Hamilton County, Indiana - Chapter 21: Fraternal and Benevolent Societies, 1915

Chapter 21: Fraternal and Benevolent Societies

For more than half a century the prejudice against secret orders, which formerly obtained in the minds of people who did not hold membership in such fraternities, has almost totally disappeared in this country. Lodges, like churches, no doubt have some unworthy members, but as a whole the membership of secret and benevolent societies is made up of truly worthy, exemplary citizens, both men and women. Perhaps the most ancient order among the long list now in existence is the Masonic fraternity, hence this will have first place in this chapter on the various lodges of Hamilton county. If it be found that any have been omitted, this omission is due to the fact that no reports were sent in, but it is believed that all have been named and the history of the same outlined in a more or less comprehensive fashion.

Masonic Lodges

Masonry in the city of Noblesville is more than eighty-six years old. It goes back almost to the date of the town government, and its climax was reached in the recent dedication of the cornerstone of the new and magnifi¬ cent Masonic Temple, centrally located in Noblesville, a lasting and truly befitting monument to the work of the order during all these four score and six years.

The first Masonic lodge was Hamilton lodge No. 32, whose charter was granted November 26, 1828, with Jeremiah Learning, worshipful mas¬ ter; William Conner, senior warden, and Nathan D. Shoemaker, junior warden. The Grand Lodge of Indiana had been organized only ten years before, at Madison. Nineteen years after the first Hamilton lodge was or¬ ganized, Hamilton lodge No. 57 was granted a charter. The three principal officers were: Jesse Lutz, worshipful master; James B. Hall, senior war¬ den, and Gardner Perry, junior warden. In 1850 Noblesville lodge No. 103 was granted a charter. This lodge was of short life, and we find the fol- lowing resolution recorded in the records of the Grand Lodge at Indian¬ apolis, introduced by Brother White, probably George White, one of the fathers of Masonry in this county :

"Resolved, That the name Hamilton lodge No. 57 be changed to that of Noblesville lodge No. 57," which was adopted. The above resolution bears date in Masonic records as being of May 26, 1853.

While Gardner Perry was named in the charter of 1847 as the junior warden, it must be true that Joseph Lutz was the junior warden that year, for there is found in the back of an old register of members these words: "Joseph Lutz, elected Jun' Warden, June 8, 1847."

The old records also disclose the names of members of Hamilton lodge No. 57, who had been made masters prior to the granting of the charter in 1847. There were thirteen of these, as follows: Jesse Lutz, the master; James B. Hall, F. B. Cogswell, Nathan D. Shoemaker, John Beal, Joseph Lutz, F. G. Reynolds, Gardner Perry, Griffin M. Shaw, John D. Stephenson, Jeremiah Learning, Amos Palmer and R. J. Conner.

The Grand Lodge records of 1861, the first year of the Civil War, state that this lodge had a membership of thirty-eight, and that there had been, besides, twenty-two initiations. During the war for the Union James Garver, W. W. Conner, James O'Brien, Jo Stafford and others acted as master, but James A. Garver seemed to have served as worshipful master the greater part of that never-to-be-forgotten period. The same authority shows that in 1864 the lodge numbered seventy, of which number twenty-four were soldiers in the Union cause, their dues being remitted during their absence, thus keeping good their standing in the lodge at home while they were fight¬ ing at the front in defense of the flag.

As to lodge halls, the earliest of which there is any account was over the room occupied by the Sowerwine and Osbon dry goods store. About 1850, possibly a little later, the lodge purchased of G. M. Shaw the third story over the Old Corner Drug Store, and this commodious room was oc¬ cupied as a Masonic hall until the building was sold, February 8, 1881. Thereafter the lodge had temporary quarters in the Odd Fellows hall until 1884, when the present hall was purchased.

The cornerstone of the new temple was laid with imposing ceremonies September 24, 1914. This is a beautiful stone structure on the corner of

Ninth and Hannibal streets, in the very heart of the city. It is one story and a basement and has all the modern furnishings, the work of construction on which is now drawing to completion. Its total cost, exclusive gf grounds, is thirty-five thousand dollars. The present membership of the blue lodge is two hundred and fifteen. Its recently elected officers are as follows: F. E. Hines, worshipful master; E. C. Stopher, senior warden; W. R. Lyons, junior warden; W. W. Bray, treasurer; Earl Brooks, secretary; Will Fryberger, senior deacon; Gray McCord, junior deacon; Theo. Becker, senior steward; Charles Kraft, junior steward; J. D. Bray, tyler; Roy G. Caylor, trustee.

There are also higher degrees in Masonry here - the Chapter No. 120, Royal Arch Masons; Council No. 89, Royal and Select Masters, and Raisent Chapter No. 200, Order- of Eastern Star, all in a flourishing condition.

Noblesville Chapter No. 120, Royal Arch Masons, was formed October 24, 1900, and chartered October 24, 1901, by McCordsville Chapter No. 44. The charter members were : Meade Vestal, James W. Smith, C. B. Williams, J. G. Smith, John Stevenson, J. D. Stoner, C. B. Macy, David Anderson, John Thomas, John A. Atkins, George Decker, Jesse R. Hay, L. Wild, Thomas J. Kane, Charles W. Edwards and E. L. Rork.

The present membership is one hundred and thirty. This is the only chapter in this county, it having jurisdiction of the entire county. The pres¬ ent elective officers are : John T. Kester, most eminent high priest ; John A. Atkins, eminent king; Jesse R. Hav, eminent scribe; David Anderson, treasurer; C. B. Williams, secretary; Donald S. Kane, captain of the host; Theo. O. Decker, principal sojourner; John R. Sperry, royal arch captain; Allen H. Davis, master of the third veil ; R. O. Morris, master of the second veil ; C. Ray Davis, guard. This chapter now meets at the Masonic Temple, its meetings having formerly been held in the old Masonic hall. Here work is conducted in mark master, past master, most excellent master and Royal Arch Masons.

Noblesville Council No. 89, Royal and Select Masters, was formed at Noblesville August 8, 1911, and received its charter October 18, 1911. It was organized* by McCordsville Council No. 52, of McCordsville, Indiana, with the following charter members: Meade Vestal, George B. Heyman, Roy B. Caylor, James W. Smith, H. Layton, Charles W. Castor, Emil G. Decker, Theo. O. Decker, Charles B. Macy, Albert R. Haas, James A. Mitch¬ ell and C. Ray Davis. The present number of members is ninety-one, their meetings being held at the Masonic Temple. Work is conducted in the Royal Master and Select Master degrees. This is the only council within

Hamilton county. The present officers are: Fred M. Atkins, thrice illus¬ trious master; Theo. O. Decker, illustrious deputy master; John T. Kester, conductor of the work; James W. Smith, treasurer; Emil G. Decker, recorder; Donald S. Kane, captain of guard; John R. Sperry, conductor of the council; C. Ray Davis, steward; George Decker, sentinel.

Ancient Square Lodge No. 41 (colored Masons), of Noblesville, had for its charter members Greenberry B. Roper, George Dempsey, James Winslow, William Hedgepath, Barney Stone, Charles Valentine, Perry Bryant, Steph¬ en Roberts, Reuben Johnson, Sanford Knight, Frank Mitchell, Lemuel White, Garlen Edmons and Fred Hord. The lodge now has a membership of twenty. It§ elective officers are: D. M. Roper, worshipful master; George Dempsey, senior warden; Edward Dempsey, senior warden; James Nash, junior warden; G. B. Roper, treasurer; Arthur Bush, secretary; George Dempsey, senior deacon; Thornton Barton, tyler. They meet in Bray hall. A chapter of the Order of Eastern Star is conducted in connec¬ tion with this lodge.

Hinkle Lodge No. 310, at Deming, was organized May 26, 1863, by dis¬ pensation of the Grand Lodge of Indiana, the charter being granted upon the date above given. The following is a list of charter members and those taken in during the time the lodge was working under dispensation : Mordica White, William Peacock, Frank Baldwin, W. Riley Thomas, Benjamin T. Holliday, Jabez Neal, Charles Stout, N. J. Pettijohn, John Johnson, Wil¬ liam Willets, Daniel Y. Haskett, Addison Hadley, W. H. H. Bartholomew, Daniel Noble, Zeno Johnson, William H. Cook, Cyrus Hodgson, Leander J. Griffith, Jesse F. Denney, Levi H. Cook, A. C. Tuttle, Peter H. Owen, Albert A. Hasket, James W. Ramsey, Enos Hiatt, Thomas J. Lindley, Jacob Bar¬ tholomew and William Lindley.

This is purely a blue lodge and meets at Deming, where work is con¬ ducted in apprentice, fellowxraft and Master Mason degrees. They own a two-story frame hall, erected in 1865. The present elective officers are: Edward. E. Beals, worshipful master; Marion Blanton, senior warden; Havilia Carson, junior warden; J. L. Munday, treasurer; Calvin C. Carson, sec¬ retary; Elbert Buzarr, senior deacon; Franklin Wise, junior deacon: Grover C. Dunn, tyler.

Fidelity Lodge No. 309, of Sheridan, was organized May 26, 1864, by Dr. John Ross. The original members were Samuel Harbaugh, Thomas Pearson, James Roderick, Dr. Colther, Thomas Spencer Jr., Whit Harbaugh, A. P. Harvey, Thomas Beals, Ephraim Hammach. In January, 1915, the membership was two hundred. The lodge now has a membership of good working Masons, with elective officers as follows : Morris Parr, worshipful master; F. C. Mitchell, senior warden; Glenn Moore, junior warden; F. J. Hiatt, secretary. This lodge owns a hall valued at three thousand dollars.

