Officers of Monticello Lodge

When the Monticello Lodge officers for 1942 were installed the United States had been engaged in war with the Axis forces only a month. The lodge was faced with an attendance problem which resulted from a shortage of automobile tires and gasoline. Activity of lodge officers and committees has overcome the problem, however, and attendance has been far better than expected. Above is a picture of the elected and appointed officers which was taken after they were installed in January.

From left to right, front row, are, Charles Atwell, Jr., organist; Samuel B. Levy, the retiring Master and Marshal; J. Maxwell Knapp, Senior Warden; Alvin O. Benton, Master; Frederick G. Bulken, Junior Warden. Second row, Clarence Maine, Secretary; William Yates, Senior Warden; Fred Durland, Senior Master of Ceremony; H. Lynden Hatch, Treasurer, and Charles Solms, Junior Deacon. Back row, William Gregory, Junior Steward; Wesley Durland, Tiler; Earl Stratton, Chaplain, and Leland Silvieus, Senior Steward.

Fifty-Two Year Members

One of the most happy events of the year 1942 was the presentation of a fifty-year Grand Lodge Service medal to Brother Reinzi Stratton of South Fallsburg.

The medal was presented by R.W. H. Lynden Hatch at the installation meeting in January. Bro. Stratton was entitled to the service medal in 1940 but it was not received until late in the Fall of 1941.

Bro. Stratton was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on a sweltering hot evening on August 22, 1890, in the lodge rooms which were then located over the old Daniel Pelton shoe store, then on the site of the present Bogner building on Broadway.

The oldest living member of Monticello, he remembers many pleasant evenings in the old lodge rooms.

During his fifty-two years of service he helped build the lodge's first temple in 1898, saw it destroyed by fire in 1909 and made his contribution toward the erection of the present structure.

He is a carpenter by trade and is the father of Wor. Bro. Earl A. Stratton. Pictured above Bro. Stratton is receiving the 50-year medal from R.W. H. Lynden Hatch.

Our Honored Brothers

GEORGE D. PELTON Deputy Grand Master Delaware-Sullivan District 1921
H. LYNDON HATCH Deputy Grand Master Delaware-Sullivan District 1908	CHARLES G. BURNS Deputy Grand Master Delaware-Sullivan District 1936

Grand Lodge Workers

EMORY STALKER Representative of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana Near the Grand Lodge of the State of New York Assistant Grand Lecturer 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940 and 1941	LELAND W. SILVIEUS Representative of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana Near the Grand Lodge of the State of New York Assistant Grand Lecturer 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940 and 1941 —▼— Grand Lodge Service Man 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941

