Altona Grange, no. 127 - Worthy Masters

The following people were elected to serve “for the good of the order” as the “Worthy Master” (President) of Altona Grange, no. 127.  The year(s) that they served follow their name.  Females who served as Masters are noted with an astrick(*).

William B. Roberts 1891-1896

Son of Mary F. Bader, Step-son of J. George Bader (Bader Schol House),

Step-brother of Fred W. Bader - first treasurer of Altona Grange, no. 127.

Clyde C. Jain 1897-1999
One of the owners of the Jain Brother's Stage Coach Company.

John D. “JD” Steele 1900-1906

Norman Gehruing 1907

John D. “JD” Steele 1908

Roy Birdsill 1909-1910

M.A. Tobey * 1911

T. T. Trevarton 1912

Frank Bruning 1913

Rex Henderson 1914-1916

Lottie Bruning* 1917-1919
Sister to the Jain Brothers who had the stage coach company.

Fred Arbuthnot 1920-1925

(my Grandfather)

R. T. Berryman 1926-1927

Andrew D. Steele 1928-1931

Son of Blanche (Bliven) and J.D. Steele
Andy served as the Grangers Insurance Agent.

Charles A. Smith 1932

 

Everitt Steele 1933-1935

Son of Blanche (Bliven) and J.D. Steele

O. M. Fredell 1936-1937

E. W. DeWalt 1938-1939

Roy Green 1940-1941

Ted Cherry 1942-1943

Frank Gould 1944-1945

Myron Gingery 1946-1948

Boyd Bruning 1949-1951

Neil Coughlin 1952-1953

Homer LaRue 1954-1955

Donald Andrew 1956-1957

Bill Bohn 1958-1959

Mary LaRue* 1960-1961

Doris (nee Allen) Steele* 1962

Doris is a descendant of Alonzo Allen who donated the land for the grange to be built at Nelson Rd. and N. 39th Street.

James Platt Jr. 1963-1964

Clarence Conilogue 1965-1966

Clarence worked as the post man, delivering the mail to the farms of this area.
He also played fiddle in the Grange dance band.

Ernest Davies 1967-1968

Harold Steele 1969-1971
Grandson of Blanche and J.D. Steele, son of Everitt Steele.

Clarence Conilogue 1972

MaryLiz Wirtz* 1973-1974

Rachel Conilogue*  1975-1976

Dillard Bishop 1977-1981

Helen Bishop* 1982-1984

Harold Steele 1985-2006

Donlyn Arbuthnot* 2007-2009
Fourth Generation Granger, Grand-daughter of Fred Arbuthnot

Laurie Fidao* 2010-

*The Grange system was one of the few who gave women equal governing rights. Women had the right to vote and hold office in the Grange long before they had the right to vote in their government.

For more information on Altona Grange, no. 127, please visit their web site by clicking here. 

Purpose of the Grange as it was adopted by the National Grange in 1874.