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Scarcely any other city in the country is better supplied than Frederick with organizations for the relief of distress, and for the mutual assistance, encouragement, and social enjoyment of their members. There are two Masonic lodges, one commandery of Knights Templar, a lodge of Knights of Pythias, a tribe of the Independent Order of Red Men, a lodge and encampment of Odd Fellows, a Catholic beneficial society, a Young Men's Christian Association, a lodge of Knights of Honor, a council of the United American Mechanics, a post of the Grand Army of the Republic, and several other deserving organizations.

Hiram Lodge, No. 28, A. F. and A. M., was the first Masonic lodge in Frederick County of which there is any authentic record. It was organized in February, 1799. Dr. John Fischer, of Frederick City, was the first Grand Inspector for Frederick County, and was a member of this lodge. He represented it in the Grand Lodge of 1808, the date of its last representation. The following citizens were members of Hiram Lodge: Henry Bair, Tobias Butler, George Baltzell, Nicholas Fridinger, John B. Faulkner, Joseph McCully, Henry Schell, Henry R. Warfield, Elias Boteler, James Huey, William Robinson, Jacob Stephens, Samuel Harris, Samuel Sharp, Richard L. Head, John L. Harding, E. H. Stone, Mountjoy B. Luckett, Henry Bantz, Richard Butler, Francis Clarke, John Gantt, James S. Hook, James Neale, Adam Schisler, Joab Waters, Henry Ebbert, George Lipper, Joseph Hays, John Gibbony, Moses Shaw, Thomas C. Worthington, Robert Erskine, Benjamin Stallings, Samuel Philpot, Roger Nelson, Jacob Bayer, Jr., Dr. John Fischer, Ambrose Goslin, John Hinkle, James Philips, John Tyler, Alexander Whitacre, John Houston, Samuel Woods, Morris Jones, Arthur Tanzey, Frederick C. Hap, John M. Beatty, George Graff, Alexander C. Harrison, William Thomas Morris.

The house in which Hiram Lodge met cannot now be ascertained. Of these members of the lodge some were quite prominent in Masonry and distinguished in the State. George Baltzell was the tax collector of Frederick County for a number of years, and secretary of his lodge. Henry R. Warfield was a prominent lawyer and member of the Frederick bar. He represented the district in the Congress of the United States. James Neale kept a tavern in 1801, where the Central Hotel is now kept. Roger Nelson was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and received eighteen wounds. He was also a member of Congress from this district, was judge of the Frederick County Court, and afterwards clerk of the same court. He was the Grand Junior Warden in 1799; Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge from 1801 to 1805. Dr. John Tyler and Dr. John Fischer were prominent physicians. Henry Bayer, Henry Bantz, Arthur Tanzey, Thomas C. Worthington, John Houston, and Adam Schisler took an active part in organizing Columbia Lodge in 1815. Tobias Butler was at one time clerk of the County Court. Thomas C. Worthington was a member of Congress from this district in the year 1824. Mountjoy B. Luckett was a prominent young physician, and died in New Orleans in 1809.

A lodge called Mark Lodge worked under a dispensation in 1817, but was not chartered.

Columbia Mark Lodge, No. 10, was chartered Jan. 11, 1820, and expired in January, 1824.

Columbia Lodge, No. 58, A. F. and A. M., was organized in 1815, on the petition of Joseph Swearingen, Jacob Bayer, Henry Bantz, Thomas C. Worthington, Adam Schisler, Matthew Murray, William Bantz, Adam Korn, and James P. Houston. The Grand Lodge of Maryland granted a charter bearing date Nov. 7, 1815, authorizing William Bantz, Adam Schisler, and Samuel Barnes to organize Columbia Lodge, No. 58, in Frederick Town. Under this warrant a number of Masonic brethren, on the 8th day of December, 1815, met at the house of James F. Houston in Frederick Town. There is some doubt as to the exact location of this house; one statement is that it is the house on the south side of East Patrick Street now occupied by Charles E. Worthington as a boarding-house, and by Messrs. Besant & Knott as a grocery-store. This house was built by Job Hant in 1811 or 1812. Another account is that it was the house on the southeast corner of Market and Second Streets, now occupied by the Farmers' and Mechanics' National Bank. The facts and statements gathered from the oldest inhabitants of Frederick seem to point to the bank property as the more probable location of the John Houston house. Arthur Tanzey acted as " W. M." pro tem., Adam Schisler, S. W.; Samuel Barnes, J. W.; James F. Houston, Sec.; Joseph Swearingen, Treas.; Matthew Murray, S. D.; Thomas C. Worthington, J. D. The brethren present were William Bantz, John Houston, Adam Korn, John Houston, George Attie, Basil Murray. A lodge was then opened, and the following were installed as the first officers:

William Bantz, W. M.; Adam Schisler, S. W.; Samuel Barnes, J. W.; James T. Houston, Sec.; Joseph Swearingen, Treas.; Matthew Murray, S. D.; Thomas C. Worthington, J. D.

