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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 membership 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 H. 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. Ex .; 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 : John Schroeder, Dictator; John H. Diercks, Vice; H. Behrmann, 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 March 30, 1880.
No. 2133, Senate, instituted March 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 mem- bership of 40, officered by C. W. Morton, Geo. W. Van Mater, E. R. Johnson, Wm. W. Silver. The present mem- bersbip 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,t 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 : H. S. Willis, Dict .; Jno. L. Kendall, Vice-D .; G. E. Blake, Rep .; J. M. Nash, Treas. Present OFFICERS : J. D. Kendall, D .; C. W. Blake, V. D .; S. A. Glier, A. D .; J. A. Grudchos, 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 Hall, Clermont ave., near Myrtle. Original membership, 32. First OFFICERS: Herbert Fearne, Dict .; Jno. H. Hancock, Vice-D .; Robt. Harper, Reporter ; Chas. Van Daren, Treas. The present membership is 69, officered by A. E. Overton, B. R. Western, T. B. Richter, J. H. Van Thun.
Protective Lodge.
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR .*
A secret, benevolent association, composed of both scxes, and organized into Supreme, Grand, and Subor-
* The Knights of Honor and The American Legion of Honor owe much of their vitality and rapid extension to MOSES P. ALLEN, a native of New York city, and a veteran of the 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry, In the late war. Originally a member of Providence (R. I.) Lodge of K. H., he founded a lodge in that State, and also one of the K. and Ladies of H. In Brooklyn he has been the active organizer of Williamsburgh. Crescent. United States, Clinton, and Ivy Lodges of the KNIGHTS OF HONOR: of Mizpah aod Fern Lodges of K. AND LADIES OF HONOR; of Columbia, Continental, Obelisk, Ethan Allen. Monroe, Court Union, Amphion, and Tompkins Councils of the AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR. In all these orders he has held various of the highest and most important working offices.
* By MosEs R. ALLEN, G. V. P. Brooklyn is represented in the N. Y. State Grand Lodge of the order by Mr. Allen, as Grand Vice Protector and JOHN A. RINGHOLM, as Grand Sentinel.
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dinate Lodges. Its purposes are humane. It seeks to protect, aid and benefit its members while living; and when dead, to provide for their dependents, the child- ren, the parents, the brothers, the sisters, the FAMILY.
This latter protection it affords through the machin- ery of a co-operative Mutual Benefit Society.
The Knights and Ladies were chartered in 1878 by the State of Kentucky. Its original qualifications for membership confined it to the members of the Knights of Honor and their lady relatives, until a very recent date. It now offers its advantages to all of "repu- table profession, business, or occupation." Still it en- courages and solicits the institution of lodges, where the membership shall be restricted to the Knights of Honor and their ladies, thus making itself an ally to that great fraternal Order.
It now numbers 28,000 members, 700 subordinate lodges and 13 grand lodges. Its membership is about equally divided between the two sexes.
This organization is believed to be the first society of its kind to admit female members. Its growth at first was retarded by the popular prejudice that female risks were greater than male. Such a prejudice was founded upon ignorance of the comparative mortality of the two sexes. Its experience has verified the testi- mony of experts upon this subject. Its female risks have constantly proved better than its male.
LODGES.
Jenny Lind, No. 94, organized Dec. 6, 1878.
Mizpah, No. 205, organized Nov. 19, 1879. First OFFICERS: Moses R. Allen, P .; Mrs. Mary A. Bragdon, V. P .; Mrs. Emily Doughty, Chap .; Wm. H. Hall, P. P .; E. O. Bragdon, Sec .; Geo. S. Eaton, F. Sec .; Geo. S. Bishop, Treas .; Mrs. Mary A. Burchell, Ge .; Mrs. H. Marietta Homan, Guar .; R. W. Ho- man, Sent .; M. R. Allen, Rep. to G. H. Present OFFICERS : Mrs. Mary A. Burchell, P .; - - V. P .; - Chap .; Geo. S. Eaton. P. P .; Geo. H. Maynard, Sec .; Robert C. Living- ston, F. Sec .; Mrs. Homan, Treas.
