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Grand Lodge of New York - Masonic Lodge HistoriesLodge Nos. 295 – 326

from the 1913 GL ProceedingsEdited and reformatted by R.’.W.’. Gary L. Heinmiller

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Grand Lodge Proceedings of the State of New York, 1913, pages. 123-188.

295 Cataract Middleport 1913 123296 Clayton Clayton 1913 125297 Alexandria Alexandria Bay 1913 127298 Fish House Northville 1913 129299 Keshequa Nunda 1913 131300 Garoga Clifton Springs 1913 132301 Irondequoit Dunkirk 1913 135302 Norwich Norwich 1913 139303 Sylvan Sinclairville 1913 142304 Schiller Brooklyn 1913 146305 Central City Syracuse 1913 148306 Cuba Cuba 1913 150307 Ellicottville Ellicottville 1913 151308 Seneca Lake Dresden 1913 153309 Newburgh Newburgh 1913 154310 Lexington Brooklyn 1913 157311 Mount Zion Troy 1913 159313 Stony Point Haverstraw 1913 162315 Wawayanda Piermont 1913 166316 Atlas New York City 1913 167317 Neptune New York City 1913 170318 Joseph Enos Rushford 1913 172319 Black Lake Morristown 1913 175320 Union Star Honeoye 1913 177321 St. Nicholas New York City 1913 178322 Star of Bethlehem Brooklyn 1913 180323 Amity New York City 1913 182324 Freedom Unadilla 1913 183325 Republican Parish 1913 187326 Salem Town Cayuga 1913 188

REPORT OF THE GRAND HISTORIAN.

R.’. W.’. EDWIN A. QUICK, Grand Historian, presented the following report, which was ordered printed in the Proceedings:

M.’. W.’. CHARLES SMITH,Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York.

M:. W:. Sir and Dear Brother: The report of the Grand Historian embraces sketches of thirty Lodges, together with a copy of anewspaper clipping giving an account of a Masonic observance on St. John's Day in 1778. This paper was presented to the GrandHistorian by R.’. W.’. GEORGE E., BRIGGS, past District Deputy Grand, Master of the twelfth Masonic District, and is deemed ofsufficient interest to be reproduced in this report.It is a pleasure to state that, in most cases, the officers of Lodges take enthusiastic interest in these sketches, and furnish allinformation requested relating to their doings.

In one case, however, no data was obtained from a Lodge, and in one case you very graciously assisted in securing data. TheGrand Historian is indeed grateful for the trouble you took in this matter.

As heretofore, every courtesy has been extended by the Grand Secretary and his assistants, who at all times have given accessto an books and documents on file, and, when desired, aided in finding data necessary to obtain toward carrying forward the workwhich has engaged the attention of the Grand Historian for several years. Thanks are extended to all who have in any mannerassisted in this work; the support given has encouraged, and, in many cases, lightened the labors of the Grand Historian, who takesthis opportunity to again thank you for his appointment, and can assure you that his best wishes go with you for prosperity andhappiness.

Permit me to congratulate you upon the success which has attended your labors, and to express regrets for the ill-health whichhas prevented me from participating in functions to which, from time to time, you so kindly invited me.

Cordially and fraternally yours,EDWIN A. QUICK.

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FROM THE FREE MASONS' JOURNAL, PHILADELPHIA,DECEMBER, 1778.

"Monday last, agreeable to the Constitution of the Most Ancient and Worshipful SOCIETY of Free and Accepted Masons, wascelebrated as the Anniversary of St. John the Evangelist. At nine o'clock in the morning THREE HUNDRED of the Brethrenassembled at the College, and at eleven o'clock went in regular procession from thence to Christ Church to attend divine service.The order of Procession was as follows, viz.:"1. The Sword Bearer."2. Two Deacons, with two wands tipt with gold."3. The three Orders, Dorick, Ioniak and Corinthian, borne by three Brethren."4. The HOLY BIBLE and Book of Conftitution8, on two crimson velvet cushions, borne by the Grand Treasurer and GrandSecretary."5. A Reverend Brother."6. Four Deacons, bearing wands."7. His Excellency our illustrious Brother GEORGE WASHINGTON Esquire, supported ,by the Grand Master and his Deputy."8. The two Grand Wardens, bearing the proper pillars."9. The Past Masters of the different Lodges."'10. The present Masters of Lodges."11. The Senior Wardens,"12. The Junior Wardens,"13. The Secretaries, of the different private Lodges."14. The Treasurers,"15. Brother Proctors Band of Music."16. Visiting Brethren. . I"17. The Members of different Lodges, walking two and two, according to seniority.

"The Procession entered the Church in the order of their march, and the Brethren took their seats in the pews of the middleaisle, which was kept empty for their reception. Prayers were read by the Reverend Mr. White, and the following Anthem was sungin its proper place by sundry of the Brethren accompanied by the Organ and other instrumental music, viz,:

"A GRAND SYMPHONY CHORUS.

"'BEHOLD how good and joyful a Thing it is, Brethren, to dwell together in UNITY.

"SOLO.

"I WILL give thanks unto Thee O LORD with my whole heart secretly among my Brethren, and in the Congregation will I praiseThee: I will speak the marvelous Works of Thy Hands, the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars, which thou haft ordained.

"SOLO.

"THE People that walked in Darkness hath seen a great Light, and on them that dwelt in the Land of the Shadow of Death doththe glorious Light of JEHOVAH shine.

"SOLO.

"THOU haft gathered from the East, and .from the West, from the North, and from the South; Thou haft made us Companionsfor the Mighty upon Earth, even for Princes of Nations.

"TRIO.

"O! I AM! Inspire us with Wisdom and Strength to support us in all our Troubles, that we may worship Thee in the Beauty ofholiness.

"After which a most excellent and well adapted Sermon was preached by our Reverend and Worthy Brother William Smith D. D.the text was taken from the 1st Peter, 2nd Chapter and 16th Verse. The Brethren have since requested the Sermon to be published;and the profits to be applied to the use of the Poor. .

"After divine service the Procession returned in the same order to the College; the musical bells belonging to the Church and theband of music playing proper Masonic tunes.

"The Brethren being all new cloathed, and the Officers in the proper Jewels of their respective Lodges, and other badges ofdignity, made a genteel appearance.

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"The Brethren afterward departed to their respective Lodges where they dined together with their usual harmony and sociability;the sum of Four Hundred Pounds having been collected in Church among the Brethren and others their charitable Fellow citizenswho honored them with their company, for the relief of the Poor."

"N. B. Such charitable Brethren and Others who have not yet had an opportunity of contributing their mite are requested to sendthe same to any of the following gentlemen, viz.: Mess, William Ball, John Wood, John Howard, and William Shute; to whom Objectsof Charity, bringing proper recommendations to the house of Mr. Ball in Market street, after New Years Day, between the hours often and twelve in the forenoon, are to apply."

CATARACT LODGE, NO. 295. MIDDLEPORT, N. Y.

WARRANT: The original warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1853. The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, all records prior to March 1882 were destroyed by fire.

PETITIONERS.

Charles Craig.William S. Fenn.Milton Seamen.Don A. Mason.

Rensselaer F. Wilkinson.Nathan W. Baldwin.Solomon Mason.Peter P. Murphy.

Avery S. Delano.Elijah Mather.William G. Richardson.Hathaway Hurd.

Silas Richardson.Henry Hilton.Solomon Richardson.Thomas Richardson.

The loss of all records and absence of the petition and dispensation shroud the early life of the Lodge. The only paper relating tothe doings of the Lodge while under dispensation is the first return, dated May 24, 1853.

Jerome Paddock was the first candidate initiated, April 26. On May 10 Jeremiah Richardson was initiated, and on May 24George W. King was initiated. On the same date all three men were passed, and Jerome Paddock and Jeremiah Richardson wereraised.

Oren Britt, one of the petitioners, died May 24, 1853.The warrant issued June 11, 1853, named as officers:

CHARLES CRAIG, Master.AVERY S. DELANO, Senior Warden.WILLIAM S. FENN, Junior Warden.

In 1857 the Lodge moved to Reynolds Basin, where it remained until 1873, when it returned to Middleport.In 1879 an incident occurred which, for a time, caused serious trouble to the Lodge. It appears that the Master and a few

members of the Lodge wanted to change its meeting place. To effect this change, a postal card was mailed in October, calling for aspecial meeting, which was held, and the proposition to move was defeated. On November 1 a similar notice was issued, calling fora meeting on the fourth of that month. At this meeting the resolution to move was carried, and, so far as the furniture is concerned,was executed. This action was called to the attention of the Grand Master, who directed R.’. W.’. CHARLES N. PALMER, DistrictDeputy Grand Master, to cause a meeting to be held in the former room, at which the members, having ten days' notice in a regularsummons, should pass upon the question of removal. The Master of the Lodge refused to obey this order, and, by order of theGrand Master, he was placed on trial, convicted of contumacy, and expelled from all rights and privileges of Masonry. Subsequentlythe District Deputy Grand Master endeavored to place the Lodge in charge of the Senior Warden, who declined to accept theresponsibility, and the whole matter was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence at a session of the Grand Lodge, held June 1,1880.

The report of this Committee, which was adopted, contained the following:

"The Matter of Cataract Lodge, No. 295, presents a series of direct violations of the written Statutes of the Grand Lodge in threeindispensable particulars. 1. The provision requiring the members of the Lodge to be summoned; in this case they were notified bypostal card. 2. The summons must be ten days previous to the meeting; in this case it was four days only. 3. It must receive a voteof two-thirds of the members present; in this case it was adopted by a majority. "In these essential requirements the Lodge was in error, and therefore properly suspended on refusal of amendment of theerror."

The action of the Grand Master was therefore sustained, and the warrant remained suspended.In the meantime a petition signed by the members was presented to the Grand Master, asking for a restoration of the warrant,

and he issued an order removing the suspension, and by dispensation authorized the Senior Warden to summon the Lodge at ameeting in the old rooms, to take action upon the question of removal. A meeting was held on September 29, in accordance with theprovisions of the Statutes, and the vote to remain in the old rooms was unanimous. R.’. W.’. JASON C.OLLIER, District DeputyGrand Master, was present, and returned the warrant to the custody of the Senior Warden. In his report of this affair he said:

"That the utmost good feeling prevailed, and he could see no reason why the Lodge should not once more become aharmonious and prosperous institution."

This prediction proved true, as the Lodge has since then been harmonious and is in a prosperous condition.It was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Union Free School, at Lockport, July 10, 1890, and the laying of the

corner-stone of the Home, at Utica, May 21, 1891.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Jay S. Rowe, Assemblyman. George F. Thompson, State Senator.

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

George F. Thompson, District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. Charles Craig.1854. Charles Craig.1855. Charles Craig.1856, Charles Craig.1857. Charles Craig.1858. William G. Richardson.1859. William G. Richardson.1860. William G. Richardson.1861. Isaac N. Hurd.1862. Isaac N. Hurd.1863. Isaac N. Hurd.1864. Daniel L. Welch.1865. Daniel L. Welch.1866. William R. Torrey.1867. Andrew Haynor.1868. C. R. Blakslee.1869. C. R. Blakslee.1870. C. R. Blakslee.1871. William C. Butterfield.1872. William C. Butterfield.1873. Henry O. Sibley.

1874. William C. Butterfield.1875. William C. Butterfield.1876. William C. Butterfield.1877. Edwin J. Tuttle;1878. L. H. Spaulding.1879. L. H. Spaulding.1880. L. H. 'Spaulding.1881. Edwin J. Tuttle.1882. Edward O. Seaman.1883. Edward O. Seaman.1884. Edward O. Seaman.1885. Austin J. Spaulding.1886. Austin J. Spaulding.1887. William J. Sterritt.1888. William J. Sterritt.1889. William J. Sterritt.1890. Austin J. Spaulding.1891. Austin J. Spaulding.1892. Austin J. Spaulding.1893. Austin J. Spaulding.1894. John T. Hunt.

1895. John T. Hunt.1896. Truman Jennings.1897. Truman Jennings.1898. Truman Jennings1899. George F. Thompson.1900. George F. Thompson.1901. George S. Bennett.1902. George S. Bennett.1903. George S. Bennett.1904. Frank S. A. Coon.1905. Frank S. A. Coon.1906. William Kennedy.1907. William Kennedy.1908. Frank E. Todd.1909. George S. Hemboldt.1910. George S. Hemboldt.1911. Charles R. Richardson.1912, Charles R. Richardson.1913. Levi A. Whited.

CLAYTON LODGE, NO. 296. CLAYTON, N. Y.

WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1853. The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, all records, from organization of the Lodge to 1869, are missing.

Clayton Lodge was organized during the year 1852, but there are no records to be found concerning its organization and earlylife beyond what may be gleaned from papers on file in the office of the Grand Secretary. The petition is also missing, and who thepetitioners were can only be assumed by reference to the dispensation issued by M.’. W.’. NELSON RANDALL, Grand Master,December 24, 1852, which contains thee following names:

James T. Borland.George W. Gould.W. W. Goodwin.O. W. Cushman.

Chesterfield Parsons.G. G. Whiting.L. J. Rice.Chauncey Pierce,

James Green.John D. Ausburg.Thomas M. Reade.J. Beckwith.

Abel Coleman.

All of the above, together with the following, became the charter members:

John H. Lawton.L. A. Holt.Thomas Allen.

Edgar Moffat.Henry Esselstyne.D. C. Pierce.

V. A. Benjamin.H. K. Burton.Luther Eddy.

George S. Brush.Marcus P. Johnson.D. J. Armstrong.

The petition was recommended by Chaumont Lodge, No. 172. The officers named in the dispensation were:JAMES GREEN, Master.JOHN D. AUSBERG, Senior Warden.O. W. CUSHMAN, Junior Warden.

These officers were also named in the warrant.L. G. Rice was the first Secretary, and was succeeded by V. A. Benjamin when the Lodge received its warrant.

The first work done by the Lodge was on February 22, 1853, when John H. Lawton and V. A. Benjamin were initiated. On April 5, 1853, the Lodge adopted a code of by-laws. The following are excerpts:.

"Art. 1. The regular meetings of the Lodge shall be held on Tuesday evenings of the week in which the moon fulls and twoweeks thereafter, and also on the festival of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist. The hour of meeting shall be at sixo'clock. The Lodge shall be opened within fifteen minutes after the appointed hour.

"Art. II, Section 3. No past officer shall be qualified to be a candidate for the office past when other nominations are before theLodge, unless he has been one full term out of such office, except the Secretary, Treasurer, and Tiler.

"Section.5. The Treasurer shall execute to the Lodge a bond with two good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the threefirst officers thereof, in the penalty of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, for the security of the moneys which he may receive as suchTreasurer.

"Art. IV, Section 2. At the time a candidate is proposed it shall be the duty of the Master to take a vote of the Lodge, to obtainconsent of the members to have the name of such candidate entered upon the minutes, and, if there shall appear two objections, hisname shall not be placed upon the minutes.

"Art. VI, Section 3. Every elected officer who shall be absent from the Lodge fifteen minutes after the time of opening shall befined twenty-five cents, and every appointed officer shall be fined twelve and one-half cents, unless such officers shall render good

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and sufficient excuse for such absence."Section 5. Any brother who shall have been notified by the Secretary of the death of a worthy brother and fail to attend his

funeral shall be fined fifty cents."

The present quarters of the Lodge are in the upper part of the Town Hall. The Lodge fitted and furnished these quarters at itsown expense. These quarters were dedicated by R.’. W.’. WILLIAM H. REES, District Deputy Grand Master, March 23, 1904.R.’. W.’. BRO. REES was a member of Clayton Lodge.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home, at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891, and the dedication ofsame, October 5, 1892.

MASTERS.

1853. James Green.1854. Lorenzo Blackey.1855. Henry Esselstyne.1856. Henry Esselstyne.1857. Alexander M. Brush.1858. Henry Esselstyne.1859. Perry Caswell.1860. Luther Eddy.1861. Isaac H. Fonda.1862. Isaac H. Fonda.1863. Horace E. Morse.1864. George Van Allen.1865. John M. Cline.1866. L. B. Halladay.1867. Alexander M. Brush.1868. Horace E. Morse.1869. Albert Brooker.1870. Albert Brooker.1871. Albert Brooker.1872. Albert Brooker.1873. Horace E. Morse.

1874. J. W. Thompson.1875. Homer Doney.1876. Homer Doney.1877. Horace E. Morse.1878. Albert Brooker.1879. Albert Brooker.1880. Albert Brooker.1881. James Johnson.1882. Homer Doney.1883. George W. McCombs.1884. Horace E. Morse.1885. Horace E. Morse.1886. H. N. Estes.1887. William H. Rees.1888. William H. Rees.1889. William H. Rees.1890. William H. Rees.1891. William H. Rees.1892. William H. Rees.1893. William H. Rees.1894. William H. Rees.

1895. Homer Doney.1896. William H. Rees.1897. Charles E. Wells.1898. William H. Rees.1899. Charles E. Wells.1900. Charles E. Wells.1901. William Brooker.1902. Charles Wilbur.1903. Charles Wilbur.1904. William H. Rees.1965. William H. Rees.1906. John H. Howett.1907. John H. Howett.1908. William S. George.1909. William S. George.1910. Herbert E. Frame.1911. Charles Wilbur.1912. Richard L. Gray.1913. Richard L. Gray.

ALEXANDRIA LODGE, NO. 297. ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y.

WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 8, 1866. The original warrant, dated June 11, 1853, wasdestroyed by fire. The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, all records previous 'to April, 1895, were destroyed by fire. Alexandria Lodge was organized during the fall of 1852, at Plessis, NY.

The petition, dated December13, 1852, is signed by the following:Azariah WaIton.Jason Clark.Willard Shirtluff.Benjamin Suits.

Daniel Roof.Jonas C. Bidleman.William Hicks.Matthew Lewis.

John W. Fuller.Charles Cornwall.William Storms.Andrew Cornwall.

Martin J. Hutchins.David Countryman.Charles Crossmon.Ezra Cornwall.

The petition was recommended by Theresa Lodge, No. 174, at a meeting held December 29, 1852. On January 12, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master, which named asofficers:

JASON CLARK, Master.MARTIN J. HUTCHINS, Senior Warden.DANIEL ROOF, Junior Warden.

The original warrant, issued June 11, 1853, named the same officers. The first meeting tinder dispensation was held on February22, 1853.

The officers were:JASON CLARK, Master.MARTIN J. HUTCIDNS, Senior Warden.DANIEL ROOF, Junior Warden:JONAS C. BIDLEMAN, Treasurer.ANDREW CORNWALL, Secretary.BENJAMIN SUITS, Senior Deacon.WILLARD SHIRTLUFF, Junior Deacon.EZRA CORNWALL, Tiler.

The first applicant for degrees was Charles Comstock, who was initiated March 8, 1853. The first meeting after the warrant was issued was held on June 21, 1853.

But little is known relating to the doings of the Lodge .from its organization to October, 1865, when all of its property, including itswarrant, was destroyed. In September, 1893, it suffered slightly by fire, and in February, 1895, all of its property was destroyed byfire for the second time; fortunately, the warrant escaped destruction.

The second warrant, issued June 8, 1866, named as officers:

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MARTIN J. HUTCHINS, Master.ANDREW CORNWALL, Senior Warden.DANIEL ROOF, Junior Warden.

The Lodge remained at Plessis until June 10, 1859, when the Grand Lodge gave it permission to move to Alexandria Bay. Its quarters there were dedicated on July 12, 1853, by R:. W:. LEYSANDER H. BROWN, District Deputy Grand Master. A sketch of this event contains the following:

"After the dedicatory services, which were performed with becoming solemnity, the large audience assembled on the occasionformed in procession, preceded by a brass band, proceeded to the church, where they had the rare pleasure of listening to an ableand spirited address from Bro. Brown. * * * A goodly number of the brethren from the Queen's Dominion were present to exchangefraternal greetings and enjoy with us the festive occasion."

After the fire, in 1865, it met in the Crossman Hotel, and for some time had quarters at Redwood, returning to Alexandria Bay in1866.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home, at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891, and the dedication ofsame, October 5, 1892.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Moses C. Jewett, Assemblyman. Andrew Cornwall, Assemblyman. William M. Thompson, Assemblyman.

MASTERS.

1853. Jason Clark.1854. Daniel Roof.1855. Martin J. Hutchins.1856. Daniel Roof.1857. Daniel Roof.1858. Daniel Roof.1859. Daniel Roof.1860. Daniel Roof.1861. Martin J. Hutchins.1862. Martin J. Hutchins.1863. Martin J. Hutchins.1864. Martin .T. Hutchins.1865. Martin J. Hutchins.1866. Martin J. Hutchins.1867. Martin J. Hutchins.1868. Martin J. Hutchins.1869. Moses C. Jewett.1870. Moses C. Jewett.1871. Moses C. Jewett.1872. Moses C. Jewett.1873. Andrew Cornwall.

1874. Andrew CornwaIl.1875. Moses C. Jewett.1876. Harrison H. George.1877. Harrison H. George.1878. Walter Fox.1879. Walter Fox.1880. William M. Thomson.1881. William M. Thomson.1882. William M. Thomson.1883. William M. Thomson.1884. William M. Thomson.1885. William M. Thomson.1886. William M. Thomson.1887. William M. Thomson.1888. William M. Thomson.1889. Almon H. Houghton.1890. Almon H. Houghton.1891. William T. Bascom.1892. William T. Bascom.1893. Almon H. Houghton.1894. William T. Bascom.

1895. Almon H. Houghton.1896. George B. Dobbins.1897. George B. Dobbins.1898. Arthur E. Hume.1899. Arthur E. Hume.1900. George B. Dobbins.1901. Adam Bickelhaupt.1902. Adam Bickelhaupt.1903. Adam Bickelhaupt.1904. Charles N. Haas.1905. Charles N. Haas.1906. Arthur E. Home.1907. Charles N. Haas.1908. Charles Uputnam.1909. Charles Uputnam.1910. Nathaniel J. Leonard.1911. Nathaniel J. Leonard.1912. Charles J. Estes.1913. Norris A. Houghton.

FISH HOUSE LODGE, NO. 298. NORTHVILLE, N. Y. WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1853. The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, all records prior to 1874 were destroyed by fire. Fish Rouse Lodge was organized at Northampton, NY, in the early part of 1853. On February 10 a petition was prepared and signed by the following;

Henry W. Spencer.James Partridge.Samuel Duncan.

John Rosevelt.Langdon J. Marvin.Isaac Ellithorpe.

Nathan B. Lobdell.Morgan Lewis.R. B. Rosevelt.

George O. Chamberlain.

The petition was recommended by St. Patrick's Lodge, No. 4, at a meeting held February 17, 1853. The petitioners nominated as officers; HENRY W. SPENCER, Master. ISAAC ELLILTHORPE, Senior Deacon. JAMES PARTRIDGE, Junior Deacon.

On March 5, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R:. W:. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master.John Rosevelt was the first Treasurer, and Langdon J. Marvin the first Secretary of the Lodge. The first work done by the Lodge

was on April 27, 1853, when Isaac Chase was initiated. The charter members were all of the petitioners, together with Isaac Chase,Henry D. Smith, and George Slyke.

The dispensation and warrant named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners. The name selected for the Lodge was because of the fact that Northampton was at one time known as Fish House, it ,havingbeen the camp and fishing-place of Sir William Johnson. But little save tradition is known concerning the doings of the Lodge for the first twenty-one years of its life, owing to the loss ofits records. The Lodge remained at Northampton until 1892, when it petitioned the Grand Lodge for permission to remove to Northville.

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The request for removal was granted at a session of the Grand Lodge held June 9, 1892.The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home, at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891, and the dedication of

same, October 5, 1892. Lee S. Anibal, one of its Past Masters, was District Deputy Grand Master in 1883.Fish House Lodge was not the first Lodge organized at Northampton. Golden Rule Lodge, No. 384, was organized there in

1824. It was warranted by the "Country Grand Lodge," June 4, 1824. The officers were:NATHAN B. LOBDELL, Master.SAMUEL DUNCAN, Senior Warden.SIMON VAN ABNAM, Junior Warden.

It will be noted that the Master and Senior Warden were among the signers of the petition for Fish House Lodge.No papers can be found on file relating to the old Lodge; its warrant was surrendered November 13, 1836, and no attempt

appears to have been made to revive it.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

George S. Batcheller, U. S. Consul, Egypt.William Harris, Assemblyman.Scott Partridge, Assemblyman.Lewis Brownell, County Judge.Robert P. Anibal, County Judge.William H. Fry, County Judge.Clarence W. Smith, County Judge.George E. Van Arnam, Supt. of Forests.

Carl L. Fry, County Treasurer.James B. Wilson, President of Village.Edgar G. Palmer, President of Village.Seymour M. Brownell,Sheriff. Elmer Ostrander, County Clerk.John Ostrander, County Clerk.L. N. Johnson, President of Village.

MASTERS.

1853. Henry W. Spencer.1854. Henry W. Spencer.1855. Henry W. Spencer.1856. Langdon J. Marvin.1857. Langdon J. Marvin.1858. Haryey D. Smith.1859. George Van Slyke.

1863. George Van Slyke.1864. A. N_ Van Arnam.1865. George Van Slyke.1866. George Van Slyke.1867. George Van Slyke.1868. Sands C.Benedict.1869. Cyrus Sumner.1870. A. H. Van Arnam.1871. Darius S. Orton.1872. A. B. Beecher.1873. A. B. Beecher.1874. A. B. Beecher.

1875. A. B. Beecher.1876. A. B. Beecher.1877. Harry C. Thorne.1878. A. N. Van Arnam.1879. John W. Olmsted.1880. John W. Olmsted.1881. John W. Olmsted.1882. Lee S. AnibaI.1883. J. William Bogart.1884. J. William Bogart.1885. Charles M. Sumner.1886. Charles M. Sumner.1887. Charles M. Sumner.1888. Charles M. Sumner.1889. Erskine A. Tanner.1890. Erskine A. Tanner.1891. Milo K. Waite.1892. Seymour F. Partridge.1893. Seymour F. Partridge.1894. Charles L. Ackley.

1895. James R. Van Ness.1896. James R. Van Ness.1897. James R. Van Ness.1898. B. Clark Sandford.1899. Seymour M. Brownell.1900. Edgar G. Palmer.1901. Edgar G. Palmer.1902. Alberto H. Pickard.1903. Alberto H. Pickard.1904. Jay C. Lovejoy.1905. Jay C. Lovejoy.1906. Arthur W. Health.1907. James R. Van Ness.1908. James R. Van Ness.1909. George E. Van Arnam.1910. John R. Carpenter.1911. Edward D. Call.1912. Solomon H. Ellithorpe.1913. William Strobel.

KESHEQUA LODGE, NO. 299. NUNDA, N. Y.

WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1853.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Not intact, all records prior to 1856 are missing. Keshequa LOdge was organized in the spring of 1852. The petition

is without date, and "St. John's" was the name selected for the Lodge; why or when a change in name was made, is unknown.

PETITIONERS.

George Greig.Thomas C. Chase.Henry A. Gray.John Sherwood.

M. V, Riggs.GranviIIe Sherwood.Charles Wing.David R. Williams.

E. Covey.Andrew Teal.Greenleaf Clark, Jr.Robert Flint.

Eliphaz Tyler.Barnabas Wright.Moses Bemon.

The petition was recommended by Mount Morris Lodge, No. 122.The officers nominated by the petitioners were:

GEORGE GREIG, Master.DAVID R. WILLIAMS, Senior Warden.E. COVEY, Junior Warden.

On April 26, 1852, a dispensation was issued by M.’ W.’. OSCAR COLES, Grand Master, which was to terminate on September1, 1852. It was extended to December 1, when it was again extended, this time to June 1, 1853.

The dispensation and warrant named the same officers as were nominated in the petition.On the evening of April 5, 1882, while the Lodge was holding a communication the warrant, which was in the pocket of the

overcoat of the Master, in a room adjoining the Lodge room, was stolen. Unsuccessful efforts were made to recover it, and, on June

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9, 1882, the Grand Lodge adopted a resolution granting the Lodge a duplicate warrant, but in the following November the originalwarrant was recovered, and the duplicate warrant was surrendered to the Grand Lodge.

The first meeting-place was over the store of M. J. Aglor, where it remained until 1869, when it moved into rooms over the postoffice, remaining here until 1897, when it moved into its present quarters in the Livingston Block. These quarters were dedicated byM.’. W.’. WILLIAM A. SUTHERLAND, Grand Master, on December 20, 1897.

MASTERS.

1853. George Greig.1854. George Greig.1855. George Greig.1856. George Greig.1857. C. F. Brewer.1858. C. F. Brewer.1859. James Lemen.1860. James Lemen.1861. Gideon Townsend.1862. C. F. Warner.1863. Gideon Townsend.1864. J. V. D. Coon.1865. H. M. Dake.1866. A. J. Kingsley.1867. A. J. Kingsley.1868. James Lemen.1869. A. J. Kingsley.1870. A. J. Kingsley.1871. Walter S. Coffin.1872. Walter S. Coffin.1873. Walter S. Coffin.

1874. Hector Sinclair.1875. Orrin H. Cook.1876. Herman D. Page.1877. Herman D. Page.1878. Herman D. Page.1879. Hector Sinclair.1880. James Lemen.1881. Andrew J. Frayer.1882. Andrew J. Frayer.1883. Denton S. Robinson.1884. F. M. Satterlee.1885. Orrin H. Cook.1886. Chauncey A. Norton.1887. Orrin H. Cook.1888. George D. Greig.1889. Milen A. Van Gilder.1890. Herman D. Page.1891. Orrin H. Cook.1892. John W. Kendall.1893. John W. Kendall.1894. Charles J. Carrick.

1895. George M. Jones.1896. Orrin H. Cook.1897. Orrin H. Cook.1898. Orrin H. Cook.1899. John W. Kendall.1900. William H. Northway.1901. William H. Northway.1902. Orrin H. Cook.1903. Bert H. McMaster.1904. Bert H. McMaster.1905. Joseph Lovell.1906. Bert H. McMaster.1907. William Baylor.1908. William Baylor.1909. Homer G. Pitts.1910. C. H. Holmes.1911. Albert A. Conrad.1912. Albert A. Conrad.1913. Homer G. Pitts.

GAROGA LODGE, NO. 300. CLIFTON SPRINGS. N. Y. WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1853.

The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Not intact, all records from 1870 to 1880 are missing. Garoga Lodge was organized in the latter part of the year

1852, at Garoga.

The petitioners were:Chauncey Hutchinson.Zalmon Gilbert.Joel Dempster.Robert Wever.Alteron Odell.Ezra B. Gilbert.P. H. Burnap.

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On January 1, 1853, a dispensation was issued by M.’. W.’. NELSON RANDALL, Grand Master, which. named as officers:ROBERT WEVER, Master.ALTERON ODELL, Senior Warden.EZRA B. GILBERT, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by St. Patrick's Lodge, No.4.The first meeting under dispensation was held on January 8, 1853.The officers were:

ROBERT WEVER, Master.ALTERON ODELL, Senior Warden.EZRA B. GILBERT, Junior Warden.CHAUNCEY HUTCHINSON, Treasurer.P. H. BURNAP, Secretary. .ZALMON GILBERT, Senior :Deacon.JOEL DEMPSTER, Tiler.

Several application's for membership were received. The following resolution appears upon the minutes:

"Resolved, That for the purpose of giving a start and advance to our Lodge and thereby give His Lodge more influence in thematter of starting, we initiate, pass, and raise said candidates, provided they are found worthy, for the sum of five dollars for eachcandidate.".

On January 10 these candidates were accepted and three of them were initiated, and five days later they were passed andraised. Until March 16, 1853, all business of the Lodge was transacted while open on the first degree, but after that date it wasalways opened on the third degree.

The by-laws of Abiff Lodge, 373, were used by the Lodge for a time, but on March 2, 1853, a special code of by-laws wasadopted. While working under dispensation fourteen communications were held, nine candidates were initiated and passed, andeight candidates were raised. The "minutes of February 16 contain the following:

"Resolved, That we immediately proceed to raise Bro. .Alexander Fraser and Bro. Fancher to the degree of Master Mason, itbeing a case of special emergency from the fact that our number is small and that some of our Master Masons are old and infirm,and. not able to attend to their duties as officers of this Lodge."

On March 16, two of the members were elected, "Honorary members of this Lodge in consideration of their age and inability toattend Lodge regularly and from respect to them as faithful and true Masons."

The warrant, issued June 11, 1853, named the same officers as were named in the dispensation.The Lodge was constituted and the following officers installed .August 18, 1853, by W.’. NATHAN J. JOHNSON, Master of St.

Patrick's Lodge, No.4:

ROBERT WEVER, Master.JOSEPH L. WEVER, Senior Warden.WILLIAM SPENCER, Junior Warden.ALEXANDER FRASER, Treasurer.BURR GILBERT, Secretary.RICHARD FANCHER, Tiler.

CHARTER MEMBERS.Robert WeverEira B. Gilbert.Alexander Fraser.

James Brookins.Chauncey Hutchinson.Horace Sweet.

Alteron Odell.A. Melvin Wever.William Spencer.

Richard Fancher.Burr Gilbert.Joseph L. Wever.

The Lodge has been somewhat migratory in its habits. When organized it was located at Garoga, where it remained untilJanuary, 1906, when M.’. W.’. FRANK H. ROBINSON, Grand Master, gave permission to move to Ephratah, pending action by theGrand Lodge. On May 3, 1906, the Grand Lodge adopted a resolution confirming the action of the Grand Master.

On November 3, 1911, M.’. W.’. ROBERT JUDSON KENWORTHY, Grand Master, issued a dispensation permitting the Lodgeto remove to Clifton Springs. This last move has proved very beneficial to the Lodge. At the first meeting in Clifton Springs fifty-oneapplications for affiliation were received and five petitions for degrees. Eighteen of the old members residing at Ephratah have been made life members of the Lodge.

A prized relic in possession of the Lodge is a Bible used by the Lodge until its removal to Clifton Springs. On the fly leaf isinscribed "Abiff Lodge' No. 373 Palatine, A. L. 5826."

This old Lodge was organized in 1823. Under date of June 10, 1823, in the minutes of the so-called "Country Grand Lodge,"appears the following:

"Resolved, That a warrant be granted to the brethren at Palatine, Montgomery County, and that John S. Weed be the firstMaster, Robert Wever the first Junior Warden, and Solomon Cummings the first Senior Warden, to be called Abiff Lodge, No. 373."

The warrant was declared forfeited. by the Grand Lodge June 5, 1834. It was then located at Ephratah, where Garoga Lodgewas located for some time. The Robert Wever ,named as the first Junior Warden was one of the petitioners and the first Master of Garoga Lodge.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner stone of the Home at Utica, N. Y.: May 21, 1891, and at the dedication ofsame October 5, 1892.,

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

William A. Judd, Grand Sword Bearer.

MASTERS.

1853. Robert Wever.1854. William Spencer.1855. William Spencer.1856. William Spencer.1857. Daniel M. Durfee.1858. Daniel M. Durfee.1859. Daniel M. Durfee.1860. George O. Lee.1861. Daniel M. Durfee.1862. John H. Staler.1863. John H. Staler.1864. John H. Staler.1865. John H. Staler.1866. Thomas H. Wakeman.1867. Thomas H. Wakeman.1868. Thomas H. Wakeman.1869. William H. Jeffers.1870. Thomas H. Wakeman.1871. Thomas Bradley.1872. James C. Snell.1873. Thomas Bradley.

1874. Thomas H. Wakeman.1875. Ezra Van Slyke.1876. Ezra Van Slyke.1877. Ezra Van Slyke.1878. Marvin Gage.1879. Marvin Gage.1880. Thomas Bradley.1881. Thomas Bradley.1882. Thomas Bradley.1883. Thomas Bradley.1884. Lyman H. Everett.1885. Thomas Bradley.1886. Thomas Bradley.1887. 'Thomas Bradley.1888. Thomas Bradley.1889. Thomas Bradley.1890. Cyrus .Drury.1891. Thomas Bradley.1892. Thomas Bradley.1893. Charles Bradt.1894. Charles Bradt.

1895. Cyrus Drury. ,1896. Whitney J. Stahl.1897. Whitney. J. Stahl.1898. Whitney J. Stahl.1899. Whitney J. Stahl.1900. Ervin Smith.1901. Ervin Smith.1902. Charles E. Stahl.1903. Charles E. Stahl.1904. Charles E. Stahl.1905. Charles E. Stahl.1906. Williard C. Beebe.1907. Williard C. Beebe.1908. Edgar Shibley.1909. Edgar Shibley.1910. Edgar Shibley.1911. Edgar Shibley.1912. William A. Judd.1913. George E. Barry.

IRONDEQUOIT LODGE, NO. 301. DUNKIRK, N. Y. Warrant: The original warrant dated June 11, 1853, is in possession of the Lodge..

Name and number: The first name was Meridian Sun; this name was retained until June 9, 1859, when, by resolution of theGrand Lodge it was changed to Irondequoit. The number has never been changed. Minutes: Intact. Irondequoit Lodge was organized during the autumn of 1851. The first meeting for the purpose of forming the Lodge was held ina room at the rear of Daniel Lord's hardware store on Center street. Meetings were held during the winter and early spring andfinally a petition was prepared asking' for a dispensation.

PETITIONERS.

)\IL V. Abell.Daniel G. Nevins.Jeremiah Tibbitts.George W. Walsh.

Thomas Lipsey.Daniel Lord.O. Stoddard.E. R. Thompson.

Daniel W. Wyman.Albert Griswold.George Benson.Timothy Monegan.

Dwight Webb.W. L. Marr.

The petition was recommended by Forest Lodge, No. 166, December 7, 1852; On December 30, 1852, a dispensation was issued by M.’. W.’. NELSON RANDALL, Grand Master, which named as officers:

DANIEL W. WYMAN, Master.DWIGHT WEBB, Senior Warden.DANIEL LORD, Junior Warden.

The first meeting under dispensation was held in a room over a crockery store on East Front street on January 1, 1853, with thefollowing as officers: .

DANIEL W. WYMAN, Master.DWIGHT WEBB, Senior Warden.DANIEL LORD, Junior .:warden.ALBERT GRISWOLD, Treasurer.E. R. THOMPSON, Secretary.W. L. MARR, Senior Deacon.JEREMIAH TIBBITTS, Junior Deacon.

A petition for membership was received from Andrew A. Smith, who was the first candidate initiated, passed and raised by theLodge.

The Lodge continued to work until the annual communication of the Grand Lodge in June, 1853, when a warrant was grantedwhich named the same officers as were named in the dispensation.

The Lodge was constituted and the following officers publicly installed in the First Presbyterian Church on June 21, 1853, by R.’.W.’. William H. Drew:

DANIEL W. WYMAN, Master.DWIGHT WEBB, Senior Warden.DANIEL LORD, Junior Warden.ALBERT GRISWOLD, Treasurer.E. R. Thompson, Secretary.

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W. L. MARR, Senior Deacon.JEREMIAH TIBBITTS, Junior Deacon.TIMOTHY MONEGAN, Steward.Sd- GILMORE, Steward.D. GOULD, TilerG. LEONARD, Tiler.

The Lodge continued to meet regularly for a short time, but unfortunately an element of discord gained entrance which causedsome confusion. Some of the officers elected at the annual meeting in December, 1854, refused to serve and for some unexplainedreason none of them were installed. No meetings were held until March 5th, when a communication from the #rand Master was readdirecting the delivery of the warrant to O. S. Winans, who had been elected Master at the December m___ '

The next meeting was held April 4th, when M:. W:. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Grand Master, was present and presided. He statedthat his presence was to hear the grievances of the brethren and if possible heal the difficulty. He granted a dispensation to hold anelection on the next evening, when Thomas P. Grosvenor was elected Master and George Adams Junior Warden. They wereinstalled by the Grand Master.

For some reason the Lodge did not prosper, and became financially embarrassed. On January 5, 1857, the Lodge decided tosell all of its property, the proceeds of such sale to be used in paying its debts; at the same time it voted to surrender its charter.

On January 19th a meeting' was held and a resolution was adopted to petition for a dispensation to be given to the members ofMeridian Sun Lodge, but under the name of Irondequoit.

This petition, which is on file in the office of the Grand Secretary, is dated January 21, 1857, and signed by thirty-four membersof Meridian Sun Lodge, four members of Forest Lodge and seven from other Lodges.

The petitioners nominated as officers:THOMAS P. GROSVENOR, Master.JOHN S. BEGGS, Senior Warden.CASPER K. ABELL, Junior Warden.

On January 31, 1857, a dispensation was issued by M:. W:. JOHN' L. LEWIS, JR., Grand Master, which named Stephen M.Doyle Senior Warden in place of John S. Beggs.

The Lodge continued to work under dispensation until May 22, 1857. At a session of the Grand Lodge held June 5, 1857, theCommittee on Warrants made a report which contained the following:

"The petition of certain members of Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 301, at Dunkirk, to surrender their charter, and that a. new charterbe granted to the petitioners by the name of Irondequoit Lodge, to be held at the same place, and as a substitute for Meridian SunLodge, your Committee recommend should not be granted; and that the charter of Meridian Sun Lodge, which was surrendered tothe Grand Master on' receiving their dispensation, be returned to the petitioners for Irondequoit Lodge."

This report was laid on the table and on the following day, "The report of the Committee on Warrants was taken up, amendedand adopted."

What the amendment was is not stated, but the Lodge continued to work under the old name. The following year this matter wasagain brought before the Grand Lodge and on June 4, 1858, the Committee on Warrants made a report which contained thefollowing:

"Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 301, asks to change its name to that of Irondequoit. We recommend that the prayer of the petition begranted."

"In the matter of grievances of some of the members of Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 301, Dunkirk, your Committee respectfullyreport: That in their opinion those brothers have cause of complaint, and would respectfully refer the whole subject to the M.’. W.’.Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, and request him to appoint commissioners" or take any other action he may deem proper toadopt in the premises."

This report was adopted.In the following year the matter was again referred to the Committee on Warrants. At a session of the Grand Lodge held June 9,

1859, this committee made a favorable report and the application to change the name to Irondequoit was granted. The first meetingunder the new name was held on June 24, 1859; the Lodge retaining its original number and warrant.

Scarcely had the tocsin of war been sounded in 1861 when the members of the Lodge took measures to organize a company ofvolunteers to defend the Union.

THE CIVIL WAR ROLL OF HONOR.

Caspar K. Abell.Samuel Bailey.Patrick Barrett.Stephen M. Doyle.

Hugh C. Hinman.John H. Howard. 1Lt.Charles K. Irwin.Daniel Loeb. 2Lt, Co H.

E. H. (A.?) Ludwick.Leopold Marcus. 1Lt. Co. H.William H. Post. Capt. Co. F.William O. Stevens.

George S. Talcott.

“History of the Third Regiment, Excelsior Brigade, 72d New York Volunteer ...,” by Henri Le Fevre Brown, pages 91, 94 & 136..http://books.google.com/books?id=3VYZDpRV7BUC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=%22Stephen+M.+Doyle%22&source=web&ots=Z6fEqPC9kG&sig=jCn6WnJ1djffCMa4maE7F5U3d5s&hl=en&ei=4reNSfbeG56DtwfkxNGDCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA58,M1

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Caspar K. Abell, born Fredonia, New York, November 27th, 1827. Enlisted, May 15th, 1861.First Lieutenant, June 20th, 1861. Captain, June 25th, 1861. Major, May 3rd, 1863. Musteredout with the regiment. He engaged in mercantile business at Dunkirk, New York, soon after hisreturn from the army, which he continued.

September 8th Company D, in command of Captain C. K. Abell, with companies from otherregiments of the brigade, the detachment being under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. L.Potter, of the Second Regiment, started on a scouting expedition through some of the lowercounties of Maryland. Battalion drill, with knapsacks, was practiced often, while at CampCaldwell, the regiment marching about two miles to the hills across the valley where there was alarge, open field with plenty of room for the various necessary movements.