Jacob Bayer was appointed Tyler for the next meeting. The lodge then closed to meet again on Dec. 17, 1815, when the by-laws were adopted and the above officers elected. The lodge next met on St. John's day, Dec. 27, 1815, in a room in Henry Bantz's house. This house is still standing on the south side of Second Street, between Market and Public Streets, and is owned by Judge William P. Maulsby. The officers elected at the previous meeting were installed on this occasion.

About the 1st of May, 1819, the lodge moved to the house of Henry Baer. This is the house on the north side of East Patrick Street, in which the Fessler family now lives. It is an old frame house plastered on the outside, and was built by John Shellman near the middle of the last century.

On the 15th of March, 1821, the lodge moved to the house of Samuel Webster. This house is on the northeast corner of Patrick and Market Streets. The lodge was held over the store-room, then occupied by Samuel Webster as a boot and shoe store, but now occupied by D. S. S. Thomas as a drug-store.

Sometime during the year 1823 the lodge moved to a building on the east side of Market Street between Third and Fourth Streets, then owned by a Mrs. Smith. It is the building now occupied by the Degrave Brothers as a tobacco-store, and is the next house south of David C. Winebrenner's dry-goods and grocery-stores. The lodge met here until it dissolved, in 1830.

On Dec. 29, 1824, Gen. Lafayette was received by his Masonic brethren in the house of Henry Bantz on Second Street, where this lodge had its second place of meeting. William Baer presented this lodge a Masonic apron, which now hangs over the chair of the Junior Warden. To this apron is attached a cord with these words:

" This apron belonged to William Baer, and was worn by Gen, Lafayette when introduced to Columbia Lodge of A. T. Masons at Frederick City, Md., in December, 1824, William Baer acting Marshal and Master of Ceremonies. He was introduced by Wm. Baer to W. M. Dr. Jacob Baer."

The lodge received Gen. Lafayette, with his son, George W. Lafayette, and his private secretary, in the west room of Col. McPherson's lower floor or parlor. The house is now owned by the Hon. Richard Marshall.

During this period Masonry was in a languishing condition, so much so that the brethren of Columbia Lodge thought it advisable to cease their meetings, and on June 7, 1830, held their last communication under the charter of 1815.

Robert W. Middleton, the secretary at this last meeting, renounced Freemasonry, and on July 8, 1830, one month after the meeting, went to Gettysburg, the hot-bed of anti-Masonry in Pennsylvania, and printed a newspaper called The Anti-Masonic Star.

There is no evidence of the existence of any Masonic lodge in this county from the year 1830 to 1843.

In 1842, a number of Masons met in the old schoolhouse on the north side of Church Street, between Market and Public Streets, on the lot on which the new German Reformed church now stands, for the purpose of memorializing the Grand Lodge for a renewal of the charter of Columbia Lodge. The following signed the memorial, viz.: Thomas C. Worthington, A. B. Hanson, D. Rolls, Caspar Quynn, Adolphus Pearhake, David Boyd, John W. Dorsey, Thomas Carr, Thomas C. Brashears, Abdiel Unkefer, Thos. W. Morgan, John Kefauver, of G., A. Barney, Ezra Bantz, Lloyd Dorsey, Henry Baer, John H. Fout, Jacob Roat, Nicholas Turbutt, Wm. D. Jenks, G. M. Eichelberger, Geo. Salmon, N. H. Owings, — 23.

All the memorialists are now dead. except A. Fearhake and John H. Fout. Oct. 23, 1843, a number of Masons met in the old Methodist Episcopal church on the north side of West Church Street, near Bentz Street. This building has lately been modernized and greatly improved, and is at present used and owned by the Methodist Protestant Church. At this meeting Caspar Quynn acted as chairman, A. Barney secretary. Anthony Kimmell stated the object of the meeting was the resuscitation of Columbia Lodge, and to secure a permanent house for its use.

