Prepared by Ernest A. Harrison, Past Master

John M. Keith

Very little biographical material concerning John M. Keith is available. He was the Master of the Gilroy Lodge No. 159, which was organized in 1862, and upon the surrender of its Charter, he affiliated with Pajaro Lodge No. 110, though he still lived in Gilroy.

He was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the City of Gilroy in February, 1868, and a week later became its first Town Clerk.

He was deeply interested in Masonry and was one of the Masonic brethren responsible for the revival of Masonry in Gilroy in 1868, and was elected the first Master of the new Keith Lodge No. 187, which was named in his honor.

He served as Master in 1868, 1869 and 1871. Little is known concerning his activities following this date.

It is known that he moved to Bakersfield and later, in 1906, was living in the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, at the time of the Great Fire. The shock of the disaster caused the death of Mrs. Keith and John Keith donated the sum of $150,000.00 to the University of California for medical research, in her memory. One morning in May, 1914, when the maid entered Mr. Keith’s apartment in the St. Francis, it was found that John Keith had died of a heart attack during the night.

History of Keith Lodge

It was Shakespeare who said, “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones.” This is written with the idea of proving that even great statements are sometimes false, for the early members of Keith Lodge have left a heritage that can now be enjoyed by the Masonic Fraternity for many years to come.

Some hundred-forty years ago, the City of Gilroy bore no likeness to the city of today. Then, there were no orchards in the surrounding country, and we must remember that it was a day’s journey to San Jose, by horse and buggy. Mail was brought in by Pony Express or by stage. At that time, the Stage Depot was the Holloway House, which was situated where the Fairway Store is now located, on the east side of Monterey Street north of Lewis Street, and a team of six horses was always kept stabled across the street.

Those were the days of Henry Miller, the cattle baron, and apart from the cattle and grain industry, Gilroy was more noted for its cultivation of tobacco. James Culp established the Consolidated Tobacco Company in Gilroy in 1862, tobacco being grown on the Hanna Fields, with a warehouse located in town. This was burned out in 1865, and the factory moved to San Felipe, but financial difficulties soon arose and his business was discontinued.

It was during such times and under such conditions that a group of Masons organized the Gilroy Lodge No. 159 of Free and Accepted Masons and were granted a Dispensation on August 19, 1862. A Charter was granted on May 14, 1863, with the following officers : John Keith, Worshipful Master; Albert Warthen, Senior Warden; William Hendricks, Junior Warden; Morris Einstein, Treasurer; and Jacob Easchen, Secretary.

The Lodge had fourteen Master Masons, one Fellowcraft, and three Entered Apprentices. Among the Master Masons was Alexander Watson. In 1864, Gilroy and the surrounding areas suffered a severe drought. Many of the members of the Lodge were cattlemen and they left Gilroy with their herds of cattle, with the result that on September 18, 1864, the Lodge surrendered its Charter and was declared extinct by Grand Lodge on October 13, 1864.

Three years later, on October 16, 1867, a group of Masons met at the home of J. Reither with the idea of forming and inaugurating another Masonic Lodge. J. Reither was the grandfather of Percy Dexter and his home was located across the street from the present Lodge Room.

At this meeting, John Keith was elected Chairman, and H. B. Harris was elected Secretary.

This was the same year that the Episcopalians held their first recorded service in the Methodist Church in Gilroy.

On December 4, 1867, a meeting was called to organize a Masonic Lodge, the meeting again being held at the home of J. Reither, and it was decided to call the Lodge, “Keith Lodge,” in honor of John Keith and his worth with the Gilroy Lodge No. 159. John Keith was elected the first Worshipful Master, W. C. Morey, the Senior Warden, and George Burnett, the Junior Warden.

On December 28, 1867, a petition was drawn up and sent to the Grand Master W. A. Davies, asking for a Dispensation, and Texas Lodge of San Juan Bautista was requested to present the petition to Grand Lodge. At that same meeting, it was agreed to rent the Rea Building for meetings at $200.00 per year. This building was on the southwest corner of Monterey and Fourth Streets, where the Bank of America parking lot is now located.

