Muskingum County, Ohio - Chapter 13: Secret Societies, 1882

Masonic Fraternity

The age, the universality, and the potent influence of the society known as Free and Accepted Masons, has caused it to be an object of both patronage and persecution for ages ; the rigors of the Spanish inquisition could not unravel its mysteries, nor prevent its assemblies, and the special franchises which Masonic monarchs have been pleased to confer upon it have not bred in it arrogance, nor corruption. It has pursued its peaceful way, unmindful of ecclesiastical denunciation and legislative proscriptions, and will cease its labors only when sorrow and oppression shall cease to exist.

The history of such an organization, constitutes a chapter in the history of all countries, and a brief one is here given of its introduction and progress in Muskingum county.

Craft Masonry

On Saturday, the 25th day of May, 1805, William Raynolds, William Smyth, Levi Whipple, Daniel Converse, Abel Lewis and Lewis Cass, held a meeting in Zanesville, and, "after becoming known to each other as- Master Masons, in the manner prescribed by the rules of the craft, entered into conversation respecting the practicability and propriety of procuring a charter, authorizing them to hold a Lodge in this place; and, in order to determine the question, appointed Brother Smyth, Brother Cass, and Brother Raynolds, a committee, for the purpose of preparing such resolutions, rela;tive to the object of the meeting, as to them should seem expedient, and to report to this meeting on Saturday next."

once went to work, as the following paper sufficiently attests ; the original of this ancient document is the property of the Lodge of Amity, of Zanesville, and is conspicuously displayed as one of its valued relics, in its Lodge room :

"We, the undersigned, Master Masons, desirous to procure the establishment of a Lodge in this place, and for that purpose to open a communication with the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, do hereby associate ourselves together, and do agree to submit to the decision of a majority, and contribute our mutual share of the expense in the procurement of that object."

W. Raynolds, William Smyth, Daniel Converse, Levi Whipple, Abel Lewis, Lewis Cass, I. Van Horne, Seth Fuller, Noyce Stone, F. Craft. Zanesville, May 25, 1805. This paper is in the handwriting of Lewis Cass, who acted as the Secretary at these early meetings. On Saturday, June i, 1805, another meeting was held, the attendance being the same as before, except that Daniel Converse was absent, and General Isaac Van Horne was present. The committee reported that the object was "attainable," and William Smyth, Lewis Cass and William Raynolds were appointed a committee to prepare and forward the petition to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and solicit the endorsement and co-operation of Washington Lodge, of Philadelphia, to the petition, when before the Grand Lodge.

On Tuesday, the 4th day of June, another meeting was held, the attendance being the same as at the last meeting, with the addition of Seth Fuller and Noyce Stone, a fellow craft. An election of officers, to be recommended to the Grand Lodge, was held, resulting in the election of Lewis Cass, as Worshipful Master ; WilUam Smyth, Senior Warden ; Seth Fuller, Junior Warden ; Isaac Van Horne, Treasurer, and William Raynolds, Secretary.

On June 24, 1805, St. John's Day, the Grand Lodge, of Pennsylvania, granted the prayer of the petitioners, but, as the charter fee had not accompanied the petition, some delay occurred in its issuance by the Secretary of the Grand Lodge, and it was not until May 28, 1806, that the Warrant, Dispensation, Book of Constitution, By- Laws of the Grand Lodge, forms for Returns, and Seal, were placed in care of a Captain Taylor for delivery to thre craftsmen, at Zanesville.

Notwithstanding the fact that so much of the correspondence pertaining to the organization of the first Lodge in Muskingum county exists, there is no paper in existence, either in the Lodge of Amity, or the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, by which to determine the date of the Constitution of the Lodge.

dressed to Isaac Van Home, who was Past Mastei- of Lodge No. 57, held at Newtown, Pennsylvania, from which Lodge he withdrew, September 3, 1805 ; his power as the Grand Master's proxy did not, however, reach him until after the expiration of the time for which it was issued ; the craft were therefore much depressed at the difficulties which beset them in their efforts to establish the Lodge, and Brother Van Home assumed the responsibility of acting upon his expired proxy, which fact he reported to the Grand Lodge in a letter, dated September 23, 1806, and on October 20, 1806, his letter was read to the Grand Lodge, whereupon it sanctioned the act.

The ceremony of constituting the Lodge, occurred between the latter part of June and the first of September ; possibly subsequent to June 24th, because the dispensation would be likely to be in force until that day ; and it is evident that it was prior to the fii'st of September, because the Lodge possesses a copy of the Book of Constitution presented to it September 7, 1806, by Lewis Cass, and its first record, September 26, 1806, shows it to be in working order, with- a code of By-Laws.

The Lodge was organized in a two story, frame, hotel building, owned by Isaac Van Home, and occupied b}^ Benoni Pierce, situated on the corner of Main and Fifth streets, where the Zane House now stands. - Early in 1807, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, presented the Lodge with a set of silver jewels, which are still in possession of the Lodge, and, until their receipt, we may infer that the Lodge acted upon the suggestion of the Grand Secretary, and used pasteboard imitations.

August 2d, 1807, the Lodge endorsed the plan for the organization of a. Grand Lodge in the State of Ohio, and on January 4th, 1808, Isaac Van Home and Lewis Cass met the delegates from the other Lodges in the State, at Chillicothe, where, on motion of Brother Cass, it was resolved, "That it is expedient to form a Grand Lodge in this State." On January 26th, 1809, the Grand Lodge of Ohio issued a dispensation to the Lodge of Amity, as No. 5, (its number in the Pennsylvania register having been 105), and on January 15th, 1812, a charter was issued, in which the privileges granted by the Pennsylvania cha];ter, of meeting either at Zanesville or Putnam, were continued to the Lodge. The early raeetings of the Lodge alternated between Zanesville and Putnam, wherever convenient and suitable apartments could be secured, at private residences,, hotels, court house, etc., until the year 1817, during which the last meeting was held in Putnam ; the Lodge then met in the Senate Chamber, in the courthouse, until December i8th, 1861, when it moved into its own hall, on Market street, adjoining the present Masonic Hall, on the west, whence it removed to the present commodious apartments in the Masonic Hall, corner of Market and Fourth streets, its first meeting in which was held April 9th, 1858.

The second Lodge organized in the county, was Lafayette No. 79, of Zanesville, for which a dispensation was issued May i6th, 1825, and the Lodge ndet for the first time in the Masonic Hall (now school building), on Market street. May 25th, of the same year, the following brethren being present : George James, Worshipful Master ; Calvin Conant, Senior Warden ; William Blocksom, Junior Warden ; L. L. Hamline, Senior Deacon ; Isaac Van Home, Treasurer ; H. SafFord, Secretary ; visitors : J. T. Fracker, Junior Deacon ; William Twaddle, Steward and Tiler, and Joshua Downer.

The name of this Lodge is indicative of the patriotic sentiment of the members ; the beloved French patriot and Mason, Lafayette, was expected at Zanesville, on his tour through Ohio, and extensive preparations for his reception were made, but he passed east by another route. It is worthy of note that three applications for Lodges were made to the Grand Master about the same time, and each selected Lafayette as its title - to honor it and be honored. At the January session, 1826, of the Grand Lodge, all these Lodges applied for charters, the one to the Zanesville Lodge being dated January loth, 1826. February 24th, the first election was held, and on April 26tti, 1826, the officers were formally installed by Joshua Downer.

Until the erection of the present Masonic Hall, this Lodge had its meetings at various points - the old Masonic Hall, Senate Chamber, corner Market and Fifth streets. Main and Court alley, and Main and Fifth streets.

In 1837, a dispensation was issued to form Friendship Lodge, at Dresden, and on June 20th, 1838, a charier was granted it, as Lodge No. 103. Dissensions having arisen in the Lodge, on October 17th, 1839, ^^^^ Grand Lodge enjoined it from further labor until harmony should be restored. April 14th, 1840, Brother D. W. Rhodes, Acting Grand Master, gave his sanction for it to resume Masonic work, which it still continues.

August 19th, 1844. Thomas Maxfield, William Findle\-, Lewis Virden, F. H. Jennings, John V. Lemon, John G. F". Holston," G. D. Palmer, and Thomas Bell were authorized to form Malta Lodge, at Norwich, and a Lodge was opened under the dispensation on August 26th, 1844. On October 24th, 1844, the Grand Lodge granted a charter to the Lodge, as No. 118, under which the first election was held, November 2d, and on the 20th of the same month the Lodge was formally constituted by John T. Arthur, an address having been delivered by Cornelius Moore.

December loth, 1849, ^ dispensation was issued to Thomas Edwards, Worshipful Master; Abner Wood, Senior Warden, and William Munhall, Junior Warden, to form Union Lodge, at Irville, and on October i6th, 1850, a charter was granted it, as Lodge No. 184, and on Octo-

October 4th, 185 1, a dispensation was issued to organize Hubbar-d Lodge, at Adamsville, and at the October, 1852, session of the Grand Lodge, two new Lodges sought charters as Hubbard Lodge, out of respect to the eminent Masonic virtues of Grand Master Hubbard ; a charter was voted the Lodge at Adamsville, October 21st, 1852, as No. 220.

