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The Order of the Knights of the Golden Eagle was introduced into the State of New Jersey in the summer of 1883, Camden Castle, No. 1, being instituted in August of that year with twenty-four members. During the year 1884 four new castles were instituted, at Millville, Camden, Mount Holly and Salem, respectively-the membership, at the close of the year, being five hundred and eighty- four. In 1885 the number of castles was increased to ten, with a membership of one thousand and one, and from January 1, 1886, to the present time thirteen new castles have been formed, and the membership increased to over two thousand.
THE GRAND CASTLE OF NEW JERSEY was in- stituted July 16, 1884, the officers at institution being : Past Grand Chief, John P. Price; Grand Chief, Joseph H. Minnett; Grand Vice-Chief, Wil- liam A. Garrison ; Grand Master of Records, Daniel M. Stevens; Grand Keeper of Exchequer, P. P. Achenbach ; Grand Sir Herald, George J. Robert-
son ; Grand High Priest, Henry F. Bacon; Grand First Guardsman, S. Luther Richmond; Grand Second Guardsman, George W. Stevens.
The present officers are : Past Grand Chief, Wil- liam A. Garrison, Westville; Grand Chief, Henry F. Bacon, Salem (P. O. Box 200); Grand Vice- Chief, Irving W. Kelly, Perry and Montgomery Streets, Trenton; Grand Sir Herald, P. P. Achen- bach, 712 Carman Street, Camden ; Grand High Priest, John S. Broughton, Trenton ; Grand Mas- ter of Records, E. D. Senseman, 580 Clinton Street, Camden ; Grand Keeper of Exchequer, F. A. Buren, Merchantville; Grand First Guardsman, George Williams, Wrightsville; Grand Second Guards- man, William F. Perry, Quinton.
The next annual session will be held in Camden, on the first Wednesday in March, 1887.
CAMDEN CASTLE, No. 1, was instituted August 9, 1883, with the following officers : P. C., Joseph T. Fortiner; N. C., Charles Brown ; V. C., Joseph Rubicam ; H. P., John C. Newhouse; V. H., Wat- son Stevens; K. of E., Charles Aston ; C. of E., Herman Rosade; M. of R., E. D. Senseman; Sir H., Joseph C. Madara; W. B., William B. Vanna- man; W. C., John J. Pierson, Jr .; Ens., George A. Bingham; Esq., William S. Caume; 1st G., John J. Pierson, Sr .; 2d G., Thomas T. Madara.
The present officers are : P. C., Robert F. Stock- ton ; N. C., Birtus A. Wagner ; V. C., Edwin F. Jones; H. P., William S. Carels ; V. H., George Cook; M. of R., Howard M. Sexton ; C. of E., Herman Rosade; K. of E., Charles Brown ; S. H., William P. Fowler.
The lodge meets every Friday evening at Lin- coln Hall, Third and Market Streets. The mem- bership is three hundred and forty.
WASHINGTON CASTLE, No. 3, was instituted April 4, 1884. The officers at institution were : P. C., John N. Madara; N. C., Daniel M. Stevens ; V. C., H. Frank Pettit; V. H., Andrew G. Van- naman ; H. P., James H. Reeves ; K. of E., Elmer E. Cox; C. of E., Samuel A. Barto; M. of R., George W. Stevens; Sir H., George S. Fox ; W. B., C. O. Pedrick ; W. C., James Hoagland; En- sign, Lemuel Pike; Esq., James Hartley ; Ist G., John Allen ; 2d G., W. B. Waters.
The present officers are: P. C., Joseph W. Jack- son; N. C., James Spence; V. C., William B. Gibbs; H. P., H. W. Howland; V. H., John P. R. Carney; M. of R., George W. Stevens; C. of E., Charles Sayre ; K. of E., Elmer E. Cox ; S. H., William B. Slocum.
The lodge meets every Friday night, at Wildey Hall, Fifth and Pine Streets. The number of members is two hundred and thirty-three.
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RED CROSS CASTLE, No. 6, was instituted Jan- uary 23, 1885, with the following officers : P. C. W. H. Tyler ; N. C., F. T. Steinbach ; H. P., Adam Hoffman ; V. H., Hiram Walton ; M. of R., Geo. S. Bundick ; C. of E., Isaac Buzby.