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We were then ordered to proceed up the Fredericksburg and Gordansville Plank Road, totake a position in the rear of the Eleventh Army Corps, which had been repulsed and broken, forthe purpose of checking the enemy at that point. We then marched with the brigade about amile up the road, and formed in line of battle on the right of it and nearly at right angles with it.Company D, commanded by Capt. C. K. Abell, was deployed to the front as skirmishers, andwe remained prepared for any emergencies during the night. I might here mention that duringthe night the regiment was occupied in throwing up a breastwork, which was completed at

daylight.

At about 6 A. M. on the 3rd instant, the enemy opened a rapid and severe fire upon us, and drove our pickets in. After heavyskirmishing for some time, the enemy advanced in force, and a severe engagement ensued, which lasted for upwards of threequarters of an hour, when, owing to the left of the brigade being flanked, and the enemy advancing upon the left flank of the troopsunder my command with a heavy force, the regiment was ordered to change front to repel them. The movement was attempted, butthe rapid advance of so large a force of the enemy on our flank and front rendered it impossible to execute it.

The regiment was then ordered to fall back, which was done in good order by breaking by companies, successively to the rear,keeping up a galling fire upon the enemy.

It was during this brief but severe engagement that our brave Colonel, William O. Stevens, while gallantly directing our movement,fell, dangerously, if not mortally wounded. In consequence of the nearness of the enemy and the severity of the engagement, it wasimpossible to carry him from the field. After the fall of our noble Colonel, the enemy, rendered bold by their momentary success,advanced more rapidly on our flank and front, and attempted to capture our colors; but the steadfast devotion and bravery of myregiment repelled their attempt, and although the conflict was hand-to-hand, and their force far superior in numbers to our own, thefour who successively seized our colors were made to bite the dust, and the colors of the regiment were borne in safety from thefield.

On May 13th an arrangement having been made with the Confederates by which our wounded could be brought across theRappahannock, Surgeon C. K. Irwin, Chaplain Wm. R. Eastman, and others, crossed the river under a flag of truce. During theirsearch for wounded they learned of the death of Colonel Stevens, and where he was buried. The body was taken from the grave,placed in an ambulance, and, in charge of Surgeon Irwin, brought into the Union lines. Judge William Stevens, father of the Colonel,met them at United States Ford, and they proceeded to regimental headquarters.

On the morning of May 14th, the regiment acting as an escort, the Colonel's body was taken to Stoneman's Switch on its wayhome.

On the 28th of May Lieutenant Colonel John S. Austin was made Colonel; Major John Leonard, Lieutenant Colonel; and CaptainCaspar K. Abell, of Company D, Major; these promotions to date from May 4th, the day on which Colonel Stevens died.

Ibid. page 32Samuel Bailey, Sgt Maj, 21 Jun 1861; promoted to 2Lt, Co. B. 1 Nov 1861.23 May 1864 – North Anna River.The Second and Third Regiments were the first into the rebel redoubt.In this charge Sergeant James Anderson, of Company F, performed an act of conspicuous gallantry. At this time Sergeant

Anderson was acting as Color Bearer. He, with the color guard, and a few others, were the first to reach the redoubt, and jumpinginto the ditch, the men by sticking their bayonets into the bank and holding up their muskets, made steps, up which SergeantAnderson climbed to almost certain death, as the rebels still held the redoubt. Sergeant Anderson was the first Union man, and thecolors of the Third Regiment were the first Union colors that mounted these works. Corporal Milton S. Bacon, of Company G, wasshot through the head and killed while helping Sergeant Anderson up the bank, by a rebel on the parapet. Captain Samuel Bailey,of Company I, acting Adjutant, assisted in this work. This redoubt was erected to protect a bridge across the North Anna river,and was supported by a line of rifle-pits and breastworks on the south side of that stream,

Capt. Patrick Barrett, 72nd New York Infantry, died 5 May 1863, of wounds received in action at Willlamsburg, Va.

Captain Stephen M. Doyle, 3rd Regiment, 72nd New York Infantry.

Capt. Stephen M. Doyle, killed by a minie ball, who, upon this occasion (Malvern Hill, 1 Jul 1862), as before at Williamsburg, FairOaks and in the action of the 30th of June, was conspicuous for his gallantry. He was an accomplished officer, an ornament to theregiment and to the service, and he fell as a true soldier falls.

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In October, 1854, the Lodge moved into a new building erected by Stillman and Williams on Center street, where it remaineduntil 1868, when it moved into the Heyl block on Central Avenue. Its present quarters are in the Masonic Temple, which was erectedin 1908-09. The corner stone of this Temple 'was laid June 27, 1908, by M.’. W.’. S. NELSON SAWYER, Grand Master.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner stone of the State Arsenal at Dunkirk in May, 1858;' the laying of thecorner stone of the State Normal School at Fredonia, August 8, 1867; the laying of the corner stone of the Home at Utica, May 21,1891; the dedication of same, October 5, 1892, and the laying of the corner stone of the Court House at Mayville, July 24, 1907.

Ibid. page 66 & 68.“I moved with all the dispatch possible to within half a mile of Bristoe. I moved the last mile with a company thrown forward as

skirmishers and flankers. I found an intercepted train burning and the telegraph destroyed. Discovering the enemy still in thepossession of the station, I ordered the regiment into line, advanced skirmishers and went to the front myself to observe the positionthey had chosen, their strength, etc. My own observation, confirmed by skirmishers, soon satisfied me that they were in force. It wasjust before daylight, but the reflection from the burning cars enabled me from my position to see all their movements. I distinctlyheard the commands as they rapidly formed their lines. I saw one column file to the left, and had no doubt their purpose was to flankus and cut off my train at Kettle Run Bridge. I saw a body of cavalry move along the right of the road for the same purpose. I calledAdjutant Hinman to my position, to confirm my opinion and to profit by his judgment. I realized my responsibility and the want ofexperience. My pride urged me to accept the honor of leading the gallant Third into battle, but my judgment rebelled against thisdesire to use the accident of my temporary command to lead the regiment on the field,—and I reluctantly gave the order to embarkagain. 1 moved back to Kettle Run, where I established pickets at all commanding positions to watch and report the movements ofthe enemy. I instructed the telegraph operator attached to my command to try and open communication with Warrenton Junction.”

“ . . . I submit that I did the best my judgment seemed to re- require, I confess, at a great sacrifice to my pride. I trust subsequentevents satisfy you that I did all duty required. The regiment behaved in its usual praiseworthy manner, and I enjoyed the full co-operation of all the officers. I must speak especially of the valuable assistance rendered me by Adjutant H. C. Hinman.

All of which is respectfully submitted,H. J. BLISS,

Captain Commanding Regiment.

Ibid. pages 93

CHARLES K. IRWIN, born Colborne, Ontario, July 8th, 1824. Practiced dentistry at Oshawa,Ontario, for several years during which time he studied medicine. Took the course of study at theRolph School of Medicine at Toronto, Ontario. Graduated from the medical college at Albany,New York, June, 1856. Settled in Dunkirk, New York, and began the practice of medicine. Whenthe Third Regiment was organized Doctor Irwin was made Surgeon, and was the only one of theoriginal field officers who served with the regiment during its entire service. He performed theduties of Brigade Surgeon for some time; also acted as Surgeon-in- Chief of the SecondDivision, Third Army Corps. No man was more closely identified with the service of the ThirdRegiment than Surgeon Irwin. He was discharged with the regiment in June, 1864, and resumedthe practice of medicine at Dunkirk, New York, where he died June 27th, 1866.

On May 13th an arrangement having been made with the Confederates by which ourwounded could be brought across the Rappahannock, Surgeon C. K. Irwin, Chaplain Wm. R.Eastman, and others, crossed the river under a flag of truce. During their search for woundedthey learned of the death of Colonel Stevens, and where he was buried. The body was takenfrom the grave, placed in an ambulance, and, in charge of Surgeon Irwin, brought into the Union

lines. Judge William Stevens, father of the Colonel, met them at United States Ford, and they proceeded to regimentalheadquarters.

His body was first buried near the old Wilderness Church, but a week later was removed by Surgeon C. K. Irwin, under flag oftruce, to the camp of the regiment, and sent thence to Dunkirk. It rests in the cemetery at Fredonia close by the grave of his friendand comrade, Surgeon Irwin, who died three years afterward (1866).

“History of the One Hundred and Twelfth Regiment, N.Y. Volunteers,” by William Lyman Hyde, page 103http://books.google.com/books?id=PvBmPsJui1QC&pg=PA1867&dq=%22Ephraim+a.+Ludwick%22#PRA1-PA104,M1

Colonel Ephraim A. Ludwick, 8 Apr 1836; d. 27 Sep 1887; 112th NY Infantry Vols.Forestville, NY; enlisted as a Captain on 2 Sep 1862 at the age of 25; Commission inCompany K, 112th Infantry Regiment New York on 27 Oct 1862. Promoted to Full Major on 1Jun 1864 effective 13 Aug 1864; Transferred on 13 Aug 1864 from company K to company S;Promoted to Full Lieutenant Colonel on 26 Nov 1864 effective 20 December 1864. Promotedto Full Colonel on 18 Jan 1865 effective 31 Jan 1865; Mustered out Company K, 112th InfantryRegiment New York on 13 Jun 1865 in Raleigh, NC.

Maj. Ludwick, who commanded the regiment had his arm grazed by a piece of shell, but hebound it with one handkerchief and slung it with another and though suffering intense paindirected all the movements of the regiment refusing after the charge was over to go to the rear.

They were in a piece of woods, Major E. A. Ludwick in command. Suddenly volleys ofgrape and cannister came tearing through the trees, from a field battery planted on elevatedground in front. Maj. Ludwick was ordered to charge the battery, and as the men movedforward, the enemy rapidly limbered up and fled. At this time the Major received a severecontusion of the arm, from a grape shot, which caused intense pain, but refused to retire.About two hours after they were ordered to advance and storm Fort Gilmor. a redoubt in front.

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Not a man or officer who participated in the charge had any idea the work could be carried; but Gen.Foster commanding the Division had received an order from Gen. Birney, to charge within ten minutesfrom the receipt of the order. Maj. Ludwick, on receiving the order, drew his sword with his left hand, hisright being entirely disabled, and on foot with his men, went forward. On passing out of the wood, theyhad a fourth of a mile to pass over before reaching the Fort, The intervening ground was broken, tworavines were to be crossed, and there was a slashing of timber two-thirds of the distance, then an opencorn field in front of the Fort. The line of earth works from this Fort on either side, extended in such formthat when the corn field was reached, the men were exposed to an enfilading fire. Gallantly they pressedon, and were met by a murderous fire as they toiled through the slashing. . . . In this fearful place, Maj.Ludwick received another bullet in his already wounded arm, completely shattering the elbow, and wasborne from the field.

Reunion ribbon – 1907 >

Capt. Ludwick, through a highly honorable military career, rose by successive promotions to thehighest position in the Regiment. He lost an arm at New Market Heights, while in command and at theclose of the war led the remnant of the Regiment home, and having done all for his country in her darkhour that a true patriot could do, he again resumed the sacred avocation of Minister of the Gospel, withthe heartfelt wish of all his comrades in campaign for his usefulness and prosperity.

“History of the Third Regiment, Excelsior Brigade, 72d New York Volunteer ...,” by Henri Le Fevre Brown,page 89 & 95.http://books.google.com/books?id=3VYZDpRV7BUC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=%22Stephen+M.+Doyle%22&source=web&ots=Z6fEqPC9kG&sig=jCn6WnJ1djffCMa4maE7F5U3d5s&hl=en&ei=4reNSfbeG56DtwfkxNGDCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA58,M1

Col. Wm. O. Stevens, 72nd New York Infantry; killed 3 May 1863 in action at Chancellorsvllle, Va. >

Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded during the night in front of the brigade.

Skirmishing began at daylight, May 3rd, and soon became a general engagement. About 8 A. M. the rebelsbroke the line to the left of the Excelsior Brigade, and doubled up everything in that line of battle. ColonelStevens had just given the command, "Change front to rear on first company ! Boys, follow me!" turned partlyaround to lead his men, when a ball struck him in the left breast and passed entirely through his body. Pressinghis hand to his breast, he exclaimed, "0, God!" and fell. Lieutenant Yates was within a few feet of him and immediately stopped tospeak to him. He was unconscious. He subsequently spoke to Captain Bailey. Captain Bailey and Captain Bliss came to hisassistance, but were unable to bring him off, Captain Bliss being mortally wounded and captured in the attempt. Colonel Stevenswas left where he fell, was taken prisoner and moved by the enemy to a house about one mile to (heir rear. Corporal George Tate,of Company D, was severely wounded in the head, and left unconscious on the field. He was also taken to this house, and,regaining consciousness after a time, discovered the presence of Colonel Stevens, did all he could to relieve the Colonel'ssuffering, and was with him when he died, about 8 P. M., May 4th. Corporal Tate, with others, buried the Colonel's body, andmarked the grave for identification.

WILLIAM OLIVER STEVENS, son of Judge William Stevens, was born at Belfast, Maine, February 3, 1828. Graduating from HarvardCollege in 1848, he studied law, and settled at Dunkirk, New York, in 1852. In 1859 he was elected District Attorney of ChautauquaCounty. When Fort Sumter was fired upon he commanded Company D, 68th Regiment New York State Militia. He re-organized thecompany and tendered its services to Hon. Daniel E. Sickles, who was raising a brigade of United States Volunteers. Was acceptedand reported at Staten Island May 31, 1861, with 105 men, who became Company D, Third Regiment, Excelsior Brigade, under Col.Nelson Taylor. He was commissioned Major June 25, 1861. From this time his history was the history of the regiment. After thePeninsular campaign, while in Dunkirk, on recruiting service, Major Stevens declined an offer of the command of a new regiment,just forming. He was promoted Colonel to date September 8,1862. May 3, 1863, at Chancellorsville, he fell at the head of theregiment, mortally wounded, and died the next day at Dowdall's Tavern, within the Confederate lines. His body was first buried nearthe old Wilderness Church, but a week later was removed by Surgeon C. K. Irwin, under flag of truce, to the camp of the regiment,and sent thence to Dunkirk. It rests in the cemetery at Fredonia close by the grave of his friend and comrade, Surgeon Irwin, whodied three years afterward.

HEADQUARTERS THIRD REGIMENT, Ex. BRIG.,May 18th, 1863.

At a meeting of the officers of the Excelsior Brigade, held at the headquarters of the Third Excelsior, Colonel William R.Brewster, commanding the Brigade, presiding, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted, as expressing the feelings ofthe entire Brigade.

WHEREAS, It hath pleased God in his all wise providence to remove from us our late associate and commander, Colonel WilliamO. Stevens, who fell on the morning of May 3d, at the battle of Chancellorsville while nobly performing his duty, we, the survivingofficers of the Regiment, and the Brigade, with which he has been so long connected, wish to pay this slight tribute to departedworth, while expressing our heart-felt sympathy for his afflicted family in bereavement.

In the loss of Colonel William O. Stevens this regiment, and the army has been deprived of the services of a most gallant andefficient officer, an accomplished gentleman and a true patriot, who has sealed with his life his devotion to his country, and ourhighest aspirations for the future shall be to emulate the noble example of his fidelity to trust that he has bequeathed to us.Through all the vicissitudes of the service in which he has been engaged, he has manifested a steady and hopeful bearing,stimulating by an exalted zeal and patriotism the hopes of the wavering, and encouraging all by noble example to stand firmly in thegreat struggle, trusting to the righteousness of their cause for the attainment of permanently beneficial results.

To the afflicted family in their bereavement, words of condolence and sympathy are all we can offer. Our loss has been great,theirs has been greater. A parent now mourns the offering of a second son on the altar of his country, while a devoted wife with herfatherless children, deplores the loss of a loving and generous protector. We trust that a Higher Power may sustain them in their

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bereavement, and enable them to support with becoming fortitude their deep distress, realizing that, though he sleeps, his memorywill not be forgotten, but will descend to posterity with names of the illustrious dead, which a grateful country will render immortal.

Resolved, That copies of the above be sent to the family of Colonel Stevens, Washington Chronicle, Boston Journal, New YorkHerald, Chicago Times, N. Y. Tribune, Dunkirk Journal, Jamestown Journal, and Westfield Republican for publication.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be placed in the records of the Brigade.WILLIAM R. BREWSTER,

Colonel Fourth Excelsior,JAMES A. SMITH, President.Adjutant Third Excelsior,Secretary.

George S. Talcott, 112th NY Infantry Vols.TALCOTT, GEORGE S.—Age, 23 years. Enrolled at Jamestown, to serve three years, and mustered in as second lieutenant,

Co. C, August 16, 1862; as first lieutenant, May 31, 1864; as captain, Co. I, October 12, 1864; mustered out with company, June 13,1865, at Raleigh, NC.

Commissioned second lieutenant, October 27, 1862, with rank from August 1G, 18(52, original; first lieutenant, May 31, 1864,with rank from February 11, 1864, vice G. L. Pierce, promoted; captain, September 16, 1864, with rank from August 2, 1864, vice G.F. Mount, not mustered.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Thomas P. Grosvenor, County Judge.William O. Stevens, District Attorney. ,John S. Beggs, Water Commissioner.William Bookstaver, Mayor.M. L. Kinman, Mayor.William Zimmerman, Mayor.Lawrens G. Risley, President of Village.C. M. Reed, Postmaster.

David Russell, Supervisor.S. M. Smith, Councilman.B. G. Bailey, Councilman.Charles Blood, Coroner.H. James, Mayor.Henry B. Lyon, Mayor. ,F. B. Barnard, Postmaster.R. H. Heppell, City Clerk.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Laurens G. Risley, District Deputy Grand Master.Henry C. Buffington, District Deputy Grand Master.

Henry B. Lyon, District Deputy Grand Master.John W. Ware, District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS:

1853. Daniel W. Wyman.,1854. W. L. Marr.1854. O. S. Winans.1855. Thomas P. Grosvenor.1856. Thomas P. Grosvenor.1857. Thomas P. Grosvenor.1858. Thomas P. Grosvenor.1859. Stephen M. Doyle.1860. Stephen M. Doyle.1861. Stephen M. Doyle.1862. S. D. Caldwell.1863. David Russell.1864. David Russell.1865. C.K. Irwin.1866. S. Mosley Smith.1867. A. H. Libby.1868. S. Mosley Smith.1869. A. R. Libby.1870. Laurens G. Risley.1871. Laurens G. ,Risley.1872. E. D. R. Randall.

1873. E. D. R. Randall,1874. William Zimmermann.1875. William Zimmermann.1876. Laurens G. Risley.1877. S. Mosley Smith.1878. John Hilliard.1879. John Hilliard.1880. Charles Blood.1881. Henry C. Buffington.1882. Henry C. Buffington.1883. Laurens G. Risley.1884. George F. Seybolt.1885. Thomas M. Morian.1886. Thomas M. Morian.1887. Byron G. Bailey.1888. Henry C. Buffington.1889. George F. Seybolt.1890: George F. Seybolt.1891. H. J. Gibbs, Jr.1892. William WeIner.1893. William WeIner.

1894. William T. Murray.1895. William T. Murray.1896. Edward L. Clement.1897. Edward L. Clement.1898. Allen L. Reagan.1899. John W. Ware.1900. John W. Ware.1901. Hiram A. Matteson.1902. Hiram A. Matteson.1903. Henry E. Lyon.1904. Henry B. Lyon.1905. Seth M. Hamilton.1906. John C. Boye.1907. John C. Boye.1908. George B. Urmy.1909. George B. Urmy.1910. O. C. Segebarth.1911. William W. Heppell.1912. Milton C. Heights.1913. Leland S. Stearns.

NORWICH LODGE, NO. 302. NORWICH, N. Y. Warrant: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1853. The name or number has never been changed. Minutes: Not intact, all records prior to January 30, 1855, were destroyed by fire.

The petition for Norwich Lodge is dated January 26, 1852, and signed by the following:George L. Rider. James M. D. Carr.Abel Chandler. O. G. Rundell.H. Crain. G. W. Pooler.H. Read. John F. Hubbard.James Thompson. Henry Mitchell.

It was recommended by Chenango Lodge, No. 175 (now extinct).

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The petitioners nominated as officers:O. G. RUNDELL, Master.JOHN F. HUBBARD, Senior Warden.GEORGE L. RIDER, Junior .Warden.

On March 19, 1853, a dispensation was issued by M.’. W.’. NELSON RANDALL, Grand Master. The dispensation, and thewarrant issued June 11, 1853, named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners.

The first work done by the Lodge was on April 5, 1853, when George Rider, Calvin M. Lewis and Norman Ford were initiated.

CHARTER MEMBERS.

Obediah G. Rundell.George L. Rider.James M. D. Carr.

Abel Chandler.Calvin M. Lewis.John F. Hubbard.

Hendrick Crain.Henry Mitchell.George Rider.

Norman Ford.

The first meeting place of the Lodge was in what was known as the Stone Block, where it remained until 1857, when it movedinto rooms over the Bank, remaining there until 1871, when it moved'!:o Concert Hall, Piano Building. In 1878 it moved to the Hillblock, where it remained until 1905, when it moved to the Turner block on South Broad Street. The Masonic bodies at Norwich areerecting a Temple on West Main Street, in which the Lodge will have its quarters when completed.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner stone of the State Armory at Oneonta, June 18, 1885; the laying of thecorner stone of the Home at Utica, May 21, 1891, and the dedication of same, October 5, 1892.

A prized relic placed in possession of the Lodge, by order of the Grand Lodge, May 6, 1909, is the warrant Of Chenango Lodge,No. 115.

Norwich Lodge, No. 302, was not the first Lodge organized in the Town of Norwich. At a session of the Grand Lodge held March7, 1804, a petition dated September 1, 1803, was read and referred to the Grand Officers. The name selected was Chenango andthe petition was signed by the following:

Samuel Sexton.Joab Enos.Nathaniel Prentice.Jonathan Whapley.

Joseph Johnson.Josiah Miller.John Mead.John Randall, Jr.

Jonathan Johnson.Frederick Hopkins.Benjamin Ray.Peter B. Garnsey.

H. G. Tolbin Perry.Silas Holmes.Elias Williams.Stephen Hopkins.

The petitioners nominated as officers:

PETER B. GARNSEY, Master.JOSEPH JOHNSON, Senior Warden.SILAS HOLMES, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by Phoebus Lodge No. 94 (now No. 82), and on November 22, 1804, a warrant was issued. The Lodge was constituted and the following officers insta11ed by E. H. Metcalf on January 8, 1805:

PETER B. GARNSEY, Master.JOSEPH JOHNSON, Senior .Warden.SILAS HOLMES, Junior Warden.JOSEPH JOHNSON, Treasurer.JOHN RANDALL, Secretary.

JOSEPH MILLER, Senior Deacon.BENJAMIN PRENTICE, Junior Deacon.FREDERICK HOPKINS, J SSTEPHE1<r HOPKINS, Stewards.JOHN MEAD, Tiler.

The records of the Grand Lodge state that the warrant was surrendered, but no date is given. This must have occurred prior toMarch 1, 1822, as on that date a petition was prepared asking for a warrant for a Lodge to be called Norwich; this petition wassigned by the following:Henry Mitchell. Jonathan Johnson.John Randall. John Noyes.Lot Clark. Perez Randall.Bela Farr. Eli M. Gibbs.John Noyes, Jr. Harvey Harris.

The petitioners nominated as officers:JOHN NOYES, Master.HARVEY HARRIS, Senior Warden.ELI M. GIBES, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by OJrford, Lodge No. 235 (now extinct), at a meeting held March 2, 1822. Indorsed upon thepetition is the following: "Read in Grand Lodge June 7, 1822, and leave granted to withdraw the petition."

Subsequently a petition was submitted to the "Country Grand Lodge," and on June 6, 1823, the Committee on Warrantsreported in favor of granting a warrant. "To John Noyes, Master; Harvey Harris, Senior Warden; and Eli Gibbs, Junior Warden, bythe name and style of Norwich Lodge, No. 360. A dispensation had been issued by M.’. W.’. JOSEPH ENOS, JR., Grand Master, inJune, 1822.

The register of the Grand Lodge states that the warrant and property of this Lodge were surrendered to a Grand Visitor in 1831.. No effort appears to have been made to revive either of these Lodges and Masonry slumbered in Norwich until the advent ofNorwich Lodge, No. 302, in 1853.

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MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Elias P. Pellett, U. S. Consul, Barranquila, Colombia. Elisha B. Smith, Col. 114th NY Inf. Vols., Civil War.George W. Ray, Congressman.

Colonel Elisha Brown Smith - Commissioned Colonel upon the organization of the Regt. Wounded in fifth dorsal vertebrae, in theassault upon Port Hudson, June 14, 1963; from the effects of which he died five days afterwards.

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COLONEL ELISHA BROWN SMITH.

The ancestors of the subject of this sketch were of English descent, and emigrated to Rhode Island about the time of thesettlement of Providence, by Roger "Williams. The line upon the paternal side is nearly related to the Rev. Charles Brown, whocame over with Williams, and was the first Baptist clergyman in the Colony.

Benjamin Smith came from Rhode Island, to Whitestown, Oneida County, about the year 1800. He had three daughters, a Mrs.Samuel Ladd, late of Sherburne, Mrs. Winsor Coman, of Eaton, one never married, and one son by the name of Elisha. ElishaSmith settled in Greene, N. Y., about the year 1803. He was sub-agent of the Lord Hornby property, an immense landed estatelocated in the south-west part of Chenango County. He was called the father of the settlement of the Hornby estate, himself clearingoff large tracts of land. He kept a small store in Greene, and supplied the early settlers, who were generally poor, with grain andother necessaries of life. His generosity was proverbial. From 1804 to 1808 or 9, he was Judge of the County Court, and amagistrate about the same length of time. In 1810, Judge Smith married Adosha, daughter of Judge Wattles, of Unadilla. In 1813they removed to Norwich. Four sons and two daughters were the fruits of their marriage, all of whom are dead except CharlesBenjamin.

Elisha Brown Smith, the third child, and the elder son, was born in Norwich, February17th, 1817. There was nothing in particular Vi distinguish his early life from that of otherboys who are obliged to work their way up under adverse circumstances. With but a limitededucation, yet possessed of much native shrewdness and good sense, prepossessing in hisappearance, and courteous in his address, while still quite young, various offices of trustwere conferred upon him, and he gradually grew into the confidence of the public.

In 1844 he was appointed Under Sheriff of the County, which office he retained for aboutthree years. In 1846 he was elected a Delegate to the Convention to amend the Constitutionof the State, and in 1847 was the Candidate on the Democratic ticket for the office of CanalCommissioner. In 1848 he was a Delegate to the National Convention held in Baltimore,which resulted in the nomination to the Presidency of Lewis Cass. In 1852 he was theDemocratic candidate for Congress in the District of which Chenango formed a part, andcame within a few votes of an election. In the spring of 1852 he was commissionedPostmaster of Norwich, which position he held for a year and a half. In September, 1840, hewas married to Lucinda P., daughter of the late Whitman Willcox, Esq., of Norwich.

General Bruce declined to accept the appointment tendered him by the War Committee,in July, 1862, as commandant of the Regiment to be raised in the 23d Senatorial District,Elisha B. Smith, unsolicited upon his part, was at once recommended. After prayerfullydeciding what was his duty in answer to the calls of his country, he threw his whole soul intothe work of recruiting his Regiment, and fitting him self for the responsible duties that

devolved upon him. The result was, that in less than four weeks a Regiment one thousand and forty strong, composed of the bestmen of the County, were in reading for the seat of war. On the 6th of September it took its departure. Its history is but a counterpartof the history of its commander, from that time to the day he fell.

Whatever position he occupied, whatever duties he was called upon to discharge, however trying the circumstances, he was thesame kind hearted officer, the same genial friend. It is not necessary to claim for Colonel Smith qualities that he did not possess. Hehad not received a military education, and it is not asserted that he was a great military man. Indeed, time and opportunity were notpermitted him to develop his capabilities, or the power and extent of his military genius. Others, we know, not more promising orconspicuous in the beginning, have acquired national renown. In the ever-varying fortunes of the war, had he lived, it is not difficultto conceive of brilliant achievements, in the expanding career before him.

It was the fortune of the writer (being in charge of a Post Hospital at Berwick City) to see much of Colonel Smith, during the timeintervening between the battle of Fort Bisland and the siege of Port Hudson. In the seclusion and quietude of the sick chamber,during his illness last preceding his fall, there was a communion, a companionship, it is seldom one's privilege to enjoy. Of hisfamily, which he devotedly loved, he spoke most tenderly—of himself, calmly and freely. He said he had thought it all over; his mindwas fully prepared; his arrangements were all made; he was in readiness for whatever might befall him. In fact, he seemed to havetaken a rational and philosophic view of the vicissitudes and casualties of war, as perhaps few have done; considered what might bethe end, from the beginning, and like a wise man, prepared himself for it. He was ready, and if necessary willing, to make thesoldier's last sad sacrifice.

His attachment to his Regiment was unbounded. "With all the tenderness of his loving nature, with the solicitude and anxiety of afather or a brother, he eared for his men, extending aid and sympathy in all their troubles and trials. He looked upon his soldiers ashis children; they looked up to him as a child to a parent. In his anxiety to be with his command—from which he had been separatedby serious illness—against the advice of his Surgeon, he hastened to join it, only a few days before the fatal 14th of June. His men

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immediately went to work to build for him in the woods a cottage of trees and boughs, and covered it with canvas. One day, whilestanding looking admiringly upon it, a fellow-officer riding past made the remark: "You have a nice house, Colonel." "Yes," says theColonel, "but it is not likely I shall occupy it long." How prophetic were those words!

The result of that terrible day has passed into history, and the names and deeds of those who participated in that fearful strugglehave become matters of record. There were none truer, braver, nobler, more patriotic, that day, than Colonel Elisha B. Smith.Temporarily in command of Weitzel's daring old Brigade, he fell at its head mortally wounded, leading in the charge. He was carriedupon a litter to the Brigade Hospital, in the woods, where with other; he received all the attention it was possible to bestow.

To show his concern for his men, himself wounded unto death, a single instance is worthy of mention. Shortly after ColonelSmith, Captain Searles was brought into the hospital, terribly wounded in several places, the blood gushing from his mouth. He wasplaced upon the table, examined, and laid aside to die. Presently the Colonel inquired for Captain Searles. When told of hiscondition, and the probable result, he urged upon the Surgeon and Colonel Per Lee that he be brought back and re-examined. Itwas done, and to-day the Captain acknowledges the saving of his life to his dying Colonel.

During the few days that intervened ere the lamp, flickering in its socket, was extinguished, Colonel Smith, perfectly aware of hissituation, was as peaceful and serene as the ocean unruffled by a wave. He was comforted and sustained by the beautiful andinspiring thought, that though he and his brave comrades might perish, the Nation would still survive. His faith was stayed on God.He said that although he had never made a public profession of religion, although he had not lived in the popular acceptations thelife of the devoted christian, he felt that he was sustained by the arm of Him " who doeth all things well."

A little past the hour of midnight, on the morning of the 19th, in the solemn wood, surrounded by his soldiers and a few personalfriends, his spirit took its flight, and returned to God who gave it. His exit was calm and trustful—his end was peace. He fell asleepgently as a child, like one

"Who wraps the drapery of his couchAround him, and lies down to pleasant dreams."

His men shed tears of anguish when they thought that they should never look upon his like again in the flesh, but they wereconsoled in the cheering reflection that their loss was his gain, and that they might find him an inhabitant of that imperishabletemple, secure from sieges, and conflicts, and war, into which death cannot intrude, and where life and bliss will be immortal andeternal. His body was taken to New Orleans, carefully encoffined and sent North, in charge of an officer, to be entombed in his ownnative village, in the born place of his fathers.

A telegram informed the people of Chenango valley that the steamer bearing the remains of Colonel Smith had arrived in NewYork. At Chenango Forks a delegation of citizens awaited the arrival of the body, to escort it to Norwich. As the mournful cortegemoved up the valley, on Friday afternoon, July 10th, the road was lined with people, who with sad countenances and tearful eyeshad ceased from their labors to view the sad spectacle. Both at Greene and Oxford the shops and stores were closed, and thewhole population, with civic societies and fire companies, turned out in large processions, to escort the remains through theirrespective villages. The tolling of bells and the discharge of minute guns in both villages, added to the solemnity of the occasion.Early in the evening, the body, with its escort, reached the outskirts of Norwich. Church bells and deep-toned cannon summoned thepeople to join the procession that was conducting the remains into the town. Stores and shops were immediately closed, flags werelowered at half-mast, and everything gave evidence of the gloom that pervaded the breasts of the people.

The family had anticipated, ere long, a short visit from the husband, father and son. He came sooner than looked for, and in avery mysterious manner. He came, attended by a large retinue— not in the garb of a laurel-crowned conqueror, but decked in theinsignia of mortality. He came, not the vigorous, active, living being who departed scarcely a year before, full of hope and ofpromise. Instead of the living hero, he returned upon his shield. In the mellow sun-light of departing day, the cortege halted beforethe door of his late residence, but no parent, companion or son entered the dwelling.

Amid the most expressive demonstrations of grief, the body was conveyed to the Court House, where it was laid in state in thecentre of the hall. Here the coffin remained exposed to the gaze of throngs of tearful friends, till Sunday morning, when the lastopportunity was given to pay their respects to the martyred soldier. Upon that day the people from every section of the Countypoured into the village, in carriages and on foot, to participate in the burial services. Two fire companies from Oxford, and one eachfrom Sherburne and Smyrna, came to assist in the impressive ceremonies. Large number of Masons were also convened fromOxford, Wreene, Sherburne and Hamilton, to pay their respects to a deceased brother. Before the services, the coffin wasbeautifully draped, and gentle hands had adorned it with wreaths and flowers. Upon its top it bore the hat and sword of thedeceased. Inscribed upon the coffin plate were these words:

Col. E. B. SMITH, 114th RegtWounded at Port Hudson, June 14th;

Died the 19th, 1863,Aged 46 years.

At 1 P. M., the remains were removed to the family residence, where short religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr.Scoville. The funeral procession was then formed under the superintendence of George Rider, Esq., Marshal, on the part of theMasons, and Colonel Rhodes on the part of the citizens, the foil owing gentlemen, citizens and Masons, acting as Pall Hearers: H.R. Mygatt, Rufus Chandler, T. J. Noyes, Walter M. Conkey, B. F. Rexford, P. B. Prindle, Ezra Hewitt, Warren Newton, RoswellCurtiss, Thomas Milner, W. P. Noyes, J. W. Weller, Edward Childs, C., M. Lewis N. E. Seals, M. Wicks, J. T. Brennan, J. G.Thompson, B. B. Andrews, Lee Talcott, N. P. Wheeler, Daniel Cornell.

The vast procession moved to the public square, the hearer being draped with the American Flag, and the coffin fully exposed-to view. A solemn and affecting prayer was offered by Rev. A. N. Benedict, and a hymn sung by the united choirs of Norwich, whenthe immense audience of five thousand people were feelingly addressed by the Rev. Samuel Scoville, from the steps of the CourtHouse: " He spoke of the virtues of the deceased, of the love and reflect entertained for him in this community, of his gallant conductin battle, of his honorable career as a soldier, of his social and public worth, of his Christian character, of his anticipated return on avisit to his family during the present month, contrasting it with the solemn scene then before him, and feelingly alluded to that otheroccasion, less than a year since, when, prior to his departure, his friends, neighbors and follow-citizens assembled in nearly equal

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numbers, and in the same place, to present him with a war-horse and trappings, and to render honor to him as the living soldierinstead of the dead her<r" His theme was the sufferings and sacrifices of the Savior.

After the exercises upon the public square, the imposing procession re-formed, and moving to the solemn strains of music, minuteguns being fired, proceeded to the village cemetery. The body was committed to the earth, according to the beautiful and touchingceremonies of the Masonic ritual. Roswell K. Bourne, Esq., Master of the Norwich Lodge, read the impressive burial service. Anappropriate and eloquent closing prayer was offered by Rev. William Searls, a member of the Order, in which he said:

Here we stand by the grave of a son ! The mother that cradled him ill infancy, stands alone upon the hill of yore, waiting for thegleaners to gather her to that rest in Heaven. Here lies her son, stricken down in the high-noon of life. She had thought that his armswould in due time bear her to the grave, and place the dust most carefully on her aged breast. But to-day she weeps that thosehopes have been dashed aside and her son—her noble son—is dead. Lord! may thy grace enable her to say ' Thy will be done.*

"We stand beside the grave of a husband. Here, in mourning, is his early love —the choice of his youth—the mother of hischildren. She has shared with him the joy and sorrow of life. Long and pleasant hag been their journey; but it is now ended—thoughnot their love, for love can never die. She gave him one year ago to the God of battles, and he fell in the thickest of the strife.

"We stand beside the grave of a father. Here are the children he so dearly -loved. These tender plants, watered so often by thefathers tears, weep tears of keenest sorrow to-day. Temper the winds to these shorn lambs—thou God of the orphan and widow,hear our prayer, and bless these afflicted ones !

“We stand beside the grave of a patriot. These weeping thousands tell how dearly he was beloved, and how highly esteemed.These tell the great sacrifice he made, when he left, the home and friends of his youth, In response to the call of his country. Theriderless horse tells of his daring in the field; and this Fraternity, of which he was an honored member, tell of his generous deedsand noble heart.”

In the beautiful valley with which his name is so intimately associated, we leave our valiant leader in the grave of the soldier.Around him the everlasting hills keep eternal guard, and the unwavering love of his stricken family watches with tender devotion hissacred dust. Cycles may roll their untiring rounds, generations may pass from the stage of action, the works of man may crumbleand decay, but the name of Elisha B. Smith will still be revered and honored. His fame shall grow brighter and brighter, as historyshall more fully do justice to his memory, and as remote posterity shall proudly repeat the traditions of these days.

"He was the noblest Roman of them all;His life was gentle, and the elementsSo mixed in him, that Nature might stand upAnd pay to all the world, this was a man."

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Various individuals living across the bay, evidently thoroughly tinctured with secession proclivities, though making strongpretensions to loyalty,, made frequent complaints that their rights had been invaded, and that their property had not been properlyprotected. H. S. Carey, Henry Watkins, and -others, of Berwick City, addressed a communication to Captain Cooke, CommandingU. S. fleet, and Colonel Smith, Commander of the post, upon the subject. Union pickets, it appears, had frequently been fired upon,from the Berwick side, by rebels secreted behind buildings, and some miscellaneous firing had taken place from the Union lines, notauthorized by the authorities, or the rules of civilized warfare.

The following manifesto of Colonel Smith, in reply to the Berwick committee, is highly commendable for its tone and spirit, andhad the desired effect.

HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, BRASHEAR CITY,February 19th, 1863.

H. S. Carey, Henry Watkins and others, Citizens of Berwick City:GENTLEMEN: — Your communication addressed to Captain Cooke, commanding U. S. fleet, and myself, was duly received. I

have in reply only to say, that I consider firing upon pickets, or upon women, and children, pusillanimous and cowardly, and that Iwill be the last to inaugurate such a course of warfare.Our pickets have been constantly fired upon. I rode out on Sunday and witnessed it—the balls striking about and beyond me.Sunday night the enemy attacked us with shot and shell under cover of the buildings on your side of the bay: and they have beenconstantly in the habit of reconnoitering from them. All the protection we can vouchsafe to you, is inside of our lines.

I wish to give notice that the women find children can be removed; and that notice I give now—for, by the living God, if there isany more firing from your side, we will make it the hottest place in all rebeldom. It is a little singular that no complaint or informationcomes to us of their whereabouts, or of firing from that side, unless we return it. This won't do, gentlemen; the slope is the wrongway. Come within the lines or hold yourselves liable to get hurt. Every species of private property I intend to respect, and, as far asin my power, keep inviolate.

Pieces have been discharged into the water, the balls of which must ricochet across the bay. There is a peremptory orderagainst miscellaneous firing, and you shall have no further cause of complaint unless we are first fired upon.

Respectfully. ELISHA B. SMITH.Colonel Commanding Post.

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Isaac W. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master. John H. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master.William H. Wells, Grand Sword Bearer. Edward S. Moore, District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. Obediah G. Rundell.1854. Obediah G. Rundell.1855. Obediah G. Rundell.1856. Obediah G. Rundell.1857. Obediah G. Rundell.1858. William A. Smith.1859. William A. Smith.1860. William A. Smith.1861. William A. Smith.1862. Roswell K. Bourne.1863. Roswell K. Bourne.1864. Roswell K. Bourne.1865. Andrew J. Avery.1866. Andrew J. Avery.1867. Nathan P. Wheeler.1868. Nathan P. Wheeler.1869. H. Delos Mallory.1870. William A. Sternberg.1871. Albert Beals.1872. Charles A. Church.1873. Henry C. Willcox.

1874. Henry C. Willcox.1875. Hawley H. Bishop.1876. James K. Benway.1877. Henry M. Knapp.1878. Henry M. Knapp.1879. David H. Knapp.1880. B. Gage Berry.1881. Isaac W. Baker.1882. Isaac W. Baker.1883. Isaac W. Baker.1884. Isaac W. Baker.1885. George Wheeler.1886. George Wheeler.1887. Frank W. Rogers.1888. Frank W. Rogers.1889. Eppenetus Winsor.1890. Eppenetus Winsor.1891. George W. Nagel.1892. Henry C. Sanford,1893. Henry C. Sanford.1894. George W. Nagel.

1895. Frank E. Fitch.1896. Frank E. Fitch.1897. George W. Lawrence.1898. John H. Smith.1899. Samuel A. Jones.1900. Henry E. Randall.1901. Nelson P. Bonney.1902. Edward S. Moore.1903. David John.1904. Frank L. Bowers.1905. Daniel R. Hall.1906. Myrtulo W. Davis.1907. William H. Wells.1908. Augustus E. Race.1909. John C. Robinson.1910. Fred L. Ames.1911. Charles H. Hunt.1912. Walter C, Case.1913. Arthur E. Halbert.

SYLVAN LODGE, NO. 303. SINCLAIRVILLE, N. Y. WARRANT: The Warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11th, 1853. The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Intact since July, 1866, previous to that date they are incomplete. .

Sylvan Lodge was organized in the latter' part of the year 1852, on December 24th a dispensation was issued by M.’. W.’.NELSON RANDALL, Grand Master, and on December 31st .the first meeting was held.

The petitioners were:John M. Edson.Edward Taylor.Ebenezer Skinner.

George A. Camp.David Sackett.Sylvanus L. Henderson.

Ebenezer Brown.Ezra Brown.John Lowe, Jr.

Joshua H. Thompson.P. Scott.

The petition was recommended by Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 145. -The petitioners nominated as officers:JOHN M. EDSON, Master.SYLVANUS L. HENDERSON, Senior Warden.EDWARD TAYLOR, Junior Warden.

The dispensation terminated May 25th, 1853, and on June 11th the 'l}'arrant was issued which named the' same officers as werenamed in the dispensation. .

CHARTER MEMBERS.

John M. Edson. Thomas D. Spikens.Sylvanus L. Henderson. Ebenezer Skinner.Edward Taylor. W. Wallace Henderson.Caleb J. Allen. John Maynard.John Love, Jr. William W. Rood.Ezra Brown. Joshua H. Thompson.Elias S. Hedges. Martin Dunton.