On April 24th, 1856, a dispensation was issued to James D. Sturges, J.J. Kassell, Marquis Williamson, R. J. Peach, Frederick Young, Thomas McLees, Joseph Starrett, and Philip Dennek, to form Anchor Lodge, at Duncan's Falls, and on October 22d, 1856, the Grand Lodge granted them a charter, as No. 283.

C. Lenhart, Senior Warden, and David Crossan, Junior Warden, to form Muskingum Lodge, at Uniontown, and on October 17th, 1866, a charter was issued to the Lodge, as No. 368.

On July 26th, 1870, a dispensation was issued to George Smith," Worshipful Master ; Mark R. McClelland, Senior Warden, and Henry Ludman , Junior Warden , to organize Gage and Gavel Lodge, at Chandlersville ; October 19th, 1870, the Grand Lodge voted them a charter, as Lodge No. 448.

On July 4th, 1874, ^ dispensation was issued to George Hagerty, Worshipful Master, David Jones, Senior Warden, and Joshua Bennet, Junior Warden, to form Frazeysburg Lodge, atFrazeysburg ; a charter was granted them, October 2ist, 1874, ^s Lodge No. 490.

It is worthy of mention that, of the ten Lodges in the county, six of them bear the signatures of Muskingum county Masons, as Grand officers ; the charter of the Lodge of Amity, No. 5, has that of Lewis Cass, as Grand Master ; Malta Lodge has that of John F. Arthur, as Grand Secretary, he having been a member, at the time, of Lafayette Lodge No. 79 ; and Lodges 220, 283, 368, 448 and 490, are all signed by John

That a committee of three be appointed to examine the names and locations of all the Lodges under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, and that said committee be instructed, where there are two or more Lodges of the same name, to change, or cause to be changed, the name of all but one of such Lodges, giving to those first named the privilege of retaining their original names, and to all those whose names are changed, the privilege of selecting a new name ; and that said committee be fui'ther instructed to report the name and place where located, of each Lodge throughout the State."

This resolution affected Friendship Lodge No. 103, at Dresden, Lafayette No. 79, at Zanesville, and Union No. 84, at Irville, in this county.

name ; Union made no selection, and was named Irville, by the committee ; Lafayette No. 79, and Lafayette No. 81, of Cincinnati, were both chartered January loth, 1826, but No. 81 claimed four months prior organization, while No. 79 urged its priority of number. The committee declined to decide, and recommended to the Grand Lodge that the adjustment of the vexed question be left to the Lodges, where it still remains, neither of them being willing to relinquish its name.

Capitular Masonry

On December 6th, 182 1, Daniel Convers, Calvin Conant, Levi Whipple, Joshua Downer, Horace Nye, Dudley W. Rhodes, and Charles Hill, met in the Senate Chamber, then occupied as "Masons' Hall," to take action towards the organization of a Royal Arch Chapter in Zanesville. Daniel Convers was chosen Moderator, and Levi Whipple, Clerk. Conant, Convers and Whipple were appointed a committee to secure signatures to a petition to the Grand Chapter ; to secure the endorsement of some established Chapter, and, if successful, to present the papers to the Grand Chapter. The following officers were then chosen to act under the Dispensation : Calvin Conant, M. E. H. P. ; Daniel Converse, M. E. K. ; Joshua Downer, M. E. S. ; Horace Nye, C. of H. ; Dudley W. Rhodes, P. S. ; Charles Hill, R. A. C. ; S. S. Miles, Francis Fowler, and Levi Whipple, Masters of the Veils.

On Wednesday, December nth, 1821, the Grand Chapter met at Columbus, and on Friday, 13th, the necessary authority was issued to form the Chapter, when the constitutional recommendations should have been obtained. On January 2d, 1822, American Union Chapter, at Marietta, endorsed the petition, and on February ist, 1822, the Chapter was opened in the Masonic Hall, on Market street. On January 15th, 1823, a charter was granted, and on May 5th, 1823, the Chapter was installed, in ample form, by the Most Excellent Grand High Priest, as the Zanesville Royal Arch Chapter, No. 9.

The anti-Masonic crusade, which was so successfully resisted by the Lodge in Zanesville, had the eff'ect of closing the Chapter, on September 5th, 183 1, and it remained dormant until July 8th, 1837, when, through the exertions of Dudley W. Rhodes, Daniel Applegate, Nimrod BaiT, David Reed, James King, David Maginnis, William Twaddle, John Anthony, and James Caldwell, it resumed its labors, which it has continued, without intermission, to the present day.

On August 31st, 1876, a petition was presented to the Grand Chapter from a number of companions at Dresden, praying for a dispensation to open a Chapter at that place ; the prayer being constitutionally endorsed, the request was granted. August 30th, 1877, the Grand Chapter directed that the dispensation be continued another year. On October i ith, 1878, the Grand Chapter withdrew the dispensation and dissolved Muskingvim Chapter.

Cryptic Masonry

On the 22d of February, 1844, a dispensation was issued to Daniel Applegate, George L. Shinnick, John T. Arthur, Charles W. Spaulding, A. Bartal, and George James, to open a Council of Royal and Select Masters in Zanesville ; John Barney, Adam Peters, Nimrod Barr, and H. M. Miller, were present at its organization, in addition to those named in the dispensation, but the date when it occurred is not stated in the record, except that it was in February, 1844, and in the Masonic Hall, on Market street. The records of neither the Grand nor Subordinate Council show when a charter was granted. On Friday, October 24th, 1845, Zanesville Council was assigned the number 13, by vote of the Grand Council. On October i8th, 1849, ^^^ Grand Recorder reported to the Grand Council that much confusion existed respecting the seniority and numbering of the Councils, when he was instructed to adjust the difficulty, and assign to each Council a permanent number as appeared proper from the records. At the meeting held October 17th, 1850, he reported a revised list, which placed Zanesville Council as No. 12, the number it still bears.

Masonic Knighthood

On the 27th day of November, 1848, Sir John L. Vattier, Grand Master of Knights Templars in Ohio, issued a dispensation to "Sirs John T. Arthur, Thomas Bell, Amos Bartholomew, R. H. Cotton, Gilbert D. Palmer, Israel Hoge, Thomas Launder, Josephus Lakin, and Thomas F. Nevitt, all Knights Templars and Knights of Malta of the Magnanimous Order of St. John of Jerusalem," constituting them an Encampment of Knights Templars, by the name of Cyprus Encampment. He further named Sir Thomas Bell to be first Grand Commander ; Sir John T. Ai-thur, first Generalissimo ; Sir Gilbert D. Palmer, first Captain General, and Rev. Sir Amos Bartholomew, first Prelate. On January 3d, 1849, Sir Michael F. Krieder, Past Grand Master of Templars in Ohio, opened the new Encampment in Lafayette Lodge's Hall, corner of Main and Fifth streets, the place now occupied as a photographic gallery. Emergent conclaves of the several Orders were held daily, in morning, afternoon, and night sessions, from that date until January 13th, during which time sixteen Knights were created. On November 9th, 1849, ^ charter was issued to Cyprus Encampment, No. 10.

On January 12th, 1854, January 13th, 1857, and February 17th, i860, the Encampment enjoyed the distinction of having its officers installed by Sir William B. Hubbard, Grand Master of Knights Templars in the United States.

In October, 1867, the Grand Commandery of Ohio amended its Constitution, in order that its nomenclature should cpnform to that of the Grand Encampment of the United States ; in accordance with this, Encampments were styled Commanderies, and the first officer Eminent Commander, instead of Grand Commander.

The numerical strength of the several divisions of the Masonic family in the county, as appears from the figures for the fiscal year, just past, is as follows : Affiliated Master Masons, 532 ; Royal Arch Masons, 92 ; Select Masters, 39 ; Knights Templars, 78.

The Masons of Muskingum county may well be proud of their brethren, for many who were made or reared Craftsmen within the limits of > the county, have won distinction among the Sons of Light, and held prominent positions in the Masonic world. Many of them have long since gone -

" To rest from their labors. Their wages are due ; Their work by the Grand Master's test is found true - True to the Plumb-line of Justice and Bight, To the Level on which all good Masons unite, To the Square of Morality, Virtue, and Love ; And their wages are paid in the Temple above."

Directory Of The Masonic Organizations In Zanesville For 1 88 1

Masonic Benefit Association, organized June 20, 1873 - ^Admission fee, $2.25. No other expense attending membership, unless death occurs, when each surviving member is assessed $1.10. Benefits $1.00 for each member of the association. Any Master Mason under sixty years, in good health, is eligible to membership.

Trustees for 1880-81 - President, W. M. Shinnick ; Vice President, John P. Ford ; Secretary, J. Hope Sutor ; Treasurer, A. M. Huston ; B. S. DryfuS, R. S. Mershon, L. Steinfeld, H. C. Lindsay, T. E. Richards, W. J. Best, A. P. Josselyn, F. Mehurin, and M. L. Miller.

Lodge of Amity, No. 5, F. and A. M. - Chartered, June 24, 1805. Officers: J.Hope, Sutor, W. Master; L. Steinfeld, Senior Warden ; George R. Fox, Junior Warden ; W. M. Shinnick, Treasurer ; H. T. Canfield, Secretary ; Marion Snoots, Senior Deacon ; H. A. Sharpe, Junior Deacon ; George W. Harris, Tiler.