The present officers are: P. C., Fred'k Fearn ; N. C., Adam Hoffman ; V. C., Joseph M. Taylor ; H. P., E. O. Smith ; M. of R., Walter Hart; C. of E., John Neff; K. of E., Moses Gour; S. H., D. Ewan.
The lodge meets every Monday night, at Gour's Hall, 249 Kaighn Avenue. The number of mem- bers is seventy-five.
WHITE CROSS CASTLE, No. 19, was instituted August 20, 1886, with the following officers : P. C., William H. Snyder; N. C., Richard Twelves; V. C., W. D. Reel; H. P., Morris E. Michel ; V. H., Joseph Engard; M. of R., W. H. Wagoner ; C. of E., R. A. Outwater ; K. of E., Frank Mester; Sir H., George W. Reese; W. B., E. W. Shallcross ; W. C., Harry E. Horner; Ens., Morris Odell ; E-q., C. E. Swaney ; First Guard, W. H. Strang; Second Guard, C. E. Bowker.
The lodge meets every Monday night at the northwest corner of Second and Federal Streets, Camden. The present membership is ninety.
MONARCH CASTLE, No. 9, was instituted No" vember 11, 1886, the officers at institution being : P. C., George L. Frazee; N. C., Charles E. Lane ; V. C., Samuel R. Murray ; H. P., N. N. Wentz ' V. H., J. K. Hibbs; M. of R., Frank S. Fithian C. of E., Abram H. Allen ; K. of E, Thomas B. Woolston ; S. H., James Rudolph ; W. B., Horace J. Parks; W. C., C. P. Baker; Ens., William H. Smith, Jr. ; Esq., George Ewan; First Guard, Charles H. Savidge; Second Guard, George Ewan.
The present officers are P. C., John W. Mickle; N. C., George C. Vankirk ; V. C., Edwin S. Titus; H. P., R. M. Coffman; V. H., D. P. Steiner ; M. of R., E. D. Senseman; C. of E., Abram H. Allen ; K. of E., Washington Bucknell; Sir H., William M. Callingham; W. B., Charles Kain ; W. C., Theo. Austermuhl; Ens., William M. Strohl; Esq., John F. Wilkins; First Guard, Jacob E. Miller; Second Guard, William P. Riker.
Meetings are held every Wednesday night at the north west corner of Fourth and Federal Streets. The present membership is one hundred and thirteen.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN.
The object of this order is to embrace and give equal protection to all classes and kinds of labor, mental and physical; to strive earnestly to im-
prove the moral, intellectual and social condition of its members ; to create a fund for the benefit of its members during sickness or other disability, and, in case of death, to pay a stipulated sum for each member, thus guaranteeing his family against want. Its jurisdictions are a Supreme Lodge, Grand and Subordinate Lodges. The Grand Lodge of Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware is thus officered : (. M. W., John J. Gallagher, of Wilmington, Del .; G. F., William H. Vermilye, Jersey City, N. J .; G. O., James A. Vansant, Camden, N. J .; G. G., John W. Diefendorf, Wil- mington, Del .; G. R., A. F. Colbert, Baltimore; G. Receiver, Myer Hirsch, Baltimore; G. M. E., G. S. Wilkins, M.D., Baltimore,
CAMDEN LODGE, No. 1. was chartered January 27, 1879, with these officers: Master Workman, Joseph R. Leaming; Foreman, Charles Markley ; Overseer, George W. Coles; Recorder, Harry Ladow; Financier, William Thegen ; Receiver, Albert P. Brown; Guide, William P. Parten- heimer; Inside Watchman, B. M. Denny ; Outside Watchman, William Jones; Medical Examiner, H. Genet Taylor, M.D. These were also charter members,-Moore Beideman, Robert L. Barber, John F. Benner, De Witt C. France, Joel H. Evaul, Henry S. Fortiner, George R. Fortiner, Howard L. Gandy, Merritt Horner, William Struthers, Benjamin G. Smith, William H. Stans- bury, Marmaduke B. Taylor, Frank S. Wells, John S. Wells. The lodge has one hundred and forty- eight members, with these officers: P. M. W., J. C. Prickett; M. W., Virgil Willetts; F., J. H. Le Chard; O., R. R. Lewellen ; R., W. R. Lun- drum; Fin. Sec., Charles Markley ; Rec. Sec., John Woltjen; G., J. S. Pike; I. W., John W. Clopper, Jr. ; O. W., J. H. Evaul ; Medical Examiner, E. R. Smiley, M.D.