Oct. 26, 1843, the brethren met, Caspar Quynn in the chair, and A. Barney secretary, and adjourned to a room prepared for them in the house of George Koontz. This house is on the west side of Market Street, the second building south of Church Street. It is now occupied by Bernard Rosenour, and is used as a dwelling and shoe-store.

The present charter, bearing date Nov. 6, 1842, and empowering G. M. Eichelberger to act as W. M., David Boyd, S. W., Thomas C. Brashear as J. W., to open Columbia Lodge, No. 58, was produced and read. These officers were then installed by D. G. Master Kimmell, and the lodge opened in regular form.

G. M. Eichelberger, W. M.; David Boyd, S. W.; Thos. C. Brashear, J. W.; A. Barney, Sec. pro tem.; Caspar Quynn, S. D.; M. E. Bartgis, J. D.; Solomon Albaugh, Tyler.

The brethren present were A. Kimmell, A. Fearhake, Geo. Salmon, Geo. Zollinger, John Kefauver, Wm. D. Jenks, M. Bedtman, Rezin Stevens, John Sifford. A. Barney was chosen secretary and installed.

Dec. 18, 1843, the lodge met, and went into an election for officers to serve the next six months. Caspar Quynn was elected W. M., Thomas W. Morgan, S. W., and William D. Jenks, J. W. George Salmon was appointed S. D., and H. Fearhake, J. D.

Several of the meetings just mentioned were held in David Boyd's house on Market Street, on the south corner of Market Space. This building is now owned and occupied by A. C. McCardell. About this time the lodge moved to the hall which had been prepared for its use in the old Methodist Episcopal church on Church Street.

On July 6, 1857, the lodge rented a room in the McGill Building, on the southeast corner of Market and Patrick Streets, for five years, at seventy-five dollars per annum, for its use.

On June 19, 1865, the lodge held its first meeting in the hall in the old Episcopal church on Public Street.

Sept. 22, 1865. The lodge proceeded to the Methodist Episcopal church on East Church Street to lay the cornerstone of the new church, which was done with the usual Masonic ceremonies. D. G. Master John A. Lynch officiating.

May 31, 1871. The lodge assisted the Grand Lodge in laying the corner-stone of the " Deaf and Dumb Institute" in Frederick City. Grand Master John H. B. Latrobe officiating.

June 6, 1871. The lodge laid the corner-stone of "Trinity Chapel of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South." A. Fearhake, Jr., officiating.

Nov. 6, 1871. The lodge sent to the sufferers by the great fire in Chicago the sum of eight hundred and forty-six dollars, contributed by the members.

Anthony Kimmell was Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge in 1832, '33, '34, '35; Deputy Grand Master in 1842, '43, '44, '57; Most Worshipful Grand Master, 1859. John A. Lynch was Deputy Grand Master in 1864. C. N. S. Levy is now Grand King of the Grand Chapter.

From June, 1815, to 1830, eight Ancient Masons united with the lodge, one hundred and twelve were made Masons, and sixteen rejected. From 1843 to 1880, sixty-five Ancient Masons joined the lodge; one hundred and ninety-eight were initiated, passed and raised.

Columbia Lodge has had thirty-three W. M., forty-five S. W., fifty-three J. W., and, from 1843 to 1880, eleven secretaries and fifteen treasurers. From 1843 to 1880 there have been four hundred and forty-six applications for membership and initiation; of this number, one hundred and forty-nine were rejected. From 1843 to 1863, one hundred and sixty-nine applications, thirteen rejected; 1860 to 1880, two hundred and seventy-seven applications, one hundred and thirty-six rejected. In 1865 there were twenty-six rejections.

Lynch Lodge, No. 163, A. F. and A. M. — June 5, 1873, Grand Master Latrobe granted a dispensation to Benjamin H. Schley, W. M., Steiner Schley, S. W., and Peter S. Bantz, J. W., to make Masons and form a new lodge. Nov. 18, 1873, the Grand Lodge issued a regular charter to Lynch Lodge, No. 163, named in honor of Judge John A. Lynch. The first officers were:

W. M., Benjamin H. Schley; S. W., Steiner Schley; J. W., Philip Stern; Sec, Charles F. Kreh; Treas., Julius Neuwahl; S. D., Harry C. Reefer; J. D., George A. Abbott; Tyler, F. T. Rhodes.

