overseer; G. W. Stewart, financier; A. S. Knowles, receiver; T. S. Berry, G.; J. L. Berry, W.

Muscatine Lodge, No. 99, was instituted under dispensation by D. D. G. M., W. H. S. Howe, February 16, 1867, and chartered by Roderick Rose, G. M. W., and William H. Flemming, G. R. The following were the first officers: T. R. Fitzgerald, P. M. W.; Allen Broomhall, M. W.; John Stockdale, G. F.; J. G. H. Little, overseer; E. P. Day, recorder; A. N. Garlock, foreman; James A. Eaton, receiver; H. P. Jones, I. W.; John Hyink, O. W. There were sixty charter members.

MUSCATINE TENT, NO. 9, KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES.

The Maccabees are strong in Muscatine. The lodge was organized August 25, 1887. The first meeting was held in rooms of the Academy of Science, corner of Iowa avenue and Second street. There were seventy charter members and the first officers were as follows: Past Commander, Dr. H. M. Dean; Commander, Thomas M. Brown; Lt. Commander, George M. Titus; Record Keeper, J. R. Reuling; Finance Keeper, S. M. Hughes; Chaplain, Joseph E. Hoopes; Phys., Dr. G. D. Lezatte; Serg., L. C. Crosman; Master-at-Arms, Paul Steinmetz; 1st. M. G., Thomas P. Gray; 2d. M. of G., James Mayes; Sentinel William M. Narvis; Picket, Marx E. Block.

Muscatine Hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees was organized September 15, 1896, with thirty-five members. This lodge acquired a high degree of superiority over its sister lodges of the city when Miss Ella L. Mark acquired the title of state commander as well as supreme mistress of honor. This is an auxiliary of Knights of Maccabees and its strength numbers about 110 members.

LAURENT COUNCIL, NO. 1035, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

This council was organized in Muscatine by members of the Catholic faith, March 12, 1908, with fifty members, and a few weeks later a second class of fifty was initiated, while in May, 1911, a third class of fifty was initiated. This is an order whose principles are founded upon high aims and is growing rapidly in membership and influence throughout the community.

There are many other societies and lodges in Muscatine but space cannot be given them for a detailed history of each organization. A mere mention of the various lodges will have to suffice. There is a Court of Honor, Muscatine Court, No. 67, with a membership of 400; the Brotherhood of American Yeoman is the third lodge in the state and has 200 members; Argus Lodge, No. 17, Iowa Legion of Honor, which was reorganized in 1901, has a membership on its rolls of twenty-five; the American Patriots was organized in 1895 and with a membership of fifty, amalgamated with the Knights and Ladies of Golden Precept. The latter, Pearl City Lodge, No. 45, was organized with twenty charter members, February 15, 1900. In the summer of 1907 a lodge of Homesteaders was organized in Muscatine. It now has a membership of about 500. Then there is the Order of the Fraternal Bankers Reserve, with a membership of over 360, which was organized July 29, 1903. An order something similar

to the above, the Bankers Pioneer Association, was organized October 31, 1902, with thirty-five charter members. The Bloomington Council, No. 175, Fraternal Aid Association, was organized with thirteen charter members. The membership now amounts to 400. Supreme Castle, Highland Nobles, was organized May 3, 1904, and the Major John Circle, an auxiliary to the Grand Army Post, was organized in 1901. Thirty-five women of Muscatine and vicinity were the promoters of this society. Its purposes are similar to that of the Woman's Relief Corps and there are now about fifty members.

MUSCATINE AERIE NO. 815, FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.

The Order of Eagles, which is one of the youngest fraternal associations of Muscatine, was instituted August 14, 1904, with 104 charter members. This is a fraternal order and is quite strong in numbers.

THE MUSCATINE TURNVEREIN.