Odd Fellowship

Muskingum Lodge, No, 28 - The little band who petitioned the Grand Lodge of Ohio, in 1844, for a charter, were not the most sanguine of the wisdom of their effort, although they felt the need of such influence as the work of the order would have upon society. The petition was granted May nth, of the same year, and Past Grand Master, Mark P. Taylor, of Cincinnati, assisted by John P. Blain, and Justin Morrison, of Columbus, Ohio, instituted Muskingum Lodge No. 28, the following Brothers appearing as Charter Membei-s : Lambert Thomas, Jonathan R. Johnson, Jacob Little, Jeremiah Zeigler, J. Warren 'Clayton and William Langton. They met in the third story of the old Judge Blocksom property, on Main street, between Fifth and Sixth sti-eets. In tkose days, when everything concerning Odd Fellowship was shrouded inmj-stery, it required a great deal of " determination to do and dare," and duty was in the line of sacrifice. And now a feeling of veneration for those heroes comes welling up, as their descendants recall their deeds ; and a shout of triumph may well burst forth, as the present glorious condition of the brotherhood ; everywhere proclaims, " good will towards men."

The first officers were as follows : N. G., Jonathan R. Johnson; V. G., Jacob Little; Secretary, Lambert Thomas ; Treasurer, John R. Worm an.

It was in this Lodge that the project of erecting the present Odd Fellows' Hall was started. The records show that at the meeting held April 9th, 1850, James Darlinton appointed a committee to confer with Moxahala Lodge, concerning the, propriety of purchasing a site, and erecting a building, with a hall. December nth, 1850, a committee was appointed to solicit the subscription of stock, for this purpose, and the Lodge subscribed $3,000. January i, 185 1, the Trustees were ordered to purchase eighty shares of stock, and a Building Committee appointed, consisting of Brothers E. H. Church, John V. Smeltzer and Edward Cox. February 22, 185 1, a committee was appointed, with authority to petition the Legislature for a charter. The committee consisted of Brothers Howard, Eastman, Pike, Church, Fracker and Brenholts. The

July 28th, 1852, the Lodge adjourned in the old, to meet in the new hall, on Saturday, July 31st, of the same year. Although the first to propose building a hall of their own, she was not the first to occupy the new home, as the following episode will show : Rivalry had manifested itself between Muskingum and Moxahala Lodges, the latter met on Monday nights, and the former on Tuesday nights, and accordingly Moxahala resolved to hold the first meeting in the new Lodge room, it being finished. They moved quietly, under cover of darkness, and when they thought all was well, they found themselves "yet in darkness." One ' of the Muskingum boys having found them out, shut off" the gas by inserting a cork in the pipe below ; consternation was depicted in their faces, as they realized that no gaslight could be had. The deliberations of that night were conducted under the sickly glare of tallow dips. The Muskingum boys claimed the victory.

The number of active members is one hundred and twenty-two. There are forty-three Post Grands, some of whom attest by their trembling limbs and whitened locks that the weight of years is upon them. Yet their devotion to the work is such that they attend the convocations quite regularly. The list is as follows :

The present officers are : W. A. Dilley, Noble Grand ; R. S. Willey, Vice Grand ; I. W. Bird, Recording Secretary ; C. Smallsreed, Permanent Secretary ; Major W. S. Harlan, Treasurer.

Moxahala Lodge, No. 144, was instituted February 21, 1850, in the Odd Fellows' Lodge room, located in the Blocksom property, on Main street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. The exercises were conducted by the Grand Master of the State, William C. Earl, our late lamented Grand Secretary of the State, assisted by Post Grands of Muskingum Lodge.

This was the second Lodge in Zanesville, and started off under very flattering circumstances. The founders were fired with zeal to carry out the great principles of the order, and to teach within its walls the principles of fraternal love, and to build up Odd Fellows.

Of the names so memorable thirty years ago, four have passed to the other shore, and entered the Celestial Lodge above. We cherish fondly the names of Durban, Porter, Fracker and Leckey ; they were worthy brothers. Post Grand Thomas Durban was one of Zanesville's brightest and most influential Odd Fellows ; cordial and warm hearted, his hand was ever open to a brother in need. And, though mild and generous, he would contend vigorously in debate to the last extremity. He died June 2d, 1876. Silvers Porter, is a name that awakens many warm memories. He ever maintained the spirit of fidelity which charterizes the true Odd Fellow. Brothers Leckey and Fracker were active and worthy members ; their devotion to the principles of Odd Fellowship was worthy of emulation.

The first officers of Moxahala Lodge were : A. W. Perley, Noble Grand ; Silvers Porter, Vice Grand ; E. W. Cox, Secretary ; G. Arthur, Permanent Secretary ; Thomas Durban, Treasurer. Trustees - T. L. Fracker, L. H. Bigelow and G. Arthur.

Moxahala Lodge has never suflfered the appeal of the widow or orphan to go unheeded. Her members have noble hearts, and never saw "the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging bread." Members have been added who have been found worthy to bear the armor of her pioneer chieftains, as one by one they laid it down, thus ever bearing aloft the glorious banner, on which is inscribed. Friendship, Love and Truth.

Since its organization, Moxahala has received within her borders, by invitation, 389 members! Her present active membership is 133, and her dormant list 149.

Within the last decade, Moxahala has received many valuable members, and with her steadily increasing Treasury, her power for good, and the promulgation of the sublime principles of the order, is a just source of pride.

Odd Fellows' Hall. - February 22d, 185 1, Muskingum Lodge appointed a committee, consisting of Brothers Howard, Pike, Church, Fracker, and Brenholts, with instructions to petition the Legislature of Ohio for a charter for a Hall Association. The same month, by special act, a charter was granted, creating " Odd Fellows' Hall Association," with Robert Howard, as President. The brethren of the Lodges represented, subscribed for the greater part of the stock, which consisted of two hundred and forty-one shares, at fifty dollars each, taken as follows :

Howard Encampment, forty-six shares, arid the remainder was taken by citizens, not members. The stock has since been sold at one hundred dollars per share.

In 1851, the Association purchased of Applegate & Tallant, parts of lots i and 2, east half, fronting on the south side of Main. street, corner of fhe alley, for the sum of $4,000, and erected thereon a substantial three-story brick building, that even at this day is regarded as one of the imposing structures of Zanesville. The cost of this edifice was $24,000.

The Hall was dedicated with the usual imposing ceremonies, on Thursday, September oth, 1852. The street parade was a grand afl&ir; some three hundred and fifty of the resident Odd Fellows and visiting brethren were in the ranks. The long procession, as it passed through the principal streets, was the subject of many wellmerited compliments. The Hon. L. P. Marsh, of this city, delivered the address, after which the dedication ceremonies were performed. The occasion was enlivened by the Wheeling and Dresden Bands, discoursing choice and appropriate rhusic. The scene closed by a grand ball and supper, which was largely attended by the wives and daughters of the membei-s.

The Degree of Rebecca. - The origin of this beautiful degree has been credited to the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, who, with William T. Martin and E. G. Steele, a committee of the Grand Lodge, appointed to mature it, reported it. to that body, by whom it was adopted, September 15th, 1 85 1. It was felt to be needed, in order to satisfy the longing of the wives and daughters of the brethren to share the joyous contemplation of the work of benevolence, and the " labor of love," as well. And when they remembered Hannah, Deborah, Ruth, Esther, Sarah, Miriam and Re-

This store is a two-story brick building, seventyfive by fifty feet in dinaensions. It was constructed at a cost of $12,000. It is unusually substantially constructed, with a massive stone basement, and is admirably .adapted for the storage of hides and pelts, for which purpose it was intended. The building is the property of Messrs. L. Frank & Sons, and is decidedly a credit, not only to the city of Zanesville, but also to its projectors. Their old quarters were on Sixth street, between Main and South streets, where they remained for eight years. During that time a notable increase was manifest year by year.

due to a systematic method of business and honesty of purpose. This increase of trade compelled a removal to new and commodious quarters. During the Spring of 1882 ground was broken for the new structure, which was completed in July of the same year. There are three large storage rooms, including basement,necessary i n the transaction of a large business in this line. The offices are wide and tastefully furnished. The main traffic consists in the purchase of hides, wool, sheep pelts, furs, rags and metals. Likewise the depot for all reliable brands of fertilizers.

When Music Hall Block, the handsome iron-front building erected by the late Peter Black, at the corner of Third and Main streets, was opened to the public in 1859, over the door of the ''corner room" appeared a modest sign, " Alexander Grant & Co.," and the purchasing public learned for the first time that a new dry goods store had been added to the commercial enterprises of Zanesville. The new comer was a man of modest mien and quiet demeanor, but the neatly kept store and the orderly precision which reigned throughout the establishment spoke in terms more expressive than mere words of the ability of the proprietor. Alexander Grant managed and conducted the business with his brother-in-law, Peter Black, as the Co. of the concern. After the war closed, in 1865, Thos. S. Black, who had won the bars of a Captain by gallantry on the field, was admitted to a partnership, and the sign then read " Grant & Black." Four years later, Capt. Black retired, leaving Mr. Grant sole proprietor, and he still continues to manage his large business. During all these twenty-two years of active, sharp competition, during days of unusual prosperity and months of wide-spread general disaster, Alexander Grant has bought and sold, and continued to enjoy the ever-increasing confidence of his customers. He is now a member of the well-known jobbing firm of Black & Co., but gives his retail business his closest attention.

