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Cornelia Lodge was instituted at 136 Graham ave., Brook- Iyu, E. D., Oct. 26, 1872. 28 sisters and 8 brothers were the original members, officered by Charity Kiehl, Anna Lunish, Rosina Hollinger and Ella Pope. The present num- ber is 88 sisters and 49 brothers. The OFFICERS are: Ada Schwet, Christine Gottloeb, Rosina Hollinger and Eliza Fruh.
Crystal Wave, No. 425, was instituted April 27, 1875, at Armory Hall, on Clermont ave. The original membership of this lodge was 20; the OFFICERS, Chas. Rhodes, H. H. Scheele and J. D. Mccutchen. The present membership 112, officered by J. D. Mccutchen, J. G. Green and A. Rupprecht. The financial condition of this lodge is excellent, and its social standing high.
Progressive, No. 339, was instituted in Brooklyn, Oct. 21, 1872, with 25 members. The first OFFICERS were: Jas. Webb, Gieo. J. Barratt, (ieo. Lages and Wm. Pendle. The present membership is 100, officered by Wm. Watts, (ieo. Yard, Victor Monucfield and Wm. Pendle.
Charles T. Schmitt, No. 348, was organized in Brooklyn in 1873, and is not incorporated. 23 members were originally enrolled. The membership at present is 118. First OFFICERS were: Charles Buhron, N. G .; J. D. Mahlstedt, V. G .; A. Blolime, Sec .; H. Tiedemann, Treas. Present board, in same order are, viz .: Aug. Hartmann, C. Steinhof, Jno. Denda, H. Bostelman. This lodge is distinctively German.
Steuben, No. 133, was organized in Brooklyn on Christmas day, 1844; is not incorporated. 22 members were originally enrolled. Present membership is 175. First OFFICERS were: O. Vollmer, N. G .; C. B. Schmidt, V. G .; H. Lubeck, Sec .; C. Foost, Treas. The present board is F. Teale, N. G .; II. Schutt, I'. G .; H. Paris, Sec .; N. Boger, Treas. This lodge, too, is distinctively German, and is in a very flourishing condition.
Ivy, No. 472, was instituted June 21, 1878, at Stella Hall, with 57 members. The first OFFICERS were: W. Elias, John Fanel, James Turnbull and P. Ernst. The present member- ship of this lodge is 162, officered by J. P. Bortzner, J. L. Wainright, C. N. Wood and John Bennett.
Justitia, No. 370, org. Oct. 10, 1872, at 102 Bushwick ave., E. D .; incorp. October 10, 1873. N. Y. State: original mem- bership, 21; present membership, 163. First OFFICERS: John Eschenbacher, V. G .; Henry Weitzel, W. G .; Valentin Bruch- hanser, R. S .; Andreas Bopp, P. S .; Christ. Schmitt, Treas. First OFFICERS of each succeeding board to the present time: John Eschenbacher, Henry Weitzel, Valentin Bruchhanser, Theodor Hellstern, Joseph Merz, Martin Hoffinan, Gebhard Kraus, Henry Hieronimus, Fritz Krichelsdorf, August Nicol, Angust Enk, Charles Vogel, Joseph Goetz, Balthaser Hein- rich, Ernst Luders Herrmann. Present OFFICERS : Henry Weidemuller. N. G .; Jacob Ahlbach, W. G .; Charles Vogel, Rec. See .; David Loeser, Perm. Sec .; Hermann Mayer, Treas. Nassau, No. 39. Olive Leaf, No. 233. Principle, No. 45. Lyceum, No. 333. Montauk, No. 11 t. Nor. A. Manning, No. 415. The Woods, No. 121. Stella, No. 200. Ivanhoe, No. 127. Ceres, No. 225. Union, No. 169. Prospect, No. 290. Franklin, No. 182. Gowanus, No. 239.
Fort Greene, No. 354. Eagle, No. 36%.
Woodbine, No, 278.
