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Bay City Societies, 1893-94.
The Polk Directory estimated total population of Bay City and Essexville at 43,847.

Added April, 2010.

MISCELLANEOUS SOCIETIES.
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Arbeiter Unterstuetzung Verein—German.
-- (Workingmen's Benevolent Society) Organized 1866. Incorporated February 27, 1871. Meets second and fourth Sundays of each month at Arbeiter Hall, cor Seventh and N. Johnson. Frederick Krause, president; S. Wilhelm, vice-president; F. Krause, secretary; Herman Gudschinsky, treasurer.

Bay City Business Men's Association,
-- Crapo block. Organized 1889. Incorporated 1891. 0. R. Hawley, president; James Seed, vice-president; G. R. A. Snelling, secretary; W. Clift, treasurer.

Bay City Club,
-- Opera House block. Organized 188G. Capital $5,000. Membership limited to 200. Joseph Turner, president; John C. Weadock, first vice-president; M. Garland, second vice-president; J. B. Shearer, secretary; John Mulholland, treasurer.

Bay City Equal Suffrage Association.
-- Organized May, 1887. Meet second Thursday in each month. Mrs. M. S. Knaggs, president; Mrs. D. P. Holmes, first vice-president; Miss Josephine H. Woolson, second vice-president; Mrs. Mary H. Camp, recording secretary; Dr. Sara B. Armstrong, corresponding secretary.

Bay City Rifle Club.
-- Organized 1889. W. Jennison, presi, dent; Levi P. Oldfield, vice-president; E. F. Flues, secretary and treasurer.

Bay City Trades Council.
-- Meets second and fourth Tuesday of each month in their hall, Bank block. W. Catlin. president; A. E. Hatch, vice-president; R. Ridley, treasurer; C. E. Boyd, recording secretary; J. Black, financial secretary. Composed of delegates from all local organized labor.

Bay City Typographical Union, No. 81.
-- Organized 1883. Meet at the Bank block, the first Sunday of each month. G. C. Laing, president; James Martin, vice-president; M. Campion, recording secretary; Wm. Munley, financial and corresponding secretary; C. Boyd, treasurer.

Bay City Wheelmen Club
-- rooms, 907 Center ave. Meet every Tuesday evening in their rooms. C. N. Ghent, president; C. F. White, secretary; J. M. Lewis, treasurer; C. L. Westover, captain.

Bay County Agricultural Society.
-- Meets at president's office. G. H. Azure, president; E. T. Bennett, secretary; C. L. Fox, treasurer.

Bay County Bar Association.
-- This association embraces every lawyer in Bay county. Meets in the Court House on call of the president. H. H. Hatch, president; A. McDonell, vice-president; Frank S. Pratt, secretary.

Bay County Bible Society.
-- Meets monthly at Y. M. C. A. rooms. Dr. H. W. Dickinson, president; H. L. Cathcart, secretary; Thaddeus Smith, treasurer.

Bay County Retail Grocers' Association.
-- Organized August, 1893. Meets fortnightly at 816 Jefferson. Thomas Walsh, president; Samuel W. Waters, secretary; Charles M. Baumgarten, treasurer.

Catholic Mutual Benefit Association.
-- Organized 1880. Meets at A. O. H. hall, Bank block, every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Officers: F. Mclnerney, president; D. A. Trudell, recording secretary; John Donovan,^financial secretary.

Cigar Makers' International Union No. 184.
-- Meets the last Friday of each month in Bank block. Executive meetings every Saturday at 5 o'clock p. m. James Mellon, president; Albert Demings, vice-president; A. Dubinski, treasurer; Wrn. F. Lange, financial secretary; Frank Primeau, recording secretary.

Firemen's Mutual Benefit Association.
-- Meets fourth Wednesday in every month at Fire Department Headquarters, 917 Washington ave. Wm. Allen, president; H. J. Winterhalter, recording secretary; H. J. Kinney, financial secretary; T. K. Harding, treasurer.

French National Society.
-- Meets third Sunday of each month. I. Obey, president; G. L. Hebert, first vice-president; Alfred Maucotel, secretary; E. Le Roux, treasurer.

