McHenry County, Illinois - Chapter 19: Fraternal Societies and Organizations, 1922

Chapter 19: Fraternal Societies and Organizations

WOODMEN (IF AMERICA - ROYAL NEIGHBORS (IF AMERICA - MYSTIC WORKERS OF THE WORLD KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OP ELKS.

Temperance Union

During the early days of this county's history, only two fraternities flourished, and they have come down to us today, the .Masons and the Odd Fellows. Several others came into existence but were in existence for only a brief period and were not worthy of a permanent place in the community. New secret and semi-secret societies have been organized, generally along the lines of temperance workers or mutual beneficiary societies oi' lodges. These have found many supporters and are doin^ excellent work today.

Freemasonry

Saint Mark's Lodge at Woodstock was organized under dispensation September 20, 1847, by John F. Gray, Worshipful Master; with Luke Coon senior warden; Calvin Serl, junior warden, as appointed by the Grand Master. This lodge was instituted under charter by R. W. Carding Jackson, D.D. CM., November 23, 1848. The charter members were as follows : John F. Gray, A. Reynolds, Jonathan Kimball, Benjamin B. Brown, Sidney Condit, I). W. P. Tower, Joseph F. Blevin, Derrick C. Bush, Patrick T. McMahon, Enos W. Smith, Edward I. Peckham, Andrew J. Haywood, Henry M. Wait, E. I. Smith, Alexander II. Nixon, Elias E. Wightman, Alex S. Lansing, C. Eggleston, Z. W. Burnham, James R. Mock, Levi Sherwood, James McCanna, Thomas M. White, Parker H. Pierson, Calvin Searl, Luke Coon, J. Bliss, Henry Petrie, and Geo. W. Dana. The first officers were : John F. Gray, worshipful master ;

Luke Coon, senior warden; Calvin Serl, junior warden; Elzaphan I. Smith, treasurer; I). ('. Bush, secretary. The present officers are: Edwin F. Meyer, worshipful master; Elmer E. Carlson, senior warden; Henry

Woodstock Chapter No. 36 was chartered October 6, 1856, with charter members as follows : John D. Pence, Ephraim I. Smith, Benjamin Carter, G. W. Pooler, L. S. Church, R. G. Schryver, E. W. Smith, and

The present officers are : Guy E. Still, high priest ; Elmer E. Carlson, king; Byron D. Chesbro, scribe; Emilus C. Jewett, treasurer, and Walter T. Wheeler, secretary. -

Cavalry Commandery No. 25 was organized October 27, 1867, and adopted in November. The charter members were: Enos Smith, John J. Murphy, Holbert Nickerson, John S. Wheat, Benj. F. Church, Edwin E. Thomas, James Northrup, J. S. Miller, Alex. L. Salisbury, Leander Church. The present membership is 189, and its officers are: Chester I. Nelson, commander ; Henry T. Bennewies, generalissimo ; William Hyde West, captain general: Edward Albert Rogeurs, senior warden; B. D. Chesbro, junior warden; James S. Andrews, prelate; Erastus E. Richards, treasurer ; Guy E. Still, recorder.

II \i;\ \iii. Lodge No. 309 was allowed to work under dispensation from March 15, 1859 to October 5, 1859, when ii was granted a charter. The following were the charter members: Benry T. Rice, Elbridge G. Aver, Alonzo E. Axtell, Benj. Lowell. Thaddeus B. Wakeman, Henry B. Minier, Biram Jackson, Enos Kellogg, Lyman Backus and a few others. The tirst officers were: master. Henry T. Rice; senior warden. Elbridge G. Ayer; junior warden. Alonzo E. Axetell. The present membership of this lodge is 277. Its present officers include W. B. Coburn, worshipful master : Ray E. Lush, senior warden ; Raymond G. Orcutt, junior warden ; Thomas P. Marshall, treasurer: Hugh H. Megran, secretary; John C. Diener, chaplain; George B. Lake, senior deacon: Frederick L. Fisher, junior deacon; Albert Whaples, senior steward; Edward D. Fuller. junior steward; James D. Clark, marshal: John P. Lang, tyler.

Harvard Chapter No. 91 was organized at Harvard October 5, 1866. The first officers were as follows: J. G. Callender, high priest; H. B. Minier, king; Holland Norton, scribe. During all these years since the close of the Civil War, this degree of Masonry has flourished at Harvard and is today in an excellent condition. Many of the Masons at Harvard and immediate vicinity hold membership in the Commandery at Woodstoek.