The first meeting after the warrant was issued was held August 1st, 1853, when W.’. SEWELL H. DICKENSON, Past Master ofForest Lodge, No. 166, installed the following officers:

JOHN M. EDSON, Master.SYLVANUS L. HENDERSON, Senior Warden.EDW_RD TAYLOR, Junior Warden.EZRA BROWN, Treasurer.JOHN LOVE, JR., Secretary.EBENEZER SKINNER, Senior Deacon.W. WALLACE' HENDERSON, Junior Deacon.MARTIN DUNTON, Tiler.

The first work done by the Lodge was on January 7th, 1853, when W. Wallace Henderson was initiated.The first by-laws were adopted December 31st, 1852; the following are excerpts;

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"Art. I, Sec. 1. The stated meetings of the Lodge shall be held on Friday preceding the full moon of each month, except when thefull moon falls on Friday, in which case the meetings shall be held the same day. The working hours shall commence at six o'clock,P. M., unless otherwise ordered by the last regular meeting."

"Art. VI, Sec. 6. Any brother who is seen to be intoxicated by liquor shall, for the" first offense, be reprimanded in open Lodge bythe Worshipful Master; for the second offense, be suspended for the space of three months, but for any gross or unmasonicconduct, a member may be expelled instantly from all the privileges of Masonry."

"Section 9. No refreshments shall be had in the Lodge except on some great festive occasion, or when a candidate is initiated,crafted, or raised. Any Mason who shall violate the true intent and meaning of this section by introducing any intoxicating liquors intothe Lodge" or any of the apartments adjacent thereto, on the eve of a Lodge, if a member he shall be expelled, or, if a visitor, heshall be prohibited from visiting again in the Lodge during their pleasure."

"Section 13. Any member of this Lodge who shall propose to divide the funds thereof among the members shall be forthwithexpelled."

The officers of the Lodge were on one occasion publicly installed in the Methodist Episcopal Church.The first meeting place was in the ballroom of a hotel on Main Street; the next place of meeting was in a building on the corner ofMaine and Lester Streets. In 1858 it moved into the third story of the Reed block, where it remained until 1879, when it moved to

the Kelly building, remaining here until 1895, when it moved into its present quarters in the Spear Building.The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner stone of the State Normal School building at Fredonia October 3d, 1901,

also at the laying of the corner stone of the Court House at Mayville, July 24th, 1907.Sylvan Lodge, No. 303, is the successor of Sylvan Lodge, No. 394, which was organized under somewhat peculiar

circumstances. What is now known as Sinclairville was, in 1810, a small settlement in the forest of Chautauqua County known asthe "Major Sinclear Settlement."

Major Samuel Sinclear, one of the pioneers residing there, was a past Senior Warden of Forest Lodge and was the chief spirit inorganizing Sylvan Lodge. The "Settlement" was quite a distance from Forest Lodge and reached only by a trail through the woods.He succeeded in establishing what at first was styled a "Masonic Society" in January, 1819. The officers were;

SAMUEL SINCLEAR, Master.JOSHUA JACKSON, Senior Warden.SYLVANUS L. HENDERSON, Junior Warden.

At his grave is an ancient, but fine headstone; carved from the quarry stones of the county, and finished with skill and taste,scarcely equaled by any other in the burial ground. On the same lot is buried his wife, Fanny Sinclear, and her mother, ThankfulBigalow, who died in the year 1839, at the age of 96 years, 11 months, and 8 days.

On December 26th, 1822, this "Masonic Society" obtained a dispensation from the Grand Master which named as officers:JAMES SCOFIELD, Master.JOSHUA JACKSON, Senior Warden.OBED EDSON, Junior Warden.

In 1823 an. effort 'was made "to obtain a charter, which for some reason failed, but in 1824 another effort was made which resultedin securing a charter from the "Country Grand Lodge." On the minutes of that Grand Lodge under date of June 4th, 1824, is thefollowing:

"Committee on Warrants reported in favor of granting a warrant to James Scofield, Master; Joshua Jackson, Senior Warden,and Obed Edson, Junior Warden, to hold a Lodge at Gerry, in the County of Cattaraugus, by the name of Sylvan Lodge, No. 394."

The petition is dated February 10th, 1823, and signed by the following:Nathan Gibbs. Nathaniel Johnson.Elias Cole. H. Sargent.Joel Walkup. Obed Edson.Daniel Bliss. Sylvanus L. Henderson.S. T. Booth. Henry Day.Abner Bates. James Scofield.Joshua Jackson. Calvin Lake.

The petition was recommended by Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 297, (145), at "an adjourned meeting held .at the house of SolomonJones" on March 24th, 1823; also by Forest Lodge, No. 263 (166), at a meeting held in "Masonic Hall in the village of Fredonia,"August 20th, 1823.

The first meeting after the warrant was issued was held on July 7th, 1824, when W.’. PHINlAS STEVENS, a past Master ofMount Moriah Lodge, installed the following officers:

JAMES SCOFIELD, Master.JOSHUA JACKSON, Senior Warden.OBED EDSON, Junior Warden.ABNER BATES, Treasurer.HENRY SARGENT, Secretary.

DANIEL BLISS, Senior Deacon.JOEL WALKUP, Junior Deacon.SYLVANUS L. HENDERSON, Steward.JOHN M. EDSON, Steward.ELISHA WILCOX, Tiler.

James Scofield, the first Master of the Lodge, was the grandfather of Lieutenant-General John M. Scofield, U. S. A.Obed Edson, the Junior Warden, became a member of the Legislature in the State of Pennsylvania, a Judge in that State, also a

Judge in the State of Illinois.

Major Samuel Sinclear, the organizer and first Master of the "Masonic Society" at "Sinclear Settlement," was one of thepioneers of Chautauqua County. He was the first Senior Warden of Forest Lodge, No. 166. He died February 8th, 1827, during the time when the Anti-Masonic excitement had reached its highest point in western New

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York. An account of this event contains the following;

"Major Sinclear was so prominent in Masonry, and so steadfast had been his faith, that the Masons of the county,notwithstanding the unpropitious time, resolved to bury him with Masonic honors. All the members of the Lodge and manydistinguished Masons from abroad were present at his funeral. A sermon was delivered by Rev. Bro. Lewis C. Todd. Respect forBro. Sinclear drew a great number of people to the funeral.

"He was buried according to the Masonic ritual, which was conducted in such an impressive manner that the event made a deepimpression, so much so that it had an extraordinary effect in allaying the prejudice that existed against Free Masonry in that part ofthe State."

http://www.cclslib.org/sinclairville/major.htmMajor Samuel SinclearSinclairville derives its name from Major Samuel Sinclear. He was born on May 10, 1762 in Nottingham, New Hampshire.

Sinclear was one of nine children. His father Colonel Richard Sinclear was of Scotch descent while his mother, Mary Cilley, wasborn in Austria-Hungaria. Sinclear's childhood was quite short. At age fourteen, Sinclear was in the army as an attendant to hisuncle, Colonel Cilley. Barely one year later he enlisted in Captain Amos Morrill's company of the same uncle's regiment and servedfor three years. Sinclear was at the Battles of Bemis Heights and Monmouth. He was also present at Valley Forge. Sinclear wasinvolved in other battles while serving in General Enoch Poor's brigade. In 1779 he fought the Indians on the frontiers of New Yorkand Pennsylvania. When Sinclear was eighteen years old he was honorably discharged from the army having served his full term ofenlistment. He then went to Kennenbunk, Maine, and established a ship-timber business. Eight years later he came to New Yorkwhere he lived in Utica and Cherry Valley.

In 1809, Major Samuel Sinclear purchased lot 41 at the Batavia land office. Sinclear started building a log cabin on this property.The cabin was built at the intersection of two roads, one lead to Cherry Cheek, the other to Charolotte Center. In March of 1810,William Berry and his family along with Chauncy Andrus came to Sinclear's settlement. Since the cabin was not yet finished, theyoccupied a wigwam made of poles and hemlock limbs, until the house was finished. This cabin came to serve as a dwelling for newsettlers while they built their homes, a school house and a church.

In October, Sinclear's family, including his wife, Fanny, and her children, Obed and John M. Edson and Fanny Edson, came toSinclear's settlement. Sinclear's first wife was Sally Perkins. They married in 1785 in Vassalboro, Maine. She died at Eaton in 1804.In the fall 1810 Sinclear cut a wagon road from Fredonia to Sinclairville and built a frame dwelling in which the village tavern residedfor many years. A saw mill was also constructed that year.

Many of Sinclear's ancestors belonged to the Masonic Order. He also became a Mason in 1805 while in Madison County andlater he became a Royal Arch Mason. When the Sylvan Lodge was organized in Sinclearville in 1823 he was chosen Master.However, the lodge was forced to surrender its charter due to the hostility towards Masons in this part of the state.

It was not until after the Major's death that Sinclairville assumed its name. On February 8, 1827 Samuel Sinclear died. Hisfuneral was conducted according to the Masonic ritual. Some of the first land Sinclear had cleared had been donated years earlierfor use as a cemetery. On his grave stone were many Masonic emblems, and below this epitaph:

How lov'd, how valu'd once avail thee not,To whom related, or by whom begot;A heap of dust alone remains of thee,'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be.

The minutes of the old Lodge are missing, and the only paper to be found on file relating to it is the petition. The only factsrelating to its doings were found in some memoranda, made by Sylvanus L. Henderson, and placed in possession of his son, W. W.Henderson, a charter member and one of the Masters of Sylvan Lodge, No. 303.

How long the Lodge existed is unknown; the only reference to it is found on the register of the Grand Lodge, which contains thefollowing undated statement:

"Never. made returns. Surrendered the warrant to Grand Visitor."

The silver jewels of the officers are in possession of Sylvan Lodge, No. 303. John M. Edson, Sylvanus L. Henderson, and John Love, Jr., petitioners for Sylvan Lodge, No. 303, were members of the oldLodge. Several of the members have gained distinction, as

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

John M. Edson, Judge, Court of Common Pleas. Caleb J. Allen, State Senator, Connecticut.W. Wallace Henderson, U. S. Revenue Collector. Sidney E. Palmer, Assemblyman.Orsamus A. White, School Commissioner.

A sketch of Sylvan Lodge, No. 303, would be incomplete without reference to Obed Edson, .one of its oldest members. Heserved one term in the State Legislature; for many years he has been president 'of the Chautauqua County Historical Society, andthe oldest practising lawyer in Chautauqua County. In early life he was engaged in surveying, and assisted in surveying a portion ofthe New York & Erie Railroad, also the Dunkirk & Warren. Railroad.

The Edson family have been closely allied' with Sylvan Lodges, Nos. 394 and 303, since 1823, when the first Lodge wasorganized. Obed Edson, one of the petitioners for the old Lodge, and John M. Edson were brothers, step-sons of Samuel Sinclear.

Obed Edson, who was Master of Sylvan Lodge, No. 303, in 1862, 63, 64, 1871, and again in 1912, was the son of John. M.Edson, and the present Master, Edwin H. Edson, is also connected with that family.

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Frank E. Shaw, District Deputy Grand Master. John H. Cummings, District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. John M. Edson.1854. John M. Edson.1855. John M. Edson.1856. Caleb J. Allen.1857. Caleb J. Allen.1858. Caleb J. Allen.1859. W. Wallace Henderson.1860. W. Wallace Henderson.1861. W. Wallace Henderson.1862. Obed Edson.1863. Obed Edson.1864. Obed Edson.1865. Oscar Hale.1866. Oscar .Hale.1867. A. D. Tompkins.1868. W. D. Forbush.1869. A. D. Tompkins.1870. Oscar Hale.1871. Obed Edson.1872. A. P. Bronsom.1873. A. P. Bronsom.

1874. John H. Clark.1875. John H. Clark.1876. Allen A. Stevens, Jr.1877. Allen A. Stevens, Jr.1878. Oscar Hale.1879. Allen A. Stevens, Jr.1880. Frank E. Shaw..1881. Frank E. Shaw.1882. Homer A. Tarbox.1883. Frank E. Shaw.1884. John B. Haner.1885. Judge W. Link.1886. Judge W. Link.1887. John T. Spear.1888. John T. Spear.1889. Judge W. Link.1890. Joseph Donnelly.1891. Joseph Donnelly.1892. John H. Cummings.1893. John A. Love.1894. Joseph Donnelly.

1895. Fred Larder.1896. Charles E. Dennison.1897. Ben F. Trusler.1898. Ben F. Trusler.1899. John H. Cummings.1900. G. F. Smith.1901. William Scott.1902. Emory J. Barger.1903. Benjamin Sprague.1904. William C. Scott.1905. William C. Scott.1906. A. W. Roberts.1907. William G. Prentice.1908. Harry G. Cleminger.1909. George W. Tugwell.1910. John H. Losee.1911. Edwin H. Edson.1912. Obed Edson.1913. Edwin H. Edson.

SCHILLER LODGE, NO. 304. BROOKLYN, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1853.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.In the latter part of the year 1852 a number of German Masons, members of Marsh Lodge;' No. 188, .located in the village ofWilliamsburgh, conceived the idea of organizing a German Lodge in a community having a large number of German residents.

A petition was prepared and signed by the following:Frederick Engelhaupt. John J. Wolff.Charles Suess. Christian Kastner.Charles Rheinberger. Henry Radenbach.Peter Cartele. Adam Wieck.John W. Dick. Christian Lankenau.William Holzrampel. Michael Hoehn.Jacob Mangler. Jacob Guthrie.Adolph Bomhard. Heinrich Schmidt.

The petitioners nominated as officers:HEINRICH SCHMIDT, Master.ADOLPH BOMHARD, Senior Warden.CHARLES SUESS, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by Marsh Lodge, No. 188, on September 9, 1852. On January 17, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master. The Lodge was instituted January 17, 1853, and the officers named in the dispensation, together with the following, wereinstalled:

JOHN J. WOLFF, Treasurer.HENRY RODENBACH, Secretary.CHARLES WILLE, Senior Deacon.JACOB MANGLER, J1'IJ:lior Deacon.EDWARD ROEHR, Mater of Ceremonies.DANIEL LAUER, StewardWENDULIN STEPHAN, Steward.

The first work done by the Lodge was on February 18, 1853, when Edward Roehr and Frederick Karcher were initiated.The Lodge was constituted and officers installed on June 17, 1853. The warrant .named the same officers as were nominated

by the petitioners.

Edward Roehr, the first person made a Master Mason in the Lodge, was a remarkable man. He was born in the city of Schlei,Saxony, and from 1836 to 1839 was in the renowned University of Leipzig, where he studied jurisprudence. After graduation he wasin the Justice Court of his native place, but, in consequence of his participation in the revolution, he was compelled to leave his"Fatherland" and come to the United States in 1849.

He established the "Triangle," the first German Masonic publication in the United States. He was also interested in thepublication of other papers of a similar character.

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The first meeting-place of the Lodge was at No. 145 Grand Street, where it remained until October, 1854, when it moved to No.309 Grand Street. In November, 1862, it moved to No. 114 Graham Avenue, remaining here until May, 1867, when it moved toMasonic Hall, corner of Grand and Seventh Streets, where it remained until May, 1875, when it moved into its present quarters inthe German Savings Bank Building, corner of_ Broadway and Boerum Street.

The Lodge has suitably celebrated anniversaries associated with the Lodge; the most important anniversary was held January21,1903, when it celebrated its "Golden Jubilee." The Lodge has frequently contributed generously toward the relief of sufferers by fire, flood, earthquake, and pestilence. In 1878 it paid a death benefit of $75.00 to the widows of deceased members, and recently this benefit has been increased to$100.00.

It is a member of 'the German Masonic Temple Association, and contributed toward the erection of the Temple on East FifteenthStreet, New York, and the German Masonic Home, at Tappan, NY.

The Lodge was represented at the dedication of the Worth Monument, on Union Square, New York, November 25, 1857; layingof the corner-stone of Masonic Hall, on Twenty-third Street, New York, June 8, 1870; the dedication of same, June 2, 1875;dedication of the Twenty-eighth (old) District Monument, in the Lutheran Cemetery, October 3, 1881; laying of the corner-stone ofthe 47th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, November 11, 1883; dedication of the grounds at the German Ma.:\ sonic Home, at Tappan,N. Y., in 1888; laying of the corner-stone of the Home, at Utica, May 21, 1891, and dedication of same, October 5, 1892.

An offshoot of the Lodge is Copernicus Lodge, No. 545, organized in 1864.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Alfred Asterland, District Deputy Grand Master. Louis G. Burger, Grand Master of Ceremonies.

MASTERS.

1853. Heinrich Schmidt.1853. J. A. Bomhard.1854. J. A. Bomhard.1855. John J. Wolff.1856. Edward Roehr.1857. Edward Roehr.1858. J. A. Bomhard.1859. Edward Roehr.1860. Edward Roehr.1861. Fred Lapzin.1862. Fred Lapzin.1863. Fred Lapzin.1864. Charles Koehler.1865. Herm Zimmer.1866. Herm Zimmer.1867. Fred Lapzin.1868. Fred Lapzin.1869. Benjamin Dietz.1870. Benjamin Dietz.1871. John Freitag.1872. John Freitag.

1873. Paul W';' Weidmann.1874. Paul W. Weidmann.1875. Charles Koch.1876. Charles Koch.1877. Paul Weidmann.1878. Charles M. Mueller.1879. Charles M. Mueller.1880. Peter Bertsch.1881. Peter Bertsch.1882. William Kampfmueller.1883. William KampfmueIIer.1884. Charles AIphey.1885. Rudolph Fischer.1886. Rudolph Fischer.1887. Alfred Osterland.1888. Alfred Osterland.1889. Alfred Osterland.1890. Herm W. Mueller.1891. Herm W. Mueller.1892. Louis Hanstein.1893. Louis Hanstein.

1894. Henry Grasman.1895. Henry Grasman.1806. Carsten Busch.1897. Carsten Busch.1898. Louis G. Burger.1899. Louis G. Burger.1900. August Wohlfarth.1901. August Wohlfarth.1902. Charles H. Ermentraut.1903. Charles H: Ermentraut.1904. Joseph Schmidt.1905. Joseph Schmidt.1906. Joseph Schmidt.1907. Benjamin Finkensieper.1908. John F. Softy.1909. Henry Stumpf.1910. Frederick Neuman.1911. Philip Bartel.1912. Charles .J. Sauer.1913. Robert T. Buttelman.

CENTRAL CITY LODGE, NO. 305. SYRACUSE, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 13, 1853.

The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, all records' prior to 1861 were destroyed by fire. The petition, which is without date, is signed by the following:Joseph Seymour.D. W. Thomson.George N. Williams.Isaac D. Barnum.

W. H. H. Pratt.James H. Mathews.Robert M. Richardson.Joshua G. Bigelow.

H. H. Devendorf.Clinton F. Paige.James W. Nye.William T. Hamilton.

John H. Phillips.Edgar Marvin.James S. Leach.

It was recommended by Syracuse Lodge, No. 102, at a meeting held May 5, 1853. The petitioners nominated as officers: GEORGE N. WILLIAMS, Master. JOSHUA G. BIGELOW, Senior Warden. ROBERT M. RICHARDSON, Junior Warden.

The Lodge has always had its meeting place in the Washington Block. It was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home, at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891, and the dedication of same,October 5, 1892. A number of its members have been honored by appointment, or been elected, officers of the Grand Lodge.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

George N. Williams, District Deputy Grand MasterOrrin Welch, Grand Marshal, District Deputy Grand Master,

Albert Becker, Jr., Grand Steward.Edward H. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master.

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George J. Gardner, District Deputy Grand Master. Seymour H. Stone, District Deputy Grand Master.Jay B. Kline, District Deputy Grand Master. Howard E. Plaisted, Grand Representative.Frederick W. Sager, Grand Steward. Willard A. Rill, Committee on Deceased Brethren.Jerome L. Cheney, Committee on Charters.Charles E. Ide, Grand Steward, Junior Grand Warden, Senior Grand Warden.William S. Farmer, District Deputy Grand Master, Chief Commissioner of Appeals, Junior Grand Warden.Clinton F. Paige, Junior Grand Deacon, Grand Marshal, Jr Grand Warden, Sr Grand Warden, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. George N. Williams.1854. George N. Williams.1855. Clinton F. Paige.1856. Clinton F. Paige.1857. Clinton F. Paige.1858. Clinton F. Paige.1859. Clinton F. Paige.1860. Clinton F. Paige.1861. Orrin Welch.,1862. George W. Harwood.1863. George W. Harwood.1864. Edward H. Brown.1865. Edward H. Brown.1866. George J. Gardner.1867. George J. Gardner.1868. Seymour H. Stone.1869. Seymour H. Stone.1870. Franklin Tanner.1871. Orrin Welch.1872. Edward H. Brown.1873. Archimedes Russell.

1874. Archimedes Russell.1875. John W. Sherman.1876. John W. Sherman.1877. William Dickison.1878. William Dickison.1879. Albert Becker, Jr.1880. Albert Becker, Jr.1881. Thurston D. Brewer.1882. Thurston D. Brewer.1883. Alfred F. Stinard.1884. Alfred F. Stinard.1885. John H. Duncan.1886. John H. Duncan.1887. Merritt B. Fairchild.1888. Merritt B. Fairchild.1889. Charles E. Ide.1890. Charles E. Ide.1891. Ebineger (Ebenezer?) B. Covert.1892. Oscar L. Brownell.1893. Howard E. Plaisted.1894. Howard E: Plaisted.

1895. Howard E. Plaisted.1896. Howard E. Plaisted.1897. Jay B. Kline.1898. Jay B. Kline.1899. William S. Farmer.1900. William S. Farmer.1901. Edward H. Burdick.1902. William H. Covert.1903. Henry Schwarz.1904. Frank Collins.1905. Frederick W. Sager.1906. Jerome L. Cheney.1907. George B. Cathers.1908. George A. Carpenter.1909. Edward F. Haun1910. Willard H. Rill.1911. Leon D. Dexter. .1912, William E.. Canough.1913.'Thomas H. Mather.

Biographies

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gdtrowbridge&id=I14605Mead Belden was born 14 Feb 1833 in Fabius, NY, the son of Royal Denison Belden born 17Feb 1795 in Onondaga Co., NY; died 2 Jul 1868 in Fabius, Onondaga Co., NY, and OliveCadwell, born 25 Feb 1794 in East Hartford, CT; died 1 Feb 1856 in Geddes, NY. Bro. MeadBelden m1. Elizabeth Hubbell; he m2 Amelian Gertrude Woolson 31 Mar 1864 who was bornca 1837 in NY. Mead and Gertrude had four children:i. Edward Mead Belden, b. 16 Apr 1865 ;ii. Anna Louise Belden, b. 2nd week in Feb 1867 who m. 23 of April, 1895 Andrew StrongWhite, b. 1st week of Feb 1866.iii. Edith Belden, b. 24 Sep 1869 who m. 23 Apr 1896 John Wilkinson, b. 11 Feb 1868. Theirdaughter, Helen, was born 5 Apr 1897.iv. Olive Gertrude Belden, b. 5 Jan 1873 who m. 23 Apr 1895 Henry Wigglesworth. They had adaughter, Silvia, b. 8 Jul 1897. Among Olive’s descendants are Howard Brush Dean III, b. 17Nov 1948, Governor of Vermont elected to five two-year terms, serving as governor from 1991to 2003, making him the second longest-serving Governor in Vermont history.

Masonic Career of Bro. Belden:Mar 1860 Raised in Central City Lodge No. 3051861 Received the Capitular Degrees1862 Created a Knight Templar in Central City Commandery No. 25, KT1865 Grand Warden of the Grand Commander of the State of New York1868 Third Commander of Central City Commandery No. 25, KT1873 Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of the State of New York He Received all the Grades of the A.A.S.R. in the Syracuse Valley7 Feb 1872 Created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33o, Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, NMJ, by specialcommission at Albany, NY.

Bro. Belden had for some years been a large contractor for earth works, and in the pursuit of his business contracted malarialdisorders which, for some year or more prior to his death, had rendered his health precarious. On 7 Jun 1876 in Syracuse, feelingsomewhat indispose, he retired early and in a few moments expired.

Edward Heywood Brown was born 15 Aug 1834 in Greenwich Village, now a part of the City of New York. After the death of hisfather about 1842, Bro. Brown removed to Syracuse and was brought up in the family of his uncle, John Flint. He was educated inthe public schools of Syracuse and graduated as a civil engineer from Rensselaer Institute of Technology at Troy. Shortly after hisgraduation he became connected with the Syracuse Water Company, and was its superintendent for many years until the waterplant was taken over by the city. He then went to California where he was engaged in railroad building and mining pursuits. Hishealth failed in 1898, and he was obliged to give up his business, returning to Syracuse where he spent the remaining years of hislife with the friends of his youth. Although confined to the house for many years, and at times suffering a great deal of pain, he was

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at all times uncomplaining; he never lost his bright and cheery disposition nor his interest in current events, and appreciated to thefull the attentions which he received from his Masonic brethren.

Masonic Career:1856 Raised in Roman Lodge No. 223 at Rome, NY1858 Affiliated with Central City Lodge No. 305; Master in 1864, 1865 and 1872.1869-1870 District Deputy of the 16th Masonic District1875-1876 High Priest of Central City Chapter No. 70, RAM1869 Thrice Illustrious Master of Central City Council No. 13, Royal and Select Masters1879 Commander of Central City Commandery No. 25, KT.1866 Received the degrees of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, holding office in all of the bodies, most of the time from 1866 to 1877 inclusive.1868-1871 Thrice Potent Master of the Lodge of Perfection1867 He was one of the officers of the New York Council of Deliberation at its first meeting, after the Union of the Supreme Councils.7 Feb 1872 He was crowned an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, 33o, at New York.

Being possessed of a fine voice and a splendid presence, Bro. Brown excelled as a ritualist. His rendition of the different degrees,especially the Order of the Temple in the Commandery, in which he acted as Prelate for many years, and the beautiful degrees ofthe Scottish Rite, was one of the traditions of Masonry in Syracuse.After his return from California, he was prevented by illness from attending the meetings of any Masonic Body, although he waspresent with them in spirit. His did appear at the meeting of the Council of Deliberation of New York in 1907, when he was carried inand he and his colleagues, 33o, were received and greeted as the only survivors of the first meeting of the body forty years previous.Bro. Brown died at Syracuse on 10 Mar 1917 and was buried by Central City Lodge No. 305, from the Syracuse Masonic Temple,with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.

William Henry Harrison Chamberlin was born in Geddes, now Syracuse, New York, on 4 May1862, the son of Joshua Chamberlin and Nancy Kendall (noted as “Persey Kendall” in the 1880census; married 18 May 1849 at Jordan, NY). His grandfather, Eliphalet Chamberlin (b. 1 Nov 1786,d. 1864, who married Betsy Quimby Tyler "from Otsego, NY", sometime before 1820, prob. Unadilla,Otsego Co., NY), migrated to Onondaga Valley from 'South Manchester, CT.' Following hiseducation in the local public schools he entered the employ of Moser and Lyon (then at 62 SouthSalina Street), Stationers and Printers. In 1895 hisown business as stationer, printer, lithographer,book binder and engraver was established. In thearchives of many of the area Lodges are beautifulold leather bound Registers, Minute Books andengraved certificates, the product of Bro.Chamberlin’s printing, engraving and bindingshop.

1895, $10,000 7% Bond, Uncancelled.Printed by Moser & Lyon, Syracuse, NY >

< Moser & Lyon Printers, 1881,then at 37-39 Clinton Street, SyracuseBro. Chamberlin held memberships in the Knights ofPythias, Shrine, Modern Woodmen, Elks, RoyalOrder of Arcanum, and the Citizens and Yacht Clubsof Syracuse. He was an ardent Republican.

1880 Census, Geddes, Onondaga, New YorkJoshua CHAMBERLIN Self 52 NY Stone Mason CT CTPersey CHAMBERLIN Wife 49 NY Housekeeper CT IREAlma M. CHAMBERLIN Dau 23 NY At Home NY NYWm. H. H. CHAMBERLIN Son 18 NY At Home NY NYGardner CHAMBERLIN Son 8 NY School NY NY

Masonic Record:5 Feb 1895 Raised in Central City Lodge No. 305; Master in 1916; Trustee since 191514 Feb 1896 Exalted in Central City Chapter No. 70, RAM; High Priest in 19204 Mar 189 Greeted in Central City Council No. 13, R&SM3 Jul 1896 Knighted in Central City Commandery No. 25, KT; Eminent Commander in 1908; Trustee since 191921 May 1896 Made a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret in Central City Consistory, A.A.S.R., Valley of Syracuse1904-07 Most Wise Master, Chapter of Rose Croix; Trustee since 19291911-14 Commander-in-Chief, Central City Consistory19 Sep 1911 Coroneted 33o, Honorary Member, Supreme Coucil, A.A.S.R., NMJ27 Sep 1934 Active Member, Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., NMJ

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Rituals and Ritualistic Matter Committee, 1934-37 Foreign Relations Committee, 1937-40 Library Committee, 1940-1942

Ill.’. Bro. Chamberlin was married on 20 Apr 1884 to Ida E. Prichard by whom he was survived by Ill.’. Roy P. Chamberlin, Lisle K.Chamberlin and Mrs. Marion Chamberlin Huber. He passed to Celetial Lodge Above at his home in Syracuse on 14 Feb 1942 andwas interred with private services in Morningside Cemetery, Syracuse.

Jerome Kent Cheney, was the son of NYS Supreme Court Justice Jerome L. Cheney (see following biography). He was born inSyracuse, NY, 2 Mar 1898, and was a graduate of Syracuse public schools, Colgate University (1919), and Harvard Law School(1923). He was admitted to the bar in 1924, and the couple wed in November of that year. Mr.Cheney specialized in corporate law and was a member of the Melvin and Melvin law firm.Masonic Record:19 Dec 1922 Raised in Central City Lodge No. 305, serving as Master in 19351937-38 District Deputy Grand Master Member of Grand Lodge Committee on Constitution and Laws22 Nov 1929 Exalted in Central City Chapter No. 70, RAM11 Mar 1931 Greeted in Central City Council No. 13, R&SM; Illustrious Master, 1939-40.

Grand Rep to Mexico, 1950-5120-23 May 1929 Received the Degrees in Central City Bodies, A.A.S.R., Valley of Syracuse;Commander-in-Chief, 1947-5027 Sep 1944 Created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General (SGIS), 33o,

Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, NMJ, at Cleveland, Ohio.

In the community, he was President of the Kiwanis Club, later serving as its Treasurer. He was also a member of the Citizens Cluband the Masonic Temple Club of Syracuse. While attending Colgate University was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.Bro. Cheney married 19 Dec 1924 Marjorie Ehle (b. 4 Jun 1903; d. 1 Sep 1951), living at 16 Lynacres Boulevard in Lyndon by1942. On 1 Sep 1951 Illustrious Bro. and Mrs. Cheney had started from their home in Syracuse on a vacation trip to Cape Codwhen they became involved in a tragic auto accident on Route 20 south of Utica (near Bridgewater) in which they and two otherswere also instantly killed. They were interred in Section 32, lot 37, Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse. Their daughter, Martha, who was19 at the time, was seriously injured in the three-car crash. Their children were: Martha Eloise Cheney, who graduated from St.Lawrence University, and wed Grosvenor Leland Thomas, of Westport, CT, on 19 Jun 1954, and Barbara J. Cheney, who graduatedfrom Syracuse University in 1947, wed Edward S. Murray in 1948, and lived in Marcellus at her death on 19 Mar 1990.

Jerome Lucius Cheney, born 18 Jun 1863 in Baldwinsville, NY, the son of Lucius HarrisonCheney (who was accidentally killed in a Harvard Archeological dig in 1876) and Frances CeliaAverill. He was the father of Jerome Kent Cheney (see previous biography). At an early age heremoved with his parents to Missouri, where his boyhood was passed. He was educated at theSoutheastern State Normal School (now Southeast Missouri State University) at Cape Girardeau,MO, of which institution he father was the founder and first president, graduating in 1880 andreturning to Syracuse where he studied law in the office of Goodelle & Nottingham. He wasadmitted to the bar on 19 Jun 1884.

In 1918, Bro. Cheney was appointed by Governor Charles S. Whitman as member of the PublicService Commission of New York State. The following year he was appointed First Deputy AttorneyGeneral and served for two years, having general charge of the legal business of the state.In Nov 1920 he was elected Justice of the Supreme Court for the Fifth District. He was President ofthe Onondaga County Bar Association in 1912-13, and was a member of the American Bar

Association. For five years he was a member of the faculty of the Law College of Syracuse University, teaching corporate law. Hewas for many years Treasurer of the Syracuse Homeopathic Hospital, and a Trustee of the Onondaga County Orphans Home.

His Illustrious Masonic Record:26 Jun 1900 Raised in Central City Lodge No. 305, progressing through the line to Master in 1906. Trustee 1912-32.1915 District Deputy Grand Master1919-26 Commissioner of Appeals, Grand Lodge of the State of New York1926-32 Judge Advocate, GL NY He was President of a number of District and other Masonic associations.8 Nov 1901 Member of Central City Chapter No. 70, RAM; High Priest 19071914 Entered Grand Line of Royal Arch Masons; Grand High Priest in 1920 He was prominent in the affairs of the General Grand Chapter of the US, serving in mnay capacities, among them as Judge Advocate.9 Feb 1905 Initiated in Central City Council No. 13. R&SM; Thrice Illustrious Master in 1910.1923 Entered the Grand Council of New York State, serving as Most Illustrious Grand Master in 1930. He was Judge Advocate of the General Grand Council of the United States.2 May 1902 Knighted in Central City Commandery No. 25, KT; Emininet Commander in 19131916-23 Chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence of the Grand Commandery of New York1924 Grand Warder of the Grand CommanderyJun 1931 Honored as Grand Commander Emeritus for his service to this body, having been elected to serve as Grand Commander, but had to decline because of failing health.1906 Initiated into Keder Kahn Grotto No. 12; Chief Justice in 1913.1916 Judge Advocate, Supreme Council of Keder Kahn1913 Initiated in Ziyara Shrine, A.A.O.N.M.S, at Utica1921 Charter member of Tigris Shrine, A.A.O.N.M.S, at Syracuse; serving as Trustee 1921-32.

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He was also a member of St. Paul’s Conclave of the Red Cross of Constantine, the Royal Order of Scotland, Syracuse Chapter ofthe Acacia, and held honorary memberships in many bodies.

April 1903 He received the degrees in the Central City Bodies, A.A.S.R., Valley of Syracuse.1908-10 Thrice Potent Master, Central City Lodge of Perfection1918-23 Commander-in-Chief, Central City Consistory19 Sep 1911 Coroneted 33o Honorary Member, Supreme Council A.A.S.R, NMJ, at Saratoga Springs, NY23 Sep 1915 Crowned and Active Member at Boston, MA1921- Sep 30 Deputy for New York, Supreme Council, A.A.S.R. until ill health impelled him to retire from this office.1929 A representative of the Northern Jurisdiction at the International Conference of Supreme Councils, Paris, France.

From the moment he became an Active member the keen analytical perceptions and profound legal experience of Judge Cheneywere gladly availed of by the Supreme Council. Two weeks before his death he arose from his sick bed to journey to Boston. Animportant meeting of the Directors of the Trustees of the Supreme Council Permanent Fund corporation had been called. One of theDirectors has passed away and three others were stricken with illness, and it seemed impossible to hold a meeting under the rulesalthough one was imperative. The unexpected appearance of Judge Cheney solved the problem. When his associates chided him infriendly wise for imperiling his health by his trip he replied, “I felt it a duty to come; a legal meeting could not be held without aquorum, so I felt I must come, and,” he concluded, “I am here.” Have served a full and meaningful life of 69 years, he laid down his Gavel and Working Tools on 29 Nov 1932 at Syracuse andwas accorded full Masonic and civil services. The Knights of Central City Commandery No. 25, in full regalia, kept a Guard of Honorfor the four hours preceding the funeral during which time the body lay in state. The Grand Commandery was escorted from theMasonic Temple to May Memorial Church, where Illustrious Bro. Cheney had served as a Trustee. Following the Knight Templar service, the Thirty-third Degree Masons present conducted the beautiful Rose service, appropriateto that grade, Ill.’. Bro. William H. H. Chamberlin serving as acting president of the Thirty-third Degree Club, of which Judge Cheneyhad been president. Mayor Marvin and the heads of all civic departments and bureaus attended the funeral, as did manyrepresentatives of every form of Masonic endeavor in New York and surrounding states. Twelve Justices and former Justices of theSupreme Court of Appeals, the principal officers of every Grand Masonic Body of the State and many Masonic executives for adistance were included in the long list of honorary pallbearers. Illustrious Bro. Cheney was married to Mary Frances Shorey on 4 Jun 1899 at Syracuse, who, with one son, preceded him indeath. There were two sons who survived him: Karl Shorey Cheney and Jerome Kent Cheney, the latter of whose biographicalsketch is given above. A more comprehensive account of his Masonic career and funeral services is in an 80 page book and an 11page booklet compiled on the occasion of his passing, copies of which are in the OMDHS archives. He was interred in Section 32,lot 37, of Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse.

http://www.semo.edu/president/history/index_cheney.htmLucius Harrison Cheney - First President (1873 - 1876). No known Masonic affiliation; father of JeromeLucius Cheney; grandfather of Jerome Kent Cheney.In 1873 the Third District Normal School opened in the old Lorimier School building with five facultymembers and 57 students. The principal, as presidents were called in those days, was Lucius H.Cheney. The Executive Committee of the Board of Regents chose Cheney as the Normal School's firstprincipal based on his experience and credentials. Cheney graduated from Albany State NormalSchool in Albany, NY, in 1852. Seven years later he served as a principal of a public school in Joliet,Ill. In 1860, Cheney returned to New York to become principal of Baldwinsville Academy.Cheney's three-year term as principal saw the start of classes at the Normal School, construction ofthe first building, and the formulation of a curriculum for teacher education in a rural district. Cheneywas closely involved with students. He personally administered a written examination to each studentto help determine his or her interests and talents in a variety of subjects. The test was not a "pass or fail" examination, but wasused as a placement tool.Cheney felt that each student should have a command for language so both Latin and German were requirements for everystudent. The school grew steadily under Cheney's administration, and by the final year of his administration, it had 229students.In 1876, while attending a summer field camp of Harvard University, Cheney died during an archaeological expedition in theCumberland Mountains. He was part of a team excavating a large mound where skeletons of a child and an adult had beenfound when the mound caved in and crushed him. His wife, Frances, finished out the year as principal at Southeast.Cheney's body is buried in the Lorimier Cemetery where his tombstone reads "a teacher."

140 North Rock Hill Road - Lucius Cheney House (1869, Victorian Vernacular)Cheney and his wife, Francis, built this house in the country in 1869, and Cheney commuted into the city from the WebsterStation.The Cheneys had four sons and twin daughters, and Lucius Cheney served on the Webster Groves School Board. The Cheneysmoved back into the city in 1874 and sold their house to Calvin B. Hunn, the superintendent of the United States ExpressCompany.

See also http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~jameseastonburns/emery/john-anthony/eight/EMERY8A3.htm for furtherancestry.

http://batgirl.atspace.com/cheney.htmlGeorge Nelson Cheney, b.2 Apr 1837; d. First Manassas – Bull Run, 18/21 Jul 1861), Co. A, 12th Regiment, NY InfantryVolunteers.This is the same Regiment of which two Captains, at that time, were: Co. I, HENRY A. BARNUM, from 13 May to 25 Oct 1861,and Co. K, AUGUSTUS I. ROOT, from 13 May 1861 to 22 Sep 1862; both Masonic Brothers of Central City Lodge No. 305.

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He was the brother of the above Lucius Harriason Cheney and the uncle of Jerome Lucius Cheney. No known Masonicaffiliation.

During the half year that Paul Morphy spent in New York after he returned from his triumphant European encounter in 1859,he played two games of Chess with George Nelson Cheney at Knight odds with Morphy winning one, Cheney winning theother.Cheney was a chess problemist from Syracuse, NY, two months older than Morphy, both well-known and highly praised byEugene Cook for his original and beautiful creations. Of the two games played, only Morphy's loss has been preserved.Late in 1859, Morphy would return to New Orleans, but July of 1861 would find Morphy and Cheney in the same place -Manassas, Virginia - where, on 21 Jul, Cheney's chess career would come to a permanent halt during the first battle at BullRun.

Col. Augustus W. DwightG.A.R. Chapter No. 7, Augustus W. Dwight, Syracuse, NYCaptain, Co. E, from July 8 to August 28, 1862.Skirmish at Williamsport, MD, 21 Sep 1862. “Knowing that they would come in collision with the rightwing of our regiment first, I turned to go back when a bullet from the rebel line struck a tree beside whichstood Lieut. Col. Dwight, who had come out to see for himself. Urging him to get out of danger and warnthe right wing that the enemy were very close I remained as long as it was prudent under thecircumstances.” (Thomas H. Scott, Co. B)Fought in the Battle of the Wilderness, from 5 May to 7 May 1864; 122nd New YorkAt Winchester, VA, 19 Sep 1864, he was wounded.Fought in the Battle of Cedar Creek, 19 Oct 1864; wounded in action. (“. . . is feared that Col. Dwight ofour regiment will lose his right hand; he was shot through the wrist.” – written by Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I,to his brother)

A letter of Col. Dwight’s to the Editor of the Sandusky Register survives as follows:

“The interest so kindly manifested in our regiment by your people, and your city of golden and glorious memories to us, inducesme to drop you a little scribble as to our whereabouts and condition. Our departure from your place, our reunion with ourcorps, and participation in the bloody campaign from the Rapidan to this point, is tolerably familiar to you and need hardly berepeated in detail. We have suffered terribly as has our whole division and corps of twenty-four officers who were combatants;nineteen have been killed, wounded or taken prisoners, though three of our wounded officers did not leave the regiment, andMr. Tracy who was wounded and taken prisoner in the Wilderness has escaped and returned to us as has also Mr. Clark whowent home wounded. We have lost two hundred and forty of the rank and file, killed, wounded and taken prisoners - theprisoners being almost entirely confined to the fight and repulse of our fight in the Wilderness, May 6th. Lieutenants Hoyt andWooster were instantly killed, and Lieutenant Wilson has since died of wounds, while Capts. Dwight and Platt, andLieutenant Poole are still absent from several wounds, though not dangerously hurt. Captains Walpole and Gere are prisonersin Lynchburg; while the tall form of our General, Shaler, is supposed to be anxiously looking out of a small window atCharleston to see if any signs can be discovered of the fleet opening fire and coolly remarking that he "guesses ours shellswon't hurt him." As is always the case, many of our bravest and best are gone. We number one hundred sixty-seven muskets,and the shortened line and loss of familiar faces made our parades suggestive of sad memories through the bloody andhonorable past. A military dispensation has fallen upon us lately that has not been received with any pleasure, though ofcourse cheerfully acquiesced in. It has been thought expedient to break up all the Fourth Brigades in the various divisions ofthe army, and hence ours has been broken up, and we, the oldest brigade in the Army of the Potomac, have goneasunder. The 65th NY and the remnant of the 67th NY whose time as a regiment had expired, have gone to the 2nd Brigade,1st Division, 6th Corps. The 23d and 82d Pennsylvania volunteers, have gone to the 3rd Brigade,1st Div. and the 122d NY hasgone to the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 6th Corps. So that from the blue of the Third, we went to the red of the First, and now wearthe white cross of the Second Division. This breaking up of our old association is by no means pleasant. We had, as it were,grown together, and the entente cordiale of our brigade was always hearty and warm. The capacities and peculiarities of eachother were pretty well understood, and harmony was the very pleasant result. Now of course these must be re-learned and re-formed, but I much doubt if they ever are, to the degree that characterized the old brigade. Col. Hamlin goes back to thecommand of his regiment. Capt. Ford goes to his regiment. Capt. Rowen is A.A.G. of the Second Brigade, 1st Division. Capt.Truesdale is Assistant Inspector General of the 3rd Brigade and Lieut. Johnson is Asst. Provost Marshall of the First Division.The Headquarter's property was divided up as relics, or something like the "grab bag" plan, though the mammoth flag wasunanimously donated to Mrs. Gen. Shaler. A set of tactics fell to my share, and a grand conclave of the officers was held at thedissolution of our old organization. But little was said and done, and no hilarity prevailed, but the demise of the brigade wasdipped in a tub of claret punch, in the following terms, unanimously accepted as her obituary: "The old original First Brigade;she has died, but her works cannot follow." Brave Capt. Cooper, has gone - was instantly killed while gallantly fighting in theWilderness; but his sentiment remains, fresh and deep.” (Lt. Col. A. W. Dwight, Headquarters, 122d N.Y.V. four miles south ofPetersburg, VA, July 9th, 1864).