Hebrew Ladies' Auxiliary Society.
-- Meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October, in vestry rooms. Rev. Wolf Landau, president; Mrs. H. Oppenheim, vice-president; Mrs. L. Anthony, secretary; Mrs. A. Hyman, treasurer.

Hebrew Laies' Benevolent Society.
-- Meets first Wednesday in each month in the Concordia hall, Averill block. Mrs. Bertha Anthony, president; Mrs. H. Oppenheim,vice-president; Mrs. J. B. Goldman, recording secretary; Mrs. Ettie Newman, financial secretary; Mrs. Rachel Lewinstein, treasurer.

Ladies' Auxiliary to Y. M. C. A.
-- Meet at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association. Mrs. G. Cobb, president; Mrs. J. Steinhoff, vice-president; Mrs. M. M. Andrews, secretary; Mrs. D. C. Smalley, treasurer.

Lafayette Benevolent Society
-- (reorganized). Meets first and third Tuesdays of each month in Engineers' hall, 912 N. Water. Louis Cormier, president; O. Androuin, secretary; Narcisse Laporte, treasurer.

National Longshoremen's Benevolent Union
— Meets on the 11th and last Wednesday of each month in their hall over Robinson & Hibbard's, Water street. James McGivern, president; John H. Sperry, vice-president; Matt. Zimmer, secretary; James Lynch, marshal.

Polish National Society, St. Kazimiera, No. 12
-- (branch of Polish National Alli'ance) Meets last Sunday in each month, at Welter's hall, cor. Eighteenth and S. Farragut. Wm. Prybeski, president; Lawrence Dropik, secretary; Ignatz Maciejeski, treasurer.

Retail Clerks' Union of Bay Cities, No. 75,
-- of the R. C. N. P. A. of the United States. Organized October 1, 1892. Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, in K. of P. hall, Center ave. n. e. cor. Adams. James Todd, president; Frank Dardas, recording secretary; George Schmidt, corresponding secretary; Theo. Simon, financial secretary; Charles G. Laetz, treasurer.

St. Andrew's Society
— Organized January, 1890. Meets in Odd Fellows' hall, Cranage block, second and fourth Monday of each month. John Tennant, president; C. C. Stewart, vice-president; H. M. Gale, secretary; Alex. Culvert, secretary.

St. George's Society of Bay City
— Organized August 22, 1876. Meets second and fourth Mondays of each month at their hall in Bank block. A. Bate, president; R. H. Palmer, vice-president; Charles Williams, secretary; Fred. A. Nichols, treasurer.

St. Johannes Unterstuetzungs Verein
-- (German Benevolent Society) Incorporated. Meets in St. Boniface school house the first Sunday of each month. Wm. Montermann, president ; Norbert Haas, vice-president; Julius Koss, treasurer, Chas. Webeler, secretary.

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Benevolent Society.
— Meets first Sunday of each month at C. M. B. A. hall. Charles E. Auger, president; J. P. Le Roux, vice-president; E. Roy, secretary; J. B. Barribault, corresponding secretary; J. L. Hebert, treasurer.

St. Louis de Gonzague
— Meets at cor. of Center and Washington aves. fourth Sunday of each month. Thomas Pilon, president; Arigtides A. Labelle, vice-president; Albert Lafleur, treasurer; Elzear Le Roux, secretary.

United American Mechanics
-- (Junior Order Meets every Monday evening in G. A. R. hall. J. E. S. Williams, C; A. E. Cobb, V. C.; E. E. Stone, P. C; E. T. Jones, F. S.; Thomas Chrone, jr., R. S.; C. Mongold, treasurer.

Woman's Charitable Union
— Organized March 19, 1883. Meets first Monday of each month at Old Ladies' Home. Mrs. Daglish, president; Mrs. John Savage, vice-president; Mrs. J. C. Verner, secretary; Mrs. G. H. Young, treasurer.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
-- South Bay City — Meets every alternate Friday at residence of Mrs. E. Marble, 1501 Broadway. Mrs. Frazier, president; Mrs. M. Christian, vice-president; Mrs. Lindsay, corresponding secretary; Mrs. George Beebe, recording secretary; Mrs. Jacob Bradley, treasurer.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union
— Meets in Y. M. C. A. parlors every Friday at 3 p. m. Mrs. J. Steinhoff, president; Mrs. J. G. Haller, vice-president; Miss Annie L. Moore, recording and corresponding secretary; Mrs. W.C. Webster, treasurer.