In Memoriam

A. J. Baldwin ― November 22, 1866

N. Moulthrop ― March 31, 1867

Fred’k A. Field ― June 27, 1867

John C. Holley ― January 29, 1868

Wm. H. McLean ― October 15, 1868

Wm. F. Bowers ― May 15, 1869

C. C. Raymond ― October 1, 1869

Reuben K. Scudder ― March 7, 1870

Seth M. Mitchell ― November 27, 1871

A. J. Bush ― February 28, 1872

Robert Tarteton ― October 27, 1873

O. A. Carroll ― Date unknown

M. Tonery ― Date unknown

Amasa B. Potter ― August 26, 1876

Jas. W. Tallman ― March 11, 1878

Geo. N. Pratt ― December 13, 1879

James C. Curtis ― February 21, 1881

John McGarvin ― February 23, 1883

Martin Hoar ― 1886

Frank Hahn ― May 30, 1888

Philander M. Avery ― Dec. 31, 1888

LeGrand Morris ― October 31, 1889

Seth B. Allyn ― October 31, 1890

Charles H. Kerr ― June 1,1892

John J. AlIyn ― September 20, 1892

N. L. Stern ― March 7, 1899

Samuel Mearns ― April 2, 1900

George B. Waller ― Sept. 27, 1901

Geo. O. Fraser ― December 4, 1901

Daniel C. Pelton ― June 16, 1902

Chas. H. Royce ― July 19, 1903

Chas. W. Piper ― August 10, 1903

Ben C. McMillen ― February 29, 1904

Ellsworth LeRoy ― November 18, 1904

Andrew G. Stafford ― March 24, 1906

Reuben R. Jeliff ― May 14, 1906

Harding T. Horton ― June 15, 1906

John L. Evans ― October 21, 1906

George W. Adams ― February 1, 1907

George F. Perry ― April 14, 1907

Andrew Dunn ― November 27, 1907

Ridley C. Paine ― February 2, 1908

Wm. Berrigan ― June 28, 1908

John F. Simpson ― November 3, 1908

Albert C. Pagel ― March 19, 1909

Samuel B. Green ― May 10, 1909

Samuel A. Burtis ― May 20, 1909

Robt. S. O'Neill ― November 11, 1909

John D. O'Neill ― December 3, 1909

Thomas Bates ― January 8, 1910

John P. Roosa, Jr. ― February 22, 1910

Wm. H. Spencer ― April 4, 1910

Seth G. Carpenter ― June 2, 1910

Geo. L. McLaughlin ― August 15, 1910

Chas. S. Tuttle ― October 25, 1910

John M. Seeley ― September 5, 1912

Ernest G. Rundle ― November 16, 1912

Geo. M. Wright ― March 4, 1913

T. M. Maybee ― March 10, 1913

T. N. O'Neill ― March 13, 1913

W. I. Stecher ― September 22, 1913

M. H. Couch ― December 21, 1913

S. B. Smith ― December 24, 1913

John J. Howard ― March 11, 19114

Fred N. Robinson ― March 29, 1914

Edwin H. Avery ― May 3, 1914

Wm. M. O'Neill ― May 14, 1914

E. Otto Neske ― June 28, 1914

James A. Fulton ― July 14, 1914

Ferdinand Wheeler ― July 21, 1914

Charles L. Morris ― August 1, 1914

George Millen ― August 28, 1914

George Hill ― October 2, 1914

Jas. H. Millspaugh ― December 7, 1914

Geo. A. Mitchell ― January 5, 1915

Robert J. Brome ― March 29, 1915

James Gray ― April 3, 1915

John E. Gray ― April 22, 1915

Harvey F. Holmes ― June 10,1916

Alpheus A. Crain ― July 24, 1916

Wm. J. Trobwirdge ― Sept. 8,1916

Robert W. Carley ― October 7, 1916

Wm. H. Case ― January 25, 1917

Hobart L. Tremain ― June 29, 1917

James Y. Parker ― July 16, 1917

Paul W. Burdge ― August 22, 1917

David S. Yeoman ― September 9, 1917

Francis G. Sevenoak ― Nov. 5, 1917

Charles S. Starr ― Nov. 30, 1917

Jay Harper Bostwick ― April 2, 1918

Carl L. Cook ― June 11, 1918

Charles W. McClurg ― Oct. 13, 1918

Robt. C. Brome ― Oct. 17, 1918

Wm. W. .Johnes ― Jan. 22, 1919

Robert K. Bradley ― March 8, 1919

Frederick W. Burns ― July 5, 1919

John M. Watson ― July 31, 1919

John C. Taylor ― February 12,1920

Samuel P. Lynch ― February 13, 1920

Philip Kinney ― May 28, 1920

John H. Smith ― Nov. 3, 1920

George M. Gillett ― April 8,1921

Edward R. Ness ― April 23, 1921

Thomas N. Kane ― June 6,1921

Andrew Mitchell ― July 1.3, 1921

William L. Parish ― September 6, 1921

Albert Zisset ― September 8, 1921

Riley Cross ― December 5, 1921

Ernest W. Kinne ― January 22, 1922

Jos. J. Gerhardt ― March 11, 1922

Daniel Smith ― May 2, 1922

Harrison Beecher ― July 13, 1922

John B. Armstrong ― Nov. 29, 1922

Mack Allan ― November 4,1922

Marvin E. Gardner ― December 4,1922

Thomas Garner ― January 22, 1923

Robert McNickle ― May 10, 1924

Geo. W. Rockwell ― Sept. 21, 1924

Joseph I. Stahl ― October 19, 1924

George Armstrong ― Dec. 24, 1924

Joseph D. Pierce ― Dec. 24, 1924

Robert A. Whitaker ― Jan.12, 1925

Chas. H. Mapledoram ― March 27,1925

Daniel Downs ― June 30, 1925

George B. Millspaugh ― Sept. 20, 1925

Otis L. Stratton ― April 25, 1926

Wm. B. McMillen ― June 14, 1926

Wesley M. Culver ― April 10, 1927

Fritz Ringer ― July 18, 1927

Fred M. Linson ― August 17, 1927

Seth G. Osborn ― Sept. 16, 1927

