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Vevay Sons of Veterans Officers – 1887

The following article about Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 18 Aug 1887 – Page 4, Column 3
See also: Switzerland County Military Records

Sons of Veterans.

Capt. Wm. C. Taylor and Lieut. Huff, of Aurora Camp, last Monday evening organized Ebenezer Dumont Camp, No. 68, Sons of Veterans, Department of Indiana, installing the following officers:

Joseph E. Hart, Captain
A. W. Freeman, 1st Lieutenant
Edward S. Patton, 2d Lieutenant
Walter F. Armstrong, Leonard E. Smith, John G. Anderson, Camp Counsel

Other members:

Walter S. Kincaid
James R. Simpson
James A. VanOsdol
Morton Works
Harry Davis
John S. Roberts
Wm. J. Downey
Irvin W. Tilley
Amie M. Miller
George Simpson
Geo. W. Roberts
James R. Cole
H. G. Haskell

The other non-commissioned officers will probably be installed tonight. The Camp with meet in G. A. R. Hall every Thursday night.

Vevay Baptist Church Mission Meeting – Jul 1887

Report of the mission meeting at Vevay Baptist Church in Switzerland County, Indiana appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 28 Jul 1887 – Page 4, Column 4

Mission Meeting
Tuesday, August 2, at Vevay Baptist Church, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch at the Church unless other arrangement is preferred.

PROGRAMME.

Devotional exercise—Rev. Carpenter.

Welcome Address—Mrs. Josie D. Griffith. Response—Mrs. Callie Henry.

Address by Secretaries of our Association.

Foreign Missions—Miss Drusie Henry.

Home Missions—E. H. McCulloch.

Recitations—Misses Grace Griffith, Jessie Thiebaud and Neva Lock.

Greetings from ladies of the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches.

Short talks led by Miss Gilchrist—“What sort of folks are Missionaries?”

Voices from the Field—Miss Ella Lewis.

Ways of Raising Money—Mrs. Philip Golay

Recess for lunch.

AFTERNOON—1:30.

Devotional exercise—Rev. O’Neal.

Ten Years of Home Mission Work—Mrs. Minnie Porter.

Map exercise—E. H. McCulloch.

Explanation of Baby Band—Miss Jennie Carpenter.

Babies present—Janet Scott, Carrie Henry Haskell.

Letter from Indiana’s Missionary, read by Miss Emogene Shadday.

Address on Mission Schools for Mexican Children—Miss Libbie M. Gilchrist, Hanover.

Exercise by Grant’s Creek, Union, Spring Branch and Fredonia Mission Societies.

Recitation by Vevay Church—Mrs. Flora Schenck, Miss Angie Clark, Misses Perle Schenck, Grace Griffith, Gertrude Thiebaud, Jessie Thiebaud, Maude Siebenthal, Mary Abbett and Master Clarence Banta.

Question Box—Miss Lide Griffith.

Offerings for Missions.

Music will be in charge of young ladies of the Vevay Baptist Church. Please let us have a full attendance from country and city.

DRUSIE HENRY, E. H. McCULLOCH

Vevay Public Schools Promotions – 1887

Vevay Public Schools in Switzerland County, Indiana promotions for 1887 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 26 May 1887 – Page 4, Column 3

Promotions in Vevay Public Schools.

SENIOR CLASS, High School.—Georgia Burrows, Anna Backes, Americus Danner, Hanna Fallis, Ada Hall, Mirabel Griffith, Anna Hildebrand, Herschel Holland, Frank Holland, Sallie Northcott, Eugene Tardy, Birda Ward, and Lucy Livings.

TO INTERMEDIATE CLASS, High School.—Anna Boerner, Cordie Danner, Gertrude Downey, Maud Haskell, Bell Hunt, Anna Krummel, Florence McCallum, Katie McHenry, Philip Ostrander, Ida Rochat, and Susie White.

TO FRESHMAN CLASS, High School.—Lucinda Boyd, Ida Brown, Edith Goldenburg, Clara Jayne, Lena Knox, Macella Martin, Carrie McCrellis, Nettie McCormack, Rodolph Dupraz, Bertie Freeman, Clarence Stevens, Robert Jackson, Wade Siebenthal, and Laura Kincaid.