Womans' Political Club of South Bay City.
-- Organized 1893. Meets second and fourth Saturdays of each month in Marble Hall, cor. Broadway and Fremont ave. Mrs. M. E. Randall, president; Mrs. L. E. Teall, vice-president; Mrs. Minnie Ruelle, secretary; Mrs. M. A. Downing, treasurer.

Young Men's Christian Association
— 715-717 Adams. J. A. McDonald, president; J. E. Lemon, first vice-president; W. W. Hodgkins, second vice-president; John A. Steinhoff, treasurer; J. F. Cooper, recording secretary; P. L. Foss, acting secretary and physical director; P.M. McKay, assistant secretary.

Young Woman's Christian Association
— Organized May, 1891. Meets in rooms over public library building. Mrs. A. M. Miller, president; Mrs. G. P. Cobb, vice president; Emma E. Harding, recording secretary; Alice F. Pierce, general secretary; Lulu Little, treasurer.

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SECRET SOCIETIES.
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ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS.
-- Meets first and third Friday of each month at A. O. H. hall, Bank block, Center ave. Thos. Masterson, president; Joseph P. Haffey, vice-president; Michael Kinney, treasurer; A. J. Daily, recording secretary; J. V. Hurley, financial secretary.

ANCIENT ORDER UNITED WORKMEN.

Center Lodge, No. 120.
-- Organized February, 1882. Meets every Monday evening at hall, cor. Fourteenth and S. Water. S. W. Waters. P. M. W.; John Keddie, M. W.; Carl Lambrecbt, G. F.; Burt C. Campbell, overseer; Henry Waters, recorder; M. B. Jennings, financier; J. W. Mount, receiver; James Craig, guide; Augustus Miller, I. W.; John Harding, O. W.

Excelsior Lodge, No. 52.
-- Organized August 10, 1878. Meets every Thursday evening; at Knights of Pythias' hall, Eddy block. H. H. Powell, P. M. W; John C. Bacon, M. W.; Thomas Evans, G. F.; W. G. Merritt, recorder; Wm. Sempliner, receiver; W. Landau, F.

Select Knights, Legion No. 11
-- (Uniform Rank). Meets first and third Tuesday of each month in old Masonic hall, Eddy block. Frank Prohaska, P. C; Thomas Greeley, commander; Wm. Bishop, recorder; Frank De Rosia, financier.

BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS.
No. 88.
-- Meets the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month at Woodland hall, Eddy block. J. E. Davidson, E. R.; Edward E. Anneke, E. L. K.; W. J. Daunt, E. 8. K.; J, A. Wells, E. E. K.; E. M. Sharp, secretary; C. H. Devlin, treasurer.

CHOSEN FRIENDS.
Fidelity Council No. 2.
-- Organized 1880. Meets at St. George's ball, Bank block, the third Wednesday of each month. John Keyes, C; Mrs. F. Wiles, V. C; F. A. Nichols, secretary; L. Anthony, treasurer.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

U. S, Grant Post, No. 67.
-- Meet at their hall, 702-704Washington ave., every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. James Van Kleeck, commander; Stephen Mastin, sen. vice-commander; F. Berdan, jun. vice-commander; O. W. Larens, adjutant; J. C. Nottingham, surgeon; H. C. Green, chaplain; Henry Watts, quartermaster; O. F. Kellogg, officer of the day; Hiram Russell, officer of the guard; W. H. Piatt, sergt.major; Charles Strong, Q, M. sergt.

Sons of Veterans.
-- John A, Rawlin's Camp, No. 46. Organized June 11, 1886. Meets every alternate Wednesday at G. A. R. ball. W. F. Meisel, captain; M. Stephens, first lieutenant; P. McCombs, second lieutenant; J. Butlerfield, chaplain; F. M. Simons, first sergeant; H. Simons, quartermaster sergeant; Edward Koth, sergeant of the guard.

