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Isaac Taylor Lodge, No. 236, Sons of St. George, meets on the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month. This order is composed of men of English birth or descent. It was founded at Seranton, Pennsylvania, in 1870.
Lodges of the Mystic Workers, the Royal League, the Equitable Fraternal Union, the Beavers Reserve Fund Frater- nity and the Jewish Order of B'nai Brith have been organized in the City of Racine, and some of the orders in the foregoing list have lodges at Burlington or in the principal villages of the county.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians had its beginning in a society organized in the days of Cromwell to keep alive the Catholic faith in Ireland. After the fall of Cromwell and the
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repeal of the penal laws, the organization has been kept alive for the purpose of fostering Irish nationalism and aiding the Irish people. The first organization in America was established in New York City about 1836. Since then it has spread over the United States and Canada, wherever there are people of Irish extraction. Racine Division was organized in 1879 and has included in its membership practically all the leading Irish- men of the city. During the thirty-six years of its existence it has paid out several thousand dollars in charitable work. In this it has been aided by the Ladies' Auxiliary, which was organized on February 9, 1897, with ninety-two charter mem- bers.
THE LEADING CLUBS
The Racine Woman's Club was organized on March 13, 1896, with thirty-one charter members and now numbers about three hundred and fifty. On April 16, 1896, it joined the gen- cral federation and on the 21st of October following it became a member of the state federation of women's clubs. On April 13, 1904, it joined the American Civic Association. The first presi- dent of the club was Mrs. J. G. MeMurphy. From the begin- ning, the club has been active in assisting every movement for the betterment of Raeine. It established a reading room for young people, which was the forerunner of the public library; inaugurated a "cleaning up day"; gave $1,000 to the park board in 1905 to aid in the establishment of the publie park system; and has acquired the reputation of accomplishing whatever it starts ont to do. The officers of the club for 1916 were: Mrs. D. H. Flett, president; Mrs. G. F. MeNitt, first vice-president; Mrs. William Van Arsdale, second vice-president; Mrs. James Gil- son, recording secretary: Mrs. G. W. Scott, corresponding sec- rotary: Mrs. Frank J. Miller, treasurer. The meetings of the «lub are held in the Buffham Block, on Main Street.
The Twentieth Century Club, another organization of wom- en that belongs to the federation of women's clubs, is similar in character to the Woman's Club, and like it has been instru- mental in promoting the general welfare of the city along moral, social and civic lines. Meetings are held at the homes of the members on the second Monday afternoon of each month. The officers of the chib for 1916 were as follows: Mrs. J. O. Owen,
RACINE COUNTRY CLUB
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president: Mrs. E. E. Herrick, recording secretary; Mrs. H. E. Breckenridge, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J. Kennedy, treas- urer.
The only other federated club of women in the city of Racine is the Tuesday Reading Cirele, which, as its name indicates, holds its meetings at the homes of the members on Tuesday afternoons. It is devoted largely to literary work, studying the best authors, etc.
On March 28, 1900, the Florence Nightingale Society was organized by Mesdames C. JJorgensen, P. Ostergaard, A. Beck, I. Jacobson. C. Nelson, Mrs. Johanson, and Misses Carrie JJohan- son and Margaret Jorgensen. The constitution at that time adopted declares the object of the society to be "the mainte- nance of a free bed or beds, room or rooms at the hospital known as the St. Luke's and Alice Horlick Memorial Hospital, for charity patients, and to raise funds for that purpose and such other charities as the association may determine."
The society now numbers about two hundred and fifty mem- bers and is active in the charity work of Racine and the vicinity. The officers for 1916 were: Miss Mae Burgess, president; Mrs. F. C. Goff, vice-president: Mrs. T. W. Fuller, recording seere- tary: Mrs. S. L. Phippen, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Paul Ostergaard, treasurer.
