Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-12-23
LODGES ELECT OFFICERS.
Each society Has Had "A Prosperous Year
and Increased Membership.

This being the season of the year
when the various fraternal societies elect
their new officers, n little data as 10
growth during their existance as well as
the officers, who will serve them the
coming year may be of interest. There
are eighteen lodges III Alma, and each
report a prosperous year, both in point
of new members and i'll financial way
The grand total of membership in these
lodges signifies big family of /, ,2l9, who
are all in common, striving to maintain
the noble principles and teachings of
their respective orders.
The list is headed by the l. o. .. +.
with the largest membership. They
We're instituted III July 1886 and now
number l56. They are closely followed
by the Rebekahs, with IA membership of
lI3, and instituted year later. Alma
Tent X. o. L. NJ. NJ is third on the list,
with 1919 members and have only been
organized since 1891 probably the most
rapid growth of any of the lodges. The
X. of =. lodge has 9S members and were
organized in April 1888 About five
years ago the NJ. w. of \. Camp was
organized and now has % wood choppers
to the number of SO are now mustered
III the n. l.. V. :. and they were organ
lied III August 1902 \ good gain
Alma encampment No. 81 l. o. O. +.
was in January, 1874 in St Louis Mich.
and was moved to Alma about eight
years ago. They have 81 members.
Present membership of the l.. o. Il. NJ.
NJ. is sc. This lodge was organized in
March 1898 and is i'll fiourishing condi-
ton. The Rathbone Sisters have "a
members, and their lodge was organized
in February, 1895 The r. n. A. and
the American Buffaloes each have "A
membership of 2S. and were instituted
in 1892 and 1904 respectively.
Up to the time of the writing of this
article several of the lodges have not
held their election, but will be published
as soon as reported.
Following are the officers for 1905:
100.
Alma Lodge No 23s-N. c., J. II.
r. $, w. :. Bogart; +. 5, Preston
Lane; Treas, Chas. Modern; Trustee
for three years, r. II. Ellicott
Superior Rebekah Lodge No l0l-'
n. G., Nellie b. Thomas; V g.. Josie
Alverson; r. 5, Nellie Coleman; Treas,
Emma Fishbeck
K.O.T VI. VI.
Alma Tent No. 3s4. s4.-Commandcr. d.
Vought, Lieut.. Com, +. b. Rollin; X.
X, l.. c. Wright; f. X, J. w. :.
Opdyke chaplain, c. NJ. Bildson; sergt.,
w. $. Bogart; physician, DIR. :. n. Nc
Clinton; NJ. at A., w III. Latimer; lst
NJ of c., j. A. Bittner; 2nd NJ. of g.,
NJ. +. Mapes; sentinel, l.. H. Mapes;
picket, f. G. Rohlan
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Fitz James Lodge No. %, X. of p
G. c., NJ. A. Medler; V c., w. :.
Bogart; prelate, NJ. A. Harvey; NJ of
w, John ID. Spinney NJ of f., j. :.
Knotzer; NJ. of f. T., w Marsh; X of
II. and s., Otto Sanderhoff; NJ. at a,
j. b. Kernen; l. e., +. G. Rohlan; O.
g., VIM. Frye; trustee for three years,
&. b. Mason
NJ w of a.
Alma Camp No. Sl42-V. c., j. +. |
Fuller, w. A, Geo. II. Kirby; clerk,
w. 5. Bogart; banker, II. Stoddard
escort, J. w Henderson, watchman, Ira
States; sentry, Bert Forquer
Camp Darragh No n. L. V. 81
Col, John Grieg; Lieut.. Col, Otis
White Major, Claude Struble; o. of d.
Ezra Robinson; o. of G., ID. Sturble
q. NJ, ". A. Davis; chaplsin, II. Wise
sergant, Geo Bahlke.
I.o.O +. ENCAMPMENT.
Alma Encampment No &c. p.
w. II. Rogers; 5. w, II. Denges; j.
,.s.
treas, +. III. Ellicott; II. F. F., b. Lane
representatives TO the grand encampment
II. A. Becker and +. II. Ellicott.
L.oT.M. M.
Alma Hive No. SEP. c., Anna
Leonard; G. Leona Latimer; L. c.,
Ethel Johnson; r. X, Ada l.. Greig |
F. X; Henrietta Hubble; chaplain, |
Quentella Ferris NJ. of r., Alice Med |
ler; sergt, Cora Fatty; seminal, Susan
Enterline; picket, Jessie Cheney; medi |
cal examiner, DR.. n. +. McClinton; |
assistant medical examiner, DR.. +. T. |
Lamb.
RATHBoNE SISTERS.
Royal Temple No. l6-P. c., Annie
Hayt NJ. +. c., Carrie l.. Fuller; +. $,
Geneva Vought; +. j., Maud Chadwick;
NJ. of T., Henrietta Miller; NJ. of X. &
c., Minnie Smith, NJ of f., Nellie
Scattergood; p. of T., Selma mgersoll;
G of o. T., Flora Stevens.
X. " A.
Rosewood Camp No. 32Sl-Oracle,
+. Fuller; V. o., Fannie Mack; chan
cellor. Sarah Humphreys; recorder,
Edna Whelan; marshal, Bertha Bamber;
/. $, Minnie Henderson; O. $, Sarah
Mnusar. r,aunhar hoard af ruauauer I
T.. Fuller: physician, DIR. f. T. Lamb;
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