To 9TH YEAR—Maggie Chatline, Belle Dupraz, Lou. Grisard, Affra Haskell, Minnie Miller, Josie Trafelet, Ella Waldo, Willie Cossairt, Eddie Fallis, Fred Livings, Eugene Marquett, Eugene McMakin, Willie Protsman, Harry Simpson, Joe Sullivan and Harry Tardy.

TO 8TH YEAR—Jennie Armstrong, Hanna Brown, Eva Craig, Alice Davis, Katie Davison, Florence Graham, Ella Hildebrand, Lulu Holcroft, Ella Jayne, Nettie Knox, Francis Lindenshmidt, Ada McCallum, Juette Mead, Lizzie Schewe, Zada Truesdell, Kate VanOsdol, Winnie Adkinson, Percie Bushman, Clarence Belden, Lou Demann, Robert Fisk, Edwin Haskell, Lucien Harwood, Ernest Holland, Pemberton Pleasants, Paul Stepleton, Charles Trafelet, and Lee Wright.

With condition—Chester Adams, Walton Outcalt, Bennie McHenry and Clifford VanPelt.

To 7TH YEAR—Minnie Brown, Dora Brown, Josie Findley, Grace Freeman, Emma Grisard, Grace Harwood, Dora Kincaid, Mittie McCallum, Anna Patton, Florence Pleasants, Ettie Simpson, Mattie Stratford, Mary VanPelt, Lenore Tardy, Josie Brockschlager, Mary Cossairt, Annette Danglade, Harry Adkinson, Milton Boerner, Willie Bledsoe, Hedden Baird, Roy Golay, Bryant McMakin, Clarence Shaw, Carroll Walton, and Bennie Waldemier.

To 6TH YEAR—Jeannette Cayton, Grace Griffith, Junnie Graham, Lena Heady, Anna Holler, Dora Hollcroft, Lula Joyce, Grace Jayne, Daisy McCallum, Daisy Plew, Ninnie Silvers, Fannie Walton, John Boyd, Frank Banta, Dale Danner, George Golay, Marion Griffith, Bernard Jones, Frank Jaynes, Downey VanPelt, and John White.

To 5TH YEAR—Mary Abbett, Ruth Boyd, Mettie Cole, Bessie Courtney, Edith Holland, Maude Holland, Nellie Jones, Blanche Knox, Emma Knox, Ida Long, Neva Lock, Rosa Lorch, Lizzie O’Neal, Garnet Oakley, Emma Reincke, Flora Rochat, Sallie Shaw, Ada Simpson, Gertrude Thiebaud, Pearl Turner, Bessie Peelman, Arthur Burns, Guy Belden, Lemuel Bledsoe, Willie Baird, Eddie Bowin, Willie Courtney, Eddie Fallis, Joe Holler, Marshall Holland, Freddie Haskell, Robert Hildebrand, Charles Kincaid, Charles Lamson, Frank Schewe, Freddie Tardy, Freddie Oakley, Frank Rosenberger, Willie Kincaid.

To 4TH YEAR—Lulu Day, Anna Dilg, Lizzie David, Flora Drake, Norma Fisk, Minnie Lock, Ida Lock, Anna Protsman, Edith Shaw, Jessie Thiebaud, Maud Wallace, Dora Manuel, Eddie Anderson, Clarence Banta, Freddie Brown, Woodford Brown, Louis Cole, Joe Danner, Albert Dilg, Jessie Dodd, Charlie Davison, Frank Dupraz, Loring Dufour, Louis Dralla, Thomas Purcell, Arthur Freeman, Eddie Lanham, John Lamunion, Hubert Lindenschmidt, Joe Lohrig, Eddie Mead, Harry Reinecke, Clyde Simpson, John Schewe, Henry Thamann, Marion Rogers.

To 3RD YEAR—Lydia Smith, Indian Bowin, Mary Means, Maggie Dittgen, Rosa Dralla, Ada Faulkner, Edna Griffith, Edith Jaynes, Susie Jaynes, Tena Krummel, Josie Lamson, Maud Lock, Ethal Lemmons, Stella LeClerc, Pearl Martin, Clarice Mead, Lillie Mead, Addie Oakley, Lizzie Rosenberger, Edna Works, Bettie Wright, Nora Kincaid, Grace Boggs, Carrie Grundel, Lafayette Burns, Charles Cole, Harry Coleman, Willie Dodd, Clifford Graham, John Heady, Melvin Hathorn, Willie Huff, Clifford Jones, Josie Krummel, Willie Lorch, Dale Orem, Geo. Pleasants, Lulu Reinecke, Earl Tardy, Otto Tague, Charlie VanOsdol, Gussie Weales.

