600 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. ladies of the city on quiet summer evenings, but the appreciation with which their efforts were always greeted prompted them to organize into a glee club, and for several years' the organization was a most excellent one. The leader was Waldo B. Talbott. The young men formed the nucleus of such comic opera performances as "The Mikado," "Chimes of Normandy," "Pirates of Penzance," "Trial by Jury," and "Pinafore." Through their efforts, Urbana, always noted for its amateur talent, was enabled to give finished performances which ranked in excellence with professional companies. The members of the Arions were W. B. Talbot, Charles Chowning, Harry ("Pete") Hubbell, Ernest Wilson, Newton Ambrose, Lee and Charles Pennock, L. B. Berry, Joe Fithian, John Ross and Evans Patrick. Half of these still live in Urbana and the rest, with the exception of Jack Ross who is deceased, have gone to other parts. PLUMED KNIGHT GLEE CLUB. The Blaine campaign of '84 prompted several young Republicans to organize themselves into a glee club to "whoop it up" for the Plumed Knight of Maine. Wearing high white hats as their mark of distinction, this singing organization made itself famous in central Ohio. Under the direction of the late S. B. Price, the club extended its activities to subsequent campaigns. URBANA MUSICAL UNION. Another musical organization of strength and talent was the Urbana Musical Union. This band of singers organized themselves in 1874 mainly through the efforts of John Bruner, Henry Phelps, and Milton Johnson. At first the society had a hundred members, and S. W. Hitt and Barton O'Neal were its first presidents. The Union did not attempt to sing any complete oratorio, but selected concert numbers from the best composers. In its repertoire was Butter-field's "Belshazzar." FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH QUARTETTE. Among the excellent choirs and quartettes. of many years ago was the one at the First Methodist Episcopal church. In this quartette were Charles Clark, basso profundo ; Thomas McComb, :tenor robusto ; Mrs. Ella Baxter, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 601 soprano ; and Mrs. Hattie Reed, alto. For several years the quartette supplemented the choir and congregational singing at the church with well-selected special music. HARMONIC QUARTETTE. During the hundred years of Urbana's history there have been numerous musical organizations of various kinds, but there is one organization still in existence which is without a peer in its line. This is the Harmonic Quartette which was organized in 1899 to sing in the Grace Methodist Episcopal church. Its original members were W. H. Madden, C. A. Ross, Lloyd Reed and E. H. Hollinger. Madden was replaced a year later by M. R. Todd and 'in 19o--,-.;. Dr. D. H. Moore took the place of Ross. Subsequently, Ross again became a member of the quartette and has since remained a member of the organization. The reputation of the quartette has secured for it a large number of Chautauqua engagements and it always gives satisfaction wherever it appears. PORTER'S BAND, There are many old citizens of Urbana who remember the famous band which was organized there on the eve of the Civil War. It was known as Porter's Band, so-called after its leader, James A. Porter. It was organized in the summer of 1859 for the avowed purpose of taking part in the Presidential campaign of the following year.' Its leader and twelve members were stanch supporters of Lincoln, and, as the campaign progressed they took an increasingly important part in the political meetings throughout the state. Their uniforms were a striking combination of blue linsey hunting shirts and blue jeans trousers. Those who recall the natty appearance of the band on parade maintain that they looked quite martial. The members of the band, together with the 'names of the instruments they played, are as follow : James A. Porter (leader) keyed bugle ; A. F. Vance, Jr., alto born ; William W. Vance, E-flat cornet ; A. M. Vance, cornet ; Levi Shyrigh, bass drum ; William Shyrigh, snare drum ; Burdette Shyrigh, E-flat cornet; Jacob C. Jones, first tuba; John Minturn, B-flat bass ; Fred Falta, tenor horn; Harrison Wiley, baritone ; Richard Armstrong, second E-flat bass. It is a tribute to the power of music that three of these musicians of fifty-three years ago are still living; .of these A. F. Vance and Burdette Shyrigh are still living in Urbana, and Fred Falta lives in Kenton, Ohio. 602 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. When the Civil War broke out the band heard Lincoln's call and entered the Sixty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After the war was over, James Porter organized in 1866 a large band, which included some of the original members. That band achieved a state-wide reputation, and in the campaign of 1871 was the official band of the Cincinnati Duckworth Club at the Democratic national convention at New York. Mr. Porter, who left during the seventies for Galion, Ohio, placed the band in the care of Francis Williams. The latter conducted the organization until it was finally disbanded. After the organization had ceased to exist, some of the members played in other bands for several years. Even though Urbana has had other such organizations which have served the city faithfully and well, yet none has enjoyed the reputation, or has ever held the affection of the people of Urbana, like the original Porter's Band. FIRST CITY ORCHESTRA OF URBANA. The use of instruments other than organs in churches dates from about 1875. It seems strange to the present generation that there should be any objection to the use of musical instruments in church, but anyone who can recall conditions as far back as the Civil War will recollect the antipathy of many good people toward the introduction of musical instruments into the church. Before the Civil War the question of music in the church was a frequent cause for the division of churches into the rival camps. The Baptists, in the forties, and even later, divided into two sharp camps on the question of music in the church, and for years the schism persisted on this score. Now practically all churches in the average town have an orchestra or would install one if they could secure the musicians. The First Methodist Episcopal church of Urbana was the first to have a regular Sunday school orchestra. H. D. Crow, the present city auditor, his brother, H M. Crow, later chief justice of the supreme court of the state of Washington, and J. M. Johnson, flute and clarionet player, formed the nucleus of an orchestra which came into existence about 1875. With them were. associated other members form time to time until an organization of twelve was built up. In addition .to the three enumerated there were the following: Charles Conrey and Charles Price, violins ; Charles West, bass viol ; Doctor Butcher, cornet ; Jacob Jones, tuba. This orchestra changed its membership, as old members dropped out for one reason or another and CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 603 new members were added. Probably the only members of this first orchestra now living in the city are H. M. Crow and J. M. Johnson. It lost its - identity as a distinct organization many years ago. MANDOLIN AND GUITAR ORCHESTRA. Another of Urbana's musical organizations of bygone years was the Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra, organized by R. W. Kirby in 1889. Its members included the following : R. W. Kirby, leader and first mandolin ; Edwin Barlow, first mandolin ; Henry Cool and E. H. Hullinger, second mandolins; Percy Todd, mandola; John Conrey, J. F. Knight, Raymond Hubbell and R. S. Pearce, Jr., guitars ; E. Boswell, flutist ; M. R. Todd, violin cello ; Clyde Shyrigh, vocal soloist. This organization flourished for several years and there are many who still recall the delightful concerts the orchestra frequently gave. This orchestra maintained a regular organization until about 1895, and then, on account of some of the members having left the city and others having duties which absorbed all of their time, the organization gradually died out. Of this group, one member, Raymond Hubbell, has made a national reputation as a composer of songs. Another member, R. S. Pearce, Jr., is the director of the present city band and orchestra. SOME ARTISTS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. From the beginning of the history of Champaign county there have been devotees of art in some of its various phases. From the borders of the county have gone out painters in water and oil, pastel and miniature artists, land and seascape artists, genre and historical artists and at least one- sculptor who made a national and even international reputation. Years ago there was a photographer of Urbana who was a noted portrait painter ; in fact, he was primarily a worker in oils and subsequently combined photography with his painting. HARRISON HITE. As far back as the forties there was at least one man in the county who had achieved wide fame as a portrait painter. Little is known of the career of Harrison Hite, but fugitive •references to his work in the local papers and in the magazines of his day testify to his artistry. Hite was a son of George Hite, one of the pioneers of the county, and early in life showed a 604 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. decided talent for painting. He became a noted miniature painter, and reached such a place in his art that he finally located in New York City to devote all of his time to miniature painting. It is presumed that he passed the remainder of his days in that city. SIMEON SWEET AND C. R. BROWN. Simeon Sweet was born in Champaign county and was a contemporary of Cushman. He specialized in portrait painting and early in life developed considerable talent. He worked for a time with W. S. Cushman, the artist, painting portraits of each other. Sweet died at Bellefontaine, Ohio, about four years ago. Emmet R. Brown was born in Champaign county and studied for two years with W. S. Cushman, later studying in Chicago. He won considerable fame as an artist before his death in 1907. ANDREW WAY. Andrew Way seems to have been the first of the local artists to study in Europe. He started out as a portrait painter, but his greatest reputation rests on his paintings of a historical nature. He finally settled in Baltimore, where his talents would command a wider recognition than it would be possible for them to receive in Urbana. As far as known he passed the remainder of his days in that city. W. M. DEVOE. W. M. DeVoe, for many years a resident of Urbana, was considered one of the greatest photographers of his day. In 1888 he was awarded first prize for his work at the national convention of photographers at Chicago. DeVoe did considerable painting in connection with his photographic work and it was of unusual quality, considering the fact that he was self-trained. He executed nearly all the etchings used in the Champaign county atlas of 1872. In after years he went \Vest, where he resided until his death about 1907. ROBERT A. EICHELBERGER. One of the most promising artists of Champaign county was Robert A. Eichelberger who died at the early age of twenty-nine. He was born at .Fletcher, Miami county, Ohio, May 20, 1861, and died at East Hampton, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 605 Long Island, April 2, .1890. He was educated in Urbana and early in his youth gave promise of genuine artistic talent. In. the fall of 1880 he went to Europe and for the following four years studied art in Munich under the best teachers to be found there. Later he spent one year studying in Paris, and then located in New York City, where he opened a studio and lived until his death. After death many appreciative articles concerning his work appeared in New York papers. Some of his finest work is still to be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art at New York. The New York Herald, in its issue of April 4, 1890, says that Eichelberger's "The End of Nepeag Harbor" was remarkable alike for its color and effect. In the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, in the exhibition of 1890, there were two hundred and six works of American artists and the New York Sun in its issue of April 28, 1890, makes the following statement : "It is surely no injustice to any other canvas in the room to name first the 'Surf and Fog' of Mr. .Eichelberger (73). Its border of crepe hints at a pathetic story. Here was a young painter, who in two or three years, had won himself a high place in the estimation of his fellows. Then he creates a masterpiece, and, as. the last touches are given, died from exposure while at work—killed by the sharp breath of the sea which he was painting as it had never before. been painted." Eichelberger was the son of Joseph Eichelberger and a brother of George M. Eichelberger, the lawyer. His sister, Isabella, became the wife of Edgar M. Ward, ,,also a famous artist, and a brother of John Q. A. Ward. WARREN S. CUSHMAN. One of the distinguished artists of Champaign county for years was Warren S. Cushman, now .a resident of Zanesfield, Ohio. He belongs to the Cushman family of Woodstock and for several years made his home in that village. He was born at Woodstock, Ohio, January 17, 1845, and now in his seventy-second year is enjoying good health and is still able to produce creditable work. Starting out as a painter, he added sculpture to his work and has divided his talents between the two lines of artistic endeavor. In painting he has specialized in portraiture work and his work in this line extends over a period of half a century. He has produced more than a thousand paintings and now has hundreds in his home at Zanesfield. In 1893 Mr. Cushman probably achieved his greatest success. In that year his painting "Span- 606 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. ish Dancing Girls" was exhibited at the World's Fair at Chicago and was later sold for S10,000. Mr. Cushman studied in the Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington, D. C., in 1875-76, and a number of his paintings are now hanging in that gallery. In the nation's capital hangs a portrait of President Hayes which was painted by Mr. Cushman. In the Sloan public library at Zanesville is a magnificent portrait of Dr. Earl S. Sloan, the donor of the library, which is the work of Mr. Cushman. He also painted several notable scenes as mural decorations. in the new residence of Doctor Sloan at New Bern, North Carolina. Among his other paintings which have attracted attention are three large Biblical studies—"Faith," "Hope" and "Charity"—which he painted for Doctor Sloan. Mr. Cushman's work is scattered from coast to coast and he is still busily working. He has worked in Woodstock, Urbana, Springfield, Dayton, Bellefontaine and Washington, D. C., in addition to the immense amount of work he has done at Zanesfield. In the cemetery at Woodstock stands a striking and unique monument, known as the Cushman monument, which is a fine example of his ability as a sculptor. Those who have seen the paintings of Mr. Cushman do not hesitate to pronounce them fine works of art.. Champaign county is glad to honor him as one of its •distinguished sons. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD. Not only is it the good fortune of Ohio to have given birth to a number of men whose pre-eminence in military service and in statesmanship is known the world over ; but also our state can boast of a son whose work in marble and bronze places him without a peer among America's greatest sculptors. The work' of this artist, John Quincy Adams Ward, will stand for centuries to attest the greatness of the creative genius which gave them form. Champaign county should be doubly proud of this eminent artist, since he is a native son of Urbana. John Quincy Adams Ward was born on June 29, 1830, at Urbana, in the old homestead still standing on the southwest edge of town, and now occupied by the sisters of the artist. He died in New York City on May 1, 1910. His mother's maiden name was Macbeth ; his father was John A. Ward, who owned about six hundred acres of land which he inherited from his father, Col. William Ward, the proprietor of the site of Urbana. There was talent of a high order in his family, as is shown by the CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 607 beautiful and masterly work of his brother, Edgar Ward, but, in the case of the elder artist, the native force inherent in the family has been touched by the divine quality of genius. Talent may be inherited ; environment and cultivation may contribute a wonderful impetus to mental growth, but no process of culture •can account for genius. William Dean Howells says : "One of the most interesting facts concerning the artists of all kinds is that those who wish to give their lives to ,them do not appear where the appliances for the instruction in them exist ; a literary atmosphere does not create litterateurs ; poets and painters spring up where there never was a verse made or a picture seen. This suggests that God is no more idle now than He was in the beginning, but that He is still and forever shaping the human chaos into the instruments and the means of beauty." These words are as pertinent to the career of John Quincy Adams Ward as if they had been written with a full knowledge of his early life. TALENT EARLY RECOGNIZED. John Q. A. Ward received his first instruction from the teachers in the family, then in the village schools, and lastly from John W. Ogden, a good scholar and worthy lawyer, who lived in Urbana. An old series of the "Encyclopedia Britannica" proved a great storehouse of knowledge for him. Long before he was ten years old the boy was exercising his faculty of imaginative construction by forming clay birds and animals and figures of the heads of his companions. He found his material in a clay bank near the old home. A neighbor, however, showed him a better kind of clay which he used in making his pottery, and taught him how to make and bake jugs. Thus his faculty for imaginative construction was developed and his ambition for greater and bigger work was stimulated. Intuitively he was conscious of his gifts, hence there came to him dreams of a career in life wherein he could create new forms of beauty. His father, not understanding or recognizing the value of his son's gift, wanted him to become a farmer ; but this was like hitching Pegasus to a plow. Young Ward heard little of sculptors and saw little of their work. Until he visited New York in his eighteenth Year the only piece of sculpture he had ever seen was a plaster bust of Apollo in the home of John H. James, Sr., which had been made by Hiram Powers in his young days at Cincinnati. Moreover, the suggestion of becoming a sculptor frightened him, for he had never heard of schools of art where anatomy was studied and technique 608 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. mastered. He recognized, however, that an untrained novice could never coax from the stubborn marble the forms which would meet his ideals of beauty. Obviously the youth did not understand himself, and there was no one at hand who could sympathize with his feeling or could interpret the same to him. The growing consciousness of his gifts unfitted him for his work at home and yet he did not understand himself clearly nor the method of approach to the career for which he longed. Ward was rescued from his dilemma by his sister, Mrs. Thomas, who lived in Brooklyn, New York, and who recognized in him great possibilities. She asked' him this question : "Quincy, would you really like to become an artist ?" He bashfully answered, "Yes." In his eighteenth year he was taken to New York, but for many weeks he could not muster up sufficient courage to enter the studio of Henry K. Brown, although the latter was a friend of his sister's family. Finally, however, he ventured timidly to ask him if he would take him as an art student. Brown told him to go back home and model something, so that he could see what he could do. With alacrity he set about to procure a copy of the "Venus di 'Medici," and lugged this with a bag of clay a distance of two miles to his sister's home. When he presented, his clay "Venus" to Brown, the teacher readily recognized the great possibilities within this would-be pupil. Ward worked six years with his master. He executed a wolf's head for a fountain in Mexico, for which Brown gave him ten dollars. This was the first money he ever earned by his art. "NOBLE SIMPLICITY" OF WARD'S WORK. Soon the public appreciated and patronized his genius. His first accepted works were busts of Senators John P. Hale and Hamlin, Joshua R. Giddings and Alexander H. Stephens, which he executed in Washington City in . 1857 and 1858.. He came to Columbus early in 1861 with a model statute of Simon Kenton, hoping to obtain a commission from the state. While here he made a bust of Governor Dennison. His next effort was the now famous "Indian Hunter" in Central Park, ,New York City, which scored a remarkable success from the first. Six copies in bronze, reduced in size, were sold for good sums. Then follows the principal works of Ward in order : "The Freedman," the bust of Admiral Dewey in marble, and the collosal statue of Commodore M. C. Perry at Newport. His statues of the "Seventh Regiment Soldier," bronze, and of Shakespeare, "The Good Samaritan" and General Reynolds are ifs Central Park. In Hartford, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 609 Connecticut, are the statues of General Putnam, heroic size, and the emblematic figures on the pinacles of the state capital. At Burlington, New Jersey, is a fine statue of Lafayette, an ideal portrait statue. At Newbury-port, Massachusetts, is a statue of Washington. At Spartansburg, South Carolina, is the General Morgan statue. At Charleston, in the same state is that of William Gilmore Sims, and at Gettysburg is that of General Reynolds. "In them all," Russell Sturgis says, "is a trait, which, shown more plainly in one that another, is yet the. special characteristic of Ward's minor as well as his greater work, a noble simplicity." In Washington is Ward's great statue of Garfield and his equestrian statue of General George H. Thomas. In New York, among his later works, are "Washington Taking the Oath of Office," and the Greeley statute in front of the Tribune building. In Brooklyn stands that stately, majestic figure of Beecher, with its graceful groups at the base. In the later years of Ward's life he was engaged upon one of his greatest tasks, the pediment of the Stock Exchange building in New York. Russell Sturgis, ;the art critic in Scribner's Magazine, says: "In Ward we have the first American sculptor in this important matter of constructional, expressional and harmonized design in the placing and grouping of human figures." In describing the magnificent naval arch, erected hastily in New York for the reception of Admiral Dewey in 1899, he speaks of the general criticism made, "That while the artists associated in that work had done masterly work in the individual figures, there was a noticeable weakness in the composition or grouping; but in Ward's work, the group of sea horses and Tritons associated with an adaptation of the victory of Samothrace, which formed the crowning decoration of the arch, no fault could be found and the very warmest praise had to be given to his general conception of his task." By the universal judgment of American artists and art critics, Quincy Ward is placed first among American sculptors. H. K. Brown, his old teacher, once said : "Ward has more genius than Greenough, Crawford, Powers and all the other American sculptors combined." Eastman Johnson, James H. Beard and other eminent artists affirmed that Ward passed Story, Ball, Thompson and all other rivals, and was without a peer as a sculptor, unquestionably the greatest artist that this country has yet produced. Even with all the greatness which he achieved and with all the remarkable recognition and honor conferred upon him, John Quincy Adams Ward. showed his true greatness of spirit, high purpose and lofty sentiment by ever keeping treasured away in his heart his great love for his fellow towns- (39) 610 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. men. This was evinced materially about the first of April, 1905, when he donated to the city of Urbana a tract of land to be used as a park, in honor of the Champaign County Centennial, July 4, 5 and 6 of that year. He was then an honored visitor to his old home. On May 1, 1910, Ward died in New York City. His death was deeply lamented by his fellow artists, for they had lost a leader; and by the people of Urbana, since they had lost a fellow townsman who by his every endeavor had endeared himself to them. Yet his life was a long one, full of service. He had recorded faithfully and wonderfully, in indestructible characters of marble and bronze, beauty as he so nobly and ably conceived it. This great artist now lies in Oakdale cemetery, where his grave is marked by a bronze statue, which was erected by his wife. It is a replica of "The Indian Hunter," his first and most popular statue, which'. stands in Central Park. The following is the inscription on the bronze slab which is attached to one face of the granite base of the statue: John Quincy Adams Ward Sculptor Born Urbana, June 29, 1830. Died New .York City, May 1, 1910. This replica of his first statue is a memorial left to his townsmen. Erected by his wife to mark his grave. CHAPTER XXVII. PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS. There are organizations and organizations : some literary, some scientific, some social and some cultural ; but there is one kind of organization, the membership of which is determined by the active participation on the part of the individual, or the descendants of such men, in some war of our country. Membership in one of these organizations is something of which one can be justly proud. It means that either he, his sire or his grandsire, placed upon the altar of liberty and justice his all. Champaign county has many citizens who are worthy and eligible for such distinction; a fact which speaks well for the patriotism of the people. Back in the days from '61 to '65, many a Champaign county boy bade his mother, wife or sweetheart adieu and went forth to do or to die for the Union. Many returned, but a few "gave their last full measure of devotion" for the cause. Now there are in the county four posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, enrolling most of those who returned and are yet living, these posts being located at St. Paris, North Lewisburg, Urbana and Woodstock. On Memorial Day these old veterans tenderly unfurl their old battle flags and march forth to recite their ritual over the graves of those of their comrades who have already answered the last roll call. When the call went forth again in 1898 for men to stand for the cause of liberty and justice, the men of Champaign arose once more to the exigency of the times. Many of their names are on the roll of honor in the archives of the Lincoln Command No. 90, State of Ohio, Spanish-American War Veterans, at Mechanicsburg. There is no war that does not touch woman vitally. There never was a bayonet thrust that did not hiss through the heart of a mother at home. She sees her son dead on a thousand bloody fields of battle when he is safe in camp. For her is the worry and the anguish of dire expectancy. Women of Champaign county have nobly done their part in our country's wars. As a recognition of this there are two organizations—the Daughters of the American Revolution at Urbana and organizations of the Woman's Relief Corps at Urbana and Mechanicsburg. 612 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Proud of their .sires, whose cause was the same as that of Lincoln, the men of the second generation in Champaign county since the Civil War have several camps of the Sons of Veterans. There are camps at Urbana, Mechanicsburg and Woodstock. Moreover, the daughters have organized in Urbana an auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans. Our country is now in the midst of the greatest war the world has ever seen. Thousands, nay millions, of the young men of the nation are preparing to go forth to fight for the cause of democracy as against. autocracy. Undoubtedly after this present conflict, organizations honoring the men who have gone forth will be organized. Without a doubt, Champaign county, which has always filled its quota in the struggles of the past, will be honored again by having a charter of such an organization including the brave young men who are now getting ready to go to Europe. DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The Daughters of the American Revolution stand unique among the organizations of the United States. There are a thousand and one societies to which women may belong, but the Daughters of the American Revolution is one of the few organizations which demand requirements for admission that limit its members to the chosen few. No one can become a member of this patriotic society who can not establish a lineal descent from some one who fought in the Revolutionary War, and this must be confirmed by documentary proof from official records. There are cases where it has been impossible to establish such documentary proof even when there was no question about the eligibility of the person in question. The object of the Daughters of the American Revolution is to foster patriotism, and love of country, to encourage historical research and the protection of historical sites, to preserve Revolutionary documents and relics, to maintain and defend the institutions of American freedom, and to promote all agencies for the general' diffusion of historical knowledge. The character of the work done by the local chapters differs greatly and is largely determined by the personnel of the local membership. The Urbana chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has taken a broad and liberal view of its constitution and by-laws and has engaged in a multitude of laudable works which have made the organization a real power for good in the community. Urbana Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was organized on May 23, 1896, at the home of Mrs. John Whitehead. The credit CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 613 