Mr. Grant's stock of Dry Goods, Foreign and Domestic, Notions, Carpets, etc., is unexcelled. It has been the aim of h.is life to conduct business on business principles, giving value for value, and no man can lay to his charge aught that reflects on the highest standard of upright dealing between man and man.

becca of old, how noted they were for just such devotion and self-isacrifice as are practiced by every true Odd Fellow, the demand for such a bond of union, as this beautiful degree supplies, became imperative.

Elizabeth Lodge, No. 26. - This Lodge was instituted January 12, 1870, in Zanesville, at Odd Fellows' Hall, by the Grand Master of the State, James Turner, of Dayton, Ohio, assisted by Past Grands, William Langton, Harvey Hubbell, Thomas Sloan, and C. Fracker ; the following persons appeared as charter members : Charles Neimeyer, Isabella Neimeyer, Isaac Pierso], E. V. Piersol, Lewis Brenholts, Sidney Brenholts, John Bowman, Elizabeth Bowman, E. L. Grigsby, Nancy Grigsby, John Greiner, Maria Grein er, Wolf Dryfus, Eva Dryfus, T. L. Fracker, J. H. Coke.George W. Griffin, Hattie Griffee, Isaac Hillier, Sarah Hillier, Ferdinand Hess, Theresa Hess, A. Schaum, Elizabeth Schaum, Elizabeth Howard ,Wm. L. Langton, and Isabella Langtoh.

The large and elegant Lodge room was filled to its utmost capacity by the members of the several Lodgfes. The name, Elizabeth, was chosen, in honor of Elizabeth Howard, consort of the late Robert Howard, after whom the Encampment was named.

The exercises of institution being concluded, the installation of officers into their respective stations was conducted by the Grand Master and assistants named above. The first officers were : Noble Grand, W. L. Langton ; Vice Grand, E. V. Piersol ; Secretary, Hattie Griffee ; Treasurer, W. Dryfus.

The occasion was then rnade social by congratulatory speeches, remarkable for the flow of cheerful and fraternal sentiment, such as will long be remembered by the participants. Prominent among those who specially enlivened the occasion was "old Governor," P.G., John Greiner, noted for his wit, poetry and song. He wrote a song entitled, the " Daughters of Rebecca," and sang it on the occasion. A sirhple slab, with its inscription, marks the place where the beloved Patriarch sleeps ; but his memory is embalmed in the hearts of the fraternity.

Isaac Piersol, another of the charter members, untiring and zealous in the performance of duty, has passed the portals whence no traveler returns, and for whom the fraternity cherish fond recollections.

Among the distinguished members who survive that day, is "Aunty Howard," widow of the Patriarch, of Encampment fame. Bereft of her most worthy companion, she leans, so to speak, on [he arm of the fraternity, by whom she is especially honored. She is held to sustain the same touching relation to the Sisters as did Sarah of old to the mothers in Israel.

John W. Andrews, the present Treasurer, who has been one of the principal supporters and counsellors, seldom or never fails to attend the meetings, although living several miles away. His zeal commends itself to every member of the fraternity, and inspires their devotion.

The present officers are : Noble Grand, Jacob Strait ; Vice Grand, Mrs. Melissa Mechliii ; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan ; Treasurer, John W. Andrews. The meetings are held in the Odd Fellows' Lodge room, on the second and fourth Friday evenings of each month.

WooDL AWN Lodge, No. 228.T~Special Deputy, Alexander Glenn, assisted by Past Grands, Thomas Durban, Robert Howard, and Henry Granger, instituted this Lodge March i6th, 1854, the following Brothers appearing as charter members : J. B. Erwin, Alexander Stewart, Nicholas Remlinger, Frederick Dietrich, G. F. Wiles, George Wolford, N. K. Smith, Norman Dodge, John C. Wilbur, Leroy S. Perry, G. F. Mervan, and Richard B. Osmond.

Woodlawn took high rank as a working Lodge, from its inception, gathering within its folds those inspired with a lively zeal for good deeds.

Twenty-six years of history in the work of BeneA'olence, have enriched her members, in the promulgation of her sacred teachings, and expanded their charities, until the mantle has covered a multitude ; while time has wrinkled the brow, and silvered the locks .of many yet with us, and thinned the ranks by death, until the warning that all must pass away is but too painfully evident ; and amid this wreck, where, but for the grand ministrations of Odd Fellowship, all would have been gloom and desolation, is found the fruits of her work, in comfort for the widow and orphan, and the solace for the death bed - of well done, thou good and faithful servant. It would be invidious, where so many have been faithful, to institute comparison. There are those, however, who have specially signalized themselves for their energj' and zeal in the' cause, as, for instance, the venerable Past Grand, Francis R. Potts ; his Hfe, he exemplified the fraternal love inculcated by Odd Fellowship. Past Grand, H. B. Taylor, who was seldom permitted to be out of office, was noted for his legislative ability, and the records show his zeal in discharging his duties as an Odd Fellow.

There are man^' noble workers in this Lodge. Of the charter members remaining, Past Grand, Frederick Dietrich, G. F. Wiles, and Nicholas Remlinger, deserve special mention for their untiring devotion to the grand principles of the Order; many years of service, have made these dearer to them, and they, by their influence, have implanted them in the breasts, of many who have been led to the fold bj^ their example.

Of the initiated, John H. Drake, who was among the first, has attained an enviable distinction for thorough acquaintance with Lodge business, and the care with which he performs the duties entrusted to him ; ability and zeal characterize his efforts.

John W. Andrews, the present Representative, and Deputy Grand Master, of Muskingura county, is one of the most zealous members of the fraternity in this section of the State ; the great cause of human brotherhood finds in him a zealous and intelligent advocate.

The following comprise the list of the Past Grands: F. Dietrich, G. F. Wiles, Perry Wiles, N. R. Smith, E. A. Farquhar, Sr,, H. Israel, J. H. Drake, A. R. Josselyn, N. Remlinger, J. S. Marcellus, Joseph Shaw, Joseph Crooks, D. Hammelbach, S. C. Haver, J. A. Parshall, M. F. Able, J. W. Andrews, H. RatchfF, T. Berkshire, William Phillips, W. C. Townsend, J. T. Palmer, and E. A. Farquhar, Jr.

The present officers are : N. G., James Curtis ; V. G., J. P. Taylor ; Recording Secretary, J. A. Parshall ; Permanent Secretary, John Bowers ; Treasurer, Nicholas Remlinger ; Trustees, Joseph Shaw, J. Marcellus and T. C. Berkshire.

During the twenty-six years of her existence, Woodlawn Lodge has initiated two hundred and nine members, and received thirty by card. The present active membership is eighty-five.

The financial condition shows an investment of $2,000 in good securities, and a widows'-and oi*- phans' fund of $1,000, showing a healthy condition, and with the well known energy and fidelity of her standard bearers, great things will continue to be done in the name of the Order.

Mechanics Lodge, I. O. O. F.,'No. 230 - The charter was granted by the Grand Lodge, in session in Circleville, Ohio, February, 1854. Alex. V. Glenn, Grand Secretary, was deputized to institute the new Lodge, in Zanesville, March 24, 1854. The following were the charter members : M. Keyes, Lewis Slyder, Jacob Lyda, William H. Christ, Thomas Griffith, William H. Shaffer, R. S. Fairchild, John Kuhn, A. J. Hahn, William L. Langton, and Frederick Howell.

The Deputy Grand Master, assisted by District Deputy, Henry Granger, of Muskingum Lodge, with other visiting brethren, instituted Mechanics Lodge, No. 230, and installed the officers, who were : Jacob Lyda, N. G. ; Lewis Slyder, V. G. ; Frederick Howell, Secretary ; William H. Shaffer, Treasurer.

The first initiated were John Drumm, James P. Kimberly, and Henry Keonig ; the ceremony took place on the night of the institution, by special dispensation.

The following have served as Past Grands, named in the order of their service : Jacob Lyder, Fred Howell, William L. Langton, George Rishtine, William Woodside, John A. Arter, Henry Bimple, William Leffler, Wolf Dryfus, John J. James, Richard Fairchild, James Mcintosh, Jacob Gigax, Zachariah Reed, John Mack, Charles Claspill, Joseph L. Dryfus, William D. Arter, Harvey Hubbell, Benjamin Fell, E. L.

The average amount paid out for sick benefits, of late years, has been $250 per annum. The average amount of current expenses,- including the above, and relief of widows and orphans, and burialof the dead, $800. The receipts from all sources, an average of $1,000. The general fund of the Lodge amounts to $3,545.98. The widows' and orphans' fund, $546.67, invested in good securities.