At a special communication of this lodge, Past Deputy Grand Master John A. Lynch, under authority from Grand Master Latrobe, constituted the lodge and installed the aforesaid officers. It holds its meetings in the hall of Columbia Lodge, and numbers thirty active and zealous Masons.

The officers for 1881 are:

W. M., Isaac Lowenstein; S. W., Isaiah N. Ley: J. W., Jacob J. Sahm; Sec, George E. Myer; Treas., Julius Neuwahl.

Jacques de Molay Commandery, No. 4. — This commandery commenced under a dispensation dated Nov. 23, 1867. The officers in the dispensation were George A. Hanson, E. C.; Peter S. Bantz, Gen.; and J. Alfred Ritter, Capt.-Gen.

Sept. 18, 1868, the Grand Commandery granted a regular charter to Jacques de Molay Commandery, No. 4, and its first officers were the same as in the dispensation.

The officers for 1881 are:

E. C, John A. Lynch; Gen., Charles C. Smith; Capt.-Gen., M. E. Getzendanner; P., Adolphus Fearhake, Jr.; Sec, F. A. Markey; S. W., W. V. Albaugh; J. W., C. V. S. Levy; S. B., George W. Cramer; Std. B., C. F. A. Fox; W., William N. Young; Sent., F. F. Rhodes.

Enoch Royal Arch Chapter, No. 23. — Enoch Chapter, No. 10, was chartered Nov. 15, 1820, and was last represented in the Grand Chapter in 1827 by Daniel Kolb, Adolphus Fearhake, Sr., and Francis Thomas.

Enoch Chapter, No. 23, commenced under a dispensation dated in May, 1866. The officers named in the dispensation were George A. Hanson, High Priest, Allen G. Quynn, King, and William N. Young, Scribe. Nov. 13, 1866, the Grand Chapter granted it a regular charter, and the first officers under it were the same as in the dispensation. The officers for 1881 are:

H. P., Philip Stern; K., William N. Young; S., W. V. Albaugh; R., F. A. Markey; Treas., H. Goldenberg; C. H., J. W. Griffin; P. S., A. Fearhake, Jr.; R. A. C, C. S. V. Levy; M. 3rd V., L Lowenstein; M. 2nd V., C. C. Smith; M. 1st V., John A. Lynch.

Mountain City Lodge, No. 29, Knights of Pythias. — This lodge was instituted Feb. 12, 1869. The grand officers' names affixed to the charter are:

G. W. Stoddard, G. C; E. R. Davis, V. G. C.; C. F. Abbott, V. G. P.; H. P. Barnes, G. B.; F. Turner, G. K. R. A S.; J. B. Hurst, G. G.; A. S. Walton, G. O. S.; John Muth, G. O. S. The charter members were L. Vanfosson, J. M. Ebberts, W. A. Simmons, G. N. Hauer, H. P. Steiner, E. A. Kramer, J. C. Hardt, J. W. Brubaker, J. A. Steiner, J. M. Miller, F. W. Slugh, T. M. Holbruner, H. M. Keefer.

Starwart Conclave, S. P. K., No. 3. — This conclave, formerly called Stoddard, was organized May 17, 1869. The grand officers who signed the charter were:

James Bond, G. C.; John J. Ward, G. Sec. The charter members were William A. Simmons, David M. Smith, James N. Walter, John Simmons, P. L. Hiteshew, C. W. Tabler.

Alpha Temple of Honor, No. 2. — Officers elected in May, 1881, for the ensuing term:

W. C. T., I. P. Suman; W. V. T.. J. J. Bielfeld; W. R., G. W. Tyson; W. A. R., W. H. Keller; W. F. R., I. F. Steiner; W. Tr., A. R. Yeakle; W. U., W. V. Miller; W. D. U., B. E. Veitch; W. G., W. F. Kuhn; W. S., T. P. Rice; W. Chaplain, F. B. Sappington; W. R. H. S., Charles Patten, Jr.; W. L. H. S., J. S. Quinn; P. W. C. T., D. S. Rice.

Chippewa Tribe, No. 19, I. O. O. R.— On the twenty-sixth Sun of the Buck Moon, in Grand Sun 5610, the Grand Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of Maryland issued its dispensation to form Chippewa Tribe, No. 19, to the following pale-faces:

Samuel Snyder, J. W. Suman, John D. Zieler, L. M. Wolf. William T. Duvall, William H. Hiteshew, George R. Kephart, W. Moling, George W. Dertsbauch, O. Nurz, P. R. Shaffner, J. V. Hollebaugh, M. Albaugh, George Albaugh, Jacob Lillich.

