Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

the petition:
John Bogart, w. NJ, J. c. Ozias, s. w.,
John Snyder, J. w., J.M wesssad,
r. II. Plais, 7. w. Close,
j. s. Freeman.
After period Of less than three months
the w. NJ, John Bogart, attended the Grand
Communication at its eighteenth Annual
Session, held at Oskaloosa, as the represen>
tative of his Lodge. The work. record and
report Of the Lodge was approved, and on
was granted, confirming the name of IyDE.
PEyDExcE, and giving the Lodge the nuns
Der ''e7." A number Of other Lodges in the
iowa jurisdiction also received Charters o,
the same time, making the whole number oi
chartered Lodges in tie State, ninety, and
four others under dispensa.ion. The num>
Der of members of this Lodge was then
eleven, and the whole number Of Masons in
the State was Ia only one-Gfih Of the mum.
Der at present.
The Lodge was regularly constituted un.
der the Charter, June z5th, 1856, by BRO.
P. NJ. Keller as d. G. NJ, and the same Of.
fcers named were installed.
The following Brethren, having Identified,
were admitted to membership during the
first Masonic year:
II. II. Hunt, Z. d. Reed,
G. warne, dsmited, W. NJ. Bennett, Identified,
T. B. BuIiene, depi'td J. NJ. Miller,
Levi Kaplan, dem'td o. c. Scarls, Identified,
4. S. Searls, dc,ni,tcd.
The following became members at the
Same time. in the usual Masonic way:
c. Buckley, J. y. Mills, Identified,
A. II. Trask, expelled, T. c. Bar,e, demitted,
B. s. Rider, sust j, II. G. Hastings, dead,
S. Leslie, l.. L. Walton, dead,
o. II. r. Rosell, l.. b. Meiesh, suspenped,
E. Brewer, Z. B. Oder,
c. +. Lcavit, dem'td c. L. White, dead.
On the 14th of July, 1857, the following
officers were elected, and were installed
August 9Th.
John Smyser, W. NJ, H. II. Hunt, s. W.
Z. Brewer ]. W.
There were received during the year:
". o. Smith, dem'td, D. T. Kendall, dcmit.cd.
L. W. Cook, den'td, J. B. Thomas, Identified,
b. S. Deering, ID. c. Tomlin.on, dem'td,
s. p. Webster. susp'd, VIM. Brady,
W. 5. Marshall, 7. Scarclid,
J. b. Myers, Z Miller,
W c Nelson, dead, 8 Mcfarland, demittcd,
J Jameson, q W Smyser
PA Older,
So prosperous had this Lodge become in
1887 that or the last day OF that year the
Brethren dedicated a new hall, the ceremo>
uies being conducted by ID. Il. NJ. b.
Fleak.
The officers for the year 1859 were; E.
Brewer, W. NJ, Z. B. Older, S. W., b. S.
Deerinp, ]. w. and the new members were:
c. F. Losure, c. Hedges. Identified.
d. u, Myers, s. Pearsall. demitted
The chief elected in 1859 were Z. Brew.
er, W. NJ, +. b. Older, S. W., J. B. Thomas,
J. W. The only new members were: II. S.
Chase, Identified, H. Orton, demi,,ed.
AT the close of the Masonic year, ending
June 1850, the 70 lowing new officers were
elected J. u. Thomas, W. NJ, Z. +. Leav,
lit, S. w., 7. Scarcliff, J. W.; but they we're
not installed until the eighth day OF August.
Only four new members were rec -ived
that year; C. NJ. Durham, ]. II. Morgan,
dead. d. S. Lee, W. B. Boss.
In 1851 the officers elected were: f.
Bewer, W. NJ, c. F. Leavi,t. s. w., O. IL.
P. Roselle, J. w. Only one member-O
J. Renwick--was received in that year.
The same chief officers were elected in
1862, and under their administration the
following nine members were received:
L. p. Etutscn, p. s. Tsft, dead.
il. Birmingham, DH burroughs, dem I'd,
G Freeman, dem'td a NJ Wilcox,
A Elliott, OK Griffith, demitted,
II HenenwAy, Identified.
In Nav 1868 there we're elected: C. +.
Leavitf. ". NJ, 0. IL. P. Roselle, s. W., C..
NJ. Durham, j. w. The new members for
that year were:
5 w Rich, Identified, &c Wilcox,
S 2 Miller, A Myers,
CIV Ne Kinney, II Miller,
JG Moorhouse, dcmi ted
The officers elected in 1864 were: D. s.
Deering, W. NJ, c. NJ. Durham, 8. w., p.
S. Tiff, J. W. Brother Teft was drowned
in July of that year, and under a dispen>
saiion from the Grand Master, J. Jameson
was elected j. W. for the balance of the
year. The new members were:
J & Wilkinson, dem'td, CIV Taylor,
Z ZiAn, Rl4ne,
tt Wilson, JH ,uttcr, dead.
In May 1865, the new officers elected
were: d. S. Decring, w. NJ, q. NJ. DUR
ham, s. W., l.. L. Walton, J. W., and the
new members, for the succeeding year, were
II II Fairhall, demtd, J Iollett,
N II SantOIu, ueo L1nueruaic,
A Edwards, J Il Gaylord,
W Masher, J d Wiley, demitted,
Ebxie Wilson, c + Herrick,
Geo kirkham.
By this time the prosperity Of the Lodge
was renewed, as may be inferred from the
annual increase Of members. In May 1866
there we're elected: b Deering, w E., c
NJ Durham S W, II p Henslaw,J J W. The
The new members for 1861 were:
" c Spcncer, CW Seidell, Identified,
Geo Teinmets, s Nicholson,
r T Williams, &c Rosencrans, dem'td,
+ Reiterman, X o Laird, Identified.
The Masonic year lS67-S exceeded all
others in the number of new members. The
officers were C NJ Durham, w NJ, Oh p
Roselle, S w, J H Plane, W. The names
Of the new members are:
J II Lawrence L II Ely,
J w Blake, J II Fordham,
II Ames, d L Smith,
J W Turner, b w Seymour,
s Leslie III Caughtry.