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HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YOEK. 



*'EzRA Ames, Grand High Priest of Grand Royal Arch Chapter 

 of the State of New York, issued a Dispensation for a Lodge of ' Mark 

 Masters' (Royal Arch Chapter first degree) to Frederick Stewart, 

 Robert Campbell, John Knox, Ansel McCall, A.rcha Campbell, Solo- 

 mon Campbell, Sr., and Nehemiah Hubbell, to open a lodge in 

 Painted Post, under the name of * Steuben Mark Master Lodge, No. 

 — .' Frederick Stewart, First Master j Solomon Campbell, Sr., Senior 

 Warden ; John Knox, Junior Warden. 



" Dated City of Albany, Sept. 23, a.l. 5806, a.d. 1806." 



SYMBOLIC MASONRY. 



Painted Post Lodge^ No. 117. — From records in the 

 possession of this lodge at Corninp:, it appears that the 

 lodge was instituted in June, 1808, under the name of 

 Painted Post Lodge, No. 203. Application for a Dispen- 

 sation was made Dec. 28, 1807. It was read in Grand 

 Lodge and referred March 7, 1810. Its first officers were 

 installed (working U. D.) July 14, 1808: John Knox, 

 W. M. ; Benjamin Patterson, S. W. ; Solomon Campbell, 

 J. W. ; Thos. McBurney, Treas. ; Samuel Colgrove, Sec. 

 The warrant was issued March 14, 1812. 



John Knox continued to be W. M. from 1808 to 1814, 

 inclusive, and was succeeded by Joseph Gillett, who held 

 the office till 1818. John Knox was again Master from 

 1818 to 1822, and was followed by Henry Stevens during 

 1822, and Laurin Mallory, 1823 to 1826. Daniel E. 

 Brown was then made Master of the lodge, and so re- 

 mained throughout the Morgan excitement till 1831. 



The lodge was afterwards reorganized as Fainted Post 

 Lodge, No. 117, which is its present designation. 



Officers for 1878.— Joseph J. TuUy, W. M. ; John S. 

 Earl, S. W. ; A. D. Bobbins, J. W. ; Charles M. Gamman, 

 Treas. ; George Hitchcock, Sec. ; Daniel Campbell, S. D. ; 

 Edward Byrne, J. D. ; A. Butterworth, S- M. C. ; Thos. 

 Chittick, J. M. C. ; C. H. Yoorhees, Chap. ; T. S. Pritch- 

 ard, Marshal ; Geo. B. Hill, Tyler ; L. C. Kingsbury, II. 

 Pritchard, Q. W. Wellington, Trustees. 



Regular communications, first and third Tuesday even- 

 ings, except during June, July, and August, one meeting 

 only, on the first Tuesday. Election, Dec. 17, 1878. 



Past Masters. — Wm. A. Spencer, C. M. Gamman, J. H. 

 Lansing, C. H. Thomson, R. L. Hill, T. S. Pritchard. 



CAPITULAR MASONRY. 



Corning Royal Arch Chapter, No. 190, chartered Feb. 

 7, 1866. — The following were the first officers: C. H. Er- 

 win, H. P.; Simon Van Etten, E. K. ; H. D. Edwards, E. 

 S. ; William Ketchum, C. of H. ; Chas. M. Gamman, P. 

 S. ; Edward Clisdell, R. A. C. ; George M. Smith, M. 3d 

 Y. ; T. S. Pritchard, M. 2d V. ; F. A. Brown, M. 1st Y. ; 

 C. H. Thomson, Treas. ; W. S. Hodgman, Sec. ; Jacob 

 Martin, Tyler. 



Officers for 1878.— T. S. Pritchard, M. E. H. P ; C. E. 

 Greenfield,' E. K. ; R. L. Hill, E. S. ; L. C. Kingsbury, 

 Treas. ; Geo. Hitchcock, Sec. ; Victor Haischer, C. of H. ; 

 A. D. Robbins, P. S. ; John S. Earl, R. A. C. ; Joseph J. 

 Tully, M. 3d Y. ; E. C. Maltby, M. 2d Y. ; A Haischer, 

 M. 1st Y. ; Rev. Fred. K. Fowler, Chaplain ; Geo. B. Hill, 

 Tyler. 



Regular convocations, second and fourth Wednesday 

 evenings; election, Dec. 25, 1878. Past High Priests: C. 

 S. Cole, Ed. Clisdell, G. W. Fuller, J. H. Hitchcox. 



CRYPTIC MASONRY. 



Corning Council, R. and S. M., instituted June, 1876. 