Cicero Lodge No. 199, Free and Accepted Masons, at the town of Cicero, was organized May 28, 1856, by Jesse Lutz. The first officers, so far as now known, were: Jesse Lutz, master; Thomas Cappel, senior war¬ den; Amoa Moore, junior warden. The lodge now enjoys a membership of one hundred and four, and has its lodge home in leased quarters, as it never has built a lodgeroom of its own. At present meetings are held in a hall over the Farmers, and Merchants' bank. The officers, in January, 1915, were: L. E. Tescher, master; R. H. Metcalf, senior warden; George Buchanan, junior warden; J. R. Smock, secretary; George A. Good, treas¬ urer; R. C. Tucker, tyler. The three degrees of the blue lodge are here worked - entered apprentice, fellowcraft and Master Masons.

Clarksville Lodge No. 118 was granted a charter May 30, 1851. The charter members included: Hiram G. Finch, worshipful master; Abraham Nicholson, senior warden; Jacob Crull, junior warden; Samuel Nicholson, senior deacon; F. C. Reynolds, junior deacon; Thomas Richardson, secre¬ tary; Peter Passwater, treasurer; J. H. Darrah, tyler.

The lodge now has a membership of sixty-six, following being the pres¬ ent officers: Vern Harrison, worshipful master; Walter Mills, senior war¬ den; Harry Morrow, junior warden; V. E. Forrer, treasurer; P. A. Mills, secretary; Luther Horine, senior deacon; George I. Castor, junior deacon; V. B. Forrer and T. E. Setters, stewards; George Silvey, tyler. The pres¬ ent hall was erected by the township trustees, and this lodge became its owner after it had been abandoned for school purposes. The degrees here repre¬ sented are entered apprentice, fellowcraft and Master Masons.

Westfield Lodge No. 115, Free and Accepted Masons, at Westfield, was organized May 30, 1851, George White being the first worshipful master. The first meeting under dispensation was held January 29, 1850, the charter being issued May 30. following. The list of first officers follows: George White, worshipful master; D. H. Weems, senior warden; John Scott, junior warden; Boaz W. Williams, secretary; Samuel S. White, treasurer; Wil¬ liam Haines, senior deacon; Nathaniel White, junior deacon; John Sea¬ mans, steward and tyler. While D. H. Weems' name originally appears as senior deacon, his name does not again appear after the first meeting of the lodge. The lodge now has a membership of ninety-four. Following were the charter members : George White, Nathaniel White, John Scott, John L. Seamans, Boaz Williams, Mark L. Stoneman, Samuel S. White, Alfred

The present elective officers are: James E. Haworth, worshipful mas¬ ter; William C. McAvoy, senior warden; E. V. H. Shocking, junior warden; Ora E. Newman, senior deacon; Fred Hodgin, junior deacon; John C. Hinshaw, treasurer; G. George Hochstedtler, secretary; Frank McAvoy, tyler. The lodge occupies Masonic hall and bestows no other degrees than those connected with the blue lodge.

Carmel Lodge No. 421, Free and Accepted Masons, at the village of Carmel, was instituted in May, 1870, by Sylvanus Carey, Enos Noblett, S. H. Moffitt, D. E. Wilkinson and a few others. LTn fortunately, the lodgeroom and all the records of this lodge were destroyed by fire. There are now one hundred members. The elective officers at this date are: James M. Nutt, worshipful master; Frank Stanton, senior warden; Malcolm Randall, junior warden; E. G. Binford, secretary; R. J. Follett, treasurer.

The fire that burned the lodgeroom and records occurred in March, 1913. There are three degrees worked in this lodge at this time - entered apprentice, fellowcraft and Master Mason.

Masonry at Boxley is represented by Fidelity Lodge No. 309, Free and Accepted Masons. This lodge was organized October 8, 1863, by virtue of dispensation, with the assistance of Worshipful Master Wright Cook; E. Hammocks, senior warden; Isaac N. Hammock, junior warden; H. D. Rut¬ ter, secretary. May 28, 1878, this was changed to Sheridan lodge, an ac¬ count of which is given in this chapter. At the time the lodge was formed there were only eight members, and it took all these to hold the elective of¬ fices. This lodge now has one hundred and seventy-five members.

Odd Fellowship

Carmel Lodge No. 401, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Carmel, was organized July 25, 1872, with charter members as follows: John E. Warner, J. W. Moffitt, J. H. Moon, Sylvanus Carey, Jesse A. Ballard, Enos Nobblet, Ira Powell. The lodge now has a membership of sixty-three. Charles Ferguson is the noble grand and Sam Jones is the vice-grand. The order erected its present hall, a concrete block structure, in 1904, previous to which time the lodge had met over Kinzer's storeroom. Four degrees are now represented in this lodge, and a Rebekah lodge, also, is working in con¬ junction with it.

organized February 21, 1901, by J. O. Clark, with five charter members, as follows: W. L. McCain, George W. Swarm, A. C. Jones, Hiram Blanton, A. C. Baker. The first meeting place for the lodge was in the Grand Army of the Republic hall. This lodge now owns its own hall, erected in 1906 at a cost of $1,600. The officers at this time are: O. N. Pitts, noble grand; C. I. Jones, vice-grand; B. D. Rogers, secretary, and S. C. Taylor, treasurer. The lodge now enjoys a membership of fifty-eight. The three subordinate degrees are here represented.

Odd Fellowship is represented at Clarksville by Lodge No. 81 1, which was organized March 17, 1904, by C. N. Warren. At first the members of this lodge met in the old schoolhouse, under Masonic hall. Their present quarters are on the north side of Main street, purchased by the order in 1906 at a cost of $500. The present elective officers are: Jesse Heinv, noble grand ; George Lehr, vice-grand ; Luther Horine, secretary, and Ross Layton, treasurer. John Shank, Albert Fisher and Walter Miller are trustees. The lodge has a membership of forty-nine, and has a flourishing Rebekah lodge in connection.

Atlanta Lodge No. 445, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Atlanta, was organized March 6, 1874, by J. M. Whisler, A. G. Walton, Jacob Fritz, J. G. Dunn, P. P. Illyes, Jacob Daniels, David Roads, C. L. Patton, J. M. Whisler being noble grand and A. G. Walton secretary. The present officers are: A. C. Jackson, noble grand; F. J. Essig, vice-grand; H. E. Snyder, sec¬ retary. * The total membership is now sixty-seven. The order built its own brick hall in 1898, at a cost of $4,800. The first meeting place was in the Goodykoontz building. All degrees in the subordinate lodge are here worked. This lodge was instituted by Richard Owens, grand master, and B. F. Foster, grand secretary.

Arcadia Lodge No. 367, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was or¬ ganized at Arcadia June 9, 1871, by officers of the Grand Lodge of the State of Indiana. The charter members were as follows: W. J. Ruse, Phillip Carlow, W. T. Smith, James A. Baker, Peter Laudig, David Learning, P. P. Illyes, Henry Snyder, William H. Shaffer, Jonas N. Stanter and I. M. Martz. The lodge now has a membership of two hundred and twenty, and the mem¬ bers meet in their own hall, erected 1889-90 of brick and costing $5,000. The three initiatory degrees are the only ones here worked at present. A good Rebekah lodge is working in conjunction. The present elective officers are: R. Joseph Lyon, noble grand; Sherman Caylor, vice-grand; M. C. Martz, recording secretary; C. E. Booth, financial secretary; P. B. Waltz, treasurer; C. E. Booth, M. C. Martz, H. M. Whisler, trustees.

Sheridan Lodge No. 691, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Sheri¬ dan, was organized July 15, 1892, by A. J. Carey, H. E. Davenport, J. B. Mace, R. B. Stephenson, H. V. Laughner, John H. Cox, Thomas L. Malott, W. E. Cox, J. H. Lovelle and Edward R. Lutz. This lodge now owns a brick hall valued at $2,500, its earlier meetings having been held in Opera House block. The lodge has the subordinate and encampment degrees rep¬ resented. The present membership is one hundred and sixty, and the pres¬ ent officers are: Theodore Hiatt, noble grand; Charles Lee, vice-grand; Ora Ridge, financial secretary; Guy S. Kirkland, treasurer; J. M. Applegate, Thomas L. Malott and J. B. Cottrell, trustees.

Cicero Lodge No. 252, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Cicero, was organized February 1, 1866. The early records of this lodge were all destroyed by fire. The lodge now enjoys a membership of one hundred and two. In 1911 they erected a brick hall of their own and have a fine lodgeroom, valued at $9,000. Both the subordinate and Rebekah degrees are here represented. The charter members here were: Charles Quear, J. H. Mc- Neal, Peter Scott, Armstrong Evans, William Porter, Henry Gerwig, John Martz and G. L. Barnette. The present noble grand is Neal Thomas; vice¬ grand, Earl Hall; secretary, S. T. Dunham.

Fishers Lodge No. 440, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Fishers, this county, was organized May 21, 1874, by M. V. Hinds, George W. Teal, William M. Bolton, Anthony Snyder, Simeon Harrison and F. M. Brandon, charter members. The lodge now has a membership of seventy-four, and meets in its own hall at Fishers, where it purchased the upper story of what was known as Trittipo's brick store building, at a cost of $900. At first this lodge met over the old drug store. The three initiatory degrees are here worked. The officers in January, 1915, were: G. A. Sach, noble grand; J. E. Guilkey, vice-grand; B. F. Shafer, secretary; A. J. Crossley, treasurer; G. A. Sachs, R. E. Harrold and James Arthur, trustees.

