Show J SECRET SOCIETIES Dr S C Chorlton who Died Recently in Columbus 0 WAS A MEMBER OF MANY ORDERS I Prominent Amon the Members of the Fraternal Fra-ternal lrcssI 00 FA 0 U W Jlasonie Kniehts of Pythias By the death of Dr S C Choiltou fraternal fra-ternal journalism loses one of its brightest lights and secret societies one of their most earnest and able supporters In private life Dr Chorlton was widely and favorably known being regarded as one of the meat popular citizens of Columbus O It was nt first rumored that his death was caused by t morphine self administered bocauso of domestic do-mestic troubles but this swry hns been refuted i re-futed by investigation > Dr Chorlton was born at Manchester England in ISM and came to this country in 1SC4 He graduated in medicine at the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery and after his graduation served as an assistant assist-ant to tho chairs of anatomy and surgery Ho was also for several years district physi c cian m In 1SS1 he removed to Columbus taking the position of editor of Tho Odd Fellows Companion and The Knight published by the M C Lilley S S company In October Oc-tober of tho same year started Tho Masonic Chronicle p These threo papers I all of which wero 71 I 1 under his charge I t aro recognized iis di i anipng the fore S j ss s most journals of f Zl I J I thaw orders He fA P was particularly fm 1 prominent in advocating l lifJJ ad-vocating the loca BiTs tiou of tho sover l s c CIIOHLTOV cigu grand lodgo of Odd Fellows in Columbus and it was principally duo to his efforts that tho movement move-ment was n success Month after month and day and night Tie devoted his personal efforts to this work visiting lodges and talking to b i his brethren whenever he could meet them on the subject Asa member of the committee the board of trade appointed to cooperate with tho order ho took part in their deliberations and in company with his colleague Mr Andrew Gardner Jr visited every lodge in tho city soliciting financial aid for the cause When tho time came for the meeting of the sovereign sover-eign grand lodgo at Boston he at a sacrifice of previously laid plans started off at a few hours warning to assist the board of trade committee His labors in introducing tho committee to the representatives and his work with the special committee of tho sovereign sov-ereign grand lodge put tho finishing touches to his pet object Tho deceased was a member of the Masonic fraternity a past grand among the Odd Fellows Fel-lows a member the Daughters of Rebekah n past chancellor and member of the uniform rank of the Knights of Pythias Ho was deputy for Ohioof the M W G patron order of the Eastern Star which order he introduced intro-duced into tho state and worthy patron of Lorraine chapter No 1 of the order in Columbus t Co-lumbus Ho was a member of tho Garfield club expresident of the Curtis Press club 1 and a member of the board of censors of the medical department of the University of Wooster |