for the organization of the local chapter was due to Sarah Alice Worcester, a member of a chapter in Massachusetts, and at the time an instructor in languages in the University of Urbana. She was a woman of unusual attainments, active in everything pertaining to the interests of women, and especially interested in the work of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She found the city without a chapter and conceived the idea of installing one if she could get the proper encouragement. She found no difficulty in securing twelve eligible persons, the minimum number required for a chapter. These twelve charter members were Hannah Cranch Moses; Nellie Howard Hagenbuch, Mary Blickensderfer Jordan, Louise Spooner Foster, Louise Stockton Leedom, Adelaide Hamilton Williams, Mary Louise Williams, Gertrude Vanuxem James, Margaret Lynch James, Mary Aitken Whitehead, Laura Lamme McDonald, Rosetta Bunker Conrey, Maryneal Hutches Smith and Mary Foster. Since she was the only member who had been regularly initiated, Miss Worcester was appointed regent and she in turn appointed the following officers to serve until the first regular election : Vice regent, Mrs. John Whitehead ; recording secretary, Mrs. Gwynn T. Jordan ; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Edwin Hagenbuch; registrar, Louise Williams; historian, Mrs. Thomas Moses ; treasurer, Mrs. Duncan McDonald. The regent, Miss Worcester, appointed a committee to draw up the by-laws and with their adoption two weeks later, the chapter was ready to launch out on its career as a local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The chapter has completed twenty-one years of history. These years have witnessed accomplishment of much that has been :fraught with good for the people of Champaign county. The chapter was scarcely two years old when the Spanish-American War of 1898 opened. During this brief struggle the local. chapter made its first entry into the field of social service and before the close of the war had made substantial contributions of hospital supplies, clothing and food for the soldiers. Their donations were sent to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and there they were turned over where they would do the most good. Mrs. Milo G. Williams, an honorary member, donated a barrel of crackers and a bolt of sheeting. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE. CHAPTER. Probably the next most important work of the chapter was its effort to raise money for books to be sent to the library which was being prepared for the soldiers in Manila, Philippine Islands. A "silver" tea was given at 614 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. the home of Mrs. Gwynn T. Jordan on February 22, 1901, for the benefit of the Manila library fund and the sum of twenty-five dollars was realized and forwarded to the chairman of the committee in charge of the state fund. This was not only the largest fund contributed by an Ohio chapter, but the largest of any chapter in the United States. In 1903 the chapter purchased and presented to the Grand Army of the Republic two hundred and fifty flags for the purpose of decorating the. soldiers' graves in Oak Dale cemetery. Later, an additional one hundred and fifty flags were secured for the same purpose. The chapter also set aside a sum of money to buy and have framed a number of copies of their flag code, these to be placed in public buildings and other appropriate places in the city. The most conspicuous contribution of the local chapter to the city is the bronze tablet which they placed on the site marking the headquarters of Governor Meigs when he was located in Urbana during the War of 1812. This tablet was placed on the McDonald building, northwest corner 'of Monument Square and Main street, on the east side of the building. The bronze tablet contains the following inscription : THIS TABLET MARKS THE SITE OF DOOLITTLE'S TAVERN HEADQUARTERS OF G0v. MEIGS DURING THE QUARTERING OF GEN. HULL'S ARMY AT URBANA IN THE WAR OF 1812. Erected by the Urbana Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1912 The unveiling ceremonies were held in the Grand Army of the Republic hall on the morning of November 7, 1912, the main address being made by Mrs. Edward Orton, Jr., former vice-president general of the national society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The tablet was presented to the city of Urbana by Mrs. Charles F. Johnson, regent of the Urbana chapter, and was accepted by the city by Dr. C. M. Wanzer. The tablet was unveiled by Gertrude McDonald and Belinda Pearce, the two youngest members of the chapter. The beautiful shrubbery surrounding the monument in the square is the CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 615 gift of the local chapter, which has taken a personal interest in keeping it in condition since it was first planted there several years ago. In the spring of 1917 the county commissioners appropriated fifty dollars to be used under the direction of the local chapter in beautifying the court house grounds. The shrubbery and vines which are now seen there were placed under the direction of Mrs. George McConnell and Mrs. W. R. Wilson. In the summer of 1916 the chapter experienced one of its busiest seasons. The local militia company was sent to the Mexican border and a number of soldiers' families had to be taken care of by the local authorities. The chapter offered to take charge of this relief work and the authorities turned the matter over to the local chapter. Donations of all kinds were turned over to the "D. A. R. relief fund" and a committee of the chapter took complete charge of the relief work. At one time there were nineteen families who were being taken care of, and when the work was closed on December I, 1916, there were still three receiving aid. The citizens donated between nine hundred and one thousand dollars for this work and in addition there were food and clothing supplies of all kinds. The regent, Mrs. R. M. Day and Mrs. E. P. Middleton visited these families from the last of June until December 1st, when the work was taken up by the government. OTHER BENEFACTIONS ENUMERATED. An enumeration of the many benefactions of the local chapter to a variety of worthy causes would show that it has contributed hundreds of dollars in one way or another. For several years an appropriation was made each year to the city hospital. Many poor people were given the benefit of hospital treatment through the generosity of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The chapter has also contributed for several years to the maintenance of a number of schools conducted in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee for the poor whites. They not only make cash contributions, but also give clothing, books, etc. The many different angles which the philanthropic work of the chapter takes are seldom given the light of publicity. Their work is quietly done, but it seems fitting in this connection to set forth for future generations something of the good work which has been accomplished by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The most recent work of the Daughters 0f the American Revolution was its active assistance in the organization of the Champaign county chapter of the Red Cross society. On February 22, 1917, Miss Josephine Valen- 616 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. tine, a Red Cross nurse of Urbana, gave a history of the American Red Cross movement before a regular meeting of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She recounted her experiences as a nurse in Servia and as result of her inspiring talk the regent, Mrs. Day, and the chapter began agitation for a public meeting at which a Red Cross chapter should be organized. Their efforts met with public approval and on April a rousing meeting was held in the Clifford Theater, at which the Champaign county Red Cross chapter was formally organized. Prior to this meeting Mrs. George M. Eichelberger had enrolled about sixty-five members who became the nucleus of the present organization of several hundred members. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. The regents of the chapter since its organization in 1896 have served in the following order : Miss Sarah Alice Worcester, 1896-98 Miss Mary Louise Williams, 1898-99; Mrs. Gwynn T. Jordan, 1899-1901; Mrs. Duncan B. McDonald, 1901-03; Mrs. Alexander F. Vance, 1903-05; Mrs. Thomas C. Berry, 1905-07; Mrs. Melvin H. Crane, 1907-09; Mrs. Evan P. Middleton, 1909-11; Mrs. Charles F. Johnson, 1911-13 ; Mrs. W. B. Griswold, 1913-15; Mrs. R. M. Day, 1915-17. Two of the regents, Mrs. E. P. Middleton and Mrs. Frank Vance, have been members of the state regent's council, the former during the years 1911-13, the latter, 1914-16. The resident members in 1917 were: Florence Barlow, Mrs. Thomas C. Berry, Mrs. Leroy L. Blose, Mrs. Charles Brand, Lucy Brown, Mrs. Frank Chance, Mrs. John Connor, Mrs. M. H. Crane, Mrs. Donald S. Colwell, Mrs. R. M. Day, Mrs. W. E. Dimond, Mrs. W. M. Dixon, Mrs. Charles F. Downey, Mrs. E. R. Earle, Mrs. Emma S. Eichelberger, Mrs. Bruce Fulton, Mrs. William B. Griswold, Mrs. C. B. Hatton, Mrs. Edwin Hagenbuch, Mrs. Thomas Heap, Mrs. George W. Hitt, Mrs. Robert Henderson, Mrs. Charles F. Johnson, Mrs. Anna Johnson, Margaret Jennings, Mrs. Gwynn T. Jordan, Mrs. Thomas McConnell, Mrs. George McConnell, Mrs. Frank S. McCracken, Mrs. George H. McCracken, Mrs. D. B. McDonald, Ella McDonald, Gertrude McDonald, Kathryn Marvin, Mrs. Evan P. Middleton, Mrs. John T. Mitchell, Mrs. David H. Moore, Mrs. Harriet H. Milne, Margaret Mosgrove, Belinda Pearce, Mrs. Smith M. Pence, Mrs. L. G. Pennock, Mrs. Frank S. Ross, Mrs. Fred Saumeneg, Mrs. John H. P. Stone, Mrs. S. L. P. Stone, Mrs. Marcus Stansbury, Mrs. Marion Todd, Mrs. Frank Valentine, Mrs. Alexander F. Vance, Louise Williams, Adelaide Williams and Mrs. William R. Wilson. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 617 The non-resident members, together with their present addresses, are as follow : Mrs. Robert Arnott, Cleveland; Mrs. Robert Babson, Gloucester, Massachusetts ; Mrs. Garnet Brand, Springfield; Mrs. W. C. Bonebrake, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Charles H. Duncan, Columbus ; Mrs. Leola H. Euans, North Lewisburg-; Mrs. C. B. Heiserman, Sewickly, Pennsylvania ; Mrs. A. J. Miller, Bellefontaine ; Louise Kingsley, Mechanicsburg; Mrs. William McCutcheon, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Millie Smith, Cincinnati ; Mrs. Thomas Moses, Waltham, Massachusetts ; Mrs. Samuel McA. Taylor, Nottingham, England ; Mrs. John R. Wilson, North Lewisburg; Sylvia H. West, Kings Creek; Bessie A. Knox, Springfield, Missouri ; Mrs. Lora McDonald Davis, London, England. Since the organization of the chapter in 1896 the following members have been lost by death : Mrs. Maryneal Hutches Smith, Mrs. Adelaide Wicker Gallagher, Mrs. Mary Loring Williams, Louise Mosgrove, Mrs. Maria Young, Mrs. Dora Berry and Mrs. Effie M. Crane. The officers elected in May, 1917, for the years 1917-19, are as follow : Regent, Mrs. W. R. Wilson; vice-regent, Miss Ellen McDonald ; recording secretary, Mrs. Charles .Brand ; corresponding secretary, Mrs. John Connor ; treasurer, Mrs. S. M. Pence ; historian, Mrs. George McCracken ; registrar, Mrs. Charles Downey. GRAVES OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS. One of the duties of the Daughters of the American Revolution is to find the graves of Revolutionary soldiers and to see that they are properly marked. While the eastern third of Champaign county was set aside for the exclusive use of Revolutionary soldiers, yet as far as is known there is not a single soldier of that war buried within the limits of the Virginia Military Survey in Champaign 'county. Despite the fact that there are more than one hundred separate surveys in he county, each one of which was originally surveyed for an old soldier, yet it is not known definitely that a single one of these old soldiers ever lived on the tract which their blood won for them. The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has succeeded in locating the graves of only three Revolutionary soldiers. Two of these are at Heathtown, in the northwestern corner Of Mad River township. They are the graves of Charles Tipton and Richard Stanhope. Adam Rader, who died on April 14, 1847, at the age of eighty-three, is buried in the Kings Creek cemetery. George McCoy, a gunsmith, was living in 618 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Urbana between 1815 and 1820 and undoubtedly died in the village, but it is not known where he was buried. Thomas Pearce, the first settler on the site of Urbana, lived either in the village or at the edge of it, from 1802 until his death. The date of his death and the place of his burial are unknown. W. A. BRAND POST, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. The W. A. Brand Post No. 98, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized at Urbana, in July, 1881, with the following charter members : John T. Mitchell, Thomas McConnell, Thomas T. Brand,• T. G. Keller, James T. Shumate, M. A. Jordan, B. F. Ganson, A. F. Vance, Jr., Joseph Chamberlin, R. P. Wilkins, John M. Fitzpatrick, J. M. Maitland, J. H. Ayres, George M. Eichelberger, David W. Todd, Joseph C. Brand, Frank Chance, and Daniel C. Hitt. Of these charter members, T. T. Brand, B. F. Ganson, A. F. Vance, Jr., J. M. Maitland, D. W. Todd and D. C. Hitt are the only ones now living. Future generations of Champaign county will wonder why the Urbana post was named after William A. Brand. This is the reason : William A. Brand, a son of Joseph C. Brand, was born in Union township, Champaign county, Ohio, July 9, 1837, and died in Urbana May 14, 1879. Moving to Urbana with his parents when a small boy he 'lived in the county seat until his death. Here he received his preliminary education and later continued his studies at Ohio Wesleyan University. He then studied law for a time with John H. James and completed his legal education by taking the full course in the Cincinnati Law School, graduating in 1858 at the age of twenty-one. He formed a partnership with Moses B. 'Corwin and the year following married Frances R. Saxton, the daughter of Joshua Saxton, for more than forty years the editor of the Citizen and Gazette. The military career of Brand began with his enlistment in September, 1861, in Company G, Sixty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He left Urbana with the regiment on January 17, 1862, and served with it until it was mustered out. His record on the field of battle was such as to make him beloved by all of the men with whom he came in contact. Possessed of a facile pen and the happy gift of vividly describing the scenes through which his regiment was passing while at the front, his letters to his home paper in Urbana describing conditions at the front were most eagerly read by those left behind. Week after week a letter signed D. N. Arbaw, a reversion of his own name, appeared in the Citizen and Gazette. After the CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 619 close of the war he purchased from his father-in-law a half interest in the Citizen and Gazette and maintained his connection with that paper until February, 1879. In January, 1878, he was appointed postmaster of Urbana and was serving in that capacity when he died on May 14, 1879. Two years later a local post of the Grand Army of the Republic was established in Urbana, and the charter members, wishing to pay a deserved tribute to some one soldier of the county who had passed away, chose the name of William A. Brand; hence the W. A. Brand Poste Grand Army of the Republic, of Urbana. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. The post commanders since the organization in 1881 have served in the following order : John T. Mitchell, 1881-82; William Hamilton, 1883; D. W. Todd, 1884-85; John T. Mitchell, 1886-87; Thomas McConnell, 1888-89; W. R. Warnock, 1890; J. J. Anderson, 1891; T. G. Keller, 1892- 93 ; John T. Mitchell, 1894; W. W. Lewis, 1895; Colin McDonald, 1896; W. NI. Whitaker, 1897; T. S. Binkard, 1898; John P. Neer, 1899; J. M. Maitland, 1900; J. K. Cheetham, 1901; C. W. Hollingsworth, 1902; B. F. Dixon, 1903-04; T. V. Sivill, 1905; J. K. Cheetham, 1906; Henry H. Deyo, 1907; M. G. McWilliams, 1908-09; D. B. McDonald, 1910; M. G. McWilliams, 1911; James K. Cheethm, 1912; John P. Neer, 1913-17. The membership of Brand Post has included several hundred veterans since it was established thirty-six years ago, but a large majority have either died, moved away, or dropped their membership from the post. On Decoration Day, 1917, the roster of active members included seventy-nine, as follow : J. J. Anderson, Co. G, 3rd O. V. C.; T. T. Brand, Co. K, 2nd O. V. I. and 18th U. S. I.; T. S. Binkard, Co. G, 107th O. V. I.; W. H. Baxter, Co. A, 136th O. V. I.; J. Barthell, Co. D, 82nd O. V. I.; H. F. Bradley, Co. A, 40th O. V. I.; H. F. Bradley, Co. C, 17th O. V. I.; D. Benner, Co. A, 2nd O. V. I.; J. M. Burrough, Co. K, 96th O. V. I.; George A. Collins, Co. E, 95th O. V. I. ; J. C. Clayman, Co. G, 3rd O. V. I.; John Craig, Co. I, 197th O. V. I.; J. H. Cooper, Co. G, 27th Ky. V. I.; M. Cartmell, Co. E, 134th O. V. I.; J. K. Cheetham, Co. A. 134th O. V. I. ; Andrew Craig, Co. I, 66th O. V. I.; J. H. Diltz, Co. A, 66th O. V. I.; B. F. Dixon, Coe A, 134th O. V. I.; J. R. Dolsen, Co. I, 197th O. V. I.; L. Dickerson, Co F, 8th U. S. C. T.; M. P. Downey, Co. A, 2nd O. V. I.; M. P. Downey, Co. D, 13th O. V. I.; W. L. Earsom, Co. E, 134th O. V. I.; J. W. Evans, Co. G, 134th O. V. I.; J. Fenton, Co. E, 15th O. V. I.; T. Fennessey, Co. D, 61st O. V. I.; J. Fanning, Co. L, 8th O. V. C.; Dorsey Fletcher, Co. I, 620 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. 13 Heavy Art.; B. F. Ganson, Co. B, 66th O. V. I. ; G. Greenbank, Co.. C, 16th O. V. I.; John Gumpert, Co. D, 1st O. V. I.; Thomas Greenlee, Co. D, 1st O. V. I.; S. H. Hedges, Co. A, 66th O. V. I. ; J. M. Hunter, Co. H, 86th O. V. I.; P. A. Huff, Co. K, 113th O. V. I.; B. A. Haines, Co. I, 42nd O. V. I.; John Howard, Co. A, l0th O. V. I.; A. Hanawalt, Co. D, 145th O. V. I.; D. W. Happersett, Co. H, 86th O. V. I.; E. J. Hanna, Co. G, 66th O. V. I.; Albert Haines, Co: B, 148th O. V. I.; James E. Johnson, Co. G, Ill. V. I.; William Kunkle; Co. K, 79th Pa. V. I.; J. M. Maitland, Co. G, 95th O. V. I.; Noah Minnich, Co. G, 66th O. V. I. ; John E. Murphy, Co. B, 66th O. V. I.; J. P. Mundell, Co. E, Purnell Legion, Md. ; T. Mumma, Co. H, 65th O. V. I.; A. W. Mumper, Co. G, 134th O. V. I. ; Colin McDonald, Co. A, 134th O. V. I.; M. G. McWilliams, Co. H, 5th O. V. I.; C. McDargh, Co. G, 3rd O. V. I.; J. C. McCracken, Co. A, O. V. I.; Thomas Neeld, Co. F, 1st Marines; Thomas Neeld, Co. F, 6th O. V. I.; J. P. Neer, Co. H, 45th O. V. I.; W. R. Neal, Co. E, 134th O. V. I. ; Llewellyn Niles, Co. G, 66th O. V. I. ; F. H. Ninekirk, Co. E, l0th O. V. I.; J. M. Poysell, Co. B, 96th O. V. I.; John Powell, Co. B, 66th O. V. I.; S. L. Raff, Co. C, 12th O. V. C.; J. C. Rhodes, Co. 7, Union L. G., O. V. Cav. ; VAT. A. Shook, Co. G, 95th O. V. I. ; J. D. Shofstue, Co. H, 26th O. V. I.; D. W. Todd, Co. F, 2nd O. V. I., ;and Q. M. 86th O. V. I.; Dr. J. Thatcher, Co. K, 53rd O. V. I.; A. F. Vance, P. M. U. S. V.; W. R. Warnock, Co. G, 95th O. V. I. ; J. H. Woolenham, Co. A, 13th O. V. I. and Co. K, 93rd O. V. I.; W. W. Wilson, Co. G, 66th O. V. I. ; W. W. Williams, Co. C, 9th U. S. C. T.; J. J. Wooley, Co. A, 66th O. V. I. ; S. H. Warnock, Co. A, 134th O. V. I. ; J. T. Woodward, Co. I, 86th O. V. I. ; J. T. Woodward, Co. E, 134th O. V. I.; W. M. Whitaker, Co. H, 32nd O. V. I.; James Young, Co. I, 45th O. V. I. For several years W. H. Brand Post has had its headquarters in Anderson hall, 12 ½ Monument Square, where meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Recently, however, the members have been seriously considering a change of meeting place. To reach Anderson hall, the members of the post, whose steps are not nearly so elastic as they were some years ago, have to climb three long flights of stairs. This condition as well as the physical disability of many members, has made it possible for only from six to ten to attend the meetings. The post conferred with the county commissioners concerning the setting aside of a room on the ground floor of the court house, after it had been enlarged and repaired for the use of the old soldiers, as has almost every county in the state done. There CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 621 they could rest and talk over their experiences for a few hours when they came in from the farm. The old soldiers were doomed to disappointment, for the commissioners could not provide a room for them at this time. It seemed mandatory that the post relinquish its charter and a meeting was called for April 19, 1917, when the question was considered. The members refused to surrender their charter, and as yet no provision has been made to change their headquarters. It is to be hoped that pleasant quarters can soon be provided for the heroes of '61, for it would be a decided calamity if their remaining dwindling numbers could not be accommodated and they would have to give up their charter. H. C. SCOTT POST NO. 111, ST. PARIS. H. C. Scott Post No. 111, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized at St. Paris in Odd Fellow hall in 1882 or 1883. The first officers of the post were the following : S. T. McMorran, commander ; G. G. .McCrea, senior vice-commander ; H. G. Grossman, junior vice-commander; J. P. Kite, quartermaster ; Dr. B. F. Baker, surgeon ; A. Ingals, chaplain ; J. C. Brokaw, officer of the day ; H. C. Gibbs, officer of the guard ; J. F. Riker, adjutant; H. H. Brecount, quartermaster sergeant. The charter members of the post numbered fifty-one veterans. The names of those marked with an asterisk in the following list have answered the last call : *S. T. McMorran, *H. C. Grossman, J. P. Northcutt, John Wank, *Henry Huffman, *A. E. Golden, *F. E. Bull, *W. Y. Smith, Henry Smith, G. W. Smith, Joseph Smith, *T. J. Losh, H. C. Gibbs, *G. W. Bolinger, *J. B. Cutter, J. Q. Baker, G. E. Lewis, *A. D. Riker, *A. Ingals, J. C. Brokaw, B. F. Baker, *William Jenkins, *Doris Pike, *J. C. Rawling, J. P. Kite, Frank Snapp, *J. H. Gordon, *Alvin Matoon, *G. W. Flowers, Willis Huddleston, *G. G. McRea, C. H. Weith, *J. W. Warick, H. H. Brecount, *David Ward, Morris Frazier, *J. M. Baird, *J. F. Riker, G. W. Kelly, *Henry Toomire, B. R. Wilson, * Jacob Martz, *H. B. Hard-acre, *Jacob Ludrick, *G. W. Wert, *S. B. Grube, *Thomas Reed, *David Jenkin, *Gabren Blue, *Luke Murray. This number has dwindled down until now there are only fifteen members in good standing. These meet twice a year. The present officers of the post are : J. C. Brokaw, commander ; C. H. Weith, senior vice-commander; Henry Smith, junior vice-commander; J. Q. Baker, quartermaster; H. D. Pile, chaplain; J. P. Kite, officer of the day ; John Wank, officer of the guard; S. A. Lewis, adjutant. 622 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO THE POST AT NORTH LEWISBURG. John Briny Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at North Lewisburg, was organized in the early seventies and for a time was one of the strongest of the several posts in the county. John Briny, for whom the post was named, was the first man from this township to be killed in the war. The post still retains its charter, but there are only twelve members who are now in good standing and the interest is on the wane. THE POST AT WOODSTOCK. Harry Davis Post No. 212, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized at Woodstock, October 13, 1886, with the following charter members : John G. Hoisington, George Clark, J. S. Foster, S. A. McAdow, J. F. Hicks, M. Sessions, D. P. Smith, Eli Meacham, D. S. Galloway, C. A. Cushman, R. Swisher, John Owen, A. Weatherhead, Miles Standish and D. G. Martin. The post was named for Harry Davis, a first lieutenant from this place, who was the first officer from the community to lose his life on the field of battle. The post still maintains its charter, but at the present time is practically dormant. STEPHEN BAXTER POST NO. 88. Stephen Baxter Post No. 88, Grand Army of the Republic, at Mechanicsburg, was granted a charter on June 23, 1881, the charter members being L. V. Taylor, J. W. Davis, William Boulton, J. V. B. Fairchild, James Conway, Warren Keys, J. N. Wommer, Alexander B. Creamer, C. J. Davis, H. W. Shepard, James H. Baughman, F. E. Hyde, C. K. Clark, William H. Baxter, E. C. McMullan, Thomas Shepard and Charles E. Baxter. The post was organized by John P. Church, and William H. Baxter was chosen as the first commander. Because of the absence of the early records, the details of the first organization of the post cannot be given. Stephen Baxter Post was not the first one organized in Mechanicsburg, for a few years previous to its organization another one was instituted, but for various reasons it was of short life. The post has enrolled among its numbers soldiers who played a very important part in the Civil War. Stephen Baxter, after whom the post was named, is one of these. He was among the first to enlist from Mechanicsburg, and after serving a period of about two years was granted a furlough CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 623 and returned home to see his family. Upon the expiration of his furlough, he returned to the army and in his first engagement was killed. His family seemed to have been filled with the spirit of patriotism, for, when his two boys became of age, they joined the army and assisted in the preservation of the Union. Thomas Bond, a physician who went with the company from Mechanicsburg, distinguished himself along with many others of his profession in the army. According to official recoofs, Levi Venrhas a member Of this post, haTs the distinction of having fired the last gun of the Civil War. The Knights of the Maccabees have very generously given the Stephen Baxter Post the use of their hall free of charge and there the post holds its meetings on the second and fourth Friday afternoons of each month. The post now includes thirty-seven members in good standing. Only six of the charter members are living. The officers for the 'year .1917 are : William H. Boulton, post commander; T. J. Lewis, senior vice-commander; David Laughlin, junior vice-commander; Adam Chenny, quartermaster; C. V. Hulmes, surgeon; Jacob Horr, chaplain; J. W. Tway, officer of the day; Jacob Reed, officer of the guard; Curtis Bay, adjutant ; Albert Cheney, quartermaster sergeant ; Warren Keys, sergeant-major ; V. S. Magruder, delegate to the state encampment ; Jacob Horr, alternate to the state encampment. WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, URBANA. W. A. Brand Woman's Relief Corps No. 202, was organized in Urbana in 1883 with thirty-seven charter members. The corps has enjoyed an active existence since its institution, and has assisted materially in furthering the interests of the Grand Army of the Republic. The officers for the current year are as follow : Mrs. Mary Nincekirk, president; Mrs. Sarah Mast, senior vice-president; Mrs. Alice Runyan, junior vice-president; Mrs. Sarah Binkard, chaplain; Mrs. Hattie Johnson, treasurer ; Mrs. Christine Organ, secretary; Mrs. Martha Murray, conductor; Mrs. Hattie Lewis, guard; Mrs. Lizzie Lauppe, associate conductor; Mrs. Sallie Shyrigh, associate guard. The membership of the corps at this time is sixteen. Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month in the Grand Army of the Republic hall. WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, MECHANICSBUR211 Woman's Relief Corps No. 211 at Mechanicsburg was granted a charter on January 6, 1888. The original membership of this worthy organiza- 624 - CHAMPAIGN. COUNTY, OHIO. tion consisted of the following : Polly Ann Guy, Amanda Shepard, Mary J. Davis, Josephine C. Hornley, Anna Lawler, Ella W. Culbertson, Maggie Culbertson, Eliza A. Morgan, Allie G. Davis, Samantha Joiner, Sarah M. Swisher, Silvia J. Davis, Florence Shepard, Lizzie Womner, Marcella Baughman, Sarah B. Adams, Hattie E. G. Donnelly, Kesiah Williams, Angeline Rutan, Esther Biem, Sarah S. McKinney, Mary E. Clark, Orpha C. Mahoy and Mahuldie Baskeville. The present organization has the following officers : Lillie Vaness, president ; Etta Tway, senior vice-president ; Amy Neer, junior vice-president; Artie Hunter, chaplain; Clara Burnham, treasurer ; Mary Pearl Neer, secretary ; Nona Reed, conductor ; Lucy Culp, guard ; Mae Thompson, assistant guard ; Mary Erwin, assistant guard ; Dora Blue, color-bearer No. 1 ; Barbara Mitchell, color-bearer No. 2 ; Mary Newman, color-bearer No: 3 ; Mary B. Neer, color-bearer No. 4, and Alcinda McKinney, press correspondent. The membership of the corps at the present time consists of fifty-six members in good standing. The corps meets in the room occupied by the Boy Scouts. SONS OF VETERANS, URBANA. The local camp of the patriotic order of Sons of Veterans was instituted in Urbana in 1907. The camp is composed of about sixty members who meet once a year to initiate new members, elect officers and enjoy a banquet. The following officers were elected for the current year : W. R. Wilson, commander ; Frank Ganson, senior vice-commander; J. W. Sivetts, junior vice-commander; Joe Cheetham, treasurer; Walter C. Gifford, secretary ; R. E. Humphreys, C. F. Downey and W. J. Knight, camp council ; S. W. Carey and Frank W. Todd, delegates to the state encampment; A. C. Madden and M. B. Owen, alternate delegates to the state encampment. SONS OF VETERANS, MECHANICSBURG. Buckeye Camp No. 9, Division of Ohio, Sons of Veterans of Mechanicsburg, was granted a charter on March 29, 1909. The following were the charter members : E. L. .Byers, Bruce Neer, Roy M. Cramer, Edward Morris, Y. E. Baughman, G. F. Culp, William L. Loop, W. F. Hupp, E. E. Conway, H. W. Johnson, Benn Linville, Joseph McEvoy, Daniel McEvoy, Guy Coffey, Lonnie Culp, J. A. Farrington, C. L. Blue, George C. Lemon, B. F. Blosser, L. C. Lintner, Thomas G. Davies, J. C. Thompson, W. B. Crim, J. C. Hathaway, W. F. Hunter, Cloice E. Neer, Francis McKee, C. