatiou was granted on the 20th day of October, 1849, and on the same day the Grand Master convened an emergent meeting of the Grand Lodge at Odd-Fellows' Hall, in Free- hold, and installed John B. Throckmorton Master, Samuel Laird Senior Warden, and Rufus Bergen Junior Warden of the new lodge, "with full power and authority to enter, pass and raise to the sublime degree of Master Mason sueh candidates as may be found worthy and well qualified ;" upon which the work was com- menced and progressed until the annual meet- ing of the Grand Lodge, on the 9th of Jannary, 1850, when a warrant was granted to John B. Throckmorton, master; Samuel Laird, senior warden ; and John Vought, junior warden. In his address at this session the Grand Master, referring to this lodge while working under
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dispensation, said : " In company with a num- ber of brothers of Washington Lodge I have visited them and assisted them several times in making, passing and raising candidates of the first respectability and standing in society. The character and conduct of the officers and brethren of this lodge warrant the belief that it will do honor to the fraternity."
The following persons have filled the offices since then :
Worshipful Masters.
1850, John B. Throckmorton ; 1851, Samuel Laird ; 1857, Jehu Patterson; 1858, Holmes W. Murphy; 1859, James S. Yard ; 1860, Isaac S. Buckalew ; 1865, Aaron R. Throckmorton; 1867, Jacob C. Lawrence ; 1868, George C. Beekman; 1871, Alexander A. Yard ; 1873, Aaron R. Throckmorton ; 1874, William J. Butcher; 1875, James B. Craig ; 1876, Aaron C. Hart ; 1877, Henry W. Long ; 1878, Henry W. Long ; 1879, Jacob C. Lawrence, P. M .; 1880, Alfred Walters ; 1881, Jacob C. Lawrence; 1882, Jacob C. Lawrence ; 1883, Jacob C. Lawrence, P. M.
Senior Wardens.
1850, Samuel Laird ; 1851, Jehu Patterson; 1857, John Vought; 1858, James S. Yard; 1859, Isaac S. Buekalew; 1860, Joseph D. Bedle; 1861, Alfred Wal- ters; 1863, Jacob C. Lawrence; 1864, Aaron R. Throckmorton ; 1865, George C. Beekman; 1866, John Bawden ; 1867, Charles Ellis; 1869, Joseph T. Laird; 1870, Alexander A. Yard; 1871, Acton C. Hartshorne ; 1872, William J. Butcher ; 1874, James B. Craig; 1875, Aaron C. Hart; 1876, Henry W. Long; 1877, George C. Beekman ; 1878, Edward H. Duncan; 1879, Amos Lippincott; 1880, William Se- goine ; 1881, Edward H. Duncan; 1882, Edward H. Duncan; 1883, Joseph McDermott.
Junior Wardens.
1850, John Vought ; 1857, Charles A. Bennett ; 1858, Henry C. Patterson ; 1859, Joseph D. Bedle; 1860, Alfred Walters; 1862, Jacob C. Lawrence ; 1863, Aaron R. Throckmorton; 1864, Jolin Bawden ; 1866, Charles Ellis; 1867, William H. Howell; 1868, Acton C. Hartshorne; 1869, Alexander A. Yard; 1870, Marcus B. Taylor; 1871, Edwin F. Applegate ; 1872, Thomas C. Swift; 1874, George C. Hulett; 1875, George S. Courter; 1876, James S. Magee; 1877, Edward W. Duncan ; 1878, William L. Conover ; 1879, Alfred Walters; 1880, Charles Hartzheim ; 1881, Jo- seph McDermott; 1882, Joseph McDermott ; 1883, William W. Burnett.
Secretaries.
