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[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] U2 HrSToiJV OF W ESTCHESTEB COUNTY. Recorder, J. W. Little; Financier, F. E. Clark; Re-ceiver, D. S. Godden; Guide, Marion R. Smith; I. W., Cyrus Travis; O. N., C. G. Harstroni; Medical Ex-aminer, A. o. Soowden, M.l). The lodge has at pres-ent forty-seven inemhers. It meets in the rooms of Cortlandt Lodge, I. * >. <>. F. Its present officers are Wesley Wyatt, P. M. W.; Solomon Colin. M. W.; C. G. Harstroni, G. F.; John Halstead, ().; Robert Harris, Recorder; Charles Ballcuff, Financier; Wil-liam II. Lent, Receiver. Peekskill Iron Moildlrs' L'xiox No. i>, was instituted January 29,185!). In 1884 it contained two hundred members. John Posey was president, John Seal, vice-president, George A. Kreig recording secretary, Charles E. Ackerman financial secretary, Smith A. Barker treasurer, and Hiram Blanchard cor-responding secretary. The meetings are held in the room of Cortlandt Lodge of Odd-Fellows, on the first and third Mondays of each month. The Youxg Men's Christian Association of Peekskill, was organized April 3, 1883, its originators being Nicholas Mansfield, Jr., Willis O. Shaw and A. I L. Jayeox. Previous to that time, two attempts had been made to maintain a Christian association, the second of which was for a time quite successful, but the result in both cases was eventually a failure. The first permanent officers of the association were elected May 3, 1883, and were as follows: John D. Prince, president, C. W. Underwood, vice-president,