MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT CITY DIRECTORY 1917 Submitted by Elaine Stone 2005
CITY GOVERNMENT IN 1917 City Hall - 509 Rein Mayor - B.F. Hewson Commissioners - Ward No. 1, Felix Weil; Ward No. 2, T.C. Ford; Ward No. 4, J.A. Snoddy Assessor Collector and Secretary - K.A. Mitchell Attorney - J.B. Bisland Recorder - B.A. Stephens Treasurer - W.A. Sims Street Commissioner - Willis Gallier Engineer - E.U. Henry Health Officer - W.P. Coyle Scavenger - G.G. Smith Police Department Chief of Police - J.T. Carter Night Chief - Bab Berwick Patrolmen - Henry Harvey and Frank Crowley Fire Department Volunteer Headquarters - 505 Main President - Allie Barron Vice President - P.B. Curry Secretary-Treasurer - J.W. Goodman Chief - J.B. Gill Assistant Chief - Wm. Adams Foreman - No.1, A.B. Caldwell No.2, E.C. Zenner Driver - G.F. Rexses Assistant Driver - C. Richards Members - G.C. Colwell, T.H. Childress, Jos. Goodman, Jesse Parish, E. L. Spaugh, E.P. Niles, Len Pruter, S.M. Depwe Jr., J.W. Hart, W.B. Roan, Calvin Stakes, H.A. Nies, Roy Tompkins, Geo. Colwell County Government IN 1917 ORANGE COUNTY SEAT Court House - Division between Market, Border and Henderson County Judge - D.C. Bland County Clerk - A.H. Coale District Clerk - J.E. Pattillo Sheriff and Tax Collector - R.M. Johnson Tax Assessor - Geo. A. Foreman Jr. County Treas - W.L. Downey County Atty - T.C. Stephenson County Surveyor - Jack Norguess Health Officer - J.E. Reeves Farm Demonstrator - A.H. Prince Janitor - Josephus, Lillard COMMISSIONERS Precinct 1 - J.P. Eddleman Precinct 2 - Wm. Linscomb Precinct 3 - Jesse Turner Precinct 4 - Stephen Cleveland County Jail - 208 Henderson, W.H. Harvey jailer UNITED STATES LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN 1917 0RANGE POST OFFICE 608 MAIN Office Hours - Week days 8 am to 6 pm, Holidays 10 to 11 am. Postmaster - Jon J. Ball Assistant - W.A. Campbell Money Order Clerk - H.C. Arnold Stamps Clerk - T.. Malone General Delivery Clerk - Miss Cornelia Huggins Mailing Clerks - T.J. Arnold and F.M. Bland Substitute Clerk - A.E.F. Burton Letter Carriers - P.M. Ragsdale No.1, A.L. Craig No.2, J.R. Eastin No.3 Auxiliary Carrier - A.J. Pachar Rural Carrier - W.F. Rachal Star Route Carrier - E.D. Calhoun Sub Rural Carrier - Geo. Prejean Mail Messenger - Frank Raymond U.S. Customs Service - Petty Bldg - P.N. Ingraham, dep collr CEMETERIES Depwe Cemetery - Adams Bayou w end of Pine Evergreen Cemetery - 307-515 Jackson Jewish Cemetery - 1 ½ miles north, between 7th and 8th streets Colored Cemetery - North end of Mill nr Marsh CHURCHES (White) Bruner Methodist - Bland add, Rev. W.W. Watts pastor Evangelical Lutheran - 1212 Cypress - First Baptist - Green Ave cor of 5th First Christian - Main cor 9th , Rev. R.H. Bonham, pastor First M E (south) - 502 6th, Rev. W.W. Watts, pastor First Presbyterian, Lutheran Memorial - Green Ave cor 8th, Rev. E. T. Drake, pastor Lake Street Baptist - 506 Lake St. St. Mary’s Catholic - 812 9th cor Cherry. Rev. R.C. Frei, pastor St. Paul’s Episcopal - Main cor 6th. Rev. Sydney Dixon, rector Salvation Army - 406B Front, Thos George, capt. West Orange Baptist - Western Ave, West Orange (Colored) Methodist Episcopal - 1215 4th, Rev. W.F. Watson, pastor Mt. Olive Baptist - 207 John, Rev. W.M. Clark, pastor Mt. Zion - 5th and John - Rev. I.M. Hendon, pastor Salem Methodist - 402 John, Rev. C.S. Williams, pastor Sanctified - 619 Stark Starlight Baptist No.1 - 524 Stark Starlight No.2 - 108 E. Orange Ave. - Rev. J.J. Jennings, pastor MISCELANEOUS SCHOOLS First District School - 1116 Lake - Miss Allie Bland, prin; Miss Priscilla Dodd & Gladys Davies, tchrs. Miss Clara Hewson Private School - 404 Main West Orange Public School - Western Ave. , West Orange - Mrs. Edna Q. Taylor, prin; Miss Grace Bailey, Miss Myrtle Force, Miss Hazel Reeves, tchrs. LIBRARIES Orange Circulating Library - 505 Front; Mrs. Katherine Bresnan, propr MILITARY Co K, 3rd Infantry TNG - Armory, Rein Bldg; Jos T. Goodman, captain NEWSPAPERS The Orange Leader - every afternoon and weekly Saturday, 304 5th PARKS Anderson Park - 13th and Orange Ave Baseball Park - 13th and Cypress RAILROADS Orange & Northwestern Ry frt and Pass Depot - Water cor Division; Edwd Knost agt Texas & New Orleans Ry frt Depot - 305 Front: pass depot, Green av cor 11th; Wm. Miles, agt SECRET AND FRATERNAL ORDERS MASONIC Madison Lodge No. 126 A F & A M -Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday at Masonic Hall; Alfred Eagles, W M ; M G Davies, sec Orange Chapter No. 78 R A M meets 2nd Thursday at Masonic Hall; D’ossiker, H P; M G Davies, sec Orange Council No. 49 R & SM - Meets 2nd Thursday at Masonic Hall; M G Davies, recorder ODD FELLOWS Iris Lodge No. 286 I O O F - Meets every Friday at I O O F Hall; A.E. Hope, N.G.; Wm. Wignall, sec ELKS Orange Lodge No. 284 - Meets every Tuesday; H.A. Burr, E.R. ; J. W. Goodman, sec L O O M Sabine Lodge No. 653 L O O M - Meets every Wednesday in Moose Hall; J. Buchanan, director; F.J. Toups, sec MODERN WOODMEN Orange Camp No. 150 - Meets every Tuesday in Moose Hall; Sam Bland, CC;A. H. Coale, sec WOW Phienix Camp No. 32 - Meets every Thursday at Woodmen Hall; Sam Bland, CC; A.H. Coale, sec K O T M Orange Tent No. 54 - Dave Lasher, commander; E. Eckert, recorder A O U W Orange Lodge No. 162 - Meets every Thursday at A O U W Hall; Geo. Urwin, M.T. Stratton, recorder