Soon thereafter, Col. Dwight wrote to the Editor of the Syracuse Journal:“The Sixth Corps are en route for Washington, and thence most likely to Harper's Ferry. What for I don't know, but perhaps youdo, by the rattling among the dry bones we have heard from the Potomac border. Regiment all on board, and well andcomfortable, except one man tied up for stealing. I see you had me killed in the Syracuse papers. Much obliged, or rather Ishould be if the usual discovery had been made that I was a "taurine youth with a vitreous optic." But as the boy reportedWebster's last words, "I ain't dead yet," and I hope not to be till "this cruel war is over," the rebellion smashed, and theCopperheads looking for the hole the Tories of the revolution crawled into and pulled in after them.” (Lt. Col. A. W. Dwight,Headquarters 122d NYV on board transport "Guide," Potomac River, 50 miles south of Washington, July 11, 1864).

In Sep 1864, Col. Dwight wrote:

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To: Major W. H. Long, A. A. G. Sir:--I have the honor to respectfully make the following report of the part taken by thisregiment in the engagements at the Opequan Creek and Fisher's Hill on the 19th, 21st and 22nd ult. In obedience to previousorders this regiment moved from camp near the Clifton House at half past one o'clock, A. M., on the morning of the 19th withthe brigade to which it belongs and moving across country struck the Berryville and Winchester turnpike about three miles eastof the Opequan Creek, the Brigade having the advance, and this regiment leading one of the columns. Crossing the Opequan,the Brigade left the pike a short distance beyond it and moved to a position near our extreme left where the cavalry skirmishersoccupied a slight elevation with a light breastwork of rails in front. By command of Brig. Gen. Bidwell, commanding the Brigade,this regiment was thrown forward to relieve the cavalry and take up a position there which was effected under a heavy skirmishfire with some loss. This movement took place about 9:30 A. M. The enemy now opened on the position with two guns,throwing shell and spherical case with great precision and all the while keeping up a constant and annoying fire from theirskirmishers. By careful firing we kept the guns of the enemy partly silent but we nevertheless suffered considerably from theirfire. About one o'clock P. M. the whole line charged forward, this regiment under the command of Major J. M. Brower inconsequence of its commander, Lieut. Col. Dwight, having been wounded about an hour before and he being unable tofollow the movement. After advancing several hundred yards the line was halted by orders and about four P.M. another chargemade of several hundred yards to the front and bearing to the right, this regiment suffering considerably and losing temporarilyits commanding officer, Major Brower, and its senior and only captain present, both of whom were injured though not seriouslyand its other captain reported for duty being on the skirmish line, so that the regiment was in command of Lieut. H. S. Wells. Atthis point this regiment with the rest of the command engaged the enemy, steadily pressing them back, until at nightfall theenemy broke and left the field. This regiment rested with its Brigade near Winchester until daylight on the morning of the 20thwhen it moved in common with the army towards Strasburg, arriving near there about 3 P. M. On the 21st, about noon, thisregiment with the rest of its Brigade moved up to the right of our line and on arriving there this regiment was thrown out asskirmishers, our left connecting with the right of the 3d Division, 6th Corps. We moved forward and felt the position of theenemy, meeting them about 1 P.M. when a sharp skirmish ensured for about an hour when the skirmish line, taking advantageof a movement forward of troops on our right, moved forward and dislodged the enemy's skirmish line about dark, after whichwe were relieved and joined our Brigade. We remained quiet until about 3 o'clock P. M. of the 22d when we prepared to moveforward and about 1 P. M. moved forward in the second line of battle of this Brigade, until the Brigade reached the house nearthe foot of the hill to the right of the pike and close to the enemy's works. After resting about three fourths of an hour here, thewhole line charged the works this regiment losing considerably and behaving in common with those connected with them in themost gallant manner and driving the enemy from their works; our colors and those of the 43d NY Vols, entering the works atthe same time and with the rest of the 3d Brigade capturing six guns and caissons. This regiment, with the rest of the Brigade,pressed rapidly on after the enemy, taking a number of prisoners, for about a mile when a halt was ordered and the Brigadereformed. A list of casualties has already been forwarded. The regiment most deeply mourns the death of 1st Lieut. John V.Sims, a most gallant and promising young officer, who was killed early in the action on the 19th. Major J. Brower most ablycommanded the regiment after its commandant was wounded until he was himself disabled, and deserves especial mention forhis coolness and skill. Capt's Clapp and Marks, Adjutant Robert H. Moses and Lieut's Clark, Wells, Wilkin, and Shirley alsodistinguished themselves by their bravery. Capt. Clapp particularly distinguished himself by the tenacious and determinedmanner in which he fought the enemy's skirmishers. The men of the regiment behaved in a most satisfactory manner.I am Sir, Respectfully, Your obedient servant, A. W. Dwight, Lieut. Col. Com'd'g.

Lieut.-Col. Augustus W. Dwight, fell in action in an attack on Fort Stedman, near Petersburg, 25 Mar 1865.March 25, 1865 - Skirmish of Petersburg; April 2 - Battle of Petersburg

“I have just came in after fighting all night and until noon, I fired all day behind rifle pits, but the rebels could not hit me. Had afight lately and Col. A. W. Dwight had his head knocked off by a shell, and I feel as though I had lost a father, almost. . . . “(Lieut. Gilson, camp near Petersburg, March 29, 1865).

“I can yet hear that never to be forgotten voice calling out in the darkness "close up" or "steadyboys" as we plodded along through the yielding soil of the Old Dominion or the stentorian orderto "pack up," usually accompanied with just a little profanity. Perhaps some of the old boys willrecollect one time when Col. Dwight put a certain drummer in command of the Drum Corps fora day with instructions to use a saber &c. or a certain afternoon when after a long march fromFront Royal to near Winchester, VA, it became necessary for the regiment to go through themanual of arms for half an hour to strengthen the facial muscles so as to enable them to keeptheir mouths shut. Poor Colonel Dwight! with all your faults, we, as a regiment will keep youmemory green, so long as any are left to answer to roll call. I see by the last "Recorder" thatCapt. John M. Dwight has been laid away in Oakwood Cemetery by the side of his cousin andold commander. One by one our old commanders are passing away: Dwight, Davis, Clapp,Captains Dwight, Luther, Wooster, Hoyt, Sims, all are mustered on the other side with the"silent majority." Of the thousand and forty that marched out of Syracuse September 1, 1862,but few are left.” (Charles H. Enos, Co. D, March 25, 1890).

Col. Dwight was Interred at the Central City Lodge No. 305 plot (sec 12), of Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, on 1 Sep 1869; laterremoved to Sec 56, lots 1-40.

Augustus Wade Dwight1827 - 25 Mar 1865http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7778213

Civil War Union Army Officer. Enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, and was commissioned Captain and commander ofCompany E, 122nd New York Volunteer Infantry on 8 Jul 1862. He had served in that capacity for little over a month when he waspromoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the unit on 28 Aug to fill the original vacancy for the position. He then embarked on a career thatsaw him participate in all the battles of the Army of the Potomac, including the 1862 Peninsular Campaign, Antietam,Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor and the operations around Petersburg, In theFall 1864 campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, he led the regiment in the Battles of Third Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, and Cedar

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Creek, sustaining two wounds in the process. In Jan 1865 the 122nd New York’s long-time Colonel, Silas Titus, resigned hiscommission after holding that rank for over 3 years. Augustus Dwight was appointed to Colonel of the regiment, but, owing to itssmall size caused by three years of combat service, he was not mustered into that rank. On 25 Mar 1865, during the Confederate’slast ditch assault on Fort Stedman near Petersburg, Virginia, he was killed in action at the head of his men.

Thomas Walker Gaggin was born 1 Jan 1871 in Erie, PA. He came to Syracuse to attend the University and remained to give theCity the benefit of a beautiful and successful life. In college he became a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and everymaintained an active interest as a “deke.”

http://archives.syr.edu/archives/buildings/goldstein_alumni.htmlGoldstein Alumni and Faculty Center, Syracuse University, constructed asDelta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity House: 1903. Designed by SU alumni EdwinH. Gaggin, (1866-1955) Class of 1892, and T. Walker Gaggin, Class of 1895,it is a modified federal style building of red Akron brick with trimmings, sillcourses, bay window, etc. of white Vermont marble. The foundation is ofOnondaga limestone. The interior boats a central hall wainscoted high in darkoak, with oak beam ceiling. Located ay formerly Walnut Avenue until E. S.Bird Library's construction cut off the end of Walnut; now 401 UniversityPlace

On November 17, 1871 the Phi Gamma chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon waschartered, the first chapter of any fraternity located at Syracuse University.Originally housed in lodge rooms in the Wieting Block downtown, the ‘Dekes’flourished through myriad housing changes and became one of the first

fraternities to adopt the chapter house system when it was inaugurated at Syracuse in the late 1880s.

As noted in the 1910 Catalogue of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, “For many years it was the dearest wish of every brother tohave an ideal chapter house, located within easy reach of the University and possessing all the modern conveniences of a fraternityhouse.” In 1898 the Central New York Association of Delta Kappa Epsilon, consisting of ‘Dekes’ of all chapters, was organized, andat once started an active movement for a new chapter house. A financial canvass was started and at the commencement banquet ofJune 1899, $8,000 was subscribed. This amount, with that previously secured, formed the nucleus of the building fund.”

Designed by SU alumni Edwin H. Gaggin, Class of 1892, and T. Walker Gaggin, Class of 1895, the new chapter house was“situated at the corner of Walnut Avenue and University Place, without doubt the finest site near the campus for a building of thiskind. The house faces Walnut Park and has a side outlook upon the campus, a view which can never be cut off by future building inany direction.” The house was opened for the first time by the annual banquet of the Central New York Association of Delta KappaEpsilon on the evening of June 9, 1903 and 155 brothers were present.

In 1974 Syracuse University bought the DKE fraternity house when the chapter moved to Comstock Avenue. After remodeling,the new Faculty Center was opened on November 4, 1974 with accommodations for meetings,lunch or informal relaxation.

Having completed the course in Architecture at Syracuse University, he took graduate work atColumbia and attended L'École des Beaux Arts in Paris. As an architect he placed great emphasisupon the study of classical works and deprecated the tendency to underestimate the value ofcultural study. Less than a week before he died he stated his intention to re-read the works of thegreat classical writers and quoted at length from Latin and Greek authors.

Several of the public and commercial buildings of Syracuse were designed and the erectionsupervised by Bro. Gaggin. He planned the hospital in which he died. The Crouse Hinds Building,the A. E. Nettleton Shoe Factory, Syracuse Y.M.C.A Building, several hospital buildings and

Winchell Hall are but a few of the buildings which hesupervised.

The Syracuse Masonic Temple was his product and for manyyears he served as President of the Trustees of the Temple.

Syracuse Masonic Temple >Dedicated 22 Feb 1917

He designed the L. C. Smith Building in Seattle and made frequent trips to the coast during itsconstruction.

< Smith Tower construction, February 1913, Seattle, Washington. On 20 Oct 1910, the City ofSeattle issued a permit to build a 36-story steel frame and concrete office building at thenortheast corner of 2nd Avenue and Yesler Way. It was completed in 1914 as the Smith Tower,and was the tallest building west of Ohio at the time.Edwin H. Gaggin and T. Walker Gaggin of Syracuse, NY, were the architects,and Lyman Cornelius Smith (1834-1910) was the owner.It took four years to construct the building, which was dedicated on 4 Jul 1914. Smith died beforethe building was completed. He was an inventor and industrialist. Although his familymanufactured guns, they are not the 'Smith' from Smith and Wesson. They founded Ithaca GunCompany.

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Bro. Gaggin was a long time member of the First Methodist Church, serving faithfully in many capacities, and where his finalservices were conducted by Rev. C. C. Noble and the Rose Service of the 33o was given by the 33o Club of the Valley of Syracuse.Masonic Record:25 Mar 1913 Raised in Central City Lodge No. 305; Master 1921. More than 100 Master Masons were Raised during his term.

He served as Chaplain of the Lodge in 1922 and from 1924 to 1942 inclusive.13 Jun 1913 Received the Royal Arch Degree in Central City Chapter No. 70, RAM

He was a member of Central City Council No. 13, R&SM5 Nov 1915 Received the Temple Degrees in Central City Commandery No. 25, KT1915-16 Received the Degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Syracuse.1927-29 Most Wise Master of the Chapter of Rose Croix1938-41 Commander-in-Chief of Central City Consistory28 Sep 1938 Crowned an Honorary Member, 330, of the Supreme Council, NMJ

Bro. T. Walker Gaggin laid down his Working Tools on 20 Oct 1945, at Syracuse, NY. He contributed abundantly to degree workboth in the Blue Lodge and the Rite. His Masonic character was not confined to the Lodge room, nor backstage in the dressingroom. His standing in the community was well expressed in the Syracuse Herald:“Although T. Walker Gaggin’s life has closed and his body has been laid to rest, the work of this gifted Syracuse architect will liveon. Architecture . . . is frozen music. The rhythmic harmonies of Mr. Gaggin’s structures in this city will continue to speak to his skillwhile their functional qualities play their part in civic life. Quiet in manner, of broad outlook, he had a busy and useful career.”

As noted above, among his other works were some of the following:

< Lyman C. Smith Hall, Syracuse University, 1902, Gaggin & GagginGifted by Lyman C. Smith, typewriter pioneer and president of L. C. Smith &Brothers Typewriter Company.

Winchell Hall Dormitory forWomen, Syracuse University -1900 >

Architect: E. H. Gaggin, Syracuse University School of Architecture, located onthe Northeast corner of University Avenue and University Place; demolished Feb1984.

This was the first dormitory to be built on the Syracuse University campus, andwas named for Alexander Winchell, first Chancellor of Syracuse University, 1872-74, and Professor of Geology, Zoology, and Botany, 1873-78. The buildingopened in the fall of 1900 and had thirty rooms housing female students. Thedormitory later housed 58 students and had offices, and in the mid 60’s housed classrooms, one of which was used for students inAdvertising Design (such as I). It was in the process of being demolished to make room for the building of the Schine StudentCenter when a fire swept through it in early Feb 1984 and hastened the venerable structure's end.

Crouse Hinds Plant, built in 1911 at the corner of Wolf and 7th North Streetsin Syracuse, New York.

Howard Everett Plaisted was born in Syracuse on 21 May 1859. He wasmade a Mason in Central City Lodge No. 305 in December 1887.Immediately appointed to office, he served continuously until he was electedMaster in 1892, serving in that office for four years and was the “MasonicFather” of many prominent Brothers. He was elected Secretary in 1909,which office he held until his death. Bro. Plaisted was Representative of theGrand Lodge of Georgia near the Grand Lodge of New York 1912-1915,

and was member and active in all the Masonic bodies in Syracuse.

He received the degrees in the Scottish Rite in April 1897 and was Sovereign Prince, Central City Princes of Jerusalem in 1905;Grand Hospitaler of the Council of Deliberation in 1906. He was made an Honorary member of the Supreme Council, 33o on 18 Sep1906 at Boston, serving as Secretary of the Central City 33o Club from 1911 until the date of his death.The offices filled by him and the honors conferred upon him form no record of his Masonic history. After he became Secretary of thevarious Masonic bodies, he devoted his entire time and abilities to the Order. At the Temple, he was the fountainhead of informationand the confidant and advisor of the officers of all of the Masonic bodies. He knew no distinction between lodges or between Ritesof Freemasonry. He was prepared at any time to give and charge or take any office or station in any of the Blue Lodge work andfrequently he filled vacancies on a moment’s notice.Ill.’. Bro. Howard E. Plaisted laid down his Working Tools at Manlius on 22 February 1927.

The place which he held in the community was quietly yet nonetheless positively shown by the cooperation in the funeralarrangements rendered by the civil and police authorities of the City of Syracuse and the public at large. During the two days thebody of Bro. Plaisted lay in state in the Blue Room of the Masonic Temple with a Commandery Guard of Honor throughout everyhour of the day and night, and during that time traffic on a downtown street was entirely discontinued.As seemed most fitting, the funeral services were held in those surrounding where he had labored so faithfully and which to him hadbeen like home. The largest Lodge room in the Temple was packed beyond the doors and hundreds were unable to obtain

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admission. The religious rites of the Episcopal Church were read by Bro. Almon A. Jaynes, Archdeacon of the Diocese of CentralNew York, followed by the impressive service of the 33o, under the direction of Ill.’. Bro. Jerome L. Cheney, Active 33o, and Deputyfor the State of New York. “Full many a head in sorrow drooped.” As the final words of the Blue Lodge ritual were spoken by theMaster of Central City Lodge.The character of Bro. Plaisted has impressed itself upon the hearts of the Masons of Syracuse. No eulogy could be written whichwould do him justice. No written record of his deeds and accomplishments can be made. No man can estimate the measure of hiswork or the limit of his influence. The life he led is his eulogy. Farewell, O friend! Long may the cheer Thy presence gave yet linger here!

The memory of thy merit dwellLike a light on distant seas! Farewell!

-------------Two members of this Lodge served as Grand Masters of Masons in the State of New York:

M. .W. . Clinton F. Paige, Grand Master 1863-1864Clinton Freeman Paige was born at Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, on 10 Sep 1827. Hewas the eldest son of Dr. Daniel D. and Lavina Paige’s three children. After the death of hisparents in 1842 he lived with his maternal uncle, Horatio Ballard, in Cortland. He was educated atCortland Academy and thereafter read law with his uncle, passing his Bar examinations in 1848.He then moved to Syracuse, becoming Secretary of the Syracuse and Binghamton RailroadCompany until 1856, when he was elected President, a post which he held until 1861.

Ill∴ Paige then moved to Binghamton and was associated with his father-in-law, ColonelHazard Lewis, in lumbering, milling and framing operations. He was general agent and adjuster forthe Imperial Insurance Company of London for New York and Pennsylvania from 1863 to 1896,being associated with Joseph B. Chaffee and John B. Babcock. He was a charter member andserved as the first president of the New York State Association of Supervisory and AdjustingInsurance Agents.

Masonic Record

BLUE LODGE:24 Mar 1853 - Raised in Syracuse Lodge No. 1027 Jun 1853 - Petitioner and Charter Member of Central City Lodge No. 305; Junior Deacon, 1853;

Senior Warden 1854; Master, 1855-1860.1858 & 1859 Junior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge, F&AM, of the State of New York.1860 & 1861 Senior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge, F&AM, of the State of New York.1862 Deputy Grand Master, Grand Lodge, F&AM, of the State of New York.1863 & 1864 Grand Master of Masons, Grand Lodge, F&AM, of the State of New York.1864-1898 Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge to New Jersey.

CAPITULAR MASONRY:Royal Arch:18 May 1853 - Mark Master and Past Master, Syracuse Chapter No. 70, R.A.M.01 Jun 1853 - Most Excellent Master, Syracuse Chapter No. 70, R.A.M.17 Jun 1853 - Exalted, Royal Arch Mason, Syracuse Chapter No. 70, R.A.M.; Chapter Member No. 14.1857 King, Syracuse Chapter No. 70, R.A.M.03 Dec 1861 - Affiliated with Binghamton Chapter No. 139; High Priest, 1861-1871.1875-76 Grand Captain of the Host, Grand Chapter, R.A.M.1870-1902 - Grand Representative to the Grand Chapter of Maine.

Royal and Select Masters (Cryptic Council):8 Jun 1858 - Greeted, Adelphic Council No. 7, R.& S.M., New York City.7 Dec 1859 - Affiliated, Central City Council No. 13, R.& S.M., Syracuse, NY.

Commandery:• 15 Dec 1853 - Knighted, Utica Encampment No. 3, K.T., Utica, NY.• 8 Mar 1856 - A meeting of those eligible as petitioners was held at the office of Clinton F. Paige at 8:00 p.m. to take into

consideration the expediency of petitioning the Grand Encampment for a dispensation or charter for an Encampment ofKnights Templar to be located in Syracuse, styled Central City Encampment. Sir Knight Clinton F. Paige was elected chairmanand upon balloting, was elected to be the first Grand Commander. This petition was endorsed by Salem Town EncampmentNo. 16 on 14 Mar 1856; a Dispensation was granted on 17 March.

• 6 Feb 1857 - Warrant issued at the Annual Conclave of the Grand Encampment in Albany, NY, for Central City CommanderyNo. 25, K.T.; Clinton F. Paige, Charter Commander, which office he held from 1856 to 1860.

• Affiliated with Malta Commandery No. 21, K.T., Binghamton, NY; Commander, 1863 to 1871.

A.A.S.R., Otseningo Bodies, Binghamton, NY:14 Jan 1862 - Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret, Hays Council.

Received the Fourth to Thirty-second Grades inclusive in Hays Council.5 Jun 1862 Elevated to the 33º in Hays Council.20 Oct 1864 Admitted to Active Membership in Hays Council.1867 As an Active Member and Committee Member of Hays Council, he attended the Union of

all the Supreme Councils of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.

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17 May 1867 to Oct 1873 - Grand Minister of State, Supreme Council, A.A.S.R, N.M.J.Oct 1873 to 16 Sep 1902 - Grand Secretary General, Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., N.M.J.1875-1902 Trustee, Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., N.M.J.1874-1902 Chairman of the Committee on Returns.1894-1897 Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence.

He was also a Committee Member of:Jurisprudence 1867-1871

Ritual 1868-1870 Constitutions 1868-1873 Foreign Correspondence 1874-1876 Rituals and Ritualistic Matters 1897-1900

He was also a Grand Representative of the Supreme Council 33º for England, Wales and New Granada,and an Honorary Member of the Supreme Councils for Mexico and Canada.

1883-1887 Thrice Potent Master Otseningo Lodge of Perfection.1883-1895 Sovereign Prince, Otseningo Council, Princes of Jerusalem.1870-1895 Most Wise Master Otseningo Chapter of Rose Croix.1867-1902 Commander-in-Chief Otseningo Consistory.

The strength of Freemasonry at that time and the impact of a great personality on the Brothers of his Fraternity can be gleanedfrom the magnitude of the funeral service on the Passing of Ill∴ Clinton Freeman Paige, 33º, on 13 November 1902. At his request,Masonic services were conducted by Central City Lodge No. 305. A special train carried the Syracuse delegation of 200 Masonswith an additional 50 boarding at Cortland and 25 at Marathon and other points, having left Syracuse at 11:30 a.m.

The entourage did not reach Binghamton until 2:00 p.m., due to a breakdown at Cortland. Inspiring Episcopal services wereheld at his home. 49 members of the Supreme Council attended with additional services conducted by Ill∴ William Homan, 33º,Deputy for the State of New York. The scene was one of solemnity and impressiveness as each Brother deposited a rose on thecasket. The march to the cemetery constituted one of the most soul-stirring corteges ever seen in Binghamton including 100members of the Malta Commandery No. 21, 300 Brothers from Binghamton Lodge No. 177 and Otseningo Lodge No. 433, and 300Masons from Central NY. Crowds lined the streets to the cemetery where two thousand others were waiting. The final majestic andmoving Masonic Rites were completed at the grave in the glow of lanterns.

References:• Cathers, George B., “Historical Sketch of Central City Lodge No. 305, F.& A.M., at its Diamond Jubilee, June 11, 1928,Syracuse, NY.”• Cummings, William L., “History of Central City Bodies, A.A.S.R., 1862-1937.”• Peacher, William G., “100 Years of Scottish Rite Masonry in the Valley of Syracuse, 1862-1962.”• Peacher, William G., “History, Central City Chapter No. 70, Royal Arch Masons, 1821-1962.”• Peacher, William G., “History, Central City Commandery No. 25, Knights Templar, 1857-1966.”• Vogt, George C., “Our Heritage: Centennial, Otseningo Bodies, 1867-1967.”

M. .W. . William S. Farmer, Grand Master 1918-1919William Sidney Farmer was born in Hailesborough, St. Lawrence, New York, on 18 Jul 1861, was the son of Seymour M. andAlethea M. Farmer. His education was in the district schools and in Wesleyan Seminary at Gouveneur. Following graduation hestudied law in the office at the latter place of the late Jude Vasco P. Abbot, and in 1862 was admitted to the bar at the General Termof the Supreme Court at Saratoga. Seven years later he located at Kimball, South Dakota, were he engaged in legal lines and alsoserved as vice president and managing director of a bank.

Returning to the east in 1891, he began practice of the law at Syracuse as senior member of the firm of W. S. and H. H. Farmer.In 1915 he was appointed Judge of the Municipal Court, a position which he occupied until his death. On 27 Feb 1889 he wasmarried to Ruth Adelia Selleck, daughter of William H. Selleck, and they had a daughter, Alethea Farmer.

Judge Farmer belonged to the Universalist faith and was a member of the Citizens Club, Masonic Club, Syracuse Escort,Mystique Krewe, and Elks Club of Syracuse, and the Masonic Club of New York City.

BLUE LODGE:20 Nov 1894 Initiated in Central City Lodge No. 3051895 Junior Master of Ceremonies1896 Senior Deacon1897 & 1898 Junior Warden1899 & 1900 Master1902-1905 District Deputy Grand Master, 27th Masonic District1908 Grand Lodge Commission of Appeals; Chief Commissioner, 19091910-1914 Junior Grand Warden1914-1918 Senior Grand Warden1918-1919 Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York

CAPITULAR MASONRY:24 May 1895 Received in Central City Chapter No. 70, RAM, serving in various capacities02 Jan 1901 Initiated in Central City Council No. 13, Royal and Select Masters18 Apr 1898 Knighted in Central City Commandery No. 25, K.T.A.A.S.R., Valley of Syracuse:30 Mar and 2 Apr 1898 The degrees of the Scottish Rite were conferred upon him.

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1906 Sovereign Prince of the Council17 Sep 1918 Honorary Member 33o, Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., NMJ

Judge Farmer was ever watchful for the true interests of the Masonic order. He was Grand Master during the hectic period ofthe First World War when countless numbers turned their thoughts toward securing fraternal affiliation, and his thought in theparticular was expressed to the Lodges in the following from their Grand Master:

“We must have good material – men of courage, men of thought, men of conviction. We do not want, and must not elect tomembership, the unworthy, cowards, grafters, trimmers, weaklings, men lacking backbone, floaters with the popular tide no matterwhither they may tend. Direct your Lodge members in passing upon applications to do their full duty, manfully, bravely, without fear,without favor. Direct them to scrutinize closely the character of those who seek to join. Direct them to make exception of no man,howsoever great, howsoever wealthy, howsoever influential. Direct them to see to it that no person be admitted to the rites ofFreemasonry who does not measure up to the standard of a man, bearing in mind this axiom, that the end of man’s human destinyis not to be counted as the best Frenchman, the best Englishman or the best American in any other sense than the he is the bestman that his physical, mental, and moral faculties can make of him.”

On the natal day of the 22 Feb 1930, while returning from a meeting in Washington of the Directors of the George WashingtonNational Masonic Memorial Association, to which enterprise he had given ten years of earnest effort, Ill.’. William Sidney Farmer,33o, was suddenly stricken in the city of New York, and passed to the Celestial Lodge Above. The fraternity in the entire state wasshocked and grieved by the new and general mourning ensued. The body was conveyed to his home city, Syracuse, and there laidto rest on Thursday afternoon, 27 Feb 1930, duly honored by all branches of the fraternity and by the citizenry in general.

-----------George Judd Gardner, born 19 Jul 1818, in Boston, MA, was one of seven children of Thomas and Hannah (Anna) Judd Gardner.About 1830 he became one of Syracuse’s first newsboys and an apprentice printer to his cousin, Lewis H. Redfield, OnondagaCounty’s first printer (and member of Onondaga Lodge 98). He thereafter led an active and successful business and active publiclife.

He was deeply interested in Masonry, serving with distinction in all Bodies:Central City Lodge 305, Master 1866-67District Deputy Grand Master, 1872-73Central City Chapter 70, HP 1890-91Central City Council 13, Recorder 1859-66Central City Commandery, Recorder 1860-67

Central City Scottish Rite Bodies: Lodge of Perfection, TPM 1862-65 Council Princes of Jerusalem, JW 1862-65 Chapter of Rose Croix, MWM 1866-71 Consistory, 1862-73, held offices. Honorable Member Supreme Council, Jun 7, 1886

Bro. Gardner founded the Masonic Veterans’ Association of CNY in 1879, serving as its Secretaryfrom 1879 to 1888, and as its President in 1879.He was the most prominent Masonic Historian of his day. The minutes of the Onondaga MasonicBodies indicate that he was a frequent lecturer on such historical subjects as:

“The Early History of Freemasonry in Onondaga County, 1797-1826.”“Complete History of the Various Masonic Organizations Which Ever Existed within the Present Limits of the City of Syracuse.”“The History of Capitular Masonry in Onondaga County.” (an unpublished manuscript, which is in the Ill. William L. Cummings

Collection in Lexington, MA.)

A newspaper review by J. C. Spencer, dated Oct 22, 1851, calls attention to items from Bro. Gardner’s interesting and valuablecollection. His library was a veritable mine of historic lore, including:All known directories ever published in the City of Syracuse.

Minutes of Syracuse and village societies. Autographs of all local mayors. Patriotic envelopes (5,000).

Copies of all the earliest newspapers.Ante-bellum (1861-65) bank notes, & etc.It is unfortunate that none of these items have survived.

Other material which has survived includes newspaper clippings, obituaries, and a copy of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Program ofCentral City Commandery No. 25, which contains an historical address written by Bro. Gardner.His heart began to fail in 1902, and while attempting to recuperate at Spring-Cliff, Jay, New York, he died on July 17th of that year.His historical work set a precedent which was admirably emulated by Ill. Herbert W. Greenland.

Source: “100 Year of Scottish Rite Masonry 1862-1962” by William G. Peacher, M. D., pgs. 17 & 18, photo pg. 16.See also, photo pg. 34 (facing), “History of the Central City Bodies, A.A.S.R. - Seventy-Five Years of Scottish Rite Masonry in theValley of Syracuse,” by Dr. William L. Cummings, 33o, 1937.Biography copied from Ars Collegium, Vol. 1, No. 1, journal of the Onondaga Masonic Districts Historical Society.

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Judd

m. bef 1815 Thomas Gardner Hannah (Anna) Judd Col. Oliver Teall III Mary ‘Polly’ Judd (1767-1844) d. ca 1826, Boston 1782-1840 1788-1857 m. Peleg Redfield of Manchester, of Ontario County (1762-1852)

m. 1843six other children George Judd Gardner Phoebe A. Teall Lewis H. Redfield, Printer

b. 19 Jul 1818 youngest daughter 1793-1882Boston, Mass.

d. 2 Oct 1902, Syracuse, New York Bur. Fayetteville, New York

(George?) Harriett E. Genevieve; m. Mr. Fuller m. Mr. Stafford (had son, George Gardner Stafford)

George Judd Gardner residences & misc. time-line items:

1818 b. Boston, Mass.1826 ae 8 removed to New York City, following the death of his father.1829/30 ae 11 lived in NYC 4 years; removed to Manchester, Ontario County; lived with his uncle, Peleg Redfield for 3 months.’1829 ae 11 George removed to Syracuse to work as a ‘printer’s devil’ and newspaper carrier with his uncle,

Lewis H. Redfield, who had recently removed from Onondaga Hollow to the city.Lewis was the publisher of the Onondaga Register and Syracuse Gazette.

1831 ae 13 Lewis retired from newspaper, ‘retaining his book store’ (on the present site of the Gridley Building),in which George became a clerk.

1841 ae 23 George succeeded Lewis as proprietor of the book store.1842 ae 24 Initiated into Oneida Lodge No. 70, I.O.O.F., Utica, New York; withdrew 1843 becoming a Charter Member of

Onondaga Lodge No. 79, serving sixty years, until his death.1846 ae 28 George became teller of the Onondaga County bank.1854 ae 36 He, with others, organized the Onondaga Bank, of which he became Cashier.1856 ae 38 Raised in Central City Lodge No. 305, F&AM, 10 June; serving in many bodies and offices until his death.

Honorary Member, A.A.S.R., 33o, 7 Jun 1866 (ae 48).1860 ae 42 Resigned from the Onondaga Bank.1861-1866 Appointed Assistant Postmaster, serving until the expiration of the appointment term.1863 ae 45 Became a life member of the (Onondaga) Historical society (Association).1866-1872 Secretary of the New York State Life insurance company, until its reorganization.1872-1897 ‘for years afterward he acted as executor and administrator of estates and general accountant, and was Secretary

and Treasurer of the Genesee and Water Street Railroad company, which he assisted in organizing.’1902 ae 84 died in the Adirondacks, at Spring-Criff (Cliff?), Jay, Essex County, while recuperating from ‘cardiovascular disease.’

Charles Elliot Ide, Jr. was born 31 May 1853 in Oaks Corners, Town of Phelps, Ontario, NewYork. He lived in Phelps until 12 years old, when he removed with his widowed mother (Mary C.Ide), and sister in Geneva. There he was educated in the Union school, graduating in 1871.While continuing his education at Yale University he was a member of the varsity crew. Onreturning to Syracuse, he entered the law office of Ruger, Wallace & Jenney. In 1873 hebecame, upon his admission to the bar, managing clerk for Fuller & Vann, remaining therethree years. In 1876 he and John H. Costello opened law offices under the firm name ofCostello & Ide. The firm in 1884 became Costello, Ide & Hubbard, William H. Hubbard, Mr. Ide’sbrother-in-law, being the new junior member. In 1880 Mr. Ide formed a new firm of Ide &Newell, James E. Newell being the junior member. Then Mr. Ide associated himself withCharles G. Baldwin, the firm being first Baldwin & Ide and later when Charles P. Ryan wasadmitted, Baldwin , Ide & Ryan. Mr. Baldwin withdrew in 1894 and the firm became Ide & Ryan.Bro. Ide became active in politics from the time that he became of age. He was a member ofthe Republican county and city committee for years and was chairman of both the citycommittee and Fifth judicial district committee for several years. He was a candidate for DistrictAttorney in 1889, when he was defeated in the convention by Theodore E. Hancock. He was

appointed 23 Feb 1892 by Mayor William Cowle to succeed W. P. Ganon as Corporation Counsel and this place he held throughboth of Mayor Amos’s terms. Mr. Ide was a candidate for Supreme Court Justice at the Utica convention, but with drew when itbecame evident that W. S. Andrews had a majority of the Onondaga delegation. Mr. Ide was, while Corporation Counsel, alsocounsel for all city boards. He had been active for the last year in the organization of the Pacific Biscuit trust and other largebusiness combinations.

He was a member of the Century, Syracuse, and Citizens Clubs of Syracuse; Albany Club, Whist Club (Rochester), andCraftsmen’s Club (New York City). He married Miss Etta Cary, daughter of Wesley Cary of Webster City, Iowa, in 1885. There wasone child of this union. (possible son: New Haven, CT, 25 Mar 1907. - Charles Elliott Ide '08 was tonight elected captain of theuniversity crew. He rowed seven on last year's crew and was also a member of the freshman crew in 1905.)

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1880 Census, Syracuse, Onondaga, New YorkMary C. IDE Self W 49 (widow; head of household; nee Mary Colburn?)Charles E. IDE Son S 27 LawyerWillie IDE Son S 12 At SchoolS. James IDE Son S 20 Brakeman On R.R.Genie HUBBARD Dau M 31Wm. H. HUBBARD SonL M 31 LawyerEva HUBBARD GDau S 7Lydia COLBURN Mother W 85

He was best known for his prominence in Masonry.Symbolic Masonry – Blue Lodge, Central City Lodge No. 30514 May 1878 Initiated18 Jun 1878 Passed02 Jul 1878 Raised1885 & 1886 Junior Warden1887 & 1888 Senior Warden1889 & 1890 Master1893 & 1894 Junior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of the State of New York1895-1898 Senior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of the State of New YorkHe did not appear to serve in junior Lodge chairs or as District Deputy Grand Master.

Capitular Masonry – Central City Chapter No. 70, RAM

14 May 1880 Mark Master11 Jun 1880 Past Master11 Jun 1880 Most Excellent Master (MEM)25 Jun 1880 Royal Arch Mason1893-1894 Master of the Third Veil

Cryptic Masonry – Central City Council No. 13, R&SM21 May 1888 Royal Master21 May 1888 Select Master23 Jun 1892 Super-Excellent Master

Chivalric Orders – Central City Commander No. 25, KT06 Apr 1881 Knight of Red Cross15 Apr 1881 Knight Templar20 Apr 1883 Knight of Malta1882 Second Guard1883 Junior Warden1884-1885 Captain General1886 Generalissimo1887-1889 Commander1899 Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of the State of New York

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite – Central City Bodies, Valley of Syracuse

24 May 1882 Lodge of Perfection25 May 1882 Princes of Jerusalem25 May 1882 Chapter of Rose Croix25 May 1882 Consistory, S.P.R.S., NMJ1886-1888 Thrice Potent Master, Lodge of Perfection1889-1891 Most Wise Master, Chapter of Rose Croix1892-1895 Commander in Chief, Central City Consistory16 Dec 1890 Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33o, Honorary Member, NMJ17 Sep 1895 Active Member of the Supreme Council, NMJ, being elected Deputy for the State of New York in the same sessionand holding that office until his death.

Bro. Ide left for the south on 11 Nov 1899, remaining in New York closing up the organization of the Pacific Coast Biscuit trust, thenleft for Asheville, NC, where he remained several days. He went thence to Waldo, FL, 150 miles south of Jacksonville, intending togo to St. Augustine. In Jacksonville he was compelled to take to bed at the Rathbun House, and there with his wife (the former MissCarey) and his son of 13 years, Charles E. Ide, Jr., he died on the morning of 9 Dec 1899, at the age of 46. He had been ill (ofBright’s disease) for a year, and for three months had known that he could not live long. He had gone south in the hope ofprolonging his life.

His Masonic services were “the most notable and impressive Masonic funeral in Syracuse since that of Orrin Welch, twenty yearsago.” There is a lengthy newspaper account of his services on file in the archives of the OMDHS, in the Registry of the MasonicVeterans Association of Central New York, of which Bro. Ide was Registry No. 220 (11 Jul 1899).

The brethren of the Valley of Syracuse, sincerely mourning his death, felt they should perpetuate his memory, his acts and hisstanding as a brother Mason, in a manner that would testify to his life and record when their generation had passed away.Accordingly a Committee of fifteen members from the different Masonic bodies was appointed to procure and erect a suitable

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monument to his memory. This Committee, under the Chairmanship of Ill. Edwin C. Hall, after much careful consideration decidedupon a design for this monument. It is a replica, in Barre granite, of the Altar of Central City Lodge No. 305, with appropriateemblems of the various Masonic bodies on the four sides. It was dedicated on 9 Nov 1901 at Oakwood Cemetery, the address onthat occasion being delivered by Ill. Charles H. Armatage, who succeeded Ill. Bro. Ide as Grand Commander.

A memorial booklet was prepared and printed. Of this but few copies seem to have survived. As it was printed in November orDecember of 1901, it is probable that the larger part of the edition was destroyed during the Masonic Temple fire in January 1902.

George McFadden, 1834-1889. This may possibly be the George McFadden who wasborn in England in 1835. He was in Worchester, MA, between 1872 and 1874, and then inSyracuse where his firm produced high-quality piston-valve cornets. Bro. George is interredin Section 12 of Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, NY.

Peter McLennan – 22nd New York Cavalry, Lieutenant-Colonel Peter McLennan, from May 5 to Aug 1, 1865. Interred at OakwoodCemetery 28 Apr 1869 in Section 12 (the Central City No. 305 plot), later being removed to Section 56, the Augustus I. Root, G.A.R.Post No. 151 plot, see the following biography re: Bro. Root.

http://www.nelson.talkingrelics.com/about22.htmlMay 7 Col. Crook and his men arrived at Germania Ford where three enemycannon promptly and rapidly from short range shelled the troopers throwing part ofthe men into a rout with Pvt. David Carr of Company B being amongst the first tobe captured. War is coming quickly to these New York fellows. On May 8, Col.James A. Beaver of the 148th Pa. Volunteer infantry writes to the Asst. Adjutant-General of the Second Corps: Colonel...The regiment (the Twenty-second NewYork) has evidently been but a short time in the service. The officer in command,Major McLennan, received detailed instructions in regards to his movements andthe disposition of his forces. The rear of the column of infantry had proceeded buta short distance when it was attacked by a few skirmishers, who appeared in thewoods on the right of the Brock Road. Skirmishers had scarcely been thrown outand the attack repulsed before a portion of the cavalry mentioned above camedown in disgraceful confusion, without any apparent cause, no firing having beenheard and no considerable force seen at any other point. It is believed that most of the horses of the men who had been dismountedwere captured or abandoned without any sufficient cause. The officer in charge of the regiment displayed a want of energy and skillin all his movements, which augur ill for the good of the service.

Maj. McLennan had taken command of the "Rochester Cavalry" troopers on the 7th, due to Col. Crook being placed under arrestearlier in the day. In his Official Report, the Major defended the actions of his men. He stated that they were ordered on the 8th to actas rear-guard of the Second Corps on its march south towards Rockville, the regiment was ambushed by Rebels. Upon returningfire, the Twenty-Second once again found itself in chaos. The horses not being used to military noises caused considerableconfusion through out the ranks. Major McLennan dismounted his companies to fight on foot with the rear-guard infantry and placedhis horses under guard in reserve with orders to keep close to the dismounted cavalrymen. The horses of Companies E, F and L notkeeping up with the dismounted command were feared to have been lost to the enemy. The Major reports his losses as being 3 menkilled, 8 wounded, 1 officer and 96 men missing with 1 officer known to have been a prisoner. His loss in horses were staggering, 27

killed, 241 missing and 4 dead from fatigue and want of forage. On May 11, Major McLennanstated his regimental strength as a little over 600 in a communiqué with General Seth Williams,Assistant Adjutant General of the Army of the Potomac. In less than three months time from thelast company mustered into the regiment, less than two weeks of campaigning and just five days ofactual action against the enemy, regimental strength was nearing 50% for active duty.

http://www.15thnewyorkcavalry.org/chapters12.htmhttp://www.bivouacbooks.com/bbv5i4s2.htm< Augustus I. Root of Batavia, NY was commissioned Captain of Company K*, 12th New YorkInfantry in May of 1861. His regiment was engaged at Blackburn's Ford and was stationed inreserve during the Battle of 1st Bull Run. The regiment served throughout the Peninsula Campaignand Seven Days Battles before again being engaged at 2nd Bull Run where Root was seriouslywounded. He was mustered out with the regiment on 17 May 1863 at Elmira, NY. Root returned toservice as Major of the 15th New York Cavalry. Quickly promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, he servedwith his regiment in West Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley before rejoining the Army of thePotomac in the March of 1865. Lt. Col. Root was killed in battle at Appomattox, VA just hours priorto Lee's surrender. Included here are two accounts published in his hometown newspaperregarding the 1st and 2nd Battles of Bull Run.

* Note: Captain Henry Alanson Barnum, was of Company I. He was later promoted to Major General and is also interred atOakwood Cemetery, Section 12, one lot south of the plot of Central City Lodge No. 305, of which he was a Brother, on a knolloverlooking it.