Mozart Lodge, No. 423. - At the session of the Grand Lodge, held in May, 1869, application was made by Brothers Fred. Geiger, O. A. Duvee, A. Shaum, Henry Koenig, C. Sunkle, Phillip Muhl, Henry Roekel, Adam Young, Fred Kappes, E. Dresher, William Derringer, J. Baum, William Bick, and Henry Knoedler,aror a charter for a Lodge, authorized to work in the German" language. The petition was granted, and on the 25th of June, of the same year. Spe- - cial Deputy Grand Master, Henry Lindenberg, of Columbus, assisted by P. G. Remlinger, of Woodlawn Lodge, instituted Mozart Lodge, No. 423, the petitioners appearing as charter members.

This Lodge started under the encouraging auspices of abundant material for good Odd Fellows, being found among our German citizens. And now, after eleven years' labor, with the vicissitudes attendant on the affairs of men, hei" active membership is eighty-four.

The ravages of death have been here, however, and from among those who kindled the fire upon this altar of love. Brothers Duvee and Young have passed - beyond the portals. But their genial natures, and zeal in the cause of the brotherhood, enshrine them in the memory of every true Odd Fellow, and inspire him to emulate their virtues.

Of the remainder of this pioneer band, some have become stalwarts in the cause. Among these, remaining with the Lodge are, Geiger, Schaum, Hess, Muhl, Kappes, Derringer, Sunkle, and Zinsmeister, to whose exertions the successful growth of Mozart (the first German Lodge in this section of the State) is due.

The Past Grands are : Ferdinand Hess, Fred Geiger, C. Brendel, J. Zinsmeister, D. Lauterbach, William Derringer, H. Mueller, A. L. Peirch, P. C. Shueback, Phillip Muhl, F. Zulandt, Phillip Huffman, J. Baum, Peter Dick, William Klinge, M. Nye, F. Lauterbacker, and C. Sunkle.

The present officers are:- Noble Gi-and, C. Gaertner ; Vice-Grand, F. Brocker ; Recording Secretary, S. Levi ; Permanent Secretary, J. Lensmeister ; Treasurer, F. Hess ; Trustees : R. H. Roekel, L. Frank, Peter Dick, Fred Geiger, and P. Shuck.

Howard Encampment

"The Encampment." - In every Order there are differences in the capacities of the membership, for enjoyment, just as in society, outside ; and we find a disposition to gratify these developed in proportion to the numibers whose views on the subject are in accord, and desire to give abundance of time to the work. The first work of this kind in Zanesville was inaugurated by Pataskala Encampment, No. 8, instituted by P^riarch, Albert G. Day, Grand Senior Warden of Ohio, March 31st, 1845.

The following were the charter members, and also the first officers : Elias Pike (C; P.), John Burns (H. P.), Silvers Porter (S. W.), John R. Johnson (J. W.), J. T. Fracker, Jr., (Scribe), Robert Howard (Treasurer), Lambert Thomas (Guardian).

This Encampment continued to grow until the year 1853, when the following brethren made application for a charter for another Encampment : T. L. Fracker, C. C. Russell, Joseph Crosby, Ed. W. Cox, George W. Graham, J. A. Buckmaster, William R. Hazlett, S. G. McBride, Thomas Durban, and A. W. Perley.

The following brethren were admitted on card, the same night: S. Porter, William Hall, D. JMcCarthy, and R. S. Mershon. The following were initiated and admitted to full fellowship : John C. Hazlettt, William Laughlin, and Frank Fracker.

the support of two bodies, and decided to surrender their charters and make application to the Grand Encampment of the State, for a charter for a new one. The Encampment, under the following name, was then chartered :

Howard Encampment, No. 79. - Chartered on the 2d day of July, 1858, and was instituted by Grand Patriarch, T. C. Cowan, the following Patriarchs appearing as charter members : Robert Howard, E. H. Church, Thomas Durban, E. L. Grigsby, Lewis Slyder, G. D. Gibbons, Frederick Howell, W. J. Griffiths, John Breymyer, W. H. Thomas, M. S. Thomas, S. G. McBride, N, K. Smith, J. Wilber, William Forgraves, William Dunn, Charles Simmons, William Deffenbaugh, F. M. Hollister, William Bick, W. J. Woodside, Peter Helrick, Alexander Clark, J. v.. Smeltzer, Thomas Drake, W. R. Hazlett, J. T. Fracker, J. R. Winegarner, John Stone, D. B. Gray, Peter Dick, James M. Feeters, W. S. Wells, and Amos Hollingsworth.

At the first meeting, after the institution, sixty-five members of the two old Encampments were admitted, and the prosperity of Howard Encampment affirms the wisdom of uniting the two old Encampments. Since the union, four hundred and twenty-five members have been received, including charter members ; two hundred and forty-six have been lost by death, cards, and forfeitures ; the present membership is one hundred and seventy-nine.

It is with becoming pride that the brotherhood, in and out of the Encampment, cherish the memory of the Patriarchs who have passed over the river ; and aS we value the lessons of their lives, we do well to throw our fraternal arms around such Patriarchs as W. R. Hazlett, who has spent a large part of his life in the Order, and is particularly identified with the Encampment. Made an Odd Fellow in Moxahala Lodge, No. 144, in 1850, passed the chairs, joined Pataskala Encampment, June 19, 1852, elected Representative to the Grand Encampment of Ohio, in 1854, and has been a representative or officer in that body every succeeding session, and, in 1860-61, elected Grand High Priest, in 1872-73, Grand Patriarch of the State, and in 1875, elected Representative to the Grand Lodge of the United States, and filled that position until 187^, when he was re-elected, the term expiring m 1881. The Worthy Scribe of Howard Encampment, in his service of twenty-two years in that responsible office, has endeared the fraternity to him, as, perhaps, few men in America could ; and his influence has become a power for good. Wherever Encampment work is known, the name of Hazlett is recognized as authority.

Intimately associated with the career of this beloved brother is the lamented Robert Howard. He was one of Nature's noblemen. Next to the beloved partner of his bosom, he loved the Broth- erhood, and particularly the Encampment. He ever exemplified the sublime principles taught by the fraternity ; the practice of them rendered purer his spiritual life. He passed quietly away, June i8th, 1867, full of love and ripe in years. There are other bright lights, whose great moral influence still illumines our pathway, as we journey to meet them in the " Svyeet bye and bye ;" among these are, Thomas Durban, and Lewis Slyder, who were particularly zealous in the cause of brotherly love.

The present officers are as follows: W. H. Smallwood, Chief Patriarch ; R. B. Brown, Senior Warden; S. Stockdale, Junior Wai-den ; George D. Gibbons, High Priest ; W. R. Hazlett. Scribe, and W. Dryfus, Treasurer.

The present membership is one hundred and seventy-nine. The Encampment has expended $5,916.00, for the relief of members, and has safely invested $3,600.00, with a surplus fund in cash, on hand, of $475.10; making a grand total of $9,991.10.

The place of meeting is in " Odd Fellows' Hall," Lodge room. The present Most Worthy Grand Master, H. P. Gravatt, is succeeded in the office of Most Worthy Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Ohio, by W. R. Hazlett, who was elected in December last, and will be installed. May 12th, proximo. This is the first time that Southeastern Ohio, has been thus honored ; and it is cei^tainly a well-deserved compliment ; one that the Odd Fellows of Zanesville, and the Muskingum Valley, feel particularly proud of, and a promotion that reflects credit on the fraternity throughout the State.

The following is the Twelfth Annual Report of the Odd Fellows' Beneficial Association, of Muskingum Valley, Ohio, which was organized April 26, 1869, and incorporated March 12, 1873. The incorporators were Hon. John Greiner, E, P. Moorehead, H. B. Taylor, R. B. Osmond, George Rishtine, J. J. James, W. R. Hazlett, and James D. Ford.

A. Parshall, J. W. Andrews, W. E. Nesbaum, Woodlawn Lodge, No. 228 ; George Rishtine, Wolf Dryfus, John A. Morrow, Mechanics Lodge, No. 230; A. J. Schauni, J. Zinsmeister, Peter Dick, Mozart Lodge, No. 423.

Resident, Tkustees Fob 1881

I present herewith the Twelfth Annual Report of this Association, and in doing so it gives me pleasure to inform you that the year just closing has been one of unprecedented prosperity, not only financially, but also in the increase of members, and in the small number of deaths we have had.

During the existence of this Association, the sum of $72,950.00 has been distributed among the heirs of its deceased members, at a total cost to the insured of $2,751.75.

This large amount has been collected, and expended, at a comparative small cost, and few have suff'ered even temporary inconvenience by the amount they have contributed. '

It may be urged by some who have paid their assessments for a time and then forfeited their membership, that thej' have lost just that amount. That is a great error, for they were protected while paying, and no member has ever paid more than the actual cost of his insurance.

The world is beginning to realize that Life Insurance in some form is more than a luxury, and are securing it as one of the wise requirements of the future. The only question is, where to get it? Our Association proposes to give it to its members at the lowest possible cost. There- fore, brothers, let me ask that you will, each of you, realize that it is your duty to contribute, as an active agent- in behalf of our Association, in increasing the membership and advancing its interests.

We have a surplus in the Expense Fund, for the purpose of paying return assessments, of $13,665.70, and in the Beneficial Fund, of $1,- 712.00, and $14,854.30 of this amount is invested and drawing interest.