William Tell, No. 125.
Myrtle, No. 323. Socrates, No. 223. Arbor Vitæ, No. 384. Diogenes, No. 298.
Crusaders, No. 61.
Chase, No. 367.
Mount Ararat, No. 144.
Harmonia, No. 394.
Rainbow, No. 409. Franklin Degree, No, 13. Olive Branch Rebekah Degree, No. 19. Vereinigte Schwestern Degree, No. 59.
Silver Spray Degree, No. 63. Mayflower Rebekah Degree, No. 77.
Kings County Degree, No. 38.
Cornelia Rebekah Degree, No. 38.
Olive Leaf, No. 233, was instituted in Greenpoint, April 14. 1870, with 27 charter members. The first OFFICERS were: S. F. Bartlett, E. E. Griffiths, W. II. Holmes, Wm. Chester. The present membership is 201, officered by W. W. Taft, J. M. Farringtou, John Johnson and John Howe.
ENCAMPMENTS.
The Odd Fellows' Lodges in the County of Kings are divided into four districts. DISTRICT No. 1 comprises 16 lodges, 1 Degree lodge, and 3 lodges of Danghters of Rebe- kah, under the command of William MI. Dupree, of Montauk Lodge. DISTRICT No. 2 comprises 7 lodges, under Daniel W. Hitchcock, of Mt. Ararat Lodge. DISTRICT NO. 3 com- prises 9 lodges and one lodge of Daughters of Rebekah, under Isaac N. Luce, of Purity Lodge. DISTRICT No. 4 comprises 10 lodges, 1 Degree lodge and 1 lodge of Daughters of Rehe- kah, and 3 Eucampments in the E. D., and 3 in the W. D. of the City, under John H. V. Brener, Blucher Lodge. The Mutual, and Provident Benefit Associations of the Order have been in existence for many years, and have effected a great amount of good, in the aiding of the widows and orphans of deceased members of the order. In those two institutions alone, upwards of $160,000 have been contributed and disbursed.
Roland Encampment was instituted in Brooklyn, Septem- ber 29, 1876, with 22 members. The first OFFICERS were: John Bulwinkel, H. Siedenburg, F. Schulz, T. H. Siebach and Thos. Amling. The present membership is 60, officered by Chas. Sharbacher, E. Meyer, L. R. Miller, A. Hector and A. H. Bruhe.
Beacon Light Encampment was instituted January 9, 1578, with 39 members, officered by C. S. Smith, A. G. Itìla, Geo. W. Thwaites, Geo. Renshaw and W. H. Jenne. The present membership is over 100. The OFFICERS: R. R. Latourette, Theo. Yost, S. W. Welch, W. J. Fowler and Jos. Bedell.
Bethlehem Encampment was instituted in Brooklyn, Jan., 1846, with 40 charter members, officered by W. H. Arthur, S. Skinner, J. P. Scott. J. C. Jacques and W. R. Robinson. The present membership is 120. The OFFICERS: J. W. Gard- ner, C. Braunsworth, E. F. Leanny, P. Wiggins and J. A. Carlin.
Odd Fellows' Provident Association of Brooklyn was instituted Jimmie 18, 1875. Is not incorporated, secret or sec- tarian; its object is beneficent insurance to any "Odd Fel- low " whose lodge is located in Kings or New York counties. The original membership was 9, the present 800, oflicered by S. L. Rowland, Pres .: L. Beasley, Vice-Pres .: E. Jacobs, Sec .: Win. MeGarn, Treas. Insurance in this association is effected by an assessment of one dollar per capita from each member, upon satisfactory proof of a death in their ranks.
THE AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.
The American Legion of Honor is a co-operative society, formed under the State Laws of Massachusetts,
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for the purpose of furnishing its members Life Insur- ance at cost. It has a rapidly increasing membership of over 50,000, and is paying out over $1,250,000 annually to the dependents of its deceased members, at an average of fifteen assessments yearly. No high salaries are paid by this society, no agents used ; and all are acceptable who are of sound bodily health, and good moral character, between the age of eighteen and fifty-five.
