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Elkader
Camps, Lodges, social societies & organizations


this page: 1910 - 1919

before 1900 * 1900 - 1909 * 1920 - 1929 * 1930 - 1939


Note: unless otherwise credited, the information has been contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1910

Fair and Track Assn.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Elkader Fair and Track Association was held at the Court House Wednesday afternoon. The election of officers resulted as follows:
President - Henry Koehn
Vice President - E. C. Ehrhardt
Secretary - W. W. Davidson
Treasurer - J. F. Becker
Directors - J. W. McLaughlin, Martin Dittmer, A. H. Wells, J. J. Kuehl, A. J. Kramer
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 25 Nov. 1909. Locals columns

Highland Nobles
At a meeting of Costigan Castle No. 140, Highland Nobles, held last evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Past Protector - August Uecker
Protector - Mrs. Mabel Wells
Counsellor - Mrs. Julia Stebor
Evangel - Miss Emma Opitz
Escort - Mrs. Mattie Prouty
Warden - Mrs. Kate Friend
Secretary - Henry C. Gmelin
Treasurer - John Stebor
Guard - Richard Opitz
Sentinel - Richard Wadsack
Trustee - D. E. Livingood
Physician - Dr. Alice Carpenter
Physician - Dr. W. J. McGrath
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 02 Dec. 1909

Modern Woodmen of America
Last Saturday evening, Mystic Camp No. 319, M.W.A., elected the following officers:
Consul - E. E. Beers
Advisor - John Stebor
Banker - D. C. Hale
Clerk - W. W. Davidson
Escort - Donald Munger
Sentry - Wm. Adams
Manager - B. F. Falkenhainer
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 16 Dec. 1909

Royal Neighbors of America
Wednesday evening, Fern Leaf Camp No. 1809, elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
Oracle - Mrs. Anna Larson
Vice Oracle - Mrs. Sophia Munger
Recorder - Mrs. Edna M. Wolf
Receiver - Mrs. Louise Leibrock
Chancellor - Mrs. Emma Brown
Marshal - Miss Rebecca Leonard
Inner Sentinel - Mrs. Mabel Wells
Outer Sentinel - Mrs. Gertrude Goldberg
Manager, 3 years - Mrs. Emma Allen
Physicians - Dr. Wm. Miller, Dr. W. J. McGrath
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 16 Dec. 1909

Yeomen
Elkader Homestead of American Yeomen No. 269, Tuesday evening, elected the following officers:
Foreman - W. E. Witt
M.C. - Alice Leonard
Cor. - B. F. Falkenhainer
M.A. - H. C. Pahlas
Phy. - W. W. Davidson
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 16 Dec. 1909
Rebekah's
Hazel Valley Rebekah lodge, No. 466, at their meeting Tuesday evening Dec. 7th, elected the following officers:
N.G. - Amelia Lenth
V.G. - Alice Leonard
Rec. Sec. - Emma Allen
Fin. Sec. Maud Anderson
Treas. - Emma Hagensick
Trustee - Ella Crowe
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 16 Dec. 1909

Modern Brotherhood of America
Protection lodge No. 165 last evening elected the following officers:
Pres. - Mrs. Kate Barthel
Vice Pres. - D. G. Griffith
Sec. & Treas. - Geo. C. Wolf
Chap. - Mrs. Ella Lenth
Con. - H. F. Jungblut
Watch - Richard Opitz
Sentry - Chas. Scovel
Trustee - W. H. Crowe
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 16 Dec. 1909

Order of the Eastern Star
The following officers have been elected and appointed in Charity Chapter No. 152, O.E.S.:
W.M. - Elizabeth M. Paul
W.P. - Milo E. Munger
A.M. - Kate Barthel
Sec. - Lizzie Leibrock
Treas. - Kate Russell
Conductor - Lena Talley
Asst. Conductor - Claudie Meyer
Adah - Ida Wilke
Ruth - Ella Stanton
Esther - Mabel Evans
Martha - Emma Brown
Electa - Mollie Davidson
Warden - Elizabeth Stanton
Sentinel - D. G. Griffith
Chaplain - Elizabeth Jack
Marshal - Mate Landon
Organist - Celia Pahlas
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 30 Dec. 1909

Opera House
At a meeting of the stockholders of the Elkader Opera House last evening, 146 shares were represented. Messrs. Anton Kramer, H. D. Brown and John McLaughlin were elected Directors for the term of two years.