Fern, No. 270, organized March 18, 1880. First OFFICERS : S. M. Lyon, P .; Mrs. Mary D. Godfrey, V. P .; Mrs. Mary A. Baker, Chap .; Wm. H. Godfrey, P. P .; Mrs. E. H. Gerard, Sec .; Mrs. Mary J. Sanders, F. Sec .; D. I. Monson, Treas .; J. H. Downey, Ge .; Mrs. S. J. Lyon, Guar .; E. B. Sanders, Sent.
Eastern Star, No. 419, East New York, organized March 28, 1880.
Goethe, No. 350, organized July 21, 1880.
Morning Star, No. 404, organized Feb. 28, 1881.
Evening Star, No. 412, organized March 15, 1881. Teutonia, organized March 7, 1884.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
This organization, founded in 1864, with 25 mem- bers, had less than 80,000 in 1875, and now numbers 120,000. It is non-sectarian; its object, to bind, through Friendship, Charity and Benevolence, men of all classes and all opinions.
Stella Lodge, No. 176, instituted at Stella Hall, 413 Bed- ford ave., October 6, 1881 ; is incorporated by virtue of its
subordination to the Grand Lodge, which was incorporated May 25, 1880, Chapter 376. The original membership of this Lodge was 38. First OFFICERS : S. L. Rowland, W. C. O'Donnell, George Zanes, and W. H. P. Hopkins. Present membership is 94, officered by H. S. Latimer, W. H. Hoyt, M. Van Duzen, and F. Hubbs.
Grand Union Lodge, No. 182, instituted at Temperance Hall, 112 Court st., on March 25, 1882, with 42 members. First OFFICERS were : Alfred Rowlands, Chancellor Comm .; W. Taylor, Vice-C. C .; G. T. Hilton, Keeper of Records; H, Baily, Master of Finance. The present membership is 85, officered by W. H. Grainger, Edwin Rowlands, Alfred Row- lands, and H. Baily.
THE HOME CIRCLE.
This is a secret benevolent order, organized in Boston, Sept. 22d, 1879, and incorp. under the laws of Mass., Jan. 13th, 1880. Its purpose is to organize and unite in fraternal union all persons over eighteen years of age, who are of good moral character and socially acceptable, to aid and assist its members, and educate them, socially, morally, and intellectually. To establish a benefit fund from which, on the satisfactory evidence of the death of a member who has complied with all its requirements, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars shall be paid to the family, orphans, or dependents, as the member shall have directed.
Keystone Council, No. 48, org. June 22, 1882, with 33 char- ter members. Present membership 47. First OFFICERS: Chas. Davis, Leader; J. F. Atwood, Past Leader and Med. Ex .; C. H. Requa, Vice-Leader; Mrs. J. F. Atwood, Instructor; F. P. Slade, Sec .; J. P. Holland, Financier; G. L. Ogilvie, Treas .; J. C. Springsteen, Guide; Mrs. G. L. Ogilvie, Warden, and W. Thayer, Sentinel; first officer, 1883, Chas. H. Requa. Present OFFICERS: C. A. Thayer, Leader; R. M. Whiting, Vice-Leader; Mrs. J. P. Holland, Instructor; J. P. Holland, Financier; G. L. Ogilvie, Treas .; Mrs. G. L. Ogilvie, Sec .; F. H. Sloane, Guide; Mrs. C. A. Thayer, Warden; B. E. Wood, Sentinel.
SONS OF ST. GEORGE.
LODGES.
Anglo-Saxon, No. 48, was instituted at Greenwood Hall, Fifth ave., corner of Ninth st., Brooklyn, Sep. 22, 1879, and is not incorporated. The object of this society, which is secret and non-sectarian, is insurance against death, and medical attendance when sick or disabled. The original membership was 46, the present 120. The first OFFICERS were: T. S. Rippier, Past Pres .; R. F. Field, Pres .; F. E. Stevens, I .- Pres .; C. Cole, Treas .; A. Rowlands, Sec. Pres- ent OFFICERS are: John Harper, Pres .; Wm. Reed, V .- Pres .; Henry Maginness, Sec .; James Hartley, Treas.
