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83 from Boone County in Spanish American War Eighty-three men from Boone county served in the Spanish- American War. Of the 83, only one still lives in Boone, Charles B. Sherman. Another Spanish- American War veteran also makes his home here, I. E.

Parmenter, who enlisted with the National Guard unit in Perry, the following story on I participa- was pre- Boone's Company tion in the War of pared by Mr. Sherman for the Centennial edition: i Since no official record can be found, this history of Company I 4th Regiment, Iowa National I Guard, is compiled from various sources, including articles writ- 1 ten by Col. H. H. Catifield in 1928, Ericson Library histori- cal items of Boone County, items i from records in possession of 1 Ralph E.

Patterson, and from memories and records of this writer. For some reason, never stood by Boonesboro citizens, a Major General of the staff of General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army came to i Boonesboro in 1865 to" make his future home in Iowa among the 1 thousands of discharged Union I soldiers. He Was James Rush Lincoln, a man of fine mentality and unquestioned morality. He soon earned the friendship of the members of the G.A.R., and as Boone County Auditor soon corrected the financial misconduct of County officials.

As an additional activity, he developed a local military unit, known then as the Lincoln guards, later becoming Company 4th Regiment, Iowa National Guard. When first organized, the members of this company were obliged to provide each his own uniform, shoes, hat and weapons, the first arms were old muzzle loading Springfield rifles, discarded by the Army and later replaced by Springfield breech loading modern rifles, these newer type rifles -remained standard infantry arms equipment until the Iowa National Guard was mus- tered into the U. S. Army at the time of the Spanish-Ameri- caa war in early 1898. Preceding this date the only armed service activity of Company I was strike-created mob activities in Boonesboro, a similar one at Angus coal mines, and a railroad strike at Sioux City, the Company officers "in command at the Sioux City activities were Captain Otto Hile, 1st Lt.

Fred Crary and 2nd Lt. Frank Wheeler, From the organization date to the time of mustering Into the U. S. Army, Company I had no armory but was housed in rented rooms wherever large enough space was found available, the first of these was the Opera House on the second floor of the brick balding across old Highway 30, north of the Boone County Court House, still stand- Ing as originally constructed in 1870 by Charles A. Sherman, and now known as Miners Union Building, this hall Company I armory from 1875 until the Company activities were transferred to Boone.

While no muster roll of ori- 2nd Lt. Charles Evans, and John Barnhart, 1st Sergeant. Among others who later joined the Company while Lincoln was still in command were: Clarence Rice, Emmet Montgomery, Albert Lowry, J. R. Whitaker, Otto Hile, James Beach.

Judge Whitaker joined soon after he came to the city. He served under Lincoln long enough learn the trade and was afterwards elected to the office of Captain. Richard M. Hiatt, familiarly known as was another one of the young men who served through the several grades and finally had command of the company. He also became major of his battalion before he finally retired from the service.

Otto Hile was another who graduated from the Non-Com class and became Company commander. He was elected Major of a Battalion, in which capacity he served during the Spanish- American war. When the Iowa National Guard was organized, Boone's Company asked to be admitted arid was assigned to the 1st Inde- dependent Battalion of the 6th Regiment under the command of Major Belief Dubuque. Subsequently, the' second and third battalions were added to the command and it became Company A of the 6th old regimental organization consisted of two Battalions of four companies each, but along in the early eighties the War Department added another Battalion to each regiment, which consequently became a unit consisting of twelve companies. Iowa military powers followed suit, and the six regiments were consolidated into four.

Iowa Company A of the 6th became Company I of the 4th and as Company I it remained until it was finally crowded off the scene of action by the boys with the big guns. Shortly after it was attached to the 4th regiment a rivalry sprang up between the different companies as to Which one could put on the best, drill'and wear the gaudiest uniforms. Company I had no trouble capturing and holding the cup to the best drill team, but when uniforms were in question it was eclipsed, At this stage of the Company development. General with the endorsement of the Iowa G.A.R, was selected to head the Military and Mining Engineering Dept. of Iowa Agriculture College, now known as Iowa State University, and his services as National Guard Captain at Boone terminated except to those who became students at ginal members Guards can be of the Lincoln found, the following are known to have enlisted: H.