The present membership is 230 and the officials are: R. E. Lush, high priest: W. II. Coburn. king; C. B. Lake, scribe: G. A. Burney, captain of the hosl ; II. W. Lanning, principal sojourner: H. E. Olson, royal arch captain; S. M. Kirshner, master of the third vail: R. G.

Hebron Lodge No. 604 was organized October 6, 1868, by Jerome R. Gorian and had the following as its charter members : James P. Eranbrack, M. S. Goodsell, P. Eranbrack, ('. Branson, Crandall F. Thayer, William T. Eranbrack, David Rowe, Henry Rowe, D. A. Clary, W. H. Groesbeek, C. H. Prouth, G. W. DeGraw, R. Regan and George Colborn.

The present membership of the lodge is 110. Its present officers are : G. M. Honsholder, worshipful master; M. B. Spooner, senior warden; James Anderson, junior warden; J. W. Smith, treasurer; W. M. Millar, secretary; diet Button, senior deacon; II. P. Padske, junior deacon; John Sumner, tyler. The order leases its hall.

.Marengo Lodge No. 138 was organized at the village of Marengo October 5, 1853, by John W. Green, Clinton D. Connor and Amos B. Coon. There is now a total membership of 135. Among the present officers are: J. C. Tanner, worshipful master; E. C. Robb, treasurer; C. H. Woleben, secretary.

The present membership is eighty-nine, and the officers are: W. G. Sandgren, worshipful master: K. 6. Richardson, senior warden; P. G. Buchert, junior warden; \Y. P. Stevens, treasurer; .1. T. Mower, secretary : Fred Ark. senior deacon; W. A. Austin, junior deacon; William Elfers, tyler.

Algonquin Lodge No. 256 was organized and a charter granted in October, 1858. The first officers were: Samuel A. French, worshipful master; William Henry, senior warden; Thomas Plumleigh, junior warden; A. S. Thomas, treasurer; S. D. Pease, secretary: James Philip, senior deacon; J. J. Sears, junior deacon; R. R. Sherwood, tyler. This lodge has a membership of seventy-three. Among the present officers are: Peter Serres, worshipful master; Z. A. Susted, senior warden; E. W. Pedersen, junior warden; George E. Bailey, secretary.

.Me Henry Lodge No. 158 was organized in 1854, with officers as follows: Z. W. Burnham, worshipful master; J. R. Mack, senior warden; II. X. Owen, junior warden; George Gage, treasurer; Horace Burton. secretary; A. H. Nixon, senior deacon; G. W. Burnham, junior deacon; Abner Mack, tyler. With the passing years this lodge has been active in the work of Masonry and now enjoys a fair membership.

Pull Moon Lodge No. 341 was organized in the fall of 1858, with charter members as follows: A. J. Rodman, Asa Xorthway. William S. Rabb, Charles Jones, James Ferguson, John Wales, William Renwick, John Cole, S. C. Rowell, William Tyson, Homer Whitney and William Wright. The first worshipful master was William Wright.

The present membership of Full Moon Lodge is ninety-eight, and its officers are as follows: E. H. Calhoun, worshipful master; R. S. Meysenburg, senior warden; Rosco Baxter, junior warden: J. W. Xewland. treasurer; G. II. Larsen. secretary; Fred Spat/., senior deacon; Clinton Cape, junior deacon; L. Foster, tyler.

Orion Lodge No. 358, at Union, was organized by a charter granted October 1, 1861, with a membership as follows: Samuel A. Randall, William M. Jackson, W. Tompkins. P. M. Prisbie, H. W. Belden, X. C. Gardner, Harley Wayne. Cyrus Ladd, John Eddy, Philip B. Smith. George Gorlis, E. W. Fillmore.

The officers of Orion Lodge are as follows: W. P. Groth, worshipful master; W. D. Force, senior warden; E. Bush, junior warden; W. C. Nulle, senior deacon ; W. H. Johansen, junior deacon ; Glen Noble, senior steward; Henry Poppe, junior steward; Charles Ackman, treasurer; Eugene Shaw, secretary; Frank Ballard, chaplain; G. W. Shaw. tyler.

Eastern Star

Richmond Chapter No. 267 was instituted .March 26, 1894, by Mrs. Lydia Eldredge, and was composed of the following charter members : Mrs. E. J. Rose, Rev. E. J. Rose, Mrs. Mary E. Rehorst, Mr. H. E. Boutelle, -Mrs. Kate Boutelle, Mrs. L. B. Rice, Mrs. Fannie Overton, Mr. Richard Overton, Mrs. Sylvia Vogel, Mrs. Mary Ransom, Mrs.

