York County, Nebraska - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 2 of those read), 1921

Featerxal, Social And Welfare Organizations In

I. 0. 0. F. - ELKS A. 0. U. W. - G. A. H., ROBERT ANDERSON POST CIVIL WAR VETERANS, 1915 SPANISH WAR VETERANS, 1915 WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS SONS OF

The compiler has not been able to .secure detailed data from many fraternal organizations in the city and throughout the county. The following roster of societies in 1885, 1895 and 1905 will show the growth and multiplication of these orders. Most of those listed in 1905 were in actual operation ten years later in 1915 and practically all of them are still flourishing, more or less successfully, in 1920.

Woman's Relief Corps No. 5, x\uxiliary to Robert Anderson Post, G. A. R. Meets every second and fourth Thursday afternoon at Odd Fellows' Hall at 3 P. M.

Daughters of Eebekali. Eveiiiiio- Star Lodge Xo. 55, I. 0. O. F. Meets every first and third Tuesday of each iiiontli in ()(hl Fellows' Hall.

Modern Woodmen of America, Y^ork Camp Xo. -455. Meets every first and third Tuesday evening of each month at 7:30 o'clock in Woodmen's Hall, Wirt Block.

Eoyal Xeighbors of America, Franklin Camp Xo. 49. Meets the first Fi-iday afternoon and every third Friday evening in each month in Wirt Block.

I. 0. T. M., York Hive Xo. 6. Ladies of the Maccabees. Meets first Wednesday at 2 :30 P. M. and third Wednesday at 7 :30 P. M. of each month. Glad to welcome visitors.

Lyceum League of America, Yorktown Lyceum Xo. 1327. Meets every Friday at High School Building. Memliers of other Lyceums visiting in city are cordially invited to attend.

Secret And Benevolent Societie.S. York Lodge Xo. 56, A. F. & A. 31

October 1, 1874, the grand master of Xebraska issued a dispensation to the following Master Masons, viz : William M. Knapp, Lee Love, Malcolm G. Barney, Henry Smith, Andrew Rowley, Joseph 1). P. Small, James A. McKillip, John A. Fatherly, Alfred A. Burtch, Charles Le Count, Samuel McConaughy and John W. Foster to open and hold a lodge of Master Masons, with W. M. Knapp as W. M. A charter was granted by the grand lodge on the 24th day of June, 1875, estaljlishing York Lodge Xo. 56, A. P. & A. M., at York, Xeb., with the aliove named Masons as charter members.

On the third day of June, A. I. 2415, A. D. 1885, the grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of the State of Nebraska issued a dispensation to C!ompanions Robert Armstrong. William H. Bagnell, John W. Bennett, Daniel N. Blood, Jr., Leonidas A. Brandhoefer, John H. Chilcote, Robert J. Coles, Benjamin Crabb, Emmett H. Dorr, George B. France, Jonathan C. Kingsley, William M. Knapp, William H. Reader, Luther Reed, David E. Sayre, Horace Wellington and John Ziegler authorizing and empowering them to open and hold a chapter of Royal Arch Masons, at York, Nebraska, with Benjamin Crabb as M. E. H. P. ; William M. Knapp, K., and Daniel N. Blood, Jr.. S. Afterwards on the sixteenth day of December, A. I. 2415, A. D. 1885, the Grand Chapter issued a charter to the above named companions, establishing Solomon Chapter No. 33, R. A. M.

The grand commander of the State of Nebraska issued a dispensation on the seventh day of October, A. I. 768, A. D. 1886, to the following Sir Knights, viz. : Wilton K. Williams, William M. Knapp, Jonathan C. Kingsley, Benjamin Crabb, William H. Reader, Robert Armstrong, George B. France, Daniel N. Blood, Jr., David E. Sayre, John Ziegler, Leonidas A. Brandhoefer, George C. Randall and James Small, empowering them to open and hold a Commandery of Knights Templar, at York, Neb., with Wilton K. Williams as E. C. On the nineteenth day of April, A. I. 769, A. D. 1887, the Grand Commandery issued a charter establishing a commandery at York, Neb., under the name of Joppa Commandery, No. 17, K. T., with the following named charter members : Wilton K. Williams, William M. Knapp, Jonathan C. Kingsley, Benjamin Crabb, William H. Reader, Robert Armstrong, George B. France, Daniel N. Blood, Jr., David E. Sayre, John Ziegler, Leonidas, A. Brandhoefer, George C. Randall, James W. Small, Carl Anderson, John W. Bennett, Digory J. Colling, Robert J. Coles, Moses D. Einsel, Elon Granger, Julius F. Hale, John L. Hutcherson, Lee Love, Charles A. McCloud, Charles Nicolai, Charles J. Nobes, George W. Post, Frederick C. Power, David E. Sedgwick, Daniel C. Sleeper and Willard L. Whedon.

Y'ork Lodge Xo. 35, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellow^;, was founded on the second day of October, A. D. 1872, binder the administration of Grand Master D. A. Cline, who for several years so faithfully performed the duties of the office of grand secretary. Y'ork Lodge No. 35 was chartered by the following named members : W. H. Keckley, S. E. Gandy, J. F. Miller, Austin Linsley, D. A. Eittner, E. H. White, Francis Brooks, E. B. Stevens. York Lodge being founded in an early day in the history of York, worked under the most unfavorable circumstances for a few j'ears : l)ut tlinmgh the energy and zeal of its members, gradually rose in strength both numcvieally and financially, until today it is in a strong and flourishing condition, their membership being over one hundred in good standing. No. 35 being started in the early history of York, gave it the advantage of securing a desirable location for a hall, having jiurchased the lot on the southeast corner of the square.

Toek Encampment No. 32 I. 0. 0. F.

Lodge No. 103-1:, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, was organized in April, 1906, with its first meeting place at Fraternal Hall. There were about fifty charter members. Those members who have served as exalted ruler are: C. A. McCloud, W. W. Wyckoflf, John McFadden, George F. Corcoran, John M. Meradith, C. F. Stroman, V. H. Read, G. C. Long, R. B. Goble, F. E. McFarland, George W. France and George J. Wallace. Those who have been secretary are: F. E. Lloyd, A. E. Van Rankin, C. A. McCloud, and W. E. McCloud since 1914. The 1920 officers were: G. J. Wallace, exalted ruler; W. E. McCloud, secretary; H. 0. Bell, leading knight; W. J. O'Donnell, loyal knight, and Murray Halstead, lecturing knight. There are now almost four hundred members. This lodge entertained the state convention in 1919 and in that same year one of its most loyal members, Judge George F. Corcoran, was state president, having been elected at the state convention in Grand Island in 1918.

This organization has been represented in York by two lodges, comprised of representative citizens and business men of the '"Banner City." York Lodge No. 33 was organized August 7, 1886, with twenty-seven charter memliers and bids fair to .soon rank first among the lodges in the state.

York Legion No. 21, S. K., A. 0. U. W., was organized in May, 1888, with thirty-three charter members, and like the parent order, it is having a steady growth in niemiiership. This lodge occupies the A. 0. IT. W. Hall and meets on the first and third Friday evenings of each month. J. <). Steinbach, connnander; W. W. Wyckolf, secretary, were the first to hold those offices.

The charter members were: Frank O. C'lapp. L. D. Reader, George E. Schoettler, F. F. Osborn, W. R. Knapp. I). F. Boies, H. E. Herrick. H. L. Cxraves, P. C. Ballard. M. A. Green, A. G. Pruitt, Robert Rae, Allen Virgin. M. Torrance, John A. Smith, J. 0. Steinbach. G. W. Shidler, E. R. Plummer, J. L. Ingrey, T. D. Buchanan. Ralph D. Xeering. Lincoln Cox, B. A. Ward.