The aforesaid dispensation was signed by

William H. Ford, G. S.; Thomas Sprigg, G. S. S.; William H. Cox, G. J.S.; John T. Alexander, G. P.; John L. Booker, G. C. of R.; B. W. Ferguson, G. K. of W.

Its first officers, elected on the Third Sun of the Flower Moon (May, 1850), were:

S., Samuel Snyder; S. S., Israel W. Suman; J. S., John D. Zeiler; C. of R., William H. Hiteshew; K. of W., Lewis W. Wolf; P., William T. Duvall.

In 1851, after one year's organization, it numbered thirty-one members. This order is a beneficial institution, and in Maryland, with its thirty-five tribes, expended in charities in 1880, $10,153.46. This tribe has a present membership of one hundred and eighty, and meets every Thursday evening at its commodious and elegant hall on Market Street. Its officers for semi-annual term ending June 30, 1881, were:

S., Frank T. Davis; S. S., George W. Vanfossen; J. S., Charles Smallwood; C. of K., John H. Bennett; K. of W., John C. Hart; Rep. to Great Council of Md., Edward A. Gittinger.

Its receipts for the year 1880 were $1407.47, of which there was paid out for relief of brothers, $606; of widows, $230; of orphans, $10; and for burying the dead, $45; total charities expended, $891.

In case of the sickness of a member, the tribe pays him three dollars a week.

It has a well-selected library of 1121 volumes.

Frederick Lodge, American Order United Workingmen, No. 14. — The officers of this lodge for the term ending December, 1881, are:

P. M. W., Isaac Lowenstein; M. W., W. Nash Young; Foreman, W. B. Sturm A. F., D. Lowenstein; Receiver, George E. Meyer; Financier, J. W. Griffin; Guard, I. Lowenstein; Recorder, D. M. Scholl; I. W., F. A. Markey; O. W., P. W. Shafer; Trustee, McClintock Young.

This lodge was instituted in May, 1880.

Mount Olive Encampment, No. 9, Independent Order Odd-Fellows. — This encampment was instituted May 21, 1846. Charter members, David Schley, Casper Mantz, Thomas A. Fleming, W. S. Brown, C. Sheppard, W. S. Davis.

Its charter was granted by the following grand officers: Past Grand Masters, J. Meares, Richard Marley, H. Mathiot, Levi Taylor, J. J. Johnson; G. Patriarch, John Hamilton; G. H. Priest, William Bayley; Senior Warden, J. G. Waters; Scribe, N. T. Dushane; Treasurer, A. E. Warner; Junior Warden, John J. Sharp; and Secretary, James Patterson.

The officers for 1881 are:

C. P., Philip Stern; H. P., A. J. Fromke; S. W., F. S. Hopewood; J. W., J. J. Grabe; Scribe, William A. Simmons; Treas., E. A. Gittinger.

Membership, thirty-five. C. Sheppard was scribe for the first term in 1846, and was succeeded by Henry B. Fissler, who served until 1872, since which time William A. Simmons has been scribe.

Adam Lodge, No. 35, I. O. O. F.— Its dispensation was allowed May 15, 1841. Its charter was granted July 16, 1841, by Richard Marley, M. W. G. M.; Levi Taylor, R. W. D. G. M.; W. G. Cook, R. W. G. S.; J. J. Johnson, W. G. W; John Robinson, W. G. T.; and by Past Grand Masters James L. Ridgely, Aug. Mathiot, Robert Neilson, A. E. Warner, J. Maris, and Past Grand Secretary Thomas Wildey. The charter members were John Kefauver, of G., Caspar Quynn, George A. Cole, Anthony Kimmel, Charles Nixon, Ezra Bantz, William Slater. The first officers were:

Casper Quynn, N. G.; William Slater, V. G.; John Kefauver, of G., Sec.; Ezra Bantz, Treas.