The present officers are: Mrs. May Parsons, worthy matron; William Westmont, worthy patron; Mrs. Ivy Marzahl, secretary. The lodge now has a membership of 145.

Haven Chapter No. 727, at Marengo, was organized January 29, 1913, by Cassie Gregory Orr, worthy grand matron ; Samuel W. Fitch, worthy grand patron; Vivian Scott, grand secretary; and other Grand Lodge officers. The charter members were as follows: Harriet Barber Keeling, Lester Barber, Mrs. Mary Barber, Mrs. Nora Bright, Miss Gertrude Smith, Mrs. Minnie Hartman. Mrs. Anna Fry, Mrs. Emma Hoof, Mrs. Leora Dunbar, John B. Hoof, Miss Emma Lanning, Mrs. Nellie Loomis, Glenne Ilaugens, Mrs. Blanche Scofield, Charles Scofield, William C. Woodard. Mis. Mary Woodard, Clarence J. Coarson and Harry H. Dunbar.

Nellie Tanner, assistant conductress. The present officers are: Mrs. Mabel Johnson, worthy matron; William C. Woodard, worthy patron; Mrs. Florence Miller, associate matron; Mrs. Minnie Heath, secretary; Mrs. Maude Olesen, treasurer; Mrs. Vina Poyer, conductress; Mrs. Ella Mead, assistant conductress. The chapter has a membership of 126.

Algonquin Chapter No. 752 was organized at the village of Algonquin, April ti. 1 !»14, by Florence Lowell, worthy matron; Fred Lowell, worthy patron; Anna Van Dyne, associate matron; Charles Van Dyne, secretary; Louis Lehky, treasurer; Amelia Lehky, conductress; Nettie Van Dyne, assistant conductress. This chapter now has a membership of sixty-eight. Its past presiding: nt'tieers have been as follows: Anna Van Dyne, worthy matron, Charles Vau Dyne, worthy patron, in 1915; Amelia Lehky, worthy matron, Louis Lehky, worthy patron, 1916; Nettie Vanderane, worthy matron, Michael Griffin, worthy patron. P)17: Florence Hunter, worthy matron, George Hunter, worthy patron, 1918.

Habvard Chapter No. 362 was organized February 4, 1897, and had for its charter members the following persons: Adelvia V. Clark, Grace Harris, Augusta Rogers, Christina Ward, Mary E. Blake, Addie Stuart, L. B. Jordon, Ella M. Hogan, Jennie Astrup, Fanny Wellington, Grace Carpenter, Jennie Wakely, Addie Beardsley, W. II. Ward, F. H. Wheelwright, Julia Miles, Glenn Wheelwright, Emma Lake, Rosa E. Marshall, Robert J. Marshall, Lucy G. Young, Daisy Goodsell, Harriet Towne, Mabel H. Mauley, Belle Purington. The present membership is about 275. The following are the past worthy matrons : Adelvia V. Clark, Belle Purington, Catherine Brewer, Delia Diener, Agnes Andrews, May Cortney, Fannie Lillibridge, Carrie North. Besse Ileatley, Julia L. Peck, Anna Bushnell and Olive K. Ford. The worthy past patrons have been : F. S. Brainard, F. II. Wheelwright, W. A. Hoschild, C. A. Stone, J. H. Vickers, W. C. Wellington, J. II. Crawford, II. II. Megran, S. E. Betzer and Harold S. Cash.

McHenbt Chapter No. 547 was organized April 1, 1905. by William H. Bridger, and had a charter membership as follows: Mrs. Maude Cormack, Miss Eolia Buyer, Mrs. Julia Gallaher, Mrs. Ethel Fisher, Miss Kate F. Howe, Mrs. Ella Branson, Mrs. Violet Petesch, Miss Elsie Howe, .Miss Florence Howe, .Miss Mildred Stevens, .Miss Viletta Stevens, Mrs. Petra Grot. Mrs. Luella Lodtz, Mrs. Fannie Chamberlin. Nettie Parks, Miss Alice Waite, J. M. Carmack, F. A. Holly and E. C. Fisher. The membership is now about eighty-five. The past presiding officers have been: Maude Cormack, worthy matron, Eolia Boyer, Julia Gallaher, Dora Price, Florence Wray, Alice Waite, Flora Ott, Clara Stan-it, M.utha Page and Fannie Chamberlain, and Martha Page.

