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As a charitable order, few organizations have labored and done more good. and grown more rapidly than the Knights of Pythias. It
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was organized during the heat and turmoil of battle during the war, when all was strife, discord and disruption, and has steadily ad- vanced and flourished until it has spread throughout the country and has become a power for much good.
To complete the history of the Knights of Pythias is fitting to speak of the Pythian Sis- terhood, and the Rathbone Sisters. The for- mer were granted permission to organize a se- cret society of female relatives of the Knights of Pythias in 1888, by the Supreme Lodge. They were to use their titles of officers and re- port the financial and numerical condition to the Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals pre- vious to the Supreme Session. This branch of the organization has had a great and marvel- ous growth, and a widespread influence. Their fundamental teaching is truth and purity. They recognize that in Unity there is Strength, and proclaim Friendship, Charity. Love, and Benevolence as their cardinal principles. To hold the trust of a sister is a sacred charge, and to impress upon the younger women the value of honor, purity and virtue is their chief aim. The order was founded through the efforts of Mrs. Alva A. Young. of Hopkinton, N. H. Her husband and three brothers served through the war of the Rebellion.
Unlike the Pythian Sisterhood, the Rath- bone Sisters admit to membership both men and women. This branch was organized in 1888. and was approved by the Supreme Lodge and the Ritual. The members desire to promote the moral, mental, social and physi- cal elevation of its members, always following the Golden Rule. Their growth has been steady and they exert power and influence. The first temple of the Rathbone Sisterhood was instituted at Warsaw, Indiana, October 23, 1888. They have steadily grown in mem- bership and influence, as well as widened their sphere of usefulness throughout the land. The colored race has similar organizations of their own, both of Knights of Pythias and the sisterhoods.
LENAPE LODGE, K. OF P.
The parent lodge of the county was char- tered February 11, 1871, with the following
officers and members : P. H. McGuire, worthy prelate; C. V. Owston, worthy chancellor ; Jacob Kruck, vice chancellor: Robert Bell, financial scribe; H. E. Buck, Rec. scribe ; Jacob Heller, banker; G. J. Brown, guard ; M. M. Miller, inside sentinel; II. Fleckner, out- side sentinel; A. Frant, G. E. Breyfogle, C. Riddle, W. A. Lear, T. P. Vining, E. Shally, G. W. Stimmel, D. Sheridan, D. M. Howe, W. S. Sherman, W. C. Clippinger. E. M. Hel- ler, J. Sealy, R. G. Lybrand, G. B. Smith, Ed F. Lear, J. K. Praul, F. Burroughs, P. Praul, C. W. White, C. Hughes.
The present officers are: L. A. Critch- field, C. C .; J. R. Selover, vice C .; John White, prelate; R. McKinnie, M. of W .; Charles .\. Bolinger. M. at A. : E. F. Young. K. of R. and S .; E. S. Owen, M. of F. : Ed S. Metler, M. of E .; C. S. Freshwater, I. G .; W. S. Sherman, O. G. ; H. H. Beecher, M. A. Brandon, representatives to Grand Lodge; al- ternates, E. F. Young, H. H. Pierce,
The Lenape Lodge is one of the largest and most flourishing in the State. The other lodges of the county are Sunbury, No. 231 ; Ostrander, No. 348; Good Hope, No. 457; Bellepoint, No. 525 ; Williams, No. 556; Chesh- ire, No. 613: Lewis Center, No. 636; Porter, No. 640; Centre Village, No. 645; Powell, No. 684.
CASTLE HALL, K. OF P.
Castle llall Lodge, No. 231, K. of P., at Sunbury, was chartered May 25, 1887, with the following charter members : J. H. Kimble (dead) : D. R. Robinson ( dead) ; O. H. Kim- ble (dead ) ; E. E. Wilson (dead) ; J. M. Price (dead) ; J. W. Ginn ( dead) ; Joe Fuller, B. Shoffer, C. J. Rose, B. E. Perfect, C. D. Palmer, N. Patrick, A. Lynn, H. C. Perfect, H. S. Cook. H. E. Smith, E. L. Gill, A. C. Williams. W. A. Wilson, C. P. Sprague, Frank Burrer, F. L. Gage, W. P. Roberts, Kimball Sedgewick, B. W. Gorsuch, C. A. Mc Allister, John Burrer. The present officers are: Elwood Miles, C. C .; E. Debolt, V. C .; Henry Stelzer, prelate: C. L. Boyd. M. of W .; H. II. Loar, K. of R. and S., and M. of F .; J. S. Furey, M. of Ex. ; E. G. Kempton, M.
