1897 Members of Hudsonville I.O.O.F. #346
(Independent Order of Odd Fellows)
 

The photo was taken 4 June 1897 on the steps of the Hudsonville Grange Hall on Main Street.
Top Row: Rev. Walter Briggs (Cong'l Minister), Orin Edson, Kiah Green, Worden Barnaby
Center Row: Jim Pitts, ______,  John Tibbets, Ed Tillotson, Elmer Barnaby, John Waite, William Linacre
Front Row: Henry Notting, Jim Yeomans, Mr. Quigley, Fred Wolf, Allen Waite

History of the I. O. O. F. (Independent Organization of Odd Fellows)
(Article in the Grandville Ave. Record, 12 April 1912, Pg. 4)

The Odd Fellows was introduced into the United States in 1819, and the grand lodge of Maryland and the United States was constituted on 22 February 1821.  At first the progress of the order was slow, but the principles spread with great rapidity, and now its lodges are to be found in every city and town in the country, with a membership running over the million mark.  During the past decade its membership has largely increased and its influence and importance has grown in volume and value.

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