On January 11, 1868, Texas Lodge formally met and recommended the petition to the Grand Master, and furnished a certificate of membership for John Keith, with a certificate of proficiency in the three degrees. The official report of the Grand Lodge proceedings for 1867-1868 reports that Dispensation was granted and signed on January 16, 1868.

This time, the brethren in Gilroy had everything to look forward to. Their little community was growing in a most encouraging manner. By the spring of 1868, it had been surveyed and incorporated as a town. With the coming of the railroad the following year, civic pride soared still higher, resulting in municipal incorporation in March, 1870. A well-established newspaper, “The Gilroy Advocate”, kept the homefolk informed as to what was going on in the world. Local ranchers no longer feared droughts as they once did. They had learned much about cattle raising from Henry Miller, of Miller and Lux, whose world-famous Bloomfield Ranch was just a few miles south of town. Sawmills humming in the redwood groves of adjacent hills also contributed to local prosperity. The names of such lumbermen as Bodfish, Whitehurst and Hodges were on everyone’s tongues. Wheat and other crops came from the lands to the north and east. In a short time, tons of tobacco would be produced on fertile acres that were once given only to the grazing of cattle.

The first meeting of Keith Lodge under Dispensation was held on March 21, 1868, with the follmying officers: John Keith, Worshipful Master; H. C. Morey, Senior Warden; George Burnett, Junior Warden; Morris Einstein, Treasurer; John Eardley, Secretary; and J. C. Woods, Tyler. It was decided the Lodge would meet on the third Saturday in each month, and that the initiation fees would be $15.00 for the First Degree, $15.00 for the Second Degree, $20.00 for the Third Degree, and $5.00 as affiliation fee.

The first petitions for degrees were received from Henry Reeves, Thomas R. Thomas, Samuel Rea, George D. Clark, William Eames, and Henry McDuffee.

On April 18, 1868, the First Degree was conferred on Thomas Thomas and George Clark, and on April 22nd, on H. Reeves, Samuel Rea, and H. McDuffee, and on May 9th, William Eames was given the First Degree.

The first Master Mason Degree was conferred on Henry Reeves and Thomas R. Thomas on July 16, 1868.

The last meeting under Dispensation was held on September 19, 1868, and during the year seven degrees were conferred, five joined by affiliation, and four applications were rejected.

Finally, on November 7, 1868, Keith Lodge was formally installed by John Hewson, Past Junior Grand Warden, and presented with its Charter, signed by William A. Davies, Grand Master.

The railroad came to Gilroy in 1869. During the 1860′s and 1870′s, the financial wizards, James Flood, O’Brien and Ralston held sway in San Francisco, 1875 being the year of the big financial crash of the Bank of California.

There has been nothing spectacular in the growth of Keith Lodge. Save for minor fluctuations during the 1870′s, it has been solid and steady, like that of the City. The first returns in 1868 show the Lodge with an enrollment of 36. By 1871, it had climbed to 86. Then it eased off slowly, dropping to the top fifty brackets, with a noticeable number of withdrawals, thirteen of which occurred in 1874. By 1901, it was back in the eighties. Today, after coming through a great depression and two wars, it has 196 Master Masons on the roll, which when one considers the size and nature of the territory it has to draw on, is a good showing.

Many of the old-time members of Keith Lodge attained high places in their community’s affairs and indelibly wrote their names on the pages of its history. The most outstanding of them, of course, from a purely Masonic point of view, was John Matthew Keith, of whom there is a tragically small amount of biographical material.

Among other interesting early brothers of Keith Lodge, some of whom were charter members, we find Jacob Reither, in whose house the first preliminary organization meeting took place.

