. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. Shaw Building-, home of the Citizens Nationrl Bank, (see pag-e 59). McKeesports Secret Societies. (D KEESPORT has loiia; had a pencliant for secret societies.[ It was once said that the town contained more brassbands and secret societies than any other of its size in thecountr}. Be that as it may, it is true that many secret societiesflourish here. The first organization we have any information about, was theSons of Temperance, instituted in 1844 o
. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. Shaw Building-, home of the Citizens Nationrl Bank, (see pag-e 59). McKeesports Secret Societies. (D KEESPORT has loiia; had a pencliant for secret societies.[ It was once said that the town contained more brassbands and secret societies than any other of its size in thecountr}. Be that as it may, it is true that many secret societiesflourish here. The first organization we have any information about, was theSons of Temperance, instituted in 1844 or 1845. The lodge meton the second floor of a liouse on Second street, owned byAndrew Soles. Hon. John F. Dravo was one of the chartermembers. After a successful existence of a number of years thecharter was surrendered. Youghiogheny Lodge No. 364, I. O. O. F., was instituted, June8th, 1849. It first occupied a room in a frame building onMarket street, where the South Side hotel now stands. Itspresent building was erected in 1853, which was the first publicbuilding erected in the town, apart from the churches. It con-tained a public hall whe
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