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 625 Ropp; William Furrow, William Neer, Harrison Darrow, Harry Wood, and F. W. Hendrix. This camp, although not as active as some, maintains its charter and holds meetings at least once a year. AUXILIARY TO THE SONS OF VETERANS, MECHANICSBURG. The Woman's auxiliary to Buckeye Camp No. 9, Sons of Veterans at Mechanicsburg, was granted a charter on June 19, 1911, with the following charter members : Elsie F. Venrick, Ella Miller, Essie Jenkins, Melro Darrow, Maggie Farrinton, Jessie Halsey, Grace Conway, Mattie. Darrow, Cary M. Hard, Etta Miller, Mrs. C. L. Stoddard, Grace Violet, Ella Hatfield, and Frances Carter. The officers for the current year include the following : Mrs. Walter Midgley, president ; Mrs. R. A. Venrick, treasurer. The present membership is about fourteen. SONS OF VETERANS, WOODSTOCK. Julius Cushman Camp No. 122, Sons of Veterans, at Woodstock, was organized on July 26, 1886, with the following charter members : B. Smith, F. T. Crawford, W. J. Green, T. B. Smith, S. Clark, George W. Standish, Charles Sessions, Frank Smith, W. E. Harlan, and William Crawford. The camp was named for Julius Cushman, who was the first private from this community killed in the war. The camp is now in a dormant state. LINCOLN COMMAND, SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR VETERANS. Lincoln Command No. 90, State of Ohio, Spanish-American War Veterans, was organized at Mechanicsburg in September, 1901, and was granted a charter on November 11, 1901. Those instrumental in the organization were Corporal Elijah A. Horr, of Company D, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The charter members included the following : J. A. Kirby, George M. Taylor, Richard Craig, Bert Henry, Ralph Bayless, Thomas Mannel, J. S. Shaffer, Arthur Turner, G. E. Craig, Lester Ashton, Verne Phellis, Rolla Burnham, Robert Hyde, Elijah A. Horr and Joseph Fout. Captain Shaffer was given command of the organization and a large number of members were added to the list. The organization flourished for a few years, but when the leading officers moved away the spirit began to wane and the Command finally became inactive. (40) CHAPTER XXVIII. FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT ORGANIZATIONS. As the wheels of progress revolve and the lamp of civilization burns brighter, men show more their divine origin through the recognition of their common kinship. Common brotherhood becomes, as the' years pass, a greater reality. Even' at this date the world is in the clutches of the grim god of war because the refrain, "on earth peace, good will toward men," has been called a fallacy by the most monstrous engine of autocracy of modern times. The ruthless law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest, which was consummated in the stern Spartan code, must be superseded by the law of divine love, the brotherhood of men. Common brotherhood has not come forth in the rises of the race as Minerva sprang fully armed from the brow of Jove. Watered by the blood of martyrs, it has grown by a painfully slow process of evolution. This kind of association of men summons up in the human heart the grandest of emotions which makes the members thereof cognizant of their responsibilities toward the widows, the orphans, and the brothers in need. Thus has arisen benevolence, not the patronizing and coldly charitable kind, but that which comes from the heart. In recognition of this noble instinct of the race, men have formed brotherhoods of one kind or another since the dawn of history. These may be traced from the time of the ancient Egyptians down to the present. It has, however, been left to the people of America to take the lead in such organizations—fraternal, benevolent and beneficial; for here no absolutist regime forbids men from organizing themselves into brotherhoods that are based on the highest emotion of human life. In no country is there such a multiplicity of such organizations, for there is scarcely a town in the United States which does not boast of an order of some kind. There is only one fraternal organization which traces its origin from a period before 1000; and that one is the Masonic fraternity, which goes back to the time of King Solomon. It flourished during the Middle Ages and remains today the oldest and the most widely distributed of such organizations. It was established in the United States in 1730. Next in point CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 627 of age comes the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which came into existence soon after the beginning of the eighteenth century. The Knights of Pythias dates from the time of the Civil War. Practically every other organization of fraternal or beneficial nature has been established since 1860. At present there are in Champaign county fifteen different organizations represented by fifty-three local lodges and their auxiliaries. Of these, the Odd Fellows have the greatest number of lodges, twenty-one. In this connection the Grand Army of the Republic should be mentioned, since there are six posts in the county ; these, however, are discussed in the chapter on patriotic organizations. It is needless to say that these societies have done in the county a great work, which has been carried on in the spirit laid down by the Apostle Paul in his immortal tribute to charity. In the main, they are faithfully preserving for the generations to come the divine heritage, the brotherhood of men. In this chapter, an effort has been made to present the history of every fraternal organization in the county. Immediately following is found a list of all these lodges, past and present, which have furnished data for a historical sketch. There are some lodges in the county that failed to respond to a request for information concerning their organization. LODGE DIRECTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. I. Masons. A. Blue Lodge—Harmony Lodge No. 8 (Urbana), organized in 1809; Champaign Lodge No. 525 (Urbana), charter granted on October 18.. 1882; Clinton Lodge No. 113 (Mechanicsburg), organized on October 24, 1843; Blazing Star Lodge No. 268 (North Lewisburg), organized on July 9, 1855; Golden Square Lodge No. 23 (Urbana), organized in 1866; Pharos Lodge No. 355 (St. Paris), charter granted on November 25, 1865. B. Royal Arch—Urbana Chapter No. 34 (Urbana), organized on October 16, 1847; Mechanicsbugr Chapter No. 168, organized on June 13, 1g00 ; Star Chapter No. 126 (North Lewisburg), charter granted on September 26, 1871; St. Paris Chapter No. 132, charter granted on October 28, 1872. C. Other organizations—Urbana Council No. 59, Royal and Select Masters (Urbana), charter granted on September 28, 1871; Raper Commandery No. 19, Knights Templar (Urbana), charter granted on 628 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. October 15, 1869; Urbana Masonic Club; Scottish Rite (Champaign County Thirty-second Degree Club), Urbana; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Champaign Order of the County Club), Urbana. D. Order of the Eastern Star-Diamond Chapter No. 84 (St. Paris), organized on May 7, 1897; Caroline Chapter No. 39 (Mechanicsburg), instituted on December 14, 1894. II. Odd Fellows. A. Subordinate Lodges-Tawawa Lodge No. 253 (Rosewood), moved from Carysville in 1898; Woodstock Lodge No. 167, organized on July 18, 1850; Thackery Lodge No. 874, organized on June 30, 1904; Social Lodge No. 139 (Christiansburg), organized in 1849; King Lodge No. 546 (North Lewisburg), organized on July 2, 1873 ; St. Paris Lodge No. 246, organized on May 10, 1854; Mosgrove Lodge No. 764 (Urbana), organized on July 31, 1888; Wildley Lodge No. 271 (Mechanicsburg), organized on April 17, 1855; Cable Lodge No. 395, organized on July 20, 1864; Catawba Lodge No. 349, organized on July 13, 1859; Grand United Order of Odd Fellows No. 47 (Urbana), established on July 9, 1887; Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (Mechanicsburg), .organized about 1897; Grand United Order of Odd Fellows No. 1771 (Urbana), organized on August 14, 1876. B. Patriarchs Militant-Goshen Encampment No. 137 (Mechanicsburg), charter granted on May 3, 1871; Addison Encampment No. 75 (Christiansburg), organized on July 8, 1858; Russell Encampment No. 141 (St. Paris), organized on July 19, 1871. C. Daughters of Rebekah-White Lily Lodge No. 449 (Rosewood), organized on May 21, 1896; Sweet Home Lodge No. 524 (Christiansburg), organized on August 7, 1900; Azalia Lodge No. 690 (Urbana), instituted on September 9, 1909; Woodstock Lodge No. 407, organized on August 29, 1894; Lotus Lodge No. 501 (Mechanicsburg), instituted on August 4, 1899; Patience Lodge No. 320, instituted November 20, 1890. III. Knights of Pythias. A. Subordinate Lodges-Olympic Lodge No. 658 (North Lewisburg), charter granted on May 27, 1869; Launcelot Lodge No. 107 (Urbana), organized on June 12, 1890; Homer Lodge No. 474 (Mechanicsburg), instituted on February 15, 1891; Dumas Lodge (colored) No. 35 (Urbana), organized in 1897. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 629 B. Pythian Sisters—Jewell Temple No. 307 (St. Paris), organized on December 31, 1906; Brinel Temple No. 327 (North Lewisburg), organized on April I I, 1917; Mechanicsburg Temple, organized on March 25, 1917. IV. Improved Order of Red Men. A. Subordinate Tribes—Mineola Tribe No. 37 (Urbana), organized on March 4, 1868, and discontinued in 1880; Washeangot Tribe No. 144 (St. Paris), organized on June 10, 1892; Tioga Tribe N0. 1 (Mechanicsburg), organized on December 13, 1875. B. Daughters of Pocahontas—Pascagonda Council No. 24 (St. Paris), organized May 9, 1894, (discontinued). C. Haymakers—Washeangot Lodge No. 144% (St. Paris), organized a few years after the tribe was instituted. V. Miscellaneous Organizations. Modern Woodmen of America Lodge No. 7759, Mechanicsburg; charter granted March 3, 1900. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 127, Urbana; organized on June 14, 1889; discontinued, 1891. Knights of Maccabees Tent No. 496, Mechanicsburg; charter granted on December 11, 1911. Fraternal Order of Eagles, Tecumseh Aerie, Urbana ; organized on February 15, 1905. Loyal Order of Moose, No. 949 (St. Paris), organized on November I, 1917; No. 1215 (Urbana), December 19, 1912. Knights of the Golden Eagle, No. 91, St. Paris; April 11, 1902. Independent Order of Foresters, Urbana; organized on January 27, 1913; discontinued after a few months. Junior Order of Union Mechanics, No. 13, Mingo Valley; organized on November 8, 1894. Junior Order of United American Mechanics, No. 56, Urbana; charter granted in 1889. Plumbers Union, Urbana; organized on April 17, 1917. MASONIC ORGANIZATIONS. As its number indicates, Harmony Lodge No. 8, Free and Accepted Masons, at Urbana, is one of the oldest Masonic organizations in the state, and is the oldest lodge in Champaign county. It is not known when or 630 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. to whom the warrant, under which Harmony lodge operated, was granted. It is quite possible, however, that it was organized in 1809. The six Masonic lodges of Ohio formed a convention at Chillicothe on January 4, 1808, to make preliminary preparations for forming a grand lodge for the state and this was accomplished on January 2, 1809. At the second communication of the grand lodge at Chillicothe on January 10, 1810, Harmony lodge was represented by George F. Tenery, its first worshipful master; but the minutes of the grand lodge are silent as to the time the warrant was issued to Harmony lodge. During the early period of the organization of the lodge, meetings were held alternately at Urbana, Springfield and Dayton. The first meeting was held in the court house at Urbana on September 20, 1809. In that same year Hiram M. Curry was appointed worshipful master on a warrant empowering the lodge to hold meetings alternately at Urbana and Springfield. In 1814 the inconvenience of the members meeting at Springfield prompted the surrender of the charter, and the present charter was issued in January, 1815. A glimpse into the early history of the lodge reveals some interesting events. On November 15, 1815, the lodge passed the following resolution : "That all the members be a committee to examine into the conduct of each other, and to report to the lodge any unmasonic conduct that may come to their knowledge." Under this resolution, Brother Gunn was charged with intemperance and was cited to appear. On December 27, 1815, Harmony lodge reported to grand lodge four past masters, twenty-eight master masons, four fellow-crafts, and four entered apprentices—in all, forty members. In April, 1818, the county commissioners granted the lodge the privilege to use rooms in the new court house for its purposes, on condition that they were furnished in the same style as was the rest of the building. William Malone was buried with Masonic honors, August 18, 1818, and the funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Samuel Hitt in the Methodist church. On October 6, 1819, the lodge allowed Brother Meredith fifty cents for refreshments; however, the record is silent as to the kind. In 1824 David Davis was expelled for leaving his wife dependent upon the charity of the lodge. In that year the membership of the lodge numbered sixty. In 1826 a man named William Morgan, of Batavia, New York, published a book in which he claimed to reveal the secrets of Masonry. Later in the year, it is said, he was abducted from. Canandaigua, taken to Ft. Niagara, killed and his body Sent over the falls. This deed was ascribed to the Masons and a wave of indignation swept over the country against the CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 631 fraternity. It culminated in the formation of the Anti-Masonic party, which nominated Williani Wirt for president in the campaign of 1832. During the progress of this storm Harmony lodge thought it best to suspend from 1833 to 1838. In March; 1838, the lodge was reorganized and thereafter held regular meetings. E. S. Morgan was worshipful master. The return of Harmony to the grand lodge for the year ending October 1, 1862, showed a total membership of ninety-two, and the return of October 1, 1876, showed one hundred and twenty-nine. Throughout the whole of its career the lodge has been favored with steady prosperity, and with that virtue which is so aptly expressed in its name. At present (1917) its total membership is two hundred and twenty-seven. The names of the charter members of Harmony lodge are not obtainable. On September 20, 1809, E. W. Pierce, Samuel Gibbs and David Gwynne were added to the membership, and during the winter of the same year the names of Bennett Taylor, B. W. Langly, Thomas Gwynee and Alexander McBeth were added. Joseph Vance, John Gunn, George Fithian, James Lishop and James Reed became Masons on April 11, 1811. On January 14, 1815, John Hamilton, John Mendenhall and Joseph S. Carter were received. The names of the past masters of the lodge from 1809 to 1917, those who are deceased being indicated with an asterisk, are here given: *George B. Tennery, 1809; *Henry M. Curry, 1810-1814; *Joseph Vance, 1815, term six months; *Samuel McCord, 1815, term six months; *Edward Matthews, 1816, term six months; *E. H. Hopkins, 1816; *Henry Bacon, 1816; * Joseph Vance, 1817, term six months; *George Fithian, 1817, term six, months; *James Cooley, 1818, term six months; *Abraham. Colwell, 1818, term six months; *John Hill, 1819; *A. R. Colwell, 1820; *John Hill, 1821; *A. R. Colwell, 1822; *Obed. Harr, 1823-25; *Ed. L. Morgan,. 