Commonwealth, No. 59, was organized May 4, 1881, and incorporated under act of May 12, 1875, chapter 267. The original membership was 59. The first OFFICERS: James Alexander, Chias. M. Gater, Joseph Metcalf, Ernest H. Row- den and Jonathan Jones. The present membership is 190, officered by Thos. C. Hale, Jonathan Jones, Henry Long and Wm. Foskett.
Holly Lodge was instituted at Ceres Hall, 1630 Fulton st., June 9, 1881, with 18 charter members. The first OFFICERS were: Chas. Mason, Pres .; Joseph Carter, Vice-Pres .; John
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Lister, Treas., and G. P. Tapling, Sec. Present membership, 47, officered by John Lister, Frank B. Trent, G. P. Tapling and Chas. Mason.
Mistletoe Lodge, org. August 9, 1879, at Ridgewood Hall, Broadway and Ralph ave. Not incorporated. Original membership, 183; present membership, 120. First OFFICERS: W. Doggrell, A. T. Tall, J. J. Stephenson, J. R. White, G. J. Culmer, Fred. Dyer, John White. Present OFFICERS: I. W. Croger, R. H. Heasman, J. T. Black, H. W. Paine, Wm. Twiddes, E. E. Mills.
Magna Charta Lodge, org. Oct., 1879, in E. D., with 47 members; present number, 105. First OFFICERS: B. Morgan, Pres .; J. A. Wood, Vice-Pres .; N. H. Wood, Sec .; A. Dues, Treas .; H. G. Wright, First Messenger. Present OFFICERS: Isaac Filce, Pres .; Wm. Willdigg, Vice-Pres .; Saml. Oakes, Sec .; Wm. Williams, Treas .; Alfred Rogers, First Messenger.
THE BROOKLYN ORDER OF ELKS.
April 6, 1883, a meeting was held at 559 Atlantic avenue, to perfect the organization of the Brooklyn branch of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks .- The charter members were: W. L. Sinn, W. J. Lamb, J. A. De la Harpe, H. C. Foster, J. J. Mackey, T. J. Hayden, H. W. Stevens, G. W. McCarthy, R. Stewart, J. H. Smith, J. H. Thompson, D. T. Lynch, E. Brown, T. H. Troy, H. Meyer, W. W. Dunleavy, D. Bandwin, H. H. Adams, and W. A. McConnel. The lodge was organized September 15th, and is known as Brooklyn Lo Ige, No. 22. The following OFFICERS were elected: Exalted Ruler, D. T. Lynch; E. Leading K., W. L. Sinn; E. Loyal K., T. H. Troy ; E. Lecturing K., James H. Thompson; Sec., Thomas W. Hayden ; Treas., W. H. Dunleavy ; Tiler, R. Stewart ; Trustees, H. W. Stevens, J. A. De la Harpe and Emory Brown.
UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS.
Brooklyn Circle, No. 1, was organized at Nos. 134 and 136 Graham avenue, E. D., June 9th, 1879, with 58 charter mem- bers. OFFICERS: Ferdinand Richter, Elise Wagner, Katha- rina Haug, Francis Martin and Charles Reinhardt. This circle is not incorporated; it is non-sectarian, secret, social and beneficent. Present membership, 120. OFFICERS: Elise Wagner, Barbara Schmidt, Anna Pfizenmeyer, Francis Mar- tin and Charles Reinhardt. The circle is essentially German in its membership.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.
This Order is purely American, employing the imagery, names, types and symbols taken from Indian life and history. Its emblems are drawn from nature, and it is a confraternity for the promulgation of the principles of true Benevolence and Charity, and for the establishment of friendly bonds among men.
Black Hawk Tribe, No. 18, was instituted at cor. Clermont avenue and Fulton street, October 8, 1873, and incorporated under New York State Laws May 12, 1875. Objects, benevo- lent and non-sectarian ; their motto, "Freedom, Friendship and Charity." The original membership was 32. OFFICERS: Daniel W. Hallock, Sachem ; A. L. Titus, Senior Sagamore; D. S. Bookstaver, Junior Sagamore; Geo. D. Williams, Chief of Records ; R. B. Kelley, Keeper of Wampum; William B. Marsh, Prophet. The present membership is 82; the OFFICERS in same order as above : George W. Cann, Frank
Morris, William N. Columbine, John D. Haight, Thomas Kinkaid and Abel Krum.