Ekin Lodge No. 764, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organ¬ ized October 25, 1900, by J. O. Clark, with the following charter members: M. S. Johnson, H. L. Stilling, J. L. Thomas, O. H. Endicott, Samuel Collier, A. W. Lewis, Carrie DeVaney, Emery A. Lee, J. D. Phillips, James A. Lee and Lewis Hall.

The present membership is eighty and the present (1915) elective offi¬ cers are : James Lockride, noble grand ; O. Staley, vice-grand ; James A. Lee, financial secretary; J. L. Thomas, recording secretary; trustees, George F. Ross, Erdie Spear and H. R. Donahue.

the order purchased a hall in which they held meetings until it was burned. Then the office of Dr. M. S. Johnson was occupied as a lodgeroom until the present hall was erected in 1905, at a cost of about $2,500. The subordinate and Rebekah degrees are here exemplified.

Westfield Lodge No. 800, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was or¬ ganized May 2 1, 1903, with the following charter members: W. C. Avoy, A. C. Jones, W. O. Cook, N. T. Wheeler, F. O. Bishop, H. C. Cox, Joseph Cook, T. J. Buck, Calvin L. Higbee, I. R. Allen, Ross Cohoon and Clifford Osborn. The lodge has always met in the same hall, a building originally owned by Oliver Webb but which was purchased by the order in 1915. The total membership is eighty and the present elective officers are : , Russell Rayle, noble grand; Cecil Gilpin, vice grand; Paul V. Franklin, secretary; Isaiah Higbee, treasurer, and John M. McKnight, past grand and active repre¬ sentative. The lodge has the added strength of a fine Rebekah lodge work¬ ing in conjunction with it.

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Noblesville Lodge No. 125, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was or¬ ganized on the 24th of January, 1853. On that night the following named persons were present as petitioners: George F. Wain wright, Peter Baer, George Staats, H. W. Clark, Eli C. Long, Wm. Henderson, past grand mas¬ ted; O. Jocelyn, senior grand warden pro tern.; Thomas P. Haughey, grand supporter pro tern. ; George F. McGinnis, grand treasurer pro tern., and George Brown, grand marshal pro tern., with a number of brothers. Philoxean Lodge No. 44, Center Lodge No. 18 and Capital Lodge No. 124 met for the purpose of instituting the lodge and the following persons were initiated : Henry Garboden, W. I. H. Robinson, W. W. Conner, Levi Far¬ ley, W. A. Wainwright, John Pontious, Daniel Kemp, J. Cox and Wesley Daubenspeck. I. L. and W. S. Davenport were admitted by card. The following were elected as officers: George F. Wainwright, noble grand; Levi Farley, secretary; H. W. Clarke, treasurer, and the following brothers were appointed by the noble grand : Eli C. Long, conductor ; Peter Baer, warden ; Henry Garboden, inside guardian ; John Pontious, right supporter to noble grand; Daniel Kemp, left supporter to noble grand; W. I. T. Robin¬ son, right supporter to vice-grand; W. A. Wainwright, left supporter to vice-grand; W. A. Wainwright, host at 25 cents a night. On the second night trustees were elected as follows: George F. Wainwright, John Pon¬ tious and H. W. Clarke. On the third night the following persons were

. At the end of the first term of the lodge the membership numbered thirtythree. During the second term of the first year were three initiations, three admissions by card and two expulsions, one for improperly communi¬ cating the password and one for drunkenness. In January, 1854, the lodge was moved to the north side of the square in the Evans block.

On April, 19, 1861, a meeting was held to grant traveling cards to brothers who had enlisted in the service of their country under the first call of President Lincoln for 75,000 men. Cards were granted to John D. Evans, C. J. McCole and W. A. Wainwright. On the 29th of April in the same year the lodge moved into the Masonic lodge room, which gave sufficient room, and the order began a career of renewed prosperity.

March 21, 1866, the trustees were empowered to purchase the present hall of Dr. Miesse, which at that time consisted of the third-story room over the Haas clothing store only, and on the evening of July nth of that year the hall was formally dedicated by Grand Secretary E. H. Barry, the occasion being an eventful one in the history of the lodge.

On December 5, 1870, a festival for the benefit of the poor of Noblesville was held which netted over $90.00, and the proceeds were properly distributed. On June 9, 1871, the lodge assisted in the organizing of a lodge at Arcadia, the fourth in the county, and presented their sister lodge with a complete set of officers' regalia.

The fifty-third anniversary of the introduction of Odd Fellowship into the United States was appropiately celebrated by the lodge. The important feature of this occasion was the address delivered by Past Grand Master W. K. Edwards, of Terre Haute, embracing a careful review of the workings of the order. A reference to the record of its transactions during the period embraced in this review shows an immense sum of money expended for the relief of distressed brethren and their widows and orphans, in ex¬ planation of the practical workings of the order in this country. Within the jurisdiction of this lodge alone, during the twenty years then just past, $5,104.48 had been expended for charitable purposes; certainly a liberal showing for the generosity and humanity of the order. In addition to this the fund accumulated for the benefit of Odd Fellows' orphans amounted to $1,200. From the date of organization during the preceding twenty years, the loss of membership in this lodge by death was only seventeen.

In the year 1900 the hall was enlarged from the building purchased of Dr. Miesse to the present building over the first three business rooms west of the alley, on the south side of the square, at an approximate cost of $3,500. On January 18, 1901, at 1:30 o'clock p. m., this new lodge hall was dedi¬ cated by Grand Secretary W. H. Leedy, acting as grand master, with the following assistants: Grand Marshal Benjamin Franklin, of Indianapolis; Grand Herald C. G. Reagan, Grand Guardian M. M. Robertson, Grand Warden David Supple, Grand Chaplain J. A. Mitchell, Herald of the North Lee L. Wilson, Herald of the South W. S. Weaver, Herald of the East W. J. Whyte, Herald of the West J. N. Hollingsworth and four little girl assistants to the heralds, Irene Clampit, Pearl Hutchens, Irene Boswell and Mattie Fenner; Brothers Newton Teter and C. W. Howell constructing the altar as the grand marshal called for the various parts. Brother E. A. Hut¬ chens presided, and in his introductory remarks firmly pointed out some of the practical works and teachings of the order. At the conclusion of the dedicatory ceremony a parade was given on the street headed by the Noblesville band, with the following formation: Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias, acting as escorts, followed by Major-General J. E. Bodine and staff ; Canton Noblesville No. 52, Past Master Independent Order of Odd Fellows, visiting Odd Fellows and members of the lodge. Supper was served at the Christian church by Clarke Rebekah Lodge No. 539, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to which all visiting brothers and their friends were made welcome. The evening program began at 7 :oo o'clock with Brother George Shirts presiding. The speech of the evening was delivered by Past Grand Master Will H. Talbot, and to say that everybody was pleased with the address is putting it very mildly. The address was followed by the decora¬ tion of chivalry, which was conferred upon Brother W. E. Longley by Major- General J. E. Bodine and staff, assisted by Canton No. 52 and the following ladies: Misses Annabell Herd, May Pierce, Bessie Bodine, Ida Clarke and little Miss Ruth Longley, who pinned the cross of chivalry on her father's breast. This latter ceremony was very impressively performed, and coming as it did as a surprise to Brother Longley was very effective. At the con¬ clusion of the ceremony an informal reception was tendered the visitors by the members of the lodge, at which punch and wafers were served to every one. Craycrafts orchestra furnished music for the evening. The committee on arrangements was composed of the following brothers : J. O. Clarke, W. E. Longley, E. A. Hutchens, Newton Teter and C. G. Reagan. The program from beginning to end was rendered in a satisfactory manner, and the lodge has reason to feel proud of the manner in which the hall was dedicated.

and grew from a membership of about eighty-five to a membership of two hundred and fifty. In the year 1908 the interior of the lodge room was re¬ modeled and made into a commodious and up-to-date lodge room at an ap¬ proximate cost of $400.

In addition to the facts presented in the address of Brother E. K. Hall delivered at Noblesville in April, 1854, from which we have quoted liberally, other valuable details have been gleaned from authentic sources which de¬ serve to be recorded here. Among the early workers in Odd Fellowship, as represented by Noblesville Lodge, none, perhaps, is entitled to more credit for activity and zeal in its promotion than Geo. F. Wainwright, who, owing to his opportunities and inherent energy, coupled with his love for the order, was capable of and exerted a commanding influence in its behalf. Brother J. G. Heylman, who was a faithful member and true to the principles of the order although not as active at the present as in the past, has served the lodge for fifty-seven long years, and it at present the oldest member living. The loss of membership by death since the organization of the lodge totals eighty-six.

The teachings of Odd Fellowship reach far beyond the lodge, and he who thinks and practices not this has to know the true object of the order. Its teachings reach far beyond - before one journeys far into its teachings he finds he is journeying on a mission of humanity. Friendships are strength¬ ened by covenants and compacts. God recognized this when he made his solemn covenants with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, also with Moses and the Children of Israel. And Jonathan caused David to swear again because he loved him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. This vow was oft re¬ peated between these two friends, and thus it was that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David.

to warn each other of approaching danger, to be friends in adversity as well as in prosperity and even unto death, so that when the cruel hand of hate is lifted to hurl the javelin of jealousy at unsuspecting innocence the winged arrow of friendship and warning flies on its mystic mission, giving confi¬ dence and hope to the poor outcast.