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of A .; D. B. Rosencrans, I. G .; W. B. Dwin- nel. O. G. The members at the present time ( 1908) number 1-32. The Pythian and Rath- bone Sisterhoods are a part of this organiza- tion.
EUREKA LODGE, K. OF P.
Eureka Lodge, No. 3, K. of P. (colored), of Delaware, was organized October 10, 1894. Officers and charter members were the follow- ing : E. W. B. Curry, C. C. ; William Clark, vice C .; A. P. Warrick, prelate; W. A. Jack- son, M. of F .; J. Jackson, M. of E .: A. W. Day, K. of R. and S .; A. Boyd, M. of A. ; H. T. Ragans, I. G .; A. Wilson, O. G.
GOOD HOPE LODGE, NO. 457, ASHLEY, OHIO,
Was instituted November 3, 1890, with the following charter members : W. Slack, D. H. Wolfe, H. C. Hershey, S. R. Eckles, E. C. Sipe, Walter Hershey, T. W. Lea, B. A. Clay- pool. Marrow Berry, Sperry Bartholomew. The present officers: F. T. Glen, C. C .; J. D. Monroe, V. C .; William Gale, prelate ; Tom Barber, M. of A .; L. B. Richmond, I. G .; W. M. Curren, O. G .: H. L. Lea, M. of E .; D. H. Wolf, M. of F .: F. J. Riley, K. of R. and S .; F. H. Bisel, Dan Chadrich, C. Smith, trustees.
PORTER LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, NO. 640,
Of East Liberty, Porter Township, was chartered August 24, 1893. Charter mem- bers: Milton Heaslett, M. W .: George J. Meises, C. C .; W. F. Waldron, V. C .; E. B. Dustin. prelate; D. A. Beard, M. of E .; J. C. Van Sickle, MI. of F .; J. T. Harbottle, K. of R. and S .; C. I. Bacom, M. at A .; D. W. Mc- Kay. T. Cubbage, Munroe Vance, J. C. Wood, F. O. White. O. G .: II. D. Blackledge. I. G. ; C. D. Rogers, W. G. Bacom, Fisher White, G. W. Carpenter, A. Hunt, W. D. Blaney. G. B. Spangler. P. F. Page, W. O. Clauson, Clin- ton Bacom, W. T. Harrison, E. Carnes, T. B. Bradfield, H. Riley, C. Waldron. J. G. Glea- son, C. H. Hicks, Joseph Patrick, Levi Black-
ledge, J. T. Lane. Present officers are : E. B. Dustin, C. C .: David Chase, V. C .: J. C. Van Sickle, prelate; W. Lane, M. of W., B. T. Hirst, K. of R. and S. ; William Harbottle, MI. of F .; E. Carnes, M. of Ex. ; J. Fry, M. at A .; H. Vermillion, I. G .; E. Owens, O. G.
CHESHIRE LODGE, KNIGIITS OF PYTHIAS, NO. 613.