COUNCILS.
Acme, No. 359, was instituted Dec. 14, 1880. Present OFFICERS : John P. Dallimore, Smith S. Merritt, Richard R. Franklin, Augustus H. Marinus.
Active, No. 1073, was instituted Jan. 30, 1883. Present OFFICERS : John D. Broderick, Isaac Berman, C. A. J. Hert- man, I. G. Hagenbacker.
Amaranth, No. 284, was instituted Sept. 15, 1880. Present OFFICERS : Wm. O. Hammond, Edward Schnalbach, Jr., John H. Waite, Wm. H. Ray.
Amphion, No. 877, was instituted April 9, 1883. Present OFFICERS : Wm. B. Stover, Wm. B. Potter, Alfred Stover, Joseph Wertheimer.
Atlas, No. 447, was instituted Nov. 25, 1881. Present OFFICERS : Fred. H. Nolte, Terrence Nugent, Rubens Stot- hard, Simon Schleicher.
Bedford, No. 639, was instituted at Styles' Hall, Bedford avenue, corner of Fulton street, June 29, 1881, where the Order still meet. The original membership was 85, with the following OFFICERS : Thos. T. Evans, Commander; Wm. Berri, Vice-Com .; M. F. H. Smith, Sec'y; Caleb Barker, Treas. Present membership, 148. Present OFFICERS : J. Woolsey Shepard, Horace E. Merrill, M. F. H. Smith, Fred'k Eckel.
Brooklyn, No. 800, organized Dec. 19, 1881, in Brooklyn. Original membership, 26. Present membership, 63. The first OFFICERS were : G. M. Brown, Commander ; George Kenneth, Jr., Vice-C .; W. F. Bedell, Past C .; Alex. Pallas, See'y; E. B. Van Deusen, Collector ; James Armstrong, Orator ; W. F. Scantleburg, Treas. ; Charles Bradshaw, Chaplain; Guy Loomis, Guide; Chas. Maw, Warden ; A. Grendal, Sentry. Present OFFICERS, in order as above : Henry C. Bull, Jr., D. M. Madden, E. B. Van Deusen, G. M. Brown, M. W. Stoughton, Thos. Sealy, W. F. Scantleburg, J. W. Stewart, James Brown, Geo. W. Kopf, J. A. Shannon.
Cecilia, No, 1064, was instituted December 29, 1882. Present OFFICERS: G. K. Ackerman, J. W. Scott, W. P. Burnham, F. S. Edminster.
Columbia, No. 239, was instituted July 15, 1880, with 49 members. Present OFFICERS: John Thomas, T. M. K. Mills, John Schuller, George S. Bishop. Present membership, 132.
Continental, No. 308 (E. D.), was instituted October 7, 1880. Present OFFICERS: Bigelow Meeker, Geo. H. Curran, Almond W. Barnes, James Folliart.
Court Union, No. 769, was instituted November 8, 1881. Present OFFICERS: Louis Fisher, Adolph Rothchild, Henry A. Weil, Gottlob Engel.
Daniel Webster, No. 516, was instituted April 14, 1881. Present OFFICERS: Bernard Faber, Ernst Fisher, Henry Knopf, Andrew Schnerzelsen.
Ethan Allen, No. 609, was instituted May 26, 1881. Present OFFICERS: George H. Birdsall, M. R. Allen, Thos. H. Birdsall, Thos. H. Williams.
Frederich Von Schiller, No. 1115 (E. D.), was instituted April 21, 1883, with 44 members. Present OFFICERS: Henry Ruppel, Michael Schwarz, Frank W. Koch, Jacob Klein. Membership distinctively German.
Germania, No. 579, was instituted May 1, 1881. Present OFFICERS: John Lummerman, Carrie Weinberg, E. L. Wenz, C. J. Frank.