FIDELITY LODGE, No. 3, was instituted Febru- ary 12, 1880, with forty-three charter members. At the end of first year it had sixty-five members, and it now has three hundred and thirty-eight. It is the largest lodge in the jurisdiction, which comprises the States of Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia.
The first officers were : Master Workman, Wil- liam T. Brewer; Foreman, Isaac Shivers ; Over- seer, David C. Brewer ; Recorder, August F. Rich- ter; Financier, James F. Davis; Receiver, Thomas I. Gifford; Guide, John E. Stratton ; Inside Watch- man, William H. Cattman; Outside Watchman, J. Alfred Allen ; Trustees, Merritt Horner, George H. Amon, Richard D. Sheldon; Past Master Workman, Merritt Horner.
The present officers are Past Master Workman.
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Jacob S. Jones; Master Workman, William C. Husted; Foreman, D. C. Vanote; Overseer, Wil- liam H. Collins ; Recorder, Merritt Horner ; Finan- cier, N. C. Stowell ; Receiver, B. S. M. Branning ; Guide, Joseph Ridgway ; Inside Watchman, L. C. Harris; Outside Watchman, Robert D. Swain, Jr .; Trustees, John Harris, C. H. Sayre, Jacob S. Jones.
PROVIDENT LODGE, No. 4, was organized March 11, 1880, with these charter members: Officers- P. W. M., B. F. Browning; W. M., Richard F. Smith ; F., Frank L. Vinton; O., George B. Sellers ; Fin., Charles J. Rainey; R., Irvine C. Beatty ; Rec., Goldson Test ; G., Alvah Bushnell ; I. W., C. S. Ball; O. W., Elwood Davis; M. E., Dr. Alexander Marcy ; Trustees, Rufus Hill, J. C. Hires. Those officiating at the organization in Association Hall were Past Masters Marmaduke B. Taylor, Charles Markley, George W. Coles, William Thegen, Harry Ladow, and others of . Camden Lodge, No. 1.
The Past Officers are : B. F. Browning, R. F. Smith, F. L. Vinton, G. B. Sellers, A. Bushnell, C. J. Ball, Frank W. Tussey, E. Clark Yardley, J. E. Lippincott, Joseph A. Porter, G. Test, C. J. Rainey, I. C. Beatty, E. Davis, Harris Graffen, Charles H. Schitzler.
The Present Officers are P. M. W., George C. Spooner; M. W., William J. Searle ; Foreman, A. C. Smith ; O., John M. Eldridge ; Rec., G. Test ; F., F. W. Tussey; G., C. A. Nicholson; I. W., K. McClung; O. W., G. W. Jackson; Trustees, H. Graffen, J. E. Lippincott, C. V. D. Joline. The lodge has three hundred and nine members.
ENTERPRISE LODGE, No. 12, was organized in Odd-Fellows' lodge-room, Morgan's Hall, January 4, 1882, by George W. Coles and William Thegen, with these charter members: A. P. Brown, Wil- liam Thegen, George W. Coles, George W. Doak, John T. Harker, Onan B. Gross, George C. Ran- dall, John D. Kinsler, Frank P. Stoy, E. B. Slifer, Richard H. Brown, Jr., Lewis Simons, Thomas S. Hess, Jacob Schumacher, William T. Wentz, Henry E. Collins, Joseph Franklin, Alfred W. Test, Charles Hartzell, G. N. Buzby, Theo. B. Sage, Charles S. Gilbert, Ambrose R. Fish, James Watts, William A. Hamilton, William H. Swin- dell, Nathan F. Shinn, John Nulty, Samuel Rob- bins, Charles Bosch, C. Stanley French, H. B. Fowler, William J. Street, Robert H. Patton.