Was instituted February 16, 1893. Char- ter members: S. P. Thrall, P. C .; George Cleveland, C. C .; F. I. Ryant, V. C .; W. P. Whittier, prelate; C. W. Dickerman, M. of F .; George Whitman, M. of E .; W. F. Ben- nett, K. of R. and S .; C. J. Slough, M. at A .; E. L. Ryant, I. G. ; A. Hichew, O. G. Trus- tees : J. Rouch, F. H. Andrews, L. A. Jay- cox. Charter members: C. E. Asher, G. C. Bennett, G. W. Buckingham, E. Bowers, B. A. Casswell, D. C. Curtis, G. D. Colflesh, James Cockrell, L. L. Davenport, H. A. Davis, S T. Dickerman, A. L. Elliott, H. E. Elliot J. E. Finch, E. L. Ferson, A. R. Freshwater, W. S. Glaze, J. Hewitt, W. S. Harriss, G. B: Hub- bard, George Holly, B. F. Hagerman. J. H. and H. C. Hopkins, G. W. Hughes, J. Irwin, H. H. Johnson, E. K. and W. Jacobus, M. D. Kring, H. and C. Kunzey, W. J. Long- worth, G. W. Lahmon, E. A. May. W. H. Mc Williams, E. Miller, D. S. Potter, A. Rush, E. H. Smith, G. C. Stephens, W. M. P. Sims, G. W. Sherman, W. F. Sackett, I. W. Sher- wood, WV. Townsley, C. A. Yeamans. The present officers are : Joseph Irwin, M. of F .: Homer Gregory, C. C .: George Cleveland, M. of Ex. ; Florence Whitman, V. C .: Herbert Irwin, prelate ; Homer Dutche, M. at A. ; John Irwin, M. of W .; E. R. Durfy, I. G .; W. F. Ryant. K. of R. and S .; George Hass. O. G. Trustees : F. Ryant, D. S. Potter, I. C. Mc- Carty.
LEWIS CENTRE LODGE, NO. 636, K. OF P.
This lodge was instituted August 10, 1893. The original officers were: P. C .. R. K. Wil- lis; C. C., W. M. T. S. Sims: V. C., H. V. Schanck ; prelate, H. P. Knapp; M. of E .. W.
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B. Gooding; M. of F., A. Stone; K. R. S .. G. D. Colflesh: M. at A., A. C. Barrows; M. of W., R. C. Elsbue; I. G., A. Ferguson; O. G., A. N. Crumb. Present membership, twen- ty-five.
POWELL LODGE, NO. 684, K. OF P,
Was chartered April 18, 1895, with forty- three members. Its first officers were: E. P. Ilover, C. C. ; F. B. Mason, V. C. : J. E. Sharp, P .: T. N. Neds. M. of E. ; Charles E. Watts. M. of F. ; W. E. Zinn, K. of R. and S. ; Charles Stanbery, M. of A .; V. F. Topliff .. I. G., Frank Bayles. O. G. The lodge now has six- ty-nine members, with the following officers : George Kibby, C. C .; Frank Richards, V. C .; J. N. Gardner, P .; Ilarry Davidson, M. of W .: J. C. Drumheller, K. of R. and S. ; C. O. Hawes, M. of F .; O. J. Case, M. of E .; R. J. Duffy, M. at A .; Calvin Corbin, I. G .; Wil- liam Pounds, O. G. The lodge erected a fine, two-story frame building, the first story of which is used for store purposes, and the upper for a lodge room. The building is 26x60 feet. and was dedicated August 30, 1906. The building cost nearly $3,300. To begin with, the lodge had only $43 in the exchequer.
POWELL TEMPLE, NO. 299, PYTHIAN SISTERS,
Was instituted July 19, 1906, with sixty charter members. First officers: Hattie Pix- ley, M. E. C .; Mabel Richards, M. of F. : Weltha Sharp, E. S .; Alice Kirkpatrick, pro- tector; Mary Bayles, E. J .; Anna Topliff, guard : Clara Corbin. manager ; Olive Case, P. C. : Minerva Case, M. of R. and C. The pres- ent officers are: Clara Corbin, M. E. C .; Ida Colvin, M. of F. ; Minerva Case, E. S. ; Emma Case, protector : Mabel Richards, E. J. : Mary Drumheller, guard; Bertha Colvin, manager. Mary Bayles, P. C .; Weltha Sharp. M. of R. and C.
Of the following lodges, K. of P .. from the failure of officials to give any data, we are unable to give any history : Ostrander, Belle- point. Williams and Centre Village.
BELLEPOINT LODGE, K. OF P.
No. of Charter, 525-Date of Charter, De- cember 8, 1891.
Charter Members.
