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Below you will find information from various social groups in the late 1800's and early 1900's. There are not only surnames but interesting articles.

Muskegon, Michigan

Muskegon Lodge, No. 140, F. & A. M.- Masonic Hall-Western avenue, corner

Meets every Monday and Thursday evening of Terrace street at Masonic Hall.

Leonard’s Hall-Western avenue, corner

Lovell Moore Lodge, No. 182-Meets every of Terrace street.

Wednesday and Saturday evening, at Masonic Holt’s Hall-Terrace street.

Good Templar’s Hall-Western avenue

Muskegon Lodge, No. 358, I. O. of G. T.-  Meets every Tuesday evening, in Good Templar’s Hall.

Muskegon Lodge, No. 92, I. O. of O. F.-  Meets every Friday evening, at Masonic  Hall


Muskegon Woman’s Club, 1899-1900

(Source:  Hackley Public Library, Muskegon, Michigan)

 (Organized 1890, incorporated 1899, Federated (General Fed.) 1893, Federated (State Fed.) 1895)

                       President                          Mary E.Thompson

                        Vice President                  Cora A. Delano

                        Recording Secretary          Hattie B. Bloch

                        Corresponding Secretary    Nellie S. Bloch

                        Treasurer                         Margaret B. Hume

                        Director                           Florence A. Erwin

                        Director                           Genevieve H. Emery

                        Director                           Ella M. Mason

                        Director                           Sarah Wood

  Committees

                        Musical                                  Social

                        Jessie B. Tinsman               Augusta Kanitz

                        Katherine F. Warner            Amy F. Christie

                        Lucy S. Wilson                    Mary L. Thayer

                        Katherine A. Munroe            Kathryn A. Koon

 

                        Reception                       Press

                        Ellen M. Nims                 Mary L. Bunker

                        Mary B. Hume                 Antha Gray

                        Margaret S. Sibley

                        Minnie F. Smith

 

                        Printing                             Art

                        Florence A. Erwin             Esther O. Mackenzie

                        Ella M. Mason                  Mary B. Hume

                        Emma J. Boynton

 

List of Members

 [Muskegon Woman’s Club Articles of Association and By-Laws, page 9, article Vll, section 2, “The retiring president, vice president, and recording secretary, acting jointing, shall divide the active members into four divisions.”]

FIRST DIVISION

 Mary L. Temple, Leader

Signed Name and Date             Name and  Address

Anna Q. Andrews  Oct. 9, 1896  Mrs. W. W. Andrews 
- - 15 Delaware St.
Amy F. Christie Dec. 11, 1896  Mrs. D. Christie 
- - 21 Webster Ave.
Mary L. Cummings  April 13, 1894  Mrs. Ira S. Cummings 
- - Muskegon
Cora A. Delano Nov. 14, 1890  Mrs. H. L. Delano 
- - 219 Webster Ave.
Cora G. Denslow  Jan. 1, 1891  Mrs. J. F. Denslow 
- - 70 Webster Ave.
Genevieve H. Emery  Oct. 15, 1894  Mrs. John G. Emery, Jr. 
- - 62 Webster Ave.
Harriet Hendrick  Oct. 29, 1895  Mrs. Harriet Hendrick 
- - 14 Clinton St.
Bessie H. Jones  April 7, 1893  Mrs. G. T. Jones 
- - 13 Fifth St.
Elizabeth S. King  June 17, 1898  Mrs. B. D. King 
- - 122 Terrace St.
Kathryn A. Koon  Dec. 7, 1894  Mrs. C. S. Koon 
- - 17 Clinton St.
Alice D. LeFevre  Jan. 11, 1895  Mrs. G. L. LeFevre 
- - 117 Clay Ave.
Lulu R. Mann  March 19, 1894  Mrs. R. K. Mann 
- - 201 Clay Ave.
Harriet M. Mann  Oct. 14, 1898  Mrs. W. H. Mann 
- - 64 W. Muskegon Ave.
Ella M. Marvin  April 7, 1893  Mrs. L. R. Marvin 
- - 221 Clay Ave.
Sarah A. Misner  May 26, 1899  Mrs. P. P. Misner 
- - 41 Hamilton St.
Mary E. Perley June 17, 1898  Miss Mary E. Perley
- - 303 Webster Ave.
Cornelia Ripley  Oct. 24, 1890  Miss Cornelia Ripley 
- - 237 Peck St.
Mary S. Sessions  March 6, 1891  Mrs. C. W. Sessions 
- - 250 Webster Ave.
Helen A. Smith April 20, 1894  Mrs. G. D. Smith 
- - 183 Terrace St.
Mary L. Temple Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. A. F. Temple 
- - 386 Washington Ave.
Mary E. Thompson  June 23, 1893  Mrs. C. L. Thompson 
- - 101 Houston Ave.
Charlotte E. Thurston  June 14, 1895  Mrs. A. W. Thurston 
- - 74 Ransom St.
Mary I. Upton  June 14, 1895  Mrs. Daniel Upton 
- - 110 Monroe Ave.
Carrie F. Waldron  March 8, 1895  Mrs. Albert Waldron
- - 200 Clay Ave.
Samantha Williams  May 12, 1899  Mrs. John Williams 
- - 184 Lake St.