Graham, No. 572, was instituted June 22, 1883. Present OFFICERS: John B. Mezick, Edw. H. Forder, Jas. D. Cochrane, Jas. W. Tooker.
Hermann, No. 634, was instituted June 27, 1881. Present. OFFICERS: Eibe H. Iljen, J. August Rath, Joseph Bayer, D. Deterling.
Independent, No. 1143, was instituted July 10, 1883. Pres- ent OFFICERS: J. F. Bisbee, F. E. Kingden, Wm. C. Muller, Henry J. Wills.
Kemble, No. 1009, was instituted July 28, 1882. Present OFFICERS: M. D. Messinger, J. H. Hedenberg, E. Hendrick- son, C. Pritchard.
Knox. No. 1002, was instituted July 25, 1882. Present OFFICERS: John C. Valentine, Geo. A. Ward, A. H. Frost, John Heydinger.
Lafayette, No. 460, was instituted March 16, 1881. Present OFFICERS: Arthur F. Curtis, Robert Gillies, Chas. Merrick, M. J. Connolly.
Lincoln, No. 367, was instituted December 17, 1880. Pres- ent OFFICERS: H. E. Dubois, Wmn. H. Riley, C. F. A. Salter, Olaf F. Anderson. .
Lipsia, No. 1098, was instituted March 13, 1883. Present OFFICERS: Wm. F. Dechent, Frank P. Cooper, Charles Fisher, Heinrich Schelling.
Long Island, No. 661, was instituted July 22, 1881. Pres- ent OFFICERS: John H. Rooney, Alfred Lanchartin, Adolplı Plaettner, Geo. R. Kuhn.
Monroe, No. 663, was instituted July 19, 1881. Present OFFICERS: Stephen M. Maxon, J. Orlando Harrison, Madison M. Cannon, William W. Stone.
Nassau, No. 440, was instituted February 28, 1881. Present OFFICERS: Joseph Stevens, B. F. Hardenbergh, G. H. Stevens, E. B. Wood.
Obelisk, No. 336, was instituted November 12, 1880. Pres- ent OFFICERS: Cornelius Grinnell, Lewis Walker, Jacob Ritschy, Wm. W. Starr.
Old Bushwick, No. 1104, was instituted April 20, 1883. Present OFFICERS: Jesse W. Hursh, Geo. W. Farrell, Edwin R. Lake, Meyer Richard.
Progressive, No. 423, was instituted February 14, 1881. First OFFICERS were: Samuel R. Tuomey, W. Stannard, Samuel V. Owen, Charles Hinckley.
Prospect, No. 401, was instituted January 31, 1881. Pres- ent OFFICERS: H. P. Pierce, H. H. Morgan, W. II. French, W. Sherman.
Rainbow, No. 134, was instituted March 24, 1880. Present OFFICERS: H. C. Melville, S. Benjamin, Charles W. Smith, A. Davidson.
Roebling, No. 1137, was instituted June 22, 1883. Present OFFICERS: William H. Whitlock, William M. Rome, Clarence Moore, Robert B. Valentine.
St. John's, No. 391, was instituted January 20, 1881. Present OFFICERS: A. K. Jones, E. H. Wheeler, Thomas A. Wroten, George E. Barrett.
Security, No. 536, was instituted April 22, 1881. Present OFFICERS: R. Gilbertson, J. D. Billard, William P. Jones, William Boyd.
Standard, No. 467, was instituted March 22, 1881. Present OFFICERS: Frank H. Bellows, George Gray, George C. Dar- ling, Samuel S. Martin.
Stella, No. 40, was instituted January 28, 1881. Present OFFICERS: Nevin H. Butler, Jolin H. Sutter, Justin F. Price, Henry H. Gordon.
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Steuben, No. 92, was instituted May 18, 1882. Present OFFICERS: Thomas Kane, Henry Metz. J. G. Obenauer, John Fisher.
