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110 - CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES CHAPTER XIII FRATERNAL SOCIETIES VARIOUS SECRET SOCIETIES AND LODGES WITHIN CARROLL COUNTY- THE MASONIC ORDER-ODD FELLOWS-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WOODMEN- MACCABEES-EASTERN STAR-REBEKAH LODGES. The most ancient of all fraternal secret societies on the globe today is that of Free Masonry which dates back as early as the building of the Temple by King Solomon. Modern Masonry is said to have had its beginning in 1646 with Elias Ashmole who Separated speculative from operative masonry and systematized its mysteries. In 1666 after the great fire in London, Sir Christopher Wren, the great architect, was chosen Grand Master of the order. In 1733 a lodge was opened at Boston, Massachusetts, which was followed by the organizing of lodges in the various American colonies and George Washington was long known as a Master Mason in a lodge in Virginia. In no country in the world has this order flourished as it has in the United States. CARROLL LODGE NO. 124 Carroll Lodge No. 124, Free and Accepted Masons, was organized in 1844, in Carrollton before the completion of the old courthouse. Daniel McCook was elected its first worshipful master and Henry A. Stidger secretary. His record shows that he uSed blue ink, as was his custom in his own business records. Lodge meetings were held at various places until the completion of the Stidger Building. when the lodge was permanently located upon the third floor and continued there until a lease was taken upon an upstairs room in the U. C. Sterling Building. The present total membership of this Masonic lodge is one hundred and sixty-two. They occupy a leased hall. The present elective officers are: W. O. Bettridge, worshipful master ; J. L. Heiniger, senior warden ; Case BlausenhauSer, junior warden : William F. Saltsman, treasurer: V. G. Stoody, secretary; R. A. McDonald, senior deacon ; Edgar Hoopes, junior deacon. There is also a chapter in a flourishing condition at Carrollton— see below. Leesville and Augusta also have blue lodges in Carroll County. ORANGE LODGE NO. 406, LEESVILLE. This Free and Accepted Masonic Lodge was organized October 21, 1868. The first members and officers were as follows : John B. Penn, worshipful master ; William Adair, senior warden; Abraham Baker, junior warden ; W. Price, John R. Deal, John Gamble, James Spence, Isaac Price. CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES- 111 The present total membership of this lodge is one hundred and twenty-five. The present (1921) elective officers are as follows : H. L. Wright, worshipful master ; W. L. Spence, senior warden ; D. J. Shiltz, junior warden ; R. P. McCreary, secretary ; Edwin Cairnes. treasurer ; L. V. Pearch, senior deacon ; John Storrie, junior deacon; James Stafford, tyler. The lodge here owns its own hall. AUGUSTA F. & A. M., LODGE No. 504 This Blue lodge was organized October 21, 1875. The present total membership is fifty-seven. The charter members and first elective officers included these (record not at hand) : G. P. DaviS, worshipful master ; T. B. Roach, senior warden ; Jonathan Woodward, junior warden ; T. B. Culp, J. A. Crook, H. A. Iden. Andrew Kennedy, and 0. P. DeFord. The present elective officers are: 0. F. Milner, worshipful master; G. A. Guthrie, senior warden ; J. A. Snively, junior warden ; G W. Manful], treasurer ; R. G. Manfull, secretary ; 0. C. Shaffer, senior deacon ; J. A. Guthrie, junior deacon ; G. N. Grimes, tyler. The lodge here owns