The great mission of Odd Fellowship in the world is to assist in spread¬ ing the glorious doctrine of universal brotherhood among men, and it surely is spreading. We all hope much for the progress of brotherly love, the central link of the golden chain of Odd Fellowship.

Then will we hear again, who is my neighbor; and we hasten to per¬ form the part of the good Samaritan to the unfortunate wayfarer. This is love expressed by deed. The last link is truth. Friendship based upon false¬ hood will ever be insincere and unstable. Love unless linked with truth must die.

George Brown Encampment No. 44

On July 26, 1855, a number of Patriarchs from Metropolitan Encamp¬ ment No. 5 and Marion Encampment No. 35 met in this place for the purpose of instituting George Brown Encampment No. 44, Independent Or¬ der of Odd Fellows. District Deputy Grand Patriarch William Wallace in the chair, by whom the following appointments were made pro tern. : Jo¬ seph K. English, past high priest, high priest; Jonathan W. Harvey, past chief patriarch, senior warden; I. P. Haughey, past chief scribe; Edward Laurence, past high priest, junior warden; Ed. S. Tyler, past chief patriarch, treasurer; Benjamin McCord, past senior warden, inside sentinel. The follow¬ ing persons presented cards to-wit: J. W. Harvey, Joseph K. English, E. S. Pope, E. M. Laurence, W. W. Wright, J. G. Waters, E. S. Tyler. The district deputy grand patriarch, after the usual ceremonies, declared George Brown Encampment No. 44, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, duly instituted.

The following were the past admissions in the Golden Rule and Royal Purple degrees : E. S. Tyler, E. S. Pope, J. G. Waters, H. W. Clarke, W. A. Wainwright, John Pontious, Eli Cohn, M. S. Davenport, I. L. Davenport, George F. Wainwright, A. G. Ferguson, S. R. McCole, William Haines and Charles Swain. Of these, the following were elected permanent officers: John Pontious, chief patriarch; G. F. Wainwright, high priest; I. L. Daven¬ port, senior warden; W. A. Wainwright, scribe; S. R. McCole, treasurer; M. S. Davenport, junior warden; Eli Cohn, sentinel; H. W. Clarke, guide; A. G. Ferguson, first watch ; William Haines, second watch ; Charles Swain, third watch, and George" Brown, fourth watch.

Canton Noblesville No. 5 2, Patriarchs Militant

On April 12, 1898, Canton Noblesville No. 52, Patriarch Militant, Inde¬ pendent Order of Odd Fellows, was instituted by General J. E. Bodine and staff. Many visitors were present and witnessed the work of the afternoon. In the evening the decoration of chivalry was conferred upon five candidates before a large audience. On that evening this degree was conferred, upon captain J. O. Clarke, and up to the present time has been conferred upon the following officers and chevaliers: Colonel, W. E. Longley; captain, Newton Teter; captain, W. K. Wilson; chevaliers, Geo. Shirts, W. E. Axline and J. N. Hollingsworth.

The present membership is thirty-five, with eight applications on file. The Canton is just entering upon a career of renewed activity, and expects to have at least twenty members in full dress uniform by May 30, 1915. This branch of the order is a military and social organization, one of the social features being the annual banquet given for the members, their wives and sweethearts. This latter occasion is always looked forward to with much interest.

Daughters Of Rebekaii

On the evening of February 17, 1853, a special meeting of Noblesville Lodge No. 125, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was held for the pur¬ pose of conferring the Rebekah degree upon its eligible subjects. A good number of members and visitors were present, both to receive and to wit¬ ness the conferring of this degree with its beautiful ceremonial and appro¬ priate lessons. The service was conducted by W. W. Wright, of Capitol City lodge, at Indianapolis, and many brothers and their wives were characteris¬ tically induced into the solemn mysteries of the degree.

At the time the degree was gratuitously bestowed, and the meetings were held after the subordinate lodge had completed its order of business. Ladies having received the degree were invariably accompanied by their husbands. John and Maria Pontious are remembered as being members of this first organization.

On Tuesday evening, January 5, 1875, a lodge of the Daughters of Rebekah degree was instituted by District Deputy Grand Master E. K. Hall with the following charter members : Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Teter, Mrs. E. Barks, Mr. and Mrs. William Lowther, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Heylmann, Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Levinson, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Buckles, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Mont¬ gomery, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kastlehun.

Clarke Rebekah Lodge No. 539, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was instituted February 19, 1897, by District Deputy Grand Master John O. Clarke, of Noblesville Lodge No. 125, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Following are the names of the petitioners: Mrs. Mary Fleming, Mrs. Anna Wilson, Mrs. Newton Teter, Mrs. L. McClary, Mrs. Anna Finley, Mrs. Della Lewis, Mrs. J. P. Shaller, John Klein, J. N. Hollingsworth, Lee Wilson and Newton Teter. A large membership was received, and the initia¬ tory work was given in a very beautiful and impressive manner by the degree staff of the Rose of Sharon Rebekah Lodge No. 422, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Carmel, Indiana.

The following were the first officers elected : Mary Fleming, noble grand; Olie Tate, vice-grand; Lillian Finley, recording secretary; and Della Lewis, treasurer. This lodge was named Clarke Rebekah Lodge No. 589, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in honor and memory of Dr. Haymond

The present (February, 1915) membership of this Rebekah lodge is one hundred and eighty-eight. Meetings are held the first and third Friday evenings of each month in the Odd Fellow hall at Noblesville. The officers are: Ophie Presser, past grand; Jennie Bowen, noble grand; Cora Carroll, vice-grand ; Carrie Graham, recording secretary ; Ella Collier, financial secre¬ tary; Mary A. Pfaff, treasurer; Myrtle Patterson, warden; Francis Hoen, conductor; Merle Montague, inside grand; A. R. Conden, outside grand; Catherine Sabin, chaplain, and trustees, M. A. O'Brien, R. A. Conden and Clementine Gascho.

This lodge has had the honor of having one of its members elected to the highest position within the gift of the membership, Mrs. Ametta Mc- Kinsey-Brehm having been elected president of the Rebekah \s assembly for the year 1909-10. Quite a number of the members of Clarke's Rebekah Lodge have been honored with appointed office, and some have rendered splendid service on important committees in the Rebekah assembly.

Rebekah lodges do not pay sick benefits, yet the "comer stone" of the organization is to care for the sick and distressed members. During the year 1914 the Rebekah lodges in Indiana have paid for relief, to members, the sum of $3,565, and for support of the Odd Fellow's home at Greenburg, $7,105.

There are at this date seven Rebekah lodges within Hamilton county, as follows: Cicero, Cicero, No. 38; Prudence, Arcadia, No. 255; Atlanta, Atlanta, No. 257; Rose of Sharon, Carmel, No. 422; Clarke, Noblesville, No. 539; Levinson, Westfield, No. 657; Clarksville, Clarksville, No. 721.

Knights Of Pythias Lodges

Arcadia Lodge of Knights of Pythias, at Arcadia, this county, was or¬ ganized as No. 256, June 4, 1890, and now has a membership of two hun¬ dred, and does work in the degrees of Page, Esquire and Knight. The first officers were: C. E. Booth, chancellor commander; A. J. Carroll, vicechancellor; Robert Belford, prelate; B. F. Knause, master of finance; J. W. Warman, master of exchequer; Samuel Berg, keeper of records and seals; Solomon Smelsor, master at amis; Fred Oberlise, inner guard, and J. C. Kauffman, outer guard.

At first this order occupied the Odd Fellows hall, but now owns a hand¬ some castle of its own - a three story brick building costing $14,000. A good working auxiliary of Pythian Sisters aids the lodge very materially. The present elective officers of this lodge are: R. B. Shaffer, chancellor comrhander; Harvey Jester, vice-chancellor; O. G. Wamscott, prelate; Ira Trout, master at arms; Carl Major, master of work; F. Rodenbeck, master of finance; C. W. Guy, master of exchequer; F. E. Cluekner, keeper of records and seals; Joe Peal, inner guard; Grant Hoover, outer guard; trus¬ tees, William Rodenbeck, John Kibler and O. T. Hill. The deputy grand chancellor is C. A. Rodenbeck.

Carmel Lodge No. 355, at the town of Carmel, was organized March 31, 1892, by brothers from the Noblesville lodge. The charter members were as follows: L. J. Patty, Dallas Crago, Bert H. Cook, Addison Newlin, J. S. Carey, J. J. Baker, W. E. Catterson, I. W. Newlin, W. G. Carey, C. W. Cook, John O'Donnell, P. Maker, Bert E. Ellis, Jacob Whitesell, R. J. Follett, K. C. Hershey, J. M. Hershey, C. L. Myers, Thomas Thomp¬ son, W. T. Carey, J. D. Neel, and Cyrus Jeffries. Among the original officers were : Thomas Thompson, chancellor commander ; W. T. Carey, vice-chancel¬ lor, and B. H. Cook, keeper of records and seals. This lodge now enjoys a membership of one hundred and sixty-nine. In 1893 the order erected a frame building at an expense of $1,500. Before that date the lodge met in the old Bond building, a small frame structure. The present elective officers are: Virgil Bond, chancellor commander: Robert O'Donnell, vice-chancellor; Frank Davis, prelate; Irvin Newlin, keeper of records and seals; C. Y. Foster, master of exchequer; F. C. Hershey, master of finance, and Roy Lamb, master at arms.