1827; *John H. James, 1828-1833. It was at this time that the lodge decided to suspend, but it resumed activities in 1838. From then until the present it has had an unbroken line of past masters, who are: *Ed. L. Morgan, 1838; *William Hunt, 1839- 1842; *William Mosgrove, 1843-1844; *Ed. L. Morgan, 1845; *F. M. Wright, 1846-1847; *William Hunt, 1848; *William F. •Mosgrove, 1849- 1854; *D. M. Fisher, 1857-1858; *William B. Moore, 1859; *D. M. Fisher, 1860-1861; *John Russell, 1862; *Jacob C. Jones, 1863-1865; *Alexander F. Vance, Sr., 1866; *John T. Zombro, 1867-1871; *Samuel M. Rock, 1872; 632 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Josephus S. Parker, 1873-1874; *Michael Galligher, 1875; *Ferdinand F. Stone, 1876; *Joseph C. Brand, Jr., 1877; Alexander F. Vance, Jr., 1878; Richard S. Pearce, 1879-1880; *Samuel M. Rock, 1881; Edwin Hagenbuch, 1882-1883; *John C. Butcher, 1884; James Tappen, 1885; *A. C. Deuel, 1886; Shepard B. Grove, 1887; George F. Fidler, 1888-1889; William M. Black, 1890; John F. Schiedt, 1891; William McK. Vance, 1892-1893; *Marcus H. Crane, 1894; George W. Hitt, 1895; *Samuel M. Taylor, 1896; Frederick E. Phelps, 1897; Henry A. Church, 1898; Edgar M. Crane, 1899; E. M. S. Houston, 1900; John F. Brand, 1901; R. E. Humphreys, 1902; Pearl L. Clark, 1903; George McConnell, 1904; C. R. Hazard, 1905; W. W. Rock, 1906; John A. Banta, Jr., 1907; H. G. Butcher, 1908; C. F. Downey, 1909; H. C. Happersett, 1910; A. E. McConkey, 1911; C. E. Russell, 1912 ; L. G. Pennock, 1913; G. H. McCracken, 1914; J. W. Ambrose, 1915; C. A. Coon, 1916. For the year 1917 Harmony lodge has the following officers : Charles V. Oder, worshipful master; George W. Kizer, senior warden; Joseph C. Neer, junior warden; Harry D. Baker, treasurer; Harry C. Happersett, secretary; Lowell C. Bodey, senior deacon; W. Ross Neese, junior deacon; Lloyd* R. Reed, senior steward; Frank C. Bowers, junior steward; Rev. James H. Denney, chaplain; H. B. Conyers, captain of craft; R. Earl Humphreys, voting trustee; John Roth, tyler. CHAMPAIGN LODGE NO. 525, URBANA. Champaign lodge No. 525, Free and Accepted Masons, Urbana, is. another strong organization of the Masonic fraternity in Champaign county. The charter was conferred upon it on October 18, 1882, and the following were the charter members : Ferdinand F. Stone, Edward Thomas, Charles Jamison, T. H. Beal, Rev. James Murray, C. D. Allis, Louis D. Johnson, R. C. Hoar, Henry C. Houston, James B. Hitt, Walter K. Patrick, Omar Gibbon, James M. Colwell, and Joseph Chamberlain. The first officers of the lodge were the following: Ferdinand F. Stone, worshipful master; Edward Thomas, senior warden; Charles Jamison; junior warden; Joseph Chamberlain, treasurer; Henry C. Houston, secretary; Omar Gibbon,. senior deacon; C. D. Allis, junior deacon; W. Wood, tyler. Since the time of its organization the lodge has enjoyed a wholesome prosperity until its membership now numbers one hundred ninety-seven. The following are the names of the past masters, those now deceased being indicated by an asterisk : *Ferdinand F. Stone, 1882-83; Charles T. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 633 Jameison, 1884-85; James B. Hitt, 1886; Louis D. Johnson, 1887; *Henry C. Houston, 1888-89; Arthur L. Harriot, 1890; Charles A. Harmstead, 1891; *G. Judd Williams, 1892 ; Clarence B. Heiserman, 1893-94; E. Edwood Cheney, 1895-96; William T. Wear, 1897-98; George W. Cram1900;899; Marion R. Talbot, 190o; Horace M. Crow, 1901; Thomas T. Brand, Jr., 1902-03; John S. Merrill, 1904; Henry M. Pearce, 1905 ; Edward W. Holding, 1906; Harry B. Williams, 1907; Harry A. Dunham, 1908; G. Walker Hitt, 1909; Charles H. Duncan, 1910-11; Nelson M. Rhodes, 1912; Walter A. Arrowsmith, 1913; James G. Wallace, 1914; Mark C. Houston, 1915 ; George S. Middleton, 1916. The officers for 1917 are : David H. Moore, worshipful master; John H. E. Dimond, senior warden; C. Davis Brown, junior warden; James G. Wallace, treasurer ; Leander Marmon, secretary ; George J. Koehle, senior deacon; William F. Butler, junior deacon; Samuel W. Carey, tyler; Thomas T. Brand, Jr., chaplain; Marion B. Owen, senior steward; D.. Ross Warnock junior steward; Doral. H. Offenbacher, captain of craft; Augustus M. Glessner, Jr., voting trustee. URBANA CHAPTER NO. 34, ROYAL ARCH MASONS. Another Masonic organization, of Urbana, which has been in existence three score and ten years, is Urbana Chapter No. 34, Royal Arch Masons. This chapter was organized on October 16, 1847, and has been active throughout its long career. The membership at this time is two hundred and thirty-nine, of whom one member, Edwin Hagenbuch, is grand secretary of the Ohio Royal Arch Masons. The names of the past high priests follow, those now deceased being indicated with an asterisk : *Harvey Vinal, 1847; *William Moore, 1848-55 ; *D. M. Fisher, 1856-57; Maskell E. Morgan, 1858-60; *Simeon E. Morgan, 1861-63; *Sampson P. Talbot, 1863-65; *Simeon E. Morgan, 1866- 67; *Lafayette F. VanCleve, 1868; *Sampson P. Talbot, 1869; Maskell E. .Morgan, 1870 ; *Samuel Chance, 1871-73; *Michael Gallagher, 1874; *Josephus S. Parker, 1875-76; William Snook, 1877; *Royal J. Winder, 1878; *Samuel Chance, 1879-80; *John C. Butcher, 1881; *Alexander F. Vance, Sr., 1882; *John M. Watson, 1883 ; Alexander F. Vance, Jr., 1884-85; *Josephus S. Parker, 1886; Edwin Hagenbuch, 1887; Richard S. Pearce, 1888; Shepard B. Grove, 1889 ; *George M. Hodges, 1890; Thomas H. Busey, 1891-92; William M. Black, 1893-94; William McK. Vance, 1895; Frederick E. Phelps, 1896; E. Erwood Cheney, 1897-98; Horace M. Crow, 1899- 634 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. 1900; Walter R. Talbot, 1901; Henry A. Church, 1902; John S. Merrill, 1903-04 ; Marion R. Talbot, 1905; William R. Wilson, 1906; Pearl R. Clark, 1907; Harry C. Happersett, 1908; William B. Griswold, 1909; William Warren Rock, 1910; Charles F. Downey, 1911; John A. Banta, 1912; George Walker Hitt, 1913; Joseph C. Neer, 1914-15; Philip J. Schneider, 1916. For 1917 the officers are : Hugh P. Creighton, high priest; Albert C. Neff, king; Perry H. Boisen, scribe; Irwin W. McRoberts, captain of the host; William B. Griswold, principal sojourner ; Lowell C. Bodey, royal arch captain; Arthur K. Brown, grand master of third veil; Lawrence H. Norton, grand master of second veil; Frank C. Bowers, grand master of first veil; Harry D. Baker, treasurer ; Horace M. Crow, secretary; John Roth, guard; Frank M. Conyers, voting trustee. URBANA COUNCIL NO. 59, ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS. Cryptic masonry has a representative in Urbana; Urbana Council No. 59, Royal and Select Masters. The council's charter is dated September 28, 1871. The present membership is one hundred and eighty. The names of the past thrice-illustrious masters, the deceased being indicated with an asterisk, follow : Maskell E. Morgan, 1871-73; Alexander F. Vance, Jr., 1874; William A. Snook, 1875-76; William A. Stewart, 1877- 79 ; William A. Snook, 1880; *John M. Watson, 1881; Charles T. Jamieson, 1882-83; *Michael Gallagher, 1884-85; Charles T. Jamieson, 1886-91 ; Shepard B. Grove, 1892-94; Richard S. Pearce, 1895-96; Edwin Hagenbuch, 1897-99; Horace M. Crow, 1900-04; E. Erwood Cheney, 1905; Marion R. Talbot, 1906; Thomas Heap, 1907-08; William L. Guard, 1909; William B. Griswold, 1910; George Walker Hitt, 1911 ; Clarence A. Coon, 1912; William F. Ring, 1913; Walter C. Gifford, 1914; John H. E. Dimond, 1915; Walter R. Talbot, 1916. The following are the officers for 1917: Albert C. Neff, thrice-illustrious master; Ernest V. McNicol, deputy thrice-illustrious master; Philip J. Schneider, principal conductor of the work; Raymond H. Smith, captain of the guard; Lowell C. Bodey, conductor of the council; John Mayse, steward; Harry D. Baker, treasurer; Horace M. Crow, recorder; John Roth, sentinel; William R. Wilson, voting trustee. RAPER COMMANDERY NO. 19, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. The charter was conferred upon Raper Commandery No. 19, Knights Templar, of Urbana, October 15, 1869. The following were the charter CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 635 members : Justice S. Wilson, Jacob M. Gardner, Maskell E. Morgan, John C. Baker, David Raudebaugh, Andrew J. Stone, David H. Hovey, John Russell, Jacob Pence, Parker Bryan, Samuel B. Talbot, Thomas Chance, Isaac Johnson, Adam Mosgrove, and James Mosgrove. The first officers of the commander were: Justice S. Wilson, eminent commander; J. M. Gardner, generalissimo; M. E. Morgan, captain general; John Russell, prelate; David Raudebaugh, senior warden; John C. Baker, junior warden; Thomas Chance, treasurer ; S. P. Talbot, recorder; Parker Bryan, warder. The growth of the commandery since its organization shows that chivalric Masonry has not been ngelected in Urbana, for the members at this time number two hundred and eighty-nine; they are, however, not all residents of Urbana. The names of the past eminent commanders follow. A single asterisk indicates the deceased, and a double one, the demitted : *Justice S. Wilson, 1869-1874; Alexander F. Vance, 1875-1877; **David W. Todd, 1878; Maskell E. Morgan, 1879; *William Lawrence, 1880; *Royal J. Winder, 1881-1883; Charles T. Jamieson, 1884-1885; George W. Hitt, 1886-1887; Edwin Hagenbuch, 1888-1889; Shepard D. Grove, 1890-1891; George W. Hitt, 1892; *John C. Butcher, 1893; Richard S. Pearce, 1894-1895; William McK. Vance, 1896-1897; E. Erwood Cheney, 1898; *Joseph Colton, 1899; Charles A. Harmstead, 1900-1901 ; John M. Brodrick, 1902; John F. Brand, 1903; Robert E. Humphreys, 1904; Henry A. Church, 1905 ; John S. Merrill, 1906; *Anson Howard, 1907; William L. Guard, 1908; William R. Wilson, 1909: Frank M.. Conyers, 1910; Edward W. Holding, 1911 ; William B. Griswold, 1912; John A. Banta, 1913; Clinton E. Russell, 1914; Charles F. Downey, 1915; George H. McCracken, 1916. The officers for 1917 are: Henry M. Pearce, eminent commander ; James P. Coe, generalissimo; Edwin W. Holding, captain general; George W. Hitt, prelate; Walter C. Gifford, senior warden; J. Carr Robinson, junior warden: A. F. Vance, Jr., treasurer; Frank M. Conyers, recorder; Charles V. Oder, standard bearer ; Joseph C. Neer, sword bearer; William E. Marsh, warder ; Edwin Hagenbuch, voting trustee; John Roth, sentinel. SCOTTISH RITE ( CHAMPAIGN COUNTY THIRTY-SECOND DEGREE CLUB.) Urbana and Champaign county have numerous Masons who have advanced far into the mysteries of the fraternity. These members have been organized into the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Champaign County Thirty-second Degree Club, at Urbana. 636 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. This club has forty-eight members whose names follow. Two of this number are thirty-third degree Masons, and their names are indicated by an asterisk : Linden C. Barlow, Urbana ; James I. Blose, Urbana ; John F. Brand, Urbana ; William E. Brown, Urbana ; Emil Buhrer, Urbana ; John E. Bucher, Urbana ; Ora NI. Clark, Cable ; George W. Cramer, Urbana ; John J. Culbertson, Mechanicsburg ; Homer G. Curless, Urbana ; William J. Dempster, Urbana ; John H. E. Dimond, Urbana ; Frank C. Gaumer, Urbana ; Edwin Hagenbuch, Urbana ; Harry C. Happersett, Urbana ; Edward W. Holding, Urbana ; James R. Hughes, Urbana ; John B. Hollis, Christiansburg; Louis C. Jahn, Urbana ; Charles F. Johnson, Urbana ; Charles F. Keller, Mechanicsburg; James W. Magruder, Mechanicsburg ; Clitus H. Marvin, Urbana ; John Kirby Mayse, Urbana ; George McConnell, Urbana ; George H. McCracken, Urbana ; Cyrus Miller, Urbana ; Jesse H. McCulley, North Lewisburg; Oram A. Nineehelser, Mechanicsburg; Frederick Owen, Mechanicsburg; John W. Patrick, Urbana ; S. McFarland Pence, Urbana ; Henry L. Penn, Urbana; George H. Printz, St. Paris ; William H. Reeser, Urbana ; Clinton E. Russell, Urbana ; A. M. Smiley, Urbana ; George W. Stadler, Urbana ; James Swisher, Urbana ; Joseph E. Thomas, Urbana ; Sherman Thompson, Urbana ; J. C. Thompson, North Lewisburg; *Alexander F. Vance, Jr., Urbana ; James G. Wallace, Urbana ; William R. Warnock, Urbana ; Horace E. Wilgus, Christiansburg ; William R. Wilson, Urbana ; Frank C. Wilson, Urbana. ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER OF NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE. Social Masonry is again furthered in this county by the Champaign County Club of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Urbana. Most of these hold their membership at Dayton. The membership of the organization, composed of local "Shriners," in 1917, numbers sixty-seven, as follows : Linden C. Barlow, Urbana ; Peter H. Berry, St. Paris; Arthur E. Bible, Urbana ; James I. Blose, Urbana ; Lowell C. Bodey, Urbana ; T. T. Brand, Jr., Urbana ; J.. Harry Brown, Urbana ; W. E. Brown, Urbana ; H. G. Butcher, Urbana ; C. W. Cartmell, Urbana ; Ora M. Clark, Cable ; William N. Conifer, Urbana ; Claude C. Craig, Urbana ; George W. Cramer, Urbana ; John J. Culbertson, Mechanicsburg ; Clinton M. Diver, Urbana ; Frank C. Gaumer, Urbana ; A. M. Glessner, Jr., Urbana ; G. Burton Guthrie, Urbana ; Edwin Hagenbuch, Urbana ; Charles E. Hanna, Urbana ; H. A. Harenburg, Urbana ; Loren L. Harner, Urbana ; George W. Hitt, Urbana; Joseph W. Hitt, Urbana ; E. W. Holding, Urbana ; James R. Hughes, Urbana ; Daniel J. Hull, Urbana ; H. B. Hull, Urbana ; R. E. Humphreys, Urbana ; CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO [ 637 Calvin R. Hunter, Mechanicsburg ; Lewis C. Jahn, Urbana ; Charles F. Johnson, Urbana ; Edwin W. Johnson, Mechanicsburg; Charles F. Keller, Mechanicsburg; W. E. Kidder, Urbana ; Robert W. Kirby, Urbana ; Chester Kohler, Urbana ; C. H. Marvin, Urbana ; George McConnell, Urbana ; George H. McCracken, Urbana ; Roger H. Murphey, Urbana ; C. W. Murphey, Xenia, Joseph Murphey, Urbana ; Joseph C. Neer, Urbana ; William W. Osborne, Mechanicsburg; Frederic Owen, Mechanicsburg ; John W. Patrick, Urbana ; Paul W. Pence, Urbana ; S. M. Pence, Urbana ; John Poorman, St. Paris ; W. H. Reeser, Urbana ; Allen E. Robinson, Urbana ; J. Carr Robinson, Urbana ; Evans M. Rock, Urbana ; W. Warren Rock, Urbana ; Clinton E. Russell, Urbana ; Harry M. Saxbe, Urbana ; A. M. Smiley, Urbana ; William W. Steward, Urbana ; Joseph E. Thomas, Urbana ; John C. Thompson, North Lewisburg; Lee H. Todd, Urbana ; James A. Weidman, West Liberty ; Frank C. Wilson, Urbana ; 'William R. Wilson, Urbana ; Frank A. Zimmer, Urbana. URBANA MASONIC CLUB. At the time the new Masonic temple on North Main street was dedicated the Urbana Masonic Club was organized. This valuable organization extends to its members many beneficial and enjoyable social privileges. The club has had a flourishing existence as is denoted by its large membership, which now (1917) numbers two hundred and ninety-nine. The members of the club committee are : Edward W. Holding, president ; Dr. Harry G. Butcher, vice-president ; J. Harry Brown, treasurer ; Robert C. Pearce, secretary; John H. Seigle; Dr. Henry M. Pearce; George S. Middleton. In the house committee are : Dr. Harry G. Butcher, John H. Seigle and Dr. Henry M. Pearce. The beautiful Masonic temple adjoining the county jail was completed in 1915 at a cost of seventy-five thousand dollars. There