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Book Title: HISTORY OF OCEANA CO., CHICAGO, H.R. PAGE & COMPANY, 1882

The first lodge of this benevolent organization in the county was instituted 
in June 1879, at Hart, and called Oceana Lodge, No. 327, I. O. O. F.  The 
first Noble Grand was H. J. Holmes; Vice Grand, J. A. Collier; secretary, T. 
S. Gurney.  The next Noble Grand was J. A. Collier; Vice Grand, T. S. Gurney; 
secretary, C. A. Gurney.  Next Noble Grand was T. S. Gurney; C. A. Gurney, V. 
G. and James McVean, secretary.  The next Noble Grand was C. A. gurney: J. 
McVean, V.G., and D. Calkins, secretary.  The next Noble Grand was James 
McVean; D. Calkins, V.G.; H. J. Holmes, secretary.  Then came D. Calkins, 
N.G.; E. P. Wigton, V.G.; and J. H. Holmes, secretary.  The last Noble Grand 
is J. McVean; A. S. Killin, V.G., and J. Brassington, secretary.  The lodge is 
strong and flourishing, with fifty-four members, and a surplus of $350 in 
treasury.  They meet Saturdays in Huff's Hall.

There are two other lodges, one at Shelby and another at Hesperia.

Hart Encampment, No. 12, I. O.O.F., was established in 1880; first Chief 
Patriarch, J. A. Collier, followed by A. H. Hoisington, D. Calkins and T. S. 
Gurney.  Membership about twenty.  Meetings, first and third Thursdays of each 
month, and it is the only encampement in the county.

Hesperia Lodge, No. 334, was organized on Thanksgiving Day, 1879, with the 
following charter members:  W. S. Stevens, G. R. Boyer, P. Monroe, W. S. 
Millard and Isreal Clark.  the first officers were:  W. S. Stevens, N.G.; W. 
S. Millard, V.G.; G. R. Boyer, recording secretary; P. Monroe, treasurer; J. 
W. Dunning, permanent secretary.  The Noble Grands in succession have been:  
W. S. Stevens, W. S. Millard, John Smith, I. Clark, H. C. Hawley and George R. 
Boyer.  There are now thirty-seven members.  Meetings every Saturday evening.  
There are twenty-three scarlet, one green, three pink, and initiate members.  
Total funs $332.71.

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