Odd Fellows

Mabengo Lodge No. 175 was organized at Marengo, August 21, 1886, with charter members as follows: H. W. Richardson, C. P. Corbey, A. P. Marquis, A. P. Sisou and F. W. Hovey. The first elective officers were: H. W. Richardson, noble grand: C. P. Corby, vice grand; A. P. Sison, secretary, and F. W. Hovey, treasurer, taking all of the members to hold what offices were needed to receive their charter from the Grand Lodge.

The present officers are: Ben Dietzen, noble grand; Walford Carlson, vice grand; B. 0. Mead, secretary. The present membership is ninetyfour.

Harvard Lodge No. 1013 was organized at Harvard, January 1, 1912, by Guardian Lodge No. 60, of Woodstock. The charter members were Charles W. Short, Peter T. Rowe, Elmer Rector, Winn L. Matteson, Charles Stein, James H. Yickers, William C. Gaye, W. A. Dilley and J. G. Maxon.

The present membership of the Lodge is 177. A hall is leased by the order at present. The following have served as noble grands since the organization took place: J. H. Vickers, Charles W. Short, Elmer Rector, P. T. Rowe, Otto Fick, S. E. Betzer, A. N. Dullam, George B. Adams, H. B. Kline, Walter Johnson, William Olbrich, William Ilinkley, C. E. Wittmns and F. A. Clark. The present officers are : J. 0. McClure, noble grand ; William Halliday, vice grand ; W. A. Dilley, secretary, and William Sweatman, treasurer.

Crystal Lake Lodge No. 451 was organized June 12, 1914, by Cary Lodge No. 360, R. H. Grantham acting as special deputy grand. The petition for a charter was signed by George Joseph Garrison, Eugene Cos, J. A. Gilbert, E. J. King, Eugene Mathews, and Jacob Horwitz. The first officers were as follows: E. J. King, noble grand; George J. Garrison, vice grand; J. A. Gilbert, secretary, and Eugene Mathews, treasurer. The present officers are : Eugene Cox, noble grand ; Eugene Matthews, vice grand, J. M. Walkup, recording secretary. There is a membership at present of 163.

The noble grands of Crystal Lodge, according to their seniority, are as follows: E. J. King, George J. Garrison, John McWhorter, II. F. Gray, P. R. Frederich, Phil Huffman, E. T. Bryant, Herman Steinbach, and J. A. Peterson. This lodge owns its own hall ; it is located on

Railroad street, near the depot, and is expressly fitted up for lodge uses. The building contains a spacious Lodge hall, reception room, outer room, stage, dre sing rooms, two toilets, a banquel room, kitchen, furnace room, property room and regalia and paraphernalia closets.

The deceased members of the lodge are: John Miller, William Ferguson and Tin. mas Miller. During the recent World war this lodge was represented in the army as follows: Charles Jolly, Nels Greer, Otto Kammin. Bert Randan. William Eiekhoff, Arthur Adamack, Walter Beidel, -lames Bowell, Herald Mathews, George Johnston, Mark Redman. Arthur Nelson. Rev. Then. Kellogg, S. Pearson, Paul Rosell, E. Huffman, .Martin Ekeland, Arthur F. Ilamden, H. M. Warner. One brother odd Fellow, Berl Randan, made the "supreme sacrifice" and another was severely wounded during the World war.

Hi \Ti.iv Lodge was organized November 18, 1897, with the following charter members: E. II. Cook, C. W. Rugh, John Torry, B. F. Ellis and W. S. Cummings. The lodge now has a membership of fifty-one with officers as follows: Noble grand, O. H. Schmaltz; vice grand, Clay .Marsh : secretary, Theo. Frederick.

The present elective officers are as follows: John Peterson, noble grand ; Andy Judson, vice grand ; Will Clark, secretary ; Frank Holmes, treasurer; Civile Frow, conductor, and Fred Buchte. chaplain.

Among the past noble grands are: Charles Smith, A. J. Cole. Arthur Alexander, Harry Alexander, L. Z. Peirce. Will Clark. E. F. Hewes, II. F. -lones. E. L. Phillips, Frank Rowe, M. A. Chandler. Frank Holmes. Guy C. Lemmers, S. Holder. John Cairns. W. S. Stewart, H. B. Begun and W. I. Torboss.

