History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II
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. Phillips. Hans Knudsen, George Rutherford, and Otto Tietze. Harrison lodge number three hundred eighteen as it is called now, has sixty-seven members, all live, good fellowship members, and no lodge of that order, which order stands so high in deeds of charity, and attention to its sick and distressed, can excel three hundred eighteen in the cause for which it is famed. The present list of officers are : C. T. Miller, noble grand ; L. M. Lovell, vice grand ; E. F. Pontius, secretary, and A. L. Schnurr, treasurer.
Wherever there is a vital Odd Fellows lodge, one finds a live order called the Daughters of Rebekah. Woodbine Rebekah lodge number two hundred eighty-one was organized and chartered September twentysixth, nineteen hundred ten. The full, wing were the charter members: Mrs. Z. F. Wilhermsdorfer, Miss Karma D. Priddy, Mrs. Maggie Priddy, Mrs. Avis A. Burke, Mrs. Ella M. Newlin, Mrs. Elizabeth Pontius, Mrs. Mattie A. Parsons, Mrs. Ida M . Proctor, Mrs. Maude Shorow, Mrs. Emma Bige low, Mrs. Elizabeth Bigelow, Mr-. Ella Wilson, Mrs. Fannie Murphy, John II. Nfewlin, Vernon Hanson, Chris Shorow, E. V Bigelow, John D. Proctor, and William Murphy. Carrie Woodruff is the present noble grand; Lulu Rogers, vice grand; Elsie Schnurr, sec-