Canfield, Perry Hartman, Sam Briles, taylor Blunk, Frank Bathrick, Milt Dale, Ralph Collins, Sam Coe, Walla Goetzman, George Hillburg, Sam Weaver, Wm. Stringer, Ezra Stringer, Dud Stringer, 2 Parsons brothers, George Berryhill, Harvey Berryhill, Bud Hiatt, Dunk Harmon, John Metcalf, Joe Barnes, Alf Zimbleman, and many more unknown at this time, 90 years after. A. J. Barclay was accepted as honorary member because of a Civil War wounded arm.

the original officers of the Company were Capt. J. Rush Lincoln, 1st Lt. Jack Garwood, In Boone county in the early days a number of pioneer men would visit neighboring homes each Christmas Eve. After firing a salvo outside in salute of their neighbor, the men were invited to partake of coffee, pies and cakes.

Upon departing some one would start a familiar hymn and all of them would join in singing it. these visits were kept up until midnight, when Christmas was ushered in and the men homes. returned to their the Word, "barbecue," comes from the Spanish word, "bav- bacoa," the American Meat Institute reports, this is the name natives of the West Indies gave to the wooden framework they in grilling smoked meat and fish. French-Canadians borrowed the word, "barboka," from the western Indians. French explorers of the Mississippi Valley twisted the word into the modern "barbecue." the college.

On April 23, 1898, the company was called into service in the Spanish War, pursuant to the call of President McKhley for, volunteers. At that time the officers of the organization were: Capt. E. A. Ringland, 1st Lt.

F. D. Wheeler, 2nd Lt. A. R.

Crary. On April 26th, pursuant to the call, the company left Boone for Camp McKinley at Des Moines. Between the 23rd and 26th of April the newspapers announced that the curfew whistle would sound one hour before the company left and that the people would meet on Eighth and Story streets to bid the company farewll. the wailings of the old waterworks whistle (the curfew) never heralded a more solemn occasion than on the morning of April 26, 1898, when it warned of the departure of the company for the war. An immense crowd gathered at Eighth and Story streets where a platform had been erected.

A notable speech was then made by Hon. D. R. Hindman, a veteran of the Civil War. the veterans of that war were out in great numbers and acted as escort.

As the company wheeled into columns of 4s and marched towards the Milwaukee depot, the school children of the city lined the Way on either side and sang the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Camp McKinley was located on the State Fair Grounds in Des Moines, and the company while there was quartered in a barn. Enlisted men slept in the cow barn on cotton ticks filled with straw, on the dirt floors. the 4th Regiment, Iowa National Guard, of which Company I Was a part, was under the command of Col. Wm. B.

Humphrey of Sioux City, the Lt. Col. was I. R. Kirk of Mason City, and the majors were J.

Parker of Hampton, A. Kirk of Sioux City, and Otto Hile of Boone, the other com- oanies in the regiment were: A of Mason City; of Perry; of Webster City; of Hampton; of Hull; of Algona; of Ft, Dodge; of Sioux City; of Emmetsbtirgh; of Sioux nd of Cherokee. While at Camp McKinley we were ordered to increase enlist- ed men from fifty to one hundred, Corporal t. J. Mahonoj was sent back to enlist fifty recruits.

Upon arrival at Camp thomas we were again ordered to increase, and t. J. Mahoney returned to Iowa and enlisted tip to our company standard of 15( men. the writer was assignee as Drill Sergeant, and spent the rest of his enlistment training these recruits. the regiment remained a Carnp McKinley until the lattei part of May.

On May 25th i was mustered into the United States Service and the name was changed to the Fifty-second Iowa Infantry Volunteers, there were forty-eight infantry regi ments from Iowa in the Civi War and it was decided that in the Spanish War the "numbers should start where they left off in the Civil War, and the Iowa regiments were named the Forty-ninth, Fifitieth, Fifty-firs and Fifty-second. On May 30th the regiment arrived at Camp thomas at Chick- amuga, Georgia, and was bri gaded with, the First Maine Infantry Volunteers and the First Mississippi Infantry Yol unteers. the brigade was a par) of the Second Division, thirc Army Corps. A heavy dril schedule was put into effect and general intensive training for service at the front was given the regiment became noted for its proficiency in drill. On the occasion of a review held at Camp thomas in which some fifty thousand troops took part the newspaper correspondents seemed to be Unanimous in awarding the first place for proficiency to the Fifty-second Iowa.

the regiment was included in a provisional division for an expedition to Porto Rico, to be commanded by General Wade It was ordered to Newport News to embark for Porto Rico, heavy baggage Was packed arid at Was in readiness for the movement when the peace protocol was signed. Later, unsanitary conditions of the camp, the poor quality of water and food poorly prepared by inexperienced cooks had their effect on the health of the regiment, typhoid" fever 'Was prevalent and almost every man in the regiment was affected by malaria, thirty-nine of the regiment died, three of whom were members of Company I. the first was Eddie Nelson, a Pilot Mound boyl He died at Camp thomas. Later, and after the regiment was furloughed home, Wm. Banfield arid Wm; Ohge, both of Boone, passed away the health condition's in the regiment became alarming.