Of the above twenty-three members, only four still live and hobl nicmbcrsliip in this camp September 1, 1920, as follows: George E. Schoettler, Lincoln: A. G. Pruitt, Torrance, California ; T. D. Buchanan. Omaha : and B. A. Ward. York.

It now has 310 members, beneficiary, and two social, by its August, 1920, report. This camp is upon the readjustment rates to an adequate basis, based on the society's thirty years of experience and lost less than one per cent of its membership. It has always contributed to calls of relief and assisted worthy members in true fraternal spirit. Has supjiorted a French war orphan for the past three

The G. A. R.

In the early days the old soldiers" reunions were events that could never be forgotten nor missed. Space will not permit going into any list of these many enjoyable occasions, but we will allow ourselves a detailed account of one held in 1880 and described by the Republican on August 18, 1880:

"The old soldiers' reunion last Saturday was an occasion of extraordinary interest. From Stewart to Henderson they filed in by scores and hundreds. D. Drauker, B. F. Gary and T. V. Smith formed the drum corps of the Robert Anderson Post. They were reinforced by Morgan H. Beech, fifer, and Billy McCullough, the old Orange man on the base drum of the Waco Post and tliey with the Excelsior Band and Company D had the okl suhliers to Gandy's maples on the hill east of town. There H. Q. Wright and his drilled squad of singers, with Mrs. Stilson at the organ, welcomed the heroes of the war for the Union. Colonel Crabb, the eonniiander of the post, of course marshaled the cohorts and was in his happiest frame. Rev. E. C. Phiney of the Protestant Methodist Episcopal Church opened the exercises with prayer. Speeches were made by W. T. Scott, Doctor Knapp and Colonel Crabb, songs being interspersed. 'The Amiy Bean,' by the "boys" was cheered to the echo. Tables were spread that would accommodate about four hundred at a sitting, and they were cleared two or three times. Speeches were made after dinner by William Bergen and I). R. Ralston, which were well received. After this the lioys began to 'fall in" for the dress parade which was really the important part of the program. As the familiar call sounded, the old fire that had blazed out at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain and a hundred other bloody fields, shone out on faces bronzed by years of .sturdy toil since 'that cruel war was over.' Nine companies were counted off, commanded as follows : B. Crabb, colonel; John Lett, adjutant; S. E. Gandy, sergeant major; captains: A. J. B. Laycock, F. A. C. Ezerhart, D. F. A. Boynton, L H. W. Fay, C. R. M. Lytle, H. J. W. Brabham, E. George Flock, K. H. Seymour, (i. C. W. Hays. As far as we learned, the orderlies were as follows: Nathan Johnson, A. E. Hendricks, M. N. Myrick, G. W. Chapman, E. A. Warner, Albert Wilsey, G. A. Beck."

Robeet Anderson Post

The activities of this post can lie very comprehensively jiresented by giving the account of its organizations, its charter mend)ers, officiate and membership in 189.5, a little pamphlet issued at that time, and preserved tliese many years by Comrade John Lett. The same information for the Woman's Relief Corps will serve to signify who bore the burdens of the work of that wonderful auxiliary these many years.

To show how few of the comrades are still with us, there will be appended a roster of the eighty-.seven Civil war veterans living in York County twenty years later, in 1915, and the reader will even there find many a name of beloved comrades who have answered the final roll call within the past six years.

"From this small beginning in 1880, the inembershi]) of this post has increased to 339 in 189.J. Of cour.se during these fifteen years many changes have taken place in our ranks, .some comrades have been transferred to other posts in the county and throughout the country : others still, as will be seen, have been transferred to "The Silent Battalion" beyond the dark river. However, the majority of tliem arc still residents of York Countv and vicinity.

Adams, W. R., 133d 111., minister Alcott, L. C., fith Mich. Cav., farmer Bell, Andrew J., 3.3th Ohio, insurance Bell, Gforge A., 2d Iowa, carpenter

Bell, George, 3d Ky. Cav., miner Bever, David. 146th Ind., tinner Beveridge, John R., H2th 111., butcher Beck, George A., 13th 111. Cavalry, farmer Ball, Simeon X., 4th Wis. Cav., farmer Baldwin, S. S., 2d Ohio Cav., painter Baldwin, John S., 2d Iowa, farmer Baldwin, R. L., 22d Pa. Cav., barber Bates, J. H., 7th Kan. Cav., farmer Bates, Edward. 16th III. Inf., district

U. S. V. v., police judge Blair, Cyrus, 11th III., farmer Blanchard, E. L., 3d Wisconsin, farmer Boslaw, C. G., 4?th 111., laborer Boynton, F. A., 7th Wis., farmer Buchanan, William C., 36th 111., farmer Bowers, George W., Clii. Bd. Tr. Bat., drayman Burns, Martin, 44th New York, farmer Buchanan, Z. S., 92d 111., dairyman Burton, Thomas J., Idlst Ind., minister Boyer, Joseph, 75th 111., druggist Crofoot, John M., 23d Mo., laliorer Castetter, D. S., 30th Iowa, contractor Campl)ell, A. IL, 53d 111., farmer Campbell, James, fl4th 111., farmer Cathcart, George, 65th 111., drayman Carey, Benjamin, 36th 111., farmer Carter, John E., 119th 111., farmer Chittenden, E. F., 14tli 111. Inf., printer Clark, F. W., 4th 111. Cav., farmer Chapman, Samuel S., 134th Pa., 3d Pa.

keeper Cummins, William B., 2d 111. Cav., excounty judge Crawahaw, Adam, 14th U. S., farmer Cornell, A. C, 6th New Jersey, farmer Curtis A. B., 1st Wis. Cav., farmer Crosthwait, A. C, 103d Pa., minister Day, Charles F., 42d Iowa, farmer Day, Andrew J., 11th Pa., farmer Dale, Peter W., Chi. Bd. Tr. Bat., farmer Dart, Wilson, 34th Iowa, farmer Davis, John A., 28th Iowa, farmer Davis, J. N., 36th Iowa, physician Davis, D. S., 126th III., minister Davis, A. S., 13th 111., carpenter Davis, David, 51st 111., carpenter Deremer, J. C, 50th Pa., laborer Dilley, W. T., 36th 111., farmer Dillon, 12th 111. Cav., farmer Dillon, F. M., 12tb Iowa Bat., jeweler Dixon, George W., 131st Pa., shoemaker Doty, 0. C, 4th Mich. Cav., carpenter Dorothy, C. H., 1st Minn., farmer Donovan, James W'., 43d New York, farmer Draucher, David, 10th Iowa, policeman Draucher, A. M., 2d Iowa, farmer Dcmglass, J. M., 2d 111. Cav., farmer Drake, Charles B., 141st Xew York,

Durett, Houry, 3d Mich., plasterer Durett, Lewis, STtli Mich., phisterer Ells. John G.. 40th 111. Inf.. laborer Eberhart, A. ('., 10th Iowa Inf.. fanner Eads, James R.. mth Iowa Inf.. drayman Epley, Thomas C, 3d Iowa C'av., engineer Edwards, E., 27tli Ohio, insnrance Evans, L. L., 53d Tnd.. farmer Ellis, Harmon, 3d Iowa C'av., farmer Ellis, Jo.-:eph. 6th Iowa Inf., farmer Farley, Benjamin F.. fiOth 111., physician France, (ieorge B., 31st Ind. Bat., attorney at law Flock, Morris, 36th Iowa, farmer Flock, (ieorge, 6th Iowa Inf., Ind. -Iowa farmer Gilbert. Charles S., 11th Wis., carpenter Gilmore, Jacob R., 30th 111., farmer Giauque, A. T., otli Iowa, farmer Graves, 63th 111., farmer Granger, Elon, 20th Iowa, carpenter Gray, Jacob S.. 1st Ind. H. A., carpenter Graham, Rush W., 129th 111., farmer Graham, Jonathan, (ith Ind. Cav.,

