Rains County TX - Clubs and Organizations - 1912

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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
The following clubs and organizations were listed in the Rains County Leader along with their officers.  The date of the newspaper issue follows the name of the club/organization in parenthesis.

Ancient Order of Samaritans, #129 (08 March 1912)
       (organized in  Point, March 1912)      
       W.M. Nelson - President   
       John T. Rushing - Secretary       
       J.T. Prince - E of G     
       G.W. Bellah - P.C.       
       S.A. Cozart - Steward 
       W.F. Henson - Guide       
       W.T. Thornton - Guard    
       N. Woodson - Sentinel       
       Steve Adair - Chaplain   
       Dr. H.L. Stewart - Physician      
       W.T. Knox, George Hughes, Jesse Smith - Auditors

Equitable Fraternal Union  (09 Feb 1912) 
     (organized in Emory February 1912)      
     Newt Perryman - President
     John K. Woosely - Vice-President      
     O.B. Cline - Secretary/Treasurer  
     F.B. Tanner - Advisor      
     C.L. Hubble - Warden   
     J.B. Fowler - Usher      
     John Kearney, Robert T. Pearson, Fred Cross - Trustees

Farmers Co-Operative & Education Union of America (organized 1904)
         charter members :       
         J.S. Turner                  
         W.T. Cochran           
         W.S. Sisk    
         Jesse Adams  
         T.J. Pound  
         J.B. Morris 
         Dr. Lee Seemster   
         Newt Gresham 
         O.H. Rodes 
        Tom Donaldson

I.O.O.F. (05 July 1912)  
     officers for the last half of 1912       
     B.A. Carter - N.G.
     G.H. Morehead - Warden       
     C.A. Glass - V.G.  
     S.K. McCallon - Conductor       
     F.M. Pomeroy - Secretary  
     M.A. Vincent - Chaplain       
     J.W. McElroy - R.S.S.  
     Jim Stricklin - L.S.S.       
     Will Whittle - R.S.N.G.     
     Joe Kennemur - L.S.N.G.       
     J.K. Woosley - I. Guardian 
     L.J. O'Rear - O. Guardian

Ladies Home Missions Society (16 Feb 1912)     
     Mrs. W.H. Edwards - President
     Lou Woosley - 1st Vice-President     
     Florence Owens - 2nd Vice-President   
     Mrs. J.F. Cross - 3rd Vice-President      
     Jennie Allen - Recording Secretary    
     Mrs. W.W. Berzett - Corresponding Secretary      
     Rosa Rodes - Treasure   
     Mrs. Clarence Glass - Press Superintendent

Modern Order of Praetorians (10 May 1912)      
     (organized May 1912)       
     B.A. Carter - Sublime Augustus  
     Mrs. J.B. Reeves, Jr. - Senior T     
     Mrs. Maud Hill - Junior T      
     W.H. Clendenin - Attorney       
     A.A. Hendrix - Recorder      
     R.T. Pearson - O.G.       
     J.B. Reeves - Soothsayer  
     O.B. Cline - 1st C      
     F.B. Tanner - Lygian   
     A.C. Reeves - 2nd C      
     Mrs. Lizzie Pyrtle - Praetorian Queen 
     Cecil Duffy - M.  

OUB Lodge (3 May 1912)      
     J.A. Amis - President
     Pearl Martin - Past President      
     Mary J.  Henry - Secretary/Treasurer  
     Mrs. W.L. Ivy - Lady of Charity      
     Eula Morgan - Lady of Entertainment