Most of the men were sick, the hospitals were inadequate and such as they were, they were swamped with patients, When almost fifty of Company I were on sick list, Governor Shaw and Senator Dolliver arrived at Camp Dolliver with a train of twelve sleeping cars and several medical personnel. We loaded all sick, including Capt. Ringland and 1st Sergeant Charles Otis, for home or hospital care in their home towns. 1st. Lt.

Frank Wheeler and 2nd Lt. A. R. Crary continued to command until we were on furlough at Camp McKinley. Harley Wilson replaced 1st.

Sergeant Otis per mansntly, Our quarters were one-man tents for Commissioned ifficerSj four-man tents for noncommissioned officers and eight-man size for enlisted men, all with rough board floors. Our only baths were on a cleared smooth rock area, centered around a standard fire hydrant with a 50 foot hose, nozzle pointed skyward. the War Department decided that a change of camp was im- and the regiment was ordered back to Camp McKin ley, arriving there in September of 1898, and the men were permitted to go to their homes for a short furlough. While they were home President McKinley made a speech at Boon'e, and the company acted as a guard 4 Boone N'ews-Republfcon Monday, September 13, tKtlS Hofcomb House the first house built in Boone Was known as the "Holcomb house," it Was located on what is the northeast corner of tenth and Greene Streets. It was built in 1856, the two lots and the house costing Judge Holcomb $700.

When constructed, it occupied the site of What is now a street intersection. It was later moved, to make room for a street. the "first house" was torn 1915. Jan, 16, records between Bdone and De3 via automobile, were smashed to smithereens last Friday, when a light car, carrying five people, made the trip irt one hour and thirty five minutes. for him.

the speech was made at a point near the Northwestern station Indicated by the tablet in the sidewalk. Home surroundings and healthful conditions at Camp McKln- fey had the expected effect to revive the health of the regiment, and by October the condition of the men except typhoid patients was generally good. About this time another order affecting the fortunes of the regiment came, the Colonel was directed to proceed with the regiment to San Francisco for the purpose of embarking for service in the Philippines, the order directed him to go to Omaha to arrange for transportation and he had arranged for this to San Francisco when the order directing the regiment to be sent to the Philippines was revoked and instead the regiment was ordered mustered out. this was done October 30, 1898. Upon its return to Boone on that date the Company received a great ovation and a banquet was given by the city to the members.

It was held in the old Butler House. the company, recruited toi war strength, had a large number of men from other counties, the following Boone County men were members: Charles Otis, E. B. Cordell, M. E.

Sargent, C. B. Sherman, M. P. McCracken, R.

B. Cantlm, Peters, Milton Logan, t. J. Mahoney, S. M.

Bass, R. L. Houghton, Montrose Conley, M. F. J.

W. L. Goodwin, L. 0. Mesnard, G.

S. Matt, J. L. Harris, F. W.

Beh- reris, L. H. Clark, Stephen Koppenhaver, W. t. Mayfield, Hans C.

Brown, D. J. Conn, George F. Cronin, J. F.

BUttolph, Win, Busby, Abraham L. Davis, W. H. Davis, C. J.

Davis, Silas Denning, Daniel Hanson, J. W. Hatfield, Joseph Hebson, R. G. Hendershott, F.

N. Lattdaker, Wm. Watson, Gust Nobens, Harry Rogers, H. C. Ebersole, L.

L. Rinehart, Wm. H. Smith, Bert SpragUe, Harry C. White, Will Watts, Gilbert Sellers, Bret L.

Harrington, C. E. Hedlund, C. C. Hitchings, Grant C.

Brown, A. J. Wolf, C. A. Peterson, Arnold SWitzer, George F.

Pickerai; also Eddie Nelson, Wm. Banfield, and Wm. Ohge, all of whom died in service, and the following later deceased: H. B. Wilson, Frank CroUse, Wajter Harmes, Wm.

