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Company No. 2, Port Richmond, organized November 14, 1885; Alert Hose Company No. 1, New Brighton, organized 1885; Lafayette Hose Company No. 3, New Brighton, organ- ized in 1885. Starin Hose Company No. 5, West New Brighton, was recently organized.
The officers of the department are as follows: Chief engineer, Elijah R. Vanderbilt; assistants, W. S. Sheehan, William James, Robert Brown, Jr., and Matthew Porter.
The board of representatives is composed of two members from each company. The officers are: President, John L. Dob- son; vice-president, John S. Ward; secretary, Charles M. Schwalbe; treasurer, D. D. Simonson.
CHAPTER XIV.
MUTUAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Staten Island Athletic Club .- Clifton Boat Club .- Staten Island Rowing Club .- Kill Von Kull Rowing Association,-Staten Island Cricket and Base Ball Club .- German Association .- Grand Army of the Republic .- Masonic So- cieties .- Odd Fellows Lodges,-Miscellaneous Organizations.
T HE idea of starting an athletic club on Staten Island was first thought of in 1877, by an old athlete named William Iken. He was joined by Messrs. Oliver T. Johnson, Robert T. P. Fiske, Fred and Frank Janssen, John W. Edwards and W. J. U. Roberts. These gentlemen soon took steps toward or- ganizing the " Staten Island Athletic Club," which was accom- plished in the latter part of that year.
The officers for 1878 were as follows: William K. Soutter, president; D. J. H. Willcox, recording secretary; H. A. Cæsar, treasurer; R. T. P. Fiske, corresponding secretary; O. T. John- son, captain; C. Thorp, first lieutenant; D. H. Rowland, second lieutenant; John D. Vermeule, John W. Edwards, Louis Hen- derson, D. R. Norvell, Arthur T. Shand, F. L. Rodewald, trustees.
Not until the fall of 1878, did the club hold its first success- ful games, open to all amateurs. A grand stand of planks and beams had been built for the occasion, and the never-tiring mem - bers, Johnson, Chute, Collins, Hayward, Wemple, Dedrechsen, Shand and Charles F. True could be seen with their hats, coats, vests, collars and cuffs all off, working like laborers, with the sun's rays pouring down upon them, stretching an old lighter's mainsail over the top of the so-called grand stand, to keep the fair sex from being burnt brown. But the games proved a suc- cess, and the club was greatly benefitted by them, while, during the winter months plans and arrangements were being made for the following year's work.
The new boat house was started in 1880, and was finished far enough for habitation the following season, so the club moved
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what few boats, etc., it had to its new quarters, and tlius boat- ing was added to the already many attractions of this club. This fine house started a boom in the membership, as the roll soon ran up to two hundred and sixty, while a year before but sixty names were enrolled in all. The boat house is one of, if not the finest around New York, aud the members are always delighted to show their friends and visitors around at any time.
The club belongs to the " National Association of Amateur Athletes," the "Kill Von Knll Rowing Association," and some smaller associations. The roll stands now (1886) at two hun- dred and seventy, including eighteen life members.
For several years past this club has been contemplating bny- ing some land where an athletic track, grand stands, club honses, etc., conld be built, in keeping with its elegant boat house. This piece of land has now been obtained on Bement avenue (the same street the present grounds are now located on), and it is intended to make here the finest track and grounds in Amer- ica. The club also intends taking up tennis, base ball, foot ball and lacrosse, in addition to their now many sports, and the members will take part in all these games, while the club in- tends giving matches, tournaments and such like entertainments. The new grounds are four hundred and twenty by four hundred and fifty feet, and at present (in its rough state) the field has but one and one-fourth feet grade over its entire surface. The grounds cost $10,000 cash.
The present officers are as follows: John W. Edwards, presi- dent; Henry O. Bailey, vice-president; William C. Davis, re. cording secretary; George M. Mackellar, treasurer; Edgar Hicks, corresponding secretary; William C. Rowland, captain; R. T. P. Fiske, first lieutenant; Anson L. Carroll, second lientenant. The trustees are: Oliver J. Johnson, William A. Lentilhon, Frank G. Janssen, J. Eberhard Faber, W. F. Disosway, A. L. Faris, Harvey B. Rich.
