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A Chain Of Society Charms

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
December
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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The NashvKle, Teain., Amierica.n of necenlt date contaJiis ttoe iollowing ueliafclve to a. very horppy comceptioji oí ome of OW Ann Arbor boys vtio iiiow resides in Xaslwille : "WilUam E. Payne, vice pa-esideinit oí ttoe Cilty Saving'a Baink, uecretary and trfcaeuirer oí tlie Pearuody Normal Oo;lege arud an all-ai'ouind good felilow Hn every eense, is a, very ïntilnusicslöjc; lovor of secret socteties, being a miemibei' of ten, wefl-Jaaowa orgamizatïlons of tbait nature. BomO tiaiie ago tihie idea oí inaikilog a chaln of tih emWems af the Marious lodges to wii'ich he belongs occurredl to liita and toe drew a desiigjn a-nd sent ft to ome. of tlue leadiing New York jewiere, askimg tibem. ti iri!a.ke a solid gold chiaia accoTdilng1 to öhe design wJi'ich he enclosed. '■At thiat umie ha was a. mem bei of ün.ïy niine lo,dges, and tiliie chain as hie bow wears ifc has nilae links but thie otlier oae wijl be added la du.e títane. Tlie ïiaka are placed in t:lxe order in -vhilcli Mr. Paya joinet Ittne dilfereait lodges, and are as folLows : Masóos, Knihte oí Pythiae, Ivnigtute of the Ancien Essenic Ordier, Wootlin'en of thO Wortd, Impror ed Order oí Red Men, Odd FellcwB, Knig'h'ts of tbe Maccaibees, Order of tihe Eastern Sbair, a.nd Knights Of America. Tibe Chain is a viery valiLable ome, besides its originiaility and un'iquieness, and is prized ■ley highly by Mr. Payae."

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Courier