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elected, which request was of course refused. But the books and 

 papers were not surrendered to the East Weymouth Encampment, 

 and it was recommended by the Grand Encampment that the 

 East Weymouth Encampment institute proceedings against the 

 Hingham usurpers for the recovery of the records. Whether 

 there was any attempt to do so does not appear, but if there was 

 it did not prove successful. 



The Encampment continued at East Weymouth until Feb. 2, 

 1851, when the charter was surrendered to the Grand Encamp- 

 ment. Oct. 27, 1875, the Encampment was reinstituted at East 

 Weymouth, where it has been in a flourishing condition ever 

 since. 



The Chief Patriarchs from the time of its institution, in 1846, 

 until its suspension, in 1848, were Bela Whiton, Henry Siders, 

 and Robert T. P. Fiske. 



JOHN A. ANDREW LODGE No. 1665, KNIGHTS OF 



HONOR. 



The Order op Knights op Honor is a secret benevolent so- 

 ciety, composed of a Supreme, Grand, and Subordinate Lodges. 

 Jt was established in June, 1873, by persons who believed that an 

 Order organized with the purpose of paying a death benefit as one 

 of its objects would meet with approval and success. Its aston- 

 ishing growth has proved their wisdom. The objects of the Order 

 are stated briefly by the Supreme Lodge, as follows : — 



1. To unite fraternally all acceptable white men of every pro- 

 fession, business, or occupation. 



2. To give all moral and material aid in its power to members 

 of the Order, by holding moral, instructive, and scientific lectures, 

 by encouraging each other in business, and by assisting one an- 

 other to obtain employment. 



3. To promote benevolence and charity, by establishing a 

 Widows' and Orphans' Benefit Fund, from which a sum not 

 exceeding $2,000 shall be paid, at the death of a member, to his 

 family, or to any one related to him by the ties of blood or mar- 

 riage, and dependent on him for support. 



4. To provide for the relief of the sick and distressed members. 



5. To ameliorate the condition of humanity in every possible 

 manner. 



John A. Andrew Lodge, No. 1665, was organized in Hingham, 

 June 30, 1879, with seventeen charter members. It meets regu- 

 larly on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month. 