Narragansett Tribe .- Org. Brooklyn, E. D., May 22, 1874, under State Laws of Penn. Original members, 48 ; present members, 97; first OFFICERS : A. B. Davis, Sachem; Wm. Van Wart, Senior Sagamore; Geo. S. Mosely, Junior Saga- more; A. Townley, Prophet; E. Y. Bellows, Chief of Records; R. Shafts, Keeper of Wampum. First Officer of each snc- ceeding Board : Wm. Van Wart, Geo. S. Mosely, Safety Layton, Peter J. Dobbs, Edw. Sanger, Jas. B. Collins, F. F. Brennan, D. A. Parr, W. H. Rhodes, W. W. Vanderhoof, Chas. T. Wilson, W. L. Osborn, G. H. Jones, S. Layton (2d time), Chas. Valentine, Jas. McKigney, W. H. Wilson, R. C. Seymour. Present OFFICERS : J. Kemp, Sachem ; F. F. Gassman, Sen. Sag .; J. W. Stillwell, Jun. Sag .; R. C. Sey- mour, Prophet ; W. H. Rhodes, C. of R .; C. F. Gruber, Asst. C. of R .; W. W. Vanderhoof, K. of W .; Geo. Taylor, 1st San .; C. T. Wilson, 2d San .; W. Snow, G. of W .; T. Barker, G. of F.
ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS.
This order was instituted in 1745, and now embraces the whole world ; over $2,000,000 are distributed an- nually by this organization.
Myrtle Court, No. 6843, was instituted January 25, 1882, with 30 charter members. The first OFFICERS were: F. J. King, C. M. Gaber, J. White and T. D. Wilkins. Present membership, 175. OFFICERS: E. H. Rowden, Jos. W. Pearce, A. H. Greer and Samuel H. Andrews.
Linden Grove Court was instituted April 3, 1882, with 28 members. First OFFICERS: J. M. Hayes, P. S. Fletcher, R. S. Moss and H. Levy. Present membership, 194. OFFICERS: C. C. Ryder, R. Hill, A. S. Hunkele and J. Jones.
Court of Brooklyn, No. 4421, was instituted May 24, 1864, and is incorporated. The original membership, 24; the present, 176. First OFFICERS: S. W. Lambert, Chief Ranger; Jos. Ward, Sub C. R .; W. J. Bryan, Sec. Present OFFICERS (in same order): Robinson Ramsden, David Bryan, Fred Dick- inson, and G. Pape, Treas.
Court Fort Green, No. 6978, was instituted May 7, 1883; not incorporated. Original members, 56, officered by C. E. Burgess, C. E. Lane, D. H. Cobb and T. Shedd. Present membership, 79. OFFICERS (in the order above): C. E. Lane, J. W. Ross, R. Anderson and T. Shedd.
TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS.
Sylvan Spray Lodge, No. 18, organized at Everett Hall, May 16, 1881, is not incorporated. The object of this order, which is Protestant and secret, is total abstinence for the individual and prohibition for the State. Original member- ship was 21; present number, 24. First OFFICERS were : David B. Martin, Chief Templar; Maria L. Martin, Worthy Vice; Jos. H. Downing, Sec .; Robt. G. Souter, Treas. Present OFFICERS (same order as above): David B. Martin, Amanda Kinney, Jacob E. Isele, Maria L. Martin.
Guiding Star Lodge was organized May 1, 1876. The original membership was 120. First OFFICERS : Sam'l Lor- ing, Mary Lanyon, and Peter Chisholm. The present mem- bership is 50. OFFICERS : Francis Curnon, Thos. O'Connell and Edward Lanyon.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Grand Union Division, No. 6, was instituted at Grand Union Hall, Brooklyn, Jan. 6, 1881. Its membership is entirely male;
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its object, the suppression of intemperance; assistance to mem- bers when sick or disabled, and to their families after death. The original membership was 42. OFFICERS : Alfred Row- lands, Worthy Patriarch; W. C. Devins, Recording Scribe; N. A. Swan, Treas. The present membership is 214. OFFICERS: A. Bennett, W. E. Swan and N. A. Swan.
