[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Ik rii organized October 5th of that year. The first Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 180 was the late Dr. Benjamin Brandreth. It began with twelve members and now has one hundred and nineteen. Buckingam Chapter, No. 174, Royal Arch Masons was organized October 2, 1800, with the Rev. J. H. Black as High Priest. It now has seventy-seven members. Sing Sing Council, No. 04, Rogal and Select Matters was instituted December 4, 1*72. with Isaac B. Noxon Thrice Illustrious Master. This council has thirty-six members. Westchester Commandery, No. 42, Knights Temp-lar was organized at White Plains, March 2, 1808. As a majority of its members lived in and near Sing Sing it was removed to this place April 14, 1871. Its first officer was the late Colonel John P. Jenkins, Eminent Commander. It now has over seventy mem-bers. Independent Ordek of Odd-Fellows. — The first lodge of Odd-Fellows in Sing Sing was organ ized in November, 1843, under the name of Ossiniug. Lodge, No. 97, I. O. O. F., subsequently No. 12. It had but twelve members. Captain Edward Van Wart was the N. G. and Chas. Southworth, of Peeks-kill, the V. G. The meetings were held in the Moun-tain House (now St. John's School). This lodge terminated its existence in 1858. Vulcan Lodge was organized chiefly through the influence of John Russell, superintendent of the Ar-cade file-works. Its membership was largely made up of file-workers. It had a short existence. Sunnyside Lodge, No. 289, I. O. 0.