The first officers were : P. M. W., William The- gen ; M. W., A. P. Brown; Foreman, George W. Doak; Overseer, George C. Randall; Recorder, Franklin P. Stoy; Financier, G. N. Buzby,
Receiver, Samuel Robbins ; Medical Examiner, O. B. Gross, M.D.
The Past Master Workmen are George W. Coles, William Thegen, A. P. Brown, George W. Doak, William J. Bradley, P. A. Fowler, C. H. Fowler, Charles H. Barnard, G. N. Buzby, Dr. Onan B. Gross, Samuel Robbins, William T. Wentz.
The officers for 1886 are P. M. W., William T. Wentz; R., George W. Doak; M. W., George W. Steed; Fin., William Thegen ; F., R. H. Brown, Jr. ; Receiver, Samuel Robbins; Overseer, H. B. Fowler; Medical Examiner, O. B. Gross, M.D. The lodge has ninety members.
ORDER OF UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS.
The objects of this organization are: "To pre- serve our free Constitutional Government upon the basis of justice and humanity toward every mem- ber of the community ; to encourage honesty, in- dustry and sobriety ; and to establish a policy which will insure to the industrious mechanic and business men a fair remuneration for their toil, and a respectable position in society. The members of the Order are pledged : to assist each other in ob- taining employment ; to encourage each other in business; to establish a sick and funeral fund ; to establish a fund for the relief of widows and or- phans of deceased members; to aid members who may have become incapacitated from following their usual avocation in obtaining situations suit- able to their condition."
THE STATE COUNCIL of the Order of United American Mechanics has had its office of secretary located in Camden since 1865. Joseph H. Shinn has been re-elected annually to the office of State Council secretary since that year. The State Council of New Jersey received its charter from the National Council, dated January 5, 1847, and was incorporated by special act of the Legislature of New Jersey, approved by the Governor March 7,1871.
The State Council has had a continued existence since it was chartered, holding semi-annual meet- ings for a number of years; by a change made in the constitution in the year 1877, the semi-annual meeting was dispensed with, making the annual meeting held in September the only session during the year. There are quite a number of citizens of Camden who have taken an active part in this State organization ; the following have filled the State Councilor's position, or executive office of the order in the State: Joseph L. Bright, 1857 ; Jos. H. Shinn, 1863 ; Abner Sparks, 1865 ; Edward S. Andrews, 1866; Edward T. James, 1867; John S. Read, 1869; John J. Kaighn, 1871; Wm. D
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Middleton, 1876 ; Wm. Wiatt, 1882; Chas. S. Cot- ting, 1884, and Frank W. Armstrong. 1886. The officers elected September, 1886, and now in office, are -- S. C., Frank W. Armstrong, of Camden; S. V. C., Isaiah Van Horn, of Trenton ; S. C. Sec., Joseph H. Shinn, Camden; S. C. Treas., Abner Sparks, of Camden ; S. C. I., F. M. Hedden, East Orange ; S. C. E., B. F. McPeek, of Newark ; S. C. P., John Doremus, of Paterson.
The report of the order in the State made at the annual session in the year 1886 shows the humber of councils in the State to be 39; number of mem- bers, 3604; amount of money received during the year, $13,914,53 ; amount of money paid for relief, $9,683.80 ; balance in treasury and invested, $42,- 669.82; balance in widows' and orphans' fund, $10,- 950.75.
There are five councils of the order located in Camden County, four in the city, to wit : Camden Council, No. 7; Morning Star Council, No. 11; Evening Star Council, No. 19; United Council, No. 20; Star of the Union Council, No. 72, at Glou- cester City.