Olive Branch Division was organized Feb. 24, 1881, at Grand Union Hall, and is composed entirely of female mem- bers, who originally numbered 24, officered by Jane Edwards, Mary Watson, Mary Myles and Maria Rowlands. The present membership is 94. OFFICERS: Mary Tool, Emma Meserole, A. M. Stansbury, and Maria Rowlands.
International Lodge was instituted Feb. 22d, 1871, in Old Continental Hall, cor. South 9th and 4th ste., with 38 mem- bers. The first OFFICERS were : W. H. Curtis, Joseph Todd and John Hollis. The present membership is 84, officered by Arthur F. Curtis, Isaac M. Holly, Robert Towart and Henry Arnzen.
UNITED STATES BENEVOLENT FRATERNITY.
Standard Council was instituted in Brooklyn, August 9, 1882, and is subordinate to the United States Benevolent Fraternity, which was organized in Baltimore, Feb. 24, 1881, and incorporated under the State Laws of Maryland. This order is secret, monotheistic and beneficent; and claims a total membership of 2,000. The Standard Council numbered originally eleven members. The first OFFICERS were : C. G. Little, Pres .; G. B. Wilson, Vice-Pres., and R. Cibulsky, Sec. The present membership is thirty-two. OFFICERS : W. C. Rose, G. B. Wilson and R. Cibulsky.
THE CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT LEGION.
The Catholic Benevolent Legion was organized Septem- ber 5, 1881. The admission fees and quarterly dues are low enough to be within the means of every sober, industrious man, and the grades of benefit vary from $500 to $5,000, with proportionate rates of assessment. All members ad- mitted are upon the equal footing of being in good health, and the rates of assessment vary according to the age of each at the time of admission, and the amount of benefit he may desire paid to his family at his death.
The Catholic Benevolent Legion is composed of the Su- preme Council and numerous Subordinate Councils.
The Supreme Council is incorporated and authorized to issue certificates as a beneficiary association. It has authority to make laws for the government of the entire Legion. It is composed of the charter members, and will be increased by representatives from State Councils.
A State Council may be instituted in any State where five or more Subordinate Councils are in good standing with a membership of five hundred.
A Subordinate Council is composed of a number of Roman Catholics, not less than seven, who receive from the Supreme Council a charter and all account books, supplies, etc., re- quired.
Each applicant must pass a careful examination by a physician selected by the Council and approved by the Su- preme Council, and is required to be personally acceptable to the members, and able to earn a living for himself and his family.
COUNCILS.
St. John's Chapel, No. 1, instituted Oct. 12, 1881, with 8 charter members, Meets in Hall in new Cathedral, corner of Greene and Vanderbilt aves. James P. Cunningham, Sec .; C. H. Johnson, M. D. 115 members.
Sacred Heart, No. 2, instituted Oct. 14, 1881, with 13 charter members. In Armory Hall, Clermont ave., near Myrtle. Eugene J. Cunningham, Jr., Sec .; Thomas P. Norris, M. D. 189 members.
Our Lady of Mercy, No. 3, instituted Nov. 20, 1881, with [4 charter members. In school-room opposite the church, Debevoise place, near DeKalb ave. John T. Breen, Sec .; Jos. A. Kene, M. D. 64 members.
Madison, No. 4, instituted Nov. 10, 1881, with 17 charter members. In Hall adjoining Church of the Nativity, Madi- son st., near Classon ave. P. J. Donnelly, Sec .; Joseph M. Everett, M. D. 90 members.
St. Joseph's, No. 5, instituted Nov. 30, 1881, with 22 char- ter members. School-room, 677 Dean st. William J. Kelly, Sec .; Jno. J. Mclaughlin, M. D. 118 members.
Transfiguration, No. 6, instituted Jan. 22, 1882, with 21 charter members. Hall, No. 136 Broadway, E. D. Daniel J. Scully, Sec .; Jos. E. Smith, M. D. 137 members.