its hall which at present is being remodeled hence another is being occupied. MINERVA CHAPTER, ROYAL ARCH MASONS Chapter No. 123 R. A. M., known as Minerva, as it was established here, but Subsequently removed to Carrollton, has a membership of two hundred and four members, was chartered September 14, 1870. The present (1921—A. I. 2451) are as follows : Companion R. A. McLaughlin, exalted high priest ; Companion John L. Heiniger, exalted king; Companion W. 0. Betteridge, scribe ; Companion Homer R. Gould, royal arch captain ; Companion L. C. Newell, grand master 3d veil ; Companion John T. Gould, grand master 2d veil ; Companion H. S. Vasbinder, grand master 1st veil ; Companion V. S. Stoody, secretary ; Companion William T. Saltsman, treasurer ; Companion R. H. Lee, guard. Since 1885 the Exalted High Priests have been as follows : 1885 - D. W. Wells. 1887 - John I. Wilson. 1888—Dr. William 'Tripp. 1889—Isaac H. Taylor. 1890-92 —William McCoy. 1893-95 —Irving H. Blythe. 1896 -Union C. DeFord. 1897-98 -Daniel Getzman. 1899-1901 --William F. Butler, 1902-03 —H. J. Eckley. 1904-05 -Charles Miller. 1906 —Allen P. Getzman. 1907 —H. S. Butter. 1900-09-12—D. D. McClimans. 1910 -R. E. McDonald. 1911 —R. H. Lee. 1913-14-15—A. A. Rutan. 1916 —Tip Queen. 1917 —J. C. Butler. 1918 -Sam Poole. 1919-20 —E. L. Henderson. 112 - CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES CARROLL CHAPTER ORDER OF EASTERN STAR This chapter of the Eastern Star which is No. 315, was organized at Carrollton, Carroll County, July 15, 1909, by Robert T. Izant, grand worthy patron. The charter members were as follows, as reported by Joseph C. Butler: Mr. Irving H. Blythe, Mrs. Margaret Blythe, Mrs. Amanda Butler, Mrs. Mary A. Butler, Mrs. Elizabeth Butler, Mrs. Cora Butler, Mr. Joseph C. Butler, Miss Cree Butler; Mrs. Sarah Cameron, Mrs. Grace Downs. Mr. Ira M. Downs, Mrs. Anna McEckley, Mrs. Grace C. Ebersole, Mrs. Olie Green, Mrs. E, W. Green, Mrs. Isabelle Hathaway, Dr. James J. Hathaway, Mrs. Ida Huston, Mrs. Emma Kennedy, Mrs. Grace KeatS, Mrs. Mary Lee, Mr. Richard H. Lee, Mrs. Leona McDonald, Mr. Robert E. McDonald, Mrs. Lucretia M. Clemans. Mrs. Nora McCully, Mrs. Mary J. McCartney (Holmes), Helen Ruton (McKalep), Miss Sara 0. Rutan, Mrs. Ellen Santhany, Mr. Eugene J. Santhany, Mrs. Emma W. Sterling, Mrs. Hattie Stoody, Mrs. Elizabeth Swann, Miss Grace Whitcraft (DeFord). In the month of December, 1920, this chapter enjoyed a membership of one hundred and twenty-one. There are other chapters within this county at the villages of Augusta and Leesville. The first electiye officers of the Carroll chapter were as follows: Anna M. Eckley, worthy matron ; Joseph C. Butler, worthy patron; Leona McDonald, associate matron ; Mary M. Butler, secretary ; Grace Downs, treasurer ; Grace Whitcraft DeFord, conductress; Miss Cree Butler, assistant conductress. The elective officers installed for the ensuing year are : Iona Albaugh, worthy matron ; James I. Lore. worthy patron; Elizabeth Jones. associate matron ; Mrs. Cree B. Poole, secretary ; Ida F. Huston, treasurer ; Emma Stoody, conductress ; Mollie Heiniger, associate conductress. These officers were duly installed December 16, 1920, for the activities of 1921. CHAPTER ORDER EASTERN STAR No. 412, AUGUSTA This chapter was organized March 15, 1919, with charter members as follows : Mabel Leyda, Elizabeth Dickson, Carrie Dager, Vesta Brice, Mary Manfull, J. F. Brice, Carrie Mills, Alvada Guthrie, A. M. Grimes, Ina Crawford, Laura Guthrie, Sanford Leyda, George Guthrie, D. V. Manfull, John Guthrie, Anna Hole, Ina