Ruth McEvoy Collection 19 - Genesee County

Harvester Avenue, thence to the third floor of the old Whalen Drug Store on the
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Odd Fellows (cont) corner of State and Main Streets. They surrendered their charter in 1965. The
Eureka Encampment Lodge IOOF for many years met in the Batavia Lodge 197
IOOF surrendered their charter in 1937. That was the end of the IOOF in Batavia.
Mr. Hilchey
Lodge 1997 IOOF instills (sic) in August 1868. Majestic Lodge 754 IOOF installed
in June 1896. Richmond Encampment 67 Patriots Militant instituted.
The Batavia Lodge is fitting the third floor of the Post Office building for use of
8-21-1872
the order. 3-12-1883
Dedicate their new hall.
Naomi Lodge no. 9 (colored). Installation of officers in the new lodge held at the
Odd Fellows Hall. Miss F. Jones, president; Mrs. H. Clay, treasurer;
4-27-1883
Mrs. H. J. Dixon, first officer; Mrs. Haley, mem. 9-3-1885
The Batavia Lodge, Schiller Lodge and LeRoy Lodge join to greet Grand Officer.
Forming - to take a hall in the McDonnell block. The Lodge to be formed when
1-27-1887
the rooms are ready. 4-21-1896
Fifty Odd Fellows attend at the Presbyterian Church. 4-27-1896
Lodge to be dedicated June 4th. 5-16-1896
700 here last night - Lodge at the corner of Center and Main. [See also: North] 6-5-1896
In remodeled quarters on the 3rd floor of the Post Office building. 10-22-1901
Celebrate their 83rd Anniversary. 5-3-1902
To buy the old St. James Church. 4-27-1907
Buy the church for $11,500. 6-1-1907
Raising bonds. 7-5-1907
To take possession by April 1, 1910. 10-16-1907
Canton Batavia no. 72 formed.
Take the old St. James - $4,500 paid formerly - $500 from the treasury, while the
1-12-1909
price is $11,000. 6-3-1909
Savacool and Hiscutt get the contract to rebuild the church, on Ellicott Street, for. 4-21-1910
To raffle a horse and buggy at the Fair in September. 4-23-1910
The Temple on Ellicott Street is almost ready. 8-12-1910
Description of Odd Fellows - formerly St. James Church. 8-20-1910
The Temple is now complete, Open House on the 30th. 8-26-1910
Description of the new Temple. 8-31-1910
48th Annual Encampment here - 500 attend (history?). 5-28-1912
Majestic Lodge has an option on the old YM on Park Place. 12-14-1912
Will YMCA property. 12-20-1912
Vote to purchase. 12-27-1912
The Majestic Lodge given an order to organize a Home Association. 3-20-1913
Clergymen protest the raffle of an automobile by. 5-17-1913
Clergymen oppose the IOOF Fair - against games of chance of all kinds. 5-19-1913
IOOF Fair every night - not a success, due to objections of ministers. 6-24-1913
Sheriff Hart visits the IOOF Fair - finds no games of chance. 6-25-1913
The Majestic Lodge may break even on the Fair. 7-2-1913
Find lost money at the Fair.
The Majestic Odd Fellows to put up a merry-go-round on Park Place to make up
7-3-1913
for the loss at their Fair. 7-26-1913
To auction off a car that could not be raffled at the Fair.
The Majestic Lodge hopes to wipe out its debt on their Park Place Home by a
5-26-1914
Carnival - to make up last winter's loss. 6-4-1914
Ministers insist on strict enforcement of gambling and game laws at the IOOF Fair. 7-17-1914
All gaming schemes closed at the Fair. 7-18-1914
Carnival profit not large - about $300. 7-20-1914
The Batavia Lodge to reopen the Temple. 10-27-1914