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From: Su Jacobsen <>
Subject: [CASANFRA-L] Early Sacramento Orgs. Part I
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:52:59 -0800


>Here is the first in lists of charter members of fraternal, charitable,
>religious and other organizations in early Sacramento.
>
>ORDER OF CAUCASIANS
>Founded in Sacramento by C. C. Hayden, W B G Keller, John P Dalton, P S
>Queid, M Brennan, James K Berry and P S Dorney. The Grand Encampment was
>incorporated unted State law "for the protection and elevation of Caucasian
>labor, the promotion of social and intellectual intercourse among its
>members, and the establishment of a system of general philanthropy, charity
>and benevolence....."
>
>In 1880 there were 40 camps in California, with a membership of about 7000.
>
>Its officers in 1880:
>A A Smith of Nevada County
>Samuel Scott of Amador County
>F Shearer of Amador County
>W C Allen of Sacramento County
>W B G Keller of Sacramento City
>Joseph Davis of Reno
>Peter Wulff of San Francisco
>J H Langhorst and E M Brace of Amador County.
>
>There is a subordinate campe known as Camp #1 in Sacramento. Organized May
>25, 1877.
>
>First officers:
>W B G Keller
>H H McWilliams
>J P Dalton
>W C Allen
>T K Dereny
>F E Beckman
>W B McClennan
>Thomas Byrnes
>W H Crowell
>
>Present officersL
>J J Buckley
>W B McClennan
>James A Davis
>A LaBlanc
>W B G Keller
>Felcher Hamilton
>W C Allen
>Louie Simeon
>
>
>GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
>Organization of honorably discharged members of Army and Navy ot he US, to
>provide friendly feeling among members, and to provide for widows and
>orphans of deceased comrades.
>Sumner Post organized 26 May 1867 with first officers and charter members:
>W L Campbell
>W C Guirey
>J F Sheehan
>D A DeMerrett
>E Ingram
>E S Granger
>T J Blakeney
>W L Ustick
>S H Robinson
>George Lyons
>Thomas Anderson
>J J Cropping
>J V Gilbert
>George Gillpatrick
>R H Harris
>W E Cesley
>A D Hawley
>W H Gardner
>E D Shirland
>Porter Hayden
>S T Witham
>H L Street
>Horace Welch.
>
>PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY, SACRAMENTO ORDER #12
>The Grange was organized 17 May 1873 with the following charter members:
>W S Manlove
>I N Hoag
>E F Aiken
>J Holland
>G F Rich
>R Williamson
>A S Greenlaw
>William Haynie
>R S Lockett
>Mrs. W S Manlove
>Mrs I N Hoag
>Mrs E F Aiken
>Mrs J Holland
>Amos Adams and wife
>William Kendall
>A P Smith
>
>HAR SINAI #5 ANCIENT JEWISH ORDER OF KERSHERSHEL BARSEL
>Organized 22 Feb 1865. First officers were:
>Henry Levy
>A I Zekind
>Isidore Lavenson
>Marcus Wilson
>L Jacobs
>S Peck
>S Cooney
>
>1875 officers:
>L Elkus
>J M Gottman
>B Moss
>M Levy
>L Salomon
>M Wilson
>M Leorya
>S Cooney
>
>CHAMPIONS OF THE RED CROSS SACRAMENTO ENCAMPMENT #63 CBC
>Organized 18 Jul 1877 with the following charter members and officers:
>L T Kennedy
>George B Katzenstein
>Miss Addie I Eskridge
>Frank M McKunz
>Ed. Katzenstein
>Thomas P taylor
>Frank M McKeever
>R J Cook
>J F Palmer
>Mrs. M E Rmory
>Miss J A Ayman
>Mrs. A Cook
>
>FATHER MATHEW T A B SOCIETY.
>This is a total abstinenfce and benevolent temperance society of young men.