CAMDEN COUNCIL, No. 7, was instituted July 29, 1847, when John R. Thompson, William Rian- hardt, Robert P. Smith, Shelbourne S. Kennedy, David Surran, William P. Murphy, William C. Monroe, Charles M. Thompson, John S. Long, William A. Davis, Charles S. Sturgis, Wesley P. Murray and Richard Jones met in Starr's Hall, and were constituted as Camden Council, No. 7, by State Councilor James Cappuck and State Council Secretary George S. Willits. They soon removed to Bontemps' Hall, and many years after- ward to United Order of American Mechanics' Hall, where they now meet. Camden is the oldest council of the order in the city, and has exercised large influence in the State, furnishing, among many others, these State Councilors,-John S. Read, William D. Middleton and Edwin T. James. These are the officers: Junior Ex-Councilor, Edwin A. Stone; Councilor, Thaddeus B. An- drews; Vice-Councilor, Joseph B. Elfreth; Re- cording Secretary, A. Benjamin Sparks; Financial Secretary, Joseph L. Bright; Treasurer, Abner Sparks ; Inductor, F. W. Armstrong; Examiner, James H. Armington ; Inside Protector, Merrit H. Pike ; Outside Protector, Ballinger Smick.
MORNING STAR COUNCIL, No. 11, meets in American Mechanics' Hall, Fourth and Spruce Streets, on Monday evening. It was instituted March 19, 1866. On June 30, 1886, the number of members was one hundred and five. The present officers are Councilor, H. M. Cox; Vice-Council- or, Milton Crowell; Recording Secretary, William
H. Hutton; Assistant Recording Secretary, Wm. Early ; Financial Secretary, George E. Hunsinger ; Treasurer, Elmer Ford; Trustees, William H. Hutton, Martin D. Fisher, John W. Darnell.
EVENING STAR COUNCIL, No. 19, meets on Thursday evenings at the northeast corner of Broadway and Kaighn Avenue. It was instituted March 23, 1868, and reorganized September 15, 1883. The number of members is sixty-three. The present officers are C., George B. Rugens ; V. C., Charles J. Brown ; R. S., J. D. Dudley (residence, 227 Benson Street) ; F. S., Charles Tucker ; Treas., Jacob V. Scudder; E., John F. Reed; I., Lewis H. Powell ; I. P., Harry F. Bron- nin ; O. P., George W. Duncan.
UNITED COUNCIL, No. 20, was organized March 20, 1868. On the 13th a meeting was held in Test's Hall, Second and Federal Streets,-William D. Middleton, chairman ; Jacob R. Lipsett, secretary, and Joseph H. Shinn, treasurer,-at which it was resolved to form a council of the order, and, at an adjourned meeting, held on the 20th, these officers were elected,-Councilor, Thomas B. Painter; Vice-Councilor, Theodore Verlander; Recording Secretary, Jacob R. Lipsett; Assistant Recording Secretary, Joseph L. Mason ; Inductor, Thomas Gladden, Jr .; Examiner, Belford Conover ; Inside Inspector, Edward W. Githens ; Outside Inspector, Jacob P. Stone; Treasurer, Daniel B. Shaw; Financial Secretary, Job Bishop ; Trustees, T. Verlander, Richard W. Stiles and Daniel L. Pier- son. Besides the above, these were charter mem- bers,-George W. Spence, B. H. Mathis, George L. Aikins, George W. Myers, William H. Bassett, John H. Lawrence, Michael Peterson, Jonathan High, H. W. Hill, Thomas Gladden, Sr., Matthew Miskelly, John Githens, Redman H. Pierson, Henry B. Cheeseman, J. Fredericks, Jacob M. Vannest, Benjamin A. Stone. On the 25th of March, John S. Read, assisted by William D. Middleton, Edward T. James and Joseph H. Shinn, secretary of the State Council, with mem- bers of No. 7, the applicants were initiated, the officers installed and the council organized for work. These have served as Councilors: Thomas B. Painter, Theodore Verlander, Joseph L. Mason, Thomas Gladden, Jr., Joseph H. Shinn, Jacob P. Stone, O. M. Cliver, Inman Laning, John M. Gladden, Edward S. Apgar, Charles S. Cotting, Richard W. Stiles, Emmor Applegate, Ellis H. Matlack, Edward Dalley, Nathan C. Stowell, Jacob Van Culin, Townsend Phiffer, George W. Myers, Hiram Green, Charles H. Cook, William H. Bassett, Isaac T. Woodrow, Jacob T. Fredericks, Stephen Sarish, Michael Peterson, Thomas Haines,
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THE CITY OF CAMDEN.
