It was the first time that they had all been together in years and the first time that they had all attended the same lodge. At Grand Island, in 1907. seven of them had been present, but one brother, Charles, was then living in Los Angeles and could not get there. Fred Morgan had been attempting for several years to secure their presence at one time, but accomplished this for the first time when the local lodge was putting on the fellowcraft degree. The brothers took the various posts as follows, when they

1904 and its first officers were: Past C. of Honor, Mrs. A. E. Beard; C. of H.. Mrs. 11. Lern; L. of H.. Hattie E. Walker; C. of Cerm., Mrs. Ida Hall; Financier. Mrs. F. H. Briggs; Treasurer and Recorder, Miss A. Woolridge ; I. W., Cora Bartholomew ; O. W., Wr. D. Hall ; S. W., Miss P. Fickes.

Some of the presiding officers and secretaries were : Mrs. Bartholomew, Susie Fickes, Mrs. M. Bickel, Mrs. E. W. Bartholomew, Miss Nellie Kinney, Mrs. P. Maginnis, Mrs. John Sprague.

The local lodge No. 2547 of the Modern Woodmen of America was chartered on November 1, 1894, with the following members: Dowe Buckeman, Harrv J. Bloom, Louis W. Bickel, C. J. Campbell, A. Coch-

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opened the work that evening: Horace Morgan, Clarion, Iowa, W. M. ; George Morgan.^St. Joseph, Mo., S. W.; Charles Morgan, Los Angeles, J. W. ; Jess Morgan, Moberly, Missouri, Sr. Deacon; Ross Morgan, Alma, Nebr., Jr. Deacon ; Walter Morgan, Plains, Montana, Secretary; Fred Morgan, Kimball, Nebr., Treasurer, and Arthur Morgan, Kimball, Tyler.