At a subsequent meeting of the Directors the following officers were elected:
President - R. E. Price
Vice-P
resident - A. Kramer
Sec. and Treas. - J. F. Becker
Advisory Committee - R. F. Schmidt, Wm. Becker
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 20 Jan. 1910

 

1911

Fraternal Order of Eagles
The fraternal Order of Eagles on Monday evening elected the following officers:
President - C. T. Miller
Vice-President - C. F. Miller
Secretary - Jas. W. McLaughlin
Treasurer - Fred Length
I.W. - Henry Koehn
Chaplain - Lee Hyde
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 08 Dec. 1910. Local News column.

Royal Neighbors of America
At a meeting of the Royal Neighbors last evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
Oracle - Mrs. Anna Layton
Vice-Oracle - Mrs. Mabel Wells
Past oracle - Mrs. Jennie Lake
Recorder - Mrs. Edna M. Wolf
Receiver - Mrs. Louisa Leibrock
Chancellor - Mrs. Emma Brown
Marshal - Mrs. Nettie Allen
Inner Sentinel - Mrs. Mary Bente
Outer Sentinel - Mrs. Julia Stebor
Mgr. 3 years - Mrs. Kate Dittmer
Physicians - Dr. Miller, Dr. McGrath
~Elkader Register & Argus, 15 Dec. 1910

I.O.O.F.
Last Thursday evening the I.O.O.F. lodge elected the following officers:
N.G. - A. W. Schmidt
V.G. - Richard Opitz
Secretary - M. G. Hagensick
Treasurer - Henry Lenth
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 15 Dec. 1910. Local News columns

Rebekah's
At a meeting of Hazel Valley Rebekah Lodge, No. 466, held Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
N.G. - Miss Ella Crowe
V.G. - Mrs. Bertha Cords
Rec. Sec. - Mrs. Emma Allen
Fin. Sec. - Mrs. Maud Anderson
Treas. - Miss Emma Hagensick
Trustee - Mrs. Amelia Lenth
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 22 Dec. 1910

Yeomen
The Yeoman lodge elected the following officers at their meeting, on Tuesday evening:
Foreman - Wm. H. O'Brien
M.C. - R. F. Schmidt
Cor. - B. F. Falkenhainer
M.A. - H. C. Pahlas
Chaplain - Mary E. Kramer
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 15 Dec. 1910

Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #152
At a meeting of Charity Chapter, O.E.S., held Wednesday evening, Dec. 7th, the following officers were elected:
W.M. - Mrs. E. M. Paul
W.P. - Mr. Milo Munger
Asst. M. - Mrs. Kate Barthel
Sec. - Miss Lizzie Leibrock
Treas. - Mrs. Kate Russell
Conductor - Mrs. Lena Talley
Asst. Cond. - Mrs. Claudie Meier
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 15 Dec. 1910

Charity Chapter, O.E.S. installed the following officers last evening:
W.M. - Mrs. Lizzie Paul
W.P. - Milo Munger
A.M. - Mrs. Kate Barthel
Con. - Mrs. Lena Talley
A. Con. - Mrs. Claudie Meier
Sec. - Miss Lizzie Leibrock
Treas. Mrs. Kate Russell
Chap. - Mrs. Mate Landon
Ada - Miss Ida Wilke
Ruth - Miss Ella Stanton
Esther - Mrs. Mabel Evans
Electa - Mrs. Emma Brown
Sentinel - Mrs. Sophia Munger
Organist - Miss Celia Pahlas

The following were elected but not installed:
Martha elect - Mrs. Kate Park
Warden elect - Mrs. Lizzie Stanton
Marshal elect - Mrs. Louise Leibrock
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 5 Jan. 1911

Jugend Verein (Youth Club)
The Jugend Verein held their regular business meeting and annual election last Sunday evening and elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
President - W. C. Reimer
Vice President - Henry C. Gmelin
Secretary - Miss Emma Hagensick
Treasurer Miss Freda Katschkowsky
This society is just two years old, has over sixty members, holds regular meetings every Sunday evening from 7 to 8 and invites all to attend their meetings.
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 28 Sept. 1911. Local News columns

 

1912

Fair and Track Association
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Elkader Fair and Track Association was held at the court house Wednesday afternoon, November 29th, 1911, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President - E. C. Ehrhardt
Vice Pres. - Richard Leonard
Secretary - D. E. Livingood
Treasurer - A. J. Carpenter
Directors -
J. P. Meyer
J. K. Molumby
W. W. Davidson
Frank Tieden
D. F. Willmes
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 30 Nov. 1911