Thomas Gladden, Sr., F. M. Wright, George W. Fox, Montroville Shinn, Frank O. Rogers, Horace L. Githens, Richard W. Sharp, John G. Corey. Charles S. Cotting and Joseph H. Shinn are Past State Councilors, and the latter has been State Council Secretary for many years. The council has paid for benefits and relief of widows and orphans $8736. The membership numbers sixty- six, and funds amount to $1936. The present officers are C., John W. Truax ; V. C., A. S. Kille ; R. Sec., Mont. Shinn ; A. R. Sec., George Seeds ; F. Sec., Frederick L. Smith; Treas., Joseph H. Shinn ; Trustees, Richard W. Sharp, John G. Corey, H. McCormick.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF MECHANICS.
NEW JERSEY LODGE, No. 1, was organized May 2, 1882. The following are officers for 1886 : W. M., Harry Pooley, J. M. Richard Heal ; Conductor, - Ewing ; Financial Secretary, Frank Stein- back ; Recording Secretary, Harry Bartling ; and Treasurer, William J. Ross. The lodge meets every Thursday evening, at Wildey Hall. The number of members is three hundred and twenty.
ENTERPRISE LODGE, No. 3, was instituted Jan- uary I, 1883, in Lincoln Hall, with these offi- cers : P. W. M., Ellis W. Woolverton ; W. M., John R. Grubb ; J. M., Charles L. Bennett ; S., Solon R. Hankinson ; F. S., Jacob F. Morton ; T., George E. Boyer. The charter members were Ellis W. Woolverton, Charles L. Bennett, George E. Boyer, Edward S. Andrews, J. Harrison Lupton, Baxter Howe, H. C. Thoman, J. S. Casto, George W. Wood, J. P. Becket, Samuel Pine, J. L. Fields, O. K. Lockhart, Thomas Tannier, S. W. Gahan, C. T. Green, Jacob Garst, Charles W. Keen, A. D. Highfield, H. S. Casto, Charles Walton, William C. Reeves, John R. Grubb, Solon R. Hankinson, William A. Holland, Daniel Nelson, Jacob F. Morton, James M. Way, Joseph B. Wakeman, Charles Mason, E. Hayden, R. J. Long, William Thompson, Stacy Nevins, John Shelden, George Rianhard, Charles B. Fithian, John W. Garwood, William H. Sommers, Isaac Budd, Harris A. Glover, C. M. Limroth, Charles Reeves, Benjamin H. Connelly and Franklin Hewitt. The lodge meets Friday evenings, in Association Hall, Third and Market ; has one hundred and ninety-seven mem- bers, with a reserve fund of nine hundred dollars. Its Past Masters are E. W. Woolverton, J. R. Grubb, C. L. Bennett, S R. Haukinson, G. E. Boyer, W. A. Hallam, E. S. Andrews, J. H. Lup- ton, J. F. Morton, Baxter Howe, J. E. Way, S. C. Hankinson, W. J. Bruehl, E. M. West, H. L. Sanders, Frank Hewitt, G. W. Willits and William
Dougherty. The present officers are : S. M., Wil- liam Dougherty ; W. M., Lewis McDowell ; J. M., Frederick Bechtell ; S., James M. Way ; F. S., Daniel Whittecar ; T., Thomas Hines.
GERMANIA LODGE, No. 7, meets in Independ- ence Hall, where it was organized March 21, 1884, by Grand Architect Ellis W. Woolverton, assisted hy Grand Secretary William A. Holland, who initiated these charter members : Louis Ballinger, Henry Yungling, John Pfeiffer, Frederick Roedel, Gottleib Hess, Alexander Schlesinger, John Pfeiffer, Jr., Charles Tietz, Christian Rehm, Lewis Yeager and Charles Schnabel, and installed these offi- cers : S. M., Charles Ulbrich ; W. M., Bernhart Boehm; J. M., August Tegmier; R. S., Frank Rehm; F. S., Emil Bruetsch ; T., John G. Schram ; Con., Henry Sand; Cap., Charles Peters. The Past Officers are Charles Ulbrich, Henry Sand, August Tegmier and Paul Ebner, and the officers for 1886 : S. M., Gottleib Hess; W. M., Lewis Yeager; J. M., August Vogel; R. S., Henry Rothe ; F. S., Paul Ebner; T., Charles Peters ; Con., Christian Klein; Chap., Christopher Theile- mann; Trustees, Lewis Yeager, Angust Vogel and Christian Klein. The lodge numbers three hundred and twenty members and its reserve funds amount to three hundred and twenty dollars.