The Racine Country Club, the largest and most important social club in the county, owns a handsome club house and grounds northwest of the city, and among its members are a large number of the men and women prominent in Racine's social life. The grounds are equipped with golf links, tennis courts, ete., and the Country Club is the scene of frequent card parties, golf parties, social dances, dinners and all the other functions that belong to such an organization. The officers of the club for 1916 were: A. A. Gilbert, president: HI. F. John- son, vice-president: A. J. Lunt, secretary and treasurer.
The Dania Society, composed of men of Danish birth or extraction, meets on Tuesday evening of each week in Dania Hall, on State Street. Andrew Dahlstrom was president of this society in 1916; Nels Christiansen, vice-president: Einar Strand. secretary; Charles W. Johnson, treasurer. The Danish Ladies' Society meets in the same hall on Wednesday evenings. The officers of this society for 1916 were: Mrs. Volga Engelbreth,
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president : Mrs. Paul Ostergaard, vice-president; Mrs. Fred An- derson, secretary; Mrs. S. Sorenson, treasurer. Another Danish organization is the Danish Brotherhood, which owns a neat hall and chibhouse on Sixth Street and Grand Avenue.
Among the minor clubs may be mentioned the American Study Club, which meets the third Thursday evening of each month in the offices of the American Seating Company; the Racine Yacht Club; the North Side Social Club; the Monarch, Maskokee and Somerset clubs; several German and Bohemian «lubs, and a number of women's clubs connected with church work, such as the Catholic Ladies, the Jewish Ladies, etc.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, CORNER OF SIXTH AND MAIN STREETS, RACINE, 1884
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CHAPTER XIX CHURCH HISTORY
BAPTIST - CATHOLIC - CONGREGATIONAL - EPISCOPAL - EVANGELICAL -JEWISH-LUTHIERAN -METHODIST EPISCOPAL-PRESBYTERIAN- UNIVERSALIST - MISCELLANEOUS.
BAPTIST
In the winter of the year 1840, at the request of Charles S. Wright, Jason Lothrop, the pastor of the Southport (Kenosha) Baptist Church, visited Racine and began to hold a series of meetings in a vacant room in one of the Main Street stores. The success of these gatherings encouraged them to attempt the formation of a regular Baptist society in Racine. Accordingly, on April 11th, a meeting was held for this purpose, and eleven men and women organized themselves into a conference, and having adopted the Articles of Faith and the Church Covenant of the New Hampshire Baptist Convention, letters were sent to the Baptist Churches in Southport, Milwaukee, Burlington and Prairieville, inviting them to be present on the 25th of the same month and, if they thought best, to recognize them as a Baptist Church. On the day appointed the council convened and the following persons were organized and recognized as a church under the name of the First Baptist Church of Racine: Charles S. Wright, Mary Wright, Lydia Wright, Lucy W. Fay, Elijah Fay, Martha Fay, Benjamin Ames, Charles W. Sawyer, Abram D. Eveland, Lorin Webber, Sally Webber, Semantha Harmon. Shortly after the organization of the church. the fol- lowing were received: Levi Blake, Caroline Morehouse, Charles Bunce, Eveline Fay, Polly Blake, Elbridge E. Fay, Moses Vilas, Charles H. Blake, Albert Knowlton, Winslow E. Fay, Warren Brewster, Sarah Milligan, Lorenzo JJanes, making the entire number of members twenty-eight. The services of Rev. Jason Lothrop were then secured for half of the time, the other half being spent in Southport. He continued this arrangement until 1842.
In the early part of 1844 the church purchased the property upon which they erected a house of worship. Previous to this Rev. S. Carr had become the pastor. In February, 1845, Rev-
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erend Carr resigned from his position and in the same year was succeeded by Rev. Silas Theker. The church numbered at this time ninety-five members. During the winter of 1845-6 the church held a series of revival meetings, which resulted in a substantial increase in the membership. Until this time the congregation had worshipped in the building used as an academy and a part of the time in the courthouse, but in 1846, having completed the basement of their house of worship, they com- meneed holding regular services therein. In 1848 the walls of a second edifice were erected, the building constructed, a steeple put up and supplied with a bell weighing 1,600 pounds. In June, 1848, Reverend Tucker resigned his charge and for sixteen months the pulpit was supplied in greater part by Rev. M. B. Tremain. In 1849 Rev. William Rollinson came. In 1850 the house of worship was completed and was dedicated on July 2d of the same year. In 1852 Rev. JJ. W. Fish came to the pulpit, and then came Rev. O. O. Stearns in 1854-7. Following Stearns came Revs. H. K. Stimson, Howard Jones, William Rollinson, N. F. Raylin, Joseph Rowley, H. L. House, W. B. Cullis, David Spencer, Henry Clarke.
