M., assigned, which has had a continuous existence since that time, and has grown to a membership of over three hundred and fifty, owns and occupies a fine three story temple at the corner of Laramie Avenue and Third Street in Alliance, which is also used by Sheba Chapter No. 54, Royal Arch Masons, Bnena Commandery No. 26, Knights Templar, Aloyah Chapter No. 185, Order of the Eastern Star, and Adoniram Lodge No. 6, Scottish Rite Masons, with the institution of a consistory and the order of the Mystic Shrine in the near future.

The next oldest fraternal order was that of the Independent ( Irder of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 168 being established in Alliance, with another lodge of the same order at Hemingford. The Odd Fellows also own their own hall on West Third Street in Alliance.

The most recent fraternal organization to organize in Alliance is that of the Knights of Columbus, who have a large and growing membership with their hall located on Box Butte Avenue between Third and Fourth.

The Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks was organized in 1904 with William Mitchell as its first Exalted Ruler. It has had a prosperous existence and continuous growth and is numbered 961. It now has a membership of over six hundred and owns a handsome building located on Box Butte Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Streets.

Other fraternal orders which have had more or less precarious existences are the Modern Woodmen, Woodmen of the World. Ancient Order of United Workmen, Highlanders, Eagles, Owls, Modern Brotherhood of America, as well as other fraternal labor organizations.