Tompkins, No. 1133, was instituted June 15, 1883. Present OFFICERS : R. H. Heasman, Robert F. Rhodes, G. E. Melius, William F. Fitt.
Unique, No. 3, was instituted November 9, 1883. Present OFFICERS: Henry Needham, W. H. Snyder, William Cor- selyea, Julius Sauer.
Winona, No. 905, was instituted November 17, 1882. Present OFFICERS: T. Jeff. Stevens, F. H. Sloan, Charles J. Goff, Edward W. Hale.
ROYAL ARCANUM. COUNCILS IN BROOKLYN.
The object of this order, which now numbers fifty thousand members, is Mutual Benefit Insurance; it is secret, non-sectarian and social; the superior body is incorporated, the subordinate councils are not; since its organization, June 23d, 1877, 810 councils have been instituted, with a total membership of 50,000, and during these seven years there have been but 53 assess- ments levied.
Acme, No. 594, was instituted Nov. 2d, 1882, with 25 Char- ter members, officered by T. Lindsay, Henry Dodson, J. A. Williams and E. F. Krantz. The present membership is 67; the OFFICERS are: T. G. Holmes, C. P. Steyert, J. A. Williams and E. F. Krantz.
Amaranth, No. 461, was instituted by Deputy Grand Re- gent Charles Young, of Brooklyn Council. on March 23, 1880, and is regularly incorporated. The original membership is 25; the first OFFICERS: J. L. Knox, H. Shatford, F. J. Oakes and J. W. Scott. The present membership is 155, offi- cered by J. W. Creswell, D. E. Christie, J. Heydinger and J. W. Scott.
Bedford, No. 655. J. II. Burtis. Regent ; C. H. Pine, Seere- tary.
Brooklyn, No. 72, was instituted at Everett Hall, Fulton street, April 10, 1878, with 22 members. The first OFFICERS were: E. D. Hall, W. J. Dickie, H. H. Gordon and J. M. Lodewick, Jr. The present membership is 247: the OFFICERS: O. H. Dolbeare, E. S. Riggs, L. B. Hanks and J. A. E. Speir.
Burnside, No. 625, J. F. Hamilton, Regent; Albert H. Frost, Secretary.
Carroll Park, No. 630, was organized Dec. 22, 1881, and meets at Lincoln Ilall, Court street, corner Sackett ; the original membership was 29; the present, 69. First OFFICERS were: Henry E. DuBois, Regent; Win. H. Moqnin, l'ice-R .; M. J. Ilanna, See .; O. F. Anderson, Treas. Present OFFICERS: Fred Wilke, D. B. Martin, Robt. S. Neeley, O. F. Anderson.
Commonwealth, No. 542, Lewis H. Smith, Regent; Oswald Weber, Jr., Secretary.
DeWitt Clinton, No. 419, was instituted at Styles' Hall, Der. 5, 1879, and is regularly incorporated. The original membership was 50; the first OFFICERS: James Pennoyer, Franklin B. Van Wart. D. S. Uuckles and Joseph E. l'almer, Jr. The present membership is 366, officered by Jno. A. Quin- tard, Geo. R. Clark, M. F. Van Vranken and M. F. II. Sınitlı.
De Long. No. 725. J. A. Moody, Regent: M. E. Doyle, Sec .. Fern, No. 771. Josephus L. Wood, Regent: W. B. Davis, Sec., Franklin, No. 253, was instituted Feb. 15, 1879, with 13 charter members. The first OFFICERS were: Thos. C. Thorne, Thos. W. Ridsdale and Chas. Stikeman. The present mem-
bership is 120, officered by Chas. Stikeman, Geo. C. Eggles- ton, H. E. Esterbrook and C. B. Davenport. This council meets in Prospect Ilall, cor. of DeKalb and Marcy avenues.
Fraternity, No. 504. P. Springer, Regent; F. B. Gardiner, See.
Fulton, No. 299. Will H. Johnston, Regent; C. B. C. Fow- ler, Sec.
