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S.  Hussey H. P., Jonathan Croasdale secretary. Present members 185,
James Suttie H. P., 0. P. Kerr secretary.
    Royal and Select Masters, Brazil Council No. 40, organized 1874,
charter members 9, Edward S. Hussey Thrice Ill. M., Jonathan Croas-
dale recorder. Present members 87, C. W. Culbertson Thrice Ill. M.,
0. P. Kerr recorder.
    French Masons, Human Rights Lodge No. 322 Co-Masonry, organ-
ized October, 1905, charter members 20, Peter LeQurk P. G. M., Joe
Decamk knight of the seal.
    Negro Masons, Saint Paul Lodge No. 24, F. & A. M., organized
1892, charter members 20, William Green W. M., Edwin Moss secretary.
Present members 37, Luther Mitchel W. M., L. B. Russell secretary.
    Knights Templar (negro) Malta Commandery No. 18, organized
1903, charter members 28, L. B. Russell E. C., John Doles secretary.
Present members 28, William Green E. C., L. B. Russell secretary.
    Royal and Select Masons (negro), Joshuway Consistory, organized
1906, charter members 10, John F. Doles G. P., A. T. Griffin secretary.
    Royal Arch Masons (negro), Imperial Chapter No. 9, organized
1903, charter members 36, Elias Potter H. P., L. B. Russell secretary.
Present members 28, Laurie Brown H. P., L. B. Russell secretary.
    Mystic Shrine (negro), Moses Temple, organized 1906, charter
members 10, Elmer Green C. C., Laurie Brown secretary.
    Order of the Eastern Star (negro), Nettie Ransford Chapter No.
16, organized 1893, charter members 16, Maggie Moss R. M., Mary
Waldren secretary. Present members 40, Mattie Baxter R. M., Nancy
York secretary.

                            Odd Fellows.
    Coal City Lodge No. 522, I. 0. 0. F., organized 1876, Philip Blue-
baker N. G., Thomas Hays secretary. Present members 209, Henry
Hoppis N. G., W. B. Carrigan secretary.
    Brazil Lodge No. 215, I. 0. 0. F., charter members 10, Hanson
Britton N. G., James W. Mortimer secretary. Present members 203,
R. M. Hunter N. G., A. A. Spears secretary.
    Iron City Encampment No. 118, organized 1872 charter members
15, Thomas E. Hays C. P., Frank B. Sargent scribe. Present members
77, Louis J. Schultz C. P., Charles A. Miller scribe.
    Good Will Encampment No. 294, organized 1902, charter members
68, John Dash C. P., Wesley Stigler secretary. Present members 69,
Henry Haverkamp C. P., John M. Christman secretary.
    Mayflower Rebekah Lodge No. 62, organized 1871, charter mem-
bers 18, Edward S. Hussey N. G., C. P. Eppert secretary. Present
members 100, Mrs. Mary Jenkins N. G., Mrs. Melissa McCullough
secretary.
    Rebekahs, Silver Leaf Lodge No. 604, organized 1900, charter
members 32, Ella King N. G., W. B. Carrigan secretary. Present mem-
bers 242, Sarah Davis N. G., Ella King secretary.
    Brazil Lodge No. I. 0. 0. F., (negro), organized 1880, charter
members 18, Foster Barnett N. G., A. B. York secretary. Present mem-
bers 23, Elmer Green N. G., J. F. Doles secretary.
    Household of Ruth No. 391, (negro), organized 1886, charter
members 29, Foster Barnett M. N. G., W. P. Coleman secretary. Present
members 20, Mrs. Hannah Gardner M. N. C., Foster Barnett secretary.