Milner, Leona Brice, Edith Hannum, Martha Edgar, L. M. Hole, Samuel Leiper, Dr. W. A. Leiper. L. M. Hole. The total membership of the chapter in February, 1921, was thirty-seven. The present elective officers are as follows : Mrs. Mary Man- full, worthy matron ; Samuel H. Leiper, worthy patron ; Mrs. Ina Crawford, associate matron; Mrs. Ava Grimes, secretary; Laura Man- full, treasurer; Vesta Brice, conductress ; Ina Milner, associate conductress ; Elizabeth Dickson, chaplain ; Carrie Dager, marshal; Edna Belle Hoobler. pianist ; Florence Figley, Adah; Alvada Guthrie, Esther ; Alvada Guthrie, Ruth ; Mabel Leyda, Martha ; Laura Guthrie, Electa ; Anna Hole, warder; G. M. Grimes, sentinel. CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES- 113 ORANGE CHAPTER No. 302, ORDER EASTERN STAR This chapter is situated at the village of Leesville and was organized January 19, 1909. and now- has a membership of one hundred and seventeen. The present elective officers are as follows : Florence McKean. worthy matron; James O. Pearch. worthy patron; Agnes Lyons, associate matron; Alice Price, secretary ; Gertrude Quinn, treasurer ; Gwennie Scourfield, conductress ; Myrtabel Sparks. associate conductress ; Sarah Scott, chaplain; Ellen Clark, marshal; Carrie E. Adair. Adah; Margaret Shearer, Ruth ; Hazel Thompson. Esther; Annie Elliott, Martha; Adda Cairnes, Electa; Jennie Mehaffey. warder; James C. Lyons, sentinel. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS AT CARROLLTON Tripp Lodge No. 491 is located at Carrollton. It was organized May 10, 1871. The charter members were inclusive of these: William Tripp, Charles W. Newell, Joseph L. Rue. Elijah Salaway, William D. Kane, Christian Wetzel, S. B. Fisher, Fred Swalley. The present total membership of this lodge is two hundred and twenty- five (225). The present elective officers are: David Long. noble grand; William Westfall, vice-grand; Will M. Coleman, secretary; Sam Poole, treasurer. As to the hall occupied by this lodge it should be stated that they have leased for a long period the entire upper story of Van Horn's building. They have used this hall for the last twelve years. Dell Roy is the only other point in Carroll County with an Odd Fellows lodge today. Tripp lodge, is one of the strongest organizations in the county and numbers among its members men from every walk in life. In addition to its large assembly room it has complete kitchen outfit and dining room that seats 160 persons. There is also a spacious club room and reading room which is open to its members and their friends at any time. CARROLLTON ENCAMPMENT No. 338 This was instituted June 25, 1920. It now has a membership of eighty. Present officers. elective : Samuel Poole, past chief patriarch; L. E. Guy, chief patriarch; E. L. Cavitt. high priest; D. H. Long, senior warden: J. E. Richardson, junior warden; H. S. Metz. recording secretary ; T. W. Remdollar, treasurer. Trustees: A. W. Senz, A. W. Pretty, H.. B. Cole. REBEKAH LODGE Campbell Rebekah Lodge No. 783 was instituted January 6. 1920 by Julia A. Russell. president, under a dispensation granted by the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Its present membership is one hundred and thirty-two. The present elective officers are: Mrs. Ila Croxton, noble grand ; Mrs. Ada B. Price, vice-grand ; Miss Wilma Metz. recording secretary; Mrs. Bessie Long, financial secretary ; Mrs. Fthel Gallon, treasurer. 