The officers for 1881 (2nd term) are:

N. G., Francis Brengle; V. G., John H. Cutshaw; Sec, William H. Zeigler; Treas., Albert T. Rice.

St. John's Beneficial Association. — The idea of forming a beneficial or benevolent association connected with St. John's Church was first entertained in 1852, and on the 12th day of December of the same year such a society was formed. Each member is entitled to four dollars per week as benefits while sick, and on the death of a member the sum of fifty dollars is paid his widow or legal representatives to defray his funeral expenses. It has other special benevolent features, and for more than thirty years has been engaged in benevolent works. Its incorporators were Col. James McSherry, William M. Merrick, John A. Smith, William Walsh, Lewis Logue, Hugh L. McAleer, Charles Smith, and John Buckfelder, who obtained an act of incorporation July 6, 1851.

It has had but two presidents, — -father and son, — Col. James McSherry and Capt. James McSherry, the latter since 1867. It holds a stated meeting every month, and an annual meeting on the second Sunday of January, when the yearly election of officers takes place by ballot.

Fredonia Council, No. 46, Order of United American Mechanics. — On Feb. 6, 1874, the State Council of the " O. U. A. M." issued a dispensation to establish Fredonia Council, No. 46, to the following charter members, viz.: M. C. Winchester, George R. Wisong, Frank P. Ingram, C. H. Meckstine, Charles Patten, John P. Renner, Edgar L. Miller, Charles E. Ingram, J. Edward Rice, Tobias Haller, E. S. Harding, C. T. Albaugh, N. S. Tyson, and Philip H. Nussbaum; signed and countersigned by John G. Mitchell, Councilor, and John W. Holden, Secretary.

Its first officers were:

Jun. Ex. Councilor, N. S. Tyson; C, John C. Motter; V. C, M. C. Winchester; Rec. Sec, J. Edward Rice; Fin. Sec, F. P. Ingram; Treas., Philip H. Nussbaum.

It has a membership of eighty-five, and meets every Friday evening in its hall in the Kemp Building, in the third story thereof. It pays four dollars per week benefits to sick members, and on the death of a member each member has to pay the family of the deceased one dollar. It has a library of three hundred and twenty-six volumes, purchased by penny assessments of a penny a week on each member. The officers for semi-annual term ending July 1, 1881, are:

Sen. Ex. Councilor, J. C. Motter; Jun. Ex. Councilor, Trago W. Lauderkin; C, Charles E. Kemp; V. C, Lewis Byer; Rec Sec, C. H. Eckstein; Fin. Sec, John H. Bennett; Treas., Wm. C. Birely.

Reynolds Post, No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized at the close of the civil war. Its commander for 1881 is Gen. John A. Steiner, and the chairman of its executive committee is Col. C. W. F. Vernon, surveyor of the port of Baltimore. May 30th is the national Decoration Day of Union graves, and it was attended in 1881 with ceremonies and exercises surpassing in extent those of any previous year. In Frederick the graves of the dead were covered with flowers, and the entire ceremonies were conducted under the auspices of Reynolds Post. A poem appropriate to the occasion was read by Hon. William H. Hinks, and an oration was delivered by Rev. S. V. Leech, D.D. Sacred anthems were sung by the choir, under the direction of Lieut. Geo. E. Greenwood. The " old flag" was planted over Barbara Fritchie's grave, which was covered with flowers. Capt. Wm. Glessner was chairman of the committee on decoration of Mount Olivet, Gideon Staley of the committee on outside decorations, and Maj. O. A. Horner of the committee on flowers.

Confederate Monumental and Memorial Associations. — The first call for a meeting to organize a Ladies' Confederate Monumental Association was responded to by a number of ladies, and the following were the proceedings of the first meeting held:

Aug. 7, 1879, in response to a notice issued by Capt. Owings, president of the Confederate Memorial Association, the following ladies met at the residence of that gentleman for the purpose of organizing an association, having the object in view of creating a fund of money sufficient to enable them to erect a monument to the " unknown" deceased Confederate soldiers interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery: Mrs. B. F. Brown, Mrs. A. J. Delashmutt, Mrs. L. M. Nixdorff, Mrs. N. Owings, Mrs. W. N. Young, Mrs. E. L. Eader, and Misses Davidson and A. R. Font. The meeting was organized and the following officers elected: President, Mrs. John H. Williams; First Vice-President, Mrs. B. F. Brown; Second Vice-President, Mrs. J. H. Gambrill; Secretary, Mrs. A. L. Eader; Treasurer, Mrs. Nicholas Owings. The meeting adjourned to meet Aug. 11, 1869, when there were present Mrs. John H. Williams, president; Mrs. J. H. Gambrill, second vice-president; Mrs. A. E. Eader, Secretary; and Mrs. A. J. Delashmutt, Mrs. Frank Clingan, Mrs. Ellen Howard, Mrs. N. Owings, Mrs. W. Nash Young, Mrs. J. S. W. Jarboe, Mrs. Henry Williams, Miss A. R. Font, Miss Lucy Boteler, Miss Janie Williams, Miss Ella Shriver, Miss Davidson, Miss Emma Gittinger. Miss Cockey. On motion the organization was designated as the " Ladies' Confederate Monumental Association of Frederick County, Md."