Guardian Lodge No. 60 was organized at Woodstock in 1849, during the month of December, by Grand .Master Isaac J. Wilson. The charter members were as follows: J. H. Johnson, Alonzo Piatt. John B. Piatt, Phineas W. Piatt, and Hiram Hathaway. J. II. Johnson was the first noble grand and Alonzo Piatt, secretary. The first meetings were held in a hall over Donnelly's store. As early as 1852 this lodge had as many as 100 active members. But interest, for some reason was lost, and in 1S.")7 the lodge gave up its charter, which was, however, renewed by the present lodge in 1872. Noble Grand J. C. Choate re-organized the lodge, with only five members. In 1884 the lodge room, records, regalia and other property was lost by fire February 22, involving a heavy loss to both lodge and encampment. The latter was organized in 1883.

The present membership of this lodge is 303, and its home since 1907 has been in Odd Fellows Hall, a large three-story brick block in which the post office is now located, the same costing $30,000 including the lot. Prior to that date it had been in Joslyn building until burned out. This made the third disastrous fire to visit the Odd Fellows' lodge rooms in Woodstock, each time it lost most of the valuable records. The present officers are : G. F. Burnstedt, noble grand ; W. 15. Brown, vice grand; A. E. Erickson, recording secretary; E. A. Gregory, financial secretary.

Encampment

Besides the Subordinate lodge the Order of Odd Fellows here have an Encampment and the only Canton within McHenry County, has a membership of about 151. The Canton, organized January 19, 1916, has a membership of forty-two. Its officers at first were: T. B. Merwin, captain ; Charles P. Caldwell, lieutenant: A. II. Hill, ensign.

Crystal Lake Lodge No. 784 was organized October 15, 1914, and was instituted by Elgin Rebekah Lodge, and when one year old had a membership of one hundred. The first officers were as follows : Gertrude Barber, noble grand ; Anna Gray, vice grand ; Etta Convers, recording secretaiy; Alice Cole, treasurer; and Isabella King, chaplain.

The list of past noble grands is as follows : Gertrude Barber, Anna Graj', Ella Bryant, Alice Cole, Lillian Cox, Dora Messenger, Grace Howell, Gertrude Bryant, Hattie Mair. The present officers are as follows : Ada Walkuk, noble grand ; Addie Bold, vice grand ; Jane Cannon, recording secretary; Josephine Nelson, financial secretary; Emma Peterson, conductress. The present membership is fifty-seven.

The order has its hall accommodation with the brother Odd Fellows. There is also a degree staff for putting on their own work and an installing team.

The elective officers were: Sadie Garrison, Noble Grand; Perdetta Mink, vice grand: Carrie Miller, recording secretary; Minnie Nelson, financial secretary: and Ella Hunt, treasurer.

The principal duty of Crystal Lake Lodge is to help the brothers and sisters when in trouble and need, and to extend sympathy to the bereaved. Each year the lodge sends goodly amounts of money to the Old Folk's Home at Mattoon, as well as to the Children's Home at Lincoln. III. During the recent World War, the lodge gave an entertainment and social, the proceeds of which were equally divided between the Rebekah Ambulance Fund and the local Red Cross. The total proceeds of this social was $90. The Rebekah Sisters met each alternate Friday and sewed for the Belgian Relief, and knitted for the soldiers. A large number of hospital shirts were also made. Crystal Lake Lodge had eight brothers in the service. They were; Paul Roeselle. served with the famous Black Hawk division in France; .Mark Redmond, enlisted at the outbreak of the war and became a member of the 129th Infantry, serving near Luxemburg with the Army of Occupation; Harry Mathews, James Howell: Arthur Ilarnden. served in Siberia; Rev. Kellogg, Chaplain, was in France; Sture Pierson was in France; J. C. Jolly was also in France.

On January 11th, 1919, the lodge moved into its hall in the new Odd Fellows building, located on Railroad street. It, is thoroughly modern and a great credit to the fraternity of "three links." The present membership is 157.

Harvard Lodge No. 795 was organized May 19, 1916, by Special Deputy Grand Master Ida E. G. Sherman of Chicago, assisted by Degree Team from Woodstock Rebekah Lodge No. 205. The charter members were: George B. Adams, Bert R. Cone, Otto Fiek, H. B. Kline, H. W. Eastman, William Sweatman, II. J. Rolls, A. M. Dullam, Fred R, Goddard, F. A'. Clark, Peter T. Rowe, Walter Johnson, Carl E. Wittmus, William J. Vierek, Walter F. Searle, Frank A. Scott, Abner McWithey, Leslie Douglas, Herman Frederidh, William A. Dilley, Nellie Cone, Bertha Fiek, May Kline, Abbie Price, Bessie Searle, Alice Kicskowski, Ida L. Kolls, Olga 0. Kieskowski, Kate Huckstadt, Jessie Sweatman, Gertrude Dullam, Emma Adams, Lula Clark, Etta E. Rowe, Alice Johnson.

