. Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review . affa, Algiers, Alex-andria, Valetta, Naples, Athens, Rome, Pompeii, Jerusalem, Niceand Monte Carlo. He returned, via Liverpool. In February, 1906,Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson visited old Mexico and the Pacific coast. In his fraternal relations, Mr. Gunderson was best known as aMason of long and honorable standing. In 1868 he was initiated intothe order as a member of Kilwinning Lodge No. 3,111, A. F. & ; Chicago Commandery No. 19, K. T.; Oriental Consistory, andMedinah T
. Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review . affa, Algiers, Alex-andria, Valetta, Naples, Athens, Rome, Pompeii, Jerusalem, Niceand Monte Carlo. He returned, via Liverpool. In February, 1906,Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson visited old Mexico and the Pacific coast. In his fraternal relations, Mr. Gunderson was best known as aMason of long and honorable standing. In 1868 he was initiated intothe order as a member of Kilwinning Lodge No. 3,111, A. F. & ; Chicago Commandery No. 19, K. T.; Oriental Consistory, andMedinah Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He was also one of thefounders of the Masonic Orphans Home, and served as its trusteefor three years. As to social organizations, he is identified withthe Menoken, Lincoln and Skandinavian Literary clubs. The de-ceased was a life-long member of the Lutheran church, and, despitethe extent of his business and public duties, he found time to devoteto the cause of Christianity and its upbuilding. He was not only areformer in the cause of public morality, but he was charitable and M LDENFOUNOAT. CHICAGO AND COOK COUNT Y 1243 benevolent toward the young and dependent. Although he supportedmany public charities with his means and counsel, he perhaps gavemore in a quiet and unostentatious manner, seeking never the praiseof men. Oren B. Taft is a native of New York, having been born at Me-dina, on the 19th of June, 1846, son of Joel F. and Jane E. (Britt) Taft. When but ten years old, his father havingT died the year previous, he removed with his mother and only sister to Illinois, to a place which after-ward became the town of Paxton, to accept the offer of a home withan uncle. He had virtually no educational advantages, having attended dis-trict school for a few terms only in a desultory way by reason of fre-quent changes in location, which, with the advantage of three terms(1861 and 1862) at the old Chicago University, was the extent ofhis educational trai
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