The "Clifton Boat Club " was organized in 1881, commencing with a membership of eight, which has steadily increased. The club house is charmingly situated at Clifton, and is a delightful place to visit during the boating season. The house is sixty- six feet deep by thirty-five feet wide, withi a piazza twelve feet wide on two sides, facing the Narrows. This club was started as a social organization, and until last year, when a large crew
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was sent to compete in the Kill Von Kull regatta, had not taken part in rowing regattas open to other clubs. In September, 1885, the Cliftons held a fair for their benefit which cleared the handsome sum of one thousand three hundred and twenty-nine dollars and fifty cents, and this, together with good manage- ment, has placed the club in excellent financial condition. The present membership is seventy-five, and the value of the house and other property is about six thousand dollars. The club has purchased some new boats, and now owns one six-oared barge, one four-oared gig, one paired-oared gig, twelve singles, and two four-oared barges. The following comprised the officers for the year 1885 : I. K. Martin, president; W. Hodges, vice- president; Gregory McKean, secretary; S. Howard Martin, treasurer; George A. Post, captain; Arthur D. F. Wright, lieu- tenant. Board of trustees : N. Marsh, W. B. Mckean, B. B. Hopkins, C. M. Dodge, C. Barton.
The "Staten Island Rowing Club" was established at New Brighton, Staten Island, in the spring of 1878, with a member- ship of fifty and the following officers : A. P. Stokes, president; H. L. Horton, vice-president; E. Kelly, captain; G. B. West, secretary; G. S. McCulloh, treasurer; C. D. Ingersoll, lien . tenant.
The club has not participated in any of the regattas or races with other clubs, but has confined itself to the quieter exercise of steady daily pulls. Every year the circuit of Staten Island (forty miles) is made four or five times, the quickest time for the distance (five hours and twenty minutes) having been made by the four-oared barge crew in 1884. In 1883 a day was set aside in each week for the instruction of ladies in rowing in the boats of the club, and a large number of ladies are now enrolled as members.
The officers of the club in 1885 were: H. R. Kelly, president; A. B. Boardman, vice-president; W. Hodges, treasurer; J. E. Bonner, secretary; E. Flash, Jr., captain; B. Leaward, lieu- tenant.
The "Kill Von Kull Rowing Association," which is now one of the best known organizations of oarsmen in the country, was organized in 1880. It comprises the following strong boat clubs: The Argonauta Rowing Association. Bayonne Rowing Associa- tion, and Viking Rowing Association, of Bayonne City; the Staten Island Athletic Club and Clifton Boat Club, of Staten
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Island; the Alcyone Rowing Association and Arthur Kill Row- ing Association, of Elizabeth.
At the first three annnal regattas all these clubs but the Clif- ton, were represented, and in the last two regattas every club in the association contested one or more of the races. These re- gattas have always excited great interest among oarsmen, and the official record of the time made has invariably been accepted withont question in boating circles throughout the country, a fact which speaks volumes as to the standing and management of the association.
The regattas have usually been held upon the kills, but as this course is objectionable for many reasons, it was decided at the annual meeting of the association in 1885, to hold the re- gattas thereafter on the Newark bay course.
The officers of the Kill Von Kull Association for 1886 were : William C. Davis, of the Staten Island Athletic Club, president; Pierson Haviland, of the Argonauta Rowing Association, sec- retary and treasurer.
Regatta committee : R. C. Annett, of the Argonantas; W. A. Lentilhon, of the Staten Island Athletic Club; Josephi Elsworth, of the Bayonnes; George A. Squire, of the Newark Bay Boat Club.
The "Staten Island Cricket and Base Ball Club," which is the leading amateur cricket and base ball club of New York state, had its grounds for thirteen years near the present ferry landing of St. George, immediately on the bay, and one of the most picturesque locations imaginable.
