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Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, page 431
MUSCATINE TENT, NO. 9, KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES. The Maccabees are strong in Muscatine. The lodge was organized August 25, 1887. The first meeting was held in rooms of the Academy of Science, corner of Iowa avenue and Second street. There were seventy charter members and the first officers were as follows: Past Commander, Dr. H. M. Dean; Commander, Thomas M. Brown; Lt. Commander, George M. Titus; Record Keeper, J. R. Reuling; Finance Keeper, S. M. Hughes; Chaplain, Joseph E. Hoopes; Phys., Dr. G. D. Lezatte; Serg., L. C. Crosman; Master-at-Arms, Paul Steinmetz; 1st M. G., Thomas P. Gray; 2d. M. of G., James Mayes; Sentinel William M. Narvis; Picket, Marx E. Block.
Muscatine Hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees was organized September 15, 1896, with thirty-five members. This lodge acquired a high degree of superiority over its sister lodges of the city when Miss Ella L. Mark acquired the title of state commander as well as supreme mistress of honor. This is an auxiliary of Knights of Maccabees and its strength numbers about 110 members.
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