On May 1, 1862, the church building was destroyed by fire. The house was immediately rebuilt, the lower part being used for stores, the upper portion serving as the meeting place. The cornerstone of the new elmunch structure was laid on Thanks- giving Day, November 30, 1876. The Sunday School room was occupied for services in December, 1877, and the house, com- pleted, was dedicated in June, 1878. The property was valued at $30,000.00. In 1900 the church building at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets was razed, to make room for the brick building now occupied by the Kradwell Drug Company.
The Scandinavian Baptist Church was organized April 5, 1877, with the following officers: J. Hanson, P. Peterson and J. C. Nelson, trustees: Thomas P. Christenson, treasurer; J. C. Nelson, clerk. The following twenty-nine members were the constituent members: P. Peterson, Mrs. Peterson, N. Christo- pherson, Adolph Jenson, Annie E. Knudsen, J. Christopherson, M. Anderson, Thomas P. Christenson, Mrs. II. Christenson, Martin Christenson, Mrs. M. Christenson, J. Hanson, Mrs. K. Hanson, K. Hanson, Carrie Hanson, Lawrence F. A. Hanson, R. Olson, Mrs. Il. Olson, H. Johnson, Mrs. S. Johnson, A. C.
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Johnson, Miss T. Johnson. R. Christianson, Mrs. G. Christian- son, Dorthea Poulson, Lottie Poulson, J. C. Nelson, Mrs. M. Nelson. The house of worship was erected and ready for use by Jume 3. 1878, and cost the sin of $2,700.00. On April 21, 1879, the name of the church was changed to that of the State Street Baptist Church.
The First Scandinavian Baptist Church was organized on May 31. 1864, with five members only, namely: P. H. Dam, K. Nielsen. Karen Marie Petersen, Thomas P. Christianson and Anna Karn. P. H. Dam was the first pastor of this small so- ciety. Their first church building was completed in September, 1867, and was dedicated in November of the same year. The First Scandinavian Church is now located at the address of 1326 State Street and is in charge of Rev. M. C. Jensen. The membership, while not extremely large, is comprised of active and strong Baptists.
The German Close Union Baptist Church was organized December 5, 1854. Rev. John Eschmann was its first minister and the following were the original members: Rudolph Haab and wife, Franz Hubachek and wife, Mr. Ordemann and wife, Herman Mitsch and wife, Babetta Egli, Katherina Egli, Caspar Egli and Julia Amann. The first house of worship was erected in the summer of 1856 on Villa Street, between Eighth and Ninth Streets. In 1878 a new brick church building was con- structed on Huron Street, and dedicated September 8th of that Year.
The Colored Union Baptist Church was organized March 22, 1857. at a meeting held at the house of Charles Ware. The first members were: Charles Ware. Lewis Price, William Mc- Gee. Sarah Ware, Louisa Price and Ailsey Thomas. They bought the frame school house at the corner of Main and Tenth Streets and moved it to Campbell Street, between Eleventh and Twelfth, which they used as a house of worship. The lot was donated by Charles Ware.
The Burlington Baptist Church was organized in 1843 with about fifteen persons, and Rev. W. R. Manning as pastor. The services were held in the old schoolhouse until 1851, when the Free Church was built. That was erected by a coalition with the Presbyterians and Methodists, and meetings were held
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alternately, but in 1861 the Baptist Society purchased it. It was a stone building and cost $1,700.00.