U. S. Col. Tr., farmer Hampton, John, 1st Iowa, farmer Hill, Charles, 26th Iowa, farmer Hager, John, ](*'nh Pa., farmer Hamilton, James IL, 17th Iowa, farmer Hendricks, A. E., 3d Mo. Cav., farmer Hendrick, Daniel, 36th Iowa, farmer Heath, 0. S., 18th Wis., farmer Heaton. E. M., 13th 111., farmer Hiett, W. J., 10th W. Va., fanner High, S. R., loth 111., contractor High, Solomon M., 3d Colo. Cav., contractor Howe, Sidney A.. Goth 111., contractor Howe, Benjamin, 3lith Wis., barber Hoyt. Daniel W.. ll!»th III., stock laborer Johnson, Wm. H., loth Mich., farmer Jones, J. T., 3d Iowa Cav., banker Keith, George J., 3d Pa. Art., contractor Keister, D. W., 28th Pa., contractor Keckley, William H., 37th Iowa, farmer Keckley, Charles R., 22d Iowa, farmer Keeler," 0. D., 100th 111., farmer

Kealiher. John, 2(\ Mo. Cav., farmer KiiifT.'^ton, J. W., ]i)tli Mich., farmer Kiitlantl, II. J., Kl.ltli III., farmer Kiii.nslev. .1. v.. .S()tli III., real estate Kluiup, .laeoi). ;i!tth III., farmer Kna])]i. William M.. ."idth X. Y., phys-iciaii La Uiew. X. .1.. 4tli III. Cav., laborer Layeock. .Tolm B.. ?tli Pa.. fai-iner Lett, Joliii. 11th Ljvva. fanner Le Count. S. X., 3(1 Wis., hardware Lefier. .lames H., -Ith Inil. Cav.. farmer Lemon, .lames, 44th III., farmer Liclitenlierjfer, Sam'l, loth III., farmer Logan, Robert D., 36th 111., farmer Long, Horace, 18th Ohio, engineer Lytle, Robert M., 3(1 Iowa Inf., 30th

Iowa Inf., farmer Love. William M., .Sl..;t Ind., farmer Leach. Robert E., 32d Wis., farmer Larkin. Carlos W.. 34tb Iowa, minister Larkin, John A., 6th Iowa, farmer McFadden, William, 44th III., farmer McTaggart, Neill. 77th Ohio, engineer Mayo, (ieorge W., 7th III. Cav., farmer Meeker, W. D., 38th III., pension attorney Metcalf. La Fayette, 3.")th Iowa, grain dealer Medlar. .1. L., 03(1 111., farmer Meloy, David, l(l7th III., farmer McCabe, John, 1st Wis. Art., farmer McCarty, Edward, 4th III. Cavj., farmer McCann, P. F'., loth Maine, blacksmith McClaes. J. H., 8th Ind. Cav.. farmer McDaniel, William, 36th Iowa, street judge Mullen. I). P.. 1st Ind. Cav.. railroading ilunger. O. S.. ooth III., blacksmith Mullihan, Sanford, 3d R. I. Art., tinner Myers, George B., 135th Ind., farmer Myers. George, 10th Iowa, farmer Manning, R. S., 2d 111. Art., farmer Myers, B. F., lolst III., farmer ilyrick. Myrcm X.. 16th III.. 137th III., laborer Norton, Reuben I)., loTth III., .saddler Outhwaite, M. C.. 13Sth IiuL. merchant Otis, Anson M., 16tli Wis., carpenter Osborn, J. A., 45th Pa., blacksmith Paine, J. 0., 36th Iowa, farmer Potts, George, 40th Wis., farmer Parris, F. J., 14th \'ermont, farmer Parker. W. R.. 4th Wis. Cav.. farmer Parker, J. H., I»4th III., farmer Parker. W. H., S6th III., farmer Penn, Charles, 24th Iowa, blacksmith Pierson, T .B., 13th Iowa,iarmer Pennington, Thonuis, 11th 111. Cav., farmer Pembleton, Martin. I(i4th Pa., tinner Pettis, Sedgwick W.. 37th Wis., farmer Porter, Thomas, 44th 111., farmer Post, George W., 4fith Iowa, banker Powell, W. v., 30th I ml., farmer Prewitt. Goldson, 30th Iowa, carpenter Prewitt, James, 30th Iowa, farmer Pringle, Robert, 8oth 111., plasterer Purcell, Wm. B., loth III, gardener law Raper, Francis A., 84th 111., tailor Randolph, J. F., 27th Mo., farmer Randall, W. H., 2d Xeb., farmer Reed, George R., IfiGth Ohio, insurance Reed, John D., 133d Ind., attorney at law Reeves, Robert, 02d 111., farmer Reisinger, Emanuel, 140th Pa., shoemaker Richards, Martin, 34th 111., laborer Richter, William, oOtli III., laborer Rittner, D. A., 140th Pa., farmer Ross, F. M., 13th Wis., trader Rogers, A. H., 29th Iowa, farmer Rossiter, George, 7th 111. Inf., lOGth

111., farmer Rush, John W., 12i1th 111., farmer Russell, William J., 88th 111., farmer Ryman, B. F., 7th Ind. Cav., plasterer Sanderson, Wm. A., 34th Iowa, farmer Scott, J. C, 92d Ohio, carpenter Shockey, A. C, I35th Pa., stonemason Shockey, Jairus, 87th Pa., farmer Seymonr, Benjamin, 22d Wis., farmer Seymour, Henry, 14th 111. Cav., machinery Shafer, J. A., 84th III, merchant Shafer, Lewis, 6th Iowa Cav., farmer Shipman, Richard C, 6th Iowa Inf., farmer Shackelford, M. J., 86th 111., farmer Shurlock, Park, lOOth Pa., farmer Simmons, B. R., 2d Iowa Bat., farmer Slawson, Moses, 107th N. Y., farmer Sloan David, 26th Ind., farmer Small, James W., 2d 111. A., stockman Sovereign, Milton, 31st 111., real estate Smith, T. v., 10th Iowa, farmer Smith, Jacob, l!)th U. S. Inf., fanner Smith, J. P., 17th Pa. Cav., farmer Smith, X. T., 1st Iowa, merchant Smith, S. A., 12t.h Ohio Cav., plasterer

Smith, J. D., 12tli Ohio Cav., laborer S])elhnan, Charles S., 10th Mass., miller Spaulding, Augustus, 'Jth X. J., farmer Steeidetoii, 66th Ind.. carpenter Stewart, James, 2d Cal. Cav., farmer Stewart, J. W., 64th 111., minister Stevens, Thomas F., 122d 111., attorney