Below I present a statement showing the receipts and expenditures for the past year, together with other tables, that will give you a full knowledge of its condition :

Membership

To the Members of Odd Fellow^ Beneficial Association of Muskingum Valley : Brothees - Herewith I submit my Annual Report of Receipts and Expenditures of the Association for the year ending April 29th, 1881 :

Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the members of the Association, held April 29, 1881, the amendments to the Laws, which were offered One year since by brothers Shaw and Hazlett, were laid' on the table, not to be taken therefrom without six months notice being given in writing to the Board of Trustees, prior to the annual meeting at which they would be acted upon.

Amendment at the close of Section 2, Article 14, the following : ' 'Except, that when a brother is a member of both a Subordinate Lodge and Encampment, and his Subordinate Lodge shall become extinct, and who, by reason of age. or infirmity, cannot successfully apply for membership in another Subordinate Lodge - upon his obtaining a Grand Lodge Card from the Grand Secretary of his jurisdiction - such a brother shall be "entided to retain his rnembership in this Association so long as he retains his membership in his Encampment, and pays all assessments due from him to this Association."-

Report Of The Auditing Committee

To the Officers and Members of the O. F. B. A., of Muskingum Valley: Your Committee appointed to audit the books of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Association, have attended to that duty. We have examined the books, accounts and vouchers of said officers, and found them correct. And would further report that we find the books of both the Secretary and Treasurer kept in a thorough and business like manner.

Article I - Name. - This association shall be known as "The Odd Fellows' Beneficial Association of Muskingum Valley, Ohio," and its object shall be the creation and perpetuation of a fund, for the relief of the widows and orphans or devisees of its members, in such manner as may be prescribed by its laws.

Article II - .Salifications for Membership. - A member in good standing of any regularly instituted Subordinate Lodge of the I. O. O. F. desirous to become a member of this Association, shall present a petition to the Board of Trustees, setting forth his age, occupation, residence, name, number and location of the Lodge to which he belongs, and he shall be required to answer such questions as shall be furnished by this Association, certified to by the Noble Grand and Secretary of his Lodge ; and agreement that he will obey the Laws and Regulations of the Association ; which petition shall be recommended by two members of the Association, and have attached thereto the certificate of the Permanent Secretary of his Lodge, that the petitioner is in good standing therein, and clear of all charges, of whatever kind. Upon the presentation of such petition, the Board of Trustees shall proceed to consider the same, and vote thereon, and it shall require a majority vote of the Board

Article III - Officers. - The officers of the Association shall consist of a Board of Trustees, composed as follows : From each Lodge represented in the Association, there shall not be more than three Trustees, elected annually on the night of the first meeting in April, of each Lodge, by the members of this Association, belonging to said Lodge.

Article IV - Trustees. - ^The Board of Trustees shall organize by electing from their own number a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer ; and such Trustees and Officers as elected, shall constitute an official Board for the transaction of all the business of the Association, not otherwise provided for. They may make rules for their government, not inconsistent with these laws.

Article V - Powers of Trustees. - The Board of Trustees shall have power to fill all vacancies (temporary or permanent) that may occur in their body, by electing a member of the Association from the Lodge to which the vacating Trustee belonged.

Article VI. .^orum. Time and Place of Meeting of Trustees. - ^The Board of Trustees shall meet on the second and fourth Fridays in each month, in the Odd Fellows' Hall, or such place in Zanesville as the Trustees may decide, for the transaction of business, and may also be convened whenever the President is of the opinion that the interests of the Association require it, or at the request of four Trustees. Five Trustees shall constitute a quorum, and in the absence of any officer, the Board of Trustees shall appoint an officer ^ro tern, for the meeting. Article VII - Executive Committee. - The President, Secretary and Treasurer, shall be an Executive Committee, whose duty it shall be to audit all accounts against the Association, and manage the finances in such a manner as the Board of Trustees may direct and approve.

Article IX - Duties of Secretary. - The Secretary shall keep a record of all the transactions of the Board of Trustees. He shall keep all the books of accounts, and receive all moneys due the' Association, giving his receipt therefor. He shall pay all moneys in his posses- .sion, belonging to the association, to the. Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. He shall keep a register of the members of the Association, in such form as the Board of Trustees may' direct ; and cause all notices to be served upon the members, that may be required. He shall make an annual report of the transactions and the financial condition of the Association to the members at the annual meetings of the Association, and perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Board of Trustees. He shall receive such compensation for his services as the Board of Trustees may determine, and shall give such bond as the Board of Trustees may require.

Article X - Duties of Treasurer. - The Treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the Association from the Secretary, giving his receipt therefor ; and paj'^ all orders di-awn on him by the President and Secretary. He shall m'kke an annual report of the receipts and expenses of the Association, and perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Board of Trustees. He shall give such bond as may be required by the Board of Trustees for all moneys that may be entrusted to his keeping.

Article XI - A-p-plications for Membership. - Sec. I. The fee for admission in this Association, in Class A, shall be two dollars, and no one shall in future be admitted into said class if over forty-five years old ; and not more than 1,200 persons shall hold membership in this class at the same time, and not more than $1 ,000 shall be paid from the Beneficial Fund on the death of any member of said class.

Sec. 2. The fee for admission in this Association, in Class B, shall be as follows : When the applicant is under fifty years of age, two dollars ; if over fifty and under fifty-five, three dollars ; if over fifty-five and under sixty, four dollars, (and no person shall be received who is over sixty years of age) ; which money, if the applicant is elected, shall be applied as follows : One dollar to the Beneficial Fund, and the balance to the Expense Account.

Article XII - Assessments. - It is mutually and faithfully agreed by each member of this Association to pay to the Secretary, one dollar at the death of a member who is entitled to benefits, to be applied to the Beneficial Fund, and twenty-five cents, to be applied to the Expense Fund.

Article XIII - Benefits. - Upon the death of a member of the Association who is entitled to benefits, the Secretary shall immediately charge each member with an assessment of one dollar and twenty-five cents, and cause the following notice to be served upon each member who may be indebted to the Association, after such charge is made :

Class ...., who was entitled to benefits, an assessment of one dollar and tvyenty-five cents is charged to your account, as provided for by the laws of the Association ; and that you are not entitled to any participation in the Beneficial Fund, unless silich assessment is paid within thirty days of date of such notice.

Which notice, deposited in the postoffice to his last known address, or sent to the resident trustee of his Lodge, shall be deemed sufficient on the part of the trustees. If said assessment shall not be paid within thirty days from, the date of said notice, said member shall thereby foi'feit his membership in the Association without action of the trustees.

Article XIV - Arrearages. - Sec. i. Any member of this Association, dropped or expelled from his Lodge, or in arrears for an assessment made upon him, forfeits his membership, and all moneys he may have previously paid to the Association. And to obtain membership again, he must pursue the same course and pay the same fee as though he were a new applicant. And it shall require a two- thirds vote of the Board of Trustees present to elect him to membership.

Sec. 2. Should a member of this Association withdraw from his Lodge by withdrawal card, his membership in the Association shall not be affected thereby for six months irom the date of his withdrawal card, provided he pays all assessments, from time to time made upon him by the Association ; and should such member deposit his final card before the expiration of six months, with any Lodge, such member shall continue to be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the Association, provided he furnishes a certificate from the Secretary of said Lodge, imder the seal, that he has become a member thereof, showing that he is a member in good standing, and clear of all indebtedness to said Lodge. But if such member fails to deposit his card within the time specified, then his membership in the Association shall cease, except, that when a brother is a member of both a Subordinate Lodge and Encampment, and his Subordinate Lodge shall become extinct, and who, by reason of age or infirmity, cannot successfully apply for membership in another Subordinate Lodge - upon his obtaining a Grand Lodge Card from the Grand Secretary of his jurisdiction - such brother shall be entitled to retain his membership in this Association, so long as he retains his membership in his Encampment, and pays all assessments due from him to this Association.

Article XV - Benefits. - Sec i. Upon the death of a member of this Association, of Class A, who is entitled to benefits, the President and Secretary shall draw an order on the Treasurer, payable out of the Beneficial Fund, for a sum representing one dollar for each and every member of said Class, not in arrears for any assessment ; provided, always, that said amount shall not exceed $i,ooo, and also one dollar for each assessment said deceased member paid into the Association, to be paid out of the Expense Fund.

Sec. 2. Upon the death of a member of this Association, of Class B, who is entitled to benefits, the President and Secretary shall draw an order, payable out of the Beneficial Fund^ for a sum representing one dollar for each an^ every member of said Class B in the Association, not in arrears for any assessment, and also one dollar for each assessment said deceased member paid into the Association, to be paid out of the Expense Fund.

Sec. 3. The order shall be made payable to the widow, children, mother, father, sister or brother of such deceased member, and in the order named, if not otherwise directed by the member previous to death. If such deceased member shall leave neither of the above named relatives, nor any directions for the payment of the benefits, then the Board of Trustees shall dispose of the benefits as they think best.

Article XVI - Annual Meeting. - An annual meeting of the members of this Association shall be held on the last Friday in April, each year, for the transaction of such business as may come before the meeting, in accordance with the laws of this Association. At such meeting ten members shall constitute a quorum.