The membership is 117. The Past Noble Grands have been: Mary Kline, Gertrude Dullam, Jessie Sweatman, Emma Adams, Jessie Shepard, Lyclia Talone. The present officials are : Ida Kolls, noble grand ; Grace Rodd, vice grand; Jessie Sweatman, recording secretary; Gertrude Dullam, financial secretary; Nellie Betzer, treasurer. The lodge leases its hall rights of the Odd Fellows Order.

Knights Of Pythias

Kishwaukee Lodge at Marengo, was organized October 14, 1909, by Walter Hays. It now has a membership of eighteen. The present officers are: Herman Abraham, chancellor commander; Charles Higbee, vice chancellor; D. E. Erbaugh, prelate; B. O. Mead, keeper of records and seals.

The Modern Woodmen Of America

J. Barth, J. Chilson, "William Dawson, 0. A. Hill, .T. \V. Lampart, Robert Myriek, J. J. .Marvin, G. J. Sinderson, J. \V. Eing and II. II. Ladd, Tlu' present membership is fifty-two. The presenl elective officers are: .7. R. Dawson, Consul; John Eaire, advisor; Ray Bosworth, banker; John I!. Beek, clerk; Henry .Junes, escort; Ernesl Palmer, watchman ; Don Shufeldt, sen! inel.

When this cam]) was first instituted, a pari of the officers were: .1. .1. Marvin, consul; Clerk. J. W. Lampart; escort. (!. -I. Sinderson, ami J. W. King, banker. The camp was unfortunate in having its hall with all its valuable records burned. This tire occurred in 1914. The property of the order at this point is now in charge of the following trustees: William Douglas, J. J. Kennedy and H. M. Esmond.

RincEFiELD Camp No. 7o9 was organized at the village of Ridgefield, November (i. 1888, by J. II. Fulton. The charter members were: G. R. Truax. P. D. Castle, E. Roderick, Wiiliam H. Jones. Ben Throop, Delmer Duffield, L. T. Wade, S. M. Simmons, C. E. Lockwood, J. M. Harden and Clark Jacobs. The present membership is fifty-three. They assemble in Hartman's Hall. The present officers are: Ira Burdick, venerable consul ; Frank Wilkns, worthy advisor; A. H. Skinner, banker; H. I). Kinlans. clerk ; S. A. Merchant, escort ; Erland Burman, watchman ; S. Reed, sentry.

assemble at the Modem Woodmen Hall in Ringwood. For the past ten years the following have been in office : E. J. Hopper, venerable consul ; J. V. Buckland, banker ; C. W. Harrison, clerk.

Lone Tree Camp No. 195 was organized at the village of Hebron, .May 7, 1886, with charter members as follows: Henry Earle, E. L. Herrick, Herman Ilonson, N. B. Manor, E. E. Taylor, John Reynolds, P. N. Torrance. The membership is seventy-one.

Valley Camp No. 97 was organized at West McHenry, December 31, 1885, with charter members as follows: A. S. Childs, John Evanson, H. H. King, F. A. Parker, Freeman Petley, I. N. Mead, H. E. Colby, C. A. Hutson, H. C. Mead, Will H. Mead, Jacob Hetzel, E. J. Handy. The camp has a membership of 121.

The past presiding officers are as follows: H. C. Mead, J. Van Slykc, C. C. Colby, Robert Howard, W. P. Stevens, T. P. Walsh, J. H. Kimball, Charles L. Page, W. D. Wentworth, E. E. Bassett, Joseph C. Holly, John Stoffel, A. M. Brown, Alford H. Ponse, James N. Sayler. The following are the present officials: W. J. Welch, vice consul; James N. Sayler, past consul; Frank Thurhoell, Sr., advisor;' P. M. Joslen, banker; E. E. Bassett, clerk; R. Gehamberlin, escort; M. A. Conway, watchman; Walter Warner, sentry; Drs. D. G. Wells, A. F. Mueller, and A. I. Froehlick, physicians; John W. Schaffer, A. M. Brown and John Stoffel, trustees.