To 2ND YEAR—Herbert Adams, Clarence Cole, Howard Cole, Harry Dupraz, Carl Dralla, Carl Drake, Richard Cayton, Robert Gordon, Sammie Huff, Fred Jennings, Clarence Knox, Henry Martin, Harry Rochat, Ivan Saberton, Woollen VanPelt, Willie White, Anna Brockschlager, Nora Bair, Mamie Banta, Pearl Boyd, Carrie Dilg, Maggie Hollcroft, Daisy Hollcroft, Eva Harwood, Anna Jayne, Lizzie Krummel, Mary Lamson, Eva Lanham, Ella Leap, Nena Long, Carrie Lyons, Bessie Mead, Hannah Mead, Dora Martin, Essie McCrellis, Effie Protsman, Garnet Plew, Mary Rosenberger, Essie Rook, Madge Rook, Clara Robenstein, Bessie Rochat, Grace Schroeder, Nina Simpson, Nellie Simpson, Bessie Tower, Undine VanPelt, Avie Rochat.

COLORED SCHOOL.

Emma Tolliver, promoted to 1st year of High School.
Carrie Tolliver to 9th year grade.
Howard Simpson, to 6th.
Mary Simpson, Annie Robinson and Jane Smith, to 5th.
Anderson Evans, Eddie Mitchell, Jimmie Foree and Flora Stafford, to 4th.
Lulie Simpson, James Landrum, Mattie McGee and Hattie Washington, to 3rd.
Lulie Jones, Ida McGee, Johnnie Willis, Philip Boswell and Lucian Neal, to 2nd.

The following pupils were neither tardy nor absent during the school year 1886-87: Mary Rosenberger, Willie Dodd, Georgia Burrows, Katie McHenry and Rosa Lorch.

Vevay Fire Company Officers – 1887

The following article about Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 13 Jan 1887 – Page 4, Column 3

Vevay Fire Company, No. 2, elected the following officers at their regular meeting Monday night:

Jacob Wahl, President
Henry Hengehold, Vice President
John Roberts, Secretary
Nat M. Fallis, assistant Secretary and Treasurer
Joseph Thamann, Capt. of Engine
Fred Plew, Capt. of Hook and Ladder
Chas. Hollcroft, 1st Lieutenant of Engine
Gabe Robinson, 1st Lieutenant of Hook and Ladder
Gabe Robinson, M. F. Wainscott, Fred Plew, Police.
W. J. Downey, 1st Engineer
M. F. Wainscott, Stoker
R. A. Knox, Jr., Driver

Company hold their meetings on 2d and 4th Monday nights in each month.

Vevay Lodge of Knights of Pythias – 1886

The following article about Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 23 Sep 1886 – Page 4, Column 2

A Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Was organized in this city last Monday afternoon and night. About noon members of the Madison division came up on the City of Vevay, and were met at the wharf by a committee. They wore handsome uniforms and swords, and headed by White’s drum corps, paraded the streets. They were well drilled, executing military movements perfectly, presenting a fine appearance. In honor of so many distinguished visitors, the streets and business houses were decked with flags.

The following is a list of visitors:

MADISON DIVISION K. of P., U. R., No. 10.

Officers—Major, A. D. Vanosdol; Captain, W. W. Hinds; Lieutenant, Jos R. Gorgas; Herald, Dan C. Price; Guard, H. C. Walton.

Sir Knights—C. T. Branham, James Neill, W. A. Cutting, J. C. Abbott, Kansas Hollcroft, F. W. Schelke, James Williams, S. R. Carlisle, F. J. Scott, A. Bach, M. J. Hoffstad, S. E. Brewer, E. G. Niklaus, H. W. Archer, Geo. R. Bolen.

K. of P.—Geo. D. Demaree, J. C. Hill, James Stewart, W. W. Beatty, Robert Page, John C. White, Chas. C. Rinne, Ernest Argus, Walt M. Brown, J. W. Kramer, Geo. Wood, Chas. M. Grayson, and White’s Drum Corps, of Madison.

Home Lodge, No. 132, Rising Sun, Ind.—James Harris, Oscar Jones, B. F. Hundley, S. M. Seward, Edgar Hoffner, Edward Nichols, John Billingsley, W. E. Bennett, Wm. Scholey, E. E. Hemphill, Wm. Riggs, Jos. E. Love.