is not a city in the state the size of Urbana with as fine a lodge home. CLINTON LODGE NO. 113. Clinton Lodge No. 113, Free and Accepted Masons, was organized at Mechanicsburg on October 24, 1843. The charter members were the following : Obed Horr, Franklin Boone, John Owen, A. L. Mann, E. Morgan, Andrew Staley, A. Cheney, John Hancock, Jesse S. Bales, Jacob Rogers and C. A. Horr. The first officers of the lodge included the following : Obed Horr, worshipful master ; Franklin Boone, senior warden ; John Owen, junior warden ; Calvin A. Horr, secretary ; Andrew Staley, treasurer ; Abner Cheney, 638 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. senior deacon; Azro L. Mann, junior deacon ; Edward Morgan, tyler ; Jacob Rogers and A. L. Mann, stewards. The present officers consist of the following : Clifford W. Osborn, worshipful master ; Chester Skillman, senior warden; Charles A. Wood, junior warden; T. E. Burnham, secretary; W. W. Osborn, treasurer ; Robert A. Burnham, senior deacon; Elvin H. Thorpe, junior deacon ; Will Romine, tyler; H. E. Dickey, and W. A. Rebert, stewards. The agitation for a home began several years before anything definite was accomplished. In February, 1908, the splendid site on which the temple now stands, was purchased and the work on the ,temple began. The cornerstone was laid with appropriate ceremonies on Sunday, August 16, 1908, and the result of the labors of the various committees of the lodge is the beautiful temple that was dedicated to Masonic purposes on March 18, 1909. The cost of the edifice was approximately twenty thousand dollars. Mechanicsburg Chapter No. 168, Royal Arch Masons, was first organized under the name of Goshen Chapter No. 64. The chapter was organized on June 13, 1900 and was granted a charter in October, 1901, with the following charter members : J. C. Baker, Charles Phellis, C. E. Demand, S. C. Gundy, C. R. Hunter, C. N. Mitchell, W. W. Millice, P. B. Owen, W. J. Romine, ,J. S. Shepherd, T, E. Shepherd, J. E. Wenner, T. F. Baker, W. H. Dotson, H. M. Fudger, C. W. Guy, T. J. Lewis, W. A. Morgan, W. B. Moore, W. W. Osborn, D. Radebaugh, T. E. Shepherd, William Saxbe, F. W. Wenner, P. J. Burnham, E. Bumgardner, G. Farrington, G. W. Hupp, J. M. Maddox, Thomas Morgan, O. A. Nincehelser, Fred Owen, C. W. Radebaugh, M. M. Snodgrass, C. J. Stuckey and D. O. Williams. The officers at the time of organization included the following : C. W. Radebaugh, high priest; P. B. Owen, king; O. A. Nincehelser, scribe; J. M. Maddox, captain of host; William Dotson, principal sojourner; F. W. Wenner, royal arch captain; C. E. Demand, third veil; W. W. Osborn, second veil; Charles Phellis, first veil ; T. F. Baker, secretary ; D. O. Williams, treasurer ; D. Hewitt, guard. The officers for 1917 are as follow:, Will W. Millice, high. priest; O. A. Nincehelser, king; T. J. Davis, scribe; S. A. Burnham, captain of the host; J. W. Magruled, principal sojourner; H. H. Darling, royal arch captain; B. B. Kennedy, third veil; C. W. Osborn, second veil; S. D. Horr, first veil; T. E. Burnham, secretary ; W. W. Osborn, treasurer; Will J. Romine, guard. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 639 PHAROS LODGE NO. 355. Pharos Lodge No. 355, Free and Accepted Masons, at St. Paris, was granted a charter on November 25, 1865, with the following charter members : John E. Finnemore, Samuel T. McMorran, E. R. Northcutt, R. Taylor, B. F. Baker, William Marshall, Jacob McMorran, John Schlonaker, Joseph Comer, D. R. Barley, John J. Musson, Hiram H. Long, Joseph P. Northcutt, E. H. Furrow, W. F. Furrow and Jacob J. Furrow. The first officers were the following : John E. Finnemore, worshipful master; Samuel T. McMorran, senior warden ; E. R. Northcutt, junior warden; E. H. Furrow, treasurer ; Hiram H. Long, secretary ; John J. Musson, senior deacon; W. F. Furrow, junior deacon ; Joseph Comer, tyler; John Slonaker and Jacob J. Furrow, stewards. Ever since its inception Pharos lodge has been one of the strongest Masonic lodges in the county and today is active in maintaining and perpetuating the principles of Masonry. BLAZING STAR LODGE NO. 268. Blazing Star Lodge No. 268, Free and Accepted Masons, at North Lewisburg, was granted a dispensation and the first meeting was held , on July 16, 1855. The dispensation was granted to William Inskeep, B. F. Wright, George Morse, G. W. House, Eason Johnson, H. D. Gowey and H. S. Amy. The first officers elected, November 5, 1855, were the following: William Inskeep, worshipful master, B. F. Wright, senior warden; George Morse, junior warden ; J. S. W. House, treasurer ; C. B. Winder, secretary ; John A. Gunn, senior deacon; H. D. Gowey, junior deacon; H. S. Amy, tyler. A charter was granted by the grand lodge of Ohio to the charter members : William Inskeep, B. F. Wright, George Morse, Caleb Winder, John House, John Marshall, H. D. Gowey, Hollis S. Amy, Amos Williams, E. Johnson and Silas Igou. The charter is dated July 9, 1855. The officers of the lodge at the present time consist of the following: Jess McCully, worshipful master; A. M. Glendening, senior warden; C. O. Taylor, junior warden ; J. C. Thompson, treasurer ; M. C. Gowey, secretary ; J. K. Judy, senior deacon; E. R. Huber, junior deacon ; J. W. Horn, chaplain; G. L. Freeman, tyler. The present membership is ninety-five. The lodge owns its own hall, located on the third floor of the city building. Star Chapter No. 126, Royal Arch Masons, at North Lewisburg, was granted a warrant on November 28, 1870. The warrant was granted to : 640 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. W. H. Wagstaff, Amos Underwood, J. Miles, D. W. Harris, L. M. Crary, Charles Hill, Edward O. Miller, Shepherd Clark, William McAdams, Marion Gutheridge, W. H. Crary, Levi D. Warner and William Austin. A charter was granted by the lodge on September 26, 1871, and W. H. Wagstaff was installed as first high priest; Amos Underwood, king; James Miles, scribe; J. C. Butcher, captain of the host; L. M. Crary, principal sojourner; Charles Hill, royal arch captain; Edward O. Miller, master of the third veil; S. Clark, master of the second veil; William McAdams, master of the first veil; M. Gutheridge, secretary ; L. D. Warner, treasurer; D. A. Millice, guard. The present officers are as follows : Royal Beltz, high priest; Paul C. Spain, king; O. N. Howard, scribe; J. R. Wilson, treasurer ; M. C. Gowey, secretary; A. W. Morton, captain of the host; J. H. Bishop, principal sojourner ; J. K. Judy, royal arch captain; A. M. Glendening, master of third veil; D. W. Lease, master of second veil; George W. Lincoln, master of first veil; M. F. Freeman, guard. The present membership of the chapter is fifty-nine. MASONIC LODGE AT CHRISTIANSBURG. The Masons of Christiansburg were formally organized in 1852, with eight charter members. The first worshipful master was C. H. Wright. The lodge now owns its own building and is in a prosperous condition. The elective officers for 1917 include the following: C. C. Dragunier, worshipful master ; Martin Whitmer, senior warden; J. W. Heffner, junior warden; Morris Leffel, senior deacon; Forrest Wilgus, junior deacon; M. C. Williams, recording secretary ; Roy Powers, treasurer. St. Paris Chapter No. 132, Royal Arch Masons, at St. Paris, worked under dispensation from January 11, 1872, until the charter was granted on October 28, 1872. The charter members included the following : John Poorman, W. P. Furrow, B. F. Baker, William S. Cox, O. W. Hoarde, Nathan Jackson, Andrew B. Black, D. R. Taylor, S. T. McMorran, J. P. Northcutt and William Marshall. The officers under the period of dispensation consisted of the following : Nathan Jackson, high priest; S. T. McMorran, king; W. S. Cox, scribe ; D. R. Taylor, principal sojourner ; B. F. Baker, captain of the host; Andrew B. Black, royal arch captain; John Poorman, grand master of the first veil; William Marshall, grand master of the second veil; W. F. Furrow, grand master of the third veil; J. P. Northcutt, secretary; O. W. Hoarde, treasurer ; T. H. Ford, sentinel. The present officers are as follow : Horace E. Wilgus, high priest; Peter H. Berry, king; Zeda Hanna, scribe; Harry D. Barley, captain of CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 641 host; Morris Powers, principal sojourner ; George H. Printz, royal arch captain ; John D. VanEnlin, grand master of the first veil ; Morris Leffel, grand master of the second veil; Samuel L. P. Stone, grand master of the third veil; Jacob E. Printz, treasurer ; John F. Colvin, secretary ; W. Jesse Jenkins, sentinel. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. Diamond Chapter No. 84, Order of the Eastern Star, was formally organized at St. Paris, May 7, 1897, with the following charter members : L. S. Darnell, Rebecca Darnell, John Poorman, Mary Poorman, F. M. Taylor, Ida Taylor, Mrs. Laura B. Hawk, Edward Hawk, Maude Hawk, Mrs. Sarah Pond, Emma Pond, Mrs. Eva Furnas, Edward Fry, G. P. Shidler, Mrs. Mary Shidler, Simon Snapp, Charles Buroker, Mrs. Anna Buroker, Nellie Losh, Myrtle Losh, Emma Zimmer, P. H. Berry, Mrs. Rachel Berry, George Kizer, Mrs. Mary E. Kizer, Belle Kizer, E. L. Bodey, Mrs. Rachel Bodey, Mary Biddle, Mrs. M. B. Cox, Mrs. Amanda Brantan, Chloe Wilgus, R. C. Wolcott, W. J. Jenkins and Mrs. Rebecca Schloneker. The first officers of the chapter were of the following : Mrs. Sarah Pond, worthy matron ; Mrs. John Poorman, worthy patron ; Emma Zimmer, secretary ; Myrtle Losh, conductress ; Mrs. Edward Hawk, associate conductress ; Rachel Berry and Anna Buroker, marshals ; Lottie Fry, treasurer ; Eva Furnas, organist ; Rebecca Schloneker, warden; L. S. Darnell, sentinel ; Mrs. L. S. Darnell, chaplain. The officers for the year 1917 are the following : Myrtle Losh, worthy matron ; Fred McKee, worthy patron; Helen Fry, associate matron ; Mary Richeson, secretary ; Ida Goldberg, treasurer ; Mary Hanna, conductress ; Savannah Powers, associate conductress ; Emma Van Culin, chaplain ; Glenn Colvin, organist ; Rea McKee, warden ; Otto Beaty, sentinel ; Lottie Fry, marshal. The present membership of the chapter is ninety-four. CAROLINE CHAPTER, NO. 39. Caroline Chapter, No. 39, Order of the Eastern Star, at Mechanicsburg, was instituted on Friday evening, December 14, 1894, by Mary Chapter No. 9, of Marysville, Ohio, of which W. 0. Shearer was instituting officer. The following were charter members : Caroline W. Johnson, Zillah Tullie Owens, Thomas E. Shepherd, Laura H. Burnham, Anna E. Nincehelser, Mollie Shawl Kennedy, Florence M. Little, Mame J. Davis, (41) 642 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Hallie G. Davis Ridge, Kate A. Mulford, Amanda Shepherd, Adelia Morgan, Fannie E. Mitchell, John P. Sutton, Pearl J. Burnham, J. M. Mulford, William A. Morgan, Dr. C. A. Nincehelser, Ella W. Maddex, Cora M. Romine, William J. Romine, Nina Morgan, Eda Chidster, Emma Chidester, Ella Taylor, Mary Burnham, Jennie Colwell, Alice Porterfield, Belle Radebaugh, Charles L. Burnham, John P. Taylor, Estelle Alley, Dr. Charles E. Demand, Thomas Morgan, Lizzie D. Williams Steator, John M.. Maddex and Louis Bien. The first officers of the chapter included the following : Caroline W. Johnson, worthy matron; Thomas E. Shepherd, worthy patron; Zillah Tullis Owen, associate matron; Anna E. Nincehelser, conductress; Laura H. Burnham, treasurer ; Lizzie E. Williams Streator, secretary ; Adelia Morgan, Adah; Hallie Davis Ridge, Ruth; Florence Little, Esther; Nina Morgan, Martha; Alice Porterfield, Electa; Amanda Shepherd, warder; John P. Sutton, sentinel; Jennie Colwell, chaplain; Fannie E. Mitchell, marshal; Mollie Shawl Kennedy, organist. The officers for 1917 are the following : Orpha C. Mahoy, worthy matron; Elijah A. Horr, worthy patron; Amelia Covault, associate matron; Carrie Burnham, treasurer; Myrtle Miller Horr, secretary; Laura Swisher, conductress ; Ina L. Burnham, associate conductress; Ella F. Skillman, Adah; Donma W. Hanley, Ruth; Iva Kennedy, Esther ; Carrie M. Osborn, Martha; Frances Rebert, Electa; Lucy S. Van Ness, warder; Walter O. Maddex, sentinel ; Anna E. Botkin, .chaplain ; Mae B. Maddex, marshal; Marjorie B. Laudaker, organist. Caroline W. Johnson, after whom the chapter was named, was a woman of unusual attainments. She was especially interested in the formation of the chapter, and, with due respect to her and her efforts, the members were unanimous in naming the chapter in her honor. A fine spirit of fellowship exists between the chapter and the two Masonic orders. In furnishing the beautiful new temple, the Order of the Eastern Star furnished all of the rugs and the large chair in the east part of the hall. The Bible also is the gift of the chapter. At present the chapter has a membership of one hundred and two. 1NDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. Mosgrove Lodge No. 764, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was formally organized at Urbana. on July 31, 1888, with the following charter members : L. N. Alltop, D. H. Brown, B. J. Holt, J. M. Lynn, J. S. Pence, J. M. Shaul, W. H. L. Taylor, William Baker, N. P. Cone, W. S. Huffer, I. S. Krider, J. D. Marsh, Jr., O. S. Robinson, J. D. Shofstall, George E. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 643 Bechtolt, J. H. E. Dimond, J. E. Johnson, S. M. Landis, Robert Nott, George M. Robinson, S. L. Stone, L. H. Whitehead, George E. Bayer, W. H. Eccles, Thomas Kerr, N. W. Leezer, Berton O'Neal, NI. NI. Shafer, William T. Neer and C. H. Stump. The first officers consisted of the following: John M. Shaul, noble grand; L. H. Whitehead, vice-grand; Charles H. Stump, recording secretary; Barton O'Neal, treasurer. The latter served the lodge ten years in the same capacity. The present officers are : Charles N. Freyhof, noble grand; P. A. Printz (now serving his tenth year), recording secretary; S. M. Landis (now serving his fourteenth year), financial secretary; W. J. Given (now serving his eighth year), treasurer. The membership of the order is one hundred and twenty-five. AZALIA LODGE NO. 690, DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH. Azalia Lodge No. 690, Daughters of Rebekah, was instituted at Urbana, September 9, 1909, with sixty charter members. The first officers were the following : Mary Kirkwood, noble grand; Elsie Barker, vice-grand; Emma Schull, recording secretary; Belle Freyhoff, financial secretary ; Bertha Buck, treasurer ; Pearl Curtis, warden; Fern Filson, conductor; Harriett Guthrie, chaplain. The present officers are the following : Ella Botkin, noble grand; Mae Fisher, vice-grand; F. A. Hosenberg, recording secretary; Elsie Barker, treasurer; Helen Nolte, warden; Esther Botkin, conductor; Eudora Kunkel, chaplain. The lodge has enthusiastic workers and has maintained a high standard of membership. The lodge meets in the hall of Urbana Lodge No. 46,. on the first and third Thursday nights of each month. Urbana Lodge No. 188, Daughters of Rebekah, was formally instituted on June 26, 1885, with the frllowing charter members : J. H. Patrick and wife, E. A. Hill and wife, E. C. Smith and wife, D. L. Kidder and wife, J. H. Halterman and wife, E. Z. Kizer and wife, L. S. Shyrigh, J. D. Marsh and wife, S. M. Lamdis and wife, S. G. Hovey and wife, L. Neer and wife, W. B. Kunkle and wife, B. W. Reynolds and wife, E. W. Reynolds and wife, J. S. Kidder, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, D. Brown, J. M. Lewis, William Black, W. H. Taylor, E. Powell, W. Neer, S. Garber, and George A. Boyer. The first officers consisted of the following : Mrs. Kirkpatrick, noble grand Mrs. E. A. Hill, vice-grand; Mrs. Reynolds, secretary Mrs. Landis, treasurer; Mrs. W. B. Kunkle, warden; Mrs. J. D. Marsh, conductor; Mrs. S. M. Landis, right support to noble grand ; Mrs. E. Z. Kizer; left support to noble grand; W. B. Kunkle, outside guard; Mrs. L. S. Shyrigh, inside 644 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. guard; Mrs. S. G. Hovey, right support to vice-grand.; Mrs. L. Neer, left support to vice-grand ; Mrs. J. H. Patrick, chaplain. The present officers include the following : Bertha Shyrigh, noble grand ; Essie Jenkins, vice-grand ; Ella Given, secretary ; Daisy S. Patrick, financial secretary ; Janie Landis, treasurer; Goldie Braden, warden ; Florence Boyer, conductor ; Frank Mindle, outside guard; Lizzie Noble, chaplain; Mary Wagner, inside guard; Laura Hartman, right support to noble grand ; Kitty Link, left support to noble grand; Hazel McGill, right support to vice-grand ; Eva McCompsey, left support to vice-grand; Anna Freyhoff, Kitty Link and Frank Mindle, trustees. The lodge holds its meetings the second and fourth Thursday nights in each month in the Musgrove lodge hall. The lodge has reached a high order of efficiency, due to the enthusiasm and co-operation of the large membership. ODD FELLOWS AT MECHANICSBURG. Wildly Lodge No. 271, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized on February 22, 1855, and was instituted at Mechanicsburg on April 17, 1855, by T. J. McLain, grand master. The members to whom the charter was granted were : William A. Palmer, D. F. Spain, Lewis Kinsley, Morgan Baldwin, R. B. Rogers, Gilbert Farrington, and J. C. Price. The first records of the lodge have been burned as well as the original charter, therefore, the details of 'the first organization of the lodge cannot be given. During the life of the order, four different buildings have been occupied. The first building was a frame structure owned by K. E. Moore. This building was burned and the organization had to seek new quarters. The hall finally decided upon was known as Mann's Hall, where the Keller drug store is now. After occupying this room for a number of years the lodge moved into a room on the corner of Main and Sandusky streets, where Harley Mannon's store is now. After a short stay in this place, the order changed its home again to the room now occupied by the telephone company, and remained there about a year and a half, when the question of constructing a building of their own was submitted to them by P. W. Alden. They were very much handicapped, in that only the small sum of two hundred dollars was at their disposal; however, the members of the order were very enthusiastic and had faith in their ability to finance such a proposition. Members who were able subscribed stock, and it is surely to the credit of the order that the entire amount of the stock was taken by the members of the lodge. As nearly as can be estimated, the entire cost of the building was nine thou- CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 645 sand nine hundred and ninety dollars, one-half of which was paid by the lodge and the other half by P. W. Alden. The stockholders formed an incorporated company, called the I. 0. 0. F. Building Association, with a capital stock of three thousand dollars and a debt of two thousand dollars. The indebtedness of the company was soon paid from the rental of the building; and after the lodge had secured all the stock of the organization and their part of the building, the association was dissolved. The officers for the year of 1917 include the following : Thomas Hatfield, Noble Grand ; B. M. Dean, vice-grand ; Dr. E. H. Thorpe, secretary ; Bruce Neer, financial secretary ; H. H. Darling, treasurer; H. M. Brown, Dr. H. Dickson and Charles Bowen, trustees. The membership of the lodge includes the names of many of the representative citizens of the town and the vicinity. Although the membership is not as large as some of the orders of Mechanicsburg, its influence upon the life of the community has always been exerted for good. The membership at the present time is one hundred and twenty-five and the prospects for further growth are good. V. S. Magruder, who was initiated December 28, 1867, bears the distinction of being connected with this order longer than any other person, while to Charles Culp is given the honor of having been identified with Odd Fellowship longer than any other man living in Mechanicsburg. It is seldom that one meets a woman, who, during the earlier days of the order, met with the Odd Fellows when the fifth degree was given. Such a woman is Lucy Culp, who is still living, and is an active member in the Rebekah lodge at this place. MECHANICSBURG DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH. Lotus Lodge No. 501, Daughters of Rebekah, was instituted at Mechanicsburg on August 4, 1899, by C. H. Lyman, grand secretary, and John Broderick, past master. The charter members included the following : Mat-tie A. Gill, Nancy E. Williams, Myrtle Legge, Etta Legge, Laura Darling, Louise R. Kingsley, Elizabeth Kingsley, Crillie Rowe, Margueritte Kennedy, Maude Branson, Amy Owen, Ada Baker, Elizabeth E. Newcombe, Carrie Culbertson, Clara Shipley, Lucy Culp, Laura A. Powell, Mary Byers, Nancy E. Bowen. The first officers of the lodge were as follow : Elizabeth Newcombe, noble grand ; Clara Shipley, vice-grand ; Ada Baker, secretary ; Mattie Gill, financial secretary ; Laura Darling, treasurer ; Laura Powell, Nancy Williams and Lucy Culp, trustees ; Elizabeth Kingsley, right support to noble grand 646 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Lucy Culp, left support to noble grand ; Nancy Byers, warden ; Etta Legge, conductress ; Myrtle Legge, inside guard ; Crillie Rowe, outside guard ; Nancy Williams, chaplain; Margueritte Kennedy, right support to vice-grand ; Louise Kingsley, left support to vice-grand. The present officers of the order are as follow : Minnie Dean, noble grand ; Carrie Burnham, vice-grand; Mary Pearl Near, recording secretary ; May Doak, financial secretary ; Amelia Covault, treasurer ; Lucy Culp, right support t0 noble grand ; Rue Hinsman, left support to noble grand ; Lula Robison, warden ; Crillie Rowe, conductress; Inez Darling, outside guard ; Nan Hatfield, inside guard ; chaplain, Mary B. Neer ; Mary B. Neer, Nellie Horr, Josephine Thorpe, trustees. The present membership of the lodge is eighty. Patience Lodge No. 320, Daughters of Rebekah, was instituted on November 20, 1890, by Deputy Grand Master J. R. Miles, with the following charter members : S. S. Fisher, William Dobbins, J. B. Armstrong, C. H. Curl, D. S. Spain, William F. White, and Sister M. F. Turpin, O. E. Armstrong, F. B. Fisher, Lizzie Curl, E. Spain, Maggie A. White, J. H. Huffman. The lodge is now in a rather weakened condition. A complete organization is maintained, however, the officers of which are as follow : Mrs. Flora Fisher, noble grand ; Mrs. Frank Jordan, vice-grand ; Mrs. Maria Foster, recording secretary ; C. Curl, financial secretary ; Mrs. Anna West, past grand; Mrs. Elizabeth Coats, treasurer. MECHANICSBURG PATRIARCHS MILITANT. Goshen Encampment No. 137, Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), was granted a charter on May 3, 1871. The names of the charter members cannot be given because the names written upon the charter have become so dim on account of age that they are not now decipherable. The encampment has undergone many changes and has had various degrees of prosperity. At one time the members were on the point of surrendering the charter, and perhaps would have done so had not the lodge owned a one-thousanddollar interest in the building which it occupied. The encampment has an active membership of fifty members and bids fair to enjoy an active future. The officers for the year 1917 include the following : Ross D. Terry, chief patriarch ; L. C. Wenner, senior warden ; Thomas Wenner, junior warden ; H. H. Darling, scribe; Bruce Neer, treasurer ; W. H. Talbot, J. M. Brown, and E. H. Thorp, trustees. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 647 ODD FELLOWS AT ST. PARIS. St. Paris Lodge No. 246, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was duly organized on May 10, 1854, with the foll0wing charter members : J. H. Klapp, E. A. Stockton, Ezra Pretzman, George Wirick, David Brown, Frank Beberick, George Flowers, Jacob Batdorf, Samuel Overhulse, William Overhulse and Samuel Wirick. At the time the lodge was organized the following officers were chosen : Ezra Pretzman, noble grand; William Overhulse, vice-grand ; George Flowers, secretary ; E. A. Stockton, treasurer. On May 24, 1854, the following trustees were chosen : John J. Musson, J. H. Klapp and Samuel Wirick. The officers for 1917 are the following: Harry O. Baker, noble grand; Scott Owens, vice-grand ; John E. Kite, secretary ; J. C. Brohan, treasurer ; Wesley Showers, George Rudasil land John P. McMorrow, trustees. The lodge owns a brick building that was built in 1871, at a cost of five thousand dollars. Russell Encampment No. 141, Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), was organized at St. Paris, July 19, 1871, the charter members consisting of the following : E. V. Rhoads, John French, D. H. McDaniel, John F. Riker, Jacob Huffman, Elisha Berry, E. Pretzman, Ira Wiant, James M. Kite, Asa Wiant, . P. Comer, E. R. Northcutt, W. H. Briggs, James L. Laird, F. Wiegman, and William Terrel. The first officers consisted of the following: John F. Riker, chief patriarch ; James L. Baird, senior warden ; E. R. Northcutt, junior warden ; E. V. Rhoads, scribe ; Elisha Berry, treasurer; William Terrel, high priest. The officers for 1917 are : Fay E. Pence, chief patriarch ; H. O. Baker, senior -warden ; James D. Pence, junior warden ; John E. Kite, scribe ; Wesley Showers, treasurer ; Scott Owens, high priest. The lodge meets in the rooms of St. Paris Lodge No. 246, located on the corner of Plum and Springfield streets. NORTH LEWISBURG ODD FELLOWS. King Lodge No. 546, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, located at North Lewisburg, was formally organized July 2, 1873, with the following charter members : Wilson Young, Hiram Inskeep, L. D. Warner, Harry Cowgill, Alexander Lee, Samuel Shawl, George Carpenter, Hutem Ewins, Wallace Snuffin, George W. Conner, Loren B. McFarland, D. A. Millice, Isaac Painter. Owing to the fact that the first records were destroyed by 648 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. fire, January 2, 1883, the names of the first officers cannot be obtained. The following are the officers at present : Charles Griffin, noble grand; L. L. Fisher, financial secretary; S. M. Wester, treasurer ; Sam Riley: recording secretary. WOODSTOCK ODD FELLOWS. Woodstock Lodge No. 167, Independent Order of odd Fellows, was organized on July 18, 185o, with the following charter members : Cyrus Waite, George Gregory, Thomas Wilcox, Warren Sibley, Royal Jennings, William Shaffer, Jacob Broadwell and Hiram Smith. The elective officers of the lodge are the following : C. W. Cushman, noble grand; Noble Harmison, vice-grand; Harry Matton, financial secretary ; Charles Cranston, recording secretary. The lodge first owned a frame building which burned in 1871. Two years later the present brick building was erected. The order has an active membership of one hundred and twenty-five. Woodstock Lodge No. 407, Daughters of Rebekah, was organized on August 29, 1894, with the following charter members : George Hess, Laura Hess, C. M. Sherwood, G. S. Hoisington, Elizabeth Westfall, Mollie Clark, Isaac Hayes, Sarah Hayes, Rettie Crawford, George W. Clark, J. W. Sher-wood, Charles Cranston, W. C. Gifford, G. H. Clark, D. H. Gifford, and John- E. Loitz. The elective officers for 1917 follow : Mary E. Smith, noble grand; Nell Smith, vice-grand; Barbar Reed, recording secretary ; Buby Clark, financial secretary ; Mollie Clark, treasurer. The lodge is very strong, and the members thereof take much interest in furthering its interests. THACKERY ODD FELLOWS. Thackery Lodge No. 874, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized at the village of Thackery on June 30, 19̊4, with the following charter members : J. H. Stevens, Elmer Smith, Nathan Marsh, John W. Helvie, J. S. Kneisley, W. A. Leonard, A. W. Rust, J. E. Jenkins, John Thackery, R. B. Neese, George H. Helvie, Bert Proctor, Edward Bishop, F. D. Stevens and Charles W. Stevens. The first officers were the following: J. H. Stevens, noble grand; George H. Helvie, secretary ; Elmer Smith, treasurer. The present officers are the following : Clyde Stevens, noble grand; Charles W. Stevens, secretary ; F. E. Jenkins, treasurer. The mem-bership at the present time is forty-six. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 649 CHRISTIANSBURG ODD FELLOWS. Social Lodge No. 139, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Christiansburg, was organized in 1849 with about eight charter members. As the order grew and prospered, a lodge room was built at a cost of twelve hundred dol-lars. The first noble grand was John C. Corbley. The present elective offi-cers consist of the following : J. Julian, noble grand; C. C. Warner, vice-grand ; J. C. Morete, recording secretary ; Carl Lippencut, financial secretary ; . Ray Mott, treasurer. Addison Encampment No. 75, Patriarchs Militant, was instituted on July 8, 1858, and has always enjoyed an active existence. CATAWBA ODD FELLOWS. Catawba Lodge No. 349, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was duly organized on July 13, 1859, with the following charter members : L. W. Ellsworth, Hayes Speakman, Peter Gove, Benjamin F. Tavenner, Benjamin Hendricks, J. H. Roberts, Benjamin Melvin, Isaac Curl. The first organi-zation of the lodge included the following officers : L. W. Ellsworth, noble grand; Peter Gove, vice-grand ; Benjamin Hendricks, recording secretary ; Hayes Speakman, financial secretary ; J. H. Roberts, treasurer ; Isaac Curl, Benjamin Melvin and B. F. Tavenner, trustees. The officers for the year 1917 are : Cecil Hunter, noble grand ; Claud Tarbutton, vice-grand; C. F. McConkey, recording secretary ; Elmer Jones, financial secretary ; George H. Anderson, treasurer ; Alf. Jacobs, Alva Wal-deck and Minor Bumgardner, trustees. This order is one of the live secret societies of the county, and is accomplishing a great amount of good in the community. The lodge has erected a building on North Champaign street at a cost of thirty-three hundred dollars, which is a credit riot only to the order but to the village. CABLE ODD FELLOWS. Cable Lodge, No. 345, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized on July 20, 1864, with the following charter members : W. E. Fuston, James Wells, John M. Shaul, Henry Nincehelser, Wilson Grove, Nat Johnson, Jacob H. Craft, and others whose names can not be ascertained, since the original records were burned when the Odd Fellows hall was destroyed, September 24, 1894. For the same reason nothing regarding the details of