T. A. Wells F. N. Penn
Harvey Miller
I. A. Black
J. W. Wood
John Watkins
R. B. Hagans
W. B. Fry
IV. R. Cox
Lewis Hecker
G. F. Miller
W. B. Sperow
O. E. Hutchisson
M. H. Hinkle
H. E. Tiebout
E. J. Healy
G. O. Oller
E. B. Hinkle
WV. G. Jones
R. A. Dunlap
J. P. Stewart
C. W. Kelly
S. F. Smith
F. L. Liggett
W. H. Oller
T. C. Stone
F. R. Fry
L. T. Oller
E. M. Coe
C. H. Watson
W. T. Warson
William Chambers
G. E. Watson Samuel Smith
G. T. Ferryman J. W. Owen
J. W. Kuhns
Hosea Moon
E. M. Wickham
W. A. Jones
G. W. Daily
Officers of the First Year-P. C., T. A. Wells; C. C., Harvey Miller; V. C., J. W. Wood; prelate. B. R. Hagans; M. E., W. R. Coe; M. of H., G. F. Miller ; K. of R. and S., O. C. Hutchisson: M. of A., H. E. Tiebout ; I. G., George Oller; O. G., W. G. Jones.
The lodge now has IO1 members. The of- ficers for the present year are as follows: C. C., F. B. McMillen: V. C., W. H. Colhou; prelate, Lawson Jones; M. of W .. G. L. Ru- mer; K. of R. and S .. O. C. Hutchisson ; M. of F., W. C. McCloud; M. of E., W. R. Cox; M. of A., Elmer Zimmerman; I. G., O. H. Case ; O. G., B. E. Jones.
PYTHIAN SISTERS OF BELLEPOINT,
Instituted under the name of the Rath- bone Sisters. April 27. 1898. Changed to Pythian Sisters in 1906.
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Charter Members.
Jane Oller
O. C. Hutchisson
Florence Bovey
Lewis Hecker
Cora B. Hutchisson
W. . 1. Black
Emma Hecker
C. L. V. Bovey
Ollie Coe
H. O. Moore
Estelle K. Healy
Edward Jones
Rebecca Ropp
E. M. Coe
Cora Watson
H. E. Tiebout
Sarah Watkins
W. A. Felkner
Louisa Hinkle
Jacob Blain
Hannah Miller
Charles Thomas
Alice Moore
Fred Jones
Lizzie Hunt
Frank Smith
Daisy Lowe
G. F. Miller
Mary Lindner
M. H. Hinkle
Ida Freese
C. T. Oller
Frances Zimmer
W. M. Hunt
Lizzie Oller
Hiram Jones
Elnora Black
E. J. Healy
Frankie Daily
G. W. Thomas
Edith Moore
Charles Zimmer
Ella E. Felkner
Lewis Freese
Adeline Jones
W. R. Cox
Ora Freshwater
W. T. Ropp
Jane Cox.
T. A. Wells
Sarah Wells
W. T. Watson
Frances Freshwater
H. D. Lindner
Hattie Smith
Present number of members-39 sisters : 51 knights ; total. 90.
Officers of First Year-M. E. C .. Jane Ol- ler : E. S .. Cora B. Hutchisson ; E. J., Emma Hecker ; M. of T., Ollie Coe : M. of R. and C .. Estelle K. Healy ; M. of F., Rebecca Ropp: P. of T .. Cora Watson : G. of O. T., Sarah Wat- kins : P. C. of F., Florence Bovey.
Present Officers-P. C., Minnie McCloud ; M. E. C., Lizzie Oller: E. S., Minnie Jones : E. J., Kittie Dix; M. of T., Anna Case: M. of R. and C., Emily D. Case : M. of F., Eliza- beth Zimmer : P. of T., Pearl Coe : G. of O. T., Belle Dunlap.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is strictly a fraternal and benevolent society,
whose members are associated together to al- leviate the suffering, attend to those in sick- ness and distress, to administer the last sad rites to the dead, to educate the orphan, to lighten the wants of the old and decrepit mem- bers, and to bind the members together in friendship, love and truth. Next to Masonry. it is the largest secret organization of all or- ders in America. The principles upon which this order is founded may date back to the days of the Good Samaritan, who helped a fellowman in distress at the inn on the moun- tain in Palestine on the way to Jericho. Other writers date its origin back to the Roman sol- diers in 55 A. D. ; others, that it was suggested by the Caesars who called the brethren "Odd Fellows," because they knew each other by night as well as by day: while others again go back to the fifth century in Spain; or the sixth century in Portugal: or the twelfth cen -. tury in France. It was in the eighteenth cen- tury that a union was formed and from this several organizations have been founded, such as the Loyal Ancient Odd Fellows, the Union Odd Fellows, and afterwards the Manchester Unity Odd Fellows. Each claim of these or- ganizations has been disputed in regard to the origin of this grand order. But the Manches- ter Unity Odd Fellows' was introduced into Manchester, England, in about 1800, and from this came the American Odd Fellowship in 1806, which now exists as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the United States of America. The first lodge was opened in the old Shakespearean House or Tavern in Ful- ton Street, New York City, by W. E. and J. C. Chambers, John R. Thomas. William Du- bois. George P. Morris, and others. In 1818 it declined into dormancy, but in 1822, through Thomas Wildey, it was revived, and he be- came the real founder of the order as it ex- ists today in the United States.
