Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
Secret Orders.
BY D. NJ. HARRIS
Continued


Pytlias, of this city, was organic d on
October Goth, 1892 1899, by the following
chatter members; d. j. Album; NJ. I.
Bailey f. Il, Carlisle: w. M. Carlisle:
T, U Carlisle; w. M. Cook; r. N. Co.e.
man; N. S Dahl; Frank ID, d ,on; w. G.
Fensler; o. b. Fredricks; w. NJ Har.
man; G. Il. Hopkins; Fred Johnson: A.
s. b. King; q. w. McGavren; Neil Nc
Leod; j. Il Marsh; 7. B. Oden, w. H.
ONeil; q. Shauble, II. n Warren, and
w. Il. hamlssseyeT. :
This is one Of our most popular Or.
Fders, having for its membership large
proportion or young men. Its regalia
is most beautiful and attractive. and
all its work partakes of the social and
protective, first organized by Justus II
Rathboune, in Washington Ciitt5, u. q
Feb. 10th 1864. in .ss sasAA tqdisssminate
trrA.99s.assAnp, charity, and benevolence,
and to insure against the ills Of liie,
and while not claigAins ago OF mystery
for its origin. yat il is grand in concep-
ton and noble in works, and is worthy
its honored name Not being a mem.
Der we are not able to particu!arize as
to its present membership or present
financial standing, but from . personal
knowledge Of tt,.s character Of its mem
b4esn.p, we are free to say that Il il
Zone of our best Orders,
And now 1t becomes our pains,, III din.
ty to report the birts and death of one
" -" Jest, and at one time, one of the
llargest lodges in the city. We refer to
Evergreen Lodge No. ia, Order of
, Good Templars, organized Nov. 6el876
by Mrs. Anna Schultz. who was the
first Chief Templer, and who afterward
became Vice Templer of the State OF
Iowa; and G $. Hoar, first Secretary.
This Order was, for many years, one
of the strongest lodges in city, having
|for its object the suppression of in
Temperance, and the improvement OF
society, and embraced in its member
: ship many of the best citizens, both la
die, and gentlemen, young and old. u
flour shed for some.years butpraduall
ceased to grow, and finally suspended
The cause of its failure was due large
ly to the legislation on the subject b.
the adoption of the constitutions
% amendment, which was itended to d.
away largely with the liquor traffic
but on,its failure, many were discour
n aged and lost interest and left the Or
le der. That the Good Templers done
Q good work nsne can doubt, but on tn
W decline of the lodge many of the youn
70 drifted away, and some have forme'
d habits of doubtful propriety.
N Belden Post, No. So, Grand Army o
n the Republic, was organized Septembe
n 9th 1881, under a charter granted t
re the following ex-soldiers:
W j. p. Lahman; 9. L. Wills; A. b. N
e. Ellis; John Thompson; T.. A. Boies; j
70 s. Goss; u. L. French; Il. Owens; /.
-, Case; w. III. Berry; l.. N. Goodrich; l
~ Ha9any; T. Fl. Cook; Ii. II. Denis; "
ut N. Fouts; A. II. Livingston; John MAJ
le tin; J. Il. Williams; E. j. Cobleigh;
Crawford; Z. West; II. Marksberry; A
l.. Mcintosh.
This is fraternal Organization, ha,
ing for its object the care and assis
lance of its members and the patr
Il otism of the noble men who, at th
call of their country, left home, famll
IF and friends to do battle for the hono
and glory of our flag, and the perpetu
ty of the government Of our father
In this Order, we understand, non
=. are entitled to membership but thos
., who served their country on the tente
- field and hold an honorable dischare
%, from the army of the Republic
-. That the Organization is worthy tn
~ attention of soldiers who have org
" nized the Post for the perpetustion
the name and services of the men wi
were true when it required manhoc
;" to stand beneath the starry emblem 9
our nationality. 1t is the means
oy bringing together the men who stoo
together on the tented field, drank o,
IL. of the same canteen, and slept toget
or in the same tent, and keep fresh
their minds the stories told around u
81. camp fires. It's good place to 90.
! Ito be continued)
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