This lodge was organized July 12, 1856, but having several times broken up, has been reorganized. The original members were Fred Tappe, Peter Schorr, Henry Fiene, Harry Clarner, C. Krainz, T. Ulrich, J. Dold, Joseph Koeberle, Jacob Lorenz, Anton Brenner, H. Schmidt, Fred Eitman, John Butz, Karl Kleine, H. Geiss, Charles Stegeman, F. Bernhardt, Hyman Salomon, Ephraim Hecht, Ferdinand Smalls, John G. Koehl, George Schneider, Joseph Bauerbach, John Storz, P. F. Mueller, C. A. Buescher, Henry Kaut, August Rehbein, Franz Koehler, Jacob Fisch, J. A. Aurer, A. Hengstenberg, Mathias Becky, John Huber, H. Funck, John Schmidt, John Stengele, A. Wilhelm, Lorenz Haeng, F. A. Wienker, Daniel Binz, William Achter, Jacob Horr, Henry Molis and Jacob Bowman. The names of the first officers cannot be given on account of the loss of the records containing them.

ST. JOSEPH'S MUTUAL AID SOCIETY.

This society was organized in 1859 and incorporated under the name of the German-American Roman Catholic Beneficial Society, which was subsequently changed as above, without any reorganization.

THE GERMAN MECHANICS' AID SOCIETY.

This society was organized December 14, 1865, with the following original members: F. H. Wienker, George Schneider, John Daiber, Peter Hess, Joseph Kleinfelder, Gottfried Neff, Martin Eichholz, Christian Otto, Sebastian Adamer, F. Goeser, Frederick Weckerlen, Gottfried Baer, O. F. Schmalz, John Burri, William Lohr, Israel Kintzle, John Wenner, Gus Schmidt, Joseph Fuller, John Huber, I. W. Koehler, Frederick Wittenman, Vincent Maurath, Henry Grau, M. Vetter, Joseph H. Bulster, P. Hartman, and A. Hartman. After the constitution and by-laws had been framed by Messrs. Otto, Hartman, Adamer, Kleinfelder and Schneider, and adopted by the society, the following permanent officers were elected for the ensuing year. F. H. Wienker, president; Joseph Kleinfelder, vice president; George Schneider, first secretary; John Daiber,

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second secretary; Peter Hess, treasurer. The society was incorporated April 18, 1866.

WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS.

CITY FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBs.

Through the efforts of the West End Fortnightly Club, and organization was effected of the City Federation of Women's Clubs August 25, 1902. This association was composed of the Twentieth Century Club, Mother's Club, Query Club, Clio Club, Progressive Women, Fortnightly Club, and Shade's Reading Club. Mrs. C. Weed was the first president and served two years. During her presidency the Federation presented to the public library a beautiful Blasius piano, photos of famous paintings and plaster casts. Mrs. J. M. Kemble was the second president and held the office two years. Through her efforts and members of the Federation, rest rooms were inaugurated and conducted in the city, which were later turned over to the care of the Y. W. C. A. It might be well here to state that the Federation was chiefly instrumental in organizing the Young Women's Christian Association. Mrs. D. S. McDermott next filled the chair and during her incumbency rubber matting, costing $105 was presented to Hershey Hospital. Mrs. J. W. Eells was the president in 1907, and it was that year that the Federation presented to the city a public drinking fountain, costing $100. Another gift of the ladies was $50 toward Weed Park Club House, and it is said the members of the Federation were the first to agitate the question of a Chautauqua for Muscatine.

TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.

The Twentieth Century Club was organized November 23, 1900, there being nineteen charter members. The following year the society joined the Federation of Women's Clubs. This club has had the honor of being entertained by many men of letters, and others prominent in the professions, among them being Chancellor McClain; William Owens, the noted tragedian; I. B. Richman, the historian; and Miss Mira Hershey, the well known heiress and philanthropist. At one time while studying United States history, the members met with Mrs. Lewis. On that occasion Mrs. Stephenson's paper on "The Land and the Native Races" was read by its author in the room where seventy-five years ago a group of wild Indians, in war paint and feathers, had gone through the contortions of a war dance for the amusement of a few early settlers, in the home of the late Hon. Stephen Whicher.

THE MOTHERS' CLUB.

Probably the largest and most philanthropic association of women in Muscatine is the Mothers' Club. This organization has been in existence since 1899 and was organized by Miss Florence Ewing, who at the time was mistress of a private kindergarten. It was in January of the year mentioned that the club was first started and in the following September a new organization was per

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