Goodwill Lodge No. 175, Knights of Pythias, at Cicero, was organized October 6, 1887, by Thomas D. Neal. There were nineteen charter mem¬ bers of this lodge, as follows: James Little, past chancellor; J. D. Neal, chancellor commander; William W. Morris, vice-chancellor; John A. Hall, prelate; Frank P. Martin, master of finance; George A. Good, master of exchequer; John L. Good, keeper of records and seals; William H. C. Buzan, master at arms; F. F. Peck, inner guard; Owen F. Davis, outer guard; George Anthony, John Bert, Marcellus Carr, A. R. Tucker, A. F. Rouls, John Kr egg, C. L. Roby, F. P. Morris and W. H. Knause.

This lodge now has a membership of one hundred and forty-two. It represents the degrees of Page, Esquire and Knight. The present elective officers are: Chancellor commander, Carl Buzan; vice-chancellor, Oscar Artrup ; prelate, William Wroten; master of work, Albert Weer; keeper of record and seals, George W. Buchanan; master of finance, S. T. Dunham; master of exchequer, G. A. Good; master at arms, Charles Wheeler; inner guard, George Laming, and outer guard, Charles Carson. The lodge held its first meeting in the Odd Fellows hall. It then moved to the Slack building, thence to Kender hall, and from there to the Kreag building. In 1896 it moved to its own building which it had erected at a cost of $7,700. This structure and J. H. Fisher, J. F. Neal and E. E. Cloe, trustees. The four deceased members of the charter membership are Brothers Shirts, Hiatt, Hawkins and Garese. The lodge now enjoys a membership of three hundred and sixtyeight. In 1888 the order erected its Castle hall, having first met at Odd Fel¬ lows hall. A Rathbone Sisters lodge was instituted October 5, 1898. The degrees of Page, Esquire and Knight are here represented. At one time there was a flourishing Uniform Rank team, but it was allowed to go down.

Hamilton Lodge No. 8, Knights of Pythias (colored), at Noblesville, is the only lodge of this order within Hamilton county. It was organized July 19, 1898, by colored lodge men from Indianapolis. The charter mem¬ bers were as follows: FVed J. Hord, Benjamin Jones, Edgar Williams, William Stonestreet, Doc Franklin Scott, George W. Heath, Charles Jones. Barney Stone, Jonathan Burden, Henry Thomas, James Williams, Levi Scott, Isaac Scott, William Stewart, Henry Hurley, Edward L. Halsey, George Heath, Jr., Alfred Scott, Woodard Stewart, James Tyler, David Whitman and

Judge Gray. This lodge meets in the Bray building twice each month. It has a membership of twenty-eight, and the women have an auxilliary known as the Court of Calanthe, Lilly of the Valley No. 7. The present officers: Arthur Bush, chancellor commander; Frank Henderson, vice-chancellor; Al¬ fred Scott, prelate; E. L. Halsey, master of work; John H. Thomas, master of exchequer; Levi Scott, master of finance; James A. Colter, keeper of records and seals; David Whitman, master at arms; C. Hammond, inner guard; John Spinks, outer guard, and trustees, Garland Edmonds, Alfred Scott and Barney Stone. The first chancellor commander was Fred J. Hord.

Sheridan and Westfield each have good lodges of the Pythian order, but no data was sent in for this record. It is known, however, that at Westfield, lodge No. 395 was organized June 6, 1894, and that the charter members were : J. E. G. Young, L. J. Baldwin, John Benany, William E. Palff, H. O. Moore, O. T. Haskett, William Clampitt, A. Baldwin, A. V. Hodgins, C. M. Cobbin, Evan Bray, John H. Cox, W. D. Johns, R. E. Johnson, E. E. Hodgins, J. J. Baker, Frank Head, W. G. Pierce, H. R. Kenyon, J. C. Henley, Cox and N. F. Beals.

Maccabees

There several lodges of Maccabees in this county, including the one at Noblesville, Np. 127, organized several years since. It now has a member¬ ship of forty-five. The present officers of this tent include Perry Carroll, commander, and William Street, record keeper. At Atlanta there is another tent with a membership of two hundred, in connection with which there is a fine brass band having thirty-three pieces.

The Order Of Eagles

The present membership is one hundred and sixty. The 1915 officers and has two children, Alice and Paul. Louis married Ora Worth and has are: Past worthy president, Fred B. Kerr; worthy president, Peter A. Leffert; vice-president, James Mark; chaplain, Ol Corneliuus; secretary, Frank McGuire; treasurer, Wallace Moore; worthy conductor, George H. Fenner; inside guard, Fred Barry; outside guard, Raymond Mangold; trustees, H. L. Findley, E. E. Cloe, J. X. Joseph; aerie physician, H. H. Thompson. The aerie occupies a hall over John Thom's shop, north side of the square. Through death the following members have been lost to the ranks of the local order: John VanHart, William A. Dunning, William Metsker, John Reed, Willard Cash and Robert Russell.

Modern Woodmen Of America

Arcadia Camp, Modern Woodmen of America, No. 6,185, at Arcadia, was organized February 25, 1899, by the following charter members: A. S. Cross, Alva Davis, Homer Earl, H. C. Franks, J. A. Groves, W. H. Hum¬ phries, C. E. Kimble, David Knapp, A. E. Martz, Clayton Martz, M. C. Martz, William Ressler, Clayton Rulon, F. T. Spencer, Leroy Startzman and A. J. Stephens. The lodge now has a membership of thirty-eight. It meets in Knights of Pythias hall, and the elective officers are: John R. Gasho, venerable consul; Dr. F. Rodenbeck, clerk; P. D. Waltz, physician, and C. E. Booth, F. M. Whisler and William Dickover, trustees.

Atlanta Camp No. 5,976, Modern Woodmen of America, was organized December 24, 1898, by the following charter members: Ed. Aldridge, Cleon Boyer, C. M. Claybaugh. S. J. Day, Clyde Fish, S. W. Gurst, Russell King, G. A. Knorr, Omer Legg, J. C. Meyncke, S. Murdock, A. B. Neal, J. W. Patton, Ed. Poletz, H. G. Swing, R. Vanhorn, J. E. Wilson and H.

G. Thome. There are now sixty members in the camp, and its elective officers are: C. E. Miller, venerable consul; Roy Miller, worthy advisor; Ula J. Jackson, banker; Howard Carson, clerk. They meet in Woodman hall over the Scott building.

Sheridan Camp, No. 6,708, Modern Woodmen of America, at Sheridan, was organized June 20, 1899, by the subjoined charter membership: Virgil Anderson, L. J. Baldwin, Lewis Bond, J. H. Campfield, Frank Colby, N. W. Cowgill, Albert Davis, J. E. Fear, Jesse Greene, L. Horney, E. J. Menden¬ hall, J. W. Mendenhall, Nelson Parr, E. E. Phillips, W. P. Phillips and H. P. Rogers. There are now sixty-two members in the camp at Sheridan. The camp leases a hall in which to meet.' The officers in January, 1915, are: H. P. Willwerth, consul; W. *P. Phillips, banker, and J. H. Camphill, clerk.

The Modem Woodmen of America camp at Noblesville, No. 3,826, was organized April 28, 1896, with charter members, as follows: W. E. Bran¬ dons, James Casey, O. I. Clampitt, D. F. Eador, N. A. Earl, H. V. Fryberger, G. W. Gaschs, Samuel Harrell, C. B. Homer, H. A. Housel, C. L. Jacobs, John F. Kline, Joseph W. Klotz, P. A. Lyfert, J. G. Linnegar, Joseph Millikan, F. McDonald, John F. Neal, A. B. Ogle, L. S. Philips, Charles C. Pike, George C. Richwine, John T. Russell, James Sullivan, Joseph Williams and Frank Wyant. The lodge now has a membership of two hundred and forty-two. It assembles on the north side of the square in a hall owned by W. C. Vance. About forty thousand dollars has been paid out to widows and orphans of deceased members of this local camp. Over one million dol¬ lars is paid out in the United States each month by this order. The present elective officers of this local camp are: Kenneth Seymour, past consul; David Gascho, venerable consul; John H. Cornelius, worthy advisor; Henry Sapper, banker, and Ora Forsythe, clerk.

Benevolent And Protective Order Of Elks

The only lodge of the fraternity known as the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks in Hamilton county is the one at Noblesville, known as No. 576, organized May 29, 1900, with forty members. It now has a member¬ ship of one hundred and forty. Don B. Jenkins is the exalted ruler and Omar G. Patterson is the secretary. This lodge meets in Opera House block. It has been successful and is doing much good in the community; among its numbers being some of the best men in the city of Noblesville and surrounding country.