Women's Relief Corps. No 97. Auxiliary
-- to U. S. Grant Post, No. 67. Meets first and third Tuesday afternoons of each month in G. A. R. hall. Juliet Van Kleeck, president; Augusta Shawl, conductor; Ida Secor, treasurer; Mrs. Russell, secretary.

INDEPENDENT ORDER B'nai B'RITH.

Bay City Lodge, No. 178.
-- Organized 1872. Meets every alternate Sunday, at Averill block, A. Grabowsky, president; M. J. Anthony, vice-president; Wm. Sempliner, secretary; Samuel Littauer, treasurer.

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

Odd Fellows' Hall.
-- Cranage block, cor. Center ave. and Adams. Bay Lodge, No. 104. Meets every Friday evening in the Cranage block. W. A. Orr, N. G.; Frank H. Mason, V. G.; B. J.Orr, secretary; L. Anthony, treasurer. Canton Custer, No. 28 (Patriarchs Militant). Meets first and third Wednesday in each month in the Cranage block. Felix Young, P. Com.; John McFarlane, commander; Felix Young, lieutenant; August Steppler, ensign; George A. Thatcher, clerk; T. F. Heine, accountant.

Eden Lodge, No. 260
— Meets every Tuesday evening at hall, cor. Fourteenth and N. Water. Gus Karmsen, N. G.; David G. Ramsay, V. G.; George Thatcher, secretary; John Huntley, treasurer.

Humboldt Lodge, No. 154 (German)
— Meets every Monday evening. Adolph Wirth, N. G.; Emil Westover, V. G.; Hermann Krause, secretary; Charles Lange, treasurer.

Kanonda Encampment, No. 36
— Meets second and fourth Wednesday in each month in the Cranage block. M. Thompson, C. P.; Wm. H. Nevills, Sr. W.; Felix Young, scribe.

Valley Lodge, No. 189
— Meets every Thursday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, at hall in Astor House block. Wm. Boynton, N. G.; Wm. Couthard, V. G.; P. W. Gardiner, secretary; F. A. Hewitt, treasurer.

Peninsular Lodge, No. 2814 (Colored)
— Meets first and third Thursdays of month, in St. George's Hall, Bank block. Wm. J. Smith, N. G.; Wheeler L. Washington, V. G.; Charles T. White, secretary, Daniel Fairfax, treasurer.

DAUGHTERS OF REBECCA.

Excelsior Lodge, No. 30
-— Meets second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, at Astor House block. Maggie Maitland, N. G.; C. D. Richardson, secretary; Mrs. Wm. Boynton, treasurer.

Grace Lodge
— Meets second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month, in Odd Fellows' hall, Cranage block. Mrs. George Whaler, N. G.; Mrs. Winter, V. G.; James Affleck, recording secretary; J. W. Daniels, financial secretary; Mrs. Bertha Anthony, treasurer.

Lavina Lodge, No. 62
— Organized 1882. Meets second and fourth Fridays of every month at hall, cor. Fourteenth and S. Water. Mrs. John Holly, N. G; Mrs. George A. Thatcher, V. G.; Fannie Waters, secretary.

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS.

Court Bay City, No. 306
— Organized 1888. Meets second and last Thursday evenings of each month, in K. of P. hall, cor. Center ave. and Adams. Ferdinand H. Smith, C. R.; Louis Lavaseur, V. C. R.; Samuel Todd, financial secretary; Frank Briggs, recording secretary; Charles Carlson, treasurer.

Court Center, No. 636
— Organized September 1, 1890. Meets first and third Tuesdays of each month. J. Fladung, C. R.; O. Toeppner, V. C. R.; J. D. Pearsal, F. S.; F. McKeown, R. S.; Wm. Donohue, Court Dep.

Court Portsmouth, No. 622
-— Meets second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, in Moran's hall. James Potter, C. R.; Wm. Bartlett, F. S.; Wm. Warren, R. S.

KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES.

Eden Tout, No. 225
— Regular review every Wednesday evenin g at 7:30, at Oddfellows' hall, cor. 14th and N. Water. Wrn. McKee, Commander; M. W. McLeod, R. K.