In the house of William Lupton. in Balti- more, at about the same time under a dispen- sation of the proper authorities in England. the order was placed upon a more substantial basis. Since 1822 the Grand Lodge of the United States has been the head of the order
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in this country. A charter was granted about this time to the Grand Lodge of the United States by the Grand Annual Moving Commit- tee to conduct the business of Odd Fellowship in America independent of other lands.
The order consists of two branches- lodges and encampments. With the degree of Rebekah. the lodges comprise seven branches. and the encampment three degrees. The Royal Purple Degree of the encampment is the high- est and last degree of the order. The lodges, encampments and all. are under the jurisdic- tion of the Grand Lodge of the United States. This order, more modern than the ancient or- der of Free Masonry, is somewhat like it in many essentials. It was introduced into Ohio at Cincinnati, and it was established in Dela- ware. November 15, 1845, as Olentangy Lodge, No. 53. I. O. O. F., with the follow- ing charter members: Henry Patten. Adam Wolf. J. W. Place, Charles A. Drake. Cyrus Platt, Bishop William L. Harris, George Brey- fogle. The first officers were: Bishop Har- ris, N. G .; C. S. Drake, V. G .: C. Platt. secre- tary; George Breyfogle, treasurer. The lodge has a membership of 229. The present officers are: Eugene Troutman, N. G .; Charley P. Wallace, V. G .: H. H. Beecher, F. S .; C. W. Riddle, Rec. secretary.
Chauncy Bradley was the first initiate. He was a prominent business man and was con- nected with many business enterprises for many years. Afterwards failing in business, and of extreme age, he ended his days in the Odd Fellows' Home at Springfield, Ohio. The first meeting place of the order was in Tem- plar Hall. They moved from there to Thomas Evans Block on the west side of Sandusky Street, near Delaware Run, some time in the sixties. They moved from there to the Charles Cochran Block on the north side of Winter Street between Sandusky and Franklin, a few years ago and are now located there. The Olentangy Encampment, No. 52. I. O. O. F., was chartered May 5, 1851, and has a mem- bership of 118. The charter members were James A. Barnes, S. A. Cherry, William P. Jones, Chauncy T. Bradley, John Converse. Henry W. Chamberlain, Cyrus Masters. The
present officers are: D. Rowland, C. P .: 1. Swartz, S. W .; A. J. Ryan, scribe: E. R. Ryan, treasurer. Trustees are H. L. Clark, C. W. Riddle, C. L. Shoemaker.
Patriarch Militant has a membership of thirty-six. It was chartered December 31, 1885. The present officers are: Capt. H. L. Clark, C. W. Riddle, C. L. Shoemaker, en- sign; A. J. Ryan, accountant.
The Daughters of Rebekah, No. 198, was chartered May 20, 1887. The following were the charter members: C. Coomer, L. E. Young, Aaron Evans, J. C. Swickheimer, C. WV. Owston, Bessie Carpenter, E. R. Ryan, C. Stimmel, Anne Berger, E. P. Gillett, W. O. Lupton, W. H. Smith, R. Carpenter, S. A. Coomer, W. Z. Evans, A. C. Gillet, J. Riddle, F. W. Wells, Mary C. Riddle, C. E. Graff, I. G. Finley, G. W. Young, Rose M. Owston, F. R. Baldwin, B. Minturn. The present mem- bership is 160. The present officers ( 1908) are : Mrs. L. Simpson, Miss Frances Klee, Miss Ethel Richey, Mrs. O. Kingman.
MOUNT MORIAH LODGE.