Two ladies from each district in the county were appointed to act as vice-presidents. A committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions throughout the city, and at the same time it was decided to establish a dining pavilion at the Agricultural Fair Grounds during the fair, for the purpose of increasing the funds. The results of the collection and proceeds of dining parlor and Pen-Mar excursion amounted to $1429. The proceeds of the musical entertainment at City Hall, May 30, 1880, were applied to the renovation of the three hundred and nine Confederate graves, and paying for the foundation of a monument, etc., to the forty " unknown" Confederate dead. The " Confederate Memorial Association" co-operated with the ladies throughout.

The officers of the " Confederate Memorial Association" for 1881 are:

President, Nicholas Owings; Vice-President, L. Victor Baughman; Secretary, Wm. Nash Young; Managers, K. Brown Henderson, James McSherry, Frederick J. Nelson, Q. F. Clingan, Wm. Nash Young, Peter Sahm, A. P. Works, F. C. Knott, Henry Williams, John W. Brosius, Charles Ritter, Nicholas Owings, A. L. Boteler, Wm. T. Besant, F. Marion Faubel.

On June 2, 1881, the monument was unveiled. Preparations had been made upon an extensive scale for the entertainment of guests, but as the day was rainy the programme was carried out under unfavorable conditions.

At 10.30 o'clock a special arrived from Baltimore, bearing large delegations from the Murray Confederate Association and the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States in Maryland, under the command of Capt. McHenry Howard and Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, and led by Charle's Band. The Winchester Rifles, Linganore Guards, and other organizations came in on earlier trains. At 2.30 o'clock the ceremonies were opened.

The oration delivered by Hon. James A. Buchanan, of Baltimore, at the City Hall, was well received. The monument was unveiled at Mount Olivet Cemetery by Miss Owings, daughter of Capt. Owings; Miss Gambrill, daughter of James H. Gambrill; Miss Quynn, daughter of the late Allen Quynn; and Miss Clingan, daughter of G. F. Clingan.

The statue is of Carrara marble, and was made in Italy, the base being granite; height of monument fifteen feet from the ground, and cost fourteen hundred dollars, Mr. Batterson being the contractor.

Ladies' Relief Association. — During the war of 1861-65 the ladies of Frederick organized the " Ladies' Relief Association," with Mrs. Gideon Bantz as president, for lending aid to the medical officers of the Federal forces quartered near the city in their treatment of sick and disabled soldiers, by preparing such delicacies as are most relished by invalids. It originated in a call published in the Examiner of Aug. 21, 1861, and on October 21st fifty ladies met and organized. Seven committees were appointed, who had each the duty of securing the articles required for the sick on a specified day of the week. They visited the hospitals in the morning, and saw that the articles furnished were properly disposed of. After the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, in September, 1862, Gettysburg, in July, 1863, and Monocacy, in July, 1864, with thousands of wounded soldiers here and in the neighborhood, this association performed an immense labor, and its deeds of good were engraved on many a suffering heart.

Various other Societies. — Eastern Star Grange, No. 5, was organized several years ago, and its Master is George William Smith, and its Secretary, James A. Brown. " The Mechanical Library" and " Young Men's Christian Association," both instituted years ago, are in a flourishing condition. The Knights of Honor have a good lodge. No. 603.

Protestant Episcopal Orphan Asylum. — This elegant structure was erected in 1840, by the aid of fairs and the public donations for that purpose, the lot on which the building is located having been presented for this object by Mrs. Eleanor Potts. The building cost nearly five thousand dollars, and for a short period after its erection was occupied by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company as their office. The office of this company was removed in 1840 from the city of Washington to Frederick, which from its central position was the most proper location. Great credit is due to the ladies of the Episcopal Church for the energy and patience displayed in the establishment of this institution, which for two decades has been doing a noble work.