History of Eureka Grange, Adamsville, Ohio
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History of Eureka Grange, Adamsville, Ohio
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This story appeared in The Zanesville News Friday 11 October 1940, by Leonard White News Staff Correspondent
GRANGE AT ADAMSVILLE
NEARS SIXTY-FITH YEAR
A group of farm folks met at the residence of C C Minner in Madison Township, 5 April, 1876 for the purpose of organizing a grange. This organization was affected nine years after the first grange was started in Washington DC, B F Swingle then deputy master of Muskingum County was present and helped them with organization duties. Henry H Garrett was chosen as the first master and Charles Minner the first secretary. There were elven charter members: Messrs and Mesdames, John M Garrett, George B King, W M Dickerson, Isaac Huh, C C Minner, J P King, James King, W B Carter, H H Garrett, Mrs Illa Dickerson and H Shimer. This group of grange people met at the home of Charles Minner for about four years, until the grange became inactive.
Garrett again aroused the grange spirit after a laspe of about ten years. B F Swingle again helped to organize Eureka Grange. The members of this renewed organization were Messrs and Medames John Vernon, Samuel Beers, Solomon Gaumer, P W Sturtz, J C Bell, H V Slater, G R Vinsel, H H Garrett, Isaac Huhn, O C Steel, G W Bell, Joseph Young, M Sauer, G W Slater and J W Vinsel Sr.
For a number of years the grange met in the town hall, but now own their own hall located in the village of Adamsville. They purchased this hal recently and remodled the interior. For a number of years the grange members consisted of the heads of families, who were interested in securing grange insurance, purchasing of fertilizers, twine and other farm commodities. After a short time the enthusiasm began to decrease, but about this time time many young people of this community began to take an interest in grange work. A large class of young persons were taken in by conferring the degrees, the first time grange ritualistic work had been used.
During the past fifteen years Eureka Grange has participated in all county Pomona projects including: "Fraternal Chain Programs," Traveling Gavel," Little Theater." "Candle Lighting Service," Friendly Chain and group degree work. During this past year they gave finicial aid in helping to erect the shelter house at the county fairgrounds.
Eureka is the home grange of J A Littick deputy master of Muskingum County and past master of the Muskingum County Pomona Grange. Littick has served as county deputy and Mrs Littick has served as county Juvenile Deputy for the past twelve years. Other members of Eureka Grange having served in connection with the county Pomona Grange are as follows: Miss Mildred Bell, Mrs Bert Honnold, Mrs Rose Keims, Mrs J A Littick, Herman Vernon and Mrs Sam Shepfer. Eureka Grange held their annual inspection last Saturday evening with a large attendance. At present time it has a membership of 196.
It also has a live Juvenile group. Miss Mildred Bell was chosen as the first Matron and Mrs Ethel Houge and Mrs Herman Vernon are the present Matrons. During the lastmeeting the Juvenile group held their graduation exercises and five young people were given degree work in the subordinate grange. They now have 46 members enrolled in Juvenile grange work.
Robert Young is the present master of the Eureka subordinate grange. Other masters who have served since its organization are as follows: Henry H Garrett, Isaac Huhn, P W Sturtz, J H Bainter, C B Bell, William Aler, C W Sarbaugh, J A Littick, L B Arnold and H R Vernon, C C Taylor, Donald Knicely, Walter Studor, Howard Knicely, Ward Studor and Ernest Jackson.
GRANGE AT ADAMSVILLE
NEARS SIXTY-FITH YEAR
A group of farm folks met at the residence of C C Minner in Madison Township, 5 April, 1876 for the purpose of organizing a grange. This organization was affected nine years after the first grange was started in Washington DC, B F Swingle then deputy master of Muskingum County was present and helped them with organization duties. Henry H Garrett was chosen as the first master and Charles Minner the first secretary. There were elven charter members: Messrs and Mesdames, John M Garrett, George B King, W M Dickerson, Isaac Huh, C C Minner, J P King, James King, W B Carter, H H Garrett, Mrs Illa Dickerson and H Shimer. This group of grange people met at the home of Charles Minner for about four years, until the grange became inactive.
Garrett again aroused the grange spirit after a laspe of about ten years. B F Swingle again helped to organize Eureka Grange. The members of this renewed organization were Messrs and Medames John Vernon, Samuel Beers, Solomon Gaumer, P W Sturtz, J C Bell, H V Slater, G R Vinsel, H H Garrett, Isaac Huhn, O C Steel, G W Bell, Joseph Young, M Sauer, G W Slater and J W Vinsel Sr.
For a number of years the grange met in the town hall, but now own their own hall located in the village of Adamsville. They purchased this hal recently and remodled the interior. For a number of years the grange members consisted of the heads of families, who were interested in securing grange insurance, purchasing of fertilizers, twine and other farm commodities. After a short time the enthusiasm began to decrease, but about this time time many young people of this community began to take an interest in grange work. A large class of young persons were taken in by conferring the degrees, the first time grange ritualistic work had been used.
During the past fifteen years Eureka Grange has participated in all county Pomona projects including: "Fraternal Chain Programs," Traveling Gavel," Little Theater." "Candle Lighting Service," Friendly Chain and group degree work. During this past year they gave finicial aid in helping to erect the shelter house at the county fairgrounds.
Eureka is the home grange of J A Littick deputy master of Muskingum County and past master of the Muskingum County Pomona Grange. Littick has served as county deputy and Mrs Littick has served as county Juvenile Deputy for the past twelve years. Other members of Eureka Grange having served in connection with the county Pomona Grange are as follows: Miss Mildred Bell, Mrs Bert Honnold, Mrs Rose Keims, Mrs J A Littick, Herman Vernon and Mrs Sam Shepfer. Eureka Grange held their annual inspection last Saturday evening with a large attendance. At present time it has a membership of 196.
It also has a live Juvenile group. Miss Mildred Bell was chosen as the first Matron and Mrs Ethel Houge and Mrs Herman Vernon are the present Matrons. During the lastmeeting the Juvenile group held their graduation exercises and five young people were given degree work in the subordinate grange. They now have 46 members enrolled in Juvenile grange work.
Robert Young is the present master of the Eureka subordinate grange. Other masters who have served since its organization are as follows: Henry H Garrett, Isaac Huhn, P W Sturtz, J H Bainter, C B Bell, William Aler, C W Sarbaugh, J A Littick, L B Arnold and H R Vernon, C C Taylor, Donald Knicely, Walter Studor, Howard Knicely, Ward Studor and Ernest Jackson.