 —First officers : Henry A. Balcam, T. I. M. ; R. L. Hill, 

 R. I. Dep. M. ; T. S. De Wolf, 111. Pr. C. of W. ; C. H. 

 Thomson, Treas. ; 0. W. Burress, Recorder; F. D. Kings- 

 bury, C. of G. ; G. W Fuller, C. of C. ; M. Rosenbaum, 

 Steward ; A. D. Robbins, Sentinel. 



Officers for 1878.— C. H. Thomson, T. I. M. ; T. S. 

 De Wolfe, R. I. Dep. M. ; T. S. Pritchard, 111. Pr. C. of W. ; 

 C. S. Cole, Treas. ; E. Clisdell, Recorder; F. D. Kingsbury, 

 C. of G. ; G. W. Fuller, C. of C. ; D. F. Brown, Steward; 



A. D. Robbins, Sentinel ; H. A. Balcam, Past T. I. M. 

 Regular assemblies, second Friday evenings of each 



month; election, Dec. 13, 1878. 



A.*. AND A.-. S.-. RITE. 



Corning Lodge of Perfection. Ineffable. Instituted Sept. 

 14, 1866.— First officers :. George M. Smith, T. P. G. M.; 

 Chas. H, Thomson, M. of T. Dep. G. M. ; R. J. Burnham, 

 Y. S G. W. ; Austin Lathrop, Jr., Y. J. G. W. ; Henry 

 Sherwood, G. 0. ; Chester S. Cole, G. T. ; 0. W. Bump, 

 G. St. K. of St. S. and A. ; John *H. Way, G. M. of C. ; 

 John Toles, G. C. of G. ; Hiram Pritchard, G. H. B. ; 

 Jacob Martin, G. Tyler. 



Officers for 1878.— J. H. Hitchcox, T. P. G. M. ; D. F. 

 Brown, H. of T. Dep. G. M. ; G. W. Fuller, Y. S. G. W.; 

 H. T. Curtis, Y. J. G. W. ; C. F. Houghton, G. O. ; C. S. 

 Cole, G. T. ; A. Lathrop, Jr., G S. K. of S. and A. ; F. D. 

 Kingsbury, G. M. of C. ; C. E. Greenfield, G. C. of G. ; 

 H. Pritchard, G. H. B. ; J. L. Scott, G. Tyler. 



Regular meetings, second and fourth Monday evenings. 

 Election, Adar 3d. 



Corning Council, Princes of Jerusalem. Historical. In- 

 stituted Sept. 14, 1866. — First officers : R. J. Burnham, 

 M. E. S. P. E. G. M. ; George M. Smith, G. H. P. G. D. 

 M. ; Austin Lathrop, Jr., M. E. S. G. W. ; Chas. H. Thom- 

 son, M. F. J. G. W. ; O. W. Bump, Y. G. S. K. of S. and 

 A. ; Chester S. Cole, Y. G. T. ; John H. Way, Y. G. T. of 

 C. ; John Toles, Y. G. M. of E. ; Jacob Martin, G. T. 



Officers for 1878.— D. F. Brown, M. E. S. P. G. M. ; 

 H. B. Berry, G. H. P. D. G. M. ; Geo. Whitraore, M. E. 

 S. G. W. ; L. A. Hazard, M. E. J. G. W. ; M. L. Wood, 

 Y. G. S. K. of S. and A. ; C. S. Cole, Y. G. T. ; E. T. 

 Walker, Y. G. M. of C. ; P. L. Hinman, Y. G. M. of E. ; 



B. L. Davies, G. T. 



Regular meetings, second and fourth Monday evenings. 

 Election, Tebeth 20th. 



Corning Chapter Rose Croix. Philosophical. Insti- 

 tuted Sept. 14, 1866.— First officers: Austin Lathrop, Jr., 

 M. W. and P. M. ; R. J. Burnham, M. E. and P. K. S. 

 W. ; Chas. H. Thomson, M. E. and P. K. J. W. ; Geo. 

 M. Smith, M. E. P. K. G. 0. ; C. S. Cole, R. and P. K. 

 T. ; 0. W. Bump, R. and P. K. S. ; H. Pritchard, R. and 

 P. K. H. ; J. H. Way, R. and P. K. M. of C. ; John 

 Poles, R. and P. K. C. of G. 



Officers for 1878.— F. D. Kingsbury, M. W. and P. 

 M. ; A. D. Robbins, M. E. and P. K. S. W. ; T. S. Prit- 

 chard, M. E. and P. K. J. W. ; G. W. Fuller, M. E. P. 

 K. G. O. ; C. S. Cole, R. and P. K. T. ; G. Hitchcock, R. 

 and P. K. S. ; H. Pritchard, R. and P. K. H. ; E. A. 