1850, William D. Davis ; 1851, Charles A. Bennett; 1857, Holmes W. Murphy ; 1858, Isaac S. Buckalew ;
1859, James T. Burtis; 1862, Charles Ellis; 1864, William H. Howell ; 1865, Stewart Brown; 1866, James B. Morris ; 1867, Robert P. Miller; 1869, Thomas C. Swift ; 1872, Aaron C. Hart; 1875, Philip E. Cline ; 1876, James B. Craig ; 1877, Aaron C. Hart ; 1878, Aaron C. Hart; 1879, Aaron C. Hart, P. M ; 1880, Aaron C. Hart ; 1881, Aaron C. Hart; 1882, Aaron C. Hart; 1883, Aaron C. Hart, P. M.
Treasurers.
1850, Hugh Newell; 1851, John B. Throckmorton ; 1857, John W. Welch ; 1859, Henry C. Patterson ; 1862, John Dorrance; 1863, James T. Burtis; 1865, Joseph H. Rosell; 1878, James T. Burtis; 1879, James T. Burtis ; 1880, James T. Burtis; 1881, James T. Burtis; 1882, James T. Burtis; 1883, James T. Burtis.
Senior Deacons.
1850, Peter Parker ; 1857, Isaac S. Buckalew; 1858, Joseph D. Bedle; 1860, James S. Yard ; 1861, Aaron R. Throckmorton ; 1863, Charles S. Golden; 1864, George C. Beekman; 1865, William Segoine; 1866, Jacob C. Lawrence; 1867, Acton C. Hartshorne; 1868, Peter Forman ; 1869, Lemuel Dey; 1870, Aaron C. Hart; 1872, James B. Craig; 1873, William C. Chambers; 1874, William Segoine; 1875, Henry W. Long; 1876, William L. Conover; 1878, Amos Lip- pincott ; 1879, James B. Craig; 1880, Jacob C. Law- rence; 1881, James H. Shepherd; 1882, Alfred Wal- ters ; 1883, Edward Martin.
Junior Deacons.
1850, David Craig Conover ; 1851, John C. Cox ; 1857, James S. Yard ; 1858, Peter Parker; 1860, Al- fred A. Miller; 1866, Robert P. Miller; 1867, Alfred A. Miller; 1868, Thomas E. Morris; 1869, Joseph W. Hulse ; 1871, George C. Hulett; 1874, Britton C. Clay- ton ; 1876, Philip E. Cline; 1877, Ira A. Lockwood ; 1878, James H. Shepherd ; 1879, James H. Shepherd ; 1880, James H. Shepherd; 1881, Charles Hartzheim ; 1882, Charles Hartzheim ; 1883, Charles A. Clark.
Tilers.
1850, Rufus Bergen; 1857, Charles W. Conover; 1860, Anthony Frey; 1864, Robert P. Miller; 1865, Anthony Frey; 1870, George C. Hulett; 1871, Joseph S. W. Douglass; 1873, Britton C. Clayton ; 1874, Edward A. Fordham; 1875, George C. Hulett; 1876, Edward W. Duncan; 1877, A. M. T. Flandreau; 1878, A. M. T. Flandreau ; 1879, Edward H. Duncan; 1880, B. C. Clayton ; 1881, B. C. Clayton ; 1882, B. C. Clayton ; 1883, William L. Conover.
Chaplains.
1862, Thomas J. Taylor ; 1865, Wilbur F. Nields ; 1868, W. W. Moffett ; 1871-84, Andrew G. Chambers.
Finance Committee.
1851 .- Jehu Patterson, John Vought, John C. Cox.
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1859 .- Holmes W. Murphy, William D. Davis, George W. Patterson.
1860 .- William D. Davis, Rowland A. Ellis, Joseph H. Rosell.
1861 .- William D. Davis, Rowland A. Ellis, Joseph H. Rosell.
1862 :- William D. Davis, Philip J. Ryall, Joseph H. Rosell.
1864 .- William D. Davis, Rowland A. Ellis, J. C. Lawrence.
1865 .- Rowland A. Ellis, Alfred Walters, William H. Howell.
1866 .- J. C. Lawrence, George C. Beekman, Alfred Walters.
1868 .- J. C. Lawrence, Joseph T. Laird, Henry Bennett.
1869 .- J. C. Lawrence, Joseph S. Conover, A. R. Throekmorton.