In 1886, owing to the fact that the railroad company pur- chased the grounds hitherto used by it, the club purchased the Delafield property, at the foot of Bard avenne, New Brighton, for the suni of $40,000.
The grounds can be reached within thirty minutes from the Battery, the nearest station being Livingston or Cricket station.
The club has over five hundred members, and the meetings are held monthly during the summer months. The officers in 1886 were : William Krebs, president ; George S. Scofield, Jr., vice-president ; N. S. Walker, Jr., secretary ; E. J. Shriver, treasurer, all of whom, with the following, comprised the board of directors: W. M. Donald, W. K. Jewett, I. A. Vyse, G. C. Allen, W. H. Davidge, James W. Pryor, D. R. Norvell, W. H.
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Clark and E. H. Outerbridge. The club was incorporated in January, 1886.
The principal games played by the members are cricket, base ball and lawn tennis. Most of the famons cricket matches which have taken place within the last few years in New York state have been arranged by this club. It has a junior member- ship of one hundred.
Starting in 1873 with only about thirty members, each year has added to its growth until to-day it has a membership of over five hundred, and is one of the largest, if not the largest club of its character in the United States. Having only a lease year by year of its former grounds, it was never able to erect a large club honse. It has always been one of the social attractions of the island, and sets aside one day (Friday) in each week for the ladies, who have exclusive use of the grounds on that day. The Ladies' Club has a membership of over three hundred, being known as the Ladies' Club for Out Door Sports. The cricket match played between the visiting team of gentlemen of England and the Staten Island Cricket Club, which took place on the grounds of the Staten Island club in September, 1885, was one of the most important events in the annals of cricket in this country.
The "German Association Erheiterung" of Staten Island has for its object the social, dramatic and musical entertain- ment and instruction of its members, who are among the best elements of our German-American citizens. The association was organized December 10, 1861, and incorporated June 15, 1865. The presidents have been in succession the following : Jolın C. Cavelti, M. D., Charles A. Herpich, A. G. Methfessel, Albert Krohn, Charles H. Graef, Otto Lindemann and Charles A. Herpich.
In addition to the German-American portion of its member- ship there are a few native born Americans in the club. The building at Stapleton, the seat of this club, formerly known as the " Lyceum," was in 1874 remodeled and rebuilt by this asso- ciation at an expense of about $40,000, and is now occupied as their club rooms. It contains the finest hall on the island. The club is in a flourishing condition, and has a membership of about one hundred and fifty.
The "Robert G. Shaw Post, No. 112, G. A. R.," was named in honor of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, son of the late Francis
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G. Shaw, and brother-in-law of our distinguished citizen, George William Curtis. He was colonel of the Fifty-fourth Massachn- setts regiment (colored), and was killed while leading his men at the storming of Fort Wagner. The expression of the rebel commander is now historic. It was : "Bury him with his nig- gers." In after years, his father was requested to signify his wish to have the remains found and sent to Staten Island, where, in the Moravian cemetery at New Dorp, there is a beau- tiful granite cenotaph sacred to his memory, and which Post Shaw decorates every year with garlands and other costly floral ornaments. The father replied : "He led a despised race to freedom; let him rest with his soldiers."
The present post was organized in 1881, the first officers elected being the following : William Wermerskirch, C .; Stew- art C. Allen, S. V. C .; John R. Dodge, J. V. C .; Dr. H. C. King, S .; Henry Holder, Q. M .; Henry Gardiner, Adj .; Henry Waugenstein, O. D .; Thomas McAdams, O. G .; Alfred S. Nor- man, Chaplain.
The officers in 1886 were: H. M. Keyes, M. D., C .; James Burke, S. V. C .; Andrew Featherston, J. V. C .; Edward F. Vett, Adj. ; John H. Eadie, Q. M .; Dr. Van Hoevenberg, S .; Eugene Burke, Chaplain; Hermann Schultze, O. D .; James Cuffrey, O. G .; John Herrel, S. M .; James McCarthy, Q. M. S.
