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Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, pages 427-428
ELECTA CHAPTER OF THE EASTERN STAR, NO. 32. It had been decided to reorganize, and on January 10, 1874, contributions were made to secure a charter for a chapter degree and the name of Electa Chapter of the Eastern Star, No. 32, was adopted. The following officers were elected and installed: W. B. Langridge, W. P.; Mrs. Sally Block, W. M.; Mrs. Harriet Braumfield, A. M.; Mrs. A. Hawley, Treas.; Mrs. H. E. Simpson, Sec.; Mrs. Julia Dunn, conductress; Mrs. J. P. Walton, assistant conductress; Mrs. Pian M. Pyeatt, warden; G. C. Winn, sentinel; Mrs. J. C. Parmalee, Adah; Miss Lillie Morrison, Ruth; Mrs. Rebecca Miller, Martha; Mrs. R. B. Ewing, Electa.
The various meeting places of the Masonic bodies of Muscatine are here given: First in a frame building on First street, just east of Chestnut; from 1841 to 1854, in second story of Trinity church building; short time in the rooms of I. O. O. F., corner of Chestnut and Second; next in the fourth story of the Masonic building on Second, between Walnut and Cedar streets. After this a few meetings were held in the third story of a building on the corner of Chestnut and Second and then later in rooms over 118 West Second street, then back to the Masonic block, after which, for a number of years they were in the building on the southwest corner of Iowa avenue and Second street. From there the lodge went to the building owned by S. G. Stein on the north side of Second street, between Iowa avenue and Sycamore street. In the third story of this building rooms were fitted up in 1901 and occupied by the several Masonic bodies and there they are today, although the prospects are not discouraging for a Masonic Temple to be built at no very distant day, on the beautiful lot on the corner diagonally from the northwest corner of the court house square, which some time ago was purchased for the purpose.
Washington Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons, was instituted under dispensation granted by the Ninth Royal Arch Commandery of the United States and a chapter was granted September 17, 1852, to the following charter members: Ansel Humphreys, Theodore S. Parvin, George Wilkison, Josiah Parvin, William Williams, J. D. Biles and George Plitt. The first officers were: Ansel Humphreys, M. E. H. P.; Theodore S. Parvin, king; George Wilkison, scribe; J. D. Beyers, C. of H.; William Williams, P. S.; L. A. Williams, R. A. C.; Josiah Parvin, M. of Third Veil; B. Brooks, M. of Second Veil; Madden, M. of First Veil.
De Molay Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templar was instituted under dispensation from the grand commandery of the United States, represented by Sir Knight W. B. Hubbard, general grand master of the general grand encampment, March 14, 1855. The first officers were: Theodore S. Parvin, M. E. G. C.; J. L. Hazin, generalissimo; William Reynolds, captain general; William Leffingwell, M. E. P.; L. D. Palmer, S. W.; William Gordon, J. W.; J. B. Dougherty, treasurer; J. H. Wallace, recorder; J. R. Hotsock, sword bearer; Henry Hoover, warder. A charter was granted in September, 1856, and the following officers were installed: Theodore S. Parvin, E. C.; A. Chambers, generalissimo; G. W. Wilkison, captain general; William Leffingwell, prelate; J. P. Dougherty, treasurer; G. A. Satterlee, recorder; L. D. Palmer, sword bearer; W. Gordon, J. W.; Henry Hoover, warder; G. D. Magoon, sword bearer; L. Carmichael, standard bearer; D. T. Miller, guard.
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