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hundred and thirty-two Sub-Alliances. S. B. Alexander was 

 elected President, and L. L. Polk, Secretary. 



Ohio. The first Alliance was organized in Gallia County, 

 June 5, 1890, by J. T. Jones, with eleven members and the fol- 

 lowing officers : President, S. H. Shaffer ; Vice-President, M. B. 

 Mala; Secretary, James R. Vires; Treasurer, William H. Van- 

 den; Chaplain, John Leonard. 



The first County Alliance was organized in Franklin County, 

 near Columbus, October 4, 1890, by J. M. Richardson, with 

 the following officers : President, H. S. Harris ; Vice-President, 

 W. R. Parsons ; Secretary, H. M. Evans ; Treasurer, Thomas 

 Carpenter ; Chaplain, Fred L. Johnson. The State Alliance 

 was organized at Columbus, April 16, 1891. 



Oklahoma. January 10, 1890, the first Alliance was organ- 

 ized in this Territory, by George W. Gardenhire, at Stillwater, 

 with eighteen members, and officers as follows : President, 

 G. W. Puckett ; Secretary, Irvin Whittaker. 



The first County Alliance was organized by W. H. Barton, 

 in Payne County, on the 2Oth day of March, 1890, with the fol- 

 lowing officers : President, D. Skinner ; Vice-President, W. H. 

 Hayden ; Secretary, M. A. Hickcox ; Treasurer, L. Gilges ; 

 Chaplain, M. B. Andrews. The Territorial Alliance was organ- 

 ized July 8, 1890, at Guthrie. 



Oregon. The Alliance was introduced into this State dur- 

 ing the winter of 1890. There was no organizer, and a meet- 

 ing was held at Independence, Polk County. A temporary 

 organization was effected, and a dispensation was granted to 

 them until they could obtain the secret work from the regular 

 source. The following were the officers : President, Abram 

 Nelson ; Vice-President, J. Dorusife ; Secretary, George Roges ; 

 Treasurer, J. W. Haley ; Chaplain, J. Craven. Organized by 

 Thomas C. Wilkin. There is no County Alliance at present. 



Pennsylvania. The Alliance was introduced into this State 

 in the spring of 1890, by H. C. Demming, who came to Wash- 

 ington, took the secret work, and organized the first Alliance in 

 his own county of Dauphin. In April following, after meeting 

 with many obstacles, Brother Demming succeeded in organiz- 

 ing a State Alliance at Harrisburg, November 26, 1890. The 

 officers elected were : President, Henry C. Snavely, Lebanon ; 