])enter Stout, Al)ner, 7th Ohio Bat., fanner Swanson, Swan, 1st Mo. Engr's, farmer Taylor, W. S., 11th Wis., mechanic 'i'hamer, Casper G., 47th 111., farmer Torrence, George, 7th Wis., farmer Towle, John T.. 3d Wis., farmer Tracey, J. A.. 95th 111., farmer Tussey, James, 34th 111., farmer Vanberg, Charles, .5th Mich., farmer Walsh, John, 64th 111., county jailer Walkup, David, 19th Iowa, farmer Walkup, John W., 19th Iowa, farmer Wellman, Alonzo, 105th Ohio, farmer Weitzel, M., 39th 111., farmer Wostervelt, Peter J., 146th 111., .shoe- Warner, E. A., 5th Mich. Cav., farmer Wagner S. J., 17th Ohio, farmer maker Wheeler, Lyman S., 25th Mass., farmer Wheeler, W. W., 4th Mich. Cav., farmer Wilsey, Albert, 147th 111., farmer Wilco.x, W. R., 25th Mich., farmer Wintersteen, P. X., 13th Ohio Cav., Insurance agent Williams, 0. W., 128th Ind., machinist Winnie, J. G., 16th X. Y. Art., farmer Winslow, L. B., 7th Minn., farmer Worley, D. B., 96th N. Y., professor of

Woman- S Relief Corps

The first movement toward forming an auxiliary relief corps was when several comrades talked over the suggestion and iiftcrward at a meeting of the post, early in 1883, a committee was appointed to re(pu'st the attendance of the ladies to meet for consultation. Only one comrade and three ladies put in an appearance. Later on the post invited their wives and daughters to attend their next meeting, and ascertain how many would sign for a charter for a woman's relief corps for Robert Anderson Post. The result was very gratifying; between thirty and forty names were handed in, each accompanied with one dollar to pay for charter and badges. Post Commander Laycock wrote to national headquarters at Boston, Mass. (there being no department of Nebraska at that time). November 13, 1883, the commander instituted in the presence of the post the "Robert Anderson Woman's Relief Corps, No. 5, auxiliary to Robert Anderson Post No. 32," and installed the following as officers: President, Mrs. Juliet G. Howe; senior vice president, Mrs. Lizzie Newman ; chaplain, Mrs. Barbara Chapman ; secretary, Mrs. Nettie Hartin ; treasurer, Mrs. L. D. Stilson; conductor, Mrs. Jennie Andrews; guard, Mrs. Lilian Baldwin.

S Shackelford, Emma Small, Mary A. Stevens, Abigail Shufelt, J^miiy Shipman, Catharine Small, Anrelia F. Spellman, Amelia Shafer, J. A. Sovereign, Nancy A.

Sons And Grandsons

The fiillowing press excerpt describes the start of this organization in York County : ' Descendants of Veterans Organize Camp in Tiiis City

John Lett Camp is the name very properly bestowed upon an organization of Sons of Veterans effected in this city during the week of July 4, 1!)18. The newfeature in local military affairs starts off with thirty-six charter members, and there is every promise that it will grow. Pat Barrows of Lincoln was the installing officer and he was assisted by State Auditor Smith, division commander ; Paul Goss, senior division commander; L. W. Garoutte, counselor; Messrs. Hiram Myers, Prank Mills, G. E. Stille and George A. Dart, all of the capital city, were also present.

The officers of the new formation are : W. G. Liggett, commander ; E. B. Koon, S. V. C; R. M. Rankin, J. V. C; W. W. Wyckoff, M. 0. McLaughlin ami J. H. Newbold, camp counsel; Rev. S. Harvey, chaplain; Rev. L. R. Bobbitt, patriotic instructor; Chas. F. Stroman, guide; L. F. Richardson, color hearer; Harry Shipman, inside guard; Lee Warman, outside guard; George DeBord, treasurer, and Raymond Woodrum, secretary.

Sons Of Vetekans

By invitation of Commander Lett we visited with him John Lett Camp S. of V. last Thursday night at Fraternal Hall, it being the regular meeting, the one prescribed for the election of officers. This visit awakened some thoughts, some reflections, which, while no one has suggested that tliey be by me given, yet pardon me if in obedience to the impulse, always strong, I break into the good old Ref)iihlir-an office long enough to delineate a few of these same reflections. First, tliat although the j-oung organization is somewhat impeded in its onward push by certain conditions, yet we cduld not but admire the spirit manifested by those present at that meeting, 'riicy cxteiiilccl their lease of life by the selection of a full corps of officers wliirli no doubt will come to the public from an official and, therefore, more authentic source.

We speak of the spirit of these Sons. Why should they not display spirit? Some, yes many, of these boys are gray headed, indicating that they were begotten and born while their honored fathers - and mothers - were yet in the full flush of their conscious achievements, the preservation of our Union, its flag returned with not a star of its blue field erased, not a stripe nor a line of its illustrious history torn nor besmirched. Begotten and born in the full tide of virile patriotism do we say, and is it any wonder that this large class now in full possession of the w-orld's business and world's affairs should manifest somewhat of spirit? We are proud of them. They, with our Daughters of Veterans, who, as we learn, liave effected a fine organization, strong both numerically and morally, are our rightful, our only logical legatees. We are proud of them, both and each, and feel a good degree of confidence in their will and ability to care for and perpetuate the proud legacy we so soon, even now, must bequeath them. May they prove true to their trust, a united country one, one res})ected and feared alike by the whole world ; whose flag, untarnished, floats freely over all; symbolizing the central tenet of our good government, ''E(pial Eights for All, Special P'rivileges for None."

April 23, 1!)19, a group of ex-service men met in County Court room at the request of York County Commercial Club and founded the York County World War A'eteran Association.

On April 2I», lOl'J, they met again and elected (ieo. H. Holtleman commander; Edward White, senior vice commander; D. I). King, junior vice commander; Harry Hubbel, secretary; and Leigh Lincoln, treasurer. This continued as such during the summer till Se])teml)er 25, 1!J10, when it was voted to transfer organization as a whole and take up charter of York Post No. 19, American Legion Department of Nebraska, which had been procured by fifteen members only in order to facilitate matters. The first otticers after taking over American Legion charter were: D. D. King, commander: Wray Edwards, vice commander; AVendell Froid. secretary; and Edward Shrigley, treasurer. Wendell Froid later resigned and Peter Meehan was elected secretary.

The post has taken active part in all Decoration Day and other patriotic programs. Has held memorial services for departed comrades, etc.: maintains splendid club rooms, with ball room in connection: also houses the Woman's Auxiliary. York Post organized the first Woman's Auxiliary in the State of Nebraska under the rules as laid down at the Minneapolis conveuf ion.

The present officers are: D. D. King, conumindcr: Wray Edwards, first vice commander; Edward White, second vice commander: Peter Meehan, adjutant;

The York AVoman's Auxiliary No. 1 of the American Legion, Department of Nebraska held their first meeting at the District Court room November 28, liilfl. This meeting was called by Dr. D. D. King, commander of the American Legion Post No. 19 of York, for the purpose of organizing the Woman's Auxiliary. At a meeting held at the Hotel McCloud Deccmlter 5, litli), a temporary constitution was adopted and the following officers elected: Mrs. J. C. McKinlcy, chairman; Miss Imogene Thomas, vice chairnian; Mr.*. H. F. Requartte, secretary; Miss Hazel Stowe, treasurer. The auxiliary has given a reception to legion and ex-service men, has furnished a reception room at the Legion Hall, helps to pay rent of hall and plans to aid the American Legion at all times.

By way of calling back tiie mind to the character of social affairs of a couple decades ago, the following few excerpts have been chosen of various sorts of social activities that ruled in the social calendar of the past.

York Drivixg Club York Athletic Club

A meeting was held in the District Court rooms May 27, 1897, to further discuss the question of organizing an athletic clul), which resulted in an organization to be known as the York Athletic Club. The organization starts out with a membership of forty members. The officers elected were A. W. Eichardson, president; W. W. WyckofP, secretary; T. E. Hamilton, treasurer. W. H. Boyer and Clyde Waterman were elected as directors.