There was a post named "Post Shaw" organized in 1868, but after two years' existence it disbanded. Its officers included the late Colonel D. Archie Pell, of General Burnside's staff, and other able and efficient veterans of the war. It was succeeded in 1871 by Thomas Francis Meagher Post, No. 88. of which the first commander was Michael T. Burke, and the first adjutant James Burke. Rivalry of ambition caused the downfall of this post. It is hoped that the green-eyed monster will never find a dwelling place in the halls of "Post Robert G. Shaw."
"Lenhart Post, No. 163, Department of New York, G. A. R.," was organized on the twenty-second of May, 1880, with the following charter members : William Tysen, Jacob Cougle, John J. Vaughn, Jr., William De Waters, D. S. Reckhow, Da- vid Newberry, Joseph Morey, H. R. Yetman, Andrew Abrams, Wesley Marshall, Nathan Reckhow, William Stewart, John W. Corson, David J. Johnson, John W. Gibbs and David C. Johnson.
The first officers were: D. S. Reckhow, C .; William De Waters,
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S. V. C .; Jacob Congle, J. V.C .; David C. Johnson, O. D .; Andrew Abrams, Q. M .; William Stewart, Adjt .; David Newberry, O. G. The commanders for the following years were : D. S. Reck- how, 1881-2-3; Charles Thrall, 1884; J. C. Heney, 1885, to the present time.
The officers for 1886 were: J. C. Heney, C .; W. Stewart, S. V. C .; W. J. Slanghter, J. V. C .; William De Waters, O. D .; B. H. Warford, S .; D. S. Reckhow, Q. M .; D. S. Johnson, Adjt .; Nathan Reckhow, C .; Jacob Stein, O. G .; Jacob Congle, Q. M. S .; Charles Thrall, S. M.
The post was named after Chaplain Lenhart, U. S. N., who went down with his vessel, the "Cumberland," in Hampton Roads, being, as we understand, the first Union chaplain that lost his life in the rebellion. At the time of his death he was a respected citizen of Tottenville. The post is small in numbers (having only at the present time thirty-nine members) but is large in charity. It meets on the first and third Tuesday eve- nings of each month, in G. A. R. hall, Main street, Tottenville.
"Richmond Post, No. 524, Dept. New York, G. A. R.," was organized on the north shore of Staten Island, and was in- stituted November 22, 1884, at Johnson's hall, Port Richmond. The first officers were : Moses H. Leman, commander and aid- de-camp to commander-in-chief ; Alfred G. Kinsey, S. V. C .; John Bronley, J. V. C .; Benjamin J. Bodine, O. D .; Garrett Van Pelt, O. G .; James Mullen, Adjt .; Samuel Decker, Q. M .; Bedell Jones, S. M .; Richard Johnson, Q. M. S .; Reverend Web- ster R. Maul, C .; Edgar E. Coonley, M. D., surgeon ; John Leonard and Abram Decker, sentinels.
The officers for the year 1886 were the same as above, with the exception of the following : Bernard Muller, J. V. C .; Al fred Richards, O. G .; Charles H. Dickenson, S. M .: Captain H. H, Burnett, Q. M. S .; Thomas Marsh, outside sentinel.
The rank and file of Richmond Post are composed of soldiers and sailors, who have an honorable discharge from the United States government for services rendered in upholding the ma- jesty of our laws and in vindicating the honor of our glorious flag and perpetuating the Union of our fathers. All the com- rades have seen active service and smelt powder. Some have been inmates of Anderson and Libby prisons, and have suffered untold misery in those hells of inhumanity. The post is in a
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prosperous condition, and numbers in its ranks some of Rich- mond county's most respected citizens.
" Tompkins Lodge, F. & A. M.," was instituted in 1853. On the 6th day of December, 1853, the grand lodge of the state of New York located at " 600 Broadway " (there being two grand lodges at the time), issued a warrant to Isaac Lea. M., Jacob B. Wood, S. W., and James Harcourt, J. W., authorizing them to open a lodge at Stapleton, Richmond county, New York, to be known as Tompkins Lodge, No. 145. This warrant was signed by Mordecai Meyers, G. M., Nathaniel F. Waring, D. G. M., James Jenkins, S. G. W., Col. O. C. Denslow, J. G. W., and James Herring. G. S.