1870 .- J. C. Lawrence, Joseph T. Laird, James H. Magee.
1871 .- J. C. Lawrence, Joseph T. Laird, Joseph S. Conover.
1872 .- J. C. Lawrence, Joseph T. Laird, Joseph S. Conover.
1873 .- J. C. Lawrence, Josephi T. Laird, Joseph S. Conover.
1874 .- J. C. Lawrence, Joseph T. Laird, William Segoine.
1875 .- J. C. Lawrence, Joseph T. Laird, Lewis A. Hoffman.
1876 .- J. C. Lawrence, G. C. Beekman, Britton C. Clayton.
1877 .- J. C. Lawrence, G. C. Beekman, Alexander A. Yard.
1878 .- J. C. Lawrence, P. M., Aaron R. Throek- morton, P. M., Amos Lippincott.
1879 .- A. R. Throckmorton, James S. Yard, A. C. Hartshorne.
1880 .- A. R. Throckmorton, James S. Yard, A. C. Hartshorne.
1881 .- A. R. Throckmorton, Alfred Walters, Joseph H. Rosell.
1882 .- A. R. Throckmorton, Charles Hartzheim, Joseph H. Rosell.
1883 .- Joseph H. Rosell, William S. Throckmor- ton, Charles Hartzlieim.
Masters of Ceremonies.
1865 .- Charles Ellis and Joseph S. Conover.
. 1866 .- George C. Beekman, Joseph T. Laird.
1867 .- John Bawden, Joseph S. Conover.
. 1870 .- Edwin F. Applegate, James H. Magee. 1871 .- Charles Hartzheim, Britton C. Clayton,
. 1872 .- Charles Hartzheim, Britton C. Clayton.
1873 .- Charles Hartzheim, James B. Craig.
1874 .- Charles Hartzheim, William C. Chambers.
1875-Charles Hartzheim, William C. Chambers.
1876 .- William Segoine, Jacob C. Lawrence.
1877 .- James B. Craig, Charles Hartzheim.
1878 .- Charles Hartzheim, John H. Williams.
1879 .- Charles Hartzheim, A. M. T. Flandreau.
1880 .- James S. Yard, Joseph H. Rosell.
1881 .- George C. Hulett, Holmes W. Murphy, P. M.
1882 .- Joel Parker, A. C. Hartshorne.
1883 .- M. L. Farrington, James B. Craig.
Stewards.
1862 .- John Bawden, James T. Burtis.
1864 .- Charles S. Worts, Alfred Walters.
1865 .- William D. Davis, Henry S. Little.
1866 .- William D. Davis, Henry S. Little.
1867 .- William D. Davis, Henry S. Little.
1868 .- William D. Davis, Henry S. Little.
1869-Joel Parker, Henry S. Little.
1872 .- A. R. Throckmorton, James S. Yard.
1873 .- John Dorrance, James S. Yard.
1874 .- John Dorrance, James S. Yard.
1875 .- Joel Parker, Joseph D. Bedle.
1876 .- Joel Parker, Joseph D. Bedle.
1877 .- Joel Parker, Joseph D. Bedle.
1878 .- Joseph H. Rosell, Joseph W. Hulse.
1879 .- Joseph H. Rosell, John Bawden.
1880 .- Henry W. Long, John Bawden.
1881 .- James S. Yard, P. M., A. R. Throckmorton, P. M.
1882 .- James S. Yard, A. R. Throckmorton.
1883 .- Holmes W. Murphy, E. H. Dunean.