Harmony Lodge, No. 69, Aurora—John S. Morris.

Union Lodge, No. 31, Aurora—Henry Smith.

Dearborn Lodge, No. 49, Lawrenceburg—J. H. Russey, Grand Prelate.

Mechanic Lodge, No. 24, Philadelphia, Penn.—Phillip Dilge.

Vevay Lodge, No. 149, K. of P., was instituted by D. D. G. Chancellor A. D. Vanosdol, assisted by Grand Officers selected by him. The following are the names of the charter members and officers elected and appointed and duly installed.

Officers—A. G. Craig, PC; Carroll S. Tandy, C C; Jas. A. Vanosdol, V C; R. T. F. Abbett, Prel; I. P. Loring, M E; Alfred B. Shaw, M F; Abner P. Dufour, K. of R & S, Dwight B. Smith, M A; Oliver M. Pleasants, I G; U. P. McHenry, O G; Jesse V. Oakley, 1st Alt; Marion C. Walden, 2d Alt; Francis M. Griffith, 3d Alt; Charles Black, 4th Alt.

Members—Andrew J. Porter, Hiram Ford, Joseph Walton, Wm. R. Johnson, Chas. C. Shaw, Wm. H. Pleasants, Chas. O. Thiebaud, Wm. Johnson, Wesley McHenry, John W. Kincaid, P. C. Holland, Jos. E. Hart, J. E. Williams, Chas. E. Golay, Geo. S. Pleasants, U. P. Schenck, Chas. G. Adams.

The visitors were entertained by supper at the LeClerc House, and at 11:30 p.m. lunched at Jockell’s.

Vevay Public Schools Promotions – 1886

Promotions for Vevay Public Schools in Switzerland County, Indiana for 1886 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 3 Jun 1886 – Page 4, Column 4

List of Promotions.

The following pupils of the Vevay Public Schools were promoted at the close of the present school year to the grades and classes indicated:

TO SENIOR CLASS, HIGH SCHOOL.
Ella Griffith, William Holland, John Knox, Claude Siebenthal, Fanny Shadday, Frank Stratford, Frank Craig, Albert Woollen.

TO JUNIOR CLASS, HIGH SCHOOL.
Georgie Barrows, Anna Bogges, Americus Danner, Hannah Fallis, Hershel Holland, Frank roland, Anna Hildebrand, Mabel Griffith, Ada Hall, Laura Rochat, Eugene Tardy, Dale VanPelt, Berda Ward, Anna Wenner, Lucy Livings.

TO FRESHMAN CLASS, HIGH SCHOOL.
Maud Haskell, Anna Krummell, Harry Marquett, Susie White.

TO NINTH YEAR GRADE.
Lucinda Boyd, Rodolph Dupraz, Jennie Eaglin, Bertie Freeman, Edith Goldenburg, Clara Jayne, Lena Knox, Carrie McCrellis, Ida Rochat, Clarence Stevens.

TO EIGHTH YEAR GRADE.
Margie Chatline, [illegible] Du[illegible], [illegible] Grisard, Affra Haskell, Minnie Miller, Laura Simpson, Afra Tilley, Anna Trafelet, Josie Trafelet, Ella Waldo, Lora Worstell, Willie Backes, Willie Cossairt, Eddie Fallis, Fred Livings, Eugene Marquett, Willie Manning, Samuel Orem, Eugene Peelman, Harry Simpson, Harry Tardy.

TO SEVENTH YEAR GRADE.
Jennie Armstrong, Julia Pelt, Hannah Brown, Eva Craig, Katie Harrison, Addie Ebin, Opha Fugett, Ella Hildebrand, Laura Holdcraft, Ella Jaynes, Nettie Knox, Frances Lindenschmidt, Ada McCallum, Ju[illegible] Mead, Perle Schenck, Lizzie Schewe, Zida Trafelet, Kate Vanosdol, Winnie Adkinson, Chester Adams, John Brockschalger, Percy Bushman, Clarence Brides, Louie Demann, Sidney Dupraz, Robert ?ise, Willie Hildebrand, Edwin Haskell, [illegible] Haskell, Lucien Harwood, Ernest Holland, Bennie McHenry, Henry McMakin, Willie Moxley, Walton Outzer, Pemberton Pleasants, Paul Stepleton, Clifford VanPelt, Lee Wright.