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The Daily Republican AdvocateBatavia NY - 27 Jul 1861We have been permitted to publish the following letter written by Capt. A. I. Root, of the 12th Regt. N.Y.V. on the Tuesday followingthe battle of Bull's Run. This Regiment it will be remembered was not engaged in the action of Sunday, it being then in the reserveat or near Centerville, but took a prominent part in the engagement of Thursday previous. From the facts stated by the Capt. it willbe seen that the retreat of this regiment was under what was supposed to be the order of their Colonel, and not from cowardice ashas been charged. Our confidence in the bravery and "pluck" of the offices and men composing Capt. Root's company remains firm.Arlington, July 23.

Mr. James M. Willett - My Dear Sir: -As we have been on the battle field since I wrote you last, and have been branded as cowards by the newspaper correspondents, Ipropose to give you a slight detail of the battle we had on the 18th, and leave it for you to judge whether the newspapers are right ornot. The brigade the 12th is connected with left the Chain Bridge on the 16th, at 3 o'clock P.M., and marched to Vienna, a placeabout 7 miles from the bridge, and encamped for the night. We started again early on the morning of the 17th for Fairfax CourtHouse, which was about 7 miles further on, expecting to have a brush with the rebels there; but when we arrived we found the "birdshad flown," so all we had to do was to follow them, not expecting to find them till we got to Manassas Gap Junction. We marched afew miles further and encamped for the night. Early on the 18th we were up and off; marched about 10 miles and came up to Bull\sRun, and found the enemy ready to meet us. We found them in a piece of woods containing about 20 acres, and had no idea, ofcourse, as to how many we were to meet, but were ready to take our chances, let there be more or less. Carlisle's Battery, ofPennsylvania, being with us, took a position and commenced throwing shot and shell at them, which they returned quite vigorouslyat first, but in about half an hour the firing ceased. Gen. Richardson ordered the infantry to clear the woods.

The 1st regiment of Massachusetts and the 2d of Michigan, to go in on the right, and the 12th N.Y. to engage them in the front.We marched in about 15 rods, and before we knew where we were, we were fired upon by the enemy from a masked battery andmusketry, which were so close that the power burnt the men's faces. The men dropped on their faces and returned the fire, and thenretreated a few paces, loading as they went, and received the second volley, not only in front, but from the right and left. At this timea Captain in the left wing of the regiment gave the order to retreat, unbeknown to the Colonel, and left with six companies and abouttwo thirds of mine. As I did not hear the order, I was surprised in a few minutes after to find that my men had gone. I ran back andrallied a few of them that I found, and returned, but finding it useless, retreated.

The first volley the rebels fired went over the men's heads, or the most of it. After that the men were lying flat on the ground, andbut few were killed or wounded. It has been ascertained that there were from 10,000 to 20,000 men concealed there. I had threemen wounded, one, Wm. Lathrop, mortally. He was struck by a ball in the shoulder, it coming out at the spine. He lived until Fridayafternoon. His family are at East Pembroke, I believe. Will you be kind enough to see that they are informed of his death in a propermanner? You can say to them that everything was done that possibly could be under the circumstances. I detailed three men to takecare of him, who were with him most of the time. He arranged his matters with one of his attendants, but as both of my Lieutenantswere so overcome with the heat on the day of the battle that they were obliged to be carried off the field, and have not been able todo anything since, I have not had tome to attend to anything else than the company, but will see that his matters are attended toimmediately. Wm. Graham was wounded in the abdomen by a bayonet. He is doing well and will live. Alanson Vercillus was slightlywounded by a buck shot in the shoulder. None were killed - I have much more I wish to write, but am too tired to do it now.Most Respectfully Yours, Capt. A. I. Root

Republican Advocate - Batavia NY16 Sep 1862

Capt. Root.Taken from the 'Syracuse Courier.' - Capt. Augustus I. Root, of Co. I, 12th Onondaga Regiment, is at home the second time,suffering severely from wounds received in the recent battles. We called upon him at his rooms in the Syracuse House, yesterday,and although dangerously wounded, and in considerable pain, we found him as cheerful and pleasant as though nothing hadhappened. He has a severe bullet wound in the right side, and another on the left hip, having been hit twice, no doubt by some rebelsharpshooter. From his own lips we gathered the following particulars of Saturday's battle, in the vicinity of Manassas, which will beinteresting to the public. Daylight of Saturday morning, the 30th ult., found the Twelfth Onondaga Regiment five miles west ofManassas Junction, with orders to march immediately for Centreville. By sunrise the regiment was well on the way, and had madeabout half the distance when it was ordered into a corn field, with the balance of Gen. Butterfield's brigade, and prepared for battle.After laying there an hour or two, Col. Weeks received orders to take command of the brigade, and move forward. Capt. Root wasordered by the Colonel to take command of the regiment, which took him very much by surprise, and he received it with regret,inasmuch as it would take him away from the head of his company. Capt. Ira Wood was taken ill the night previous to the battle, andwas not with the regiment. There were but eleven line officers in the regiment, and Capt. Root could not take one of them to hisassistance. Adjutant Watson, a man in whom he had every confidence, and whom he reports as having done his duty nobly, wasthe only assistant Capt. Root had during the battle. The regiment moved a few rods into a piece of woods, and halted. Capt. Rootcheered up his men, scanned them closely, found them resolute and determined, and was convinced that they would make a "bullyfight." The first duty assigned the regiment was to charge upon a rebel battery.

On emerging into the open field, which was only a few rods in advance, Capt. Root ascertained that there were two brigadesbesides that of Butterfield's on the charge with him, and speaks of it as the most exciting and beautiful sight a man ever witnessed.The brigade moved forward in fine style till within about forty rods of the enemy, when the advance was checked on account of theheavy fire from the rebel batteries. Two regiments being between the Twelfth and the front line, the boys had no chance to fire uponthe enemy. As they could not stand thus, exposed to a raking fire, they pushed through the ranks of the other regiments, formed intoline of battle, and went to work in earnest. The fire from the enemy was terrible, and none but veterans could have withstood it for amoment. The ranks of the Twelfth were being thinned out very fast, and the force sent against the rebel batteries was not strongenough to take them. Reinforcements not coming up, the order was soon issued along the whole line to fall back in good order, andthen commenced a scene that beggars description.

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The enemy opened upon the retreating column with redoubled vigor, piling the dead and wounded in heaps upon the battlefield. Capt. Root says he has been under heavy fire several times, but never experienced anything like what the rebels dealt out onthat occasion. The smoke from the explosion of shell was so thick that it was impossible to see but a short distance, while solid shot,grape and cannister, and bullets from Mine rifles and muskets were showered upon them by the bushel. In fact, it hailed ironmissiles, and it seemed a miracle for a man to escape with his life. Capt. Root had got back about three rods, and wascongratulating himself upon having escaped without a scratch, when he was hit in the left hip by a rifle ball. Thinking this was all hewas to get, he kept on with his men, but had only proceeded a few steps further when he was struck in the right side by a ball, theforce of which knocked him forward, and he fell into a small ditch, half filled with water. He made an effort to get out, but found hecould not move, and shortly afterwards found himself in the hands of the enemy. He had been in the ditch but a short time when arebel approached, and relieved him of his sword, belt, and pistol. In about the space of half an hour the same audacious fellowreturned and coolly inquired of Capt. Root if he had some ammunition he would give him for the pistol. This appeared to him as agood joke, and he told his rebel visitor that he was sorry to say he could not accommodate his reasonable and very modest request.In a short time a fellow came along and relieved the Captain of his hat, a new one, leaving an old, dilapidated one in its stead. Capt.Root begged his new visitor not to carry off his shat, but he jocosely remarked that "an even exchange was no robbery, so he wouldtrade with him." As the "secesh" hat had probably been worn before the rebellion broke out, joke No. 2 struck our philosophicalfriend, the Captain, as a better one than the first, and he acquiesced, with a smile. Aside from these two little incidents, Capt. Rootsays that the enemy, into whose hands he fell through the chances of war, did everything they could to make him both comfortableand cheerful.

He lay in the ditch during the entire night. Just after daylight the following morning, there came up a tremendous shower, whichat once put our brave friend in fresh trouble. The water began to collect in the ditch, which threatened to drown him. He made adesperate effort to move out, but found it impossible. His wounds had become swollen and painful, and his joints stiffened. He wasso weak that he could not make a noise or raise an outcry. The water was rising rapidly in the ditch were he lay, when four rebelscouts happened to come that way, and saw him. They picked the Captain up and carried him to an old shanty about ten rodsdistant, and left him under shelter, expressing their wonderment and regret that he should so soon be on the field again to fightthem, after his first wounds of only a few months before.

Capt. Root remained there until about noon of the next day, when our ambulances, having obtained permission to cross therebel lines under a flag of truce, arrived, and he was taken charge of, and put into one of them, where he remained until Wednesdaynight, was removed to Alexandria, and from thence to this city by railroad and steamboat conveyance. The long journey has been apainful one to him, but with the kind care and devoted attention that he is receiving, we hope to see him about in a short time.

http://www.15thnewyorkcavalry.org/chapters_9_&_10.htmCol. Augustus I. Root, than whom no braver man ever drew sword, while out on a reconnaissance towards the front,

accompanied by several of his men, was shot down by the enemy in the streets of Appomattox in front of the Court House. His bodywas found the morning after the surrender, lying in the road where he fell, stripped of all outer garments. His remains weretemporarily buried near by, and eventually taken up and forwarded to Syracuse, NY, where they now repose in that's city's beautifulcemetery.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMRADESTHE LAST CHARGE MADE IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC; THE LAST SHOT FIRED,

AND THE LAST UNION SOLDIER WOUNDEDby Albert O. Skiff, Captain, Co. A, 15th N.Y. Cavalry

from the The 15th Cavalry Regimental Historycompiled by Chauncey S. Norton; printed in 1891

http://www.15thnewyorkcavalry.org/chapter_all.htm

Letting my thoughts wander back o'er the cruel days of bloody war, I find that the remembrance of the 8th of April, 1865, is stillwritten upon the tablets of my memory in characters so vivid that it has failed to become erased by the years, which since that timehaving winged their flight into the past, and as such reminiscences always warms up and sends rushing through our veins thesluggish blood that has been lying dormant for over twenty-four years, once more it brings to mind the time when to our ears camedaily the shrill notes of the bugle, the clanking of the sabre, the rumbling of the wagon trains, the stern words of command, and lastlythe wild carnage of the battle-field. And as I have never seen it mentioned in any account written of Lee's surrender that a number ofthe Union troops found their way to Appomattox Court House, on the eve of the above named day, I now put myself on the skirmishline for the purpose of describing the event which occurred at that time, I myself being a participant of the scene.

The sun had not yet descended beneath the limits of the western horizon when Sheridan's corps reached Appomattox Station.

There meeting some resistance, a charge was made that soon dispersed the rebels, who were drawn up in line to protect thedepot and also the wagon trains which extended from the station to the Court House, the distance being about two miles; and whilethe 15th New York Cavalry were capturing that, the rest of the command were securing four immense railroad trains. Some of theteams had become so completely entangled as to form a barricade, and to avoid the confusion we were obliged to leave the road.How vividly it all comes back to me now! I remember I was riding beside Col. Root, and leaning forward in my saddle to move a toprail we leaped the fence side by side. Soon after our horses regained the road we charged past wagons after wagon, cannon aftercannon, and mule team after mule team; on towards Appomattox, little dreaming the fate in store for us.

Night had settled down wide and still. The sky above us was completely overcast by thickly flying clouds, through which nowand then a few glimmering stars cast a pale and sickly radiance, causing the darkness of earth to become denser and making moreghastly the grey gloom of heaven. Banishing from our minds all thoughts of fear and trepidation we madly galloped on and soondashed into the streets of Appomattox. When we reached this place the party consisted of about a dozen troopers of the 15th NewYork Cavalry, among which number were Col. A. I. Root and myself. In the distance we could distinctly hear the heavy tramp ofmarching feet and the officers issuing their quick, decisive orders of command, which rang out sharp and shrill upon the chillevening air. Col. Root leading the onset, we charged immediately in front of the Court House; there receiving a volley of rebel

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bullets, we were instantly driven backward. In a moment all was confusion, and after exchanging several shots we were obliged toretreat. I was just at the point of turning about when a riderless (white) horse sprang to my side. I grasped the reins of his bridle, andas my eyes fell upon the empty saddle I realized that another true and noble life had been sacrificed at the shrine of our sufferingcountry, and the bullet which had pierced the brave and manly heart of our gallant colonel had secured to the cruel and relentlesswar another ghastly victim.

I shall never forget the scene through which we passed while making our retreat. The wagon train was completely enveloped inflames, and the boys turning themselves into teamsters, the leader of which was that gallant soldier, Sergeant Gibbs, hitched themules to the cannon and drew them rapidly to the rear. Leading Col. Root's horse back over the ground which his brave master hadpassed but a moment before, I gave him to Adjutant Mann, who was the Colonel's most intimate friend. When we informed him ofour loss the tears rained down his cheeks in torrents and his manly frame shook with heartfelt sobs, for he realized, as did the restof us, that we had lost a friend who was both brave and noble and of whom his country might well be proud. His body, stripped of allouter garments, was found in the streets the morning after the surrender, and was conveyed to the home of a staunch Confederatelady at her own request, her womanly heart being full of reverence and respect for the gallant man whose intrepidness cost him hislife. She had the body interred in her own door yard and kept his grave covered with a profusion of beautiful flowers. A year latter,when his remains were conveyed to the home of his early childhood her tears fell thick and fast, for she had learned to love thegrave of the manly hero and had taken special pride in keeping as a sacred spot the final resting place of our daring Colonel. And asanother mark of esteem and honor, attributed to his memory, a G.A.R. organization in Syracuse, N.Y., is called the "Root Post, No.151" after the "bravest of the brave." Among the relics placed in their room is a fine painting of the colonel presented by MajorMichael Auer of the 15th New York Cavalry, and in a prominent place may be seen the well known saddle which carried Col. Rootto his last charge, and who, after giving his life for his country's sake, sleeps peacefully among the thousands of brave comradeswho fell while "fighting for home and native land."

The following extract, taken from the Elmira Morning Telegram, of 1 Mar 1885, shows our position on the night of April 8th, alsothe exact place where Col. Root was killed. Major T.U. Williams, of Lynchburg, Va., who is now a leading lawyer of that place, whohad charge of the rebel skirmish line at Lee's surrender, said:

"A Federal Colonel and half a dozen soldiers did a foolhardy act the evening before the surrender. They galloped through thetown immediately in front of Lee's headquarters. A saw their dead bodies the next morning lying by the roadside. It was supposedthat they were intoxicated. I did know the Colonel's name but it has passed from my memory".

But the above narrative, written in reply to this correspondence, tends to infer that Major Williams was mistaken, and that he didthe memory of a brave and gallant soldier a great injustice when he says that we were "intoxicated" and the act was "foolhardy," forwe made that charge at the command of Gen. Custer, who expected it to be obeyed. Doing as all soldiers do, we went as far as wecould.

But we overlook all this seeming injustice when we read the following manly explanation, written by Major T.U. Williams, andappearing in the Telegram 12 Apr 1885:

"I have seen the letter of Capt. Albert O. Skiff in your paper of March 29th; in which he says I have done injustice to the memoryof a brave and gallant soldier. In the information I gave your correspondent, whose letter was published March 1st, in reference tothe persons whose dead bodies I saw lying in the streets at Appomattox Court House, I meant only to say that a little after dark, theevening before the surrender, I saw the soldiers lying in the road, one of whom I was told was a colonel, and when my informantstold me of the daring bravery of the men, we thought they were foolhardy and perhaps intoxicated. I hasten to say that I am glad tobe corrected. Far be it from me to intentionally do injustice to the gallant men who fought on the other side. It was I who proposed tothe Telegram's correspondent the toast - "To Grant and Lee; health for the living and respect for the dead." And now in view of thecritical health of living heroes, allow me to say I, with thousands of braver and better Southern men, repeat the sentiment - "To thehealth of the living and memory of the dead." Please say to Capt. Skiff that I am sorry to have done the seeming injustice to hisgallant friend, Col. Augustus I. Root.

Yours truly,T. U. Williams

We will now go back to the eve of the 8th of April, 1865, where I had given the colonel's horse into the hands of Adjutant Mann,after which our regiment retired into a piece of woods near Appomattox Station to rest for the night. The lights from the burningwagon train enabled me to find my supper, which consisted of two or three dozen warm wheat biscuit tied up in a pillow case andabandoned by some poor Johnny Reb in his haste to escape. Having satisfied my hunger, for wheat biscuits in those days were ararity, I looked about me and seeing the moss-covered roots of a large tree standing near by I took my horse by the bridle and lyingdown slept soundly until the shrill notes of the bugle told us another day had dawned and duty urged us onward.

Time can never erase from my memory the sensation of fear and dread which took possession of me as I mounted my horsethat morning. In all my four years experience I had known no felling to equal this. Perhaps the sad fate of Colonel Root may havehad something to do with it, but I felt as I rode out that morning that to me it was to prove an eventful day. All mortals are more orless superstitious, but the sensation which then stole over me I could not shake off. But as the stern command of our officers rangout on the morning air we knew that the movement was forward.

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Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, NYIn 1951, the life-size statue of Col. August Root, 15th NY Cavalry, one of the first Civil War soldiers buried at Oakwood, was stolen.

The eight-foot granite base has stood empty since that time. The VA will not pay for the statue,so the Civil War Reinactors, a non-profit group, must restore it on their own.

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Dress and Field Epaulettes belonging to Captain Augustus I. Root, 15th NY Cavalry.http://www.15thnewyorkcavalry.org/images/dscn2022.jpg

Col. Root was originally a Captain in the 12th NY Volunteer Infantry.While serving in this capacity he wore these epaulettes and shoulder straps.

He became Lieutenant Colonel of the 15th NY Cavalry in 1863,and was leading the 15th NY through the village of Appomattox Court House on 8 April 1865

when he was shot by an Alabama infantryman from Wallace’s Brigade.

(see also “The Sunset of the Confederacy” by Morris Schaff, 1912. pages 178 & 195)

Archimedes Russell was born in Andover, MA, in 1840. He received his early training from his father,a carpenter-builder, and John Stevens, a prominent Boston architect. At the age of 22, Russell cameto Syracuse and joined the office of the city's leading architect, Horatio Nelson White. He opened hisown office in 1868. From 1873 to 1881 he served as a professor of architecture at SyracuseUniversity. In 1906 Russell took Melvin L. King as his partner and the firm was renamed Russell andKing. http://syracusethenandnow.org/Architects/Russel/Archimedes_Russel.htmRussell was not only the city's most prolific architect following the Civil War, he was also one of itsmost resourceful. As they became available, he mastered the use of new techniques and materialsgrowing out of America's growing technological capabilities, for instance cast ornamental panelscomposed of terra cotta and iron. A local newspaper article said of Russell, "His repertoire of stylesand devices for ornamentation was endless and he was able to give the people of an era whenprestige and ostentation were held synonymous exactly what they wanted."He designed 850 structures in and around Syracuse. By the time of his death, he was credited withhaving designed more buildings in Syracuse than any other architect.

Some buildings on the Syracuse Universtiy campus he designed include Crouse College and the Tolley Administration Building.Some of these buildings or residences were as follows:

Fourth Onondaga County Court House - 401 Montgomery St.Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - 259 E. Onondaga St.Hendricks Block - 120 East Fayette StreetSnow Building - 216 South Warren StreetThird National Bank - 107 James StreetSt. John the Evangelist Rectory - 214 North State StreetSnowdon Apartments - 400 James StreetFirst English Lutheran Church (Russell & King) 501 James St.The Alvord House - 1818 South SalinaPark Central Presbyterian Church - 504 E. Fayette StreetCharles W. Snow House - N.W. corner Harrison & Univ. Ave.Crouse Memorial College Crouse Drive (1888-1889)Von Ranke Library - (now S. U. Admin Bldg) Crouse DriveSt. Lucy's Church and Academy 432 Gifford Street (1872)George D. Whedon House - 762 W. Onondaga Street (1890)

F. W. Gridley House - 749 W. Onondaga StreetConrad Loos Building - 836 Butternut StreetHouse of Providence - 1654 W. Onondaga Street (1908)St. Anthony of Padua Church - 1513 Midland Avenue (1910)McGraw Hall, Tower - Cornell UniversityGeorge Zett House - 702 Danforth Street (1899)Charles Frank House - 700 Danforth Street (1899)St. Anthony's Convent (Maria Regina College) - 900 Court St.Howard Soule Residence James StreetMcCarthy Warehouse (Edwards') W. Washington & S. ClintonCentral High School, corner S. Warren and E. Adams St.David H. Burrell Mansion 1 Overlook Lane Little Falls, NYWest Sibley Halls - Cornell University, NY (1870)William Kellogg Residence - Herkimer, NY (1881)Pulaski Masonic Temple (1892)

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< Crouse College and Observatory, Syracuse University; both of which weredesigned by Bro. Russell.

He also was the architect of the monument of R.’.W.’. Sir Bro. OrrinWelch in Section 13, Oakwood Cemetery. Bro. Archimedes Russell died in1915 at the age of 75.Ref. Hardin, Evamaria, “Archimedes Russell – Upstate Architect,” SyracuseUniversity Press. 1980. 92 pages.

On his final morning walk, Archimedes Russell stepped into Sidney Schultz'ssmall grocery store on the morning of April 13, 1915, and announced he was weary. Russell, a human mountain at 6-foot-4 andnearly 300 pounds, placed his imposing frame on a chair. Then he slumped over, dead six weeks short of his 65th birthday.

Onondaga County Court Houseby Archimedes Russell, Architect, 1907

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NYONONDA/1999-08/0934895145Joseph E. Shackford was born ca 1850; died 23 Oct 1921 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse. He married Donna L. Evans. Shewas born ca 1865. He was a Commercial Traveler and lived at 104 East Castle Street, Syracuse in 1892, was assistant to thepresident at American Can Company. He well known in Syracuse Masonic circles and for 32 years a resident of the city, Bro.Shackford was for 29 years with the National Lead Company, retiring from active business four years ago. He was a member ofCentral City Lodge No. 305; Central City Chapter No. 80, RAM; Central City Council No. 13; Central City Commandery No. 25,Knights Templar and of the Central City Scottish Rite Bodies. He was also a member of Ziyara Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,Keder Khan Grotto, and the Citizen's Club of Syracuse. He was survived by four sons: Joseph E. Jr., of Baldwinsville: Thomas L. ofSt. Augustine Fla.: Arthur E. of Syracuse, and William H. of Troy, and by a daughter. Mrs. William J. Brown of New York City.

Seymour Henry Stone was born 27 Jul 1831 at Homer, NY, to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stone,descendants of sturdy Revolutionary stock from New England. At the age of 14 he removed toSyracuse where he spent the remainder of his life and attained a high place in the estimation of hisfellow citizens. He died on New Year’s day, 1920, survived by two brothers and a sister. He served asvestryman for about 40 years in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Syracuse.Masonic Service:Oct 1855 Raised in Central City Lodge No. 305; Master 1868-691869 District Deputy Grand Master1872-1873 Grand Standard Bearer, Grand Lodge of the State of New York10 May 1854 Exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Central City Chapter No. 70; High Priest 1861-18651862 Grand Captain of the Host, Grand Chapter of the State of New York, serving indifferent offices until 18671867-1868 Grand High Priest, Grand Chapter of the State of New York

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1859 Received the Cryptic Degree in Adelphic Council No. 7 of New York Charter Member of Central City Council No. 13, R&SM; Master of the Council in 1859 and 1861.1860-1861 Deputy Grand Master, Grand Council of the State of New York5 Sep 1856 Central City Commandery No. 25, Knights Templar; created and dubbed a Knights Templar and Knight of Malta indue form. Being the first to be Knighted in the Encampment, as it was then called. He therein held numerous offices.

He was also active in Scottish Rite Masonry, having been on of the organizers and charter members of the Central City Bodiesof the Rite in the Valley of Syracuse in 1862, and held many offices in the different Bodies.7 Jun 1866 Crowned 33o Honorary in the Supreme Council, NMJ, A.A.S.R. and for many years before his death was the Deanof the Honorary Thirty-Thirds in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. He was a member of the first Council of Deliberation of the Stateof New York, after the Union of 1867, and was the last surviving member of that body. For many years he was active in theexemplification of the degrees of the Rite, and his portrayal of the characters he assumed was an example to those who followedhim in the work. His more than 60 years of service in the Craft was an inspiration to whose with whom he served.

Seymour H. Stone’s entry in a SAR yearbook states, “Retired. Born, Homer, N.Y., July 27, 1831. Lieutenant in Co. A, 51st Regt.N.G.N.Y., over 30 years ago. Member of all Masonic bodies, York and Scottish rites; Society of Mayflower Descendants and theOnondaga County Historical Society. Son of Jacob Thompson Stone and Mary Bennett; grandson of Thomas Stone, Jr., and MaryWebb, and of Asa Bennett, Jr., and Chloe Grow; great-grandson of Thomas Stone, Sr., and Rachel Marsh, and of Darius Webb andDeborah Palmer; gt-gt-grandson of Ebenezer Webb and Ruth Crane.”

SEYMOUR HENRY STONE, Syracuse, N. Y. (10638).Son of Jacob Thompson and Mary (Bennett) Stone; grandson of Thomas and Mary (Webb) Stone;

great-grandson of Thomas Stone, Sr., private Mass. Continentals;grandson of Asa Bennett, Jr., Sergeant Rhode Island troops;

great-grandson of Darius and Deborah (Palmer) Webb:great'-grandson of Ebenezer Webb, private Third Conn. Militia.

A National Register of the Society, Sons of the American Revolution, by Sons of the American Revolution, page 827It appears that his sister, Mrs. Amelia Stone Quinton & Mr. S. H. Stone were confused about the service of their great-greatgrandfather, Ebenezer Webb Sr. of Windham, and obviously unaware of the service of his great grandfather, Darius Webb. Theyclaimed that Ebenezer Webb Sr. of Windham served in Captain Obadiah Johnson’s Company, Colonel Israel Putnam’s 3rdRegiment Connecticut Troops during Lexington Alarm. It was further claimed (by some descendants) that he was at Bunker Hill, butabsolutely no evidence has come forth to support this claim (but it was convincing enough to have gained him entry to the SyracuseChapter of the SAR). http://www.webbdeiss.org/webb/ebenezerwebb.html

http://www.exonumia.com/sale11/alla.htmSeymour H. Stone and Calvin S. Ball sold silverware and jewelry, and repaired clocks and

watches. They were partners from 1853 to 1869. Seeextensive write-up in Brunk. "Stone & Ball"/"Syracuse/N.Y."apparently the first line is one mark, and the other twoanother, as they are not centered. Bold VF/XF marks onFine+ 1853 arrows & rays Seated Liberty Quarter.$125.00-150.00+. See Syracuse Lodge No. 102 above fora biographical sketch of Calvin S. Ball, Jr.< One of the very few known countermarks on a gold coin!Brunk quotes the 1897 Syracuse Herald interview withCalvin Ball. Issued in 1853 and 1854. "Stone & Ball" singleline punch, bold VF mark, variety with part of the last letter missing because the stampbroke (see Brunk); on choice XF 1854 US GOLD Quarter Eagle, $2.50. Only knownspecimen on gold coin! A rare opportunity to acquire a unique GOLD countermark!$4500.00-5000.00+

Salina Street in the Old Wooden Canal Bridge Time,Clinton Square looking southeast, Syracuse.

The Stone and Ball store in on the lower right of the engravingwith the horse and carriage in front of it

Lewis F. Weaver, M.D.(1849-1907) - Trustee, Institution for Feebled-MindedChildren. 121 Green Street, Syracuse, NY. Member of the Onondaga CountyMedical Society. Interred in Central City Lodge No. 305 plot, Section 12,Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse.

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Orrin Welch was born on 7 Jan 1828 at New Berlin, Chenango, NY. He attendedschool in Cortland two years, living with his sister, Mrs. Hubbard, on his father’s deathin 1836. The next ten years were spent with his oldest brother, Orson, in Moravia,and one additional year with his sister in Auburn.In 1846 he moved to Syracuse, becoming a printer’s apprentice at the StarNewspaper office where he served as a foreman of the Job Department until hebecame a bookkeeper in the Canal Collector’s Office in 1849 remaining one year. Hisnext position was accountant at the Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad Companyuntil his promotion to paymaster and secretary in 1854. Concomitantly he served in1871 as Treasurer of the Morris Run Coal Company and as Secretary and Treasurerof the Excelsior Dairy Salt Company.

< Song “Oh I’d be a Soger Boy,” dedicated to Captain Orrin Welch, SyracuseCitizens’ Corps, pictured on the left of the cover illustration. 1862.

Bro. Welch served the community in several important offices including SchoolCommissioner and Chairman of the Board of Education, and was elected to theBoard of Police Commissioners in 1876 on which he continued until he death at theage of fifty one on 21 March 1878.A beautifully bound memorial volume of 178 pages outlining the career of thisdistinguished brother was posthumously published. There are two copies of this in the

collections of the OMDHS. An address on his life and Masonic character was givenby Samuel E. Thomason at the DeMolay Mounted Commandery No. 4, Washington,DC, on 23 Jun 1878. Numerous newspaper articles were written in tribute of thegenius and virtue of this remarkably gifted and talented man.

There is a very fine Templar style monument at his grave in Oakwood Cemetery, asshort distance up the hill from the old west gate, near the Chapel. A perpetual careagreement was signed for its upkeep by Syracuse Lodge No. 501 and Central CityLodge No. 305, a copy of which is also in the archives of the OMDHS. The Trusteesof Central City Commandery also “set aside (the equivalent of about $500 in 2006dollars) for perpetual care of monument and lot of R. E. Orrin Welch at OakwoodCemetery.” Likewise, a fine, large framed oil painting of him is in the archives. Hisequally fine gold Grand Commander of Commandery sword is on display in theGreenland Collection at the Utica Branch of The Chancellor Robert R LivingstonMasonic Library.There are few today who could equal the Masonic record of Bro. Welch. He is theonly one of the charter members who could qualify for the Knight of the York Cross ofHonor (K.Y.C.H. – service as head of all the York Rite bodies being a prerequisite).

SYMBOLIC LODGE - A workman that needed not to be ashamedCentral City Lodge No. 305, Syracuse, New York which had been Warranted 11 Jun 1853 from Syracuse Lodge No. 102.

21 Nov 1853 Initiated Entered Apprentice28 Nov 1853 Passed Fellow Craft19 Dec 1853 Raised Master Mason26 Dec 1853 Secretary23 Dec 1856 Senior WardenDec 1860 MasterJun 1863, 64, 65 & 66 Grand Marshal, Grand Lodge, F&AM, State of NYJun 1867, 68 District Deputy Grand Master, 16th Masonic District (Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Oswego Counties)

CAPITULAR DEGREES - He worked faithfully in our quarries, and his work ever stood the test ofthe Overseer’s Squares.

10 May 1854 Mark Master Mason10 May 1854 Past Master , “Regularly Passed the Chair”10 May 1854 Most Excellent Master, Companion No. 2710 May 1854 Royal Arch Mason, Syracuse Chapter No. 70, RAM20 Dec 1854 Captain of the Host19 Dec 1855 Ex. King17 Dec 1856-61 M. Ex. High Priest1857 Order of High Priesthood

CRYPTIC DEGREES - Ever active in searching for hidden treasures.

1858 Royal and Select and Super-Excellent Master Adelphic Council No. 7, NY City1859 Petitioner for Central City Council No. 13, R & SM, became Master of this Council.

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CHIVALRIC ORDERS - A Valiant Knight, worthy of our Steel.

1856 Order of Red Cross and Knight Templar Salem Town Encampment No. 16, Auburn, New York8 Mar 1856 Petitioner for Central City Encampment, U.D. & First S.W.14 Jul 1856 Prelate

Elected under Warrant of Central City Commandery No. 25, KT, 6 Feb 1857 :

19 Mar 1858 Senior Warden15 Apr 1859 Generalissimo16 Mar 1860 Em. Commander, serving for 16 years.12 Sep 1860 Em. Grand Generalissimo, Grand Commandery, State of NYSep 1861 V.E. Deputy Grand Commander, re-elected in 1862.Sep 1863 R. E. Grand Commander, re-elected in 1864.1870 Grand Representative of Grand Commandery of MN near the Grand Commandery of NY until his death in 1878.

Sir Orrin Welch was the author of Knights Templar Tactics and Drills for the Use of Commanderies and the Burial Service of theOrders of the Masonic Knighthood, Masonic Publishing Co; New York, 1862. This was adopted by the Grand Commandery of theState of New York as well as many other Grand Bodies. The Knights Templar’s badge or jewel which presently and proudly adornsthe tunics of the Templars was designed and created especially for Central City Commandery No. 25 at Syracuse by Sir Welch in1878.

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE - Faithful and efficient in every official position.

16 Feb 1862 4th to 16th Degrees ; Lodge of Perfection and Council of Princes of Jerusalem and soon after the remainingDegrees of Chapter of Rose Croix and Consistory of S∴P∴R∴S∴1862 Commander-in-Chief, Central City Consistory S∴P∴R∴S∴8 Jan 1863 Crowned 33o, Honorary Member, Sov∴ Grand Inspector-General16 May 1867 Active Member, Supreme Council of S∴G∴I∴G∴17 May 1867 Deputy of the Supreme Council of S∴G∴I∴G∴ for the State of New York, holding this office until his death in 1878.

< The Gavel used by Ill: Orrin Welch, 33o, was made of Oak from Commander Perry’s flagship, the Lawrence."We have met the enemy and they are ours—two ships, two brigs, one schooner and a sloop." With this simplevictory message to General William Henry Harrison, commander of the U.S. forces in the Northwest Territory,Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry announced his defeat of the British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie. This battle,one of the most unusual in American naval history, ensured American control of the Great Lakes during the Warof 1812 and secured the country's tenuous hold on the Northwest.

Commodore Perry's victory was quickly enshrined as one of the heroic military events of the early AmericanRepublic. The famous engagement on September 10, 1813, was initiated by Perry's flagship Lawrence, namedafter James Lawrence, the commander of the recently captured Chesapeake. Lawrence's dying words,"Don't give up the ship," inspired the nation and Perry. Those words were stitched onto Perry's battle flag,which flew over the Lawrence. As the battle began, Perry placed the Lawrence at the head of his fleet. TheCaledonia and the Niagara, as well as six other ships of various sizes, fell in behind. For reasons that have neverbeen determined, the faster Niagara remained behind the slower Caledonia, and the Lawrence sailed into thebattle virtually unsupported. Perry was then forced to fight the entire British fleet with only the Lawrence.

After an intense bombardment of two and a half hours, the Lawrence fought the British fleet to a standstill, though the ship itselfwas severely damaged and four-fifths of its crew were killed or wounded. In a daring move, Commodore Perry abandoned hisshattered ship and climbed into a rowboat with four crewmen. He took with him his battle flag, which he draped over his shoulders.The boat set out for the brig Niagara, braving heavy gunfire. Perry boarded the ship, took command, and turned the Niagara directlytoward the British ships. The encounter was confusing and bloody, but brief. The damaged British flagship Detroit attempted toswing around, and its rigging became entangled with that of the Queen Charlotte, rendering both ships helpless against theonslaught from the Niagara. In short order, the smaller British ships also succumbed, and a mere 15 minutes after boarding, Perryhad achieved an extraordinary victory. With it the British supply line to the Western frontier was severed, and within the month theBritish and their Indian allies were decisively defeated.

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He was the brother of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) who compelled the opening of Japanto the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.

According to 10,000 Famous Freemasons, Commodore Matthew C. Perry was a brother of Holland Lodge in New York City; Oliver,while often thought to be a Mason, was not one.

http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_3_K_to_P.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo

"We have met the enemy . . ."Pogo strip from Earth Day, 1971. Copyright 1971, 2005 OGPIProbably the most famous Pogo quotation is "we have met the enemy andhe is us." More than any other words written by Kelly, it perfectly sums uphis attitude towards the foibles of mankind and the nature of the humancondition.

The quote, a rephrasing of a message sent in 1813 from U.S. NavyCommodore Oliver Hazard Perry to Army General William Henry Harrisonafter The Battle of Lake Erie stating "We have met the enemy, and they areours," first appeared in a lengthier form in A Word To The Fore, theforeword of the book The Pogo Papers. Since the strips reprinted in Papersincluded the first appearances of Mole and Simple J. Malarkey, beginningKelly's attacks on McCarthyism, Kelly used the foreword to defend hisactions:

"Specializations and markings of individuals everywhere abound in suchprofusion that major idiosyncrasies can be properly ascribed to the mass.Traces of nobility, gentleness and courage persist in all people, do what wewill to stamp out the trend. So, too, do those characteristics which are ugly.It is just unfortunate that in the clumsy hands of a cartoonist all traitsbecome ridiculous, leading to a certain amount of self-consciousexpostulation and the desire to join battle.

"There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things which make us human are, curiously enough, always close athand. Resolve then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tinny blast on tiny trumpets, we shall meet the enemy, andnot only may he be ours, he may be us."Forward!"

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Marching Songs dedicated to Captain Orrin Welch, ca 1862http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/display.pl?record=089.086.000&pages=4

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Oh I d be a Soger BoyComposer, Lyricist, Arranger: T.H. Hinton. Published by Henry Tolman Company, Boston. 1862

Dedicated to Capt. Orrin Welch, pictured on the left below.http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/condisp.pl?/Box_089/089.068.html

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Also among the distinguished Brothers of Central City Lodge No. 305 are others who have served in the Concordant Orders:Grand High Priests of the Grand Chapter of the State of New York:Seymour H. Stone 1867-1868Richard H. Parker 1889Jay B. Kline 1910Jerome L. Cheney 1920Charles J. Wells 1940

Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York:Jerome L. Cheney 1930Chester D. Crowell 1941Most Excellent Grand Commanders of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of the State of New York:Orrin Welch 1863-1865Mead Belden 1873Austin C. Wood 1888Charles E. Ide 1899

Thrice Potent Masters, Central City Lodge of Perfection:Frank Rupp 1931-1934George W. C. Braithwaite 1950-1951Henry C. Kogler 1953-1954

Eugene B. C. Bloom 1956-1957Harry J. Green 1957-1958Edward M. Benham 1969-1970

Sovereign Princes, Central City Council, Princes of Jerusalem:Edwin G. Nichols 1922-1923Chester L. Lane 1935-1936Harry J. Hawkins 1936-1937Charles W. Mason 1953-1954

Thomas M. Miller 1956-1957John S. Walker 1958-1959Marcy Bower 1961-1962

Most Wise Masters, Central City Chapter, Rose Croix:Chester L. Lane 1954-1959Philip R. Adams 1957-1959Uri M. Harris 1959-1960

Stanley M. Dibble 1963-1964Ray Hevner 1967-1968Richard W. Scott 1974-1975

Commanders-in-Chief, Central City Consistory, SPRS:Jerome L. Cheney 1949-1950Gustav Schneider 1956-1959Harty J. Hawkins 1961-1963

Philip R. Adams 1963-1965Eugene Bloom 1971-1973

Forty six Brothers went on to have been honored by election as 33o Honorary Members, A.A.S.R., six of whom were Activemembers of the Supreme Council.

Central City Lodge 305 – Oakwood Cemetery Plots:About 1860 a burial plot (Section 12, lots no. 107-10) was purchased in Oakwood Cemetery for use of their Lodge Brothers. It isdoubtful that many members of the Fraternity have ever visited this plot of ground on which there has been erected a monument – areplica of the altar in their Lodge room, a symbol indeed of their fraternal love.

On the subject of burial plots, there is a quiet interesting one also at Oakwood Cemetery for Ill.’. Orrin Welch. It is within sight, justup the hill from the old west entrance, and is distinguished the Templar motif and considerable Masonic detailing of the monumenterected thereon. There was executed by Central City Lodge 305 and Syracuse Lodge No. 501 a perpetual care certificate for thisplot and monument. At last visit (2007), it was in need of some repair and cleaning.

CUBA LODGE, NO. 306. CUBA, N. Y. WARRANT: The original warrant, dated June 11, 1853, is in possession of the Lodge. The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, all records, from organization of Lodge in 1853, to 1860, are missing.

The loss of the records obscures the birth of Cuba Lodge, and but little is known concerning its early life. On December 25,1852, a petition was prepared, asking for a dispensation, and signed by the following:Henry Stevens. WarrenHastings. J. Palmer.S. G. Newell.John Powers.

Erastus Kinne.C. T. Chamberlain.L. B. Sharp.Martin Smith.

T. Howard.S. C. Moore.Stephen Hardy.Jacob Baldwin.

C. H. Bradley.Samuel M. Russell.

The petition was recommended by M.’. W.’. JOSEPH EVANS, Past Grand Master; also by Allegany Lodge, No. 225, at ameeting held January 21, 1853. On March 19, 1853, a dispensation was issued by M.’. W.’. NELSON RANDALL, Grand Master,which named as officers:

HENRY STEVENS, Master.L. B. SHARP, Senior Warden.WARREN HASTINGS, Junior Warden.

On March 31, 1853, the Lodge was instituted by M.’. W.’. JOSEPH EVANS, Past Grand Master. C. T. Chamberlain wasSecretary.

The first work done by the Lodge was on April 20, 1853, when William Curriere and A. L. Davidson were initiated and passed. They were raised on May 21, and at the same meeting, Benjamin F. Hanes was initiated.

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The warrant, issued June 11, 1853, named the same officers as were named in the dispensation.The first meeting-place was in Palmer Hall, where it remained until 1876, when it moved to Story Hall, remaining there until

1901, when it moved into its present quarters in the Stevens Block. The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home, at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891.A prized relic in possession of Cuba Lodge, No. 306, is the warrant of Cuba Lodge, No. 436. This warrant was granted at a

session of the Country Grand Lodge, held in June, 1825. It names as officers:CALVIN T. CHAMBERLAIN, Master.STEPHEN CADY, Senior Warden.HENRY STEVENS, Junior Warden.

The warrant was declared forfeited at a session of the Grand Lodge held June 8, 1832.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

George H. Swift, District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. Henry Stevens.1854. Calvin T. Chamberlain.1855. Augustus L. Davison.1856. N. P. Loveridge.1857. Oliver Collins.1858. N. P. Laveridge.1859. James L. Acamb.1860. James L. Acamb.1861. James L. Acamb.1862. James L. Acomb.1863. James L. Acomb.1864. James L. Acomb.1865. Simon P. Swift.1866. Simon P. Swift.1867. William H. Bartholomew.1868. William H. Bartholomew.1869. John C. Adams.1870. Henry Friendly.1871. Charles Guilford.1872. John C. Adams.1873. L. N. Stevens.

1874. H. J. Swift.1875. S. H. Morgan.1876. Otis Kingsbury.1877. John C. Adams.1878. John C. Adams.1879. Addison W. Smith.1880. Addison W. Smith.1881. George H. Swift.1882. George H. Swift.1883. George H.' Swift.1884. George H. Swift1885. George H. Swift.1886. George H. Swift.1887. Samuel H. Morgan.1888. Samuel H. Morgan.1889. Edgar G. Wasson.1890. Justine E. Dewey.1891. Justine E. Dewey.1892. Homer Utter.1893. Homer Utter.1894. Fred O. Prouty.

1895. George H. Swift.1896. Justine E. Dewey.1897. Frank N. Mallisan.1898. Frank N. Mallison.1899. Frank N. Mallisan.1900. Edwin N. Pierce.1901. Frank N. Mallisan.1902. Edwin N. Pierce.1903. Henry C. Morgan.1904. Frank N. Mallisan.1905. George H. Swift.1906. Edward H. Scott.1907. Edward H. Scott.1908. Edward H. Scott.1909. Richard' Mather.1910. Floyd Southworth.1911. Robert D. Morgan.1912. Robert D. Morgan.1913. Walter N. Renwick.