Goethe Tent, No. 207
-— Meets in G. A. R. hall, Washington ave., the first and third Fridays in each month. Max Wolf, Comdr.; H. J. Mogge, Lt. Comdr.; Wm.. Mager, R. K.; G H. Schindehette, F. K.

Lafayette Tent, No. 200
— Meets every alternate Wednesday of each month, in McEwan block. Amedee Villeneuve, Comdr.; Joseph A. Clement, L. C; Cleophas Proulx, R. K.; Emery Roy, F. K.

Liberty Tent, No. 30
— Regular review on second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at K of P. hall, Eddy block. V. W. O'Brien, Comdr.; E. E. Corliss, R. K.

Royal Tent, No. 429
— Meets every Monday, at Marine Engineers' hall, Watson block. N. O. Smith, Comdr.; J. P. Allen, P. C; Charles F. Verney, L. C; John A. Adams, R. K.; Wm. F. Plumsteel, F. K.

South Bay City Tent, No. 177
— Meets every alternate Monday, in Moran's hall, Harrison st. Lewis A. Coffin, Comdr.; S. J. Doyle, Lt. C; John Miller, R. K.; F. X. Campaux, F. K.

Swinton Tent, No. 359
— Meets at McCauley Bros., 404 Belinda, every Monday evening:. Charles Monahan, Comdr.; David Duford, R. K.; George Wanless, F. K.

Valley Tent, No. 94
— Regular meetings first and third Fridays of each month, in G. A. R. hall, Washington ave., opp. postoflice. C. J. Fox, Comdr.; Robert M. Wright, L. C.; Irwin S. Niles, R. K.; A. E. R. Bush, F. K.

Vigilant Tent, No. 325
— Organized July, 1890. Meets each Wednesday evening, in Galarno's hall, cor. Woodside ave. and Belinda. Wm. Galarno, P. C; I. McAuIiff, C; Wm. B. Jones, Lt. C.; A. H. Hempstead, R. K.; Charles Zeulsdorf, F. K.

Ladies of the Maccabees.

Bay Royal Hive, No. 303
— Meets every Tuesday, at Marine Engineers' hall, Watson block. Lottie Hart, L. C.; Mary Koths, L. R. K.; Belle Walton, L. F. K.

Eden Hive, No. 18
— Meets every alternate Wednesday, in hall cor. 14th and S. Water. Malvina Julian, L. C.; Delia Bentley, L. Lt. C; Margaret Pigott, R. K. and F. K.

Leota Hive, No. 28
— Meets first and third. Monday in each month, in Moran's hall. Amanda Nasb, L. C; Emma Niemann, L. C.; Henrietta Hawkins, R. K.; Stella Delmas, F. K.

Valley Hive, No. 45
— Meets first and third Friday of each month, in Fay block, Center ave., s. e. cor. Saginaw. Mrs. Louise McCauley, P. L. C; Mrs. Martha McCabe, L. C; Mrs. Delia Lawrence, L. R. K.; Mrs. Martha Potter, L. F. K.

Vigilant Hive, No. 46
— Meets every alternate Saturday, in Galarno hall, Woodside ave., s. w. cor. Belinda. Emma Stevens, P. L. C; Mary Darling, L. C; Hannah Walk, L. Lt. C; Kitty Carr, L* R. K.; Mollie Kelley, L. F. K.

KNIGHTS OF TYTHIAS.

Bay City Lodge, No. 23
— Organized 1867. Meets in K. of P. hall, Concordia block. Augustus Hubbard, C. C; Wm. McCloy, P. C; John Brown, K. R. and 8.

Millwood Lodge, No. 150
— Organized 1892. Meets in Fraser hall every Wednesday evening. A. T. Stevenson, C. C; Frank L. Stover, P. C.; Charles Coryell, V. C; Gustave A. Erurich, prelate.

Woodland Lodge No. 145
— Organized 1891. Meets in K. of P. hall, Eddy block. Wm. H. Cummings, C. C; Edward E. Corlis, P. C; Charles Bertch, V. C; Bert McClachie, K. of R. and S

MASONIC. (All lodges meet in Masonic hall, Center ave.)

