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Nobles County Organizations



Below are a few fraternal and social organizations in Nobles County, which list charter members.


Daughters of the American Revolution, Okabena Chapter

Organized in Worthington Nov. 30, 1920, the Okabena chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution included charter members: Mrs. E. W. Arnold, Mrs. C. P. Bull, Mrs. Nathan Barnes, Mrs. E. C. Callan, Mrs. M. I. Christenson, Ina Christenson, Hattie Christenson, Clara Cross, Mrs. A. P. Darling, Mrs. A. C. Dedrick, Mrs. O. Fronsdahl, Mrs. W. S. French, Mrs. L. R. Gholz, Florence Green, Mrs. H. E. Lamb, Mrs. P. O. Lien, Mrs. G. O. Moore, Mrs. B. O. Mork, Mrs. K. B. McCracken, Mrs. A. A. Mohney, Mrs. C. A. Patchin, Mrs. L. B. Parsons, Fae Richardson, Fern Richardson, Mrs. A. M. St. John, Mrs. B. P. St. John, Virginia St. John, Mrs. C. L. Swanson, Mrs. H. H. Sontag, Mrs. H. R. Upton, Mrs. E. L. Van Valkenberg.


Order of Eastern Star, Ransford Chapter 43

On December 19, 1891, masonic familes of Fraternity Lodge No. 101 were invited to join the Worthington chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. They were: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shell, Miss Winifred Shell, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Torrance, Miss Esther Torrance, Mrs. Hannah Parker, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Webb, Miss Irene Webb, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Darling, Mr. and Mrs. Azom Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pannell, Mrs. Mary Fellows, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson, Howard L. Durfee. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis, Mrs. Louise Crane, Mrs. Charles Smith, Miss Nellie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Bennett, Mrs. Maria Dean, Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Mrs, Hattie Bigelow, Mrs. Viola Rosenberg, Mrs. Adelia Covey, Mrs. Emma Kenyon, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McCartney, H. C. Shephard.


INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, WORTHINGTON LODGE NO. 219

Chartered August 29, 1894, charter members included E. W. Goff, E. M, Lumm, J. B. Breen, Barton Goodrich, G. C. Fellows, Joseph Lowe, John J. Lynch, Albert Bryan and B. B. Curtis.


KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, ADRIAN

St. Adrian council 1601, Knights of Columbus, was chartered Dec. 31, 1911, with the following members: George Beacom, Bernard J. Coffey, Edward T. Cox, Joseph E. Dorenkamper, Louis D. Dorenkamper, Leo J. Fritz, Earl J. Glynn, Joseph E. Garvey, John J. Glynn, Herman Hackman, Thomas Kennedy, John L. Kohn, Joseph Lenz, Gerhard T. Lenz, Thomas Lenz, Leo J. Lenz, Jacob J. Martini, Alphonse Meyman, Frank Nolan.


A. F. & A.M. (Masons)

Established Sept. 19, 1872, this lodge was granted a charter Jan. 15, 1873, with the following charter members: William M. Bear, Josephus Craft, S. Edwin Chandler, Isaac P, Durfee, Abraham C. Ecker, Charles C. Goodnow, Henry D- Humiston, John H. Johnson, Addison P. Lyon, Andrew J. Manly, L. F. McLaurin, Moses B. Odell, Hiram C. Rice, Albert C. Robinson, Daniel Shell, Wellington Sherwood, Martin Soule, Calvin P, Stough and Benjamin F. Thurber.


The Royal Neighbors

Chartered Feb. 10, 1900, in Ellsworth, for social and insurance purposes, the Royal Neighbors were both an insurance and fraternal group. Charter members were Thelma Adden, Belle Barnard, Anna Colwell, Martha Colwell, Marie Gilbertson, Mina Gilbertson, Vera Guthrie, Emily Johnson, Bertha Kistenmacher, P. T. Levine, Theresa Levine, Emily Marr, Julia M. Mohr, Mabel Nelson, Minnie Nelson, Grace Newell, C. A. Pratl, Ethen Pratl and Mary Reihsen.


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