Old Settlers Picxic

I'he Old Settlers' Historical Society will hold its annual picnic and elect officers for the ensuing year on Saturday, October 3, 1897, at the courthou.se in York. All old settlers and their families are cordially invited to be present. Come and bring well tilled baskets. Hot coffee will be furnished free to all. The forenoon will be spent in a social good time, and the renewal of old acquaintance. The following program has been prepared for the afternoon :

Five minute talks on early experience. This is to give all an opportunity to tell why and how they came, what they did and how they lived, and why they stayed. Let this meeting be improved by all.

Cornet Bb, Douglas ICIiuck ; cornet Bb, Geo. F. Abbott; cornet Bb, Harry Love; cornet Bb. C. C. Campbell; clarionet Eb, Dave Abbott; clarionet Eb, Jude Clark; clarionet Bb, Ruben Clark, Jr.; clarionet Bb, Doctor Hatfield; solo alto, Robert Rae ; slide trombone alto, P. N. Elarth ; slide trombone tenor, J. A. Parks : tenor Bb, Henry Sej'mour; saxophone Eb, L. H. Dale: saxophone Bb, Frank Smith; double bell euphonium, June Abbott; Bb bass, Wilson Tout; Eb liass, 4 valve, A. L. Gray; Eb contra bass, Elgin Klinck; bass drum, H. C. Waldrip; side drum, Fred George.

At a meeting of the Aurora citizens' hand and the York military it was decided to unite the two bands under the name of the Xebraska State Military Band. The following officers were elected for the following year: John S. Jlusser, president; W. H. Dood, first vice president; L. H. Dale, .secretary; treasurer, H. E. Metzger; leader and director, C. C. Campbell. The new band has an instrumentation of thirty-five pieces and the players are all experts upon their various instruments. The new band will compare favorably with all the professional liands of sister states and will be heard from favorably in the near future.

York Country Club

In UtSO took place the organization and successful development of an enterprise which in years to come will stand out ]jrominently in the social side of the community's life.

On August 20, 1920, the fine new clubhouse at the York Country Club will be formally opened. Workmen are busily engaged in putting on the finishing touches. The big dancing floor is having the final touches of the sanding machines and tomorrow it will invite the feet of the dancers at the opening ball.

The reception in the early hours of the evening will be open to the general public. All who so desire are invited to call and see the clubhouse and its appointments. The ball will open at 9 :30 and this is for club members only, since the dancing floor is not large enough to accommodate all who might wish to take advantage of tlie opportunity to make the call of inspection.

Visitors will find a beautiful clubhouse on the brow of a hill which overlooks the city from the southwest. The house faces northeast and from its front porch a beautiful view of the city and surrounding country can be obtained. The house itself is a spacious building which has cost nearly $15,000 to Iniild and equip. The main floor has a reception room, ornamented with a great fireplace, two coat rooms and the dancing floor. The dancing hall is a spacious room entirely surrounded by windows which will insure fine ventilation and a cool evening atmosphere. The location of the house on the brow of the hill is s\ich that every breeze, no matter from what quarter, is felt there. The porch, which runs the whole length of the front of the building, is spacious and always cool in the afternoon and evening.

The basement floor has locker and dressing rooms, a suite each for men and women, a game room and living quarters for the caretaker. Water is obtained from a well and pressure is supplied by a motor system and pressure tank. Electric service is supplied by a special wire running from the city. A sewerage system takes care properly of all waste.

The building itself is very ornate. It has a shingled exterior. The shingles have been dipped in shingle stain and the outside presents a very appi-opriate country club appearance in brown and white.

The country club is a place of great interest this summer. Besides having one of the finest nine-hole courses in this section, there are two model tennis courts which attract more players each afternoon and evening than can be accommodated. With the clubhouse open for social events and for the entertainment of non-playing members the club will be still more popular and the clubhouse a center of social life in the community.

The stockholders of the York Country Club held their annual meeting on Tuesday evening. The principal item of business was the election of six directors, five for a term of three years each, and one to fill a one year vacancy. The stockholders drafted these men for the six jobs: W. A. Harrison, Dr. G. H. Yoder, L. E. Fo.ster, Dr. D. D. King, H. G. Hopkins and C. A. McCloud. The directors met later and chose officers for the coming year as follows: W. A. Harrison, president ; W. 6. Boyer, vice president ; Dr. G. H. Yoder, secretary ; J. E. McCloud, treasurer ; Dr. W. P. Eckles, sergeant at arms. The stockholders took note of the fact that the ladies of the club have effected an organization for their mutual pleasure and to stimulate social interest. The club members went on record as being very much in favor of extending encouragement and support to the ladies' auxiliary. The club's finances are in good condition. The year V.)2l looks from this vantage ground as a most successful one in interest and prosperity.

A number of women's clubs, musical and social clubs were organized some twenty-five years ag(j which have played an important part in Y'ork's social life.

The Avox Club

The Avon Club was founded on November 14, 1894. The charter members were: Mesdames George Chilcote, C. C. Cobb, C. M. Cowan, E. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hamilton, H. S. Harrison, W. A. Harrison, G. H. Jerome, John S. Knott, C. A. McCloud, John A. Pierson. A. J. Ryan, D. E. Sedgwick, S. H. Sedgwick, T. E. Sedgwick and Duncan Smith.

As the chief study for years was the works of Shakespeare the club was named the Avon. The club was federated in 1897 with Mrs. Ryan as its first president. During the years of its existence the members have studied Shakespeare, Tennyson's Idylls of the King, Parliamentary Law, Current Events and Book Reviews. They have also made a systematic study of the countries of Gennany, France and England and the art of all countries. .

The present year is devoted to the study of America. The Avon Club has been honored in having one of its members. Miss Hill, elected secretary of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs, and Mrs. Stephens is at present chief of the Reciprocity Bureau of the State Federation.

Amateur Musical Club

That it has not failed in its object is shown by the ever increasing interest of its members, this, 1902, lieing one of the most successful years since its organization.

The plan of study has been broad and comprehensive, including some of the best selections from the classic and romantic schools. Composers have been studied chronologically and according to their nationality so that members of this club feel that they have at least a bowing acquaintance with the best of them from the great Johann Sebastian Bach to those of the present day.

The study of the Symphony Suite and Danie Foren has been given prominence in such a way as to enable the student to understand and thoroughly enjoy the music of the great symphony orchestras.

One year's work included a study of the most popular of the standard operas. Tlie name of this club was changed in 1897 to Amateur Musical Club.

That music clubs are a great educational factor in the development of good music all over the country cannot be questioned. They keep the singer, the pianist the violinist and the teacher in touch with the best that there is in music, and the Amateur Musical Club having had high ideals from the beginning will say that "the great purpose of music is to say a thing that you mean deeply, in the strongest and clearest possible way."

The stability of this organization's efforts and work is indicated by the following program of its twenty-fifth anniversary, Thursday, January 30, 1919.

The Eeview And Art Club

This was organized in 1896 with a membership limited to eighteen. The first year's work was the study of art, reviews of new books and Browning. The second year the same program was continued with a study of American art and three Browning dramas, "Colombe's Birthday," "A Soul's Tragedy" and "Luria." The third year the program was a survey of Greek and Roman architecture and sculjiture, book reviews and Browning - eight short poems and tliree dramas.