Iolanthe, No. 318. C. Pritchard, Regent; Lewis Collins, Sec. Kings County, No. 459, Alex. Thompson, Regent; Edw. Nash, See.
Long Island, No. 173, was instituted in Armory Hall, on Clermont avenue, September 27, 1878, with 18 charter mem- bers; the first OFFICERS were: James Macbeth, S. W. Tate, D. R. Ferrett and E. W. Jacobson. The present membership is 512, officered by Munson S. Brown, Wm. L. Howard, Theo. W. Curtis and W. A. Merritt. This Council is the largest in the Order, and numbers in its membership many prominent men of our city.
Montauk, No. 651, Everett Hall, 398 Fulton street., org. Feb. 24, 1882, with 18 members. Present membership, 99. First OFFICERS: G. Selig, Regent; A. D. Newman, Vice-R .; W. Silverberg, Treas .; A. Louis, Sec. Present OFFICERS: A. D. Newman, J. H. Convin, M. Hirsch, Treas .; A. Louis, Sec.
Morning Star, No. 680. Jos. H. MeMullan, Regent; W. R. Kerr, See.
Nassau, No. 822. G. E. Moore, Regent; Hamilton A. Gill, Sec.
Osceola, No. 759, Greenpoint. Chas. G. Colton, Regent; J. D. Billard, Jr., Sec.
Oxford, No. 650, was organized Feb. 21, 1882; the original membership was 17. The first OFFICERS: J. W. Lincoln, Re- gent; E. F. Ludridge, Vice-R .: E. C. Leckey, Sec .: Jno. . C. Valentine, Treas. The present membership is 33, officered by F. L. Degener, Wm. Bishop, Wm. H. Riley, Jno. C. Valentine.
Peter Cooper, No. 821. Jesse Wilkinson, Regent. J. A. Gradachos, Ser.
Peconic, No. 631; org. Dec. 23, 1881; incorp .; original mem- bers, 29; present No. 81. First OFFICERS: Geo. V. Brower, Regent; Wm. L. Harris, V. R .; Wilson Godfrey, Orator; WI. F. Bedell, P. R .; Jolın Y. Van Wicklin, Sec .; Ed. W. Hirsch, Coll .; R. D. Vanderhoef, Treas .; J. C. Brownell, Chaplain; Chas. W. Smith, Guide; J. Whaley, Warden; P. C. Wilson, Sentry; W. F. Bedell, Med. Exam. Present OFFICERS: Ward C. Pardee, M. D., Regent; S. T. White, V. R .; Thos. E. P'ear- sall, Orator; George V. Brower, P. R .: Walter S. Hicks, Sec .; Edward W. Hirsh, Coll .; R. D. Vanderhoef, Treas .; James M. Parker, Chap .; Jos. Whaley, Guide; Geo. T. Brown, Warden; P. C. Wilson, Sentry: James II. Pittinger, Warren S. Silcocks, John M. Tompkins, Trustees; W. F. Bedell, M. D., Geo. McNaughton, M. D., Med. E.crs.
Philadelphos, No. 562, was instituted in Prospect Hall, cor- ner of Marcy and DeKalb aves., February 7, 1881, with 25 charter members. The first OFFICERS were : Henry E. Tomp- kins, Regent: Geo. Woodruff, Vice-Reg .; A. S. Kirkman, Treas .; Thos. C. Brush, See. Present membership is 98, officered by Win. A. Nash, David A. Baldwin. Wm. E. At- kins and Oliver Hull. Council meetings are held in Styles' Hall.
Ridgewood, No. 678, was instituted in Lexington Hall, No. 854 Gates ave., on April 26, 1882, with 34 members. The first OFFICERS : Francis M. Edgerton, William Masten, Geo. Iremonger, Ira Goddard. The present membership is 100. The OFFICERS : William Masten, Wm. Iremonger, Geo. Ire- monger, and C. H. Fancher.
