Other lodges and societies which started to flourish during the decade of the 'eighties were Grand Island Camp No. 408, M. W. A., and the Knights of Honor, Fidelity Lodge 935, of which M. C. Beecher was dictator in 1887 and after him Z. Partridge for ten years or so, with Jas. A. Wear, Jno. Nicholson, J. R. Moeller and C. L. Haux, secretaries.

Perseverance Lodge No. 14, I. O. G. T.. was organized March 5, 1889, with the following members: Margaret Ryne, D. M. Sweeden, D. N. Conrad, E. C. McCashland, R. S. Ryne, T. Hart, W. Smith, A. Sage, Mrs. T. R. Throles and Josie E. Throles. The old predecessor No. 60 had vanished years before and with it memories of old Temperance hall.

The Grand Island Social Club was organized April 15, 1887, with J. D.

Moore, presi. dent, W. H. Michael and A. B. Perkins, vicepresidents, W. H. Geddes, recorder, E. W. Justice, corresponding secretary, and W. B. Carey, treasurer. This organization continued for a number of years, meeting every second and fourth Sundays at Hann's Park. In 1896 Emil Earth was president.

The Grand Island Dramatic Company was organized May 10, 1889, with E. O. Green, president, Mrs. Wm. Murr, vice-president, Dr. H. C. Miller, secretary, J. H. Gorman, manager, and Ralph Platt, agent and mastei of properties. Directors Mullin, Cowie and Lanigan were elected. This organization had considerable amateur and some professional talent and for a number of years gave the community some first-class theatrical and musical entertainment.