Article 'XV1\^ - Amendments . - Amendments to these Laws and Regulations may be offered by any member, at any meeting of the Association, for consideration ; and if three-fourths of the members present at such meeting vote in favor thereof, such amendment shall be declared adopted.

Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows

Guiding Star Lodge, No. 1880, was organized in Zanesville, July 30, 1878, by the following officers of Amity Lodge, Cambridge, Ohio : John Norman, N. F. ; D. D. Williamson, P. S. ; Samuel WoOden, V. G.

The following were the first officers appointed, and installed the same evening : Charles H. Sawyer, N. F. ; Elisha Guy, N. G. : John H. Hargraves, V. G. ; Enoch Harper, P. S. ; John Barnett, E. S. ; George W. Johnson, Sr., W. T. ; Moses Green, P, N. G. ; William Prin, Chaplain; Richard Barnett, R. H. Supporter to N. G. ; Alonzo Doles, L. H. Supporter to N. G. ; Robert Giles, R. H. Supporter to V. G. ; William Hardy, G. H. Supporter to V. G., and Geo, Quales, Warden.

that, application having been made to the Committee of Management, England, by the sub-Committee of Management, America, for permission to open a New Branch, at Zanesville, State of Ohio, under the title of the Guiding Star Lodge, No. 1880, this Dispensation is hereby granted by the Committee of Management, to the above named sub-Committee, to open such New Branch, or Lodge, accordingly, and that the same shall be enrolled, acknowledged and received, as a branch of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Now, therefore, I, the Grand Master of the above named Order, by authority of the Committee of Management, do hereby certify and declare said Lodge to be a lawful Lodge of this Order, and that a bond of union be granted to the members thereof, and the society hereby binding themselves, and the said Lodge, in strong friendship and union, together, assuring them of the protection of the Committee of Management, so long as the laws of the Order shall be observed and kept.

Given under our hands and seals, this 4th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1878. John Holly, Grand Master. George Marshall, Deputy G. M. William Linsey, Grand Secretary.

We, the undersigned, being the sub-Committee of Management, America, hereby grant this Dispensation, to open the above named Lodge, and hereby assure the said Lodge of our protection, so long as the laws of the Order and the sub-Committee of Management are observed and kept.

The following sketch is from the Annual Report of the proceedings, at Richmond, Virginia, October, 1880, pp. 72-73 : " It has been asserted that this body is independent and sovereign, whose decisions are final and irrevocable. That opinion is not only erroneous, but it is in conflict with past experience. It is neither independent nor sovereign, except by sufferance of the great fountain head, in England. Our brethren across the waters, in delegating to us the power to manage our own affairs, declare, in the Warrant from the Committee of Management, in England, under date of December 19th, 1843, our subordination, and that we can only have their aid and support 'so long as the laws of the Order shall be observed and kept.' The laws referred to are

This cut represents the locatioQ of the largest and oldest Drug Store in Eastern Ohio. The store was founded by David Maginnis, about 1840, who retired a few years after on account of ill health, and the business passed in succession to W. A. Graham, then Graham & Co., afterwards Graham, Bailey & Co., until 1880. when Willis Bailey and J. D. Porter, who had been in the store from their boyhood, and had for ten years previous to 1880 almost entire management of the business, purchased the entire Graham interest and changed the firm name to Bailey & Porter. For many years the store was located at 144 Main street, but a year after the purchase of the Graham interest and good will by Bailey & Porter, they went from that location on account of W. A. Graham (the owner of the building), who desired his son might reap the benefit of the old and well established stand. They removed to 94 Main street, but that room proving entirely too small for their large stock, they have recently leased the above spacious building, No. 172 Main street, which, with the large warehouse in the rear, gives them ample facilities for their immense business. There has been some controversy as to who are the successors of Graham, Bailey & Co. Bailey & Porter are the only legitimate successors of the old firm. During the years of the war the business was rapidly increased by carrying a large stock, buying for cash, and employing active travelers, who regularly visited the towns in Southeastern Ohio. The business became the largest of the kind in this part of the State. After the war the business went steadily forward, and during the dark days of the financial panic of 1873, when banks and business houses all over the country failed, closed and compromised their obligations, their business progressed if no financial crisis had occurred. They can point with pride to their record, and aie now one of the oldest, if not the oldest, business house in Zanesville.

They now carry a stock of over fifty thousand dollars, embracing all kinds of imported and domestic drugs, chemicals, paints, colors, dye stuffs, proprietary medicines, etc., and employ twelve persons, all of whom are thoroughly competent for their respective positions.

The success of the present firm is largely due to their prompt and polite attention to customers, strict integrity, and a conscientious regard for the quality of the drugs and medicines dispensed. The high reputation they enjoy as Prescription Druggists show that their efibrts are appreciated by the citizens of Muskingum and adjoining counties.

the fundamental principles of this Order, and the judge of our conduct is the constituted authorities of our great Order in England, from whom we derive our existence. Our subordination was transparent, when, in 1849, ^^ the annual meeting, held in Hartford, Connecticut, the sub-Committee was removed from New York to Philadelphia. At that period of our existence, the minutes of our A. M. C. were sent to England for confirmation, when the Committee of Management, at Leeds, ran its pen across the action, changing the place of meeting of the S. C. M. to Philadelphia, and ordered the meetings to be held in the city of New York. An appeal was taken from the decision of the Committee of Management, to the A. M. C, in England, the highest authority of our Order, which assembled at Bradford, inthe County ofYork, onWhit-Monday, 1850, which overruled the decision of the Committee of Management, and sustained the action.of our A. M. C, at Hartford, in removing our S. C. M. to Philadelphia. Again, when, by proposition, from Eastern Star Lodge, No. 1028, of Washington City, which was passed by the A. M. C, held at Petersburg, in this State, in 1869, it was enacted that ' the P. G. M. Councils, when and wherever organized, shall be known and styled as the Grand Lodge of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America : that it should be invested with power to hear and determine questions' and complaints concerning Lodges ; that it should sit as a high court of appeal, to finally determine individual cases, and that each Council should exercise supervisory jurisdiction over the subordinate Lodges in their several communities.' This proposition, passed by the Petersburg A. M. C. , never went into operation , because the Committee of Management, in England, declared it contrary to. law. Whenever we transcend the authority delegated to us, or mar the symmetry of our Order by unwarrantable action, we shall find ourselves confronted with a veto power, which we are in honor bound to respect and observe."

From the report of the thirty-fourth annual meeting, held at Little Rock, Arkansas, in October, 1879, ^^ appears that the first Lodge in America was numbered 646, opened in 1843, in New York City, called Philomathean, and was represented at - this grand convocation by the Most Venerable Patriarch, W. C. H. Curtis, and also, that there are now 533 Lodges in the United States, Upper Canada, Bermuda Islands, New Providence, Bahama Islands,. St. Thomas Island, West Indies, and the Island of Cuba, and from that report, we obtain, also, the following:

"We, my beloved brothers and sisters, are in the crucible of preparation. Let us early bear the image of the Master of the Assembly, possessing ourselves with that wisdom that distinguishes one class of men above another, leading to the discovery of the paths on the deep, uniting us with the world around us, the agencies and properties of the vegetable world, utilizing them in alleviating our suflTerings ; discerning the sub-, terranean "treasures of mineral wealth, so that we may have in our purse two-pence for the innkeeper, when we leave an afflicted brother ; an eye to discern the course of the planets, and mark them, as they roll along in the great expanse, magnifying God in His visible works, drawing ourselves to Him by their silent language ; gathering all around the sacred altar, raising ourselves by the lever of I'eligious science, extending the flaming torch, until the lights above and beneath unite, until the heavens kiss the earth, and we be permitted to step from time into eternity, leaving the perishable to possess the eternal ; to meet where the Patriarch's jeweled crown will never fade, and the beauty of our beloved truths will grow moi-e dazzling, while eternity shall roll on." - [Extract from an address by Rev. B. W. Arnett.]

The United Ancient Order of Druids is a benevolent association. They style their di%asion of the order, a "Grove," and number them' in the order of their organization ; the one in Zanesville is Concordia Gi-ove, No. 13, organized, May 3d, 1859, by WiUiam Stoll, N. G. A. ; and G. A. Rheinberger, V. G. A., of Cincinnati.

The Grove, as indicated above, is a subordinate division ; the Chief Grove of .the State is called the Grand Grove of the State of Ohio, to which all subordinate Groves report, and are subject in mattei's that pertain to the Order at large.

Independent Order Of Red Men

Improved Order of Red Men - having for its motto. Freedom, Friendship, andCharit}'. This institution is founded upon the customs, usages, traditions, and history, of the aborigines of this continent, and its primary objects are, to promote, among men, the exercise and practice of the true principles of benevolence and chai-ity ; the care and protection of the widow and orphan, and the cultivation of friendl}- relations among mankind. The founding of the Order daltes back to a period anterior to 1815, and, although no energetic effort has heretofore been made for its extension, its existence is now found in more than twenty-five jurisdictions, and in some of these it equals the strongest of kindred societies, in zeal and prosperity, and, in all, has a nucleus both healthy and promising of great results.