Improved Order Of Red Men

Cherokee Tribe of Improved Order of Red Men was organized at Noblesville February 7, 1890, with charter members as follows: Thomas J. Gray, David Supple, John B. Horton, Henry P. Wheeler, Julius Joseph, Isaac P. Keiser, George W. Heiny, C. L. Wheeler, George Applegate, Frank Bar¬ nett, W. H. Priddy, T. T. Butler, Anthony Kelly, P. P. Parnell, W. S. Kin¬ sey, H. Wyant, Charles Michels, M. H. Wolfgang, Mell Harrison, Jacob Brehm, H. W. Carr, Henry Roberts, W. T. Wheeler, Jr., George W. Haverstock, D. W. Patty, William Kelley, A. S. Wilson, W. A. Hawkins, J. W. Golden, J. T. Prior, C. D. Granger, P. H. Lennen, D. S. Applegate, A. J. Allison, George Griffin, F. A. Wheeler, S. A. D. Kelley, Charles Kinsey, Fred Deck, C. C. Kepner, T. J. Sullivan and J. B. Haverstick. The tribe now has a total membership of seven hundred and forty-two. The mem¬ bers meet in Castor block, of which they own the upper floor, costing $3,500. The officers in February, 1915, were: Harrold Cottingham, sachem; R. L. Huntsinger, senior sagamore; Earl Dreher, junior sagamore; Grant Caca, prophet; Earl G. Decker, chief of records; E. A. Hutchins, collector of wampum; E. L. Sturdevant, keeper of wampum; Ed. Trissell. guard of wigwam; Isaac F. Ward, guard of forest, and George H. Fenner, degree captain.

There are also tribes of this order located at Sheridan, No. 117; Mandan tribe No. 295, Ekin; Wattee tribe No. 192, Cicero; Songa tribe No. 381, Atlanta; Sac tribe No. 280, Arcadia, and Neversink tribe No. 388, Carmel.

Wattee Tribe No. 192, Improved Order of Red Men, at Cicero, was or¬ ganized several years since, with officers as follows: H. Briggs, sachem; E. D. Fisher, Jr., senior sagamore; W. S. Jacobs, junior sagamore; C. B. Scherer, prophet; J. M. Archibald, chief of records, and R. H. Clifford, keeper of wampum. There were twenty-five charter members, and the lodge now has a membership of two hundred and ten. They erected a hall in 1895 costing over $2,500. The 1915 officers are: Omer Jacobs, sachem; Robert Timmons, senior sagamore; Burlin Bougher, junior sagamore; Charles Fonstick, prophet; L. A. Penticost, chief of records; V. E. Buzan, collector of wampum, and Elias Noble, keeper of wampum.

Sac Tribe No. 280, Improved Order of Red Men, was organized at Ar¬ cadia March 3, 1900, by a large charter membership, and officers as fol¬ lows: Harry Robbins, sachem; Joseph Pfister, senior sagamore; J. H. Mc- Kenny, junior sagamore; F. W. Alton, prophet; Roscoe Barnette, chief of

The lodge is in a flourishing condition, and has for its present elective officers: Charles Bishop, sachem; Oakly Repp, senior sagamore; Thomas Pickey, junior sagamore; Olive Kinder, prophet; L. E. Groves, chief of records; Emery Hall, collector of wampum; George Marshall, keeper of wampum ; Parid Brockbum, guard of the wigwam, and Elmer Bishop, guard of the forest.

This fraternal organization with headquarters at Crawfordsville, Indi¬ ana, organized many years since, is doing a good work in fraternal life in¬ surance business as well as socially. In Noblesville, Corps No. 35, formed several years ago, now has a membership of sixty-eight, but does not hold regular meetings. The present scribe is John M. Hayes and the chief is W. E. Longley.

Patriotic Societies

Other societies than those already mentioned are the Daughters of the Revolution and Daughters of America, both having a small membership. Of the last named the present officers are: Counsellor, Mrs. Retta Scott; associate counsellor, Mrs. Julia Lewis; vice-counsellor, Mrs. Gus Gearhart; associate vice-counsellor, Mrs. Laura Hutchins; junior associate counsellor, Mrs. Pearl Neff; associate junior past counsellor; Mrs. Daisy Ber¬ ger; outside sentinel, Mrs. Alma Partlow; inside sentinel, Mrs. Emma Carey; conductress, Mrs. Alice Ogle; warden, Mrs. Della Swank; trustees, Cora Olvey; recording secretary, Will Street; assistant recording secretary, Mrs. Lilly Rambo, treasurer, Mrs. Mona Hiatt; financial secretary, Mrs. Will Street; captain of guards, Alma Partlow; captain of the teams, Zella Zook, and pianiste, Mrs. Kennedy.

The pioneers of Indiana attempted and accomplished such stupendous undertakings when they first came to this country that we naturally think of them as having been strong, sturdy men and women with splendid physiques and superb health. Undoubtedly those who lived through many of those trying years were men and women possessed of strong healthy bodies. Those first years were indeed a trial, a test of endurance that marked the survival of the fittest. The weak and sickly ones went to an early grave. The strong fought, and sometimes went down before the invisible enemy that lurked in the great forest filled with swamps and mosquitoes. These pesti¬ lences were more dangerous, deadly enemies of the early settlers than the Indians and all the hardships of clearing land and building homes com¬ bined. Malarial diseases were rife in all sections. No family was safe from attack at any time, and oftentimes whole families were stricken at once, and even whole settlements were afflicted till there was no one well enough to care for the sick. In 1819 the settlement at Horseshoe Prairie had such an experience. From the latter part of August till after the frosts came the entire settlement shook with ague, followed by burning fever. No doctor was to be had nearer than Connersville, and there was no medicine save the native herbs which the settlers brewed into bitter teas. But the settlement came through the experience in much better condition than many others did, for it is recorded that no one died from the effects of the protracted -siege, the hardy settlers living to pass through many other similar sieges in years to come.

The years from 1819 to 1830 were the worst ever known in the State and county. There were few physicians, and these were so over worked they could not attend to all their patients. The roads were often almost impassa¬ ble and the streams ofttimes so high as to be too dangerous to ford, so that such diseases as croup got in their fatal work before the doctor could reach the patient. Occasionally one would find an unbroken family circle, but usually half the children died in infancy, and oftentimes one or both par¬ ents died in early life. Such diseases as smallpox, cholera, milksickness and typhoid fever usually were beyond the medical skill of that early day, and

Practices Of The Old School

In many sections of the State the ague was more fatal than in Hamil¬ ton county, but even in our county, from mid-summer till cold weather came the physicians counted on a "regular harvest" of chills and fever. Peruvian bark in the early times and later quinine with generous doses of calomel were the standard remedies. The physicians were busy night and day, and during the worst sieges of the disease each physician used an ounce or more of quinine each day. The doctor had to carry a "small drug store" in his saddle bags. Sometimes these remedies checked the disease, but usually it was not entirely driven out till cold weather came. (The relation of the mosquito to the prevalence of the disease was unthought of in these days, neither was the fly considered in regard to typhoid, cholera, etc.) In those days a patient sick with any kind of fever must be bled freely. Bleeding and calomel were twin brothers in the medical profession.

Dr. W. H. Graham, one of our oldest and most respected physicians, told the writer the following incident : "When I was a small boy my mother had a very serious attack of pleurisy and pneumonia. When the doctor was called she was suffering intense pain, and it was very difficult for her to get her breath. Upon the doctor's arrival h" examined her and then said, 'We will have to take some blood.' He opened a vein in her arm and drew out quite a quantity of blood. By that time the pain was all gone and she was breathing easily. The next day the inflammation bad all disappeared and she was up and around in a few days. She would undoubtedly have had a serious illness if she had not been bled." Dr. Graham began the practice of medicine about i860, and the lancet was still used at that time, but to the question "why isn't it still used?" he replied: "It is not taught in the books or the schools any more. It has gone out of style." In the first half of the century, however, no matter what form of illness the patient had or with what accident he had met, the first remedy before the medicine was given internally was to bled the patient. The physician relied more on the effects thus produced upon the patient than on the quantity of blood taken. Ofttimes in a case of fever and delirium, in ten minutes after the vein was opened the fever would be entirely gone and the patient free of delirium. In extreme cases of any sort the free use of calomel was always commended. It was thought not to salivate a patient was to allow him or her to die without a last saving effort. Even as late as i860 calomel was given till

There was one disease peculiar to the new country which to this day re¬ mains a mystery. Men of science have tried but failed to find out the cause of it. "Milksick" was the common name for it. Both people and cattle were subject to it, and often with deadly effects. It was prevalent in Hamilton county, in many sections, when the country was new. It was thought people contracted the disease from drinking milk or eating butter which had been poisoned by something in the food of the cows. Entire families would become deathly sick and several of them die within a few days, or those who lived lingered through a slow convalescence. Usually, however, the patient either died or began to mend within ten days. Many people contended that the sickness was not caused from milk or butter, and some even denied the existence of such a disease. But it is quite certain there was a peculiar malady called milksickness during the early part of the century, and it is equally certain that the disease, whatever it was called, entirely disappeared when the country became thickly settled and cultivated grains and pastures offered substitutes for the natural graz¬ ing of the cattle, which was the only food of the pioneer cattle much of the time. . It was generally accepted at the time that the cows ate some weed or shrub which caused the disease. Probably the plant was small, and since the fields are cultivated it has disappeared. Some people thought certain springs or boggy places were the sources of infection, either in the water or some plant growing near it. Such places were enclosed by a fence. Cattle -are said to have dropped dead at such places, and when a small area in the immediate vicinity was enclosed the sickness ceased. For years such an en¬ closure on a farm made it absolutely unsalable. For that reason the disease was hard to grapple with, for no settler or neighborhood would ever ac¬ knowledge. if possible to circumvent the fact, that milksickness was ever known in that locality. It was always "over in the other settlement or township," till the saying "as hard to locate as the milksickness" became a byword. In Hamilton county the milksickness has not been known for many years, not since before the Civil War. While it was a very real and very dreaded malady early in the century, a man would be laughed at now if he were to inquire about such a disease in our county.

