| 98 | Community History, Zearing, Iowa | 98 |
Iola Lodge No. 234 was chartered on April 24, 1907, with J. A. Wellington, the instituting officer. The charter members were :
| Guy E. Clift | Otis Rogers |
| Henry D. Moon | Albert C. Young |
| Hartwell P. Chandler Sr. | Clarence W. Allen |
| Lewis H. Moon | Robert R. Pollock |
| William B. Kersey | Fred E. Smith |
| Dr. Charles W. Powell | Charles W. Haase |
| Henry S. Swaggert | Frank S. White |
| Dan Davis | John Henry Norton |
| Leo L. Wing | Carl H. Anderson |
| Floyd L. Farber | Thomas Young |
| Bert Price | Winnie W. Carver |
| Oscar Wallwork | David M. Powell |
| Harley Price | A. Ray McBride |
| L. Cressie Allen | Daniel Holveck |
| Harry G. Martin | Dr. Arthur J. McCormack Grip |
| L. Fitch |
| Leo L. Wing | Chancellor Commander |
| Charles W. Haase | Vice Chancellor |
| Grip L. Fitch | Prelate |
| Dr. Charles W. Powell | Master of Work |
| Dr. Arthur J. McCormack | Keeper of Records and Seal |
| Harry G. Martin | Master of Exchequer |
| Henry D. Moon | Master of Finance |
| Hartwell P. Chandler Sr. | Master of Arms |
| Carl H. Anderson | Outer Guard |
The last report of Iola Lodge No. 234 was compiled in July, 1917. Ray M. Lightfoot was the Chancellor Commander when the lodge disbanded in 1917. Zearing members of the Knights of Pythias joined the lodge at Story City, Iowa, when the lodge disbanded.
The Zearing Alumni Association is an active organization in 1955. Much of the credit for the building of the alumni association goes to Jennie Deal Perry. She kept the organization alive during the early years of its existence. Jennie was the president of the organization for more than twenty years.
The first class to graduate from the local high school was in 1895. They were entertained at a dinner at the Clift home. Then the juniors took charge. A junior-senior reception was held until 1915. There wasn't any reception in 1915 or in 1916. In 1917, the Zearing Alumni Association was formed.
The largest graduating classes to date were in the 1930's. Ger-