MONMOUTH LODGE No. 20, I. O. O. F., was instituted June 8, 1843, by Marshall C. Holmes, W. W. Grand Master of the State, upon petition of James B. Taylor, Henry Bennett, Alfred Bergen, Jolm L. Doty, Joel Parker and Bern- ard Conolly ; was duly organized by the elec- tion of James B. Taylor, Noble Grand ; Joel Parker, Vice-Grand ; Henry Bennett, Secretary ; and Alfred Bergen, Treasurer. The lodge meet- ings were held in the room over the book-store of J. G. Cooper & Son. At the end of three years the membership had become so large that a more spacious room was needed. To obtain suitable accommodations much difficulty was experienced, but when Mr. Amos Haviland was about commencing the erection of a building on South Street, to be used as a carriage repository, a committee of the lodge was appointed to con- fer with him, and the result of their conference was that Mr. Haviland agreed to fit up the
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second story of the new building for a lodge- room, and to lease it to the lodge for a terni of years. Having made this arrangement, the lodge did not re-rent the room previously occupied, and they were consequently notified to vacate, which they did, and were then without a place for the holding of their meetings. "But our kind and generous-hearted brother, Joel Parker, threw open the doors of his private dwelling and invited this homeless band of brothers to .enter and hold their meetings there until such time as the new hall could be completed. They gratefully accepted the invitation, and moved in and remained there until the 4th day of July, 1846, at which time the new hall was dedicated."1 This hall was occupied by the lodge for eiglit years, when they removed to a hall in Major Henry Bennett's building, over the store of G. W. Shinn & Co., on Main Street. Thence, after a number of years, they removed to the hall now occupied by the Grand Army post, in Burtis' building, corner of Main and Court Streets, and thence to the present quarters of the lodge, in the hall over the store of J. B. Haviland, on Main, west of Court Street.
The present (1884) officers of the lodge are : E. Emrich, N. G. ; Charles Eldridge, V. G .; John Stricker, Secretary ; William McDermott, Treasurer ; Peter V. Thompson, John B. Gordon and David S. Crater, Trustees.
CAPTAIN J. W. CONOVER POST, No. 63, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, OF NEW JERSEY, was mustered in January 16, 1882, with twenty-six charter members, viz. :
P. C .- John W. Hulse, Thirty-eighth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
S. V. C .- James Christie, Thirty-fifth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
J. V. C .- W. W. Cannon, One Hundred and Eighty- fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteers.
Chaplain .- Joseph Rue, Twenty-eighth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Surgeon .- C. H. Snedeker, Sixth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Quartermaster .- C. A. Clark, Seventeenth Regiment Connectieut Volunteers.
O. Day .- C. Hartzheim, Seventh Regiment New York Volunteers.
O. G .- W. Burrell, Twenty-eighth Regiment Penn- sylvania Volunteers.
Adjutant .- C. H. Bunting, Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade C. Patterson, Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade Joseph Evans, Thirteenth Regiment New York Artillery.
Comrade Nelson Cooper, Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade James H. King, Thirty-eighth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade George G. Sparks, Forty-eighth Regiment New York Volunteers.
Comrade John F. Thompson, Twenty-ninth Regi- ment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade James Vannote, Thirty-fifth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade Stephen Lane, Fifth Regiment New Jer- sey Volunteers.
Comrade James Mathews, Ninth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade Elias Applegate, Thirty-fifth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade William J. Cottrell, Twenty-ninth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade D. S. Oliphant, Thirty-fifth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade Jacob M. Douglass, Thirteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade James Hogan, Thirty-fifth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade C. Mareellus, Eleventh Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade R. H. Wagner, Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
Comrade C. A. Brower, Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers.
During the year there were mustered in nine recruits, making a total number of comrades in good standing, December 28, 1882, thirty- five. During the year 1883 twenty-three re- cruits were mustercd, making a membership, on December 26, 1883, of fifty-eight comrades.
The officers for 1883 were: P. C., Colonel E. F. Applegate ; S. V. C., C. Brower; J. V. C., C. H. Snedeker; Chaplain, Jacob M. Douglass ; Surgeon, C. Patterson ; Quartermaster, C. A. Clark; O. Day, C. Hartzheim; O. G., G. G. Sparks; Adjutant, W. W. Cannon.
The number of recruits mustered during the ycar 1884 (to September 24th) was six comrades, and three were dropped, making the total num- ber of comrades on September 24th, in good standing, sixty-one.
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