Order of Eastern Star
Charity Chapter, O.E.S. elected the following officers for the ensuing year at their regular meeting held Wednesday evening of this week:
W.M. - Kate Barthel
W.P. - H. D. Brown
A.M. - Mabel Evans
Sec. - Lizzie Leibrock
Treas. - Ella Wilke
Cond. - Ella Lenth
A. Cond. - Ida Wilke
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 7 Dec. 1911
Royal Neighbors
At a meeting of the Royal Neighbors last evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
Oracle - Mrs. Mabel Wells
Vice Oracle - Mrs. Kate Berthel
Recorder - Mrs. Edna M. Wolf
Receiver - Mrs. Louisa Leibrock
Chancellor - Mrs. Jennie Lake
Marshal - Miss Rebecca Leonard
Inner Sentinel - Mrs. Mary Bente
Outer Sentinel - Mrs. Julia Stebor
Manager, for 3 yers - Mrs. Emma Brown
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 14 Dec. 1911. Additional Locals column

Modern Woodmen of America
At its regular meeting held last Saturday evening, the M.W.A. lodge elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
V.C. - D.E. Livingood
W.A. - G. G. Cassidy
Banker - D. C. Hale
Clerk - W. W. Davidson
Escort - Donald Munger
Watchman - Wm. Heitkamp, Sr.
Sentry - Jesse Turner
Manager - J. J. Kuehl
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 14 Dec. 1911. Additional Locals columns

 

1913

Royal Neighbors
The following officers were elected in Fern Leaf Camp No. 1809, Wednesday evening, Dec. 11th:
Oracle - Mabel Wells
Vice Oracle - Kate Barthel
Recorder - Edna M. Wolf
Receiver - Louisa Leibrock
Chancellor - Jennie Lake
Marshal - Kate E. Powell
Inner Sentinel - Lena Meyer
Outer Sentinel - Gertrude Goldberg
Manager, 3 years - Sophia Munger
Physicians - Dr. W. A. Miller, Dr. W. J. McGrath
~Elkader Register, Thur., 12 Dec. 1912

Order of the Eastern Star
At a meeting of Charity Chapter O.E.S., last week Wednesday night, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
W.M. -Mrs. Kate Barthel
W.P. - H. D. Brown
Associate Matron - Mrs. Jennie Lake
Sec. - Miss Lizzie Leibrock
Treas. - Miss Ella Wilke
Cond. - Miss Ella Lenth
Associate Cond. Miss Ida Wilke.
~Elkader Register, Thur., 12 Dec. 1912
Yeoman
At a regular meeting of Elkader Homestead No. 269, held Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected:
Foreman - Wm. H. O'Brien
M. of C. - R. F. Schmidt
Corres. - B. F. Falkenhainer
M. of A. - H. C. Pahlas
~Elkader Register, Thur., 12 Dec. 1912

Modern Woodmen of America
At the Woodman meeting last Saturday evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
V.C. - D. E. Livingood
W.A. - George Cassidy
Banker - D. C. Hale
Clerk - W. W. Davidson
Escort - Wm. Heitkamp, Sr.
Watchman - Herman Katschkowsky
Sentinel - Jesse Turner
Manager - B. F. Falkenhainer
~Elkader Register, Thur., 19 Dec. 1912

 

1914

Yeomen
The local lodge of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen held their annual election last Tuesday evening. The following officers were elected:
Foreman - B. F. Falkenhainer
Master of Ceremonies - R. F. Schmidt
Correspondent - Wm. O'Brien
Master of Accounts - H. C. Pahlas
Chaplain - Mrs. Minnie Moran
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 11 Dec. 1913. Local News column

Yeomen
At a meeting of the Yeoman Lodge held Tuesday evening the following officers were installed:
Foreman - B. F. Falkenhainer
M. of C. - R. F. Schmidt
Cor. - Wm. H. O'Brien
M. of A. - H. C. Palas
Chaplain - Mrs. Minnie Moran
Overseer - Wm. E. Witt
Watch - Mrs. Sophia Munger
Lady Rowena - Mrs. Lena Talley
Lady Rebecca - Miss Ella Stanton
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur. 15 Jan. 1914. Local News columns.