Boxwood Camp No. 86 was organized at Harvard March 27, 1885, by S. L. Lincoln. The charter members were as follows : L. J. Camron, Francis M. Drake, John Foley, Charles Goddard, H. Gray, T. Hallisey, S. L. Lincoln, A. Parlet, F. M. Martin, George W. Parmely, R. E. Tooker, M. M. McMahon, J. C. Sorenson, O. Carpenter, T. Condon, II. Senger, J. B. Stevens, 0. Powers, W. L. Collins, E. C. Hammond, M. Howard, M. A. F. Ottman, Dr. Cole and C. H. Adams. The lodge now has a membership of 209. Its first officers were : S. L. Lincoln, consul ; H. Gray, advisor; Dr. Goddard, banker; Geroge Parmely, clerk. The officers now serving are: Charles Kath, vice consul; William Watson, worthy advisor; W. A. Dilley, clerk; and F. H. Dobson, banker.

\>.w Tree Camp No. 574 was organized a few years ago at Allien, and now enjoys a membership of sixty-two. This camp lost all records in a fire and was re-organized in 1918. The present officers are: W. ]>. Thompson, consul; E. ('. Hammond, advisor, N. B. Clawson, banker; T. 0. Bungard, clerk,

Royal Neighbors Op America

BOXWOOD Camp No. 298, at Harvard, was organized in 1896 by Mary A. Scott. The first officers were: Hattie Hancock, oracle; .Mary A. Scott, vice oracle; Clara Stedge, recorder; and .Mary Powers, receiver.

The present membership is 289. The following have served as Oracles at this point: Hattie Hancock, three years; .Mary Scott Lanning, eighteen years; Mabel A. Borchvell for four years and is still in office. Matie E. Stafford is the recorder. This order has lodges in nearly every place the Woodmen have lodges in this county.

Fox River Valley Camp was organized at West McHenry in April, 1906, with charter members as follows: Eli B. Brink, Alfred M. Brown, Dr. Harry Beebe, Anna Byrd, Polly Brink, Bernice Kimball, Henry C. Mead, Anna Mollohan, Amy L. Mead, Laura Xellis, Martha Page, Alice Simpson, Nina Sherman, Benson Sherman, Etta E. Wattles, D. Wentworth, D. G. Nellis, A. Matthews, Calla Loomis. It now has a membership of 94. The past presiding officers are: Anna Byrd, Agnes Wentworth, Etta E. Wattles, Cora Bassett, Laura Nellis, Etta E. Wattles.

Mlverva Spring Camp was organized at Cary, February 4, 1896. It was formed by Mrs. B. Prickett of Summit Camp. The charter members consisted of twenty-two ladies and eleven Woodmen brothers. There are nineteen beneficial members and one social member. The present members are: Nellie Grantham, oracle; Julia Brown, reeoi'der; Lila Mentch, receiver; Nettie Trout, chancellor; Martha Osgood, marshal ; Sophronia Lindsey and Amy Rowsen, sentinels.

Progressive Camp No. 5,300 was organized at Woodstock April 1, 1908, by District Deputy Minnie Dillon. The charter members were as follows: Lawrence Gillispie. Rachael Gillispie, C. A. Lammers, Alice Lemmers, Ellen Jacobs, Emma Joorfritz, William Rushton, Ella Hakes,

The first officers were: Past oracle, William Liehty; oracle, Ellen Jacobs ; vice oracle, Rosa Brown ; chancellor, Ella Hakes ; recorder, Alice Lemmers ; receiver, Anna Liehty ; marshal, Emma Joorfritz ; inner sentinel, Lewis Dean; and outer sentinel, William Rushton. The past presiding- officers have been: Ellen Jacobs, Niobe Griffiths, Dora Johnston, William Liehty. The present officers are : Past oracle, Deborah Ilaldeman; oracle, Brookie Fosdick; vice oracle, Elsie Smith; chancellor, Lovina Thomas ; recorder, Jennie Ellsworth ; receiver, Mary Baker.