In 1899 the plan of study was considerably changed. p]ach meeting was devoted to a discussion of one of the old masters, with current events to complete the program. In 1900 the club studied Dutch and early German art, English literature of Queen Anne's time, and current events. At the close of the year tlie membership was increased to twenty-four, and a program of foreign travel and English and French art was presented for 1901 and 1902.

The program for 1902 and 1903 is foreign travel and Shakespeare. The club was to meet every alternate Saturday at the home of one of the members. The study of art continued year after year was of great interest and jjrofit. The ladies became familiar with the masterpieces of ancient and modern times and found genuine delight in preparing papers and collecting pictures. Every club member felt that while the study of art was pleasurable, there was the added satisfaction of constantly acquiring tliat whicli keeps her in touch with other chili women and the rest of the world.

The Woman's Club was organized at the home of Mrs. C. C. Cobb, iSTovember, 1894. Its plan was to be a permanent organization, not to exceed thirty members. Its object was for self -improvement, mutual help, sympathy and counsel, and united effort toward the higher civilization of humanity. The club was composed of committees representing these lines of work, viz., home, education, art, literature, philanthropy and science. The underlying principle of the Woman's Club was the acquisition of knowledge, seeking to cultivate on broad grounds the spirit of unity and fellowship, enlarging their sphere of action until they include all classes and all lines of endeavor. It has been well said the club was maintained, not for the sake of the club, but for the members composing it, and with increasing knowledge of the needs will come increasing influence, which will help to put the best within the reach of all, and make all better able to decide what is really the best. Our Woman's Club began with the following charter members:

Mrs. C. C. Cobb was elected president during the years of 1894-1897, with Mrs. G. B. France, Mrs. W. D. Mead and Mrs. Geo. Shreck as secretaries. Mrs. W. D. Mead was elected president during the years 1897-1898, with Miss Grace Moore secretary. Mrs. Cobb was again elected president from 1898-1899, with

Mrs. Emma Wellman secretary. Mrs. D. T. Moore was elected president from 1899-1902, with Mrs. Anna Clark and Mrs. E. M. Worthington as recording secretaries. Mrs. Cobb, elected president from 1902 to 1903, with Mrs. Worthington as secretary.

To indicate the stage of progress accomplished by the women's club work in York County, the following few excerpts from press accounts late in 1920 are here appended.

Women At Work

The Home Economics Club in large numbers assembled at the "Y" for its regular 1 :00 o'clock hmeheon Monday. The hostesses were Mrs. C. D. Pritchard, Miss Olive Allen, Mrs. R. 0. Bartlett and Mrs. Al Jess. The response to roll call on ''The Most Pleasant Memory of Your Old Home'' was interesting and varied and often mirthful. Mrs. C. F. Gilbert, club chorister, drilled the club on a "Negro Spiritual" of the upper south, "I Want to Be Ready, Just Like John." Mrs. Lena Mead read a fine paper on "The Daughter in the Home" that could scarcely be excelled. Some of the club daughters gave some tried recipes for fig pudding, corn flake cookies and cracked wheat breakfast dish. The club now has ninety-five members.

The Civics Club met in the administration room of the city library. The meeting was opened by repeating the Lord's Prayer in unison. Mrs. J. W. Little, the leader, presided. Roll call was responded to by a discussion of the good and bad influence of moving pictures. It was the belief that our theater managers would like to give the people the better fllms if they would ask for them and that it would have influence if the managers were informed when objectionable fllms were shown. On account of sickness in the family, Miss Bddith Haggard's paper on "Visual Education" was read by Mrs. A. E. Mead. The next meeting will be held December 20th when there will be a double program. There were several new members present and the meeting was of interest. The new secretary is Mrs. Edwin Miller.

Dean C. E. Amadon gave his lecture on the "Minuet and Other Forms." He said consider a period in music as a sentence. Put two sentences together and you have one theme of a composition. Two themes of two periods each put together form a movement. Miss Eda Rankin played on the piano an example from Beethoven's Sonata. The first theme is the chief theme. It is often repeated then a second theme played and the first repeated again in a movement. The Minuet is a rather stately dance form not used so much today. It is more simple than the Schertzo and starts with the chief theme. The Minuet from Haydn's Symphony in D was mentioned as an example. Professor Amadon closed with a plea for patronage of the "All Stars" music course with Eddy Brown appearing as the first number, November 29th. Miss Rankin, who has heard this violinist, recommended him as even better than Maud Powell.

The Nebraska Music Teachers' Association is an organization in its fifth year and has a membership of nearly seven hundred, mostly drawn from the larger cities of the state. It stands for good music and a hearty desire to foster the appreciation of this wonderful universal language.

The music department of the Y'ork Woman's Department Club met last Friday at the home of Miss Euby Loomer and the program was in her charge. The topic for study was "Mountain Music." "My Heart's in the Highland" was sung sweetly by Mrs. Charles Amadon. Mrs. H. U. Eoop sang "Billy Boy,"' a Kentucky folk song, with an interpretation worthy of a classic. Master Ivan Caldwell played "The Gypsies' Vengeance,'' from II 'frovatore by Veixli on the violin, his mother', Mrs. R. E. Caldwell accompanying him on the piano, and Mrs. Caldwell sang "Song of the Hills," by Carrie Jacobs Bond with Mrs. Charles Fisher at the piano.

The Harvard Woman's Chili held a rousing meeting 'November 12th in the interest of the state endowment fund and has gone about raising money for the fund. The interest on this fund, only, is to be used to purchase stationery and pay postage and otherwise finance the .state federation. Each club is a.sked to pledge one dollar per member, although it may pay a part of it each year. The Y^ork Woman's Department has paid its one hundred per cent pledge and is on the honor I'oll and the Fourth District, up to the present time, has made the most pledges of the six districts.

The first meeting of the music department of the Y. ^\'. D. C. will be held at the home of Mrs. F. P. Van Wickle Friday, October .Stli at 3 P. M. Prof. C. H. Amadon will begin his lecture course at this time. The admission fee to members for the year's work is $1. Come prepared to get your ticket. There will be a short interesting musical program given as a prelude to the lecture. The department now numbers fifty-five members. The officers are Miss Ruby Loomer, leader; Miss Harriett Read, vice leader: Mrs. W. W. Buckley, recording secretary; Mrs. H. E. Detrick, treasurer.

Mrs. Charlotte Jacobs and Mrs. Winifred Ruwe have a music studio at 401 Lyric Building, 19th and Farn^im Street, Omaha. Mrs. Jacobs is the paid soloist for First Centenary Congregational Church, Omaha. Dr. F. G. Smith is the pastor.

The Nebraska Federation issues quarterly a twenty-four page bulletin well supported by advertisers. Mrs. James T. Lees, 20] 2 A Street, Lincoln, is the editor. Members of clubs belonging to the state federation receive the bulletin free. If your name is not on the mailing list drop Mrs. Lees a card. The bulletin is issued in September, December, March and June. The September bulletin is due now.

Mrs. T. (-i. Winter of Minneapolis, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, will be the Federation's delegate to the International Council of Women which meets at Christiania, Norway, this fall.

The state chairman for Ohio on the pre.ss and pui)licity committee of the General Federation is Mrs. G. E. McCormick, wife of the city editor of the Marion Daily Star, Senator W. G. Harding's newspaper. She is a trained newspaper woman ami sends club news to eight leading Ohio papers every week.

The Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs will hold its state convention in Fremont, October 26-2!). The national president, Mrs. T. G. Winter, will be present October 28th. If you are not a delegate plan to go anyway as a visitor.

sion, assisted by one of her student boys, gave the play "Drifted Apart" in a realistic and sympathetic manner, and followed with a good two-part comedy entitled "Courtship of Y^esterday and Today," which was very pleasing. Mrs. Eobert McConanghy played McDowell's "Hungarian Etude" and responded to an encore with a waltz in E Minor by Chopin. The business session was opened by singing "Let's Have Everybody Neighbors," led by the club chorister, Mrs. Charles Gilbert. The committee to award the prize reported that the Home Economics Club had brought fifty-six new members into the general club, the Music department twentyfive and the Art department thirteen, giving the prize of five dollars to the Home Economics department. The general club now numbers 288 paid members and the president, Mrs. C. D. Pritchard, hopes it may reach 300 by anniversary day, February 7th. At present there are reasons to believe it will.

Mrs. W. A. Harrison, member of the club custodial home committee, reported visits to the farm and said "to try to do something for the dwellers out there was like trying to make bricks without straw." She said crochet hooks, embroidery hoops, yarns and materials were needed to help the girls to be useful. If we want to do anything for them we must first make them feel someone cares for them. The club placed in the hands of the committee a small sum of money to be used to make Christmas brighter by purchasing some of the little things that they need.

The Home Economics luncheon was held at 6 :30 o'clock Monday at the "Y"." Small tables were used, prettily decorated with fern leaves and red ash berries. The hostesses who prepared and served the luncheon were Mrs. L. E. Loonier, Ruby Loonier, Mrs. E.E.Welch, Cora Conaway, Pearl Conaway, Mrs. Kate Clark, Mrs. T. P. Rose and Mrs. Edwin Miller. After luncheon some time was spent in singing rounds and roll call responded to with favorite Scripture texts which showed that proper religious training liad not been neglected in the tender years of the members of the club.

Miss Alice Florer, who has been engaged in institute and school inspection work for some years, was present and gave the club a good talk from her own experience about special types of schools. She mentioned the schools of Delaware County, Maryland, as being the best supervised and best organized rural schools in the United States. The schools there are of high type, high standard, have every modern convenience and the children stay in school. North Carolina has the poorest schools, most inexperienced teachers and pays the lowest salaries. Minnesota makes the largest appropriations. One county has school buildings costing from four to eleven million dollars. But there is a problem in our country, the children are not in school as they should be, five and a half million people do not read nor write. This makes them easily susceptible to the propaganda of unrest going about. America is a nation of si.xth graders. A vast army of children leave school right around the sixth grade. This is because of lack of trained teachers and nervous excitement and unrest among grown-ups, which is passed on to the children, causing them to want to work to get money to spend for picture shows, cigarettes, candy, etc. The child that has all the money he wants to spend is not going to like school. We are doing splendid work along health lines in our schools, but we are not rallying to thrift lines as we should. Teachers and parents should work together to correct this delinquency and to keep us a balanced and sane nation. After Miss Florer's talk Miss Lurlie Lee, dramatic teacher for the Y^ork High School, gave two pleasant readings, "Between Two Fires," by Thomas Daly, and "The Folks Got Back," by

The Music Club will meet Friday, December 10th, at 2 :30 P. M., at the home of A'irginia Clarke, 303 East Sixth Street. The subject for study will be "Fire Music." Sketch of Wagner's "Die Walkure," Mrs. Lena Mead; "Ho-yo-to-ho" (Die Walkure). Gadski ; "Brumhilde"s Battle Cry" (Die Walkure), Gadski; "Story of II Trovatore," Yerdi, Effie Detrick; "Let My Tears Iiiiplore Thee" (Trovatore), Eames, Gogorza; piano duet, "The Anvil Chorus," Mrs. R. E. Caldwell, Mrs. R. E. Townsend; "Burn, Fire, Burn," Neidlinger, Camp Fire Girls.

At 4 o'clock Miss Cora Conaway will lead the club chorus rehearsal. These rehearsals are fine. All members of the Music Club are invited to take part in them and those who have not yet paid their dues are requested to come and bring them.

The Gresham Woman's Club met at the home of Mrs. William Hills October 31, 11120. Notwithstanding the rain there was a good attendance present. Plans were made for the sending of delegates to the State Federation Convention which meets this week from Thursday to Friday. Mrs. Ethel Davidson was elected delegate and Mrs. Fern Gudgel, alternate. Roll call was responded to with current events. Among other items of interest was the fact that a number of the leading political women of the state have declared themselves for Arthur G. Wray of York for governor of Nebraska.

After the business session a very pleasing number was furnished on the Yictrola by the hostess. Then the study of "The Next Generation" was taken up. with Mrs. Mattie Lindstrom and Mrs. Gertrude Lanphere in charge. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Fay Diers on the first Thursday in November at 2 P. M., instead of 2 :30 as has been our custom. This will be Shakespeare day and the leader requests that all respond to roll call by giving a quotation from Shakespeare.

The :McCoo1 Woman's Club uu-t in regular session at the home of Mrs. J. A. Giauque on Tuesday afternoon. September 28th. The president, Mrs. Nina Seng, presided at the meeting and a large percentage of members were present.

An especially honored guest of the club was Mrs. Slaker of Hastings, Neb., state president of the Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Slaker gave a fine address, which was received by the women with great interest and feeling.

The regular business meeting and program followed, numbers on the program being given by Mmes. Jennie Philson, Jean Saddoris, and Sigred White.

Refreshments were served by the hostess at the close of the meeting. Mrs. Giauque was assisted in entertaining by her daughter, Miss Martha Giauque, and sister. Miss Hathaway.

Feeling the need of a Y. M. C. A. in York, some of the citizens announced a meeting, and in response to the call a number of men got together and organized an association, February 26, 1889.

In June Edward A. Ford was engaged to act as general secretary and served until May 1, 1891, when C. K. Powell of Hastings, Neb., was employed and managed the affairs of the association faithfully until January, 1893, when Willard Mitchell was secured and conducted the work until 1894, when the active operations of the association ceased. At the time the organization closed its rooms it was perfectly solvent, having money in the bank and a town lot. When the association was first organized the upper floor of the building then known as the Times Building, but now occupied by the York steam laundry, was rented and, after some changes, was used until about October 1, 1890, when the rooms over the First Xational Bank were leased and fitted up and occupied until the work ceased in 1891.

The work of this infant Y. M. C. A. was crude and limited. The inducements were few and appealed to a very small number, owing to the small quarters, but at that time the best that could be had. There was very little opportunity to make an attractive place for young men. Many of our early directors are still residents of the city. They are: B. F. Farley, M. D. ; W. K. Williams, Robert McConaughy, M. D.; E. C. Knight, T. J. Hatfield, A. B. Codding, E. J. Wightnuui, E. A. Warner, L. Provost, W. F. Reynolds, M. 1).; Adam Seed and F. A. Hannis.

Edward A. Ford, the first general secretary, is now laboring in Libreville, Congo Francais, West Africa, and his missionary work there is (juite a success. Crayton K. Powell, who succeeded Mr. Ford, was an able and faithful secretary. His work is now in Colorado under the Presbyterian Sunday School Missionary Board. His successor, Willard Mitchell, is practicing dentistry at Davenport, Iowa.

Ira J. Beard became general secretary of the association in 1905, and in 1906 C. J. Stauffacher assumed this work. His successor was J. W. Kempton, who remained with this work for some six or seven years, and J. C. Oliver succeeded him. The present general secretary, De Witt Lee, came to the association almost five years ago, in 1916.