Order of Eastern Star
At the meeting of Charity Chapter, O.E.S., held Wednesday evening, the following officers were installed for the ensuing year:
W.M. - Mrs. Louise Leibrock
A.M. - Mrs. Ella Lenth
Secretary - Lizzie Leibrock
Treasurer - Ella Wilke
Conductor - Ida Wilke
Asst. Conductor - Alta Witt
Adah - Ada Talley
Ruth - Mary Hagensick
Esther - Mrs. Jessie Coffee
Martha - Martha Zahrndt
Electa - Mrs. Elizabeth Paul
Chaplain - Mrs. Mary Griffith
Marshall - Mrs. Kate Barthel
Organist - Celia Pahlas
Warden - Kathleen Hempel
Sentinel - Mrs. Alice Albrecht
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 08 Jan. 1914
Opera House
At the annual meeting of the Elkader Opera House company held last week the following Directors were elected: R. E. Price, A. Kramer, H. D. Brown
At a meeting of the Directors the following officers were elected:
President - R. E. Price
Vice Pres. - A. Kramer
Sec. and Treas. - J. F. Becker
Manager - G. H. Wilke
A 3 % dividend was declared.
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 15 Jan. 1914. Local News columns

Frauen Verein
At the annual meeting of the Frauen Verein the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Pres. - Mrs. Amelia Soll
Vice Pres. - Mrs. Ella Schmidt
Sec. - Mrs. Henry Baars
Treas. - Mrs. Kate Bahr
The total receipts for the year were $682.07.
~Elkader Register & Argus, 21 May 1914

 

1915

Royal Neighbors
At a regular meeting of the Royal Neighbors held Wednesday evening, the following officers were elected for the coming year:
Oracle - Mrs. Kate Barthel
Vice-Oracle - Mrs. Nettie Allen
Recorder - Mrs. Mabel Wells
Receiver - Mrs. Flora Walther
Chancellor - Mrs. Lena Talley
Marshal - Mrs. Katie Wistrick
Inner Sentinel - Mrs. Gertrude Goldberg
Outer Sentinel - Mrs. Mary Bente
Manager - Mrs. Emma Brown
Musician - Mrs. May Cook
Physicians - Dr. W. A. Miller, Dr. G. G. White, Dr. W. J. McGrath
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 17 Dec. 1914
 

 

1916

Hazel Valley Rebakah
Mrs. Josie F. Cutting, President of the Rebekah Assembly, was present at the regular meeting of Hazel Valley Rebekah lodge, Tuesday evening, and installed the following officers:
N.G. - Ella M. Crowe
V.G. - Mrs. Marie Schmidt
Sec. - Mrs. Maud Tyler Anders_n
Treas. - Mrs. Emelia Lenth
Warden - Mrs. Mary Gifford
R.S. to N.G. - Mrs. Gusta Cassidy
R.S. to V.G. - Martin G. Hagensick
I.G. - Albert Schmidt
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 6 Jan. 1916. Additional Locals column
 

 

1917

Modern Woodmen of America
Mystic Camp No. 319 M.W.A., elected officers for 1917, December 9th. They are:
V.C. - Geo. Cassidy
W.A. - Geo. Ehrhardt
Clerk - D. C. Hale
Banker - Wm. Heitkamp, Sr.
Escort - Don Munger
Watchman - Jess Turner
Sentry - A. Tujetsch
Manager - Joseph Kramer
Installation will be held the first regular meeting in January.
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 14 Dec. 1916. Local News Notes column
Order of the Eastern Star
At the regular meeting of Charity Chapter O.E.S. held Wednesday evening the following officers were installed:
Worthy Matron - Anna Pa_l Wilke
Associate Matron - Ida Wilke
Secretary - Elizabeth Leibrock
Treasurer - Ella Wilke
Conductress - Ella Stanton
Associate Conductress - Grace Morse
Ada - Ruby Katschkowski
Ruth - Mary Hagensick
Esther - Molly Davidson
Martha - Martha Gmelin
Electa - Ethel Crain
Warden - Sophia Munger
Sentinel - D. J. Crain
Chaplain - Louise Leibrock
Marshal - Kate Russell
Organist - Celia Palas
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 04 Jan. 1917

 

1918

Eastern Star
Charity Chapter, of the Order of the Eastern Star, held it's regular meeting Wednesday evening at which time the following officers were installed:
W.M. - Anna Paul Wilke
W.P. - Martin Hagensick
A.M. - Ella Stanton
Sec'y - Elizabeth Leibrock
Treas. - Ella Wilke
Cond. - Ida Wilke
A.C. - Grace Morse
Adah - Mollie Davidson
Ruth - Abbie Griffith
Esther - Nellie Peery Price
Martha - Ruby Katskowsky
Electa - Elizabeth Paul
Warder - Sophia Munger
Sentinel - Delos Crane
Chaplain - Louise Leibrock
Marshal - S. S. Leach
Organist - Celia Palas
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 03 Jan. 1918.
 

 

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