Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-03
ORIENT CHAPTER No. Is, O. L. S.

organized in 1861, and which hell
very interesting meetings in Thorp
Hall for number of years.
The first Worthy Matron Of tn
lodge was Mrs. Ingals of Delhi, ant
B. II. Kellar occupied the chair a
first Worthy Patron. At the TIM
Of the affliation Of the chapter witt
the Grand Lodge, in May 1881
number of the former members
chose to drop out, these being
charter members of Orient Chapter
No. Is as they appear on thu
charter: Jones, Hoag, Sherman, A
Pierce, G. S. Crosby, R. Steadman
I. Lister, A. o. Moore, A. Beehler
L. Johnston, j. Jones, S. NJ. Adams
Ella Jewell, Hattie Brown, Addie
Cawley, Lizzie Allen, Lizzie Hoag
Hattie Hoag. Added to this lis
should also be these names as frs
members: Jos. Hutchinson, d. l
Johnston, j. F. Johnston, Ellen G.
Johnston, W. B. Jones, D. w. Jones,
Mrs. w. S. Jones, j. D. Kennedy
Mrs. j. D. Kennedy, w. T. Adams
F. j. Atwater, Geo. Acers, Mrs. Geo
Acers, Seth Brown, Max Beehler, S
@. Crosby, w. G. Cawley, J. W.
Ford, E. Hoag, N. T. Lawrence
Mrs. N. T. Lawrence, Mrs. A. O.
Moore, Johnston Robinson, Mrs. E.
Robertson, s. A. Steadman, r. W.
Thrill, E. j. Thrill, N. j. Wolcott
Mrs. N. j. Wolco.t and Nell Paxson,
Mrs. Johnston Robinson.
A number of her members have
brought certain credit to Orient
Chapter and builded her reputation
sfor bright, capable membership,
Mrs. L. L. Carhart having been
Ylected and serving as Grand Associ.
Ate Matron, and Hon. w. II. Norris
as Worthy Grand Patron, while Mrs.
Mary Hoag and Mrs. Martha Norris
have held ~appointive offices in the
Iowa Grand Chapter.
The Past Matrons of Orient Chap.
ter in the order of their services are;
Mrs. Mary Hoag, Mrs. L. L. Carhart
Mrs. S. G. Crosby, Mrs. Jennie
Jones, Mrs. Rebecca Steadman, Mrs.
S. S. Sherman, Mrs, Martha Norris,
Mrs. Lucinda Ford, Mrs. Ella B.
Jewell, Mrs. Ida Hpllister, Airs, Ida
'isteE IS fsil, 4 ianrJasr MIS-.
. has served at two different
,es.
Of the present officers, many have
held other offices, Matron Ida Lister
having served in various offices in
the chapter. as have also Miss Eva
Smith, Associate Matron, and Con-
ductress Mrs. Lettie Andrews. Mrs.
Caro- Sabin is serving her second
term as secretary and Mr.. Pearse has
been sentinel for three terms, Ia
term being two years. and Mrs. Hat
tie Hunt serving very efficiently as
pianist for a number Of years past.
Among the appointive officers
these have held their respective
positions in the Star for two terms:
Mrs. Lizzie Carhart, Mrs. Nellie
Dudley, Miss Idell Miles.
These are the present officers.
Worthy Matron, Ida Lister; W. p,
Burton Clark; A. NJ, Miss Eva
Smith; Secretary, Mrs. Caro- Sabin;
Treas, Mrs. Laura Graham; Cond.,
Mrs. Lettie Andrews; A. Cond., Mrs.
Hattie Smith; Chap, Mrs. Lizzie
ssJarhart; Marshal, Mrs. Nellie Dud-
ley; Warder, Mrs. Nancy Sedgwick;
Adah, Miss Idell Miles; Ruth, Miss
Alice Eaton; Martha, Miss Blanche
Lawrence; Electa, Miss Margaret
Lindsay; Sent, j. NJ. Pearse;
Pianist, Mrs. Hattie Hunt.
Esther, one of the appointive
officers, has not yet been chosen.
There are fifty names on the
Omitted" list, and twenty in the
list Of those who have entered the
Great Beyond. A number Of those
who have taken their DENTS have
removed from here and joined othel
chapters in their new homes. Mr.
and Mrs. P. H Peterson, who were
among the first members Of The
organization, lived at Oelwein a
the time they joined, and late
when a chapter was organized il
their home city, they took their de
mits to join there. A number hav,
moted away and have thought bes
to take their demits, among whom an
M.Beehler, FEE. Cornish, Mrs. CARR
DeBsll, Mrs. Nellie Paxson Hayes
4 Mrs. Sadie Paxson Morrissey, Mrs
4 Ella Sherman Sears, L. L. Sweeney
I Mrs. L. T. Sweeney, Mr.. and Mrs. j
j. Hawley, Mrs. Lottie Pierce Rob
erts, Mrs. Cora Johnston Wood
ward, Mrs. Georgia Graham Morey
Miss Henrietta Beehler, Albe1
i Staehle and Geo. HARDWOOD M. D
Mrs. Hattie Hoag Bauer withdre,
her membership before her deaf
but the memory of her happy as
section still leaves her one of til
honored ones whose going from tn
fold was but to join the member
ship above. Mrs ii. G. Jackso
and Miss Elizabeth Heacock wei
also called home short time afte
they had taken their DENTS frol
Orient Chapter.
The following list contains til
names only of those who were men
,ers of Orient Chapter No. Is at til
<,c &l1.,, 1.