ELLICOTTVILLE LODGE, NO. 307. ELLICOTTVILLE, N. Y.WARRANT: On June 14, 1853, a warrant was issued which named as officers:

RENSSELAER LAMB, Master.GEORGE W. GILLETT, Senior Warden.CLARK ROBINSON, Junior Warden.

The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Not intact.

CHARTER MEMBERS.

Jab Bigelow.George W. Gillett.

Rensselaer Lamb.Clark Robinson.

Anson Gibbs.

There are no papers on file relating to the organization of Ellicottville Lodge. This Lodge was not the first Lodge located atEllicottville. The Country Grand Lodge granted a warrant to Constellation Lodge, No. 435, on June 1, 1825, which named as officers: GAINS WHEATON, Master.

JOHN VOSBURGH, Senior Warden.JACOB SIMMONS; Junior Warden.

The petitioners were:James Atkins.Daniel Huntly.James D. Arnold.Joseph P. Wightman.

B. Chamberlain.John Vosburgh.John A. Bryan.Lathrop Vinton.

Charles Chamberlain.D. Gregory.William Waring.Gains Wheaton.

Jacob Simons.J. Norton.

The petition was recommended by Cattaraugus Lodge, No. 393 (now extinct), at a meeting held March 29, 1825. The Grand Lodge register contains the following, relating to this Lodge: "Never made returns, warrant surrendered;"

A paper on file in the Grand Secretary's office states that the warrant and other property of the Lodge was surrendered toFrederick S. Martin, a Grand Visitor, on February 18, 1831.

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MASTERS.

1853. Rensselaer Lamb.1854. John J. Aiken.1855. John J. Aiken.1856. William Howland.1857. S. William Johnson.1858. S. William Johnson.1859. David R. Bolles.1860. William A. Meloy.1861. No return.1862. No return.1863. S. William Johnson.1864. S. William Johnson.1865. David H. Bolles.1866. J. King Skinner.1867. Edwin D. Northrop.1868. Edwin D. Northrop.1869. Edwin D. Northrop.1870. Oliver T. Drown.1871. Edwin D. Northrop.1872. Edwin D. Northrop.1873. J. King Skinner.

1874. Edwin D. Northrop.1875. William R. Pindar.1876. William R. Pindar.1877. Palmer K. Shankland.1878. Palmer K. Shankland.1879. Palmer K. Shankland.1880. William R. Pindar.1881. William R. Pindar.1882. William R. Pindar.1883. William R. Pindar.1884. William R. Pindar.1885. Herman B. Drown.1886. Walter G. Scott.1887. Theodore Lowe.1888. Theodore Lowe.1889. William R. Pindar.1890. William R. Pindar.1891. William R. Pindar.1892. William R. Pindar.1893. William R. Pindar.1894. William R. Pindar.

1895. William R. Pindar.1896. Theodore Lowe.1897. William B. Johnson.1898. William B. Johnson.1899. John K. Ward.1900. John K. Ward.1901. E. E. Comstock.1902. William B. Johnson.1903. John K. Ward.1904. George Dietter.1905. George Dietter.1906. George Dietter.1907. Bernard Cohen.1908. Bernard Cohen.1909. George Dietter.1910. Nirom T. Olin.1911. Eben E. Comstock.1912. John K. Ward.1913. George Dietter

Note: No information relating to the doings of this Lodge was obtained from its officers, although frequent requests for data weremade by the Grand Historian.

SENECA LAKE LODGE, NO. 308. DRESDEN, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant under which the Lodge is working is dated May 8, 1902; the original warrant, dated June 11, 1853, was

destroyed by fire.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.Seneca Lake Lodge was organized during the summer of 1852; in the month of August a petition was prepared and signed by

the following:William Cornwall.Anthony Swarthout.C. P. Willis.

Orin W. Giles.Heman Chapman.Luther Harris.

Thomas Veazie.Ambrose H. Condit.Caleb J. Legg.

The petition was recommended by Milo Lodge, No. 103, at a meeting held August 26, 1852. The petitioners nominated for officers: ORIN W. GILES, Master. AMBROSE H. CONDIT, Senior Warden. CALEB J. LEGG, Junior Warden.

On January 4, 1853, a dispensation was issued by M.’. W.’. NELSON RANDALL, Grand Master. The first meeting under thedispensation was held January 21, 1853, with W.’. ALFRED REED, Master of Milo Lodge, No. 108, presiding. The following officerswere elected and installed:

C. P. WILLIS, Treasurer.WILLIAM CORNWALL, Secretary.LUTHER HARRIS, Senior Deacon.HEMEN CHAPMAN, Junior Deacon.THOMAS VEAZIE, Tiler.

A committee was appointed to prepare a code of by-laws; and it was agreed that the regular Communications should be held"On each Friday immediately preceding each and every full moon, except the moon full on Friday, in which case it shall meet on thatday and on each second Friday thereafter." Applications for degrees were received from John Agar, Isaac R. Jackson, and Israel Graves. The first work done by this Lodge was on February 4, when these three candidates were initiated. While working under thedispensation the Lodge initiated fifteen, passed thirteen, and raised twelve. The dispensation and the warrant named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners. The Lodge has had four meeting-places: One of its meeting-places was dedicated by M.’. W.’. JOHN L. LEWIS, JR., GrandMaster, on June 21, 1855. The Lodge owns its present meeting-place, into which it moved in 1906.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home, at Utica, May 21, 1891, and the dedication of same,October 5, 1892.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

John W. Smith, Sheriff. C. A. Dains, Postmaster.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

A. C. Townsend, Supervisor. Amos A. Norman, Supervisor.Amos A. Norman, Grand Steward.

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MASTERS.

1853. Orrin W. Giles.1854. Ambrose H. Condit.1855. Ambrose H. Condit.1856. Aaron R. McLean.1857. Aaron R. McLean.1858. George W. Brundage.1859. William Van Norman.1860. George W. Brundage.1861. William Van Norman.1862. William Van Norman.1863. George W. Brundage.1864. George W. Brundage.1865. George W. Brundage.1866. Aaron M. Davis.1867. William D. Trimmer.1868. L. B. Dunning.1869. E. L. Swarthout.1870. William Brown.1871. William Brown.1872. William Brown.1873. William Brown.

1874. William Brown.1875. Amos A. Norman.1876. Amos A. Norman.1877. Amos A. Norman.1878. John Thompson.1879. Amos A. Norman.1880. Amos A. Norman.1881. Judson Brown.1882. Amos A. Norman.1883. Amos A. Norman.1884. Amos A. Norman.1885. Amos A. Norman.1886. Amos A. Norman.1887. William Brown.1888. William Brown.1889. William Brown.1890. William Brown.1891. William Brown.1892. William Brown.1893. William Brown.1894. Amos A. Norman.

1895. Edgar E. Buckley.1896. Edgar E. Buckley.1897. Edgar E. Buckley.1898. Adam C. Townsend.1899. Adam C. Townsend.1900. Edgar E. Buckley.1901. Charles W. Roberts.1902. John M. Frey.1903. John M. Frey.1904. Adam C. Townsend.1905. Adam C. Townsend.1906. Adam C. Townsend.1907. Henry M. Brown.1908. Henry 1\L Brown.1909. Henry M. Brown.1910. Henry M. Brown.1911. Charles R. Johnston.1912. John P. Castner.1913. John P. Castner.

NEWBURGH LODGE, NO. 309. NEWBURGH, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 11, 1853.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.Newburgh Lodge was organized during the spring of 1853. The petition, which is without date, is signed by the following:

Charles Cammack.John Gray.Charles H. Ball.Andrew Lawson.

John D. Spaulding.B. H. Mace.Philip A. Passmore.Benjamin B. Smith.

James Hamilton.Henry O. Heustis.William Clark.James Belknap.

Charles U. Cushman.Samuel Japba.

The petition was recommended by Beacon Lodge No. 283 at a meeting held May 7, 1853. .The petitioners nominated as officers:

JOHN GRAY, Master.ANDREW LAWSON, Senior Warden.HENRY O. HEUSTIS, Junior Warden.

The warrant named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners. The Lodge was constituted July 28, 1853, by R.’. W.’. JAMES M. AUSTIN, Grand Secretary.

The first meeting place was in Crawford's Hall, corner of Front and Third Streets, where it remained until June, 1863, when itmoved to the corner of Broadway and Colden Street. These quarters were dedicated June 24, 1863, by R.’. W.’. JOHN H. ANTHON,District Deputy Grand Master, First (Old) District. In September, 1888, it moved into the Academy of Music building, corner ofBroadway and Grand Street. These quarters were dedicated, September 11, 1888, by R.’. W.’. JOHN W. VROOMAN, Deputy GrandMaster. The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of St. Paul's German Reformed Church at Newburgh,September 10, 1868.

Newburgh Lodge No. 309 was not the first Lodge located in the village of Newburgh. At a session of the Grand Stewards heldMay 28, 1788, a petition was received from “Brother MORRIS and nine others praying for a dispensation or Warrant and to hold aLodge at Newburgh was read and referred to the next Grand Lodge."

At a session of the Grand Lodge held June 4, 1788, a Warrant was granted to Steubens Lodge (No. 18) at Newburgh. TheWarrant, however, was not issued until September 27, 1788. There are no papers on file relating to this Lodge and after a fitfulexistence it surrendered its Warrant.

http://books.google.com/books?id=PxgXUZMJSzUC&pg=PA258&dq=%22steubens+lodge%22+%22newburgh%22 page 258.The first Masonic Lodge in this section of the state was that which followed the army. It was called "American Union Lodge," and

during the encampment of the army here its sessions were held at the head quarters of the different officers alternately. It was in thislodge and at Newburgh that LaFayette united with the fraternity.

The first located lodge in Newburgh was "Steuben Lodge, No. 18." Its charter was applied for by F. A. Morris and nine others,June 5, 1788, and it was constituted Sept. 27, of that year. We have not been able to obtain any further facts in reference to itshistory or membership except that Ebenezer Foot, Levi Dodge, and Chas. Clinton, were P. M.'s in 1797. Its charter was probablysurrendered soon after the commencement of the present century.

In 1806, "Hiram Lodge, No. 131, was constituted—Jonathan Fisk, M.; Chas. Baker, S. W.; John R. Drake, J. W. Its charter wassurrendered in 1831. In 1842, (Sept. 7,) the charter was revived and the number changed to 92—Peter F. Hunn, M.; Minard Harris,S. W.; James Belknap, J W. It was again surrendered in 1844. In 1853, (June 11,) "Newburgh Lodge, No. 309," was constituted andis now in a flourishing condition.

The oldest located lodge in this section of the state was constituted at Fishkill. June 7,1786, on the petition of Hugh McConnelland others. It bore the title of "St. Simon and St. Jude Lodge.

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http://www.oldtowncemetery.org/amerrevbio.html#Dodge,%20LeviIn a letter to the Editor in a 1926 newspaper, “….other veterans of the War of Independence, whose graves may or may not have

been similarly marked, are interred in the same burying ground…. Levi M. Dodge, brick manufacturer and village president….all liein unknown graves.” Levi Dodge signed the 1775 pledge of association at Weigand’s Broad Street Tavern. On April 6, 1793, LeviDodge was appointed one of 8 ‘active persons’ (in the committee of the South District) to hand petitions about concerning theannexation of the south end of the county of Ulster to the north end of the county of Orange. Immediately after the incorporation ofthe village, an act was passed on March 20, 1801 appointing Levi Dodge and others as Directors of the Newburgh & CochectonTurnpike Road, with a capital of $125,000, for the construction of a road from Newburgh to the Delaware River. The bank ofNewburgh was incorporated by act of the Legislature in March 22, 1811. Levi Dodge became the fourth cashier, succeeded in 1836by George W. Kerr. Levi Dodge was a P. M. in 1797 in the first Newburgh Masonic Lodge “Steuben Lodge, No. 18” whose charterwas dated September 27, 1788. He served the Village Board of Trustees as a Corporation Officer 1816.

In 1805 another Lodge was organized at Newburgh called Hiram (No. 131), on August 26, 1805, a petition was prepared andsigned by the following:

Joseph Williams. Jacob Carpenter.George Gordon. Philip Boyd.Sylvanus Frost. James Coulter.Nicholas Wright. Solomon Sleight.Levi Dodge. Patrick McKenna.John Dubois. Benjamin Case, Jr.

The petition was recommended by St. Simon and St. Jude's Lodge No. 12 (now extinct) at a meeting held September 3, 1805.The petitioners nominated as officers:

JONATHAN FISK, Master.CHARLES BAKER, Senior Warden.JOHN R. DRAKE, Junior Warden.

It will be noted that the officers nominated were not petitioners.

The petition was presented to the Grand Lodge on February 19, 1806, and a Warrant was immediately issued to Hiram LodgeNo. 131. The Lodge was constituted and its officers installed by John Drake, Jr., Master of St. Simon and St. Judge's Lodge No. 12, onMay 26, 1806.

The last returns of the. Lodge on file are dated June, 1830, and on December 10, 1834, the Warrant and all of its property wassurrendered to the Grand Secretary by Odell S. Hathaway, Secretary of the Lodge.

In June, 1842, a petition was prepared asking the Grand Lodge to revive the Warrant; it was signed by the following:Samuel A. Wadsworth. . Isaac Jenkinson.Andrew Lawson. William Hoyle.John D. Philips. Daniel P. Niven.Minard Harris. William H. Hunter.Benjamin B. Smith. William M. Wiley.Joseph Hoffman. B. H. Mace.John Whited. Jeremiah Albertson.Joseph L. Whelan. John Brown.

On June 6, 1842, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. WILLIAM WILLIS, Deputy Grand Master. It contained the following:

"Whereas, the said Hiram Lodge during its former existence was a well governed and exemplary body until compelled by theforce of circumstances to suspend its labors, when, as the records of the Grand Lodge testify, it surrendered its Warrant, jewels,books and other property to the Grand Secretary, after the discharge of its just debts, in a manner honorable to the members andsatisfactory to the Grand Lodge;

"Now therefore I, believing it to be. for the honor and interest of the ancient craft that the said Lodge should be revived inaccordance with the usage of the Grand Lodge in such cases, do by these presents appoint Bro. WILLIAM H. HUNTER to be theMaster; Bro. MINARD HARRIS, Senior Warden, and Bro. JAMES BELKNAP, Junior Warden of said Hiram Lodge."

The Lodge worked under the dispensation until September, when the Grand Lodge issued a new Warrant and the Lodgebecame Hiram No. 92 on the register of the Grand Lodge. The Lodge received its Warrant and its officers were installed on theafternoon of September 9, 1842, by Alexander Copeland.

For some unexplained reason the Lodge did not thrive, the last returns on file are dated June, 1845, and shortly after that itceased to work. No attempt was made to revive it or organize a new Lodge until the advent of Newburgh Lodge No. 309 in 1853.

James Belknap, the first Junior Warden of Hiram Lodge No. 92 and one of the petitioners for Newburgh Lodge, was thegrandfather of his namesake, James Belknap, an assistant in the Grand Secretary's office and also Secretary of the Scottish Rite-Bodies located in New York City.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

M. H. Hirschberg, Justice, Supreme Court.Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., Governor.Jonathan D. Wilson, Sr., Mayor.Jonathan D. Wilson, Jr., District Attorney.William H. Hyndman, Recorder.James D. McGiffert, County Clerk.

William G. Taggart, Postmaster.F. William Wenzel, Postmaster.Peter CantIine, Recorder.William G. Hastings, Assemblyman.Russell Headley, Assemblyman.

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Lendon S. Straw, District Deputy Grand Master. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master.William H. Hyndman, District Deputy Grand Master. James D. McGiffert, District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. John Gray.1854. John Gray.1855. Joseph Lawson.1856. John Gordon.1857. Charles Drake.1858. Charles Drake.1859. Henry M. Hirschberg.1860. Hugh McCutcheon.1861. Hugh McCutcheon.1862. Hugh McCutcheon.1863. Hugh McCutcheon.1864. Hugh McCutcheon. .1865. Lenden S. Straw.1866. Lenden S. Straw.1867. Lenden S. Straw.1868. William E. Mapes.1869. Eugene Dubois.1870. James E. Horton.1871. James E. Horton.1872. James E. Horton.1873. James E. Horton.

1874. M. H. Hirschberg.1875. James E. Horton.1876. William E. Mapes.1877. B. B. Moore.1878. Robert Wilson, Jr.1879. Robert Wilson, Jr.1880. George C. Wenzel.1881. Tilden H. Wilson.1882. Tilden H. Wilson.1883. Charles W. Gedney.1884. Jonathan D. Wilson.1885. Jonathan D. Wilson.1886. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.1887. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.1888. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.1889. James D. McGiffert.1890., James D. McGiffert.1891. Lewis M. Smith.1892. Lewis M. Smith.1893. W. George Hastings.1894. W. George Hastings.

1895. Thomas H. Millspaugh.1896. William N. Brown.1897. William H. Hyndman.1898. William H. Hyndman.1899. F. William Wenzel.1900. F. William Wenzel.1901. George Mason.1902. Hugh Cathcart.1903. Graham Witschief.1904. Graham Witschief.1905. Fred S. McDowell.1906. Charles B. Gilchrist.1907. Charles B. Gilchrist.1908. Thomas G. Courtney.1909. Peter Cantline.1910. Jonathan D. Wilson, Jr.1911. Fred G. Buss.1912. William G. Marsden.1913. George B. Hyndman.

LEXINGTON LODGE, NO. 310. BROOKLYN, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 13, 1853.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.Lexington Lodge was organized during the early summer of 1853. The petition, which is without date, is signed by the following:

Harry Force.David H. Aiken.Aaron Morley.Alexander Campbell.John C. Ritter.

John E. Johnson.E. B. Shaw.William H. Evans.F. A. Peabody.Lucius E. Story.

Hugh D. Atwood.J. L. Watson.James E. Mason.Joseph L. Brown.Edward H. Neville.

John E. Elliott.John M. Smith.John Ross:John N. Webber.

The petition was recommended by Joppa Lodge, No. 201, at a meeting held May 25, 1853, and by Atwood (now Cyrus) Lodge,No. 208, at a meeting held June 6, 1853.

A meeting of the petitioners was held in the rooms of Joppa Lodge. No. 201, on the corner of Court and Joralemon Streets, onJune 13, 1853, with John E. Elliott as chairman and Edward H. Neville as Secretary. At this meeting it was decided to meet everyMonday night; a committee was appointed to hire permanent quarters, and the Secretary was authorized to secure all booksrequired by the Lodge. This meeting then adjourned, and the first regular meeting of the Lodge was immediately opened by Wor.NICHOLAS L. PETTIT, Past Master of Joppa Lodge, No. 201: who proceeded to constitute the Lodge and install the followingofficers:

JOHN E. ELLIOTT, Master.AARON MORLEY, Senior Warden.JAMES E. MASON, Junior Warden.JOHN E. JOHNSON, Treasurer.EDWARD H. NEVILLE, Secretary.

The Lodge continued to meet on the corner of Court and Joralemon Streets until April, 1857, when it moved to the corner ofCourt and Montague Streets, remaining here until April, 1887, when it moved to No. 315 Washington Street. In January, 1894, itmoved to No. 153 Pierrepoint Street, where it remained until May, 1909, when it moved into its present quarters in the new Masonic.Hall, corner of Lafayette and Clermont A venues.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Masonic Hall, New York City, June 8, 1870; the laying of thecornerstone of the Home, at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891; the dedication of same, October 1892, and the laying of the corner-stone ofthe, Brooklyn Masonic Hall, November 23, 1907, and the dedication of same, May 31, 1909.

Among the members of the Lodge were a number who served as volunteers in defense of "Old Glory" during the troublesomeperiod of 1861-65.

THE ROLL OF HONOR.

Lawrence Bagley.John H. Baldwin.William E. Blackwood.Wm. M(H). Burnett Cpt. Co CGeorge R. Davey. 1Lt Co. H.John J. DeBarry.William H. Debevoise. Col.

John F. C. Doscher.George L(S). Elock. 2Lt Co. EMartin Evans.Daniel D. Fennell.Edward B. Fowler. Lt. ColEdward Hyson.Robert B. Jordan. Cpt. Co A

Joseph W. Kay.Charles Kirky. (Kerby) 1st SgtAlexander H. Megary.John Miller.James Nickerson.John Pommer.Ezekiel A. Reid.

Horace Sprague.Alexander Smith.David Smith.William Stenner.W. L. Steers.Charles Teasdale. Pvt. Co DEdward Van Velsor.

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Edward B. Fowler was born in New York city in 1827; died in Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 16, 1896. Hereceived a public-school education, and when eighteen year old formed a military organizationknown as the "Union Blues," which became a part of the 14th Regiment of New York Militia in 1847,when he was given a lieutenant's commission. When the regiment volunteered for the civil war hewent with it as lieutenant colonel, and after the first battle of Bull Run he succeeded to thecommand. He was engaged in 22 battles and skirmishes, in all of which he was in command eitherof the regiment or the brigade to which it was attached. At the second Bull Run he was seriouslywounded, and again at Gettysburg, where he rendered services for which he was brevettedbrigadier general. He was mustered out of the service June 6, 1864. In boyhood Gen. Fowlershowed a fondness for mathematics, and his whole business life was spent in work based thereon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Brush_Fowler

Edward Brush Fowler (May 29, 1826 – January 16, 1896) was an officer during the Civil War. He is best known for his commandof the 14th Brooklyn and a demi-brigade during the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.

Fowler enlisted into the Union Army as the Lt. Col. of the 14th Brooklyn on 18 Apr 1861, at the age of 35. On22 Feb 1862, he was promoted to Colonel when Col. Alfred M. Wood was wounded at the First Battle ofManassas.

Colonel Fowler was very active after the war with Veteran Affairs and the 14th Brooklyn Association, helpingveterans of the 14th Brooklyn with pension funds. He always attended the funerals of fallen 14th Brooklynsoldiers post-war. He was very highly respected in Brooklyn and was a beloved hero of the Civil War. ColonelFowler died on January 16, 1896. His body was shown at Brooklyn Borough Hall, and he was buried with fullmilitary honors at Green-Wood Cemetery. On May 18, 1902, the City of Brooklyn dedicated a statue of Fowlerin Fort Greene Park.

The 14th Brooklyn arrived at McPherson's Woods and halted the Confederate advance, until the 1st Brigadeof the 1st division arrived. Once the Western Iron Brigade was online, Colonel E. B. Fowler saw Confederateforces taking cover in an unfinished railroad cut to his right. He commanded his "Demi-Brigade" (14thRegiment & 95th NYVI) across the field to meet and clear out Davis' Confederate Brigade. Held in reserve the6th Wisconsin was ordered to support the 14th regiment and 95th NYVI into the cut. Again the 14th and 6thwere together working as they did in earlier engagements.

Into the cut the three regiments rushed, supporting each other equally on each other's flanks. One 14th Brooklyn soldier said of theConfederate defense of the railroad cut "they fought with the ferocity of wildcats" the fight became a brawl of hand to hand combat.The Federals who had taken a beating crossing the field in front of the railroad cut had their revenge. The Confederates facing themfinally realized their position was a death trap and surrendered themselves to Colonel E. B. Fowler, and handed their Flags over tothe 14th Brooklyn.

In the early hours of July 2nd, 1863 the 14th Brooklyn was called down to the slope of Culp's Hill. Lt. John J. Cantine, one ofGeneral Greene's aides, met the regiment and guided Col. Edward B. Fowler and the regiment to its position on the right ofGreene's line. As Cantine led Fowler by some trees, a soldier stepped from the darkness and demanded Cantine's surrender.Cantine dismounted from his horse and fowler drew his pistol, and then there were a dozen or so shots from the woods. Fowlerhurried back to the regiment and formed it facing the woods. Fowler then called for volunteers to scout the woods and report back,who may bee at his front. Two men, musician John Cox and Sgt. James McQuire of company I, responded and disappeared into thewoods or as one 14th Brooklyn Member recounts "in the teeth of flank fire" to find out who was there. Cox returned with the wordthat McQuire had been wounded and that the troops in their front of them belonged to the 10th Virginia Regiment. Colonel Fowlerthen ordered the regiment to fire a volley and thus charged his regiment into the woods. Hand and Hand fighting began and the 14thPushed the Virginians out of the woods and sent them into a retreat.

Lt. Henry H. Lyman who wrote of the regiment in his diary:

"14th & 147th go among the 12th corps to help drive back the charging rebs. Hot work from 1/2 past 5 to 1/2 past 9. Lie in the pits allnight on our arms. No pickett in front."

The 14th Brooklyn was called back up the hill after this action being relieved by the 137th NY. They were there long enough to eatsome food and then were immediately sent back down the hill to support the hill once again. Colonel Fowler wrote about when themen entered the trenches that "they did so without a shout, and the regiment remained there until their ammunition was all butexhausted." He also recounted the casualties taken with the trenches were light but that the colors which rose above the works,were riddled with bullets, and the staff of the state flag was shot through.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._DeBevoise

William H. DeBevoise (1826 – October 2, 1886) was an officer in the Union Armyduring the Civil War. He served as Lt. Col. of the famed 14th Brooklyn (NY StateMilitia).

DeBevoise enlisted in the 14th Brooklyn on April 18, 1861, in Brooklyn, for a term ofthree years. He was 35 years of age at the time of his enlistment, and was musteredin as Captain of Company H. He was promoted on October 1, 1862, and thencommissioned as a lieutenant colonel on October 24, 1862, when Col. Edward B.Fowler was wounded. DeBevoise led the 14th at the battles of South Mountain andAntietam during the Maryland Campaign. He was discharged for disability on May11, 1863. Following the war, DeBevoise became the colonel of the 14th Regiment,NY National Guard, 1869–1878. He and his wife Mary are buried in. Section 151 Lot

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15039, Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn, NY.

He enlisted April 18, 1861 at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (35 years of age) and mustered in May 23, 1861 as Captain in CompanyH; was promoted to Major on February 20, 1862, he took over command of the Regiment at the Battle of Second Bull Run. In theAntietam Campaign he led his regiment (84th NY Infantry – they wore a colorful red-legged uniform modeled on the FrenchChasseurs.) in the early hours of the 17th as part of the spearhead of the Federal I Corps attack through the Cornfield. He waspromoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on October 1, 1862, and remained in command of his Regiment until discharged for disability onMay 11, 1863.

http://www.whitmanarchive.org/biography/correspondence/tei/loc.00398.htmlOn 10 Feb 1862, Walt Whitman wrote to his brother, Thomas Jefferson Whitman, of Col. DeBevoise:My old friend Bill DeBevoise is home sick with "weakness" I suppose you might call it. He can hardly walk alone. He has been homeabout 2 weeks and has got so he can just get about a little.

John L. Worden, Admiral, U. S. Navy, commanded the Monitor during the battle with the Merrimac in Hampton Roads.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

James W. Burkett, State Senator. Daniel D. Briggs, Police Commissioner.George R. "Rhodes, Police Inspector. Robert F. Downing, Alderman.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Henry W. Karn, District Deputy Grand Master. John K. Dunn, District Deputy Grand Master.John Miller, District Deputy Grand Master. Charles D. McBride, Grand Director of Ceremonies.

MASTERS.

1853. John E. Elliott.1854. Joseph L. Brown.1855. William C. Jones.1856. William C. Jones.1857. Albert Edgerton.1858. Henry W. Karn.1859. Henry W. Karn.1860. Henry W. Karn.1861. William H. Debevoise.1862. Daniel D. Briggs.1863. Henry W. Karn.1864. Henry W. Karn.1865. Henry_ W. Karn.1866. William H. Debevoise.1867. William H. Debevoise.1868. William H. Debevoise.1869. Henry W. Karn.1870. Edward Van Velsor.1871. Edward Van Velsor.1872. Edward Van Velsor.1873. William H. Evans.

1874. William E. Sprague.1875. Henry D. Justison.1876. Henry D. Justison.1877. John Miller.1878. John Miller.1879. James E. 01'1'.1880. James W. Birkett.1881. Thomas Smallwood.1882. Stephen Dunn.1883. John H. Hibbs.1884. John H. Hibbs.1885. John K. Dunn.1886. William Smith.1887. John Miller.1888. John Miller.1889. John Miller.1890. Thomas B. Gates.1891. James H. Warwick.1892. James McMurray.1893. Charles Marshall.1894. Charles Marshall.

1895. Robert F. Downing.1896. Robert S. Allen.1897. Robert S. Allen.1898. Francis E. Pouch.1899. Francis E. Pouch.1900. Francis E. Pouch.1901. Andrew G. Cooper.1902. Herman Keely.1903. Herman Keely.1904. Samuel Finney.1905. Frank Damis.1906. Edwin C. Church.1907. Charles D. McBride.1908. Charles D. McBride.1909. John S. Marshall.1910. Frank H. Pouch.1911. Frank H. Pouch.1912. Joseph J. Wilson.1913. Howard A. Kindt.

MOUNT ZION LODGE, NO. 311. TROY, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 15, 1853.The name or number has never been changed.

MINUTES: Intact.The first recorded meeting for the purpose of organizing Mount Zion Lodge was held at Brother Wiley W. Kenyon's, Friday

evening, May 20, 1853.

Present at this meeting were:John S. Perry.Ebenezer H. Virgil.William A. Tomlinson.John Price.

James S. Keeler.DeWitt C. Cram.George T. Blair.Samuel Daskam.

Leonard Haight.William E. Potter.John B. Colegrove.Riley W. Kenyon.

Prentiss L. Jones.

George T. Blair was selected to act as chairman and Prentiss L. Jones as secretary.The object of the meeting being stated, it was resolved to apply for a charter at the next Annual Communication of the Grand

Lodge, and that the name of the new Lodge be Mount Zion. The following officers were then selected:JOHN S. PERRY, Master.JAMES S. KEELER, Senior Warden.RILEY W. KENYON, Junior Warden.EBENEZER H. VIRGIL, Treasurer.PRENTISS L. JONES, Secretary.

A committee, consisting of the' Master and Wardens, was appointed to present the petition to the Grand Lodge.

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The petition was signed by the following:John S. Perry.Elias Ross.Ebenezer H. Virgil.Timothy Mann.William A. Tomlinson.Stephen C. Dermott.Marcus Ball.Albert A. Thompson.Leonard Haight.Reed B. Bontecou.William P. Seymour.

H. V. Barringer.L. Van Valkenburgh.Jacob Young.Amory Felton.Russell Sage.George L. Garlick.Abel B. Moore.Burrows Cure.Job S. Olin.Henry P. Tiler.Samuel Daskam.

Walter J. Seymour.William E. Potter.George Bontecou.John. L. Pullen.James S. Keeler.Robert J. Moe.DeWitt C. Cram.Alfred Fisher.John Oliver.Riley W. Kenyon.George T. Blair.

H. Smith Benedict.John C. House.Edward D. Beach.Henry P. Tiler.Prentiss L. Jones.John Price.Walter L. Kipp.John B. Colegrove.AIanson Cook.Oliver. A. Arnold

The petitioners nominated as officers:JOHN S. PERRY, Master.JAMES S. KEELER, Senior Warden.RILEY W. KENYON, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by King Solomon's Primitive Lodge, No. 91, at a meeting held May 26, 1853.The next meeting of the petitioners was held at Masonic Hall, July 14, 1853, John S. Perry presiding, and Prentiss L. Jones

acting as Secretary. The Chairman reported that the petition had been presented to the Grand Lodge, and that a warrant had beengranted to "Mount Zion Lodge, No. 311." Committees were appointed to procure officers' jewels, books, and other necessarysupplies for the Lodge; also to arrange with other Masonic bodies in Troy for permanent quarters. Elisha Lovett was appointed Tiler.

The first regular Communication of Mount Zion Lodge was held at Masonic Hall, July 11, 1853. The following officers wereelected:

DEWITT C. CRAM, Senior Deacon.WALTER J. SEYMOUR, Junior Deacon.JOHN C. HOUSE, Master of Ceremonies.WILLIAM A. TOMLINSON, Master of Ceremonies.SAMUEL DASKAM, Steward.LEONARD HAIGHT, Steward.REED B. BONTECOU, Marshal.

The Lodge was then constituted and the officers installed by W.’. JOSEPH W. CHURCHILL, Master of Apollo Lodge, No. 13.The following committees were appointed:

Finance-John S. Perry, Timothy Mann. _Charity-John B. Colegrove, William P. Seymour, John C. House, Alfred Fisher, L. Van Valkenburgh.

Petitions for degrees were received from David Mann, Isaac McConike, Jr., and Edmund S. Henry.The first work done by the Lodge was on July 25, 1853, when David Mann was initiated. It will be noted that this Lodge never

received or worked under a dispensation.The first meeting place was in the Prescott Hall on River Street. For many years this hall was known as Masonic Hall. The

Lodge remained there until the completion of the Masonic Temple on the west side of Third Street, between River Street andBroadway, erected by the Masonic Bodies located in the city of Troy.

The Lodge moved into this Temple in April, 1872. The Lodge was represented - at the laying of the corner-stone of theMasonic Temple, Troy, August 2, 1871; the dedication of same April 2, 1872; the laying of the corner-stone of the Home at Utica,NY; May 21, 1891; the laying of the corner-stone of the Masonic Temple, Albany, June 24, 1895, and the laying of the corner-stoneof the Masonic Temple, Lansingburgh, August 28, 1902.

On June 15-16, 1903, the Lodge celebrated its 50th anniversary. A leading feature of the exercises on the 15th inst. was anaddress by M.’. W.’. JESSE B. ANTHONY, and 011' the 16th inst. the members with their families and friends enjoyed an excursionon the Hudson River.

In September, 1906, a delegation from the Lodge visited Eastern Star Lodge, No. 74, at Montreal, Province of Quebec, andconferred the third degree in full form, permission having been given to do this from both Grand Lodges. During the same yearMount Zion Lodge entertained a delegation from the Montreal Lodge.

Russell Sage, one of the charter members, was the well-known financier of New York City.Some of its members have gained distinction in Masonic affairs;John S. Perry was Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M., and Grand Treasurer of the Grand Commandery, K. T.;George Babcock was Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery, K. T.;Marshall F. Hemingway, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M.;Arthur MacArthur, Deputy Grand Commander, Grand Encampment, K. T.; Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery, K. T.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

John S. Perry, Grand Steward. David M. Ranker, Grand Steward. Anson R. Thompson, Grand Steward.Arthur MacArthur, Grand Trustee. J. Edward Simmons, Grand Master. Henry ,C. Potter, Grand Chaplain.Henry R. Freeman, Grand Chaplain. Albert W. H. Spear, Grand Director of Ceremonies.

MASTERS.

1853. John S. Perry.1854. John S. Perry.1855. John S. Perry.

1856. John S. Perry.1857. John S. Perry.1858. Marcus Ball.

1859. Marcus Ball.1860. John S. Perry.1861. Randel W. Roberts.

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1862. Randel W. Roberts.1863. A. C. Vail.1864. Lewis A. Rousseau.1865. Lewis A. Rousseau.1866. Lewis A. Rousseau.1867. Lewis A. Rousseau.1868. Henry M. Heller.1869. Henry M. Heller.1870. Henry M. Heller.1871. Fred A. Plum.1872. George Babcock.1873. Joseph C. Hair.1874. Julius R. Pettis.1875. Julius R. Pettis.1876. James Knibbs.1877. George Churchill.1878. George Churchill.1879. Charles R. Hicks.

1880. David M. Ranken.1881. Edward W. Wood.1882. James R. Torrence.1883. Arthur MacArthur.1884. John H. Tappin.1885. Charles E. Wilson.1886. George A. Van Burgan.1887. George G. Cox.1888. James Knibbs.1889. James Knibbs.1890. O. Walter Smith.1891. Newman L. Hull.1892. Charles H. Anthony.1893. Charles H. Anthony.1894. Robert W. Porter.1895. Robert W. Porter.1896. Perry S. Herrick.1897. Perry S. Herrick,

1898. George W. Downs.1899. Anson R. Thompson.1900. Anson R. Thompson.1901. Anson R. Thompson.1902. .George H. Cole.1903. Albert W. H, Spear.1904. William H. Lane.1905. James H. Lasher.1906. J. Francis Howard.1907. John A. Wolff.1908. James T. Whitehurst.1909. Marshall F. Hemingway.1910. Renwick T. Fleming.1911. Lester F. Cole.1912. W. Harry Ransley.1913. Robert Morris.

STONY POINT LODGE, NO. 313. HAVERSTRAW, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 17, 1853.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.Stony Point Lodge was organized during the spring of 1853. The petition, which is without date, is signed by the following:

Henry Christie. Sampson Marks. Edward DeNoyelles. James D. Swartout. A. S. Richmond.John Hunting. Abraham Marks. G. S. Allison. A. P. Stevens. Edward Payson.

The petition was recommended by Eureka Lodge, No. 243.The petitioners nominated as officers:

HENRY CHRISTIE, Master.JOHN HUNTING, Senior Warden.SAMPSON MARKS, Junior Warden.

The warrant issued June 17, 1853, named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners. The first recorded meeting of the Lodge was held June 24, 1853. The minutes are as follows:

"At a regular meeting of this Lodge, held in their rooms, June 24, 1853, were present,Sampson Marks, S.’. W.’. A. H. Richmond. S. Swartout. Edward Payson.

"Visitors,R.’. W.’. W. H. Underhill, R.’. W.’. Walter Hicks,R.’. W.’. G. W. S. Jones, John Baker,R.’. W.’. J. W. Cowen, Frith.R.’. W.’. S. G. Stewart,

"The Lodge being duly constituted the following officers were installed in due form by the deputation from Grand Lodge:Henry Christie, as W.’. M.’., by proxy W. Hicks;John Hunting, as S. W., by proxy .A. H. Richmond;

Sampson Marks, J.’. W.'. "Moved and seconded that the by-laws of Darcy Lodge, No. 187, be adopted until other by-laws are made. "Moved and seconded that Bros. Marks, Richmond, and Payson be a committee to draft a set of by-laws for the government ofthis Lodge.

"The following candidates were then proposed by Bro. Richmond:George E. DeNoyelles. John I. Cole.Dan R. Weed. George S. Myers.Benjamin J. Gardner. William Wiles.Meltier Nye. John Disbrow.Edward Pye. William Call.Matthew Gurnee.

"Moved and, seconded that Brothers Marks, Payson, and Richmond be a committee to inquire into the character of thecandidates proposed and report at the next meeting. "Moved and seconded that this Lodge now adjourn to meet on the 5th day of July. "No further business 'appearing, the Lodge closed in harmony. "EDWARD PAYSON, Sec'ty.

"Receipts $55.00."

The first meeting place of the Lodge was on Third Street, where it remained until 1880, when it moved into its present quarters,corner of Main and Fourth Streets; these rooms were dedicated by R.’. W.’. HORACE S. TAYLOR, Deputy Grand Master, June 17,1880.

The Lodge laid the corner-stone of the Public School building at Haverstraw, April 14, 1884, the ceremonies being conducted bythe Master, John D. Norris. It was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891, and thededication of same October 5, 1892. It furnished a reception room in the Home at its own expense.

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In June, 1903, it celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in an appropriate manner. A prized relic in possession of the Lodge is thewarrant of Rockland Lodge, No. 301, organized in 1817.

The petition for this Lodge, which is without date, is signed by the following:G. S. Allison. John T. Smith. Benjamin C. Smith. James Townsend. E. Wheeler.Abraham Marks. John DeNoyelles. Augustus Henry. William H. Brewster.

The petitioners nominated as officers:JOHN T. SMITH, Master.ABRAHAM MARKS, Senior Warden.EPINETUS WHEELER, Junior Warden.

Indorsed on the petition is the following: "Read in G. L. Dec. 3, 5817, and the prayer granted. Warrant issued Dec. 4, No. 301."The Lodge was constituted and the officers installed by Archibald Smith, a past Master of Corner-Stone Lodge, No. 231 (now

extinct), January 1, 1818. The by-laws of the Lodge contain some peculiar features, the following are excerpts:

"Art. 11. Every member of this Lodge shall pay twenty-five cents per month Lodge dues whether absent or present."Art. 15. No Brother shall be compelled to contribute for any refreshments had in the Lodge, but the same shall come out of the

funds of the Lodge, but a tax may at any time be imposed by a majority upon every member for the purpose of defraying thenecessary current expenses of the same.

"Art. 25. All differences between the brethren must be left to the arbitration of the Lodge."

For some unexplained reason the Lodge did not prosper, "differences between the brethren" soon appeared which apparentlycould not be settled by "arbitration of the Lodge" as will be noted by the following:

"TO THE R.’. W.’. GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK:"The undersigned, having been appointed a committee in behalf of the W.’. Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Rockland Lodge,

No. 301, beg leave to state that the annexed documents are the returns of said Lodge, up to the time of their having held anymeetings as such, and contain the amount of dues owing to the Grand Lodge by every member belonging thereto, as will appear byreference to the registry returns.

"Enclosed is also the warrant of said Lodge, which the members thereof have deemed most advisable to surrender up (for thepresent) under the existing dissensions which exist among the Masonic brethren of theirs as well as other Lodges.

"Bro. James D. L. Montayne, one of the Committee referred to above, will pay over the amount, and is authorized to take thenecessary vouchers.

"B. COE, JUN, “JAMES D. L. MONTAYNE, "PETER A. COE,

"Committee."I fully approve of the within. - JOHN T. SMITH, W.’. M.’."Haverstraw, June 3, 1824."

Indorsed upon the letter is the following: Read in G. L. June 4, 1824, and the prayer granted.This action led to considerable controversy, and in November, 1824, an effort was made by some of the members to revive the

warrant. A petition was prepared to which was attached a long list of names and forwarded to the Grand Secretary.On December 30, 1824, a letter was written to the Grand Secretary by W. H. Duryee, a member of the Lodge, making inquiry

concerning the matter. Indorsed upon the letter is the following:"Rec'd. Jan. 1825 and answered same day that the warrant would not be returned to him as the petitioners' names were mostly

unauthorized. "Among the letters on file is one addressed .to the Grand Master, stating that unless the warrant was restored a warrant would be

obtained from the "Country Grand Lodge." There is no evidence to be found to show that any attempt was made to carry out thisthreat and no further effort was made to secure the return of the warrant.

On June 4, 1886, the Grand Lodge granted the request of Stony Point Lodge to have possession of the old warrant as a relic.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Edward Pye, County Judge.John H. Stephens, Sheriff.Spencer Wood, School Commissioner.A. Edward Suffern, County Judge.James Creney, Jr., County Judge.Daniel C. Springsteen, Sheriff.Matthew D. Bogart, County Treasurer.Cyrus M. Crum, County Clerk.Alonzo Wheeler, County Judge.Charles B. Benson, Sheriff.Irving Brown, Assemblyman.Richard W. Oldfield, Postmaster.Garret Z. Snider, District Attorney.Oscar E. Reynolds, Supervisor.George W. Weyant, County Judge.

Richard A. VerValen, Supervisor.Alexander Rose, Supervisor.George E. Knapp, School Commissioner.William McCauley, Jr., County Judge.Josiah Felter, Supervisor.Stephen G. Newman, Postmaster.Isaac M. Purdy, County Treasurer.Alfred V. H. Crark, Supervisor.Walter G. Hamilton, County Treasurer.Fred S. Weyant, Sheriff.Frank DeNoyelles, Assemblyman.Ray H. Brinkerhoff, Supervisor.Gouverneur M. Carnochan, Assemblyman.William L. Bulson, Supervisor.

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

A. Edward Suffern, District Deputy Grand Master.Richard W. Oldfield, District Dep uty Grand Master, Chief Commissioner of Appeals. William A. Masker, Grand Chaplain.

