International Order of Good Templars (I.O.G.T.) Minnereka Lodge
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Founding Date:
1872
Active?:
No
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Description:
(from Golden Memories of Lyle, page 22)
"The Fraternal Orders in Lyle, were M.B.A. Lodge, Willow Wood Camp, Knights of Pythias, the Railroad Order of Trainmen, I. O. G. T. and A. F. and A. M. Alma Lodge and the Royal Neighbors."
(from the Mower County Transcript, March 6, 1873, page 2 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025431/1873-03-06/ed-1/seq-2/)
...The Lodge started March 4th 1872, with only seven paying members and the last quarterly report, dated January 31st, shows 49 members in good standing...