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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 311 words

Meetings arc now held in a hall, which has been fitted up at an expense of about three thousand dollars, on the northeast corner of Railroad and Lexington Avenues.

The present officers are (ieorge W. Brown, Master; John Birch, Senior Warden ; William Nehr, Junior Warden; Francis H. Hessels, Secretary ; Richard Manney, Treasurer; Leonard O. Roselle, Senior Deacon ; James H. Howes, Junior Deacon ; J. F. Loy, Senior Master of Ceremonies; Aaron Radick, Junior iMaster of Ceremonies; J. S. I'ye, Tiler; Trustees, John M. Rowell, E. B. Long and D. Morgan Underbill.

HEiiRON Lodge, No. 229, I. (). of O. F.-- This lodge was chartered February 1, 1870, the charter officers being Josei)h Lye, N. G. ; James Epps, V. G. ; Frank Schermer, S. ; M. Armhruster, J. G. ; Peter Mann, T. ; H. W. Lown, R. S. N. (J.; H. Bromm, W.

It has about forty-five members, and the lodgeroom is on Lexington Avenue.

Good Templar LoD(iE, No. 324. -- This Independent Order of (iood Templars was organized December 2(1, 1880, with sixty mend)ers. I. R. Miller was chosen W. C. T. ; G. W. Brown, W. S. ; and B. F. Hosier, L. D.

The meetings of the lodge are held at the corner of Spring Street and Railroad Avenue, and there are about fifty members.

The White Plains Concokdia. -- This German I Musical Society was organized June 10, 1880, under

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the name of the " White Plains Gesang Verein," with seventeen members. Its first officers were Dr. Ludwig Dresher, president ; Adolph Matthies, vicepresident ; Joseph Lye, treasurer ; Charles Burmeister, recording secretary ; and Frank Gempler, sergeant. In April, 1881, the name of the society was changed to '"' The White Plains Concordia." It numbers about fifty-five members, who meet in a large room in the Union Hotel.