134                 HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY

                    Knights of Pythias.
    Brazil Lodge No. 30, organized 1873, charter members 18, D. W.
Brattin C. C., J. W. Guthrie K. of R. & S. Present members 132,
George Hedges C. C., Thomas Robinson K. of R. & S.
    Uniform Rank, Croasdale Company No. 39, organized 1887, charter
members 28, George A. Byrd S. K. captain. Hugh L. Stevenson secre-
tary Present members 34, C.S. York captain, John Plumb secretary.
    Endowment Rank Section No. organized 1886, charter members
16, J. D Sourwine secretary. Present members 24, William H. Bubb
secretary
    Golden Crown Lodge No 49 (negro) organized 1906, charter mem-
bers 32 L. B. Russell John T. Smith K. of R. & S. Present mem-
bers 24, J W. Holt C.C.,L.B. Russell K of R.&S. & S.

                            Other Orders

    Court of Honor No. 1075, organized 1908, charter members 17,
Birck Wilkie president Irie Eckert secretary. Present members 7, Birck
Wilkie president. George McCormick secretary.
    Catholic Knights and Ladies of America, St. Joseph Branch No.
127,organized 1898, charter members 21, Hugh McGurty president, John
E.  Fee secretary. Present members, 41, Hugh McGurty president,
James L. Carroll secretary.
    Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 2, organized 1905,
charter members 21, Paul Whimsey president, John E. Fee secretary.
Present members 41. Daniel Martin president, John Navin secretary.
    Young Men's Institute, organized 1905,charter members 21, Frank
W. Sawar, president, John Whimsey secretary. Present members 72,
Barny Navin president, Leonard McGlew secretary.
    Modern Woodmen of America, Brazil Camp No. 3418, organized
1895, charter members 32, David Sherfey V. C., J. E. West secretary.
Present members 184, John H. Yaeger V. C., J. E. West secretary.
    Knights of Honor, Olive Lodge No. 676, organized 1877, charter
members 10, Henry D. Smith dictator, Peter T. Luther secretary. Pres-
ent members 20, Peter T. Luther dictator, William W. Moore, secretary.
    Home Defenders of America, Home No. 1, organized Feb. 17, 1905,
charter members 302, H. B. McMillan defender, Otto Homer secretary.
Present members 610, John M. Row, defender, Harry J. McMillan secre-
tary.
    Home Defenders of America, Supreme Home, organized Feb. 17,
1905, Joseph Buckly supreme defender, William White supreme secre-
tary. Present officers, Joseph Buckly S. D., J. A. Thrasher S. V. D. &
M., John A. Morgan S. Sec’y, John C. Kidd S. Treas., Roy L. Shattuck
S.  Counc., Dr. Frederick Nussel S. M. E.
    Knights and Ladies of Honor, Zenith Lodge No. 269, organized
1881, charter members 25. Brutus Ertish protector, Mrs. Anna Britten
secretary. Present members 217, William F. Sterley protector, Mose
Cook secretary.
    Knights and Ladies of Honor, Clay Lodge No. 33. organized 1878,
charter members 30, John Stough protector, Stukely Campbell secretary.
Present members 280, William Spears protector, Sarah Prather secretary.

    Knights and Ladies of Security, Brazil Council No. 366, organized
1895. charter members 90, David Phillips president, Thomas N. James