Mount Moriah Lodge. No. 1511. Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America (colored), was chartered December 12, 1872, under the authority from the Grand Lodge of England. Among the chartered members and first officers were H. Garvin, B. J. Johnson, J. W. Highwarden, A. Crawford, N. G .: A. Highwarden, vice B .: J. W. Highwarden. P. and F .; J. C. Lyons, P. and G .; R. Lindsey, P. S .: D. Austin, W. T. From some cause the lodge went into a sleep of Rip Van Win- kle. They are now endeavoring to reorganize and to get started again. This was the only lodge of colored Odd Fellows in the county.
GALENA LODGE, J. O. O. F.
The Galena Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 404. was chartered July 22, 1868, by James Sem- ple. G. M. After renting a hall for several years. the lodge purchased a permanent home in which the lodge work is conducted. This home was dedicated July 23, 1893, by W. W.
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Bowen and P. G. Master. The charter mem- bers were: Prof. G. A. Frambes, W. E. Copeland. D. L. Ferson, W. E. Maxfield, Thomas Van Fleet, R. Cook, William Brown, J. P. Maynard, E. O. Nutt, J. C. Farrer. C. Closson, G. W. Harrison and Thomas Cline.
WARRENSBURG, I. O. O. F.
Ruffner Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 330, at Warrensburg was instituted October 21, 1857, at Millville, Ohio, now Warrensburg, by Wil- liam Chidsey. G. M., with the following mem- bers, William P. Crawford, N. G .; William McFarland, V. G .: Thomas Silverthorne. treasurer ; John Frankenfield, secretary : Charles Wilkins, James T. Shoup, I. W. Jones, John McAllister. Samuel Cooper was initi- ated at the first meeting. The lodge has a membership of eighty-seven. Officers in 1908 are: O. D. Cutler, N. G .; A. N. Decker, V. G .; George Fawcett, Rec. secretary: E. C. Crawford. financial secretary.
The Daughters of Ruffner Rebekah Lodge, No. 248, was instituted by F. B. Zay, G. M., on November 14, 1888, with the following charter members : E. J. Rogers, Carrie Rodg- ers, J. M. Richey, Ella S. Richey. C. Dugan, R. C. Richey. J. W. Jones. R. Price, F. A. Tyler, Jessie Howison, W. H. Armstrong. J. G. Strickler, R. W. Warren, W. A. Wheeler, A. Bean. A. C. McFarland, Rena Price, Fran- kie Decker, Nancy Warren, Elizabeth Jones, Cora Richey, May Wheeler, Martha, Flora. and July Dugan, Emma and Sadie McFar- land. Amanda and T. Shoup, A. J. and S. R. Decker, Jennie Bean, L. L. and Martha De Good, Ophelia Armstrong, W. M. Jones, E. M. Williams. There are thirty-eight mem- bers of whom twenty-eight are still living. The officers when instituted were, Rena Price. N. G .: M. McFarland, V. G. : Frankie Decker, rec. sect'y. ; Nancy Warren, treas. ; Amanda Shoup. financial sect'y .; Mary Tyler, sect'y .; The present officers are Julia Hous, N. G .; Carrie Decker. V. G .: Stella Phillin, rec. sec. : Carrie Stults. F. S .; Anna Howison, treas. The present membership is 102.
BELLEPOINT LODGE, I. O. O. F.
Bellepoint Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 822, was chartered October 30, 1895, with the following officers in the chair for the first year : O. P. Bird, N. G. : II. O. Freshwater, V. G .; T. P. Harris, sect'y. : George Seum, P. sect'y. : G. R. Hughes, treas. The present officers (1908) are: G. E. Robinson, N. G .; J. R. Selover, V. G .: C. T. Oller. R. S. : W. R. Cox. F. C .; W. S. McFarland, treas. The or- der of the Daughters of Rebekah is connected with the lodge.
OSTRANDER I. O. O. F.
Edinburg Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 467, at Ostrander was instituted November 2, 1871, by H. J. Beebe, G. M. The charter members were Daniel Dorwart, treas .; Isaac Anderson, R. S .: D. G. Cratty. V. G .: D. C. Fay. N. G .: Robert McMillan. The present officers are ( 1908) E. Wollam. N. G .; C. Drake, V. G .: William Harris, R. S .; W. H. Can, F. S. ; Charles Eckleberry, treas. Daughters of Rebekah are connected with this lodge.
