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Mentor Township
Organizations
Clark
County, Wisconsin
Cornet Band
Photos (Cheryl Bough Collection)
Humbird Orchestra
----Humbird Enterprise, Humbird Wis., pg. 1, 19 Feb 1907
ORGANIZED AN ORCHESTRA.
The following young men of the village have organized an orchestra and expect to
engage an instructor soon to drill them in all the latest music of the day:
W. F. Hein, tuba
W. E. Waters, cornet
E. L. Nygaard, cornet
Chas. Francis, 2nd violin
W. E. Craig, 1st violin
Chas. Creviston, 1st violin
Roy Creviston, clarinet
Jas. Creviston, trombone
The orchestra expects to put in some hard work in rehearsals during the next
months.
----Source: Humbird Enterprise, Humbird Wis., pg. 1, 23 May 1908
The Humbird orchestra will hereafter have its music improved by the addition of
a piano to its accouterments. A. F. Simons has purchased an old grand piano from
the Koloski family and placed it in Kretschmer's hall. Mr. Bowles was here
Tuesday and tuned the instrument and it will be used at the dance next Friday
night. Mr. Simons will handle the part.
F. & A.
M
----Source: Humbird Enterprise, Humbird Wis., pg. 1, 1
Feb 1908
Last Saturday evening, at a special communication of Humbird lodge F. & A. M.,
degrees were conferred upon Agent I. J. Ferris, of this village, and Dr. R. B.
Washburn, of Augusta. A number of members and officers of the Augusta lodge were
present and assisted in part of the ceremonies. A fine banquet was served by the
Star ladies in the lodge's dining room and the visitors were entertained until
time for the returning train. Visitors present were Mesars. Alberton, Anderson,
Cox, Culverson, Deline, Dennison, Hatch, Howard, Johnson, Reick, Schaffer, and
Smith, all of Augusta.
Temperance
Temperance Officers Humbird 1878
Masonic Lodge
----Source: Humbird Enterprise, Humbird Wis., pg. 1, 15 Feb 1908
A party of Masons composed of I. J. Ferris, E. T. Hale, G. H. Horrell, B. J.
Stallard, A. F. Simons, C. B. Travis, and w. E. Waers went to Eau Clair last
Saturday evening to attend a reception and banquet at which the Grand Master of
Wisconsin, S. M. Marsh, of Neillsville, was the guest of honor. They were
royally entertained by the Eau Claire brethren.
1905 L.O.T.M Officers; Ladies of The Maccabees
(L.O.T.M.)
was an auxilary society affiliated with the Masons which sprung up
after the Civil War and was first organized in the mid-1880s in groups known as
"hives". The Maccabees provided
insurance as well as pleasant social gatherings. It was consolidated with The
Knights of Maccabees. Their fraternal activities ended in 1962 when they
formed a life insurance company. Please contact us if you know when the
Humbird hive was first formed.
Masonic Auto Parade (1914)
Fowler, Cady Dexter
(1939, membership mentioned)
Grand Lodge History (1941)
Modern Woodmen
Temple Mound Sold
Treasurer
----Source: Humbird Enterprise, Humbird Wis., pg.
1, 19 Feb 1907
WOODMEN CHOOSE OFFICERS
The Woodmen camp elected the following officers at a special meeting Monday
evening and will have installation ceremonies Saturday evening:
C.--J. C. Jonson
A.--W. F. Hein
B--M. Kretschmer
E--O. M. Hein
Clerk--C. Brandsteder
S.--Geo. Johnson
W--D. E. Smith
Mgr. 3 yrs.--P. A. Hemmy
----Source: Humbird Enterprise, Humbird Wis., pg.
1, 23 May 1908
The first annual picnic of the Clark County M. W. A. (Modern Woodmen of America)
will be held at Greenwood on Wednesday, June 10th. Quite a number from this part
of the county are expected to attend.
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