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Assistant Lecturer, Samuel Skinner ; Corresponding Secretary, 

 J. A. Tetts. 



Maryland. The Alliance was introduced into this State in 

 1889, by Dr. Joseph A. Mudd. 



The first Alliance was organized at Piscataway, Prince George's 

 County, February 26, 1889, with the following officers: Presi- 

 dent, Dr. A. L. Middleton ; Vice-President, Dr. J. H. Blanford ; 

 Secretary, James P. Elder. 



The first County Alliance was organized by Dr. Joseph A. 

 Mudd, at Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, August 28, 

 1889, with the following officers: President, Dr. W. W. War- 

 ing ; Vice-President, Dr. J. B. Langford ; Secretary, A. T. 

 Brooke ; Treasurer, Geo. W. Brooke ; Lecturer, W. B. (Raggett ; 

 Chaplain, J. B. Perrie. 



The State was organized September 25, 1889, by Dr. Joseph 



A. Mudd of Washington, State Organizer, at Upper Marlboro. 

 Michigan. The Alliance was introduced into this State 



under peculiar circumstances. The Alliance Sentinel vras started 

 at least three months before there was a member of an Alliance 

 in the State. Even the editor, Brother J. M. Potter, was not 

 a member of the order. Brother N. A. Dunning of Washing- 

 ton, District of Columbia, came to the State for the purpose of 

 introducing the order. The very first night February 19, 

 1890 he organized an Alliance at Pine Lake, Ingham County, 

 with the following officers : President, George Northrop ; Vice- 

 President, Hiram W. Baker; Secretary, Daniel B. Potter; 

 Treasurer, Joseph I. Burtraw ; Chaplain, William R. Norton. 



Every person attending the meeting joined the Alliance, and 

 all expressed entire satisfaction in regard to the aims, objects, 

 and methods of the order as explained. 



The State was organized at Lansing, September 17, 1890. 

 The following officers were chosen : President, A. E. Cole, of 

 Fowlerville ; Vice-President, T. C. Anthony of Marengo ; Treas- 

 urer, John D. Carlton of Dimondale ; State Lecturer, Luther 

 Ripley of Port Hope ; Chaplain, Mrs. Emma Moore of Delta ; 

 Steward, H. W. Cobb of Perry ; Doorkeeper, A. McKelvey of 

 Delta ; Executive Committee : Chairman, George S. Wilson of 

 Horton ; Thomas Nichols of Sanilac ; Martin Smith of Okemos ; 



B. F. McKellim of Bad Axe ; J. W. Ewing of Grand Lodge. 



