The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-10-13
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History OF Alexander Lodge No. a11

| tan,s. Resident brothers George w.
q, Mex enzie, l.. u. Fn2ou, John Antrim
| Abraham Williams, John Greenwood and
II. w. Bacon, holding withdrawal cards
from their former lodges, applied 10 the
r. w. Grand Lodge Of the State for u
charter. The charter wa, granted, and on
Ne l7,h day Of March :lsj7, the bro,heis
met in their hall, with j. W. Harmon
district deputy &. NJ in the chair, Mr..
Raployas V. O. aud Messrs. McGinnis and
Green, II. Secretaries for the purpose of
organization. Tho following officer, were
then and there elected:
Bro. G.. W. Mckenzie n. G.
John Antrim, V. G..
L. g. faxon, Sccry.
\. Williams, Trcus.
y. D. q. VI Harmon, assisted by Mound
tityunl Ccntrulh, brethcrn installed the
officers clect into Office on the same evening
From this time forth the lodge piospcrcl,
increasing alike its membership and the
funds in its treasury.
On the 9Th day Of March lsss, the fret
annivorssry wns celebrated in very suc-
cc.iful and credi;able manner. GA the l2th
of June following, the Mississippi lcvcc
yielded ~ tue procure Of the great aucd
Of Tint year, The waters came pUuting in,
and by day light On the 18th instant every
portion Of the city wa, Inundated, and hun
dreds Of men, women and children were
rendered homeless, and many ~ them Jeff
in destitute circumstance, the members Of
the lodge sharing in tho general disaster.
On the 10th OF June the lodge met aud re-
solved 10 divide tn funds On hand labou,
5000 among the mos. needy members, and
appointed a committee - solicit donations
for the relief of all the sufferers Wy ,ho
food. Withdrawal card were issued
Without cAac,ing the payment Of dues, and
many OF the moinber. left the city and re-
NAMED away permanently. Thus the
lodge was greatly reduced alike in mom-
bcr.hip aud finances, but naintaincd
precsrious existence through several year.
0r,he i,th day Of April lsGi, . rcso
Luton was offered 10 surrender the charter
and propertic. Of the lodge To- the Grand
lodge Of the State. The resolution was de-
fea;ed, however, and motion carried to
crpungc u from the record. On sub,e-
qucn, meeting in July the same resolu-
ton va, again offered, aud, there being
only few members present, 1t was car
ried, and. in Pursuance of IL, the charter
and eIegt. of the lodge were surrendered
During 1865 several attempts were made
to rcvive the lodge, or star, a new one, bu,
without success. Ia the summer Of lso6
meeting of al the Odl Fellow, Of the city
wa. hold, having ID" same object ia view,
aud through influence of the IL ". Grand
Secretary willard, !; Wa. agreed tina. the
Old lodge should be revived.
On the s,h day Of August, di.pensa,iou
was granted 10y tho VI. ". Graud Master
Of the State 10 the following mcmbcrs' ].
:. Morris. T. Bro, G. VI. Oi,r.
loh, Joseph MnKousi,, :. T.. NJ.
Cuulcy. &. :. Hutchinson. H. +.
Goodyear and + Mal,nsri !, revive the
old lodge, and the charter bo1S,und paper.
of the same were restored e. them. Tie
lodge wa, with the assistance # The officer,
and memb,rs Il The Mound City lodge, ~
organized on the 81 day Of October, lSG7,
u. D;G. NJ, Alexander fra'er, presiding
On the same evening" the following brothers
were elected and Installed Hs officers.
James :, Morris, y. g.; joseph Me-
Kcnllc V. O. + Bros, Secretary; e. VI.
O.tcrloh Treasurer.
Several W ,mbcrs were Immediately ad-
mi,ted on cards, and the lodge W., thus
placed In m efficient working shape, Tho
effort Wa, shortly -aitcr inauguratcl that
secured from DR.. After, the present lodge
room, which was fitted up al the joint OK
pcuse of the Old Fellows and Good Tenn
plars and made ready for occupancy about
the Is. day Of July 1896. From tina, time
forth the lodge was in Acondition To in
itiate members, the power. Of the lodge
previously being restricted TO the admission
OF members on cards, or their initiation
through the officers Of the lodge at Mound
City.
The lodge at this time is in most pros
porous condition, numbering 20 or so
members; has an excellent hall is nearly
out Of debt, and is praetieins tho grand
virtues that form the foundation Of is ox.
istcncc.
The facts here given are taken from an
address read by teh n, Ii, Bross at the an
niversary meeting of the lodge held year
ago. and may therefore be accepted as re-
liable.
SIGHr II Money canno
buy II, but Lazuras and Morris perfected
spcctacles will preserve IL. No glimmer-
ing or wayering Of sight, peculiar to
n,ba,s In ,sn T,lnr Rrn, snln .nnpt. c,r