St. Patrick's, No. 7, instituted Jan. 26, 1882, with 14 charter members. In St. Patrick's Academy, Kent ave., near Willoughby. Jno. T. Sullivan, Sec .; C. H. Johnson, M. D. 79 members.
St. John the Baptist, No. 8, instituted Feb. 16, 1882, with 13 charter members. In College Hall, cor. Willoughby and Lewis aves. Walter P. Walsh, Sec ; Wm. H. Harlin, M. D. 57 members.
Concord, No. 9, instituted April 13, 1882, with 25 charter members, Granada Hall, Myrtle ave., near Bridge st. John F. Frost, Sec .; John Griffin, M. D. 89 members.
Bedford, No. 10, instituted April 16, 1882, with 11 charter members. Hall of St. Teresa's Church, cor. Classon ave. and Butler st. Patrick Quinn, Sec .; John J. Mclaughlin, M. D. 51 members.
Union, No. 11, instituted May 16, 1882, with 18 charter members. St. Boniface Hall. John E. Bailly, Sec .; Jos. M. Everett, M. D. 88 members.
South Brooklyn, No. 15, instituted August 8, 1882, with 18 charter members. Hall, cor. Carroll and Columbia sts. Amos Hague, Sec .; Thos. P. Corbally, M. D. 65 members.
St. Boniface, No. 23, instituted Jan. 7, 1883, with 19 char- ter members. Hall, Willoughby st., near Duffield. George C. Hessel, Sec .; John J. Mclaughlin, M. D. 57 members.
Leonard, No. 26, instituted Jan. 28, 1883, with 25 charter members. National Hall, Grand st., bet. 10th and 11th sts. William A. Doran, Sec .; Henry J. Hesse, M. D. 94 members.
St. Michael's, No. 28, instituted Feb. 11, 1883, with 11 charter members. Vestry of church, 4th ave. and 42d st. James McDevitt, Sec .; Jeremiah Phelan, M. D. 36 mem- bers.
St. Vincent de Paul, No. 30, instituted March 18, 1883, with 17 charter members. Hall of church, North 6th st., near 5th st. John W. Kelly, Sec .; Charles F. Newman, M. D. 31 members.
Central, No. 37, instituted July 13, 1883, with 9 charter members. St. Boniface Hall, Willoughby st., near Duffield. Thomas F. Reilly, Sec .; Joseph F. O'Connell, M. D.
St. Mary's, No. 49, instituted Nov. 25, 1883, with 11 char- ter members. 378 Hamilton ave. Simon H. Smith, Pres .; Jos. V. Scully, Sce .; C. F. McGuire, M. D.
Sylvester, No. 56, organized Jan. 13, 1884, with 15 charter members. Meetings at Hall of Sts. Peter and Paul's Church, Brooklyn, E. D. Charles W. Goulding, Sec.
The Loyola Union was organized in May, 1882, with a membership of 50, which has increased to 100. For the first year the Union had no permanent place of abode, but in May, 1883, it secured a fine building at 144 South Fourth street.
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BENEFICENT AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
The new home is a large and roomy 3-story brick building, 25 by 60 feet. The building was renovated and improved at considerable expense. The basements are used as billiard- rooms, and the parlors for receptions. The by-laws prohibit the sale or use of intoxicating liquors on the premises. The President is Mr. John C. Kelly, and the Spiritual Director is Rev. S. Malone.
THE CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA.
Brooklyn Branch, No. 186, was org. April 1, 1880, and in- corp. under Kentucky State Laws; the object of this frater- nity is to unite Catholics and give them moral as well as material assistance in case of need. The original membersbip of this Branch was 9; the present 97. The original OFFICERS were: R. A. Davis, Pres .; Wm. T. McKnight, Vice-Pres .; Jno. F. Murtagh, Sec .; Jno. Devany, Treas. The present OFFICERS are: Jos. P. Clarke, Pres .; Jas. M. Judge, Vice-Pres .; Thos. J. Power, Sec .; Francis Hunt, Treas. $2,000 is paid at the death of each member to his heirs.
St. Anthony's Branch was instituted in November, 1882. The original membership was 18; the OFFICERS: P. W. Bra- zill, J. Hynes, John Lamb and Thos. Dolan. The present membership is 75; officered by the original Board.
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