The Danish Baptist Church at Union Grove was built in December, 1872, thirty people at that time belonging to the church. Rev. Ole Jansen took charge.
CATHOLIC
The work among the Catholic people of the district now included in St. Mary's Parish began in the year 1838, and for four years thereafter they were visited by mission priests, in- eluding Rev. Thomas Morrissy, who first visited Racine in 1838, at which time there was no Catholic Church in the county. Following the arrival of Rey. Martin Kundig in 1842 the Cath- olies began the erection of a little frame church on Fifth Street, on the present site of the Times-Call Building and the telegraph bureau. This church was completed in 1843 and dedicated in May of that year by Father Kundig, with the permission of the Bishop of Detroit, and over the church Father Kundig presided for a period of three years. To this church came the Catholics of all Southern Wisconsin, so that at the end of two and a half years the Racine church proved too small and Mr. Reardon, a member of the congregation, donated two building sites at the southwest corner of Eighth Street and Lake Avenne for the erection of a larger structure. The old church was removed to this site in the spring of 1845 and was remodeled and enlarged to accommodate more than 300 persons. It served the entire Catholic population of the district until 1852. It had been dedicated as St. Ignatius Church in the fall of 1845 and in September, 1846, Rov. Franz Prendergast became the first resi- dent pastor. He was unfamiliar with the German tongne, and in June. 1847, was succeeded by Reverend Kundig, who was himself succeeded in the following December by Reverend Fander, who continued in charge until August 20, 1849.
It then seemed advisable to separate the German and English speaking members of the congregation and Archbishop Henni named a committee to select a site for a new church. They chose the present foration of St. Mary's at the corner of Eighth and College Avenue. A good residence and practically a new busi- ness block occupied the property. The residence served as a parish house from 1849 and the other structure was remodeled
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for school purposes. The school-house was twenty by forty feet in dimensions and was first opened in 1850. Because of the poverty of the parishioners, the erection of the new church for the Germans was not undertaken until 1852. In August, 1849, Rev. Fander was succeeded by Rov. Carl Schraudenbach, who served until the appointment of Rev. W. Norris on November 15. the latter continuing to serve St. Ignatius Church until August, 1852.
In January of that year Archbishop Hemi named Rev. Simon Bartosch as pastor of St. Mary's, and in April of that vear the erection of St. Mary's Church was begun, the corner stone being laid by Archbishop Hemi on Jime 27th. In August, 1852, Rev. Martin Kundig was appointed priest of St. Ignatius and of St. Mary's and served both congregations until Decem- ber 10. 1853. He completed the new church and in November, 1853, was succeeded by Rev. J. N. Peiffer, who served both congregations until January. 1854, when Reverend Kundig was again installed. In February of the same year Rev. Franz Fusseder was appointed pastor of the two congregations, and so continued until June, 1855, when Rev. Fabian Bermadinger be- came pastor of St. Mary's Church. He so continued until Sep- tember. 1857, when he was succeeded by Rov. F. X. Sailer. whose pastorate continued until September, 1862. He was fol- lowed by Rev. Franz Chlemayr, who continmed until July, 1867, and under his direction was erected a new school-house fifty by thirty feet and three stories in height. His successor, Rev. F. X. Etschmann, continued until April, 1870, and the Rev. J. A. Birkhauser until September 8, 1873. The latter purchased two building lots at the corner of Eighth and Wisconsin Streets in order to ereet a new parish honse. On September 10, 1873. Rev. George Striekner became pastor of St. Mary's, and it was dur- ing his pastorate, which extended until August 1, 1877, that St. Joseph's congregation was separated from St. Mary's. From the end of July until the beginning of September, 1877, Rev. J. A. Birkhauser again served St. Mary's for Rev. Peter De- Berge, who had been named pastor in June of that year. The latter took charge in August and under his direction the pres- ent handsome parish house was created in 1878. In December, 1877, he celebrated his silver jubilee, but in November, 1880. illness caused his resignation. Rov. William Engel, who was
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appointed, died soon afterward and was succeeded by Rev. Joseph M. Albers, under whose pastorate a new church building was erected. 135 by 60 feet, at a cost of $28,000.00. This was dedicated August 15, 1886. After sixteen years' faithful service Reverend Albers resigned August 22, 1896, and the church was then supplied by different priests until Rev. Theodore B. Meyer took charge in November of that year, remaining as pastor to the present time, covering a period of twenty years of faithful service to his flock.