Bay City Lodge, No. 129, F. & A. M.
— Date of charter, January 11, 1861. Regulir communication first Wednesday of each month. F. O. Gilbert, W. M.; James Lewis, S. W.; E. L. Davis, J. W.; A. L. Stewart, treasurer; Alex. Sutherland, secretary; J. A. Hopkins, S. D.; J. Acker, J. D.; Austin Smith, tyler.

Portsmouth Lodge, No. 190, F. &A. M.
— Regular communication first Monday of each month. D. W. Morton, W. M.; H. R. Albee, secretary.

Joppa Lodge, No. 315, F. & A. M.
— Date of charter, January 29, 1884. Regular communication first Tuesday of each month. Wm. O. Clift, W. M.; E. E. Corliss, S. W.; E. S. Williams, J. W.; C. E. Rosenbury, treasurer; C. Goeschel, secretary; Chas. Tilton, S. D.; A. Craig, J. D.; Austin Smith, tyler.

Blanchard Chapter, No. 59, R. A. M.
— Date of charter, Januarys, 1868. Regular convocation first Thursday of each month. Geo. Annand, H. P.; Frank Stover, K.; George Babcock, S.; L. Goeschel, treasurer; A. Sutherland, secretary; G. E. S. Williams, C. of H.; George Craigr, R S.; H. E. Buck, R. A. C; D. M. Morton, M. 3d V.; E. L. Davis, M. 2d V.; W. W. Chapman, M. 1st V.; Austin Smith, sentinel. Val. G. M. of C; Alex. Sutherland, Val. G. almoner; Joseph McLean, "Val. G. M. of E.; Austin Smith, Val. G. tyler.

Saginaw Valley Chapter of Rose Croix
— Date of charter, September 16, 1884. E. M. Sharp, M. W. and P. M.; A. A. Knopfel, M. E. and P. K. S. W.; S. R, Birehard, M. E. and P. K. J. W.; J. R. Hitchcock, M. E. and P. K. G. O.; L. Goeschel, R. and P. K. treasurer; A. Broughton, R. and P. K. secretary; Alex. Sutherland, R. and P. K. hospitaler; Jas. A. Wells, R. and P. K. M. of C; Joseph McLean, R. and P. K. C. of G.; Austin Smith, R. and P. K. tyler.

Bay County Masonic Mutual Benefit Association
— E. M. Sharp, president; F. O. Gilbert, vice-president; W. O. Clift, treasurer; A. L. Stewart, secretary. Directors:

Bay City Lodge, No. 129, I. A. Gilbert, Griff Lewis; Joppa Lodge, No. 315, F. A. Nichols, E. E. Burroughs;

Portsmouth Lodge, No. 190, E. B. Braddock, Charles Fox;

Wenona Lodge, No. 256, George L. Mosher, S. R. Birehard. Annual meeting second Wednesday of May in each year.

Masonic Temple Association of Bay City, Michigan
— C. R. Hawley, president; A, P. Lyon, vice-president; E. M. Sharp, secretary; L. Goeschel, treasurer. Directors—F. O. Gilbert, A. P. Lyon, E. M. Sharp, Louis Goeschel, C. R. Hawley, E. Fifield, C. J. Bonsfield, G. L. Mosher, R. V. Mundy.

MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA.

Bay City Camp, No. 1490
— Meets in Concordia Hall, Center ave, n. e. cor. Adams, first and third Wednesday of each month. Arthur D. Colvin, V. C; Wm.. H. Monroe, W. A.; John Rogers, clerk; Win. Hawk, hanker.

Central Camp, No, 1514
— Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30, in Fraser Hall, Twenty third. F. B. Stewart, V. C.; A. Greenkorn, W. A.; A. C. Casson, clerk; Edward Haprison, banker.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS.

Branch No. 187
— Meets first Wednesday evening in each month in the postoffice building. George W. Butterfield, president; C. T. White, secretary.

NATIONAL UNION.

Bay City Council, No. 184
— Meets first and third Tuesdays of each month at Devlin's Hall, 819 Jefferson. Wm. Sempliner, president; L. P. Sperry, vice-president; J. M. Lewis, Ex. P.; C. H. Devlin, speaker; H. S. McCullough, secretary; W. O. Clift, treasurer.

ORDER OF THE IRON' HALL.