RADNOR LODGE, I. O. O. F.
Radnor Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 250. is the mother of the Richwood and Prospect Lodges. It was instituted May 17. 1854. with the following officers and charter members : Thomas Morton, Jr., N. G .; B. Williams. V. G .: J. Baker, P. S .; D. J. Cox, chaplain ; T. Silverthorne, secretary.
ASHLEY LODGE, I. O. O. F.
Ashley Lodge. I. O. O. F., No. 421, was instituted June 2, 1869, with the following charter members and officers: Washington Granger, N. G .. who is one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the State, and one of the most in- fluential men in Oxford Township; C. C. Smith, V. G .: T. M. Seeds. F. S. : D. H. Clif- ton, Rec. sect'y .; Isaac Barton, treas .; J. L.
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Wray, conductor; A. A. Wood, R. S. to V. G .: W. B. Goodrich, L. S. S .; A. P. Olliver, warden: L. P. Slack, R. S. S .: Gilbert Car- penter, I. G .; T. M. Barton, L. S. to N. G .; H. L. Cross. L. S. to V. G .; Herod Baxter ; W. J. Porterfield, O. G .: William Evart, R. S. to V. G. The present officers are Vaughn McClean, N. G .: Fred. Gale, V. G .: D. C. Frick, R. S .; E. C. Sipe. F. S. ; J. T. Wilcox. treas. The present membership is 103. The lodge meets every Thursday night. Wash- ington Granger has been a member for fifty- three years, and O. E. Richardson for fifty- two years. This long term of service has en- deared these two gentlemen to the lodge, and they are also highly esteemed by the com- munity. The order of the Daughters of Re- bekah is a strong organization connected with this lodge.
POWELL LODGE, NO. 465, I. O. O. F.,
Was chartered September 29, 1870, with the following charter members: B. B. Nafz- ger, J. T. Gardner, Ralph Case, William P. Fuller. M. S. Case, J. N. Kidwell, M. G. Stag- ers, Arthur Doughty. G. M. Warner, A. S. Goodrich, Simon P. Andrews. The present officers of the lodge are: Frank Stagers, N. G .: Frank Griffith, V. G .: Allen Rutherford. sect'y. ; Dr. Charles Talley, treas. They have about sixty members. In 1890. the lodge erected a two-story frame building 28x55 feet in dimensions, costing $1,700 besides the lot. In 1900, an addition 18x32 feet, two stories high was built. The present value of the property is $2,600. The first floor is used for business purposes, and the lodge meets in the upper story.
POWELL LODGE, DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAII, NO. 247.
Was chartered May 18, 1888. It now has forty-four members, and the following offi- cers: Mrs. Sarah Moran, N. G .: Mrs. May Croak, V. G .; Mrs. Nettie Seekins, cor. and fin. sec'y. ; Mrs. Sarah Richards, treas.
THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTEC- TIVE ORDER OF ELKS.
The Order of Elks is a child of America strictly. It has no rank or title, and is no re- specter of persons. All are equal, differing only as one may excel another in loving the good and the beautiful, as well as performing noble deeds of silence. Their object is to help the sick in distress, and the unfortunate. The founders of the order had no conception of the scope and possibilities of the present or- ganization.
The first organization was instituted May 21, 1868, in a two-story frame building, 29 Delancy Street, New York City. The order, at that time, was composed of a few gentle- men of the theatrical profession who met to- gether in a social way. Now it has developed into a wide-spread, powerful order of benev- olence and charity, with lodges in all parts of the country. At first it was the idea and pur- pose that none but members of the theatrical profession were eligible to membership in the order, and some have that impression today. This is erroneous, as nearly all male members of the theatrical profession and citizens are eligible to membership. as we find today, upon the roll of membership, prominent officials from the Presidency down. Merchants, bank- ers, journalists, members of the legal and medical professions, as well as artists, musi- cians, and literary people. In 1867. Charles Algernon Sidney Vivian, a son of an English clergyman of the English Episcopal Church. came to New York City as a ballad singer, and was the means of founding the organiza- tion. The first constitution of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, was founded February 10, 1868, with Sir Charles as pre- siding officer.
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