SECOND DIVISION

 Lizzie C. Chaddock, Leader

 Signed Name and Date            Name and Address

Margaret G. Bowerman  May 26, 1899  Mrs. C. B. Bowerman 
- - 32 Ransom St.
Emma J. Boynton  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. M. A. Boynton 
- - 75 Muskegon Ave.
Harriet W. Carpenter  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. William Carpenter 
- - 55 Peck St.
Lizzie C. Chaddock  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. C. J. Chaddock 
- - 222 Webster Ave.
Florence A. Erwin  Sept. 15, 1893  Mrs. D. D. Erwin 
- - 197 Webster Ave.
Edna Louise Erwin  May 26, 1899  Miss Edna L. Erwin 
- - 197 Webster Ave.
Antha Gray  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. S. H. Gray 
- - 253 Peck St.
Ada E. Heil  Oct. 8, 1897  Mrs. J. H. Heil 
- - 34 Ransom St.
Fannie J. Houseman  June 14, 1895  Mrs. C. L. Houseman 
- - 5 Peck St.
M. Electa Hughes Feb. 12, 1895  Dr. M. Electa Hughes 
- - 138 Clay Ave.
Catherine Hutchinson  Oct. 18, 1895  Mrs. M. Hutchinson 
- - 35 Ransom St.
Mary B. Hume  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. Geo. Hume 
- - 151 Houston Ave.
Margaret B. Hume  Oct. 18, 1895  Miss Margaret B. Hume 
- - 228 Webster Ave.
Cora G. Jackson  Oct. 21, 1892  Mrs. J. G. Jackson 
- - 19 Webster Ave.
Margaret E. Mason  Oct. 22, 1897  Mrs. H. I. Mason 
- - 89 Clay Ave.
M. Elizabeth McCracken  April 14, 1891  Mrs. J. B. McCracken 
225 Jefferson St.
Alice W. McCracken  Nov. 12, 1897  Mrs. J. Harvey McCracken 
- - 133 Peck St.
Cornelia L. Niskern Sept. 25, 1896  Mrs. Philip W. Niskern
- - Muskegon
Stella Quick  April 3, 1896  Mrs. Paul A. Quick
- - 82 Webster Ave.
Eliza J. Smith  June 11, 1897  Mrs. G. M. Smith 
- - 77 Muskegon Ave.
Annette F. Tillotson  June 28, 1897  Mrs. D. C. Tillotson 
- - 376 Lake St.
Isabella W. Wanty  Oct. 12, 1894  Mrs. H. G. Wanty 
- - 145 Houston Ave.
Mary B.Watson  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. W. G. Watson 

 THIRD DIVISION

 Florence E. Stafford, Leader

Signed Name and Date             Name and Address

Ella A. Abbott  Dec. 1, 1893  Mrs. George Abbott 
- - 254 Peck St
Grace Moon Beardsley  Oct. 19 1894  Mrs. Grace M. Beardsley 
- - 202 Terrace St.
Mary L. Bunker  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. R. E. Bunker 
- - 286 Webster Ave.
Flora A. Crossette  Nov. 21, 1890  Mrs. I. R. Crossette 
- - 115 Houston Ave
D. Grace Dowling  Jan. 15, 1897  Dr. D. Grace Dowling 
- - 40 Second St.
Hattie B. Erwin June 11, 1897  Mrs. G. L. Erwin 
- - 183 Webster Ave.
Ada J. Garber  June 14, 1895  Mrs. F. W. Garber 
- - 159 Jefferson St.
Jessy E. Hull  June 10, 1898  Miss Jessy E. Hull 
- - 7 Peck St.
Margaret A. Hume  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. Thomas Hume 
- - 228 Webster Ave.
Elizabeth H. Jones  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. Arthur Jones 
- - 159 Muskegon Ave.
Augusta Kanitz Oct. 4, 1895  Mrs. Louis Kanitz 
- - 86 Houston Ave.
Mary E. Keating Nov. 14, 1890  Miss Mary E. Keating
- - 87 Houston Ave.
Ella M. Kingsbury  Sept. 28, 1893  Mrs. G. P. Kingsbury 
- - 162 Clay Ave.
Elizabeth C. Lange  May 26, 1899  Miss Elizabeth C. Lange 
- - 241 Terrace St.
Emma J. Latimer June 14, 1895  Miss Emma J. Latimer
- - 40 Second St.
Esther O. Mackenzie  Jan. 20, 1893  Mrs. David Mackenzie 
- - 208 Clay St.
Bertha E. Moorman  May 26, 1899  Miss Bertha E. Moorman 
- - 23 Clinton St.
Nellie B. Munroe Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. William Munroe
- - 122 Muskegon Ave.
Adele C. Murray Nov. 14, 1890  Mrs. J. L. Murray 
- - 23 Sixth St.
Florence E. Parker  Nov. 29, 1895  Mrs. C. H. Parker 
193 Clay Ave.
Jennie A. Rice  March 16, 1894  Mrs. J. A. Rice 
- - 201 Clay Ave.
Minnie F. Smith  Nov. 14, 1890  Mrs. Francis Smith 
- - 215 Terrace St.
Florence E. Stafford  April 2, 1899  Mrs. E. H. Stafford 
- - 199 Terrace St.
Jennie E. Thompson  Oct. 6, 1899  Mrs. F. W. Thompson 
- - 148 Clay Ave.
Lucy S. Wilson  Sept. 27, 1895  Mrs. Frank W. Wilson 
- - 16 Muskegon Ave.
Maud F. Wilson Jan. 13, 1899  Mrs. D. A. Wilson 
- - 221 Clay Ave.