Branch No. 247
— Meets at St. George's hall, Bank block, second and fourth Tuesday of eacli month. Charles Williams, C. J.; A. C. Heliker, V. J.; George E. Wedthoff, secretary; A. Bate, cashier.

Branch No. 753
— Meets at St. George's hall, Bank block, second and fourth Wednesday of each month. James A. Brown, C. J.; John Golden, V. J.; Frank B. Williams, accountant; W. A. Pettapiece, cashier.

ORANGEMEN.

Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 226
— Meets every Friday evening, in Concordia block. W. M. Bens, W. M.; Samuel Rodgers, secretary.

Ladies' Loyal Orange, Lodge, No. 52
— Meets every Tuesday evening, in G. A. R. hall. Mrs. Henrietta Bens, W. M.; Mrs. J. A. Mastin, D. M.; Mrs. Brock, R. S.; Mrs. Wiley,treasurer

ORDER OF SCOTTISH CLANS.

Clan Forbes, No. 104
— Meets first and third Thursdays of each month, in Oddfelows' hall, Cranage block. W. D. Mcintosh, Chief; D. B. McRae, T.; G. E. Smith, secretary.

ORDER OF THE RED CROSS.

Valley Commandery, No. 7
— Meets first and third Friday of each month, at their hall, cor. 14th and Water. Wm. Whitford, commander; Ellen Egan, lieut. commander; Susan J. Atkinson, scribe; Mrs. B. V. Mount, prelate; W. J. Atkinson, financier and treasurer.

Bay Commandery, No. 11
— Meets at Marble hall. W. J. Atkinson, S. L. Comdr.; Mrs. Amanda Bradley, Past Comdr.; George Walters, Comdr.; Silas R. Hall, Lt. Comdr.; Mrs. Madeline Hall, scribe.

ORDER OF TONTINE.

Gale Lodge, No. 276
— Meets first Monday of each month, at Messrs. Finn & Fisher's office. Orlando G. Steinhoff, president; Fred H. Fischer, vice-president; Fred J. Asman, secretary; Fred C. Finn, treasurer.

ROYAL ARCANUM.

Bay Council, No. 37
— Organized November 27, 1877. Meets at Devlin's Business College first and third Mondays of each month. C. H. Devlin, R.; R. V. Mundy, V. R.; G. P. Cobb, secretary; M. M. Andrews, treasurer. Clive Council, No. 827—Meets first and third Friday of each month, at Marble hall, cor. Broadway and Fremont ave. E. E. Reynolds, Regent; Oscar J. Wallin, P. R.; A. W. Fisher, secretary.

ROYAL LEAGUE.

Utopia Council, No. 48
— Organized 1888. Meets first and third Tuesdays of each month, at 816 N. Jefferson. H. S. McCullough, arch on; C. H. Devlin, vice-archon; L. P. Sperry, scribe; W. Landau, collector; Wm.. O. Clift, treasurer.

UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS.

Bay Grove, No. 11
— Meets second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at Devlin's Business College. C. H. Devlin, N. A.; Frank Rasman, V. N. A.; E. M. Sharp, treasurer; W. Landon, collector; K. Kaichen, secretary.

Columbia Grove, No. 19
— Meets second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, at Devlin's Business College. Mr. Fox, N. A.; George Ross, V. N. A.; W. O. Clift, treasurer; W. G. Merritt, collector and secretary.

UNITED FRIENDS OF MICHIGAN.

Bay City Council, No. 93
— Meets each alternate Thursday, in Engineers' hall, Watson block. Anna E. Coffin, P. C. C; John Allen, C. C; Emily Monosmith, V. C; Carrie F. Moore, rec.; Bertha Allen, financier; T. B. Monosmith, treasurer.

Bay Commandery, No. 18
— Organized 1889. Meets first and third Thursday of each month, in St. George's hall. Bank block. A. C. Heliker, Comdr.; Wm. Daniels, V. C; Charles A. Bate, secretary; L. Anthony, treasurer.

WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.

Olive Camp, No. 10
— Meets second and fourth Tuesday of month, in Good Templars' hall, Gay block. A. E. R. Bush, C C; Charles Fox, A. L.; H. D. Farrington, banker; Wm. A. See, clerk; J. L. Ambrose, physician.