MASTERS.

1853. Henry Christie.1854. John Hunting.1855. Joseph P. Brower.1856. Edward Pye.1857. John 1. Cole.1858. William Call.1859. George S. Oldfield.1860. George S. Oldfield.1861. George S. Oldfield.1862. William H. Wiles.1863. William H. Wiles.1864. William H. Wiles.1865. Stephen G. Newman.1866. L. V. E. Robinson.1867. L. V. E. Robinson.1868. L. V. E. Robinson.1869. Charles H. Briggs.1870. A. Edward Suffern.1871. A. Edward Suffern.1872. Charles H. Briggs.1873. Charles H. Briggs.

1874. Ornimal W. Parsons.1875. Ornimal W. Parsons.1876. Alonzo Wheeler.1877. Alonzo Wheeler.1878. A. Edward Suffern.1879. Luther O. Markham.1880. Luther O. Markham.1881. Luther O. Markham.1882. Ornimal W. Parsons.1883. Luther O. Markham.1884. John D. Norris.1885. John D. Norris.1886. Irving Brown.1887. Irving Brown.1888. Hart B. Hargreaves.1889. Richard W. Oldfield.1890. Richard W. Oldfield.1891. William T. Purdy.1892. William T. Purdy.1893. Charles K. Baum.1894. Charles K. Baum.

1895. Charles 1. Springsteen.1896. Charles 1. Springsteen.1897. Hiram W. Babcock.1898.. Hiram W. Babcock.1899. Norman B. Bayley.1900. Norman B. Bayley.1901. Alonzo Wheeler.1902. Charles H. Zundel.1903. Charles H. Zundel.1904. William A. i\1asker.1905. Luther O. Markham.1906. William B. Cavel.1907. Richard W. Oldfield.1908. James C. Dick.1909. J. Howard Crosby.1910. John McNee.1911. John McNee. .1912. Frank DeNoyelles.1913. Frank DeNoyelles.

WAWAYANDA LODGE, NO. 315. PIERMONT, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated July 1, 1853.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.The petition for Wawayanda Lodge is without date and signed by the following:Elias Coles Noe. Levi F. Ward. Ebenezer G. Bennett. John R. Baker. Frederick G. Devoe.John .Randel. David B. Parson. R. H. Blake. John W. Lozier.

The petition was recommended by Piatt Lodge, No. 194; also by Solomons Lodge, No. 198, at a meeting held June 16, 1853.The petitioners nominated as officers:

DAVID B. PARSON, Master.R. H. BLAKE, Senior Warden.EBENEZER G. BENNETT, Junior Warden.

On February 18, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master, and on June 20,1853, by order of the Grand Lodge it was continued to June 1, 1853.

Indorsed upon the dispensation is the following:

"Returned July 1, 1853, and charter granted same day."The first meeting under the dispensation was held February 23, 1853. The Lodge was constituted and its officers installed by R.’.

W.’. A. COLO VELONI, Grand Lecturer, July 1, 1853.The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home at Utica, May 21, 1891, and the dedication of same

October 5, 1892.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

William Hutton, Sheriff. J. M. Hasbrouck, County Treasurer. James S. Haring, Assemblyman.Frank Comesky, District Attorney. F. G. Grimme, Assemblyman.

MASTERS.

1853. David B. Parson.1854. Robert H. Blake.1855. Robert E. Falkenburgh.1856. Ebenezer G. Bennett.1857. James W. Denton.1858. James W. Denton.1859. Samuel N. Wilkens.1860. Samuel N. Wilkens.1861. John Van Orden, Jr.1862. John Van Orden, Jr.1863. John Van Orden, Jr.1864. John W. Hutton.1865. Adrian D. Onderdonk.

1866. Adrian D. Onderdonk.1867. John Van Orden, Jr.1868. Isaac H. Spencer.1869. John Van Orden, Jr.1870. James S. Haring.1871. Henry W. Gesner.1872. Henry W. Gesner.1873. George Dickey.1874. George Dickey.1875. Elihu G. Tucker.1876. Elihu G. Tucker.1877. William Hutton.1878. William Hutton.

1879. William Hutton.1880. William Hutton.1881. Isaac E. Gillies.1882. Isaac E. Gillies.1883. Elbert G. Cook.1884. Elbert G. Cook.1885. Elbert G. Cook.1886. Isaac E. Gillies.1887. John C. Walsh.1888. John C. Walsh.1889. Henry P. Stamford.1890. Henry P. Stamford.1891. Fred W. Bauer.

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1892. Fred W. Bauer.1893. John C. Heyn.1894. John C. Heyn.1895. Peter P. Waring.1896. Peter P. Waring.1897. Wesley A. Kipp.1898. Wesley A. Kipp.1899. Edward S. Ralston.

1900. Edward S. Ralston.1901. Wesley A. Kipp.1902. Wesley A. Kipp.1903. William B. Jewell.1904. William B. Jewell.1905. Wesley A. Kipp.1906. 1. Spencer Graham.1907. John W. Sanson.

1908. 1. Spencer Graham.1909. 1. Spencer Graham.1910. Asheton S. Boyd.1911. Asheton S. Boyd.1912. John W. Sansom.1913. Samuel A. Brown.

ATLAS LODGE, NO. 316. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 7, 1854.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.Atlas Lodge was organized during the summer of 1853. The petition is without date and signed by the following:

George W. Duryea. John Ray.Abel Gol. M. Koppel.John Baldwin. Elisha T. Baker.Isidor Singer. William Bradley.E. A. Baker. John Falconer.C. W. Gardner.

The petition was recommended by Palestine Lodge, No. 204, at a meeting held June 30, 1853. On July 5, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master, which named as officers:

WILLIAM BRADLEY, Master.JOHN FALCONER, Senior Warden.

JOHN RAY, Junior Warden.

The Lodge was instituted July 8, 1853.The minutes of this meeting state that "The Worshipful Master directed the dispensation granted to Atlas Lodge to be read for

the information of the brethren and ordered the brethren to be clothed for the purpose of opening Atlas Lodge." Thomas Preston hadbeen selected Secretary and "George W. Duryea, Treasurer. The following officers were elected and appointed:

ELISHA T. BAKER, Senior Deacon.JAMES SUTHERLAND, Junior Deacon.

WILLIAM GLEASON, Master of Ceremonies.ISIDOR SINGER, Master of Ceremonies.

WILLIAM BROWN, Tiler.JOHN FALCONER,JOHN RAY, Trustee.ELISHA T. BAKER, Trustee.

Abraham Cohen was proposed for membership and on July 22 he was initiated; this being the first work done by the Lodge.The Lodge continued" to work under the dispensation until June, 1854. During that time it initiated and passed twenty

candidates and raised nineteen.

The following became charter members:William Bradley.John Ray.Abel Go!.Isidor Singer.Thomas Preston.James Sutherland.William Gleason.Abraham Cohen.

G. H. Leinhaas.Simon Whitconski.Mark Jeretezeki.Aaron Vanderbilt.William H. Brown. John Brown.Isaac Freeman.Charles Olds.

John Falconer.George W. Duryea.John Baldwin.Elisha T. Baker.John Smith.Joseph Marks.Andrew Miller.Charles Nathan.

Emanuel Rosenthall.James Karressey.Henry Alexander.Andrew G. Fargets.Simon Whitconski.Charles Saunders.Charles Con.James Mills.

The Lodge was constituted and the officers installed by W.’. WILLIAM B. SHOVE, a past Master of Atlantic Lodge, No. 178, onJune 17, 1854. On the same evening the Lodge was opened in conjunction with Eastern Star Lodge, No. 227, and one candidate ofeach Lodge was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason.

The first meeting place of the Lodge was at No. 68 East Broadway, where it remained until March, 1859, when it moved to thecorner of Broome and Crosby Streets, remaining here until April, 1862, when it moved into Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Grand andCentre Streets. In February, 1866, it moved to No. 948 Broadway, where it remained until April, 1874, ,when it moved into theMasonic Hall, corner of Sixth Avenue a:p.d Twenty-third Street, remaining here until September, 1909, when .it moved into itspresent quarters in _the new Masonic Hall on Twenty-fourth Street.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Masonic Hall, corner of Sixth Avenue and Twenty-thirdStreet, June 8, 1870; the dedication of same June 2, 1875; the laying of the cornerstone of Egyptian Obelisk in Central Park, 9 Oct1880; the laying of the corner-stone of the Home at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891, and the dedication of same October 5, 1892.

It celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in the Commandery room of the old Masonic Hall on February 2, 1904.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

John Boyd served as Grand Steward, District Deputy Grand Master and as Grand Treasurer for seven years, 1880-86. He wasvery active in all Masonic affairs for many years.

Charles C. Hunt, one of its past Masters, is a past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M.; is the present GrandSecretary of that body and editor of the Masonic Standard.Jacob C. Klinck, Grand Steward, District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Marshal.WILLIAM H. CORSA, Junior Grand Deacon. EDWARD DODD, Grand Sword Bearer.C. GODFREY PATTERSON, District Deputy Grand Master. JOHN W. ALLISON, Grand Representative.

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MASTERS.

1853. William Bradley.1854. William Bradley.1855. William Bradley.1856. William Bradley.1857. William Bradley.1858. Dearborn G. Piper.1859. Alexander Proudfoot.1860. Alexander Proudfoot.1861. John Boyd.1862. John Boyd.1863. John Boyd.1864. John Boyd.1865. John Boyd.1866. John Boyd.1867. John Boyd.1868. John Boyd.1869. George M. Hays.1870. William A. Macquoid.1871. James Phillips.1872. James Phillips.1873. George W. Hoskins.

1874. Albert H. Dakin.1875. Albert H. Dakin.1876. J ohnEoyd.1877. William H. Corsa.1878. William H. Corsa.1879. William H. Corsa.1880. William H. Corsa.1881. Edward Dodd.1882. Edward Dodd.1883. William H. Corsa.1884. Benjamin A. Clooney.1885. Benjamin A. Clooney.1886. Hendy E. Brown.1887. C. Godfrey Patterson.1888. C. Godfrey Patterson.1889. C. Godfrey Patterson.1890. C. Godfrey Patterson.1891. Alexander H. Dixon.1892. George W. Gilbert.1893. George W. Gilbert.1894. John W. Allison.

1895. John W. Allison.1896. John W. Allison.1897. John W. Allison.1898. George H. Brooke.1899. George H. Brooke.1900. George H. Hahn.1901. William F. W. Koelsch.1902. William F. W. Koelsch.1903. Gaston J. Block.1904. John B. Palmer.1905. Jacob C. Klinck.1906. Jacob C. Klinck.1907. Jay E. Lawshe.1908. Ralph W. Smyth.1909. Charles C. Hunt.1910. Charles C. Hunt.1911. Hugh C. Harris.1912. Hugh C. Harris.1913. Frederick B. Pratt.

NEPTUNE LODGE, NO. 317. NEW YORK CITY. WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 8, 1854. The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, all records from June 1, 1859, to October, 1865, are missing. The petition for Neptune Lodge is dated August 3, 1853, and signed by the following:James H. Perry.James M. Wilkins.John H. Mead.James Alexander.Wilmot D. Allaire.

Joseph Stern.George M. Crane.David J. Brown.William Woodruff.Joseph Hodgman.

Joseph McArthur.James F.Saunders.James Redford.Joseph T. Martin.Henry G. Saunders.

Samuel Erwin.James W. Aiken.Austin R. Pardee.

The petitioners nominated as officers:JAMES H. PERRY, Master.JOSEPH HODGMAN, Senior Warden.WILMOT D. ALLAIRE, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by Henry Clay Lodge, No. 277, at a meeting held August 3, 1853. On August 4, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master, which named as officers:

JAMES H. PERRY, Master.JAMES M. WILKINS, Senior Warden.JAMES W. AIKEN, Junior Warden.

There appears to have been some mix-up about the Wardens as those first selected were written in the dispensation, erasedand the above names substituted. The first meeting under the dispensation was held August 11 and the Wardens first selected filledtheir respective stations. The following officers were elected at this meeting:

JOSEPH T. MARTIN, Treasurer.AUSTIN R. PARDEE, Secretary.JAMES M. WILKINS, Senior Deacon.

HENRY G. SAUNDERS, Junior Deacon.SAMUEL ERWIN, Tiler.

The first applicant for degrees was Andrew H. Adams and the first work done by the Lodge was on October 6, 1853, whenAndrew H. Adams, George W. Thurber, Joseph Hand, John Nixon and Peter L. Neal were initiated.

The Lodge continued to work under the dispensation until the following May. .On June 8, 1854, a warrant was issued which named as officers:

JAMES H.PERRY, Master.JAMES M. WILKINS, Senior Warden.JAMES W. AIKEN, Junior Warden.

The Lodge was constituted and its officers installed by M.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Grand Master, on June 15, 1854. The first election for officers under the Warrant was held December 21, 1854. The officers. elected were:

JAMES H. PERRY, Master.JAMES V. AIKEN, Senior Warden.HENRY G. MARTIN, Junior Warden.JOSEPH T. MARTIN, Treasurer.

JAMES HUTCHINS, Secretary:RICHARD J. ANDERSON, Senior Deacon.JAMES REDFORD, Junior Deacon.SAMUEL ERWIN, Tiler.

The first meeting place of the Lodge was in Mariners' Hall, No. 328 Cherry Street, where it remained until May, 1856, when itmoved to No. 68 East Broadway. In May, 1863, it moved to the corner of Broollle and Crosby Streets, remaining here until May,1866, when it moved to No.8 Union Square, where it remained until May, 1869, when it moved to the corner of the Bowery andBleecker Street.

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In May, 1879, it moved to No. 33 Union Square, remaining there one year, when it moved into the German Masonic Temple, No.220 East Fifteenth Street, where it remained until May, 1882, when it moved to the corner of Third Avenue and Fifty-seventh Street.In November, 1892, it moved into the Masonic Hall on Twenty-third Street; where it remained until May, 1898, when it moved intothe Grand Opera House, corner of Eighth Avenue and Twenty-third Street, where it remained until May, 1910, when it moved intothe new Masonic Hall on Twenty-fourth Street.

The Lodge was represented at the dedication of the Masonic Hall on Twenty-third Street, June 2, 1875; the laying of the corner-stone of the Egyptian Obelisk in Central Park, October 9, 1880, and the laying of the corner-stone of the Home at Utica, NY, May21, 1891.

James H. Perry, the leading spirit in the organization of the Lodge and its first Master, was an officer in the Texan army underGeneral Sam Houston. He afterward became a Methodist minister, and during the "War for the Union" as Colonel of the 48thRegiment, N. Y. Volunteers.

For a more extensive biographical sketch of Rev. Perry, see the Appendix of this present work.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

JAMES H. PERRY, Grand Chaplain. COURTLAND LAKE, JR., Grand Steward.FREDERICK F. FRITTS, Grand Director of Ceremonies. EMIL R. THIEFES, Grand Representative.

MASTERS.

1853. James H. Perry.1854. James H. Perry.1855. James H. Perry.1856. George W. Thurber.1857. George W. Thurber.1858. George W. Thurber.1859. George E. Mendum.1860. George E. Mendum.1861. John Nixon.1862. George W. Thurber.1863. Martin England.1864. Martin England.1865. William Davis.1866. Jesse G. Keyes.1867. Jesse G. Keyes.1868. John W. Howard.1869. John W. Howard.1870. James Sinclair.1871. Frederick Gugel, Jr.1872. Frederick Gugel, Jr.1873. Daniel L. Griffiths.

1874. Frederick Gugel, Jr.1875. John H. Tharp.1876. John H. Tharp.1877. Louis Rust.1878. John R. Knox.1879. Cortlandt Lake, Jr.1880. Cortlandt Lake, Jr.1881. Cortlandt Lake, Jr.1882. George Blackburn.1883. George Blackburn.1884. George Blackburn.1885. Daniel Sullivan.1886. Daniel Sullivan.1887. Jacob Raber.1888. Jacob Raber.1889. Thomas J. Crichton.1890. Thomas J. Crichton.1891. August H. Kassing.1892. George O. Foster.1893. George O. Foster.1894. George O. Foster.

1895. Francis J. Hale.1896. Francis J. Hale.1897. Francis J. Hale.1898. Francis J. Hale.1899. E. B. Bates.1900. Walter C. Bates.1901. Charles S. Hayward.1902. John E. Waltz.1903. John E. Waltz.1904. Jerome Schenck.1905. William Allison.1906. Clayton S. Richman.1907. Fred F. Fitts.1908. George F. McCrow.1909. Emil R. Thiefes.1910. Emil R. Thiefes.1911. William L. Nelson.1912. Paul O. Bernhard.1913. George P. Ullrich.

JOSEPH ENOS LODGE, NO. 318. RUSHFORD, N. Y.WARRANT: The original warrant dated June 9, 1854, is missing, it having been stolen from the safe of the Master, August 19,

1912. On August 29, 1912, M.’. W.’. CHARLES SMITH; Grand Master, issued a dispensation permitting the Lodge to continueworking until the warrant is recovered or a new warrant is issued by the Grand Lodge. The original warrant was recovered January27, 1913.

The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.Joseph Enos Lodge was organized in the early part of 1853. On January 31 a petition was prepared and signed by the

following:E. K. Howe.Jonathan Carpenter.David Babbit.

E. Sanford.William Gary.Amos Rose.

E. W. Bennett.Eddy Phetteplace.Enoch Richardson.

George Cole.Levi Benjamin.

The petitioners nominated as officers:LEVI BENJAMIN, Master.EZEKIEL SANFORD, Senior Warden.GEORGE COLE, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by Western Union Lodge, No. 146, at a meeting held February 3, 1853.On April 20, 1853, a dispensation was issued by M.’. W.’. NELSON RANDALL, Grand Master, and on August 20, 1853, it was

extended to June 1, 1854. The first meeting under dispensation was held May 4, 1853, with the following as officers:

EZEKIEL SANFORD, Master.GEORGE COLE, Senior Warden.IRA BISHOP, Junior Warden.DAVID BARRIT, Treasurer.E. K. HOWE, Secretary.

E. W.BENNETT, Senior Deacon.ENOCH RICHARDSON, Junior Deacon.AMOS ROSE, StewardWILLIAM GARRY, Steward.EDDY PHETTEPLACE, Tiler.

At this meeting it was decided to hold the "regular communications on Saturday, on or before the full moon in. each month, at 2o'clock in the afternoon."

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The first candidates initiated were S. A. Hardy and H. B. Marion, on June 18, 1853. By June 1, 1854, the Lodge had initiatedten; passed and .raised five and three had joined by affiliation. The dispensation named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners.

The same officers are named on the register of the Grand Lodge, but there was a change made when the Lodge was constitutedas will be noted by the following excerpt from the minutes of the Lodge:

"Lodge convened by order of Grand Master for the purpose of dedicating and consecrating the Lodge and installing the officersof the Lodge. Our worthy Bro. Daniel A. Knapp, Master of Western Union Lodge, No. 146, appeared with proper authority from theGrand Lodge to install the officers, and proceeded to install our worthy Bros. Hiram Johnson, Master; George Cole, Senior Warden;Henry Kirke White, Junior Warden; Ira Bishop, Secretary; David Babbit, Treasurer; Winchester Bennett, Senior Deacon; H. R.Marion (proxy), Junior Deacon; H. Hutchings and James King, Stewards; and W. A. Stewart (proxy), Chaplain. Lodge called fromlabor to refreshment for thirty minutes. Lodge called from refreshment to labor."

"New officers took their places in the Lodge, Bro. Drew in the chair."The Lodge proceeded to confer the Fellow Craft degree on Bro. Daniel Chamberlain.

"Lodge raised to the Third Degree and proceeded to raise to the Sublime Degree- of Master Mason Bro. Daniel Chamberlain."Petition of Joseph Neff with $10.00 received. Committee: Brothers Stewart, Marion, and White. Bro. Marion reported that he

had settled with the Odd Fellows for the rent of the hall and paid the amount of $17.00, which is in full up to the 5th of May, 1854,and had made a lease for the room for one 'year from that day for $28.00, including light and fuel. "Motion that Lodge purchase register, carpet, and jewels of Bro. Drew for $125.00, carried. "Lodge closed in due and ancient form and stands closed until next regular Communication."

It appears reasonable to assume that the Bro. Drew referred to was R.’. W.’. WILLIAM H. DREW, who, for several years, wasGrand Lecturer. The meeting place of the Lodge was in the rooms of Odd Fellows' Lodge until 1858, when it moved into its present quarters inthe Concrete Block.

Joseph Enos Lodge was not the first Lodge located at Rushford. In the early part of 1816 Rushford Lodge, No. 275, wasorganized. On February 12, 1816, a petition was prepared and signed by the following:Jedediah Nobels.Matthew P. Cady.

Charles Swift.Samuel Upham.

Cornelius D. Board.James Orcutt.

Lyman Blakeslee.

The petitioners nominated as officers:LYMAN BLAKESLEE, Master.MATTHEW P. CADY, Senior Warden.CHARLES SWIFT, Junior Warden.

Its Warrant was issued April 22, 1817, and was declared forfeited by the Grand Lodge June 3, 1832. Its downfall was probably due to the persecutions occasioned by the Morgan Episode.

MASTERS.

1854. Hiram Johnson.1855. Henry K. White.1856. David Babbit.1857. David Babbit.1858. Samuel F. Dickinson.1859. Samuel F. Dickinson:1860. Charles W. Woodworth.1861. Egbert George.1862. Egbert George.1863. Washington White.1864. Egbert George.1865. Charles W. Woodworth.1866. Jesse P. Bixby.1867. Jesse P. Bixby.1868. Jesse P. Bixby.1869. Jesse P. Bixby.1870. Jesse P. Bixby.1871. William E. Kyes.1872. William E. Kyes.1873. William E. Kyes.

1874. William E. Kyes.1875. William E. Kyes.1876. Elbert F. McCall.1877. William E. Kyes.1878. No return.1879. William E. Kyes.1880. Alexander Fraser.1881. Alexander Fraser.1882. Myron Claus.1883. Myron Claus.1884. Myron Claus.1885. Myron Claus.1886. Eddy C. Gilbert.1887. William Barber.1888. William Barber.1889. William F. Wells.1890. William F. Wells.1891. Alexander Fraser.1892. Eddy C. Gilbert.1893. Eddy C. Gilbert.

1894. Marshall B. Nye.1895. Marshall B. Nye.1896. Marshall B. Nye.1897. Daniel W. Gilbert.1898. Daniel W. Gilbert.1899. Daniel W. Gilbert.1900. Daniel W. Gilbert.1901. Daniel W. Gilbert.1902. Abel M. Tarbell.1903. Abel M. Tarbell.1904. Eddy C. Gilbert.1905. Eddy C. Gilbert.1906. Eddy C. Gilbert.1907. Eddy C. Gilbert.1908. Eddy C. Gilbert.1909. Eddy C. Gilbert.1910. William H. Thomas.1911. William H. Thomas.1912. William H. Thomas.1913. William. W. Bush.

BLACK LAKE LODGE, NO. 319. MORRISTOWN, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 10, 1854.

The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, all records from organization of Lodge in 1853 to 1866 are missing, also from 1876 to 1896.

Black Lake Lodge was organized at Edwardsville during the summer of 1853. The petition is dated August 6, 1853, and signedby the following:Jacob H. Bellinger. Richard Bellinger.Robert Burns. Andrew Gray.Jacob B. Sitts. Abraham Klock.Daniel Klock. Peter P. Bellinger.

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The petitioners nominated as officers:JACOB H. BELLINGER, Master.ANDREW GRAY, Senior Warden.ABRAHAM KLOCK, Junior Warden.

On August 16, 1853, Ogdensburgh Lodge, No. 128, recommended the petitioners. On August 29, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R:. W:. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master. ' The warrant issued June 10, 1854, names the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners.

CHARTER MEMBERS.

Jacob H. Bellinger. Peter P: Bellinger.Peter Bellinger. Richard Bellinger.William Howard. Isaac Klock.Abraham Klock. Daniel Klock.

The loss of the records of the Lodge shrouds much of its life and but little is 'known relating to its doings, save what may befound on the records of the Grand Lodge and papers on file.

On June 7, 1876, a petition was read in the Grand Lodge asking permission to change its place of meeting from Edwardsville toHammond Corners which was granted.

On June 6, 1879, the Grand Lodge adopted a resolution permitting the Lodge to change its place of meeting from HammondCorners to Brier Hill..

On December 20, 1888, M:. W:. FRANK. R. LAWRENCE gave it permission to meet at Morristown until the annualcommunication of the Grand Lodge. At a session of the Grand Lodge held June 6, 1889, the Committee on Warrants made a reportwhich contained the following:

"It appears that this Lodge, at a stated Communication held on December 4, 1888, after having been duly summoned, by a two-third vote decided to change its place of meeting from Brier Hill to the village of Morristown, and a" petition was thereupon made tothe M:. W:. Grand Master for a dispensation.

"The M.'. W.’. Grand Master referred the matter to R.’. W.’. G. W. CARPENTER, the District Deputy Grand Master ,of the districtin which said Lodge is located, to report as to the security of the rooms at Morristown for Masonic purposes. The R.’. W.’. DistrictDeputy Grand Master, thereafter, and on the 14th day of December, 1888, reported said rooms to be safe for Masonic purposes,and that the proposed change would tend to enhance the prosperity of Black Lake Lodge."The Committee offered the following resolution which was adopted:"Resolved, That Black Lake Lodge, No. 319, be permitted to continue its meetings at the town of Morristown, in the county of St.Lawrence, for the period of one year without change of jurisdiction."

On March 28, 1889, M.’. W.’. JOHN W. VROOMAN, Grand Master, iss!1ed a dispensation permitting the Lodge to continue workin the village of Morristown until the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge and on June 4, 1891, the Grand Lodge gave the Lodge"Permission to. Move its place of meeting from Brier Hill to the village of Morristown and locate permanently at the latter place, butwithout change of jurisdiction." These repeated changes in location of the Lodge gave it the title of "Traveling Lodge."

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home at 'Utica, NY, May 21, 1891, and at the dedication ofsame October 5, 1892.

Black Lake Lodge is fortunate in having, through the generosity of W.’. Jeremiah Davis, an Endowment Fund. The revenue fromwhich is to be forever at the service of the Lodge in relieving distress among its members.

This generous Brother did not restrict his benevolence, however, to the members of Black Lake Lodge, but at his death left abequest of $100,000 to the Masonic Home at Utica.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Murray N. Donald, District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. Jacob H. Bellinger.1854. Jacob H. Bellinger.1855. No report.1856. Jacob Bellinger.1857. L. A. McIntyre.1858. George F. Rowland.1859. George F. Rowland.1860. Levi G. Miller.1861. F. S. Emmes.1862. E. D. Pohlman.1863. Albert Brown.1864. F. H. Coats.1865. F. H. Coats.1866. George F. Rowland.1867. George F. Rowland.1868. George F. Rowland.1869. F. H. Coats.

1870. James S. Harder.1871. F. H. Coats.1872. James S. Harder.1873. George F. Rowland.1874. H. C. Carter.1875. H. C. Carter.1876. E. D. Pohlman.1877. E. D. Pohlman.1878. George Gibson.1879. W. E. A. Faichney.1880. W. E. A. Faichney.1881. F. H. Coats.1882. H. C. Carter.1883. John Krake.1884. Jeremiah Davis.1885. Arthur W. Gregory.1886. Arthur W. Gregory.

1887. Arthur W. Gregory.1888. Arthur W. Gregory.1889. Warren D. Austin.1890. Warren D. Austin.1891. Robert Nicholson, Sr.1892. Robert Nicholson, Sr.1893. Robert Nicholson, Sr.1894. John M. Tann.1895. Robert L. Downey.1896. Robert L. Downey.1897. Robert L. Downey.1898. James V. Crawford.1899. James V. Crawford.1900. James V. Crawford.1901. H. A. Rowland.1902. H. A. Rowland.1903. John McAuliffe.

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1904. John McAuliffe.1905. Robert W. McAuliffe.1906. Robert W. McAuliffe.1907. John B. Witherhead.

1908. John B. Witherhead.1909. F. W. McCullough.1910. Murray N. Donald.1911. Murray N. Donald.

1912. Murray N. Donald.1913. George A. Edwards.

UNION STAR LODGE, NO. 320. HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y. WARRANT: The original warrant dated June 12, 1854, is in possession of the Lodge. The name or number has never been changed., MINUTES: All records from organization in 1854 to 1864 are missing.

Union Star Lodge was organized in the month of May, 1853. The petition was recommended by Union Lodge, No. 45, at ameeting held May 18; 1853, and on June 10 a dispensation was issued which named as officers:

RUFUS RICHARDSON, Master.MATTHEW OGDEN, Senior Warden.ABRAHAM W. WILLIS, Junior Warden.

The first meeting under dispensation was held September 19, 1853. The first applicants for membership were William McK.Williams and Omar J. Richardson.

The first initiate was William McK. Williams.The first meeting after the warrant£ was issued was held June 28, 1854, with the following officers: '"

RUFUS RICHARDSON, Master.MATTHEW OGDEN, Senior Warden.ABRAHAM W. WILLIS, Junior Warden.JOHN B. CROSBY, Treasurer.SILAS PIERCE, Secretary.B. H. BENHAM, Senior Deacon.WARREN CUMMING, Junior Deacon.GEORGE B. McBRIDE, Master of Ceremonies.DANIEL T. HANNAH, Master of Ceremonies.

A. W. PATTERSON, Tiler.

These officers were installed by Alexander Martin, Past Master of Union Lodge, No. 45. The petition and dispensation are missing.

CHARTER MEMBERS.

Rufus Richardson.Matthew Ogden.Abraham W. Willis.Warren Cummins.Daniel T. Hannah.A. W. Patterson.Samuel Sibley.

William W. Wood.John Lloyd.Andrew Ruland.Alvin Baker.John Wood.Silas Pierce.John B. Crosby.

B. H. Benham.George McBride.John H. Fox.Benjamin Baker.Alvin Dixon.Francis Neafie.John Newberry.

Horace Wheeler.Charles Broderick.John B. Yorks.H. W. Passmore.

The first meeting place was in a building known as the "Stone Block." About 1860 it moved into the Brick Block of Pierce andBriggs, where it remained until December 11, 1867, when this block was destroyed by fire, the Lodge losing nearly all of its property,including its records. The Lodge with commendable zeal procured new quarters which it furnished and equipped and madecomfortable.

MASTERS.

1853. Rufus Richardson.1854. Rufus Richardson.1855. Rufus Richardson.1856. B. H. Benham.1857. Abraham W. Willis.1858. Matthew Ogden.1859. Rufus Richardson.1860. Christopher C. Davison.1861. Rufus Richardson.1862. Amos Dixon.1863. Amos Dixon.1864. George B. McBride.1865. George B. McBride.1866. George B. McBride.1867. David Y. Smith.1868. George B. McBride.1869. Seymour Pierce.1870. George B. McBride.1871. Mozart H. Cutler.1872. Mozart H. Cutler.1873. Mozart H. Cutler.

1874. Seymour Pierce.1875. Seymour Pierce.1876. George St. John.1877. Mozart H. Cutler.1878. Arthur H. Hunt.1879. Arthur H. Hunt.1880. Arthur H. Hunt.1881. Seymour Pierce.1882. Seymour Pierce.1883. Seymour Pierce.1884. Sidney A. Hunt.1885. Seymour Pierce.1886. Seymour Pierce.1887. Addison R. Holden.1888. Addison R. Holden.1889. Arthur H. Hunt.1890. Seymour Pierce.1891. Seymour Pierce.1892. Henry S. Dennis.1893. Henry S. Dennis.1894. Henry S. Dennis.

1895. George H. Vallance.1896. George H. Vallance.1897. George' H. Vallance.1898. Max L. Ney.1899. Max L. Ney.1900. Edwin G. Brooks.1901. Edwin G. Brooks.1902. Norman S. Yates.1903. Norman S. Yates.1904. Ernest U. Smith.1905. Ernest U. Smith.1906. George H. Vallance.1907. James S. Brown.1908. James S. Brown.1909. William J. Kirkpatrick.1910. William J. Kirkpatrick.1911. William L. Palmer.1912. William L. Palmer.1913. A. Bruce Vallance.

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ST. NICHOLAS LODGE, NO. 321. NEW YORK CITY. WARRANT: The origitlJ1l warrant dated June 13, 1854, is in possession of the Lodge. The name or number has never been changed. MINUTES: Not intact, the first minute book containing the doings of the Lodge from its organization to 1858 was missing until1896. Repeated efforts to recover this book were made by the Lodge, even to the extent of offering a substantial reward for itsrecovery. In 1896 a note was received from a Past Master of the Lodge stating that a party had found the book and it was finallyrecovered in a mutilated condition on, May 6, 1896.

St. Nicholas Lodge was organized during the summer of 1853. The petition, which is without date, is signed by the following:William W. Dibble. William J. Carr.Horatio N. Otis. George M. Wheaton.George Faulkner. Richard Decker.Charles A. Jarvis. J. Robert Tatem.Thomas E. Garson. Alfred Waite.

The petitioners nominated as officers:WILLIAM W. DIBBLE, Master.CHARLES A. JARVIS, Senior Warden.HORATIO N. OTIS, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by Sylvan Grove Lodge, No. 275, at a meeting held August 23, 1853.On September 12, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master. It was returnable

May 25, 1854, but was extended to June 1, 1854, and on June 13 the warrant was issued. The dispensation and warrant named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners.

The first meeting place was on the corner of Broome and Mercer Streets, where it remained until May, 1854, when it moved intoOdd Fellows Hall, corner of Grand and Centre Streets.

In May, 1861, it moved to No. 817 Broadway, remaining here until May, 1871, when it moved to No. 946 Broadway, where itremained until May, 1882, when it moved into the Masonic Hall on Twenty-third Street. In January, 1884, it moved to the corner ofSixth Avenue and Twenty-fifth Street, remaining here until May, 1884, when it moved into the Grand Opera House, corner of EighthAvenue and Twenty-third Street. In April, 1886, it returned to the Masonic Hall on Twenty-third Street, remaining here untilSeptember, 1909, when it moved into its present quarters in the new Masonic Hall on Twenty-fourth Street.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

N. Louis Tunis, Grand Senior Deacon.Frederick W. Norris, Grand Chaplain.William C. B. Haff, Grand Representative.

Louis C. Wachner, Grand Representative.G. Edwin Sawyer, Grand Steward.William H. Sage, Committee on Antiquities.

Washington E. Conner, Grand Treasurer and District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. William W. Dibble.1854. William W. Dibble.1855. William W. Dibble.1856. Thomas E. Garson.1857. Thomas E. Garson.1858. William Adams.1859. Henry H. Cowan.1860. William Adams.1861. Thomas E. Garson.1862. Thomas E. Garson.1863. Thomas E. Garson.1864. David R. Garniss.1865. Thomas J. Rayner.1866. William H. McNary.1867. Jerome Buck.1868. Jerome Buck.1869. Jerome Buck.1870. Jerome Buck.1871. Jerome Buck.1872. Jerome Buck.1873. Jerome Buck.

1874. George W. Ely.1875. Jerome Buck.1876. Homer H. Warner.1877. Washington E. Conner.1878. Washington E. Conner.1879. James H. Percival.1880. Thomas G. Rigney.1881. Ernest A. DesMarets.1882. Ernest A. DesMarets.1883. Louis C. Wachner.1884. Louis .C. Wachner.1885. N. Louis Tunis.1886. Silas B. Bostwick.1887. Silas B. Bostwick.1888. Wallace Straiton.1889. Wallace Straiton.1890. John W. McClellan.1891. John W. McClellan.1892. William H. Sage.1893. Dyer Pearl.1894. Herman R. Kretschmar.

1895. George W. Sutton.1896. Maurice V. Conner.1897. Henry W., Srnith.1898. Louis L. Jackson.1899. W. Myron Reynolds.1900. Clifford H. Gest.1901. Gustave Weinberg.1902. John Atkins.1903. William C. B. Haff.1904. Sidney B. Taylor.1905. George M. Kirkner.1906. Andrew Lindsay.1907. Francis E. Pratt.1908. James R. McLaren.1909. Louis J. Stokes.1910. John: Atkins.1911. John Atkins.1912. G. Edwin Sawyer.1913. Arthur L. Tunis.

STAR OF BETHLEHEM LODGE, NO. 322. BROOKLYN, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of tl1e Lodge is dated June 14, 1854.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.Star of Bethlehem Lodge was organized during 'the summer of 1853. 1.'he petition, which is without date, is signed by the

following:Ames C. Page.Nathan T. Jennings, Jr.William Cooke.Stephen B. Sauxay.H. H. Tallman.

Alexander G. Harmon.Arthur Boyce.Alfred Ronk.James E. Leonard.Salmon C. Foote.

L. A. Fullgraff.C. S. Bogert.Ambrose Bruen.Washington A. Batcheller.B. H. Willis.

Charles F. Hermance.Fred M. Butler.Richard T. Holmes.Henry Smith.Benjamin Price.

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Charles Graves.John L. Dunham.

Edwin H. Barnett.Caleb C. Bruen.

Samuel L. Chapin.Frank Webb.

John D. Amerman.

The petition was recommended by Polar Star Lodge, No. 245, at a meeting held August 31, 1853. The petitioners nominated as 'Officers:

AMES C. PAGE, Master.ARTHUR BOYCE, Senior Warden.WASHINGTON A. BATCHELLER, Junior Warden.

On September 14, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master.The first work done by the Lodge was on October 21, 1853, when five candidates were initiated. While working under

dispensation forty-one candidates were initiated, thirty seven were passed and thirty three were raised.The first meeting place was on the corner of Court and Joralemon Streets; its present quarters are in the Masonic Temple corner

of Lafayette and Clermont Avenues.The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Masonic Hall on -Twenty-third Street, New York, June 8,

1870; the dedication of same June 2, 1875; the laying of the corner-stone of the Egyptian Obelisk in Central Park, New York,October 8, 1880; the laying of the corner-stone of the Home at Utica, May 21, 1891, and the dedication of same -October 5, 1892.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

J. JOSEPH ROSSBOTTOM, Grand Director of Ceremonies.

MASTERS.

1853. Ames C. Page.1854. Ames C. Page.1855. Ames C. Page.1856. Arthur Boyce.1857. Arthur Boyce.1858. Arthur Boyce.1859. Pierre L. Pierce.1860. Arthur Boyce.1861. Thomas E. Purdy.1862. Thomas E. Purdy.1863. Thomas E. Purdy.1864. Thomas E. Purdy.1865. Thomas E. Purdy.1866. Daniel M. Haff.1867. James Boyle.1868. Samuel G. Law.1869. Samuel G. Law.1870. George F. Miller.1871. George F. Miller.1872. George F. Miller.1873. Thomas E. Purdy.

1874. George F. Miller.1875. Napoleon Palmer.1876. Peter J. Bungart.1877. James West.1878. James West.1879. John Bingham.1880. John Taylor.1881. John C. Lang.1882. James West.1883. John C. Mullins, Jr.1884. John C.-Mullins, Jr.1885. Peter J. Bungart.1886. Frank J. Donaldson.1887. Alexander W. Murray.1888. James West.1889. John Matier.1890. John Matier.1891. John Matier.1892. P. J. McGurrin.1893. William Kennedy.1894. William Kennedy.

1895. Alonzo Stivers.1896. Alonzo Stivers.1897. Diedrich Lutjen.1898. Diedrich Lutjen.1899. Samuel H. Johnson.1900. William F. Wolfe.1901. J. Joseph Rossbottom.1902. J. Joseph Rossbottom.1903. J. Joseph Rossbottom.1904. Benjamin F. Conkling.1905. Benjamin F. Conkling.1906. John T. Romans.1907. Edwin H. '.rucker.1908. Frank G. Montag.1909. Frederick A. Hoffman.1910. John C. Montag.1911. Robert G. Kiermaier.1912. John C. Reid.1913. Harry E. Ireland.

AMITY LODGE, NO. 323. NEW YORK CITY.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 10, 1854.The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Not intact.Amity Lodge was organized during the summer of 1853. The petition, which is without date, is signed by the following:

John J. Tindale.Henry W. Turner.Roderick T. Entwistle.

John Miller.George H. E. Lynch.John J. Spowers.

James B. Daniels.Patrick J. Daly.Josiah 'Waterman.

John B. Leverich.

The petitioners nominated as officers:JOHN J. TINDALE, Master.HENRY W. TURNER, Senior Warden.JOHN B. LEVERICH, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by Polar Star Lodge, No. 245, at a meeting held September 14, 1853, and by Doric Lodge, No.280, at a meeting held September 15, 1853. On September 24, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master. The first work done by the Lodge was on October 8, 1853, when Richard McLoughlin and Dennis M. O'Sullivan were initiated. While working under dispensation the Lodge initiated forty-nine, passed forty-three and raised forty-one. The warrant named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners.

The first officers were:JOHN J. TINDALE, Master.HENRY W. TURNER, Senior Warden.JOHN B. LEVERICH, Junior Warden.WILLIAM DREW, Treasurer.RODERICK T. ENTWISTLE, Secretary.

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The first meeting place was on the corner of Broome and Crosby Streets, thence to No. 819 Broadway, then to the corner ofBroadway and Twenty-second Street. The next place was over Helmbold's Drug Store, on Broadway above Prince Street, thence to33 Union Square; afterward it moved into the Masonic Hall on Twenty-third Street, where it remained until 1909, when it moved intoits present quarters in the new Masonic Hall on Twenty-fourth Street.The Lodge celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1904.It was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Masonic Hall on Twenty-third Street June 8, 1870; the dedication of sameJune 2, 1875; the laying of the corner-stone of the Egyptian Obelisk in Central Park, October 9, 1880; the laying of the corner-stoneof the Home at Utica, May 21, 1891, and the dedication of same October 5, 1892.

A sketch of Amity Lodge without reference to R.’. W.’. JOHN R. POPE, who, for nearly forty years, was one of its conspicuousmembers, would be incomplete. He became a member, in 1874; was Master in 1879-80, and again in 1882-83, and was itsSecretary at the time of his death. He was District Deputy Grand Master of the Sixth District, Grand Lecturer and Grand Librarian.He was active in organizing the General Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada, serving as its Vice-President,President' and Secretary. He was President of the New York Board of Relief for many years. His death occurred May 20, 1912.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Henry W. Turner, District Deputy Grand Master Charles K. Hyde, District Deputy Grand Master.Samuel C. Seaman, District Deputy Grand Master. William J. Magee, Grand Sword Bearer.John R. Pope, District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Lecturer, Grand Librarian.

MASTERS.

1853. John J. Tindale.1854. John J. Tindale.1855. John J. Tindale.1856. Henry W. Turner.1857. Henry W. Turner.1858. Samuel B. Tobey, Jr.1859. Henry W. Turner.1860. Henry W. Turner.1861. Henry W. Turner.1862. Henry W. Turner.1863. Andrew M. Underhill.1864. Alvin Graff.1865. Samuel C. Seaman.1866. Dominicus Snedeker.1867. Dominicus Snedeker.1868. John D. McKee.1869. Andrew M. Underhill.1870. Henry Templer.1871. Charles K. Hyde.1872. Charles K. Hyde.1873. Charles K. Hyde.

1874. Edward B. Brush.1875. John H. Higgins.1876. John H. Higgins.1877. Charles K. Hyde.1878. Charles K. Hyde.1879. John R. Pope.1880. John R. Pope.1881. John H. Higgins.1882. John R. Pope.1883. John R. Pope.1884. Peter J. Ferrier.1885. Joseph Souza.1886. Joseph Souza.1887. Joseph Souza.1888. Burtis Van Hennik.1889. Burtis Van Hennik.1890. Elbert Schulte.1891. Elbert Schulte.1892. Dominicus Snedeker.1893. Dominicus Snedeker.1894. William J. Behrens.