For several years prior to spring of 1902 it had been in the thoughts of several most interested in the cause of the Y. M. C. A. that York should have an association of a permanent character and substantial birth, but the time did not seem to be propitious, and all of our conferences ended in talk. But at the close of the state convention held in York, February 20 to 23, 1902, the pastors and a number of the business men held a meeting attended by Mr. Ober and State Secretary Bailey, at which time a provisional committee was appointed, which reported at a later date quite favorably on the undertaking. The committee met from time to time and a quiet canvass was made, but interest seemed to lag, and a vote was taken by the committee the sense of which was that if the public had no more sympathy in the undertaking than the committee, our time had not arrived. This report was made to tlie state secretan-, and did not receive a favorable indorsement. It was concluded to let the matter drop until the fall of 1902, wdieu Evangelist Williams was expected to hold a union meeting, when, if it seemed favorable, there would be a final effort made.

Therefore, Sunday evening, October oth, with the assistance of Evangelist Williams, the attempt was made, and in about two hours there was pledged $!),C00, which, within a few days, by the co-operation and help of a large volunteer soliciting committee, was increased to $15,000.

On October (ith State Secretary Bailey called a general committee meeting, and with the a]ipointment of additional members to said committee from the several churches which were not represented before, a general committee was formed, which including the pastors of the several churches numbered twenty-four members. Out of this committee our several committees were formed.

Purchasing committee reported the selection of several sites, one of which, centrally located, was approved of and purchased for the sum of $3,100.

The building committee took immediate steps looking towards suitable plans and specifications. An office plan was at last adopted and approved. This plan contemplated the erection of a three-story and a high basement building. Professional offices were in the basement and on the second floor. The upper floor contains nineteen dormitories. The main floor of the building will be the working room of the Y. M. ('. A. proper.

Thursday, Xovember 5, was Y. M. C. A. day for Y'ork, and it marked a period in the history of our city that will mean much for our young men and boys of the future as well as the present.

The committee having charge of the affair had been at work for some time trying to prepare a program commensurate with the occasion. Some of the speakers were not able to be present, among whom were Hon. Silas A. Holcomb of the Supreme Court, who sent a very kind letter of regret: Judge Sedgwick, Hon. W. .1. Bryan, and E. E. Bennett of Lincoln.

The out-of-town guests were Gov. John H. Mickey, who made a brief address from the platform at the new building and, with the assistance of the contractor, put the stone in place, which bears the in.-icription "Y'. M. C. A., 1903"; Rev. Dr. .1. W. Conley, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Omaha ; State Secretary Bailey, Dr. Henry B. Ward of the State University, and J. H. Waterman, storekeeper for the B. & M. Railway at Lincoln.

The serxice at the building was short, and consisted of the singing of "America" at the opening, a brief prayer by Reverend Harrison, short address by the governor and laying of the stone, singing "Blest Be the Tie That Binds," and adjournment to the M. E. Church.

Here the regular program of the day was carried out. Chairman AV. D. Mead, Jr., presided and made a brief statement of the work as it had been done, stating, among other things, that more than five hundred out of the seven hundred or more pledges that were made for the building had been honored and fifty per cent of the money pledged had already been paid into the treasury. Doctor Conley of Omaha did not in the least disappoint the committee in their expectation. He gave the clearest and most comprehensive address of the association work that has ever been delivered in our city. It is to be regretted tliat every business man in the city did not hear it. The reception at Fraternal Hall closed a day of delightful experiences. That gathering was only a shadowing of many more that will be held in the spacious building that is now being erected. Doctor McConaughy presided very gracefully. Secretary Bailey responded first and let his vast fund of enthusiasm loose upon the large audience. Doctor Ward, J. H. Waterman, Doctor Conley, G. W. Shreck, Governor Mickey, ex-Mayor Post, and others spoke briefly. A general good time was enjoyed, refreshments were served by the young ladies, and all went home feeling that the Y. M. C. A. cause had been ])ushed a long way forward in our city.

The Building

Our building covers one and one-half city lots, 12x45 feet, and faces east. The front is built of cream pressed brick with Bedford gray stone trimmings. It is designed with high basement, the first floor being four and one-half feet above grade-line, thus aifording good light and ventilation for the basement story. We have two commercial front rooms with independent entrance from the street, that are commodious and attractive, having nine-foot ceilings and are lo.GxlO.G and 22x19.6 feet in size, respectively.

As seen in cut of front elevation, we enter through a wide and attractive entrance, between stone turned culuinns, ascending two flights of easy steps of four each. As we pass through the vestibule we face the public stairway leading to the commercial or professional offices on the second floor, which are arranged in suites of twii and three rooms each, about 13xlS. These offices have their independent lavatories and toilet, and are not connected with the association rooms proper. Coming through the first entrance, we turn slightly to the right passing the secretary's office into the parlor, 13x20 feet. At the rear of the secretary's office we have our director's office room, IT.Sxll feet.

Passing from the large lobby, we find on our right toilet and lavatory for this floor. Ascending 4i/2 f^et, we reach the gymnasium, and descending 414 feet, we reach the natatorium. The gymnasium is 40x60 feet, IQi/^-foot ceiling, wainscoting and ceiling of selected yellow pine, with l)alcony running across the east end, and 22 feet along each side, large enough to accommodate about one hundred spectators.

The natatorium occupies space under the gymnasium, being 23x40 feet. We reach from this room the shower-bath, toilet and locker rooms. We have two shower-baths, one large and one private, also tub baths. The bowling room can be entered from the locker room, or from the hall leading from the game room. The bowling alley is full size, being S3 feet deep, 12 feet 6 inches wide, and about eighteen feet ceiling, well lighted and ventilated, having a concrete floor under the foundation joist on which the alleys are placed, the object being to secure steady and fast runs. Our bowling r,oom has l)een pronounced an ideal one.

The second story, as already shown, is taken up by the five commercial offices in front, and the rear by the upper part of the gymnasium. In the space between we find the junior rooms and ladies' toilet. Ascending to the third floor nineteen dormitories, running from 10x12 feet to 12x18 feet, well lighted and ventilated, with clothes closet connecting with every room. We have on this floor convenient toilet accommodations and general lavatory privileges, also janitor's room.

Women S Committee Department

It has been requested that the memljersliip list as well as the luncheon dates of the Women's Committee of the Young Men's Christian Association be published in the year book, to which all members say, "Amen'' and feel greatly honored in having women of this type and character so closely connected with the work of the Y. M. C. A. and the Business Men's Club. It is an honor, indeed, to have a club of nearly two hundred men of all classes associated together for the purpose of the maintenance of a work of this kind in our city, and that our conduct in the past has been such that over one hundred of the most prominent and influential women of the city are willing to go on record with helpful hands, to do the work that we have before us in the future, as tliey have been one of the mainstays in the past, untiring in their work, contributing liberally to the finances, as well as serving the Business Men's Club banquets the past year, and as it will show in the monthly banquet dates that they are in for it another year.

- Burns. Tile banquets of the Business Men's Club are prepared by committees appointed from the membership of the Women's Committee of the Y. W. C. A. Home cooking is served in abundance, and no occasion arises for any man remarking about the pies mother used to make. Mother is in evidence on every hand at these banquets. York is blessed with women, domestic, good and pure, who have the culinary art reduced to a science and who can easily satisfy the fastidious taste of the most exacting epicure. As compared to the banquets prepared by these splendid home cooks, the ambrosia of the gods resembles common-place grub. The appreciation of the men is shown by the harvest hand appetites they bring along on banquet occasions and the way they feed. Xo use to ask anyone if he enjoyed the meal; his action at the table is proof conclusive "the way to a nuin's heart is through his stomach."

When all is over at the banquet board, a vote of thanks is extended to the ladies' committee. The men depart with the feeling: "Time's noblest offspring is the last."