F. Sack, Frank Becker, and A. R. Crary. the.

late. Fred Shelters was the leader' of the regimental band of the Fifty-second Regiment. In addition to the foregoing members of the company, John Reid, former sheriff and deputy clerk of the court, was a member of the same regiment but his service was in Company Frank Porter Of Ogden en- isted in the company but transferred at Camp McKinley to the Fiftieth Iowa infantry-and his service was in that regiment. Included among other Boone men who served in the Spanish war Were H. Dr.

A. B. Deering, and Dr. Fred Welsh. H.

H. Canfield served the Signal Corps, while Dr. Deering and Dr. Welsh both served in the medical depart- stewards. men Who Elks Boone Minister Heads Dubuque University A man who spent five years in Boone as pastor of the First Presbyterial church and known Lodge No.

took an active part in every fa- 1 cet of the community's activ- Boone Lodge No. 563, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Was organized March 8th, 1900, when the Grand Exalted Ruler granted a dispensation upon application of several Des Moines members for a lodge to ities, particularly in relation to sports, left here to become 563, and a charter was Issued by the Grand Lodge, July 12, 1900. It is recalled that a large dele- president of the University of gation came by special car from Dubuque. Dr. Gaylord M.

Couchman served the Boone church from Oct. 15, 1939 through December, 1943, when he left to become pastor of Westminster Presby- JDes Moines for the ceremonies of instituting the new lodge and initiation of the first members, the visiting delegation and the local candidates met in rooms in the Crary Block on Story Street for a social meeting and dinner, then adjourned to the temporary lodge rooms for ceremonies of instituting the new lodge. Early meetings Were held in the lodge rooms floor of the Hile on the third Building at Dr. Gaylord M. Couchman tefian church in Dubuque.

From that post he was called to serve as president of the University: Dr. CoUChman is a native Of Eighth and Allen streets. During I the 1902-1903 lodge year, No, 583 moved into their first club and lodge rooms, on the second floor Of the building now occupied by Lainson's Photo and Gift Shop, the next home was in quarters on the third floor of the Crary Building for lodges of the adjoining building for club rooms, those quarters were occupied until of the Boone National'Building in late 1907, when the entire sixth floor was leased for five years as club and lodge rooms. the following were the first elected officers o.f Boone Elks: Popejoy, Iowa, and Moore, exalted ruler, E. H.

Ifi Hian-tr ITI ment as hospital three of the Boone served in the Spanish War also served in the army in World War namely: Dr. A. B. Deering, t. J.

Mahoney, and Dr. Montrose Conley, now retired and living in California. In the spring of 1899 the company was reorganized with the following officers: Captain F. D. Wheeler, 1st Lt.

t. J. Mahoney and 2nd Lt. C. B.

Sherman. F. G. Wheeler served just a short time when Governor Leslie M. Shaw commissioned C.

B. Sherman to succeed him as Captain, and he was succeeded by t. J. Mahoney. From that time oil to 1916 when the company Was again called into the service of the Government for Mexican Border duty, formed was National service only, with the the service per- Guard routine drills and the regular summer camps, or maneuvers.

there Were frequent changes among the officers and among the men and the total number who served in the company at times "during this period was large. In addition to those named, the following served as officers at various times during this period: M. B. Wilson, M. E.

Sargent, George L. Lawson, 0. P. Shultz, L. 0.

Black, Ray L. Wilcox, J. F. Harper, D. H.

W. thompson, Ralph Patterson, Marcus Peterson, and A. J. Doyle. the days of Company I are now a part of Boone County tory, succeeded by a huge military, organization housed in modern armory buildings located at Boone airport, and equipped with artillery, airborne units, and ground troops.

early life in many communities throughout the northern section of Iowa, but calls Des Moines home because he lived in or near there for a substantial period of his life. He is the son of a Presbyterian minister, who served many Iowa churches and also was financial representative for Buena Vista College at Storm Lake. Dr. Couchman is one of ten children, five boys and five girls. He graduated from Dallas Center high school and in 1927 received a BA degree from the Des Moines University, In college he participated in athletics, playing football, basketball and tennis and also was much interested in drama.

He took cipai parts in a number of College productions. After working for four years, Dr. Couchman graduated from McCormick Seminary in Chicago with a Bachelor of Divinity Degree in 1934. He served as a coach and athletic director of the seminary during his school days there. the University of DUbUque awarded him the Doctor of Divinity Degree in 1945.