>Not all were Catholic. Organized in Sacramento 14 Jun 1874, incorporated
>June 1876. First officers were:
>P S Dorney
>George Hamilton
>Thomas Gormley
>P A Byrne
>Thomas Cowley
>Michael Featherston
>James Roddy
>John O'Lane
>Nicholas Murphy
>Whilliam Thompson
>B A Roach
>
>ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS DIVISION #1 and #2
>1880 officers Div #1
>Owen E Hughes
>P J Brown
>James White
>T J Dunn
>W J O'Brian
>
>1880 Officers Div #2
>P A Byrne
>T Tuohig
>John Scally
>J Riley
>J J Carroll
>
>INDEPENDENT ORDER OF B'NAI B'RITH ETHAN LODGE #37
>Instituted 23 Jun 1859 by R W Grand Lodge Deputy Jacobe Vogelsdorff with
>the foillowing officers:
>Joseph Davis
>J Greenbaum
>M Waterman
>Louis Gerstle
>M Marks
>Z Newstadt
>A Hamburger
>S A Levy
>C Klapstock
>George Aronson
> M Dorn
>P J (probably S. J) Nathan
>
>1880 officers:
>N M Jacobs
>M Wilson
>Harris Weinstock
>A Dennery
>I Lesser
>S Sinay
>M Robitsckeck
>J S Newmark
>L Phillips
>
>SONS OF TEMPERANCE (someone looking for this?)
>PACIFIC STAR DIVISION NO. 1
>Organized in Sacramento 10 May 1850 by E J Willis. The first officers were:
>Levi Hermance
>James Gallup
>A C Sweetser
>Samuel Foster
>Jesse Kinsey
>Benjamin R Nickerson
>N C Herman
>Samuel Davidson
>Lewis Levy
>John Munro
>John Danforth
>Rev. J A Benton - Chaplain
>
>California Temple #35 otganized 7 Jan 1856 by 20 members of the Golden
>Horizon Temple #1. Charter members and officers wereL
>H P Norris
>A C Berger
>P D Cardell
>C Howe
>M Knox
>T C Churchman
>J F Feeks
>J M Griswold
>Peter Shellhorn
>George L Prentice
>Rev. I S Diehl
>A Johnson
>R McDonald
>John Biddle
>S B Vendenburg
>H H Houston
>J C Halley
>G C Holmes
>R Wood
>H H Foster
>J C Weston
>W H McGrew
>J N Harris
>E Payne
>A M Foster. The Temple was instituted by Socrates Robinson and assisted by
>A M Winn and C G Caldwell.
>
>Winn Division #220
>A M Winn organized this Division in Sacramento 7 Feb 1856 with the following
>charter members and officers:
>B F Washington
>C C Sackett
>William H Lindsey
>John S Eagan
>N C Cunningham
>Horace Lorely
>John C Henry
>C W Barker
>John C Winter
>G W Wagner
>C D Carolton
>Thomas Moik
>D Ransom
>T H Williamson
>C C Clapp
>H W VanDoren
>A W Doe
>J C Powell
>G Franklin L Rochford
>J W Hall
>Henry Hall
>
>Land's Division #3 Organized in Sacramento 22 August 1859 by J W Dunn and E
>H Bishop. Officers were:
>D S Cutter
>J W Nougues
>C D Taylor
>E J Mitchell
>D L Townsend
>H E Tibbals
>B Fogarty
>J H Taggart
>T Reed
>F L Barber
>E H Bishop
>
>Sacramento Division #218 organized 31 Jan 1872 with the following charter
>members and officers:
>A A Bynum
>G E Jones
>Matthew Cook
>D M Hallet
>E A Verril
>Virgil Fortson
>Barnard Lembeck
>H E Evans
>D A Thorpe
>S F Hopkins
>J R Ray
>W V Frazer
>Alexander McArthur
>Henry Longton
>Robert Cook
>H H McWilliams
>Charle H Stevens
>F P Kelley
>Ma A Stice
>J P Donovan
>R K Wick
>Mrs. M A Alsip
>Huldah Bynon
>Mrs. A A Bynon
>Ella Bynon
>Mrs. D M Hallet
>Mrs. N D Thorpe
>Mrs. C H Stevens
>Mrs W D frazer
>Mrs. M Longton
>Mrs J R Ray
>Alice Hall
>
>
>That's all for now.
>Su Jacobsen
>
>

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