In 1850 Noblesville was visited by the dread cholera. L. N. Emmons contracted the disease on his way from Washington, D. C., to Noblesville. He died shortly after his arrival at home. When the nature of his sickness became known there was general consternation and fear among the people.

Many fled to the country or other parts of the State. But in spite of all the precautions known at that time the disease became quite an epidemic, and many persons died and few recovered. Among the persons who con¬ tracted the malady and recovered was Mr. Loehr, the father of Mayor E. C. Loehr. It is said after one night's illness from the terrible scourge Mr. Loehr was so weak as to be unable to lift a hand. But having a strong constitu¬ tion he recovered. A second attack of cholera came to Noblesville in 1853, but was not attended with such fatal results as the former attack. Since that time it has been unknown in Hamilton county.

The first physician in the county was Dr. John Finch, who came here about the time the county was organized, 1823-24. But he did not live long; a few years of a pioneer doctor's strenuous life carrying him to his grave. Dr. H. W. Clark was probably the second resident physician in the county. In 1819 he and his wife made the long dangerous journey on horseback from West Virginia to Connersville, where he studied medicine with an older doctor. In 1827 he received his license to practice medicine from the cen¬ sors of the Fifth Medical District of Indiana. In the same year he removed to Noblesville and began the practice of medicine in the county. He erected a log cabin on the west side of the square in Noblesville and lived there many years. Later, the Doctor being eccentric in many respects, moved outside the corporation limit on the corner of the present site of Conner and Twelfth streets. Then again, as the corporation limits overtook him, he removed farther east on what is now Conner street, and there spent the remainder of his life. Dr. Clark, like all early physicians, was self educated. There were no medical schools then as at the present time and a physician received his medical knowledge by working under an older practicing physician. Later he applied what he had thus learned to his own patients, and thus, with common sense and practice, a man was soon considered a "good doctor." Doctor Clark was a well-read man, being conversant with several foreign languages, and owning one of the largest private libraries in the state of In¬ diana. The Doctor became quite wealthy, but it is certain he didn't acquire his riches by exorbitant fees. He was said to have been "very reasonable in his charges, doctoring a whole family for a year for $5.00." He rode miles in all directions over the county on horseback, attending rich and poor alike, furnishing his own medicine from his saddle bags, which he always carried with him. If people were so poor they were unable to pay even a small charge, it was all right with the kind old doctor, and he never refused a call because there were no prospects of pay. All physician's charges in those days were much lower than at the present time, but all expenses were correspondingly lower, and many of his fees were not paid in the coin of the realm. Most doctors counted on getting their winter's supply of meat, lard, etc., as recompense for services rendered, often asking for a hog or a quarter of beef instead of money from their debtors. A story is told of one debtor going to settle with Doctor Clark for medical services. When handed the bill the man said, "Surely I owe you more than that amount." "No," an¬ swered Doctor Clark, "that is all I have against you, and if I am satisfied, you ought to be." So the debt was paid to the satisfaction of all concerned. The Doctor was eccentric in more ways than one. He always wore jeans breeches and homespun shirts, except on two occasions each year. Twice a year he made a -trip to Cincinnati to collect his interest from government bonds which he owned. On these occasions he attired himself in a long Prince Albert coat and tall silk hat. These were his only dress occasions. He always rode horseback, even after the roads were good and buggies came into vogue.

Those early doctors went through many hardships that we know noth¬ ing of. When a physician was needed there was no telephone to call for him. A relative or neighbor must travel all the distance to the doctor's home or office and leave word for him to come in all haste, if the case was urgent, as it usually was before a physician would be sent for. Usually the storm¬ iest, coldest nights were the ones upon which the doctor was called on the longest rides. Then, through the wind, snow, cold and storm, he must travel many weary miles over almost impassable roads to save the life that hung in the balance until his arrival, or had in some instances passed out before the doctor could arrive. Doctor Graham told the writer of one experience in his early practice : "It was in early spring, when there had been a thaw and the roads were cut up very badly. Then we had a freeze and the roads were frozen solid. They were so rough that I finally got off my horse and led him. I feared he would fall and break my leg, and a person might freeze to death under such conditions on a lonely country road at night. By walk¬ ing I finally reached my patient in safety." Contrast that way of reaching the sick with our modem doctor's mode of travel. If a person is taken suddenly ill, day or night, instead of sending a human messenger for the physician, the message goes over the wires "almost as quick as thought." The answer comes, "I'll be there in a few minutes." Cranking his auto, the doc¬ tor jumps in; if the weather is severe, the machine is closed and curtained; away speeds the auto at twenty or thirty, even forty, miles an hour over fine level roads, and the physician is at the patient's side in a less number of minutes than it used to require hours to make the same journey. Again we can truly say, "What hath God wrought!" Medical ways also have im¬ proved. Where once the lancet, calomel and quinine in shotgun doses held sway, the patient now is given very little, if any, drugs, the least amount possible being used, and, instead, we are taught by our medical men to eat less, drink more water, breathe more fresh air, bathe oftener - in short, to obey the laws of health to the best of our ability. The mosquitoes have been banished with the swamps, and no more do chills and fever hold the inhabi¬ tants in constant terror. The fly has been branded a murderer, and is fast disappearing. Time was when the housefly was considered a necessary, and even a healthful, evil, and his multitudinous presence accepted as such. Ev¬ ery good housewife kept a long brush of some description, a branch of a tree or a bunch of long peacock feathers, to "brush the flies" while the other members of the family ate their meals. It was sometimes as much as a bar¬ gain to eat a meal without eating a fly, too. To keep the house and eatables screened was unthought of until within the last thirty or thirty-five years. But even careful screening is not now sufficient. The "swat the fly" move¬ ment is here to stay, and the pest is not only conscientiously "swatted," but his breeding places are being removed, and the time is certainly near at hand when a housewife will consider it as much of a disgrace to have a fly in the house as a bed bug. In fact, the bed bug is a much cleaner and more sani¬ tary customer than the fly.

First Medical Society

On Saturday, June 7, 1873, a number of the prominent physicians of the county met at the office of Dr. J. M. Gray for the purpose of organizing a county medical society. Dr. A. L. Pettijohn was made temporary chair¬ man and Dr. W. B. Graham secretary, while a committee, consisting of Drs. J. M. Gray, W. H. Cyrus and F. M. Warford, met and reported on a perma¬ nent organization. The committee thus appointed made the following re¬ port, which was immediately accepted by those present': H. W. Clark, president; W. H. Cyrus, vice-president; YV. B. Graham, secretary; Amos Pettijohn, treasurer; J. M. Gray, P. P. Whitsell and F. M. Warford, cen¬ sors. On the same day by-laws and regulations were drawn up, conforming to those of the state medical society, of which this was to be an auxiliary. The charter members of the county medical society were as follows : Amos Pettijohn, A. L. Pettijohn, William Judd, J. I. Rooker, P. P. Whitesell, F.

M. Warford, J. M. Gray, H. E. Clark, E. C. Loehr, W. B. Graham, T. J. Smith, A. R. Tucker, J. M. Barber, H. H. Stout, Sylvanus Jay, W. W. Wil¬ liams, Harry Pontious, W. H. Cyrus and H. E. Davenport. The present officers of the medical society are : President, Dr. A. A. Bond, of Westfield , cecretary and treasurer, Dr. George Haworth, Noblesville, the original num¬ ber of officers having been reduced to the two last named. Following is a list of the active members at present, besides the officers above mentioned : Drs. M. C. Haworth, George Haworth, J. D. Sturdevant, J. E. Hanna, F. A. Tucker, H. H. Thompson, O. B. Petti john and W. B. Graham, all of Nobles¬ ville, the latter being the only member belonging at the present time who was a charter member, with a continuous membership to the present time; from Westfield are Drs. J. L. Baldwin and C. H. Fodrea ; from Jolietville, Drs. T. O. Ridden and E. A. Rainey; from Sheridan, Dr. E. M. Young and B. F. Johnson; from Carmel, Drs. J. C. Herschey, F. M. Herschey and R. A. Cooper; from Arcadia, Dr. J. L. Hicks; from Atlanta, Dr. B. Roy Bills; from Cicero, Drs. C. H. Tomlinson and B. A. King.

The earliest physicians in the county included the following: Drs. John Finch, H. W. Clark, T .T. Butler, Israel Haines, J. M. Gray, W. H. Cyrus and F. M. Warford. The present physicians of Noblesville, besides those mentioned as belonging to the medical society, are Drs. A. D. Booth, M. H. Harrell, Samuel Harrell, E. C. Loehr, O. B. Pettijohn, T. J. Smith, Joseph Sturdevant, A. Michael, Guv Michael, W. E. Catterson and P. B. Wright, osteopath. Dentists include Dr. C. C. Curtis, Earl Brooks, William Graham, Harry McGrath and Charles A. Cooper. The veterinary doctors include Drs. J. W. Klotz and R. W. Woods.

The Hamilton County Medical Society held its first meeting of 1915 in the sun parlor of the county hospital, Tuesday afternoon, January 12. The new officers presiding were: Dr. Frank Hershey, of Carmel, president, and Dr. George Haworth, of Noblesville, secretary-treasurer. Among the outof-town members present were Dr. F. Hershey, of Carmel ; Doctor Rainey, of Jolietville; Doctor Bond, of Westfield, and Doctors King and Tomlinson, of Cicero. The special guests were Doctor Brayton, of Indianapolis, and Doctors Williams and Cook, of Lebanon. Dr. Charles Ferguson, of In¬ dianapolis, a member of the faculty of the Indiana Medical college, deliv¬ ered the principal address of the afternoon, speaking on the subject, "Toxe¬ mia of Pregnancy." Most of the physicians discussed the theme in a gen¬ eral way.

