First Lodge in America Unearthed and Masonic Ties
The Philadelphia press traces the origin of Free and Accepted Masons in America to the Tun Tavern in Water Street Philadelphia, dating to 1730. Notes include Henry Bell's 1734 letter to Dr. Cadwallader, Ben Franklin as founder, and early lodge activities along with broad 1891 fraternal order statistics and finances.
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America
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Gazette
Henry Bell
Lancaster
Thomas Cadwallader
Tun Tavern
Water Street
Old Tun Tavern
Grand Lodge of
England
Daniel Coxe
New Jersey
Grand Lodge
New York
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin
Humphrey Murray
Airant Lodge
Rent and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons
London
Grand Celebration of the Red Men in Philadelphia
A grand Philadelphia street pageant drew over 10 000 marchers with fifty bands and as many floats depicting early American scenes and Native customs. An Academy of Music jubilee and wigwam exhibit followed as 30 000 Pennsylvania members and 14 000 in Philadelphia are noted. Dues nonpayment prompts dismissal certificates as the Great Council acts. وفاة Past Great Sachem John J Redifer and Poca hoes tribe leader Christian Wiestenberg are reported as recent deaths.
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Philadelphia
Order
America
Academy of Music
Industrial Art Hall
Pennsylvania
Wiel
Iladelphia
Ted Men's
Westfield
Mass
Great Couneil
United States
Georgia
Knights of Pythias Seek Tybee Clubhouse Purchase
The Savannah lodge plans to buy Further Point House at Tybee for 86500 dollars divided into 200 shares of 50 dollars each. Only members may subscribe and 100 shares are already sold. Farber House offers 32 furnished rooms. The investment is described as wood framed and stock will yield returns.
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Sioux City
Knights of Pythias Cornet
Uniform Bank
Watseka
Ill
Monomi Lodge
Aurora
Seymour
Ind
Brethren of Savannah
Knights of Savannah
Further Point House
Tybee
Farber Houe
Jima M. KK Church and Lodges Program Listings
Rev Jos Wilks officiates services every two weeks at Jima M K K Church with Nightengale Division 6. meetings held at Garland Ripley hall Saturdays at 2 pm. New State Lodge No 343 BH F L meets Crete Wednesdays at Garland Ripley's Hall. Railway Dept Y M C A reading room open daily. cottage prayer meetings Sundays. membership fees $2.50 annually.
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Railway Department
Notice to creditors of Pickman & Pitt firm
Montana notice asks all indebted individuals to settle with H KR Melton within fifteen days from November 6 1591. Creditors may have accounts paid on presentation to Mr Melton at Dillon office.
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Pickman & Pitt
H. KR. Melton
Melton
Dillon
New England Order of Protection reports growth and benefits
At the annual session in Boston the New England Order of Protection shows 1 700 new members. Since founding the order 105 death benefits totaling £203 000 were paid to Massachusetts 108 000 to Connecticut 837 000 to Maine 32 000 to New Hampshire 15 000 to Rhodesland 8 000 to Vermont 3 000. The supreme secretary reports 11485 members with average age 47 05. The medical examiner started sixteen lodges with 108% members and deputies added fourteen lodges with 61 7 members. Six lodges were discontinued. The supreme commandery set sixteen for admission for both sexes and arranged senior class disposition with junior class. Laws committee to plan. Massachusetts instructions adopted except for ritial reduction.
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New England
Vermont
Supreme
Edward L Yes
Charles H. Burr
Supreme Commandery
Committee On Laws
Massachusetts
Mayne's Ointment offers relief for piles and tumors
The ad promotes Mayne's Ointment as a cure for itching piles and anal tumors. It claims the preparation stops itching and bleeding, heals ulcers, and removes tumors in most cases. Available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Dr. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia.
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Mayne
Dr. Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
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