St. Rose Catholic Church, of which Rev. John M. Naughtin is the pastor, was established October 6, 1885. The cornerstone of the church was laid at this time. The structure was dedi- cated January 31, 1886. This was only regarded as a temporary building, as the growth of the congregation soon demanded a larger church. The cornerstone of the present edifice was laid May 24, 1903, and the dedication occurred February 14, 1904.
The Holy Name Catholic Church was started in 1884, when a church building was constructed on the corner of Fifteenth and Villa Streets. This building is now used by the Holy Name School. In 1914 the large new church of this congregation was erected adjoining the old building. Rev. Ignatius A. Klein is the pastor of the Holy Name Church.
The Sacred Heart Catholic Society, located opposite the Horlick factories, was organized the first of the year 1916, and in August of the same year a handsome brick church was dedi- rated. The cost was $18,000.00. Rev. Peter Enrietto is the pastor of this congregation.
Mt. Carmel (Italian) Catholic Church is located at the northwest corner of Blake Avenue and Kewanee, St. Casimir ( Lithuanian) Catholic Church is located at 815 Park Avenue and is in charge of Rev. Peter Vaitonis. This latter society pur- chased the Park Avenue Congregational Church in 1913 for $8,000.00. The Bohemians worship at St. John's Nepomuk (Imreh at 1917 Green, which pastorate is in charge of Rev. A. G. Weiler. St. Joseph's Church is located at the corner of Erie and St. Patrick: Rey. W. J. Heder is the rector. St. Pat- rick's Catholic Church is another growing society in charge of Rev. William F. MeCarthy. St. Stanislaus ( Polish), located at 1737 Center, is under charge of Rev. B. P. Burant.
The first church to be organized in the town of Burlington
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was the St. Mary's Roman Catholic. This occurred in the year 1844 by some members of the church who came from Detroit, Michigan. They were joined by Reverend Kundig, of Milwau- kee, and in the same year erected a small stone building which was also the first stone house put up in Burlington. They used this as a church until 1859, when a larger edifice, of stone, was constructed.
The Catholic Church at Waterford was established in 1850 and within two years the membership had grown to one hun- dred and fifty. A stone church was built then, costing about $2,000.00. Rev. Matthew Gernbaner was the first priest here.
CONGREGATIONAL
In the spring of the year 1850 Rev. Timothy M. Hopkins. then acting pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Racine, began a series of sermons in the old court-house, intending to organize a Congregational Church. The organization was effected in February, 1850. There were thirty-eight members, most of them with letters from the Presbyterian Church. The society named their church the First Congregational Church of Racine. The first pastor was Rev. Timothy M. Hopkins, and the first deacons were Henry Sheldon and I. G. Parker. On the 21st of the following May a further organization took place and the first trustees elected were A. P. Diekey, Philip Brethwait. T. P. Bruce, Mark Miller and Floyd P. Baker; 1. G. Parker was clerk. While a house of worship was being constructed on the ground later occupied by the Episcopal Church the members wor- shiped in the court-house and in the Ladies' Seminary Build- ing. After the frame work of the new church was completed and the roof placed a storm destroyed it. The work went on, however, and the finished structure was dedicated February 5, 1851. Again the church met with disaster on November 2, 1851, when flames leveled the church building to the ground. By this time the society was in financial distress and was compelled to accept the gift of a church lot from Mr. Sidney A. Sage, and thereon began to build another house of worship. The corner- stone of this house was laid with befitting ceremonies on Octo- ber 9, 1852; the dedication occurred on November 7, 1854. Great assistance was rendered to the society by friends and members of churches in other communities. The church was redecorated
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in 1908. Some of the carly pastors of this church were Revs. T. M. Hopkins. M. P. Kinney, Lewis E. Matson, Stephen P. Peet, T. E. Davis, G. W. Sargent, Norman MeLeod, T. P. Sawin and William II. Hinckley. Following these have been Revs. Clarendon A. Stone, David R. Anderson, Charles H. Percival, HI. L. Richardson, Julius Marks and JJ. T. Chynoweth.
