This was organized April twenty-fifth, eighteen ninety-five, with an even twelve charter members, as follows :_ W. C. Bonsell, Albert R. Dew, J. E. Phinney, Tames W. Scott, Junius W. Smith, E. E. Smilev. Samuel L. Ulery, Charles H. Unitt, Joseph C. Varley, T. 6. Williams, H. S. YVoodruff and Wm. B. Wright. This fraternity also is still a virile institution with forty-six members. The present officers are: worthy consul. J: II. Wilhermsdorfer; advocate, A. C. Davis: L. O. Lovelace, clerk; and Otto Pape, banker.

The first ladies' auxiliary fraternal was Silver Leaf Camp number thirteen hundred eighty-one, instituted February twenty-fifth, eighteen ninety-nine, Royal Neighbors. The

charter members of this lodge were: Mrs. Kittie Bowker. Mrs. J. II. Kartell. Mrs. F. Avery, Frank Avery, Mrs. E. P. Maine. Mrs. Florence E. Wright. .Miss Dotha M. Bartell, J. H. Bartell, Alex. Dowry, W. 11. Wright, Goodscn Lacy, Mrs. Matilda Lacy, Ed. V. Bowker, Herman H. Dickmann. Miss Mabel F. Lowry, Mrs. Alice C. Lowry, Mrs. Mary • Holly, Mrs. E, B. Pontius, Mrs. Wanda I. Davis, Mrs. Sarah E. Sutton, and Mrs. Mary E. Wright. We have not the membership of this order at the present time, but the names of the officers indicate that the Royal Neighbors is still a vital institution, and keeping up the standards for which it was created. The present officers are : Clara Unitt, oracle ; Elizabeth Davis, vice oracle ; Alice Davis, recorder, and Zua Wilhermsdorfer, receiver.

The first lodge organized in Harrison outside of the fraternal beneficiary institutions was that of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, on August twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred six. Edward F. Pontius was noble grand. Other charter members were : J. H. Wilhermsdorfer, W. H. Smoke, J. H. Bieser, George Brown, A. Glick, John A. Hanson, L. L. Wilson, George F.