1895. George Rae.1896. George Rae.1897. Henry Schwoon.1898. Henry Schwoon.1899. Charles K. Hyde.1900. Charles K. Hyde.1901. Albert Schulte.1902. Albert Schulte.1903. William J. Magee.1904. William J. Magee.1905. William J. Magee.1906. Conrad A. Meyer.1907: Conrad A. Meyer.1908. Conrad A. Meyer.1909. Howard P. Moser.1910. Howard P. Moser.1911. George T. Mundorff.1912. George T. Mundorff.1913. Maxmillian F. Barton

FREEDOM LODGE, NO. 324. UNADILLA, N. Y. WARRANT: The Warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 16, 1854. The name or number has never been 'changed. MINUTES: Intact. . .

Freedom Lodge was organized during the summer of 1853; on August 31 a petition was prepared and signed by the following:Arnold B. Watson.Martin B. Luther.

Rufus G. Mead.Abiel D. Williams.

Joel Bragg.Norman H. Adams.

Oscar F. W. Crane.

The petition was recommended by Susquehanna Lodge, No. 167, at a meeting held September 14, 1853.The petition nominated as officers:

ARNOLD B.W ATSON, Master.RUFUS G. MEAD, Senior Warden.ABIEL D. WILLIAMS, Junior Warden.

On September 22, 1853, a dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master. For someunexplained reason no meeting of the Lodge was held until January 10, 1854. At this meeting the following acted as officers:

ARNOLD B. WATSON, Master.RUFUS G. MEAD, Senior Warden.ABIEL D: WILLIAMS, Junior Warden.CALVIN W. HAYES; Treasurer.

THOMAS NOBLE, Secretary.JOEL BRAGG, Senior Deacon.OSCAR F. W. CRANE, Junior Deacon.JOSHUA HOUGHTALING, Tiler.

A code of by-laws were adopted and the following were elected officers:JOEL BRAGG, Treasurer.THOMAS NOBLE, SecretaryMARTIN B. LUTHER, Senior Deacon.OSCAR F. W. CRANE, Junior Deacon.JOSHUA HOUGHTALING, Tiler.

The first work done was on February 7, 1854; when John Gray was initiated.

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While working under dispensation four candidates were initiated and passed; three were raised and six joined by affiliation. The dispensation and warrant named the same officers as were nominated by the petitioners. On August 8, 1854, the Lodge was constituted and the officers installed. The following became charter members:Arnold B. Watson.Abiel D. Williams.Martin B. Luther.John Gray.

William A. Smith.Joshua Houghtaling.Charles S. Rogers.Elisha W. Thompson.

Rufus G. Mead.Joel Bragg.Oscar F. W. Crane.William J. Thompson.

Isaac Sterling.Calvin W. Hayes.Loring Brown.William Betts.

The first meeting place of the Lodge is not mentioned in the minutes, but tradition says that for a time it met in a building knownas "Mechanics' Hall." For several years it met in the Brant Block. At one time it had its quarters on the third floor of a building nowowned by Thomas Holstram. In June, 1884, it moved into the White Block, where it remained until February 9, 1904, when thisbuilding was destroyed by fire, the Lodge losing nearly all of its property. After the fire the Lodge secured temporary quarters in theRed Men's Hall, where it remained until the completion of Temple erected by the Lodge.

The corner-stone of the Temple was laid by M.’. W.’. FRANK HURD ROBINSON, Grand Master, June 25, 1904. The firstmovement toward erecting the Temple was at a meeting held March 8, 1904, and in ten minutes the members present pledgedthemselves to contribute $1,200 for a building to be used for Masonic purposes only. On October 11, 1904, the Lodge tookpossession of its comfortable quarters in its own home.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Masonic Hall at Schenevus, NY, June 28, 1884; the laying ofthe corner-stone of the Home at Utica, May 21, 1891; the laying of the corner-stone of the Commercial Travelers' Home atBinghamton, October 9, 1895, and the laying of the corner-stone of the Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, October 5, 1900.

On March 12, 1909, the Lodge celebrated the 100th anniversary of Free Masonry in- Unadilla with appropriate ceremonies. Onthis occasion an address was delivered by R.’. W.’. EDWARD M. FETHERS, District Deputy Grand Master. Freedom Lodge, No. 324, is the successor of Freedom Lodge, No. 179, organized during the late fall and winter of 1808-09. . The petition on file in the office of the Grand Secretary is dated November 28, 1808, and signed by the following:Stephen Benton.Sherman Page.

Benjamin Bennett.Samson Crooker.

Abijah H. Beach.Reuben Bennett.

Harlowe Phelps.Abel Osborn.

The petitioners nominated for officers:STEPHEN BENTON, Master.ABIJAH H. BEAOH, Senior Warden.SHERMAN PAGE, Junior Warden.

The petition was read in the Grand Lodge on March 1, 1809, and referred to the Grand Officers, who immediately granted awarrant which was issued the same day. Arnold B. Watson, Abiel D. Williams, and Joel Bragg, petitioners for Freedom Lodge, No. 324, were members of the old Lodge. The warrant of the old Lodge was declared forfeited by the Grand Lodge J line 3, 1835. So far as can be ascertained from existing records relating to the Lodge the following were Masters:

MASTERS.

1809. Stephen Benton.1810. Stephen Benton.1811. Abijah H. Beach.1812. Abijah H. Beach.1813. Uriah Hanford.1814. Uriah Hanford.1815. Abel Morse.1816. Isaac Hayes.1817. Isaac Hayes.

1818. Abijah H. Beach.1819. Henry A. Beach.1820. Henry A. Beach.1821. Henry Ogden.1822. Henry Ogden.1823. Henry Ogden.1824. Henry Ogden.1825. Henry Ogden.1826. Arnold B. Watson.

1827. Turner McCall.1828. Henry A. Beach.1829. Abiel D. Williams.1830. Henry A. Beach.1831. Arnold B. Watson.1832. Arnold B. Watson.1832. Arnold B. Watson.1834. Arnold B. Watson.

The Morgan persecutions in all probability compelled the Lodge to cease work, and from 1834 until the advent of FreedomLodge, No. 324, Free Masonry was but a memory in Unadilla. The Lodge has prospered, and has had upon its roster names ofseveral who have achieved distinction as

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Abiel D. Williams, Supervisor.David P. Loomis, State Senator.Frank G. Bolles, Postmaster.Alanson H. Meeker, Postmaster.

Frank B. Arnold, State Senator.George B. Fellows, Supervisor.Taylor L. Arms, County Judge.Welsey Mulford, Postmaster.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Frank G. Bolles, District Deputy Grand Master. Thomas C. Monroe, Grand Steward.MASTERS.

1854. Arnold B. Watson.1855. Abiel D. Williams.1856. Rufus G. Mead.1857. Martin B. Luther.1858. Martin B. Luther.

1859. William J. Thompson.1860. Jabez J. Rogers.1861. Martin B. Luther.1862. Loyal Nye.1863. Martin B. Luther.

1864. David P. Loomis.1865. Chauncey Slade.1866. Gilbert Scofield.1867. Gilbert Scofield.1868. Frank G. Bolles.

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1869. Charles C. Siver.1870. Chauncey Slade.1871. Thomas C. Monroe.1872. David Finch.1873. Oscar F. W. Crane.1874. Alanson H. Meeker.1875. George B. Fellows.1876. Frank G. Bolles.1877. Frank G. Bolles.1878. Charles S. Haytt.1879. William S. Heslop.1880. William S. Heslop.1881. William E. De Forest.1882. William. E. De Forest.1883. Martin B. Luther.

1884. Marvin W. Duley.1885. Marvin W. Duley.1886. Zeno C. Brewster.1887. David P. Loomis.1888. Wells B. Warfield.1889. Marvin W. Duley.1890. Robert F. Sullivan.1891. Robert F. Sullivan.1892. Alfred J. Wadsworth.1893. John D. Leith.1894. Herman D. Hanford.1895. Herman D. Hanford.1896. Herman D. Hanford.1897. Herman D. Hanford.1898. Tracy H. Morse.

1899. Tracy H. Morse.1900. Charles A. Winchester.1901. Charles A. Winchester.1902. George D. Raitt.1903. George D. Raitt.1904. Charles C. Fleasch.1905. Charles C. Fleasch.1906. William D. Hanford.1907. William D. Hanford.1908. Patrick H. Carney.1909. Patrick H. Carney.1910. George N. Griswold.1911. George N. Griswold.1912. Robert Homan.1913. Robert Homan.

REPUBLICAN LODGE, NO. 325. PARISH, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge dated June 17, 1854. .The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact.Republican Lodge, No. 325, was organized in 1853. The petition is missing, and who the petitioners were can only be learned

by reference to the dispensation issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master, October 3, 1853.The names mentioned in the dispensation are:

Samuel T. Parsons.Samuel Porter.Frederick Rowe.

Daniel Bailey.John B. Ackley.Stephen R. Ludington.

West Wilsie.Avery Skinner.John Mathews.

The petitioners nominated as officers:SAMUEL PORTER, Master.AVERY SKINNER. Senior Warden.

JOHN B. ACKLEY, Junior Warden.

The petition was recommended by Fort Brewerton Lodge, No. 256. The first work done by the Lodge was on November 15,1853, when John Nutting and Austin White were initiated.

The Lodge continued to work under dispensation until May, 1854. At a session of the Grand Lodge, held June 8, the Committeeon Warrants reported in favor of granting a warrant and on June 17 it was issued.

All of the petitioners together with the following became charter members:John Nutting.Austin White.

Morton Russell.Melzar Richards.

Hiram Walker.David P. Ackley.

The Lodge was constituted and the following officers installed July 11, 1854:SAMUEL PORTER, Master.AVERY SKINNER, Senior Warden.JOHN B. ACKLEY, Junior Warden.JOHN MATHEWS, Senior Deacon.JOHN NUTTING, Junior Deacon.STEPHEN R. LUDINGTON, Treasurer.AUSTIN WHITE, Secretary.DANIEL BAILEY, Tiler.

The first meeting place of the Lodge was in the quarters of the Odd Fellows Lodge.These quarters were bought by the Lodge and used for Masonic purposes only until December, 1909, when it moved into the

new Masonic Temple just completed. These quarters were dedicated by R.’. W.’. WILLIAM S. FARMER, Junior Grand Warden,June 16, 1911.

The Lodge was represented at the laying of the corner-stone of the Home at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Avery Skinner, County Judge. Harley N. Crosby, Surrogate. Irving G. Hubbs, Justice, Supreme Court.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

Frank B. Foote, District Deputy Grand Master.

MASTERS.

1853. Samuel Porter.1854. Samuel Porter.1855. Avery Skinner.1856. Avery Skinner.1857. Avery Skinner.1858. Avery Skinner.1859. Avery Skinner.

1860. Abram David.1861. Abram David.1862. Austin White.1863. Austin White.1864. Austin White.1865. Tobias J. Green.1866. Tobias J. Green.

1867. Tobias J. Green.1868. Tobias J. Green.1869. Tobias J. Green.1870. Tobias J. Green.1871. Tobias J. Green.1872. Tobias J. Green.1873. Lester D. Pickens.

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1874. Lester D. Pickens.1875. R. C. Robertson.1876. James W. Bliss.1877. James W. Bliss.1878. Tobias J. Green.1879. Tobias J. Green.1880. Lester D. Pickens.1881. Lester D. Pickens.1882. E. D. Wells.1883. Lester D. Pickens.1884. Lester D. Pickens.1885. Lester D. Pickens.1886. Lester D. Pickens.1887. James S. Ludington.

1888. Lester D. Pickens.1889. Lester D. Pickens.1890. Lester D. Pickens.1891. Henry A. Davey.1892. Lester D. Pickens.1893. Lester D. Pickens.1894. Edward D. Edick.1895. Edward D. Edick.1896. Frank B. Foote.1897. Frank B. Foote.1898. George Farrar.1899. George Farrar.1900. Edward D. Edick.1901. James W. Owen.

1902. Fred A. Church.1903. Herbert H. Edick.1904. John R. Richards.1905. Burr J. Morgan.1906. Burr J. Morgan.1907. John R. Richards.1908. Leroy R. Washburn.1909. Herbert H. Edick.1910. Orville E. Fox.1911. Harmon A. Landgraff.1912. Harmon A. Landgraff.1913. William A. Manning.

SALEM TOWN LODGE, NO. 326. CAYUGA, N. Y.WARRANT: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated June 19, 1854. ,The name or number has never been changed.MINUTES: Intact, with one exception.There is no record .of the ceremonies of constituting the Lodge and the installing of its first officers.Salem Town Lodge was organized during the summer of 1853. The organizers at first selected the name Town, but as it was the

intention to name the Lodge in honor of that grand old man, R.’. W.’. SALEM TOWN, who, for over a quarter of a century, wasGrand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge, the full name was finally used in naming the Lodge.

On August 29, 1853, a petition was prepared and signed by the following:J. M. Mersereau.J. M. Stevenson.Thomas Stevenson.Henry Shoemaker.A. L, Slade.John B. Shank.

Samuel Townsend.J. H. Williams.L. V. Case.J. C. Mersereau.Robert Beveridge.William Relf.

Jacob Shoemaker.William More.William R. Yawger.Eli C. B. Partelow.L. W. Hammond.John Morse.

J. R. Van Sickle.John Barrett, Jr.William H. Van Buskirk.

The petition was recommended by Warren Lodge, No. 147, and Pocahontas Lodge, No. 211. The petitioners nominated as officers: JOHN MORSE, Master. JOHN BARRETT, JR., Senior Warden. . SAMUEL TOWNSEND, Junior Warden.

On September 16, 1853, Ii dispensation was issued by R.’. W.’. JOSEPH D. EVANS, Deputy Grand Master, and on September26 the Lodge was instituted and the following additional officers elected:

JACOB SHOEMAKER, Treasurer.J. M. MERSEREAU, Secretary.JAMES STEVENSON, Senior Deacon.L. W. HAMMOND, Junior Deacon.J. R. V AN SICKLE, Master of Ceremonies.JOHN H. WILLIAMS, Tiler.

At this meeting the following motion was adopted:

"That we meet in Bro. John Barrett, Jr.'s rooms at Fifty-two Dollars per year, to be paid quarterly; Brother Barrett is to keep theroom clean, in good order, furnish the fuel, build the fires, and light the room at all regular meetings and for all extra meetings thatthe Lodge may deem necessary for one year from date."

It was also

"Resolved, That the Lodge meet on Wednesday on or before the full moon and two weeks thereafter."The Lodge continued to meet under the dispensation until the following June, when the warrant was issued which named the

same officers as were nominated by the petitioners. The first work done by the Lodge was on October 26, 1853, when Reason Freer was initiated.

All of the petitioners, together with the following, became the charter members:

Reason Freer. John C. B. Goetchius. Charles Fox. E. H. Whiting.

The Lodge was represented at the Laying, of the corner-stone of the Home at Utica, NY, May 21, 1891.

R. . W. . SALEM TOWN, after whom the Lodge was named, was born in Belchertown, Mass., March 5, 1779. He was made amason in liberty (now Granville) Lodge, No. 55, in 1803. He died February 24, 1864. His last recorded remarks made in the Grand Lodge while he was Grand Chaplain should never be forgotten. Bowed with age and with trembling voice he said:

"As life is uncertain I desire before withdrawing to offer a few brief remarks. My heart's desire and prayer to God is now, everhas been, and ever will be, for the peace, harmony, and prosperity of this Grand Body. Since my first membership, in 1806, I havewitnessed the several seasons of prosperity and adversity through which we have passed. Now I rejoice exceedingly in view of thatgeneral harmony which reigns throughout our jurisdiction, most fervently hoping it may ever continue.

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"Permit me,\ therefore, most earnestly to exhort the beloved brethren of this Grand Body to maintain and fully exemplify thatcordiality of fellowship with each other which 'is a vital principle of our profession. Suffer no discordant element to interrupt that unitywhich should characterize our common brotherhood.

"And now I can only add my fervent prayers that the members of this Grand Body should, in all coming time, exercise mutualaffection, and practise reciprocal acts of kindness toward each other, which alone can and will insure to them personal enjoymentand social harmony, resulting in the most delightful commingling of heart and sentiment at each annual session."

MASTERS.

1853. John Morse.1854. John Morse.1855. John Morse.1856. John Morse.1857. John Morse.1858. John Morse.1859. John Morse.1860. John Morse.1861. John M. Mersereau.1862. John M. Mersereau.1863. John R. Van Sickle.1864. John M. Mersereau.1865. John R. Van Sickle.1866. John R. Van Sickle.1867. John R. Van Sickle.1868. John M. Mersereau.1869. James Hamblin.1870. Charles P. Walters.1871. Godfrey W. Rynders.1872. Godfrey W. Rynders:1873. John M. Mersereau.

1874. P. C. Freese..1875. John M. Mersereau.1876. John M. Mersereau.1877. D. Sands Titus.1878. D. Sands Titus.1879. D. Sands Titus.1880. D. Sands Titus.1881. D. Sands Titus.1882. D. Sands Titus.1883. John M. Freese.1884. John M. Freese.1885. John M. Freese.1886. D. Sands Titus.1887. D. Sands Titus.1888. John M. Freese.1889. George F. Clark.1890. William E. Carr.1891. E. A. Terwilliger.1892. William E. Carr.1893. John M. Freese.1894. Cornelius M. Forshay.

1895. John M. Freese.1896. Ernest Webb.1897. Josiah M. Dickson.1898. William E. Carr.1899. William E. Carr.1900. William E. Carr.1901. Josiah M. Dickson.1902. John M. Freese.1903. Robert Lee.1904. John M. Freese.1905. John M. Freese.1906. John M. Freese.1907. John S. Thompson.1908. James J. Chappel.1909. James J. Chappel.1910. James J. Chappel.1911. George E. Whitcomb.1912. William J. Lee.1913. Lewis B. Hedden.

Appendix

Rev. James H. Perry

See also http://www.generalatomic.com/PerrysSaints/index.htmlwhich may be viewed at http://books.google.com/books?id=rL5EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA36&dq=%22colonel+James+H.+Perry%22&lr=#PPA7,M1

PERRY'S SAINTSOR

THE FIGHTING PARSON'S REGIMENT IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLIONBY JAMES M. NICHOLS, 1886.

“The History of the Forty-eighth Regiment New York State Volunteers,” by Abraham John Palmer, page 3.http://books.google.com/books?id=s_9fmW-ZFlkC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=James+H.+Perry%22+%22perry's+saints%22&source=web&ots=cFIGAsiz6U&sig=s_vgMygN570opGD97NeuRVb27pQ&hl=en&ei=mCCSScybJY-EtgennNjRCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA3,M1

JAMES H. PERRY was born in Ulster County, N. Y., June 18, 1811. He inherited from a Welsh ancestry splendid natural endowments,both intellectual and physical. He stood fully six feet in height, broad-chested, broad-browed, a man of noble bearing and of acourageous heart. He had early evinced an inclination to a military life, and received an appointment to a cadetship at West Pointfrom President Jackson in return for political services rendered by his father. There was a delay in the forwarding of his credentials,and, supposing that he had failed to receive the promised appointment, young Perry began the study and entered upon the practiceof law. He also married. When his appointment finally reached him he instantly relinquished the pursuit of the law, and entered WestPoint. There his independent and manly character brought him into frequent difficulties, as he would resent the insults which theSouthern cadets were accustomed to heap upon the boys from the North. He did not relish being called a "mudsill," and he never

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was called it a second time. He became a sort of leader to the nobler of the Northern boys chafing under the affronts they habituallyreceived. In one encounter with several of the Southern cadets, who assaulted him in a most cowardly manner while he wasunarmed, he barely escaped with his life, but thoroughly whipped his assailants. For that fight he was court-martialed, andsentenced to be dismissed from West Point; but President Jackson, himself a brave man who could appreciate the courage of abrave boy, not only annulled the sentence, but wrote a letter commendatory of the manly conduct of young Perry. During his thirdyear at the Academy he resigned his cadetship, and at the breaking out of the Texas rebellion against Mexico espoused the Texancause. Perry was commissioned a colonel in the Texan army, and authorized to raise a regiment at the North. He only succeeded inraising part of a regiment, which he took with him to Texas, and with which he served with great and conspicuous ability. At thebattle of San Jacinto there occurred an incident which changed the career of Colonel Perry from that of a man of war to that of aman of peace. 'General Santa Anna, the commander of the Mexican army, had been guilty of such duplicity, craftiness, and crueltythat every officer of the Texan army had taken an oath to take his life if they met him in battle. The reason for that desperatedetermination was the atrocities of Santa Anna at Goliad and at the Alamo. At Goliad he had butchered in cold blood the entiregarrison after it had surrendered, and upon the capture of the Alamo he had put to the sword every one of that gallant garrison,sparing only one woman, one child, and one servant. Because of these barbarities the Texan army had declared him an outlaw anda bandit, and the Texan officers had bound themselves by an oath to kill him at sight. At the battle of San Jacinto, where Texanindependence was finally won, Colonel Perry commanded the left wing of General Houston's army. 'The battle-cry of the braveTexans was, "Remember the Alamo." In the battle Colonel Perry found himself opposed to a general whom he supposed to beSanta Anna. He rode towards him, and, in a hand-to-hand encounter with swords, killed him. After the battle, when Santa Anna wasbrought into the Texan camp a prisoner, Colonel Perry learned that his antagonist had been the chief of staff of the MexicanGeneral, and that he had slain unwittingly an honorable soldier. Stung with remorse, he instantly withdrew from the army and cameback North. That mistake in the identity of his antagonist at San Jacinto had a singular effect upon Colonel Perry's whole career.Brave as a lion, he was tender as a woman, and a cloud of remorse for that act shadowed his noble life from that hour until the dayin Fort Pulaski when he died. His most intimate friends have always believed that it was this that led to his conversion, and thededication of his life to the Christian ministry. On returning North after the Texan War he settled in Newburgh, on the Hudson.

I am indebted to his friend the Rev. J. B. Merwin for the following account of the conversion and the ministerial life of ColonelPerry:

"In the early fall of 1836, on a call at Newburgh, I found great interest because of an event of the Sunday night previous. At theclose of the sermon in the Methodist church a prayer-meeting was commenced within the altar. The pastor, Rev. Seymour Landon,gave an invitation to any who desired to give their hearts to the Lord to come forward. Colonel Perry, who recently had returned fromTexas, sat in the middle aisle near the door; he instantly rose, and deliberately walked to the altar and knelt for prayers. The man, soconspicuous for his elegant and lofty bearing, wearing the badge of his military office, manifesting so fearlessly his decision, awedthe congregation, thrilled the church, and made such an impression that it became the topic of conversation throughout the town.His sincerity was seen in his docility: he sought and followed the advice of his pastor and his brethren. In less than two years fromhis conversion he was admitted on trial in the New York Conference, and began to preach. His first appointment in 1838 wasBurlington and Bristol Circuit, Conn. The usual military parade took place that fall in Burlington, and the Rev. Mr. Perry was invited toact as chaplain. He discharged his duties with such fine dignity and such military form that the event of that day was the part takenby the chaplain. At the session of the New York Conference in 1841, held in Mulberry Street Church (now St. Paul's), New York City,the preacher assigned to fill the pulpit on Sabbath evening failed to appear. Colonel Perry was asked to take his place. In the spiritof military and ministerial discipline he obeyed orders. The ability he exhibited won for him an invitation to become the pastor of thatchurch. He was not yet elected to elder's orders, and yet he filled what was then the most important appointment of the Conferencewith conspicuous success. Afterwards he was always assigned to the principal churches. The magnificent physique and markedcharacteristics of Dr. Perry were elements in the power and efficiency of his ministerial career. In any assembly of men he was likelyto be the most noted figure in it—a Saul among his brethren. Tall, well-proportioned, with large head, full clear blue eye, acountenance expressive of intelligent manliness, benignity and kindness, and a native dignity and grace of bearing that inspiredconfidence and respect, with nothing of that pomp and stateliness that repels—these but poorly indicate the character andproportions of his mind and heart. He was noble and manly in all his traits; in his attachments firm, constant, and reliable; the soul ofhonor and courage, always courteous, always a gentleman. Such a man he was, and he brought himself, his gifts, training andattainments into his work as a minister. Many can testify in all the churches to his great usefulness. He was a man of strong nature,had decided opinions, and possessed fine ability as a ready, dexterous, and cogent debater. He was a zealous advocate for lay-delegation in the Methodist Church. He received from Dickinson College in 1844 the degree of D.D. His manner in the pulpit wascalm, dignified, and impressive; his style was distinguished for its clearness, accuracy, and vigor, and for historic and classicalallusions."

He was twice a member of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his success in the ministry waseminent. It was during the session of the Conference to which he belonged in the spring of 1861 that news of the bombardment ofFort Sumter was received. Rising in his seat, amid an enthusiasm that will never be forgotten, he said, "I was educated by theGovernment; it now needs my services. I shall resign my ministry, and again take up my sword."

This was the Christian minister who was to become the first commander of the Forty-eighth Regiment, whose name was "a towerof strength" in its recruiting, who was to lead them to the front, and after ten months of noble service at their head, was to die amidtheir love and tears, and to live in their memory forever.

From the day that Colonel Perry's name was announced to command the new regiment the work of recruiting went rapidly on.

Lieutenant-Colonel Barton made a 'journey to Washington, accompanied by the Hon. Moses F. Odell of Brooklyn, —an early andloyal friend of the regiment,—and received a promise from the Hon. Simon Cameron, then Secretary of War, that when more troopswere needed the men they were enlisting would be accepted by the Government.

On July 24, 1861, the first recruits went into camp at Fort Hamilton, Long Island. The camp was named "Camp Wyman," afterMr. Luther B. Wyman of Brooklyn, our early friend and patron, whose interest in us and zeal to promote our welfare never wearied.

The regiment was designated originally the "Continental Guard," the design being that it should be independent of any State—and that is why the overtures of its projectors were made to Washington rather than to Albany. That idea was, however, soonabandoned, as the general policy of the Government was to obtain its soldiers in given quotas from the several States.

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Before President Lincoln had issued his famous call for three hundred thousand men to serve "for three years or during the war,"under which the Forty-eighth New York was mustered into the service, the noble men who w6re at work recruiting it had expendedbetween two and three thousand dollars of their own money, and had been liberally aided by Mr. Wyman with means to establishthe camp at Fort Hamilton, and to procure blankets and other necessities for the recruits.

Soon, however, their faith was to have its reward. On the renewal of the application to the War Department word was receivedfrom Governor E. D. Morgan, the great "War Governor" of New York, that when the regiment was properly officered and organizedhe would come on at once and give it its number and muster it into the service.

Finally, on August 16, 1861, the first three companies were mustered in, namely, companies H, I, and K. Afterwards the companieswere mustered as fast as their quota of men was filled. Companies A and D, August 2; Company G, August 26; Company E, August27; Company F, August 31; Company B, September 5; and Company C, September 10. The time at Camp Wyman was spent indrill, and by the officers in studying the tactics. The writer remembers the night when he first arrived there—on July 30, 1861. Onlyone tent had been erected,—a round tent, such as a sutler afterwards used,—where all of us slept on the straw, with feet towardsthe centre. We recall a visit of inspection at Camp Wyman by Governor E. D. Morgan and his staff. Among the staff that day was abrilliant young gentleman by the name of Chester A. Arthur, late the President of the United States. The officers of the "ContinentalGuard" gave a fite champttre one evening before we left the camp, which was a fine affair. The only officer, except Colonel Perry,who seemed to have had any elaborate military education (although Lieutenant-Colonel Barton and several others had belonged tothe Seventh New York State Militia, and some to other militia regiments) was Lieutenant Elfwing, a Swede, a graduate of the RoyalMilitary Academy of Sweden, and a very skilful swordsman, whose service with the regiment was destined to be long andconspicuous, and who is now the U. S. Consul at Stockholm, Sweden. The regiment took form in those days at Fort Hamilton,company by company, and at the final muster it received its number as the Forty-eighth Regiment, New York State Volunteers.

We all remember the noble horse that Colonel Perry rode. It was presented to him by the Methodist ministers of New York andvicinity. I have received a letter concerning the circumstances of the gift from the Rev. L. H. King, D.D., who writes as follows:

"I had been making a brief call on Colonel Perry, at his headquarters in Brooklyn, and when leaving the thought occurred to methat it would be a handsome thing to do if the ministers would present him a horse, caparisoned and ready for use. At once Icommenced raising a subscription. The preachers about New York readily subscribed $5 each, and Judge Fancher gave me some$60. I had but little trouble in raising the money, but a very hard time in finding a horse suitable for that kind of service. We triedmany horses. An old farmer in Ulster County sold me an unsound horse and I prosecuted him, and he was glad to settle and refundbefore the suit came to trial. Finally, a thorough horseman came and volunteered to get me a horse; and he found a good one, forwhich I paid $180(the horse was afterwards sold for $2480). Betts of New York City made the saddle, bridle, etc., for which we paidhim $60. One bright Monday afternoon I rode the horse down to Fort Hamilton. The regiment formed in a hollow square, and I madethe presentation-speech from the saddle, to which the Colonel made a brief reply, and mounted his charger and rode away, and thatwas the last I ever saw of my genial and much-loved friend, Colonel Perry."

“Minutes of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,” page 54.http://books.google.com/books?id=pNspAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA54&dq=%22rev.+James+H.+Perry%22#PRA4-PA54,M1

REV. JAMES H. PERRY, D.D.Seldom has an announcement fallen so startlingly upon the public ear, as that which conveyed to our church intelligence of the

sudden decease of Dr. Perry. He died on the 18th of June, 1862, between three and four o'clock, P.M. He had for several dayssuffered from a slight attack of intermittent (ever, but on the day of his death appeared to be better. Two of his friends had left himabout half-past two o'clock in the afternoon of the 18th, reclining upon a sofa, and in unusually good spirits. He had spoken much ofthe pleasure he anticipated from a visit to his family and home. "Soon after," says one of his fellow-soldiers, "I left the room, CaptainStrickland entered, and engaged in conversation with him, the colonel still remaining on the sofa, writing in his diary meanwhile. Thecaptain looked away from him a moment, and on turning his eyes towards him again, at once saw that he was unconscious. Helpwas immediately called. He was removed to the bed, and placed in an easy position, but all was of no avail.”

"His diary, which had fallen from his hand when he was on the sofa, contains his last written words. ('I have been quite sick, but amslowly improving, and much better to-day.') The surgeons pronounced it a clear case of apoplexy, and their opinion is doubtlesscorrect. Writing to you, I need not dwell on the noble character and manly traits of our friend. These are written on our memories andcan never be effaced. On the Forty-eighth the blow fell with double force. We had all learned not only to regard our colonel as agallant and able leader, but to love him as a father and a friend. On the day of his death there was not a dry eye in the wholecommand, and the still- mess-was like that of the grave."

From a memoir written shortly after his death by his old friend Rev. Dr. Kennaday we learn that Dr. Perry was born in Ulstercounty, New York, in the year 1811. "His education commenced at an early age, and he made rapid progress in his studies until hewas prepared to enter as a cadet at the Military Academy at West Point. Becoming strongly interested in the cause of Texanindependence, he resigned his position in the academy in the third year of his connection with it; he left behind him a goodreputation for scholarship and manly deportment. Accepting the appointment of colonel in the service of Texas, he proceeded toraise a regiment." Having raised a regiment in New York he embarked, and reached Texas in time to participate in the battle of SanJacinto, which resulted in the defeat of Santa Anna and the establishment of Texan independence.

Upon his return from Texas he settled with his family in Newburgh, New York. "Through the invitation of his sister, a member ofthe M. E. Church, he was induced to attend a love-feast, where the' strange but consoling truths of experimental religion excited hisattention. At an early moment he disclosed his feelings to the Rev. Seymour Landon, then pastor of the church. The result was hisprofession of religion, and his uniting with the church on probation. It was but a few months after thin that the writer became hispastor, and was at once deeply interested in his history and experience. He was a very child in Christian attainments, and hadeverything to learn in Christian doctrine. Mr. Landon had fostered him with the greatest care and faithfulness. Though he had neverbeen skeptical, yet his knowledge of the Christian system had not been such as to establish him in any special creed. “Never," saysDr. Kennaday, "did I know a person excelling Colonel Perry in a strong desire to be governed by the utmost sincerity. His high senseof honor had kept him so free from gross offences that, in the absence of an external change of character, many were but littleaware of the decided and sincere tone of his piety, the emotions of which increased as he advanced in the knowledge of God."

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He joined the New York Conference in the year 1838, and was appointed to Burlington and Bristol Circuit, Connecticut. Duringhis ministry, which lasted without interruption from 1838 to the year of his death, he filled many of the first appointments in the NewYork and New York East Conferences. In 1844 the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by Dickinson College. Hewas also a delegate to the General Conference of 1856.

Shortly after the breaking out of the present war Dr. Perry, believing it to be his duty to give his country the benefit of his militaryexperience, accepted the command of the Forty-eighth Regiment of New York Volunteers (“Perry’s Saints”). He was ordered toAnnapolis, from whence he embarked for the South. During his period of service he displayed high qualities as a commander. Heparticipated in the battle of Port Royal Ferry as brigadier-general, and commanded the reserve, comprising the Forty-seventh andForty-eighth Regiments. On being called up to aid General Stevens, Colonel Perry and his men fought for full sir hours, the colonelmaintaining admirable coolness and presence of mind throughout the entire fight, and coming out unhurt. He was highly praised forhis conduct in this action. His regiment also fortified Dawfuskie Island, by which the approach to Fort Pulaski from Savannah wascommanded. Some time after the fall of the fort Colonel Perry was placed in command of it, which position he held when he died.Saturday, June 28th, was his birthday. It was his intention to make a brief visit home and to spend that day with his family. But manproposes and God disposes. The steamer on which he expected to return brought to his friends the intelligence of his death.

Dr. Perry was too well known among his brethren to need characterization at; a preacher in this memoir. In the pulpit he wascalm and impressive. His topics were practical, and in discussing them he impartially followed the teachings of Scripture. He keptconstantly in view the great ends of preaching, the conversion of sinners and the building up of believers in the faith. He won theaffections of all. In debate he was dexterous and cogent. No matter what might be the topic of controversy, he was an able advocateand formidable opponent. His ability as a logician, and his tact as a debater, made him naturally a leader upon the floor ofConference. His brethren who adopted his views of church administration relied unhesitatingly upon his sagacity, and followed hissuggestions with confidence. His well-known kindliness of disposition subjected him to constant calls to appear as advocate inbehalf of parties who were, or were likely to be, brought under Conference censure. The services rendered by him at such timeswere purely disinterested.

In his attachments Dr. Perry was firm and constant. He grappled his friends to him with "hooks of steel." His character was sopositive that he was incapable of indifference; he liked or disliked decidedly, and with all the force of a strong nature. His ministrywas fruitful of good. He was blessed with a revival in the Mulberry-street church, during which some now important men wereconverted. In Sag Harbor his name is still affectionately cherished; many witnesses to the power of his ministry are still living, whowere brought into the kingdom of Christ through his labors. In Waterbury, and Fleet-street and Hanson-place, Brooklyn, his memoryis endeared to the children of God. The New York East Conference, at its last session, unanimously adopted resolutions approvingthe step he had taken in entering the national service.

The suddenness of Dr. Perry's decease precluded any dying expressions of his faith and hope. His departure is a warning to usall to "be also ready." We mourn for him as one who gave up all for his God and his country. When the record of these trying timesis made up, Dr. Perry's name will have a high and honored place on the roll of immortals, through whose devotion our Union hasbeen saved.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_G._BurnetSam Houston, leading the Texan Army, decided to strategically retreat from Gonzales after learning of the defeat at the Alamo.

On hearing of the government's flight, "Houston was pained and annoyed", maintaining it was a cowardly action that caused a greatdeal of unnecessary panic. David G. Burnet was infuriated by Houston's criticism and accused Houston of staging his own retreatbecause he was afraid to fight. Within several days, Burnet had stationed a spy, Major James H. Perry, on Houston's staff. In aneffort to discredit Houston, Perry initiated a groundless rumor that Houston had begun taking opium.

“Life and Select Literary Remains of Sam Houston of Texas ...,” by William Carey Crane, page 593.http://books.google.com/books?id=5qkyHyzXVH8C&pg=PA594&lpg=PA594&dq=%22James+H.+Perry%22+%22sam+houston%22&source=web&ots=sgz-KXryTn&sig=N-ubUqlKtGyeFTtYn07FWgDgMb4&hl=en&ei=4OGRSZHxI43Btgem1eTQCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA593,M1

"PORT CHESTER. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK,"February 24, 1859.

"MY DEAR GENERAL:—Chagrined and mortified, I sit down to tell you of the burning disgrace that has, this evening, been given toyour well-earned fame. Reverend James H. Perry, D.D., of New York, delivered in a lecture in the Methodist Episcopal Church, thisevening, the most bitter remarks respecting your bravery and honor that ever passed human lips. The subject was ' The battle ofSan Jacinto; its causes and consequences.' Mr. Perry informed his large and intelligent audience that he was prompted by patrioticmotives to enlist in the Texan cause; that he visited you at your camp, with letters of introduction, and was admitted a member ofyour staff. Without repeating the details of the battle, in which he took occasion to say that every advance movement of the armywas without your consent, and only made by the wiser and more patriotic manifestations of the army, in which you were obliged toacquiesce, he closed by a peroration that astonished and wounded every person present. He said: ' I wish it to be understood, for Ispeak what I do know, that the battle of San Jacinto was fought, and the victory was achieved, in spite of General Houston, and thewreath that now encircles his brow as the hero of that battle has not in it one green leaf.'

"I would not, my dear general, call your attention to this subject but for the reason that the details of the lecture are to be givenelsewhere at the North; and, being a young man at the time the battle was fought, my whole theory of the ‘causes andconsequences,' and the part taken by yourself, has been utterly destroyed, so far as the reverend doctor could do it. May I inquire ifyou remember James H. Perry as your aide-de-camp, and what the part he took in the battle of San Jacinto? Your answer will notonly gratify me, but hundreds who listened to the defamations of your honored and cherished renown.

"I am, very sincerely, your attached friend,

"General SAM HOUSTON. . ." _____ __ ____________

Now, Mr. President, for twelve years this gentleman has been sedulously engaged in defaming the character of the Commander-in-chief, or attempting to do it. I was apprised of it before. Gentlemen of his denomination, of high respectability, assured me that a

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stop would be put to it. I see that he has broken out in a fresh place. It is necessary that I should give some of my knowledge of hischaracter.

He came to the camp on the Colorado with letters of introduction from the President and other members of the Cabinet to theCommander-in-chief, recommending him as a graduate of West Point, or having been a student there. Being a good-lookinggentleman, plausible in his manner, unembarrassed by diffidence, not very cultivated, still would do very well for a soldier or officer,his appearance being fine, the general appointed him a member of his staff. Shortly after, reports came on very detrimental to him.The general was not apprised of them, and ordered him to drill Colonel Burleson's regiment. Colonel Burleson objected to his drillinghis regiment, for the reason that he did not consider him a man of good character; that he had come to New Orleans with his wife, orsome other woman, as was reported, and taking a free yellow girl from the North, he had attempted to dispose of her, as a slave, inthe South, and some difficulties originated from the fact. His "patriotism" that he speaks of, which caused him to enlist in the causeof Texas, I rather suppose, from the influence of disagreeable circumstances, prompted him to seek a refuge in Texas. He camethere. That was the reverend gentleman. He continued there, in his position as staff officer, until the arrival of the army on theBrazos.

An order was given by the general that no one should communicate Iron1 camp without the communication passing the general'seye; and whenever an express was to leave camp the letters were to be brought to him, so that he might know that nothingdetrimental to the army should go out, or that anything necessary to be concealed would be disclosed to the world. An express wasabout to start. A letter of Major Perry, that then was, was brought to the general. It was sealed. He opened it, and found it containedthe grossest defamat1on and slander of himself; he sent for Major Perry; he gave the letter to the Assistant Inspector-General, andtold him to read it to Major Perry; it was so done. Major Perry, when asked by the Commander-in-chief what he thought of it,observed, it was stronger than he imagined, and may be it was wrong. He then said, "Go to your duty, sir; I do not care for all thespies in the world if they will tell the truth."

Perry remained in camp, still attached to the staff, and when they arrived at Harrisburg he passed over Buffalo bayou with thespies. On the march to San Jacinto he was taken under suspicious circumstances—having left the line of the Texans. He was takenby Captain Karnes and private Seacrist, of the spies, and brought to the general. They reported that he had changed his horse'scaparison, also his musket for an escopet, and they believed he had communication with the enemy. The general ordered him to bedisarmed and sent to the guard fire. Karnes said, "General, are you not going to execute him?" "No, Karnes," replied the general, "Ihave no leisure at this time to look into the matter." "Sir," said he, "if we had known that you would not have instantly executed him,you would never have been troubled with him; he is a traitor and a spy."

That was on the 2oth. He remained under guard until the morning of the 21st. He sent the general a message, which is notprecisely recollected. The general gave orders to restore his arms, giving him an opportunity to wipe off the stigma that he hadplaced upon his character, and gave him leave to go into the battle; whether he did or not is not known to me. When I heard of hisconduct, the general might have apprehended that he would have been the first object for him to assassinate; but he defies a traitor,a spy, or an assassin, if he can confront him. This is the Rev. James H. Perry, D.D. His letter from the Brazos shall be publishedafter I return to Texas. It shall appear in the New York Herald. It will vindicate all I have said.

He says, in his letter from camp, that the general was not in the habit of drinking ardent spirits, but was a confirmed opium-eater.I believe there never was one of them cured, and the general looks very little like an opium-eater. His correspondent was thenotorious Robert Potter, of North Carolina, who was Secretary of the Navy in Texas. The general had no hand in making him so. Hewas the gentleman with whom the reverend doctor corresponded. He acknowledges himself his spy and pimp upon the general, andthey were a most worthy pair.

These are some of the circumstances that I have felt it my duty to state in vindication of the Commander-in-chief. I think it is aduty that a man owes, after he has passed his life pretty much in the service of his country, and is about to retire from that service,that he should do a little redding up, and arranging of matters which posterity may not so well comprehend without explanation. I willcall the attention of the honorable Senate to one fact; and I will ask, why was the council called, and why was it desired? Becausethe indications were clear that the Commander-in-chief intended that day to engage the enemy; that his arrangements, thoughsilent, indicated his purpose. There were persons who censured his conduct from time to time, and charged him with cowardice. Hewas charged with retreating from Gonzales, and from the Colorado, and under a pressure of circumstances crossing the Brazos,with a design to cross the Trinity, and go east. Why did they not then call a council to counteract his designs? Why did they notinterpose to prevent these things if they believed them? No council of war was asked for until on the eve of battle, and thegentleman who was the first to flee from the field, and who was charged with appropriating the spoils privately, was most active inthat council. The spoils are a matter of some import. Is it supposable that Santa Anna, with his Mexican ostentation, would march atthe head of the finest army ever marshaled in Mexico and not have with him plate and jewels becoming the condition of a manwhose sway was absolute, and whose expectation on his return was to assume the imperial purple and the scepter of the Mexicanmonarchy? What ever became of these spoils? The Commander-in-chief of the Texas army decreed the spoils to the army. Nor didhe ever receive the value of one cent. Colonel Sherman was appointed president of the board to manage and distribute the spoils tothe troops. Colonel Bennett has thrown some light upon that subject, and had he been called on by Colonel Sherman, after hecharged him with appropriating them, it appears from his letter that he could have given much insight into the affair. Not one dollar'sworth of the plate was ever produced, but the stragglers who lagged behind had enjoyed the opportunity of concealing them until abetter time was afforded to them to carry them away.