This Tribe was organized in Zanesville, August 2, 1870, by Great Sachem, G. B. Means, of Steubenville, Ohio, and chartered the third Tuesday in May, 1871. The first officers were as follows :

Sachem, W. R. Hazlett ; Senior Sagamore, Alexander Piatt ; Junior Sagamore, G. W. Hazlett; Chief of Records, Samuel Howard, Jr. ; Keeper of Wampum, A. P. Stultz.

Sachem, L. F. Smith ; ^ Senior Sagamoi-e, Geoi"ge Bostwick ; Junior' Sagamore, George Mason ; Keeper of Wampum, W. A. Twaddle ; Chief of Records, W. R. Hazlett.

The regular place and time of meeting, is in Star Building, northeast corner of Third and Main streets, on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

Knights Of Pythias

McIntire Lodge, No. 38. was instituted in Zanesville, November 30th, 1871, by E. T. Haines, Grand Chancellor, assisted by Past Grand Chancellor, Joseph Dowdall, G. K. of R. and S., Henry Lindenberg, Supreme Representative of Ohio, J; Hope Sutor, Supreme Representative of West Virginia, and delegations of Past Chancellors and Knights, from neighboring Lodges.

27th, 1873 ; chartered by District Grand Lodge, No. 2. This District comprises the following States : Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas.

This is exclusively a Jewish Order. The charter members were : M. Steinfeld, W. Dryfns, B. S. Dryfus, R. Shonfield, M. Shonfield, M. Cahn, Henry Horkheimer, S. Frank, Louis Steinfeld, Henry Baer, and D. Goodman.

Benefits. - The Constitution provides that at the death of a Brother, the sum of one thousand dollars shall be paid, for the benefit of the bereaved. This is termed a compulsory endowment, and to raise this amount an assessment is made, of seventy-five cents per capita. There is also a "free endowment" of two thousand dollars.

Kesher Shel Barsel

This is a benevolent association, organized for the purpose of relieving its members when in distress, burying their dead, and providing for widows and orphans within their Lodge association. They have adopted, as a motto, "Truth, Love, and Justice." A special feature in the fraternit}-, is an assurance department, by which one thousand dollars is secured to the family of a member, at his death. At such time, an assessment of fifty cents per capita is made - to an amount not exceeding thirty deaths in a year. If more than thirty deaths occur in a Lodge, in a given 3ear, the necessary amount to complete the assurance is drawn from the Sinking Fund of District No. 4, to which this Lodge is subordinate. Februar}' 16, 1880, Districts 4 and 5 wei'e consolidated, and are now known as District No. 4. Prior to this time, District No. 5 embraced the States of Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio.

King Solomon's Lodge, No. 133, was instituted in Zanesville, August 16, 1874, by N. Straus, J. Ettinger, L. Raden, and J. Trost ; they were Grand Officers of District No. 5 ; this localit}' being in their jurisdiction.

The first officers of King Solomon's Lodge, No. 133, were as follows: W. Freedman, President; M. S. Witkosky, Vice President; L, Witkosky, Recording Secretary ; A. Kohn, Financial Secretary ; B. Frosh, Treasurer ; L. Newman, Outer Guard ; J. Stern and A. Cohn, Trustees.

Knights Of Honor

The objects of the Order are to unite fraternally all acceptable white men, of every profession and occupation ; to give all possible moral and material aid in its power to its members, and those depending on its members, by holding moral, instructive, and scientific lectures ; by encouraging each other in business, and assisting each other to obtain employment ; to promote benevolence and charity, by establishing a Widows' and Orphans' Benefit Fund, from which, on satisfactory evidence of the death of a member of this corporation, who has complied with all its lawful requirements, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollai's, shall be paid to his family, as he may direct ; to provide for creating a fund for the relief of sick and distressed members ; to ameliorate the condition of humanity in every possible manner. Under these provisions and stipulations this Lodge was organized.

Star Lodge, No. 30.^This Lodge was instituted in Zanesville, September 15, 1874, by D. Wilson, Past Supreme Dictator, of Boston, Mass. The charter members were : Thomas E. Sturgeon, William A. Filmore, Henry C. Lillibridge, T. E. Richards, William H. Holden, M. D., A. P. Stults, Major W. S. Harlan, E. G. Bi-own, and James Gallogly, M.D.

The first officers were: Past Director, W. S. Harlan ; Dictator, Thomas E. Sturgeon ; Vice Dictator, A. P. Stults ; Assistant Dictator, W. A. Filmore ; Reporter, E. E. Brown ; Financial Reporter, F. Howell ; Treasurer, James Galloglv, M.D. ; Guide, H. C. Lillibridge ; Chaplain, T." E. Richards ; Trustee, W. H. McOwen ; Lodge Deputy, W. S. Harlan; Medical Examiners, W. H. Holden, M.D., and James Gallogly, M.D.

The financial status of the Lodge is excellent ; it has contributed to the Beneficial Fund, and paid to the Supreme Treasurer, twelve thousand dollars. Three deaths have occurred, and the persons entitled to receive the sum guaranteed, two thousand dollars (each death), have been

The present membership is one hundred and fifty-nine. The place and time of meeting - Star Block, northeast corner of Main and Third streets, each Tuesday evening.

Royal Arcanum

The Royal Arcanum is a Benevolent Society. The objects are to unite fraternally all men of sound bodily health, and good moral character, who are socially acceptable, and between twenty one and sixty years of age. To give all moral and material aid in its power to its members, and those dependent upon them. To educate its members socially, morally and intellectually ; also, to assist the widows and orphans of deceased members ; to establish a widows' and orphans' benefit fvind, from which, on satisfactory evidence of the death of a member of the Order, who has complied with all its lawful requirements, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars, shall be paid his family, or those dependent upon him, as he may direct.

Hope Council, No. 82. - It was instituted in Zanesville, April i6th, 1878. The following persons appeared as charter members: S. C. Abbot, C. E. Albright, A. J. Andrews, Fenton Bagley, Orrin Ballon, R. J. Brown, Rufus C. Burton, Thomas Coulton, Lewis D. Dare, Rev. H. A. Delano, Thomas W. Dutro, Charles O. Harris, George C. Harris, W. H. Holden, James T. Irvine, Charles H. Jones, William Kirk, H.

D. Sandel, H. M. Sedgwick, William M. Shinnick, Jr., J. Hope Sutor, Frank J. Terry, C. G. Thompson, J. D. Warner and J. S. Wheeler. The first officers were :

Medical Examination. - Law X of the Royal Arcanum- provides for a medical examination, and that " no examination shall be had, unless made by a physician who is a member of the Order, and a graduate from a legal medical college."

Article VI of the Constitution, for the government of Councils and concerning the qualifications for membership, in Section i, reads as follows :

"No persons shall be admitted to membership in this Council except they are between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years. Each applicant must be a man of sound health, with two hands, of good moral character, a believer in a Supreme Being, aiyi competent to earn a livelihood for himself and family." The officers elected for 1 88 1 are as follows :

The present condition of the Council is excellent. The time and place of meeting - The first and third Thursday of each month, in Star Block.

Patriotic Order Sons Of America

This is not a political organization. Article XXV of the Constitution adopted by the National Camp of Patriotic Order Sons of America, of the United States, reads as follows: "Section i. A State Camp, or any Subordinate Camp, under its jurisdiction, using the name of this Order for partisan political purposes, shall, upon conviction of the same, forlTeit its charter, or charters, as such." And Article XII, Section i, reads as follows : " No person shall be entitled to membership in this Order, except he be of good moral character, eighteen years of age, a believer in the existence of a Supreme Being, as the Creator and Preserver of the Universe, born on the soil, or within the jurisdiction of the United States ; in favor of free education, opposed to any union of Church and State, and to the interference of any foreign power, directly, or indirectly, in the affairs of this Government."

With the objects implied in these articles, the members avow their purpose of maturing themselves in the knowledge, and encouraging each other in the practice of the rights and duties of citizens, exercising the common rights of sovereignty, and pledge themselves to observe, and support, the laws of the land.

"The several State Camps shall have the power to permit, or provide, a system of Benefits for the Subordinate Camps under their jurisdiction, provided the same shall not conflict with the Constitution and General Laws, or interfere with the objects and prosperity of the Order." Each Camp shall, at the date of institution, elect three Trustees, to serve respectively, six, twelve and eighteen months. Thereafter, at such semiannual election, one Trustee shall be elected to serve eighteen months ; the constitution defines their duties.

Camp No. 43, P. O. S. of A. - This Cartip was instituted in Zanesville, June 6th, 1879, ^7 E. S. Layman, of Cincinnati, State Secretary of the Order, with the following charter members : Frank Harris, A. Petit, Fred Willey, Charles Barton, Ed. Parshall, George Moore, John

Millis, Charles Ford, Wash. Sockman, W. R. Hazlett, M. D. Frazier, Webb McCann, John Bailey, Charles Huff, Jud. Alvis, Jack Wiswell, Hosea Haines, and Albert George. The first officers were as follows :

Washington Camp, No. 47, Patriotic Order Sons of America. - This Camp was instituted February 9th, 1881, with fifty-six charter members, composed of 3'oung and energetic business and laboring men. The following officers were elected :

This Lodge was instituted under very favorable circumstances, and its members feel sanguine of a promising future, in the acquisition of members and the dissemination of the principles of the fraternity.