Central Point Lodge, No. 298, I.O.G.T., Merced County Secret and Benevolent, and Literary Societies

Merced County Secret and Benevolent, and Literary Societies

Central Point Lodge, No. 298, I.O.G.T.

The organization was June 5, 1879. The lodge holds its meetings in Los Banos school house, on the west side of the San Joaquin River. The following were among the charter members: S.A. Smith, Oscar Smith, Alice Smith, Mt. and Mrs. R. Cheatham, Mr. and Mrs. N. Bibby, Mr. and Mrs. Brough. There were forty-two charter members. This Lodge has done a good work and has been a blessing to the neighborhood of Central Point. It has saved many a poor fallen drunkard and has proven a protection to the young men and boys. The gentle influence of women has been felt, and earnest prayers of the mothers are that the Lodge may prosper. The following officers were installed at the July installation: Wm. Ogden, W.C.T.; Anna Robinson, W.V.T.; Ward Cheatham, W.R.S.; Wm. Bibby, W.F.S.; Alice Smith, W.T.; W. Cheatham, W.M.

History of Merced County, California
Elliott & Moore, Publishers
San Francisco, Cal.
1881
Pages 104-105
Transcribed by Julie Appletoft 6/09/2008

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