The lodge was accordingly opened, and its meetings were held in the Tompkins Lyceum (now known as the German Club rooms), on the Richmond road, corner of Prospect street. The first election of officers was held December 28, 1853, when the following were elected and appointed, and installed the same evening : Isaac Lea, M .; Jacob B. Wood, S. W .; James Har- court, J. W .; John F. Raymond, secretary; George Chambers treasurer; G. Scott, S. D .; George A. Weaver, J. D.
In May, 1856, the lodge room was located on the upper floor of Masonic hall, Arietta street, Tompkinsville, a short distance from the ferry landing, where it remained until the building was burned down (probably in 1857). The furniture, regalia and books of the lodge were all destroyed, and there is no evi- dence that the lodge ever met again under its warrant No. 145.
On the 31st day of March, 1859, in response to a petition signed by Jacob B. Wood, Philip Bender, John McKee, S. Herzka, John Monsley, Philpot Wolfe, John S. Westervelt. James Harcourt, Henry M. Weed, Thomas C. Burns, Charles S. Kuh, Ray Tompkins, M. Politzer, Aaron Vanderbilt and Rich- ard B. Locke, a second dispensation was granted to Tompkins Lodge by M. W. Brother John L. Lewis, who appointed Isaac Lea, M., Henry Crabtree, S. W., and Mark Cox, J. W., and anthorized them to open the lodge in Southfield (now Middle- town), Richmond county, New York.
The first communication under this dispensation was held on the evening of April 5, 1859, in the Tompkins Lyceum, where the lodge had first organized under the number 145.
At the following session of the grand lodge, held in June of the same year, a warrant was issued to Tompkins Lodge, No. 471,
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signed by John J. Lewis, G. M., John W. Simons, D. G. M., Finlay M. King, S. G. W., Clinton F. Page, J. G. W., and James M. Austin, G. S.
The lodge continued to meet in the Lyceum until February, 1864, when rooms were secured in the Weed building, on the west side of Griffin street, Tompkinsville, a few doors south of the old Reformed Dutch church.
In May, 1866, the lodge fitted up rooms in what was known as Egbert hall, on the east side of Griffin street, Tompkinsville, about five hundred feet south of the Weed building, where it continued to meet for ten years.
During the winter of 1875-76 the lodge resolved to change its place of meeting from Tompkinsville to Stapleton, and at the expiration of the lease (May 1, 1876) vacated Egbert hall. A lease was taken of the upper floor of Tynan's building, then in course of erection, on the corner of Bay and Dock streets, Stapleton. The floor thus secured was laid out suitable for lodge purposes, and the rooms were newly furnished. The lodge still continues to meet and is in a flourishing condition, the present membership being about one hundred.
The successive masters of the lodge have been : Isaac Lea, 1859-1867; Francis Hamilton, 1868; John L. Feeney, 1869; Henry Seguine, 1870; George F. Hallock, 1871; Isaac Lea, 1872; Sylvanus C. Hall, 1873-1874; Henry Seymour, 1875-1876; Syl- vanus C. Hall, 1877; Peter W. Silvey, 1878-1879; Charles Didler. 1880-1881; John Bale, 1882; William L. Ludlum, 1883; H. W. Jewell, 1884; S. R. Brick, 1885.
The officers in 1886 were : Charles Didler, W. M. ; Robert McDowell, S. W .; Charles A. Harreus, J. W .; J. E. Armstrong, treasurer; James A. Ware, secretary; Barnett Brisk, S. D .; Joseph H. White, J. D .; Oliver H. Griffin, S. M. C .; Frank I. Rieff, J. M. C .; R. G. Summers, organist; George L. Troutt, T.