TO SIXTH YEAR GRADE.
Milton Boerner, Willie Bledsoe, Helden Baird, Hubert Egan, Ernest Jayne, Jake Krummell, Roy Golay, Charley Lorsh, Bryant McMakin, Clarence Shaw, Bennie Waldenmeier, Carroll W[illegible], Lonnie Wainscott, [illegible] Schroeder, Lenore Tardy, [illegible] Brown, Minnie Brown, Josie Brockschlager, Annie [illegible], Minnie Burns, Marie Costa, Mary Cossairt, Annette Danglade, Josie Findley, Annie Fish, Grace Freeman, Grace Harwood, Dora Kincaid, Susie Lamonyon, Mittie McCallum, Annie Patton, Florence Pleasants, Vadah Rayl, Luella Rayl, Jennie Rochat, Ettie Simpson, Sadie Simpson, Mattie Stratford.

TO FIFTH YEAR GRADE.
Harry Adkinson, John Boyd, Frank Banta, Dale Danner, George Golay, Marion Griffith, Charley Jones, Bernard Jones, John Johnston, George Johnston, Downey VanPelt, John White, Clifford Weales, Addie Bowin, Jeannette Cayton, Leota Floyd, Annie Fallis, Janis Graham, Grace Griffith, Annie Holler, Lena Heady, Lulu Joyce, Grace Jaynes, Luella Moxley, Della Robinson, Alva Sh?r, Minnie Sampson, Laura Simmons, Etta Simmons, Julia Vanosdol, Fanny Walton, Zada Yonge, Dora Hollcroft.

TO FOURTH YEAR GRADE.
Mary Abbett, Guy Belden, Lemmie Bledsoe, Willie Baird, Ruth Boyd, Minnie Brockschlager, Rufert Cole, Willie Courtney, Martin Cole, Bessie Courtney, Willie Graham, Robert Hildebrand, Freddie Hassell, Joseph Hollcroft, Edith Holcroft, Blanche Knox, ?na Knox, Rosa Lorch, Freddie Oakley, Frank Rosenberger, Flora Rochat, Rhoda Roberts, Sallie Shaw, Julia Stephens, [illegible] Simpson, Freddie Tardy, Earl Thiebaud, Pearl Turner, Gertrude Thiebaud, Edith Worstell.

TO THIRD YEAR GRADE.
Woodford Bryan, Freddie Brown, Clarence Banta, Louie Cole, Louie Dralie, Jessie Dodd, Charlie Davison, Joe Danner, Albert Detz, Arthur Freeman, Joseph Lohrig, Bavard Leap, Hubert Lindenschmidt, Edwin Lanham, Edwin Mead, John McLean, Harry Reitsche, John Schewe, Clyde Simpson, Forrest Teats, Walter Trafelet, Henry Thompson, Earnest Wanman, Charley Wainscott, Alita Dilg, Lizzie David, Northa Fisk, Bertha Fish, Mattie, Johnston, Ida Lock, Minnie Lock, Olive Orem, Edith Shaw, Jessie Thiebaud, Maud Wallace.

TO SECOND YEAR GRADE.
Lafie Burns, Harry Coleman, Charlie Cole, Dollie Courtney, Willie Dodd, A?den Fallis, Clifford Graham, Willie Hall, M[illegible] H[illegible], Johnnie Heady, Clifford, Jones, Joe Krummell, Willie Lorch, Johnnie Makin, Dale Orem, George L. Pleasants, Lula Reinceke, Otta Tague, Karl Tardy, Gussie Weales, Inda Rowen, Florence Coleman, Rosa Dralle, Minnie Dillgen, Nettie Eades, Adah B. Faulkner, Edith Griffith, Mattie Hayes, Susie Jaynes, Lenora Jennings, Lena Krummell, Maud Lock, Nettie Lanham, Pearle Martin, Addie Oakley, Alice Orem, Lyda Smith, Adah Shaw, Bettie Wright.

COLORED DEPARTMENT.

To 8th Year Grade—Maria Nettles.
To 7th Year Grade—Carrie Tolliver
To 6th Year Grade—Howard Simpson
To 4th Year Grade—Anna Robinson, May Simpson
To 3rd Year Grade—Eddie Mitchell, James Smith, James Force, Anderson Evans, Frank Neal, Flora Washington, Ida Smith.
To 2nd Year Grade—Lula Simpson, Mattie McGee, Nannie King, Phillip Boswell.

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