The society has arranged thfe following program for the remainder of the year: February 9, Dr. A. A. Bond, "Influenza and Sequella," the article to be discussed by Dr. F. C. Hershey; March 9, Samuel Weldy, "Native Drugs"; April 13, Dr. H. H. Thompson, "Vaccine Therapy"; May 11, ban¬ quet; June 8, Dr. A. B. Graham, Indianapolis, "Disease of the Rectum"; July 13, Dr. W. T. S. Dodd, Indianapolis, "Heart Clinic"; August 10, open date; September 14 (at Carmel), Dr. K. C. Hershey, "Dysentery," the ar¬ ticle to be discussed by Dr. A. C. Newby; October 12 (at Cicero), Dr. B. A. King, "Farm Accidents"; November 9, case reports, Drs. Fred A. Tucker and Joseph Sturdevant, of Noblesville, and Dr. Frederick Charlton, of In¬ dianapolis.

Some Well-Known Physicians At Sheridan

In Sheridan, formerly called Millwood, before the Monon railroad was put through, lived Dr. Henry G. Moore, who had served as a surgeon in the army, where he obtained his training. Being the only doctor for a time at that place, he had many miles to ride through the woods on his old gray horse to see his patients. He was one of the main promoters of the railroad, which was put through the town in 1872, and was one of the founders of the Rockville sanitarium. He died at his office about two years ago.

Later came H. E. Davenport and J. W. Fancher, who served in the Civil War. The former was a surgeon and the latter was a private soldier. They both obtained the greater part of their education after the war. They were graduates of the Medical College of Indiana. Davenport died in 1909 and Fancher in 1910.

Doctor Millikan graduated from the Physio-Medical College of Indian¬ apolis in 1881 and went to Sheridan about the same time. Doctors Daven¬ port and Fancher located there. Also, at this time came Doctors Morris, Wall and Stephens. All of them have now left for better positions.

Dr. I. E. Davenport is one of the well-known physicians at the present time, who has practiced in Sheridan for the last thirty years. He graduated from the Medical College of Indiana in 1881 and is the president of the medical association which was organized in Sheridan in 1913.

A well-known physician, J. C. Newby, now retired, located at Sheridan in 1890. He was graduated from the Medical College of Indiana in 1880 and practiced in Boxley for about ten years before going to Sheridan. Dr. W. E. Cooper practiced about the same time as Newby, but did not practice so long in Sheridan. He graduated in 1894 from the Physio-Medical Col¬ lege of Indianapolis and from the Medical College of Indiana. He prac¬ ticed at Lebanon and Pickard, at the latter place about fifteen years, and then went to Sheridan. He had an extensive practice all his life. He practiced until a few weeks before his death in May, 1913. He was noted for his way of amusing his patients, and especially the children, where he went. About the time Cooper went to Sheridan there were Doctors Allison, Mc¬ Kenzie and Fouch, but they did not remain long in Sheridan. Doctor Mc¬ Kenzie was well educated, but left for the West after a few years' practice in Sheridan. He returned from the West about two years ago, lived on the farm one year and practiced the other year in Sheridan. He again returned to the West in the fall of 1914.

One of the main physicians of today at Sheridan is Dr. A. C. Newby, who has been practicing about twelve years at that place. He grew up in the town and obtained the rudiments of education at Sheridan schools and at Indiana University. He was awarded his "I" button a few weeks ago at an Indiana University alumni banquet at Indianapolis, for his good work in athletics while at Indiana. He always has his jokes to tell the sick and pen¬ nies to give the children for taking medicine.

The former school teacher, E. M. Young, graduated in 1906 from the Illinois Medical School and has practiced in Sheridan for eight years. He was associated with Doctor Fancher until Fancher's death, and is now the secretary of the Sheridan Medical Association. Doctor Reck, who practiced in Sheridan for a short time, left in the summer of 1914 for a better location in the West. Dr. P. S. Johnson, a well-known young physician, has also grown up in Sheridan. He graduated from Sheridan high school and went to Indiana University, from which he was graduated in 1903, being given fourth place in the competitive examination. Then he took up a position as senior interne at the city dispensary at Indianapolis and was later con¬ nected with the Eastman hospital. During that time he was taking post¬ graduate work at New York, Washington and Baltimore. He practiced one year in Gary, Indiana, and then located at Sheridan. He is associated with Dr. A. C. Newby, and has had an extensive practice during his three years' residence in Sheridan. Dr. W. W. Gipe came from Indianapolis, and after practicing in Sheridan about a year removed to Greentown, Indiana.

Physicians At Boxley

Dr. T. P. Boxley was one of the first physicians of Boxley. He was located there several years before the town was laid out and practiced medi¬ cine for a period of about forty years. He then retired and fitted up a drug store, which he operated for many years, finally retiring from the store on account of old age. Another Boxley physician of that early time was Doctor Haynes, who practiced there only a short time. Dr. F. B. Vickery came from Somerset, Kentucky, and located in Boxley about 1843. In 1855 he located on his farm, one and one-half miles west of Boxley, but continued to practice for many years. Dr. A. M. Vickery located in Boxley about 1848, practiced until 1852 and then located in Tipton, Doctor Gosset lo¬ cated in Boxley about 1850, remained about two years and then moved to another location. He returned to Boxley about 1872 and continued in prac¬ tice there about five years.

Doctor Bundy located in Boxley during* the fifties, practiced there a few years and then moved to another location. Dr. Cyrus Burrows com¬ menced the practice of medicine in Boxley in 1865, and continued in practice there until 1875. He then moved to Washington, Iowa, for practice. Dr. William H. Ross came from Ohio, located in Boxley in 1859, and continued in the practice there until some time in the seventies. He then moved to Iowa and continued practice there until exposure to the extreme cold weather during one winter so impaired his health that he was compelled to retire. Dr. J. C. Newby located in Boxley in February, 1875, and continued the practice there until 1890, when he moved to Sheridan and continued prac¬ tice there.

Dr. I. S. Collins located in Boxley in 1857, and continued practice until early in 1864, when he enlisted in the Fifty-seventh Regiment, Indiana Vol¬ unteer Infantry, and died while in the service at Brownsville, Texas. Dr. G. W. Teter located in Boxley in June, 1891. and has continued in the prac¬ tice up to the present time. Dr. T. J. McMurty located in Boxley in March, 1866, and he has continued practicing up to the present time. A few other physicians located in Boxley during the sixties and seventies, but they re¬ mained only a few months, their names not becoming a part of the perma¬ nent records of that community.

County Hospital

The county hospital is a three-story structure situated on North Ninth street in Noblesville. It is a credit to the county and the city to have such a modern and well equipped hospital in our midst. When first the hospital was established, it was not as a county institution, but as a private enterprise. Drs. Samuel and Madison Harrell were the proprietors. The hospital was built in 1907 and 1908. being ready for occupancy in May, 1908, and was operated as the Harrell hospital for six years. Dr. Madison Harrell sold his interest to his brother and Dr. Samuel Harrell became sole proprietor for a short time. In 1911 Doctor Harmon became a partner in the business and continued so for some time, and then Dr. Samuel Harrell again became

As a private enterprise, the hospital was a decided success. The force consisted of a head nurse and four or five assistants, and at times the hos¬ pital was filled to its utmost capacity. It was well fitted with all the equip¬ ments necessary in a modern hospital. It was kept in excellent condition and patients were given every comfort and attention both from physicians and nurses. When Dr. Samuel Harrell sold the hospital to the county he re¬ tained his office there for a month or more before moving to his present office. Dr. Samuel Harrell was connected as proprietor during the entire time previous to its present ownership. He says of its success during that period : "It was a decided success. Our rooms were full most of the time. All kinds of operations were performed there and all kinds of cases treated. We had five or six nurses all the time. I was head nurse myself. The hos¬ pital had the full equipment of a m6dern hospital.,,

On June 25, 1914, Mrs. Ida Goodlauder Webb, registered nurse, be¬ came the head of the hospital under the county management. It was very fortunate for the organization that it was possible to secure Mrs. Webb. She is a graduate of the City Hospital Training School of New York City. Under Mrs. Webb's direction there are six nurses in training. This train¬ ing department has had state registration since the reorganization. Since June, 1914, many improvements have been accomplished, among which is the addition of two wards for the indigents of the county, one for men and one for women. The beds in these wards are furnished free to the patient, but the township trustee of the patient's home township pays $8.00 a week for each patient from his township. The sun parlor has been redecorated and furnished. This was accomplished by benefit entertainments and private do¬ nations. The kitchen has been completely overhauled and a new gas range, the gift of the gas company, has been installed. The laundry has been re¬ fitted with electrical appliances and the dining room redecorated and newly furnished. The operating room has been fitted with the new sterilizing ap¬ paratus, which has given excellent satisfaction. The board of management. Which is elected by popular vote, each member serving six years, two retiring every two years and two being elected every two years, is as follows : Presi¬ dent. T. C. Craig; secretary, Mrs. J. O. Meissen, of Cicero; Mrs. R. R. Stephenson, E. E. Fitzpatrick and Nicholas Passwater.