" Richmond Lodge, No. 66, F. & A. M," is the oldest, and numerically, the strongest in the county; and from this other lodges have eminated. Meetings are held on the first, third and fifth Monday nights of each month. The lodge was organ ized A. D. 1825. The first master and wardens were : Benjamin Wood, master; A. S. Lawrence, senior warden; J. S. Wester- velt, junior warden. Among its past masters, now deceased, we find the name of Hon. Henry B. Metcalfe, county judge. and at one time member of congress. The past masters of the
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lodge have been as follows: Edward Steers, Sr., 1857, 1859, 1860, 1862; Lester A. Scofield, 1864; Isaac A. Bunn, 1867-8-9; James Whitford, 1871; James Davis, 1872; Edward D. Clark, 1873-4; David Muddell. 1875; R. Preston Brown, 1877-8; Thomas J. Butler, 1879; M. M. Brill, 1880; Thomas W. Butts, 1881; John Pelcher, 1882; Reon Barnes, 1883-4; Frank K. Kohler, 1885. The officers for 1886 are : William C. Carpenter, master; George H. Tredwell, S. W .; Lucius Johnson, J. W .; James Seaton, treasurer; George F. Hallock, secretary; Reon Barnes, S. D .; Albert F. Dunton, J. D .; E. H. Muddell, S. M. C .; A. Applegate, J. M. C .; William A. Devon, chaplain ; T. R. Farrell, marshal; H. G. Shutzendorf, organist; William Foun- tain, tyler.
" Klopstock Lodge, No. 760, F. & A. M," is the only German lodge of this order on the island. It was chartered September 27, 1875, the charter members being F. B. Bardes, Aug. de Jonge, Charles J. Francke, August Horrmann, E. de Planqne, John F. de Planque and Emil Zesch. It meets on the second and fourth Mondays of every month, at the building of the Staten Island Savings Bank, Stapleton. The present member- ship is thirty-eight. The presiding officers have been : Emil Zesch, August Horrmann and Herman Sterzing. The present officers (1886) are the last named, master; W. M. Wermerskirch, and F. Bertuch, wardens; John Bardes, treasurer; Henry J. Lingg, secretary; H. Muller, C. Schabelitz and A. Schwarzkopf, trustees; P. Kuhne, J. Kryszewski and H. Methfessel, financial committee; P. Kuhne, S. D .; Daniel Hess, J. D .; J. Kryszewski, S. M. of C .; A. Schuster, J. M. of C .: John Schiefer, organist; and George L. Troutt, tyler.
"Beacon Light Lodge, No. 701, F. & A. M," meets at the Village hall, New Brighton, on the second and fourth Mon- days of every month.
"Aquehonga Lodge, No. 685, F. & A. M.," meets at Rich- mond on the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of every month.
"Neptune Lodge, No. 152, I. O. O. F.," meets on Thursday evenings at No. 219 and 221 Bay street, Stapleton.
"Jolin Jacob Astor, Sr., Lodge, No. 432, I. O. O. F.," meets at No. 7.Broad street, Stapleton, every Tuesday evening. It was first recognized in the order August 20, 1875. Ladies are admitted to the lodge as well as gentlemen. The present miem-
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bership is fifty-two. The presiding officer at present is Joseph Schindler, and the next in power is Ludwig Meier.
"Richmond County Lodge, No. 88, I. O. O. F.," meets on Wednesday evenings in Odd Fellows hall, West New Brighton.
"Salome Lodge, Daughters of Rebecca, No. 46, I. O. O. F.," meets on the first Thursday of every month at No. 7 Broad street, Stapleton. It admits only the nnmarried sisters and daughters of Odd Fellows. Its work is carried on in the Ger- man language. The district deputy grand master for Richmond county, is Reinhard Kaltenmeier. The lodge has fourteen members.
The "German Ladies' Benevolent Society of Staten Island," has for its object the care of the distressed, sick and needy, and the assistance of those who wish to help themselves. It is sus- tained by payments of monthly dues by the membership, do- nations and various public festivals and entertainments. It meets on the last Tuesday of every month, in the German Club house. The president is Mrs. M. Herpich ; vice-president, Mrs. E. Schering ; treasurer, Mrs. S. Stake ; and secretary, Miss A. Garbe.
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