He served four pastorates in Iowa. His first church was at Grimes, then Lake City, Boone, and finally, Dubuque. After going to Dubuque he was elected a member of the university board of directors, where he served as vice-chairman of the executive committee at the time of his call to the presidency. He has served as moderator of Dubuque and Fort Dodge Presbyteries and has carried various committee chairmanships both in Synod and Presbytery, He was chairman of the Christian Education committee of the state for three years; for 12 years he served as a member of the board of national missions. Dr Couchman is a member of the Commission on Religion and Race of the United Presbyterian Church of the U.

A. He has served as president of the Presbyterian College Union, a national organization; president of the Iowa College President's Association, chairman of the Council on theological Education of the national church anization; is vice president of the Iowa College Foundation and the Iowa Association of Colleges and Universities, Presently, he is serving as chairman of the Iowa Association of Private Colleges and Universities. Dr. Couchman was married to Esther Dunkerton of Des Moines in 1935 and they have four children, three of them married, Doud, Arthur t. Browne, E.

0. Montgomery, t. W. Carpenter, W. W.

Goodykoontz, George Eckstein, Scott tucker, Dr, W. L. Pollock, R. F. Jordan, J.

S. Crooks arid C. C. Deering. In addition to the first selected officers listed, the other charter members were: T.

Cook, Hiram J. SHfer, Dr. Dave De tar, Reed Wilson, Dr. t. B.

Hollenbeck, John F. Herman, R. B. Ingersoll, S. R.

Dyer, Dr. D. ROwe, Dr. C. W.

Payne, Deck J. Chandler, Frank Sherritt, Art Webb, Al H. H. P. Rogers, George E.

Osmar Matin, Charles Olson, C. Perrine, George Welsh and Laurence Browne. the Boone Lodgemoved to its present home in the year 1913. It was not. however, until 1939 that the purchase of this property, known as the Alenxarider Block, for the sum of $20,000.00 gave the lodge' its debt-free home, the lodge was remodeling its home When World War II came along with resulting delays and the job was not completed until 1942, the lodge building is modern in every detail and the large stained glass window bearing the lodge emblem is a distinctive feature, the interior is conveniently arranged for lodge and recreational purposes with a modern kitchen, spacious lodge hall, eral parlors and attractive ac- comodatioris and furnishings, the annual Elks picnic was started in the late 1920's and soon became a reunion attracting Elks from central Iowa.

It was held for many years at Nic-0-Let Park, which the lodge purchased in 1947; Elks bowling teams have brought state championship honors, the editing of the lodge bul- letin, carried on for a decade by the late Russell Alexander, brought a Certificate of Merit in the national lodge bulletin contest in 1947. Boone Elks Lodge has also beer noted for many years for its impressive Flag Day ceremonies for the public, it also holds a special Memorial Service on the first Sunday of each December for departed Elks. the culmination of many years o.f planning was the dedication in 1949 of the large memorial stone in Linwood Cemetery, the Elks Memorial, planned by Emil Bolt, is an outstanding sight to visitors al the cemetery, the dedication ceremony was planned by L. D. Hullhari, exalted ruler at the, time, and the address was given by W.

W. Goodykoontz. the Elks did extensive patriotic work during the War years. A large iron lung or respirator was donated to the Boone County Hospital for treatment of patients in emergency cases, and a similar respirator or oxygen tent was provided by the lodge for the infant room at the hospital. In 1939, the Boone Lodge had the honor instituting the new Elks Lodge at Ames.

Activities, of Elks Ladies started a number of years ago and continue to play an important part on the social calendar of the year, with card parties, Following the close of World War IIj the federal government constructed veteran's housing units throughout the country to take cafe of the thousands returning servicemen Who ed a place for their -families arid were unable to find In 1946, the government built sUch a housing Unit in Boone. Between West Fourth and West Fifth streets, 2 blocks West of Division street, some 20 families lived in 10 2-unJit, all steel a community within the city. the pity" of Bootie took over the housing Uflit in 1948, and it Was operated by the city council, through Council-appointed representatives, the council, in charge of gcfeeiimg the applic i ants, included 2 members from the city, council, a member of the Veterans of. Fofeigft Wars, a member from the American Legion and F. Mackey, city attorney at that time.