Stuyvesant, No. 690. Isaac B. Crane, Regent; Ehner E Winckler, Sec.
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Welcome, No. 703. F. S. Grenelle, Regent; Geo. L. P. Chambers, Sec.
THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR .*
Similar in its general aims and forms of organiza- tion, to the Legion of Honor, Royal Arcanum, etc. It embraces over 130,000 members, and has distributed, at an average of $8,000 per day, to widows and orphans.
LODGES.
Those Lodges thus marked (+) work in the German language.
No. 63, Kings County Pioneer, instituted April 1, 1875, with 13 members. First OFFICERS: Levi E. Hart, J. W. Lake, A. D. Hartye, and S. M. Smith. Present membership is 18. OFFICERS: A. Fitzroy, E. F. Dennis, W. S. Bennett, and A. H. Griswold.
No. 420, Sweden, instituted December 20, 1876.
No. 570, Brooklyn City, instituted March 30, 1877.
No. 1443, Onward, instituted February 28, 1879.
No. 1616, Williamsburgh, instituted March 20, 1879, at Masonic Temple, corner Seventh and Grand streets, Brooklyn, E. D. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Kentucky. Present membership, 98. First OFFICERS: William H. Bryan, Dict .; G. W. Ketcham, Vice-D .; J. S. Bryan, Ass't D .; William C. Allen, Past D .; N. Callan, Jr., Reporter; J. M. Smith, Financial Reporter; Hon. William H. Ray, Treas .; George S. Eaton, Chaplain; J. Hughes, Guide; D. Stewart, Guardian; A. Van Alst, Sentinel; Moses R. Allen, Represen- tative; J. B. Overton, Medical Examiner. Succeeding First OFFICERS: John M. Smith, N. Callan, Jr., G. S. Eaton, John Schuller, William C. Parr, John Thomas, F. W. Pollock. Present OFFICERS: F. W. Pollock, P. Diet .; John Vanderzee, Diet .; J. L. Wilsey, Vice-D .: S. C. Hendrickson, Ass't D .; William A. Bishop, Reporter; John H. Waite, Financial Reporter; Hon. William H. Ray, Treas .; William II. Mooney, Chaplain; D. C. Reilly, Guide; H. C. Wills, Guardian; Geo. S. Brewster, Sentinel; William H. Bryan, Representative. Trustees: E. Andrews, J D. Walsh, S. C. Hendrickson.
No. 1641, Moltke, + instituted June 12, 1879, and incorp. Original membership, 33. OFFICERS: Martin Schneider, Otto Range, Henry Roseland and W. Haedrich. Present mem- bership, 132. OFFICERS: John F. Cordes, August F. Schmulz, Henry Roseland, and Charles Meyer.
No. 1662, Arcanum, instituted June 16, 1879, by Deputy- Grand Dictator John L. Knox, of Columbia Lodge, No. 800, of New York City. Original membership, 40. First OFFI- CERS: C. Young, C. Davis, E. Longbotham, and J. W. Scott. The present membership is 76; OFFICERS: D. E. Christie, G. Graff, W. W. Lambert, and J. W. Scott.
No. 1699, Crescent, instituted at Greenpoint, July 11, 1879. Original membership, 40; present membership, 112. First OFFICERS: W. W. Silkworth, Dict .; E. D. Church, Vice-D .; E. M. Sanders, Reporter: D. A. Manson, Treas. Present OFFICERS: E. B. Ackerley, W. J. Anderson, E. G. Tucker- man, D. A. Manson.
No. 1739, United States, instituted August 18, 1879.
No. 1881, Montgomery, instituted November 20, 1879.
No. 1921, Bedford, instituted in Brooklyn, E. D., with 40 members. First OFFICERS: C. P. Read, G. W. Baker, C. A.
Olcott, and J. Warren Tway. The present inembership is 92. OFFICERS: C. S. Young, F. B. Gardner, Wm. Vincent, and J. Warren Tway.
