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136 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois.
Interior view of J. M. Havvley's Jewelry Store, on Main Avenue. Mr. Hawley stands behind the counter on the left.
Evans and Owen Seaman. Of these
original members only three, U. S.
DeMoulin, Charles Breuchaud and
George Oudyn are now members.
The band prospered and grew
until at one time it had a membership
of thirty-six. First prize was
won at band contests at Highland
and Jacksonville and on each occasion
the boys were up against the
best bands in the part of the state
in which the contests were held.
The band has always been very
active in campaigns and in local
affairs. During the last few years
the quantity in membership has
been supplanted by quality of tone
and the boys have depended entirely
on their own resources.
For many months the band was
composed of George M. Oudyn,
Clarence Davis. Clarence Hair, U.
S. DeMoulin, H. C. Diehl, Charles
Breuchaud, Erastus DeMoulin,
Fred C. Jones and A. M. Keith, but
in May, 1905, the band was re-organ-
Ized, Ed DeMoulin of this city
being a new member with three
Mulberry Grove men. who will play
in the band.
Clark Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. f
By R. K. Dewey.
Clark Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. F.,
was chartered January 10. 1839.
_A report made by Past Grand Sire
Thomas Wildey, the father of Odd
Fellowship in the United States,
who had been made the traveling
agent of the Right Worthy Grand
Lodge of the United States, made
at the October session of the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge of the United
States held at Baltimore, says:
"At Greenville in July, 1S38, in
the state of Illinois, I met with a
number of brethren, among whom
was Past Grand James Clark, formerly
of Harper's Ferry, Md. They
were desirous of organizing a lodge
and presented a petition in due
form for a lodge to be located at
Greenville and called Clark Lodge
No. 3. The charter was granted
and the brethren instructed in the
work of the order."
On the same western trip of Past
Grand Sire Wildey, he granted the
petition for a charter for the Grand
Lodge of Illinois, which was instituted
in October 1838, and at its
first session in 1839, it granted the
charter of Clark Lodge No. 3, so
that the charter came through the
Grand Lodge of Illinois, instead of
from the Right Worthy Lodge of
the United States.
It has been claimed by our members
that Clark Lodge No. 3 is the
oldest continuous working lodge in
the state of Illinois, and in proof
thereof I find that at the session of
the Grani Lodge held at Springfield
August 2 3. 1842, a proposition was
presented to require the surrender
of the charters of Western Star
Lodge No. 1 and Alton Lodge No.
2, both of Alton, if they were not
re-organized before the next regular
session of said Grand Lodge.
On May 2 3, 184 3, the following
resolution was adopted:
"Resolved—That the Grand Secretary
be and is hereby instructed
to demand and receive the charters,
books, papers and furniture of said
lodges Nos. 1 and 2 for the violation
of Section 1, Article XI of the constitution
of the Grand Lodge of
Illinois." On November 29, 1843,
the lodges were suspended as shown
by the Grand Secretary's Report of
above date, but after a time were
reinstated, viz.: August 26, 1848.
Alton Lodge No. 2 was instituted
upon petition from members of old
numbers 1 and 2.
Clark Lodge No. 3 was instituted
by Past Grand David P. Berry of
Greenville and Past Grand James
E. Starr of Alton on the tenth day
of January 1839. The charter
members were James Clark, D. P.
Berry. Thomas Dakin. Patrick
O'Byrne. Daniel Ward, A. W.
Cheneworth and James E. Starr, the
last named being from Alton. The
following were the first officers:
James Clark, Noble Grand.: Patrick
O'Byrne, Vice Grand: James Bradford,
Secretary: Robert F. White,
Treasurer: Thomas M. White,
Warden and Conductor: Thomas
Dakin. Inner Guardian: Officers,