Among the charter members of the First Congregational Church were the following named: D. C. Vantine, Almira Vantine, G. C. Flagg, Mary Flagg. Emily Stone, Nancy S. Hop- kins. Sarah E. Paul, Mary Ilurd, A. P. Dickey, Sarah A. Dickey, I. G. Parker, Lois E. Parker, Philip Brethwait, Ann Brethwait, I. P. Thayer, Isabel Thayer, N. D. Smith, J. E. Lockwood, Mrs. A. S. Lockwood, R. J. Munn, Louisa Munn, William Bruce, Sarah Bruce, F. P. Baker, Harriett Baker, Phelce Freeman, Henry Sheldon, Mrs. Henry Sheldon, S. K. Sheldon, William Smith, Mrs. William Smith, Mrs. M. Field, Mrs. N. A. Walker, Mrs. D. P. Putney, Mrs. David Hurlbut, Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. S. Comstock.
The Plymouth Church, Congregational, otherwise the Park Avenue Congregational Church, was organized in 1904. The pastors of this church have been Revs. D. Ellis Evans, Albert J. Buxton and S. T. Kidder, the latter acting pastor during Reverend Buxton's leave of absence. On Sunday, June 8, 1913, the Plymouth Society dedicated their new house of worship, which is one of the most sightly and modern of Racine's churches. On July 30, 1913, the old church on Park Avenue was sold to St. Casimir's Catholic Congregation for $8,000.00.
A Welsh Congregational Church was organized in Racine in December, 1847, with fourteen members. A church building was erected on College Avenue. This church is inactive at present.
The First Congregational Church of Union Grove was organized on September 8, 1844, by Rev. C. C. Cadwell, as mod- erator, at the school-house. L. C. Northway was appointed clerk. There were at first just twelve members. The first pastor who attended the church was Rev. Lorain Rood. The meetings were held alternately at the Salisbury and White School-houses.
The first church to be organized at Waterford was the Congregational in 1851, Levi Barnes being the exhorter. A church building was constructed in 1857 on land donated to the
EAST SIDE OF MARKET SQUARE IN 1857 Showing Episcopal and Universalist Churches
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THE SQUARE IN 1860, SHOWING BAPTIST CHURCH
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society by S. C. Chapman. The first regular pastor of this church was Rev. R. R. Snow, who remained for a period of ten years.
The Congregational Church at Rochester was organized in 1840 with about fifty members. Unfil 1845 they held their meetings in the old school-house and then constructed a brick church building.
EPISCOPAL
The first Episcopal Society of Racine, now St. Luke's, held services as early as 1839. These were conducted by Reverend Hull of Milwaukee. In 1840 services were held every two weeks, Reverend Allison of Waukegan officiating. In 1841 Revs. Adams, Breck and Hobart conducted the services and in 1842 a regular parish, called St. Luke's, was organized, Rev. William Walch taking charge until April 1, 1843. Rev. F. W. Hatch officiated a part of this time. In 1844 and 1845 Rev. Ebenezer Williams conducted the services and early in the latter year the first church building was erected on the east side of the market square, which was used by the society until the fire of 1866, when, with the Titus Hall, Racine House and other buildings, it was destroyed. After the ercetion of the building the rectorship was filled by Revs. S. Marks, A. D. Cole, James De Pere, James Bowman, Joseph II. Nichols, Roswell Park, A. D. Benedict, Edward C. Porter, Arthur Piper, Walter G. Blossom and Fred- erick S. Penfold.
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