Mystic Workers Of The World

Harvard Lodge No. 21 was organized April 4, 1899 by Joanna E. Downes and commenced with charter members as follows : William Bombard, Pearl Bombard, Edwin Briekley, Sarah Brickley, William Brickley, Cora Butts, Edgar Butts, Mary Burk, Patrick Burk, James Burk, Walter Bowman, Albert Brown, Michael Breen, William Budde, Charles Cramer, Celia Donovan, George Diggins, Ernest Diggins, Carrie Diggins, Judson Davis, Catherine Donovan, Herbert Emerson, Frank Ellis, Otto Fick, Bertha Fick, Julia Gleason, August Hochrath, Albert Hammerstead, William Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Joseph Jones, Henrietta Kiskoski, Henry Lembsky, Lewis Leverenz, Mathew McRoberts, Margaret MeCabe, Rose McGee, William Maguire, Emma Ottman, Edward O'Brien, James Phinney, Jennie Phinney, August Rogers, Melvin Smith, John Sweeney, Kate Sullivan, Nellie Sullivan, Herman Stroede, John Waters, Daniel Waters, Kate Waters and Riley Whitmarsh. There are now 471 adult and thirteen juvenile members in this nourishing beneficiary lodge. They meet in Odd Fellows' Hall.

Their elective officers included these: Joanna E. Downes, prefect; Earl Dowens, moderator; John A. Sweeney, banker; Ernest Downes, secretary. The officers now serving are: John Dacy, prefect; Robert Kolls, monitor ; Agnes Sweeney, secretary ; Margaret Hayden, banker ; Cora Goodwish, marshal ; George Jones, warder ; Mary Hubble, sentinel : Charles Helmke and Anna Beherns, supervisors. The past presiding officers have been: Joanna E. Downes, Catherine Nihan, Catherine Lyons, Frances Powers.

Nunda Lodge 382 was instituted at < Irystal Lake, December 20, 1900, by Worthy Downes of Harvard. The charter members were as follows : J. P. Sughrua, Mary Sughrua, Charles Klilier, Herman Freye, Ilattie Preye, .Mary Klilier. Dr. II. D. Hull, Harrison Sargeant, Nellie Sargeant, Charles Vermilya, Louisa Vennilya, Amelia Sehultz, Fred Schultz, Cora E. Dickinson, Charles L. Curphey, Anna Curphey, Gillard Frost, Josehena Westphal, Mary Buford, Edwin Bissell, Floyd Terwilliger, and Lena Frost.

The present officers are as follows: J. D. Blackmail, prefect; Esther Allen, monitor; Alice Cole, secretary; Lunn Richards, banker; Lenore Schneider, marshal; J. P. Sughrua, warder; George Bryant, sentinel. -

The lodge now has a membership of 190. They assemble at Woodman Hall at Crystal Lake. The presiding officers have been inclusive of these to date: J. P. Sughrua, who was prefect for thirteen years without a break, and is known as "Old Stand-by," Earl Bryant, E. M. Bissell, Dr. H. D. Hull, and John Mair.

The Juvenile Department is rapidly growing in numbers. Dancing and refreshments frequently occur at their meetings which are held the first Thursday in every month.

Prosperity Lodge No. 1030 was organized April 15, 1911, with charter members as follows: Prefect, Carlton D. Ross; monitor, Helena M. Stoffel ; secretary, Adah A. Casey ; banker, John I. Sutton ; physician, Dr. Wells ; marshal, Florence Howe ; warder, Phillip Aylwood ; sentinel, Glenn Barker; supervisors, Katheryn Heiner, Frank E. Cobb and Rose Justen.

Knights Of Columbus

Mc Henry Council No. 1288 was organized in 1908, at the village of McHenry and now enjoys a membership of 320. The present officers include : Grand knight, E. R. McGee ; deputy grand knight, J. H. Miller ; secretary, M. P. Freund.

The following have served as presiding officers: Joseph W. Freund. C. W. Stenger, M. J. Walsh, Thomas Bolger, Walter J. Walsh, Casper Bickler, Ed. L. Hayes and A. E. Nye, Casper M. Bickler.

Woodstock Lodge No. 1043 was organized October 24, 1906, with forty-three charter members. At present the lodge has a membership of 400. The original officers were as follows : John C. Donnelly, exalted ruler ; John J. Cooney, esteemed leading knight ; J. P. Alt, esteemed loyal knight ; V. E. Brown, esteemed lecturing knight ; George W. Lemmers, secretary; R. A. Pratt, treasurer; Fred Derrenberger, tyler; Garry R. Austin, trustee (one year) ; D. J. Omstead, trustee (two years) ; George A. Darmer, trustee (three years).

The chief presiding officers have been : John C. Donnelly, E. C. Jewett, George. A. Cutteridge, Dell J. Omstead, E. D. Hannaford, C. C. Harting, J. E. Guy, D. J. Omstead, J. C. Rowe, J. L. Brown, George W. Lemmers, C. F. Baccus. T. L. Griffing is the present exalted ruler; and Edwin M. Kemerling is the present secretary.