George Loderhose ― Jan. 5, 1928

Isaac Gorton ― June 29, 1928

James A. Cauthers ― Nov. 19, 1928

Roscoe T. Branch ― Feb. 8, 1929

George H. Smith ― March 8, 1928

George D. Smith ― May 21, 1929

Reuben C. Strong ― Aug. 12, 1929

John R. Bates ― Dec. 8, 1929

Burnett H. Lefferts ― Jan. 29, 1930

George D. Pelton ― Feb. 20, 1930

Andrew Campbell ― Oct. 4, 1930

Charles Winters ― Nov. 2, 1930

George M. Merritt ― Dec. 24, 1930

Charles A. Denniston ― April 30, 1931

Irving W.. Campbell ― May 11, 1931

Charles G. Topping ― July 28, 1931

John V. Ennis ― Sept. 15, 1931

William H. Palmer ― Nov.18, 1931

Lincoln W. Lawrence ― Dec. 17, 1931

George A. Orlolf ― Apri11, 1932

Alexander Henry ― May 4, 1932

William Albrecht ― Oct. 12, 1932

Hobart Hill ― Nov. 29, 1932

John A. Young ― Jan. 5, 1933

Ernest H. A. Kiel ― Jan. 25, 1933

Dlghton D. Bishop ― March 4, 1933

George F. George ― ApriI12, 1933

Benjamin B. Decker ― May 31,1933

Derwood B. Tuttle ― Aug. 22, 1933

George F. Gore ― Sept. 16, 1933

Dr. W. S. Lyon ― Jan. 23, 1934

Alva F. Ketchum ― Jan. 28, 1934

Jos. S. Kile ― Feb. 6, 1934

Frank Sanzone ― March 16, 1934

Seth S. Pelton ― April12 1934

Walter D. Smith ― April 20; 1934

DavId S. Avery ― May 31, 1934

Edward I. Ager ― Aug. 21, 1934

Silas W. Demerest ― April 11, 1935

Frank L. Brown ― May 4, 1935

Fred Carlisle ― Dec. 5, 1935

Melvin Osborn ― Feb. 1, 1936

Bernard Harris ― Feb. 3, 1936

Agustus S. Stone ― Feb. 11, 1936

Walter H. Smith ― March 9, 1936

McKee DuBois ― March 25, 1936

Emery Jones ― April 14, 1936

Sanford M. Starr ― May 7, 1936

Benjamin T. Clark ― June 15, 1936

.Joseph VanBenschoten ― Nov. 5, 1936

Alfred Wells ― Nov. 27, 1936

Jacob Wierman ― Dec. 19, 1936

Howland B. Roosa ― May 19, 19.37

John W. Eberlin ― May 23, 1937

Charles Unkenholz ― June 24, 1937

John T. Curtis ― Oct. 8, 1937

Grant Lupton ― June 3, 19, 1938

Harold C. Webb ― Nov. 5, 1938

Harry M. Benedict ― April14, 1939

James G. VanVactor ― May 13,1939

Darius T. Drennon ― Sept. 19, 1939

K. M. Reynolds ― Dec. 15, 1939

George M. Margison ― Jan. 7, 1940

William H. Moore ― Feb. 15, 1940

Chester A. Stanton ― June 10, 1940

Frank A. Howard ― Nov. 9, 1940

George Palmer ― Date unknown

Ralph B. Towner ― Dec. 16, 1940

Harrison Stanton ― April 6, 1941

Frank G. Robbins ― May 23, 1941

George Pick ― June 5, 1941

M. C. Duryea ― Aug. 31, 1941

Elijah H. Moore ― Oct. 30, 1941

Howard Beecher ― Nov. 22, 1941

Isaac Levins ― June 6,1942

William Whittaker ― Sept. 12, 1942

Members of Monticello Lodge No. 532

Now Serving With the Armed Forces

In 1942

MAJ. HENRY E. MILLER

CAPT. HAROLD I. STETCHER

CAPT. CHARLES SOLMS

C.P.M. WILFRED A. THUNQUEST

LIEUT. ROBERT F. BAKER

CADET GEORGE GREGORY

PVT. CHAUNCEY F. BENTON

PVT. ALFRED RHEINSHAGEN

PVT. ALLEN D. SEAMAN

PVT. FLOYD L. ELMORE

PVT. RALPH L. STRATTON

Write to these brothers as often as you find it possible – our secretary will gladly give you their addresses.

Members of Monticello Lodge Name, Occupation, Residence		Date Raised or Affiliated			* Dropped ‡ Dimitted † Died
David G. Starr, Lawyer, Monticello	Charter Member			*		04-22-1881
James Matthews, Lawyer, Monticello	Charter Member			*		02-22-1884
Eli S. Pelton, Farmer, Monticello	Charter Member			*		04-22-1870
Solomon W. Royce, Hotel Monticello	Charter Member			*		04-30-1875
John A. Thompson, Lawyer, Monticello	Charter Member			*		04-22-1870
Lewis Dickinson, Carpenter, Monticello	Charter Member			*		04-22-1870
F. M. St. John, Gentleman, Monticello			02-25-1863	*		04-24-1874
Stephen W. Royce, Merchant, Monticello			02-25-1863	*		04-30-1975
A. J. Bush, Lawyer, Parksville	A		02-05-1863	†		02-28-1872
A. J. Wood, Hotel, Woodbourne	A		02-05-1863	†		01-10-1896
Charles R. Kelton, Painter, Monticello	A		02-05-1863	*		04-22-1881
Stephen Sweet, Hotel, Bethel	A		02-05-1863	†		(1865)
David J. Knapp, Mechanic, Fallsburgh			02-28-1863	†		12-13-1872
Isaac C. Knapp, Farmer, Fallsburgh			02-28-1863	*		04-22-1870
Melvin S. Wells, Lawyer, Liberty			04-01-1863	*		04-24-1874
William Roper, Farmer, Cochecton			08-07-1863	†		(1865)
Jesse L. Towner, Merchant, Monticello			04-01-1863	*		04-30-1875
Reuben K. Scudder, Teacher, Woodbourne			04-15-1863	*		03-07-1870
O. E. Crandall, Merchant, Monticello	A		02-18-1863	*		04-28-1882
P. F. Perry, Inn Keeper, Mongaup Valley	A		02-18-1863	*		04-28-1876
Charles Meyers, Dealer, Monticello	A		02-18-1863			------
John M. Seeley, Farmer, Fallsburgh			04-01-1863	*		09-05-1912