Group, Here's an update from some data I found google ing on lodge
names. It was from 1904 so the names may be earlier than some of us
working them remember. Brookfield, Mo was the TS Beeler lodge,
Beardstown, Ill was the Cannonball lodge, Creston, Iowa was the Lake
View lodge, and Centerville, Iowa was the JW Phillips lodge.
On Feb 16, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Gerald & Virginia Edgar wrote:
>
> Thanks Arch - somewhere I have the name of the BLE Lodge in No.
> LaCrosse. Anyone have an old charter or membership certificate for
> any of the Brotherhoods?
>
> Question: I know at larger terminals a Brotherhood Lodge could be
> made up of the mbrs of several RR's (i.e. CB&Q, Milw & C&NW
> Switchmen) but I assume smaller towns had an exclusive membership of
> the local RR's employees?
>
> I've been to BLE Hdq in Cleveland yrs ago & at the time they had an
> archivist who was organizing all their old records. The Bro. of
> Conductors was hdq'ed in Cedar Rapdis for yrs before merging with
> the other operating Brotherhoods (except the BLE that remained
> independent). They had a pretty nice bldg there.
>
> Gerald
>
> > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > From: kliner@mywdo.com
> > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:38:25 -0600
> > Subject: Re: [CBQ] Beehive Lodge #179 B of LF
> >
> > Gerald and list, I found another BRT lodge in some old local
> > agreements ,
> > galesburg, Ill was called College City Lodge No. 940. Send in some
> > more names , fellas Regards, Archie
> > On Feb 13, 2010, at 10:56 AM, Gerald & Virginia Edgar wrote:
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> > >
> > > Great idea Arch! I know the significance of Lovers Leap in
> Hannibal
> > > as that was one of the CB&Q-issued scenic postcards.
> > >
> > > Certainly not a typical name for a Brotherhood Lodge! Who else
> among
> > > our former Q emps could work with Arch on such a topic? I have
> some
> > > other items i could add to an artcle.
> > >
> > > Gerald
> > >
> > > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > > From: kliner@mywdo.com
> > > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:34:54 -0600
> > > Subject: Re: [CBQ] Beehive Lodge #179 B of LF
> > >
> > > Gerald, That would make a great project for the troops, listing
> the
> > > different lodges on the system. The BRT at Hannibal, Mo was the
> > > Lover's Leap Lodge No. 46. Regards, Archie Hayden
> > > On Feb 11, 2010, at 2:00 PM, Gerald & Virginia Edgar wrote:
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