FOURTH DIVISION

 Jessie B. Tinsman, Leader

 Signed Name and Date              Name and  Address

Nellie S. Bloch  Dec. 14, 1894  Mrs. Sigmund Bloch 
- - 61 Peck St.
Lizzie R. Cooper June 11, 1897  Mrs. Henry W. Cooper
- - 77 Muskegon Ave.
Marion F. Dake May 26, 1899  Mrs. Edward B. Dake 
- - 156 Clay Ave.
Emily B. Dana  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. E. B. Dana 
- - 60 Muskegon Ave.
Jessie M. Hammond  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. F. E. Hammond 
- - 119 Houston Ave.
Sarah J. Heap  April 20, 1891  Mrs. William Heap 
- - 170 Peck St.
Margaret E. Jackson  Sept. 2, 1892  Mrs. H. H. Jackson 
- - 152 Houston Ave.
Martha A. Keating Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. L. N. Keating
- - 87 Houston Ave.
Nellie W. Kimball May 26, 1  Mrs. C. H. Kimball 
- - 50 Muskegon Ave.
Ella M. Mason  April 5, 1895  Mrs. L. G. Mason 
- - 269 Jefferson St.
Edith F. McGraft  Dec. 7, 1894  Miss Edith F. McGraft 
- - 190 Lake St.
Alice M. Moon  Oct. 16, 1894  Mrs. J. W. Moon 
- - 202 Terrace St.
Katherine A. Munroe  Nov. 16, 1894  Mrs. Thomas Munroe
- - 168 Clay Ave.
Minnie Neumeister  March 13, 1896  Mrs. G. H. Neumeister 
- - 16 E. Muskegon Ave.
Ellen M. Nims  June 23, 1893  Mrs. F. A. Nims 
- - 105 Houston Ave.
Myrtle W. Sawyer June 14, 1895  Mrs. Harry Sawyer 
- - 6 Ransom St.
Margaret A. Sibley  Oct. 24, 1890  Mrs. W. A. Sibley 
- - 244 Webster Ave.
Mary H. Smart  May 26, 1899  Mrs. W. N. Smart 
- - 97 Western Ave.
Erie L. Smith  Oct. 27, 1897  Mrs. Leigh B. Smith
- - 307 Webster Ave.
Mary L. Thayer  Oct. 27, 1897  Mrs. E. W. Thayer 
- - 184 Clay Ave.
Jessie B. Tinsman  June 7, 1895  Mrs. C. W. Tinsman 
- - 84 Muskegon Ave.
Hattie B. VanZalingen  Oct. 16, 1896  Mrs. H. J. VanZalingen 
- - 10 Delaware St.
Katherine F. Warner Sept. 15, 1893  Mrs. K. F. Warner 
- - 94 Webster Ave.
Sarah Wood  Nov. 1, 1890  Mrs. Ashford Wood 
- - Rodgers Block
Mary Wren  May 1, 1891  Mrs. Richard Wren 
- - Outhwaite Block

HONORARY MEMBERS

Signed Name and Date         Name and  Address

Julia E. Hackley  April 1, 1898  Mrs. C. H.Hackley 
- - 236 Webster Ave.
Lucinda H. Stone  April 1, 1898  Mrs. L. H. Stone 
- - Kalamazoo, Mich.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

 Signed Name and Date                    Name and  Address

Catherine E. Holt  June 14, 1895  Mrs. H. H. Holt 
- - 237 Clay Ave.
Ellen M. Hovey March 16, 1894  Mrs. H. N. Hovey 
- - 108 Houston Ave.
Sarah Mann  Nov. 6, 1894  Mrs. A. V. Mann 
- - 101 Webster Ave.
Fanny J. Wiswell  June 7, 1895  Mrs. F. J. Wiswell 
- - 84 Muskegon Ave.
Caroline Torrent Nov. 20, 1896  Mrs. John Torrent 
- - 127 Webster Ave.

IN MEMORIAM

MARY ELLEN McCRACKEN

 JENNIE M. DOBSON, M. D.

 MARY L. DEARBORN

 
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