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 U1ST0KY OF GOODHUE COUNTY G07 senior vice commander, George E. Smith; .junior vice commander ('. L. Jones; camp council, C. S. Sultzer, Otto Remmler, Thomas Heiserman; chaplain, Thomas Heiserman; first sergeant, J. H. Boustead; quartermaster sergeant, George E. Smith; corporal of the guard. ('. I). Wolf; picket guard, C. II. Phillips; camp guard, A. II. Hardy. The meetings arc held on the first Wednes- day of each month, at 215 Bush street. The membership is 35. Red Wing Memorial Day Association was organized June 3, 1908, and is composed of three members from each of the follow- ing bodies: Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish-American War Veterans. Sons of Veterans. City Council and Commercial Club. The first officers were: President, V. F. Kunze : vice president, P. A. Carlson; secretary, S. T. Irvine; treasurer, S. S. Lundquist. The first members were : Grand Army of the Re- public, W. II. Blaker, K. A. Carlson. A. H. Hardy; Spanish- American War Veterans, S. S. Lundquist, W. F. Reichert, R. L. ('. Ceih; Sons of Veterans, J. H. Boustead. George E. Smith. S. T. Irvine; City Council. Oscar Seebach, N. K. Simmons. J. O. John- son; Commercial Club. Oscar Seebach, W. W. Foot, W. F. Kunze. The present officers are: President. D. M. Neill; vice president, F. A. Carlson ; secretary, S. T. Irvine ; treasurer, Henri Dewitt. The present members are; Grand Army of the Republic, J. E. Smith, F. A. Carlson. J. C. Johnson ; Spanish- American War Vet- erans, L. Penfold, C. J. Bracher, George E. Tebbe; Sons of Vet- erans, J. H. Boustead. George E. Smith, S. T. Irvine; City Council. Oscar Seebach, W. K. Back, G. F. Eichinger; Commercial Club, J. L. Silvernale. R. L. C. Geib, F. H. Erickson. The meetings are held the first Tuesday in March in each year. Red Wing Lodge, No. 8, A. F. & A. M., was instituted in Red Wing September 14, 1855. Among its charter members were : W. W. Phelps, A. F. Parker, Norris Hobart, W. W. Sweney, H. B. Middaugh. Thomas Smith, John Day, E. M. Bond; Lemon Bates, F. F. Hoyt, AA 7 illiam P. Wright. Its first officers, elected Novem- ber 20, 1855, were : William Ladd, W. M. ; W. W. Phelps, S. W. ; William Lawther. J. W. ; H. C. Hoffman, secretary; William Free- born, treasurer; A. F. Parker, S. D. ; N. Hobart, J. D. The meet- ings are held the first Monday of each month in Masonic Hall. The present officers are : M. W., H. J. Herder ; Sr. W., C. L. Kel- logg; Jr. W., W. S. Irvine; treasurer, M. Kappel; secretary, G. H. Diepenbrock. La Grange Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons, was organized August 20, 1860, with the following officers : H. B. Wilson, E. H. P. ; J. J. Richter, K. ; P. Sandford, C. H. ; W. W. Phelps, P. S. ; W. W. Sweney, R. A. C. ; S. B. Foot, third V. ; P. Messerole, second V. ; V. Brundridge, first V. The meetings are held the second Monday of the month in Masonic Hall. The present officers are :