Four More Children Analysis

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Four More Children After having three daughters, Charles and Elizabeth add four more children during the 1890s. The christening for all four is at St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Okawville. The children are George, born in 1890, John in 1892, Arthur in 1895, and Lizzie (Elizabeth) in 1898. Continuing to follow the German tradition, they are named after their sponsors either with their first or middle name. The records are written in German. Charles and Elizabeth are written as Karl and Lisette. (L264) (L265) (L266) (L267) The Lorne family travels to East St. Louis in 1896 to have family pictures taken. The first photo is a picture of Elizabeth with her three boys and the second is a photo of her three daughters. For some unknown reason, …show more content…

He is elected as a village trustee on Christmas Day in 1892. He now attends meetings of the village board of trustees. He is a member of the village’s legislative body comparable to a city council. This means being involved in overseeing the budget for Okawville’s fire department, road maintenance, and property assessments for purposes of taxation. Living here for only three years and he is already holding a position of community importance. Later he is elected town clerk in which he has custody of the books, records and all the official reports and communications of the Board of Trustees. He has now risen to become the chief fiscal officer of Okawville. Although he feels good about his position of importance within the community, being a town trustee and the village clerk add money into his pocket as both are salaried positions. …show more content…

Masons (Freemasons) are members of the largest and oldest fraternity in the world. As a member of the Grand Lodge, he rises quickly to become a Master Mason. He also joins of Order of Owls. The Independent International Order of Owls (IIOO) is a group related to the Masons that had organized itself in St. Louis in 1890. Its objectives are to promote recreation and sociability among the members. Only Master Masons such as Charles are eligible to join. You must be in good standing in a lodge of Free and Accepted Masons (F. & A. M.). Its local units are called “Nests.” The national body is called “Supreme Nest of the World.” A poster from this period states that the purpose of the IIOO is “refreshment and pure unadulterated fun.” The cost for him to join is $10 ($281.00 today). To get a “Nest” in a town, 50 men had to sign up. The Owls had a masked ball in February of 1894 which he most assuredly attends. In April of 1894, is he is elected as an officer.

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