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L. 5770. Its regular communications are the first Tuesday of the 

 month at Masonic Hall, Front street. 



II. Acacia Lodge. Instituted August 3, A. L. 5865. Regular 

 communications the first Friday of the month at Masonic Hall. 



III. William Person Royal Arch Chapter. Constituted Nov. 

 1871. Regular communications first and third Wednesday evenings 

 at Masonic Hall. 



ODD FELLOWS. 



I. Ocean Lodge, No. 91, was instituted Sept. 10, 1845. Meetings 

 Monday evenings at Odd Fellows' Hall, Front street. 



II. Cape Ann Encampment, No. 33. Instituted Nov. 8, 1866. 

 Meet first and third Thursdays at Odd Fellows' Hall. 



TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS. 



There are thirteen Temperance Societies in Gloucester, viz. : four 

 Lodges of Good Templars, one Temple of Honor and Temperance, 

 one Catholic Temperance Society, and seven Reform Clubs. The 

 city also has a fund of $10,000, bequeathed some years ago by Mr. 

 George Sanders, a wealthy citizen of Cambridge, whose ancestors 

 were from Gloucester. By the terms of the bequest the income is 

 "to be a permanent salaiy to be paid to some wortlry man who has 

 discretion and zeal for the cause, to be constantly employed as a 

 Missionary in the cause of Temperance, in reforming old drunkards 

 and preventing young drunkards, and abolishing as far as possible, 

 the use of intoxicating articles." Mr. John T. Knight is the present 

 Temperance Missionary. 



MISCELLANEOUS SOCIETIES. 



Grand Army of the Republic. Post 45. Organized Feb., 1808. 

 Meetings Thursday night, at G. A. R. Hall, Front street. 



Knights of Pythias. Cape Ann Lodge, No. 55. Organized Nov. 

 16, 1871. Meets Wednesday evenings, at Lanesville. 



The Sawyer Free Library and Gloucester Lyceum Library Associa- 

 tion. The L}'ceum was organized in 1830. Library added in 1854. 

 Incorporated 1872. The Library, located on Front street, is open 

 daily, and contains about 4000 volumes. 



Young Men's Christian Association. This Societ}* was organized 

 in Februar3^, 1873. Its Reading Room, No. 58 Front street, is open 

 daily from 8 A. M. to 10 P. M. 



The Cape Ann Scientific and Literary Association was organized 

 in 1875. Its purpose is to cultivate a knowledge of science in gen- 

 eral, and particularly to develop the Natural History of Cape Ann. 

 It meets at Grand Army Hall on the second and fourth Monday 

 evening in each month. 



Cape Ann Horticultural Society. Organized February, 1866, and 

 holds its annual meeting in February, 