The units included 2 bedrooms, a bath, 1 large Storage closet, a combination living room-dining ro'om'kitchetti and rented for $28 a month. Each apartment was equipped with an ice box, gas stove, space heater and hot water heater. Shortly after the unit Was completed and 20 families had moved in, the unofficial Census for the development was 80 men, women and children, When it Was decided that the unit had served its purpose and Was no longer needed for housing veterans, the council passed a resolution that the housing project be torn down and the property put in its original shape and returned to the owner by OCt; 1, 1959, luncheons and various everts. Since the beginning of ue 1950's, me Boone Lodge has tied it 1 programs to the coordinated programs of the Iowa State Association and the Grand Lodge. In 1958, Elks lodges of Iowa built at a cost of $15,000 a Physical therapy at Camp Sunnyside, near Des Moines.

Each year, the Boone Elks provide local awards to Senior Students who win in the Elks Leadership Contest and "the Most Valuable Student the top local winners are sent to the -date contests and compete for higher awards. State winners in turn are eligible for national awards. In 1963, the Boone Elks voted a full tuition to Boone Junior College, this award is open to all senior students in Boone county. One student is chosen each year and if the required grades are maintained, the tuition is granted for the second year. The State Elks Association, in keeping With the pledge of the Grand" Lodge that no disabled veteran be forgotten, has a yearly budget of $9,000 Which is spent in providing entertainment, television sets, radios, therapy materials, and other needed fund is spent annually at.

the Veterans Hospitals in Des Moines Knoxville, Iowa City, Schick Hospital and the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown. the Elks National Foundation, with a total of more than $14,000,000, uses all the interest from its investments: each year to provide scholarships and: Special grants in the field of Physical therapy," the total annual amount awarded to deserving students now exceeds $400,000. this fund has been built by donations members of the Various lodges. Boone lodge has fifty members who have paid or are paying oil Participating Memberships of $100 each. In the local lodge has donated $2,800 and gives the Foundation $100 each year.

In lodge work, Boone Lodge No. 563 has excelled 'in ritual work and has been the state winner in 1946, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1965., Boone 'lodge has one past president JameS tait, who served in 1958. Grand lodge honors have been awarded to the following who have served as District Deputies, special representatives of the Grand Exalted Ruler: Frank Levy, Mahoney, James Deering, Basal Gorey, Dr. L. A.

Peters, W- O'Connell, James tait, Herron and Charles W. Sunstrom, who is the new District -Deputy- loWa Northeast for 1965-66. In I960, following the suggestion of the Grand Lodge that more emphasis be directed to family participation, Boone lodge remodelled its building to provide quarters for the members and their ladies, the entertainment pattern was also changed to provide dinner dances, dances and other programs with the thought of the ladies having equal consideration. Rocho's meat market is being moved this tuesday, Oct. 18, 1898, from 821 Story street, to 812 Eighth, the old Spark's stand.

Will Ruse, Dr. Stockslager's coachman returned Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1900, from a 2 week's trip to Chicago. John Plumbej a resident of Iowa, was one of the first men to conceive the idea of a transcontinental railroad. Coming to Dubuque in 1836 he Urged the government to use a part of the public domain to build a railroad to the Pacific.

Mrs. J. C. Walker and daughter, Nancy and Miss Margaret Walker left this Friday, Sept. 6, 1912, for Rochester to be with Dr, J.

C. Walker, who is in the hospital there recovering from an operation, Coin Club Reorganized Last Year the Boone Coin Club was first organized in 1937 with about 15 active members, 'the club met to the back room of the building at 716 Story street, Where McCaskey's Restaurant is located now. In 1942, because of World War II, the club Was disbanded for the duration. However, it wasn't until in February ol 1963 that a group of local coin collectors ized the club. John Morton was elected president fof that year 1 and Maurice Wilson Served aS head of the group in 1964.

Of the 15 or so original members only two are still active, Carl Carlson and Mr. Wilson, the club holds regular meetings the third Wednesday night of each month ill the city hall auditorium. Its present mem- bership is about 60. This year's officers include Harold A. David' son, president; Donald Bennett, vice-president; Larry Adams, secretary-treasurer; Maurice Wilson, asistant secretary- treasurer and Martin Pestotnik, sergeant-at-armsi Shown in the above picture are (left to right): Harold Davidson, Larry Adams Maurice Wilson and Martin Pestofcnik.