EXCELSIOR LODGE, No. 9, was organized in Lincoln Hall, August 22, 1884, by Grand Officers Ellis W. Woolverton and Joseph Louder, assisted hy members of Enterprise Lodge, No. 3, when these were initiated : Robert S. Bender, George M. .Wolfe, William Shutt, John N. Noll, Edward Shuster, John Folwell, Sr., Amos Carrow, Albert Shinn, Jacob Green, Phineas Ash, William Fisher, Bowman Marshall, Edward L. Countiss, William S. Wolfe, Abraham Foust, Robert M. Laconey, Benjamin H. Thomas, Thomas Hickman, Edgar B. Slifer, Robert N. Bellevow, John Owens, Rob- ert Gibberson, George Smith, Frank Marshall and Harry W. Sutton. The officers chosen were: S. M., Robert S. Bender ; Treasurer, John N. Noll ; W. M., William S. Wolfe ; R. S., Abraham Foust ; J. M., Edward Shuster ; F. S., Robert M. Laconey. The lodge has prospered and now numbers three hundred and fifteen members, with assets amount- ing to seven hundred and twenty-three dollars. The meeting-place has been changed to Independ- ence Hall, Fourth and Pine Streets. The Past Worthy Masters are Robert S. Bender, William S. Wolfe, George M. Wolfe, Leonhard Boehm, Thomas Locke, William Bell and David Ewan. The offi- cers for 1886 are : W. M., Thomas Ainsley ; F. S., George M. Wolfe; S. M., James Carnan ; Treas- urer, John N. Noll ; J. M., David Ewan ; Chap.,
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Edgar Slifer; R. S., Abraham Foust ; Con., Frank Seeds.
BROTHERHOOD OF THE UNION.
This order was organized in Philadelphia, by George Lippard, in 1846. The principles teach the paternity of God, the fraternity of man, that every man has a right to a home and to the full fruits of his toil; that monopoly in land should be prevented and the public domain given to landless settlers. It is patriotic in its aims, and pledges its members to uphold the American Union and the dignity of labor. The present Supreme Washington is James E. Russell, of New Jersey, and the Grand Chief Washington of New Jersey is John M. Clayton, of Camden.
The divisions are Circles, Grand Circles and a Supreme Circle, with similar divisions of the Home Communion, the women's branch of the order. There are in Camden three Circles and two Home Communions.
WITHERSPOON CIRCLE, No. 1, which meets in Wildey Hall, was instituted April 23, 1849, George Lippard officiating, these being the initiates : George L. Toy, Joshna W. Roberts, Philip H. Mul- ford, Henry Belsterling, Edward N. Daugherty, Henry Copeland, Joseph L. Wright, William R. Maxwell, David Mills, Michael Seibenlist, Isaac Rawn and Ballenger Smith. These members of Witherspoon Circle have been Supreme Washing- ton : George L. Toy, Henry L. Bonsall, William J. Maguire and James E. Russell. The G. E. W.'s are Edward N. Daugherty, Benjamin M. Braker, Henry Bradshaw, Larned Smith, Francis Warren, Isaac Warr and George W. Fenner. Exalted Washingtons : Andrew R. Ackley, Josiah Bozarth, A. E. Atkinson, Charles Deitlı, E. W. Jones, Albert V. Mills, Absalom Jordan, Benjamin Smith, E. O. Hoefflich, George W. Fenner, Jr., Elisha C. Smith, William S. McCabe and George L. Swyler. The officers for 1886 are : E. W., George L. Swyler ; H. S. K., James E. Russell ; C. W., William O. Engler; H. R., Frank Warren ; C. J., William H. Harris ; H. T., Harry Bradshaw ; C. F., William McAllister ; H. H., William B. Bergnell. The membership is one hundred and nineteen, with seven hundred dollars in funds.
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