No. 2022, De Witt Clinton, instituted February 7, 1880. The original membership was 40, the present, 160. First OFFICERS: E. H. Dickey, James Emery, Jr., Richard HI. Harding, Theodore E. Green. Present OFFICERS: Thomas Connor, Jas. W. Anderson, Richard H. Harding, John H. Brennen.
No. 2060, Clinton, instituted Feb. 18, 1880, with the follow- ing OFFICERS : Wm. H. Hall, P. D .; C. H. Gallagher, D .; J. C. Hinneman, V. D .; D. A. Nevins, A. D .; Thos. Paine, R .; R. H. Browne, F. R .; Wm. Doggrell, T .: Rev. G. T. Stans- bury, C .; C. D. Robinson, Ge .; J. H. Harrison, G .; Thos. Terry, S .; W. F. Crutchley, M. D., Med. E.c .; W. F. Crutch- ley, C. G. Hall, and G. E. Henderson, Trustees ; W. H. Hall, Rep. to G. L .; C. H. Gallagher, Alt. Rep.
No. 2114, Allemanie, + instituted Feb. 20, 1880, at No. 121 Franklin st., Brooklyn, E. D., and was incorporated under Kentucky State laws. Original membership, 40; the number at present, 95. First OFFICERS : Jolin Schroeder, Dictator ; John H. Diercks, Vice; H. Belirmann, Asst. Vice. Present officers, in order as above, J. D. Benken, H. Moritz, H. C. Meyer.
No. 2098, Goethe, } instituted March 16, 1880.
No. 2102, Enterprise, instituted March 18, 1880.
No. 2138, Fritz Reuter, t instituted Marchi 30, 1880.
No. 2133, Senate, instituted Marchi 30, 1880.
No. 2140, Fulton, instituted April 3, 1880, with 24 mem- bers. First OFFICERS were: Wm. W. Arnold, D. A. Gillespie, Wm. Borling, and Charles Ramsden. The present mem- bership is 60, officered by Wm. W. Arnold, F. H. Muller, Jno. Magill, and Dan'l Weston.
No. 2147, Franklin, instituted April 7, 1880, with a niem- bership of 40, officered by C. W. Morton, Geo. W. Van Mater, E. R. Johnson, Wm. W. Silver. The present mem- bership is 100, officered by Wm. P. Phillips, Jere. Costello, B. G. Conkling, and A. H. Frost.
No. 2154, Harvard, instituted April 9, 1880.
No. 2156, Bayard Taylor,| instituted April 10, 1880.
No. 2157, Ivy, instituted April 10, 1880, in Styles' Hall, cor. Bedford and Fulton aves .; incorp. under Kentucky State laws; original membership, 37. First OFFICERS were : II. S. Willis, Dict .; Jno. L. Kendall, l'ice-D .; G. E. Blake, Rep .; J. M. Naslı, Treas. Present OFFICERS : J. D. Kendall, D .; C. W. Blake, V. D .; S. A. Glier, A. D .; J. A. Grudchios, Rep .; C. A. Horn, F. Rep .; J. M. Nash, Treas .; G. E. Blake, Chap .; C. Weed, Ge .; E. Horn, Guar .; F. A. Blake, Sen .; H. S. Willis, P. D. Present membership, 230; meetings at Lex- ington Hall, 854 Gates ave.
No. 2193, Prospect.
No. 2319, Long Island, instituted Nov. 19, 1880.
Crystal Lodge.
No. 2830, Fern, organized Sept. 8, 1882, in Armory IIall, Clermont ave., near Myrtle. Original membership, 32. First OFFICERS: Herbert Fearne, Diet .; Jno. HI. Hancock, Vice-D .; Robt. Harper, Reporter ; Chias. Van Daren, Treas. The present membership is 69, officered by A. E. Overton, B. R. Western, T. B. Richter, J. II. Van Thun.
Protective Lodge.
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