The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
Order of Eastern Star.


the officers elected were as follows:
Worthy matron, Mrs. Amanda Wise;
associate matron, Mrs. Esther Warner;
worthy patron, Chas A. Chapman
treasurer, Mrs. W. 81. Drake, secre-
tary, Mrs. Flora NJ. Baker; conduc-
tress, Mrs w. 81. Allen. The lodge
is in very fourishing condition at
present. The following are the Off
GERS: Worthy matron, Mrs W. +.
Jewson worthy patron, E. P. Rutan !;
secretary, Mrs. NJ. D. Fritz; treasurer,
Miss Jessie Mead.
Mankato Lodge No. 3, |. o. o. F.
This lodge was organized Nov. II,
1866, with six charter members, Of
whom but two are now living, B. F.
Pay and S. F. Barney, the latter not
DOW a member. The first officers are
as follows: E. D. B. Porter, N. g.
Jno. VIM. Hoerr, " g. i; s. f.
Barney, secretary B. D. Pay, treas
urer D. 81. Tyner, warden; Geo. E.
doerr, l. g. !; S. A. Buel, acting It.
secretary. The meetings were held in
the Good Templars hall in the Higgins
building-a large stone structure
little below where Fred Kron' 8 depart
ment store is now located. In 1886 the
lodge constructed a building on the
corner of Second and Jackson streets,
which was burned in 1897, and rebuilt
and dedicated Feb. 3, 1898. The pres
ent building is a beautiful and sub
stantial one. The present member
ship is about $50. The following are
the officers: N. g., G.. 81. Lang; V.
G., A. D. Wheeler; secretary, }. R.
Bowen; treasurer, b. R. Wiecking.
The other lodgdes of this order in
the city are Schiller lodge No. go;
Canton Colfax, No. 9; Blue Earth en-
campment, No. s and the two Rebecca
lodges are Minneopa No. 70 and
Aurora lodge, No 81.
A. u. W., Blue Earth, No. 80.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men organized the local lodge Oct s,
1877, with IA members. They met in
different places until the Ray build
ing was erected in 1895 when they
leased the entire third floor for lodge
purposes. 1t is beautifully furnished
and the appointments are perfect in
every respect. They now have a MEM
bership of 273. Their officers are as
follows: Dist. Dep, P. 81. Jordan !;
P. NJ. W., J. r. Thomas; M. w., w.
B. Davies F. Bruno Roemer O., A.
G. Meyer g., E. Rosenberger; F.,
Chas. Schildknecht; recorder, A. J.
Nelson receiver, Andrew Anderson.
Knights of Pythias.
Mankato lodge, No. Sc, K. of F.,
was organized in the hall in the old
Ray building, on S. Front street, near
Hickory, Tuesday night, May Is,
1886, by Grand Chancellor F. S. Nc
Donald, assisted by Grand Keeper OF
Records and Seal Ed. Stevens, of Min
neapolis, and about thirty knights from
LIE Sueur and Henderson. After the
military work was performed the fol-
lowing officers were elected: P. c.,
l. Miller; P c., N. P. Lee; G. G.,
F. Zeigler: V. c., q. NJ. Hamilton
prelate, NJ J. Einstein M. E., l.. A
Under; NJ. F., W. A. Bonnie; K. R
S., g. D. Williams: M. A, N. P
Lee; 1. G., F. r. Watson o. g., R
F. Jones.
The charter members were: N. P
Lee, Isaac Miller, F. Zeigler. VIM. A
Bonnie, Richard F. Jones, Louis A
Under, Henry NJ Hamilton, Morri
J. Einstein, L. o. Randall, j. W
Andrews, Fred w. Force, L. P. Hunt
Carl Dice, II. D. Williams, F. r
Watson, Ed E. Smith, D. S. Evans, j
M. Karmany, D. F. McGraw, J. r
Thomas.
The institution was duly celebrate
by repast at the Mankato House
then presided over by 81. NJ. Hamil
ton. The lodge continued TO meet i
the old hall until the completion
moved into that lodge hall. Here
remained until the completion of tn
Ray building, when it leased the ele
CANT lodge room in that block of th
A. o. U. W., where they are no
located and meet every Thursda
night. This lodge has always bee
prominent in the affairs of the Graz
of the state The lodge has men
bership of $50.
The lodge is in very prospero'
condition and embraces many OF Of
best citizens in its membership.
Royal Arcanum.
Mankato council No. 1920, Roy
Arcanum, was Instituted June
1892, with twenty-five charter mel
bers, and it has grown until it's mel
bership is now $50. The features
the lodge are insurance, social al
fraternaI. The council is an excelle
social body. it's personnel is second
none, and is thriving and giving sig
of increased growth in the futul
1t has sub pleased Schiller hall, one
the finest lodge halls in the state. I
officers for the present year are as f
lows: Regent, o. W. Schmidt; Vi
regent, g. r. Bradley secretary,
d. Fancher collector, D. V. William
treasurer, q. 81. Perrin; orator,
q. Pfeffer: chaplain, Thomas Law
son guide, Jay r. Wysong; ward'
III. S. Holman; sentry, A. E. Die
trustees B. f. Paw a. l. Parry,