Norwalk After Two Hundred & Fifty Years

Objects of the Organization. — Charity, unity, fra- ternity and orotherly love. Date of Organization. — July 15th, 1888. Number of Members. — One hundred. Present Officers. — Grand Knight, Michael J. Rior- dan; Deputy Grand Knight, Thomas PI. Burns; Treas- urer, Edw. J. Finnegan ; Financial Secretary, Bernard C. Feeney ; Recording Secretary, Hugh Donnelly ; War- den, William H. McMahon; Chancellor, Michael J. Dor- igan ; Lecturer. David Flaherty ; Advocate, Edward Barrett; Chaplain, Rev. M. Kiernan; Physician, Dr. W. J. Tracy ; Outside Guard, Matthew Burnes ; Inside Guard, James H. Magner. PALESTINE CASTLE, NO. 2, ANCIENT ORDER KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC CHAIN. Objects of the Organization. — Relief in sickness ; mutual assistance in business ; relief of widows and or- phans of deceased members. Date of Organization. — August 12, 1887. Number of Members. — Last report, 90. 346 Present Officers. — P. C, F. Coutou ; Com., W. Piatt; V. Com., Charles Utzinger; Marshal, Charles Johnson ; R. S., Byron C. Mead ; F. S., Edward Beacom ; Treas., William Taylor; Organist, Edward Johnson; I. S., Godfrey Utzinger ; O. S., Harry Paxton ; Chaplain, F. Scofield, Jr.; Trustees, Ira D. Stevens, Joseph Bart- lem, Tacob Utzinger ; Director, F. Scofield, Jr. PIONEER CASTLE, NO. i, ANCIENT ORDER KNIGHTS OF MYSTIC CHAIN. Objects of the Organization. — i. Relief of breth- ren in sickness, accident or distress. 2. Mutual assis- tance in business and in procuring employment. 3. The assistance and care of widows and or- phans of deceased members. 4. To create greater love for country, homes and firesides. 5. To teach obe- dience and fidelity to the laws of our country and laws of our own creating. 6. To bind together by the links of friendship, cemented by brotherly love, the members of the Order in one common brotherhood. Instituted Sept. 6th, 1895, by D. D. S. C, Geo. W. Coffin, assisted by S. I. G., Solomon Seam. Number of Members. — Forty-one. Officers, P. Commander, Geo. H. Whitlock; Com- mander, Jas. McQuillan ; Vice Commander, Fred Hyatt ; Marshal, Geo. Spicer ; Chaplain, Charles Murray; Rec. Scribe, Nathan E. Peck ; Financial Scribe, Wilbur Hy- att ; Treasurer, Richard Nesbitt ; Inside Guard, Geo. Hewett ; Outside Guard, Jos. Whitley ; Trustees, John Kirsch, Wilbur Hyatt, Benj. Becktle. Meets every Wednesday evening in Sons of Temperance Hall, Ga- zette Building. SOUTH NORWALK CONCLAVE, NO. 418, IM- PROVED ORDER HEPTASOPHS. Objects of the Organization. — Fraternal insurance. Date of Organization. — May 14, 1896. Number of Members. — Forty-five. Present Officers. — Past Archon, John E. Paul ; Ar- chon, Thomas B. Griffin; Provost, William Miller; Pre- 847 late, Frederick T. Butler; Secretary, Frank W. Sturdc- vant ; Financier, Wilfred Bodwell ; Treasurer, Frank N. Ferris ; Inspector, Arthur C. Wood ; Warden, James W. O'Brien; Sentinel, Charles B. Gray. IMPROVED ORDER HEPTASOPHS, NORWALK CONCLAVE, NO. 427. Objects. — To unite fraternally all white men of sound bodily health, of good moral character, socially acceptable, engaged in an honorable profession or busi- ness occupation not hazardous, and between 21 years and 55 years of age. Date of Organization. — June, 1896. Number of Members. — Twenty-nine. Present Officers. — Archon, T. Marshall Andrews ; Past Archon, Arthur C. Wheeler; Provost, James Ly- cett ; Secretary, Howard Doty ; Treasurer, St. John Merrill ; Financier, Herbert W. Kemp ; Prelate, W. F. Lockwood ; Inspector, Mortimer Betts ; Warder and Sentinel. William Buxton; Trustees, Moses Glover, James Lycett, Frederick Lockwood. PATRIOTIC ORDER, SONS OF AMERICA, NO. 11. Objects of the Order. — To inculcate pure American principles. To teach loyalty to American institutions. To cultivate fraternal affection. To oppose foreign in- fluence in state or national affairs. To oppose all ap- propriations of public moneys for sectarian purposes. To preserve the constitution of the United States. To defend and maintain the American system of public schools. Date of Organization. — Sept. nth, 1899. Number of Members. — One hundred and seventy- eight. Present Officers. — President, W. H. Sniffen; Vice President, Harry M. Hubbell ; Master of Forms, F. P. Self; Past President, S. G. Silliman; Recording Secre- tary, J. H. Batterson; Financial Secretary, D. B. Beach; Treasurer, H. A. Wood; Inspector, J. B. Davenport; Guard, William Underdown. Meets every Thursday in Mystic Chain Hall. 848 PATRIOTIC ORDER OF AMERICANS. Objects. — Patriotism, mutual benefit, protection, fraternity. Date of Organization. — October 24, 1901. Number of Members. — Twenty-seven. Officers. — Past President, Mrs. Thomas Cole; Asst. Past President, Mrs. Cora Shipman ; President, Mrs. Catherine Smith; Asst. President, George M. Phillips; Vice President, Mrs. Albert Dunn; Asst. Vice Presi- dent, Frank P. Self; Conductor, Miss Anna Curtis; Asst. Conductor, Mrs. George M. Phillips ; Recording Secretary, Miss Ruth Rolliston ; Asst. Recording Secre- tary. Mrs. Frank Day ; Financial Secretary, Mrs. John Cashaw, Sr. ; Treasurer, Mrs. Charles Day; Guard, Mrs. Frank P. Self; Sentinel, Miss Sadie Cashaw; Orator, Mrs. Stephen Naphey ; Chaplain, Mrs. Sprague; Pianist, Miss Minnie Raymond; Trustees, H. S. Mitchell, Mrs. H. S. Mitchell, Mrs. F. P. Self. NEW ENGLAND ORDER PROTECTION, P. C. LOUNSBURY LODGE, NO. 126. Da'e of Organization. — October 17, 1889. Objects of the Organization. — Fraternal insurance. Number of Members. — Sixty-five. Present Officers. — Warden, Gustav Pitzer; Vice Warden, John B. Cloff; Treasurer, Henry A. Wood; Secretary, Charles H. Ferris. ORDER OF FIERMAN, HUMBOLDT LODGE, NO. 6, O. D. H. S. (German.) Ob j ect s . — Beneficiary . Date of Organization. — 1889. Number of Members. — Forty-four. Present Officers. — President, John Neugebauer; Recording Secretary, Adolf Danke ; Financial Secretary, Gustave Moeller; Treasurer, Carl Schaub. 848 DAUGHTERS OF HERMAN, LOUISA LODGE, NO. 6, H. O. D. S. Objects of Organization. — Sociability, insurance an-l charity. Date 01 Organization. — October 27, 1889. Number of Members. — Twenty-six. Present Officers. — President, Mrs. Theresa Weh- rile ; Vice President, Bertha Neugebauer ; Recording Secretary, Elsie Durbeck ; Financial Secretary, Bar- bara Danke ; Treasurer, Louise Malmo. ITALIAN MUTUAL BENEVOLENT INDEPEN- DENT SOCIETY. Objects of the Organization. — Welfare of its mem- bers and parliamentary practice. Date of Organization. — Founded Oct. 14, 1895 ; in- corporated May 30, 1896. Number of Members. — About 40. Officers. — J. Fanzilli, President; J. Disesa, Vice President ; J. Porcelli, Recording Secretary : V. Cinquie, Treasurer ; L. Venegia, S. Cocchia, S. Romano, Trus- tees ; S. Pisacreto, G. Berardino, Flag Bearers ; M. Da- mato. Sergeant of Arms; Frabut Coca, Emidio Coppa, Gaetano Dicesase, Jury. WELCOME STRANGER LODGE, No. 364, ORDER SONS OF ST. GEORGE. Objects of the Organization. — Beneficial. Date of Organization. — November 12, 1891. Number of Members. — One hundred. Present Officers. — W. President, George Holt; Vice-President, John Ashworth; Secretary, George E. Goodwin. 