114 - CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS LODGE Orange Lodge No. 193 Knights of Pythias, at the village of Sherrodsville was instituted January 9, 1885, by the charter members going over to Barnhill, Ohio, by way of sleighs on a very cold night. The work was executed by Christ Meese. The list of charter members is as follows: J. A. Albaugh, L. P. Albaugh, David Baird. L. M. Beatty, Z. W. Baldwin, William Badger, Thomas Colbridge. H. D. Dunlap, Thomas Daniels, Stephen Jones, Morgan Jones, Evan Lewis, David Lewis, T. H. Love, John Ebdon, W. R. Lewis, C. C. Lloyd, Adam Munn, Allen Pearch, Luthere Pearch, J. S. Poulton. Peter Rowley, A. C. Rainsbarger, Robert Robinson. Walter Williams, C. C. Wears. Of this long list, the records show in the fall of 1920 that only five still survive of the original members. This order has been unfortunate in having lost their records by fire on two occasions. but now own a fine brick building. estimated value of which is $8,000. The present total membership of this lodge is now two hundred and nineteen (219). The elective officers at this date are as follows: C. A. Belknap. chancellor commander ; E. J. Johnston, vice-commander; John Benedum, prelate ; O. E. Justus, master of work ; H. L. Wright, keeper of records and seals; John Ebdon, master of exchequer ; L. B. Pearch, master of finances; E. O. Kinkade, inside guard ; Charles Gartrel, outside guard. Trustees: Samuel Beaver, J. O. Pearch and H. B. Vasbrieder. MALVERN LODGE No. 294 K. OF P. This lodge is located at the yillage of Malvern, Ohio, and was organized May 24, 1888, with charter members as follows: Charles J. Deckman, Howard Miller, H. J. Wilson, E. W. Hancher, Norman L. Dueble, W. F. Miller, Van M. Gween, Hiram G. Wilson, G. B. Richards, A. N. Rock, John N. Wilson, E. C. Ross, B. F. Sullivan, Charles G. Dueble, W. C. Caldwell, W. H. Deckman, W. C. Etling. G. S. Warnock. J. M. Swisshehn, L. M. Downs, John Gans, H. O. Wilson, John Kratz, M. B. Marshall, W. B. Coburn, Henry Parker, J. W. Ulman, D. E. Roach, S. G. Deckman, J. W. Rock. The present (.1921) total membership is one hundred and forty- two. The present elective officers are: Chancellor commander, Henry Gween; vice-chancellor, T. M. Creighton; prelate. H. A. Yockey ; master of work, C. W. Ruff ; keeper of records and seal, L. D. S. Klotz ; master of finance, R. T. Spratt ; master of exchequer, S. G. Deckman ; master at arms, Fred Reed ; inner guard, Cecil Case ; outer guard, Dan Willis; deputy, J. F. Fisher. ''Trustees: C. W. Ruff, J. F. Fisher, W. L. Shaw, E. E. Pottorf, Robert Heweitt. They own their own Castle Hall. This lodge is proud of their roster from the fact that it contains the name of a past grand chancellor and who is at this present time the supreme representative to the Grand Lodge—Charles J. Deckman. The only other Knights of Pythias lodge in Carroll County is the one located at Sherrodsville. CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES- 115 IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN The only lodge or Tribe of Red Men in Carroll County is that at the village of Sherrodsville, known as Conotton Tribe No. 214. This was organized October 18, 1902, and now contains a total membership of thirty-seven. The charter members in this tribe were inclusive of the following: James 0. Pearch, L. B. Pearch, Reese Scourfield, Thomas Morrison, Edward Enold, John Holcroft, R. M. Campbell, W. H. Stratton, Alex Morrison, John Morrison, Lot Jenkins. Howard Morgan. Joe Warrington, John McCallin, Isaac Thomas, John I,. Fowler, 0. 