850 GERMAN SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY FREUND- SHAFTZ BUND. Objects of the Organization. — To take care of its sick members. Date of Organization. — April io, 1870. Number of Members. — Forty-four. Present Officers. — President, Paul T. Berg; Vice- President, William C. Jesse; Recording Secretary, Gus- tav Thieme ; Finance Secretary, Henry C. Froeb ; Treas- urer, Adam Schmidt. DIVISION No. i, ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. Objects of the Organization. — To promote friend- ship, unity and Christian charity among its members, by raising or supporting a fund of money for maintain- ing the aged, sick, blind and infirm members, for the legitimate expenses of the order, and for no other pur- pose whatsoever. Date of Organization. — May 26, 1890. Number of Members. — Forty-five. Officers. — President, Dr. Thomas F. Ciune; Vice- President, Richard O'Gorman ; Rec. Secretary, John H. Moore; Fin. Secretary, Daniel Hogan; Treasurer, Pat- rick F. Slattery. LADIES' AUXILIARY TO THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. Objects of the Organization. — To promote friend- ship, unity and Christian charity among its members by raising or supporting a fund of money for maintaining the aged, sick, blind and infirm members. Organized Feb. 13, 1896. Number of Members. — Thirty. Officers. — Nellie Deloughery, President ; Annie Connolly, Vice-President; Annie McAulirTe, Rec. Sec; Hannah Burke, Fin. Sec. ; Nora Driscoll, Treasurer. 851 ROBERT EMMET CLUB, CLAN-NA-GAEL. Objects of the Organization. — The independence of Ireland. Date of Organization. — February, 1892. Number of Members. — Thirty. President, James M. Creagh ; Vice-President, Hugh McCarthy ; Rec. Secretary, John F. Moore ; Fin. Secre- tary, Daniel Hogan ; Treasurer, Patrick F. Slattery. SOUTH NORWALK LODGE, No. 1S5, ORDER BRITH ABRAHAM. Objects of the Organization. — Sick and death benefit. Date of Organization. — May 12, 1895. Number of Members. — Seventy-eight. Present Officers. — M. Baratz, President; Philip Ny- good, Secretary. ST. JOSEPH ROMAN AND GREEK CATHOLIC SICK BENEVOLENT AND CHURCH SOCIETY. Objects. — Paying sick benefits, and in cases of death causing to perform the burial ceremonies accord- ing to Roman and Greek Catholic rites, and working in the interest of said churches. Date of Organization. — April 24, 1898. Number of Members. — One hundred and thirty. Present Officers. — President (Emery Monsport since October, 1901), Julius Elias, the organizer of the society, and president from its organization to October, 1 901 ; Vice-President, Miss Elizabeth Ken; Clerk, Paul Lengyel (since October, 1901, Emery Monsport up to Octor, 1901) ; Secretary, Steven Pramer ; Treasurer, Jos- eph Kerekes. 853 THE FIRST HUNGARIAN HUNYADI SICK AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Objects of the Organization. — Giving financial aid in case of sickness. Date of Organization. — July 25, 1891. Number of Members. — Fifty-four. Present Officers. — President, Steven Balazs; Vice- President, John Kvancz ; Clerk, Joseph Hadhazi ; Secre- tary, Daniel Gal ; Treasurer, John Pasko ; Controller, Steven Kecskis. FIRST HUNGARIAN SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY. Object. — Paying sick benefits. Date of organization. — August 9, 1891. Number of Members. — Seventy-one.