0. Pearch, H. B. Pearch, Leopold Lemquin, David Davis, H. J. Enold, Robert Bryden, Robert Beveridge, Abe Davis, George Day, Louis Gervais. James Herron, William Jenkins, Charles McKinnon, Robert Servell, Edwin Thomas, Clyde Wolf, Edward Morgan. The first elective officers of this tribe were as follows : Prophet, Leopold Lemquin ; keeper of wampum. E. Enold; sachem, Lot Jenkins; senior sagamore, John McCallin; junior sagamore. James 0. Pearch; chief of records, Howard Morgan ; collector of wampum, Alex. Morrison. Meetings of this tribe of Red Men are held each Friday night in the Knights of Pythias Hall. The autumn of 1920 found the following serving as elective officers: Prophet, R. M. Campbell ; sachem, James Henry; senior sagamore, Reese Scourfield ; junior sagamore, E. Enold ; keeper of wampum, G. Scourfield ; chief of wampum, James 0. Pearch ; chief of records. James 0. Pearch ; inner guard, Robert Bryden ; outer guard, John Holcroft. Besides the excellent and inexpensive insurance benefits derived by the members of the Red Men's Tribe, there is also much of social enjoyment in the lodge meetings from week to week. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA The only camp of Modern Woodmen in Carroll County is that known as Prospect Camp No. 11,383, organized March, 1905, at Carrollton, by A. H. Myers and which had charter members as follows: W. G. Ashbrook, Charles Fisher, John L. Fisher, W. S. Kauffman, J. F, Lytle, C. W. Maple, J. L. Moore, L. D. Richardson, W. E. Saunderson, Robert M. Soverhill, C. E. Vanhorn, Charles Wetzel, P. D. Albright, David Buzzard. This camp now enjoys a membership of one hundred and twenty- one. The original elective officers of this camp were as follows: C. E. Vanhorn, consul ; J. L. Fisher, adviser ; David Buzzard, banker ; W. G. Ashbrook. clerk ; C. H. Fisher, watchman: P. D. Albright, escort; W. E, Saunderson, sentry ; A. H. Hise, physician. Coming down to the autumn of 1920 the elective officers are as follows: Earl Johnson, consul ; J. L. Heineger, banker ; R. L. Kirby, clerk ; A. Morrow, escort ; J. L. Miller, watchman; E. B. Bond, sentry; A. H. Hise, physician. The camp of Modern Woodmen of America at Minerva (Stark and Carroll counties) was organized as No. 15195, September 17, 1910, 116 - CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES with a charter membership of twenty-three, including the following: Glen Haines. Charles Menard, C. M. Iddings, Floyd Iden, R. C. Barr. George Rhodes. Thomas Davidson, Jr., Willard Moffley. John Frazier. D. B. Adkins. John Koontz. E. A. Harsh. Joy Irwin, D. Markel. Harry Rogers. William Reeves. Dr. Arthur Thomas, Abe Watson and Edward Bryan. This camp now has a membership of eighty-nine beneficiaries and one social. They meet m 'a leased hall. The present elective officers are : Past consul. B. H. Wright; advisor, R. C. Barr; banker. William Reeves ; clerk, Glen Haines; escort, Fred D. Baxter ; present consul. Edgar Gartrell; physician, Dr. Arthur Thomas; guard, Marion Heistand. MACCABEES No. 349, MALVERN This lodge of Maccabees was instituted February 20, 1897, and now has a membership of fifty-seven. The first officers were: R. T. Blythe, past commander; A. B. Creighton, commander ; N. A. Lewton. S. T.; E. A. Loher, R. K.; E. A. Loher, F. K.; H. W. Foltz. chaplain; J. K. Wilson. sergeant ; E. C. Ross, physician; B. N. Woods, master at arms; J. C. Lewis, first N. of G.; W. L. Carrigan, second N. of G.; Frank Wyman. sentinel; W. W. Reed. The present elective officers are: F. L. Reed. past commander; 'R. B. Thompson, commander ; J. K. Davy, R. K.; C. N. Miller. chap- Jain ; J. A. Baxter. secretary. The order leases Wilson Hall. This beneficiary society has always paid its claims promptly. |