Reither was born in Bavaria in 1832, and came to the United States in 1846, settling first in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1853, after a brief residence in Illinois, he came overland to Marysville, California, where he remained hardly a month before pushing southward to Gilroy. Here, he farmed until 1867, when he moved into town and opened a general merchandising establishment.

Reither helped to organize the towm – and later, the city government, and for many years was a City Councilman. Fraternally, he came into Keith Lodge from Texas Lodge No. 46, of San Juan Bautista. He filled various offices as needed over a long period of years, particularly that of Treasurer. Then in 1907, after 44 years’ membership in the Craft, he ceased all Masonic activities.

Adam Riehl, also a native of Germany, came to this country in 1848, at the age of 17. Like Reither, he first settled in St. Louis, where he worked at the blacksmith’s trade before crossing the plains to California in 1853. He then followed his trade in El Dorado County until 1858, when he entered the general merchandising business. In 1866, he sold out and moved by way of San Francisco to Gilroy. Here he combined general merchandising with a brewery operation for some years, and appears to have done quite well for himself, financially. In 1878, he was elected Mayor of the City.

Riehl appears to have been made a Mason in Mount Zion Lodge No. 114, of Grizzly Flat, in El Dorado County. He came into Keith Lodge as a charter member and remained in it until 1888, when, on moving to San Jose, he withdrew and affiliated with Friendship Lodge No. 210. He died a member of Friendship Lodge twenty-four years later.

Samuel Rea, a native of Gallia County, Ohio, came to California by way of Panama in 1852, hoping to strike it rich in the mines. He lived in the vicinity of Downeyville for three years, then in Yreka until 1859, when his brother, Thomas, persuaded him to settle Dear Gilroy. On coming to Santa Clara County, Samuel first worked on his brother’s ranch, but in 1863 he acquired 500 acres of choice land for himself. He established his home and resided here for the remainder of his life. In 1879, he was elected a Supervisor of Santa Clara County and held that office for many years.

Pleasant Briton Tully, a charter member of old Gilroy Lodge, was one of the brave little band which was determined that Masonry should survive in Gilroy. Where he was made a Mason is unknown, but he was a good one. The returns list him as dying a member of Keith Lodge in 1897, at the age of 68.

Tully was born in Henderson County, Tennessee, in 1829, and from his ninth to twentieth year passed most of his time in Arkansas and Texas. A well-educated man, he crossed the southwestern deserts from Texas to California in 1853, in quest of gold. But, after wandering up and dmm the Mother Lode until the spring of 1858) he abandoned mining and settled in Gilroy and soon rose to the top of the legal profession. Old-timers remembered him as counsel for the notorious bandit, Tiburcia Vasquez. In 1879, he was a member of the Second Constitutional Convention of California.

While Tully was doing well for himself in law, Thomas Reynolds Thomas, whose name also appeared in Keith Lodge’s first returns, was prospering in farming and politics. Born in Lewis County, ,Missouri, in 1841, he came across the plains at the age of 12, helping his father, Massey Thomas, drive a herd of cattle to Sonora, in Tuolumne County. By October of the same year, the elder Thomas had settled in Gilroy, where young Tom completed the schooling he had begun in Missouri.

Like his father, young Tom had a large amount of ability and learned fast. He “was only 25 when he bought almost 100 acres of land for himself just south of town. Three years later he was elected to the State Assembly, winning out handily against a field of five other candidates. This is especially significant in view of the fact that he was a Democrat of Southern extraction. For a Democrat to win an office in a Republican stronghold at such a time certainly revealed the high esteem in which his fellow citizens held him.

Thomas did not remain long in politics, however. He expanded his holdings around Gilroy instead, branching out into the warehousing, grain, and insurance businesses, on a large scale. At the time of his death in 1885, he was one of the most affluent men in his district. He will be remembered as the uncle of our late Brother Judge Leon P. Thomas.

Perhaps the most versatile member in Keith Lodge’s history was Alexander Watson, another veteran of Gilroy Lodge. His activities included farming, dairying, mining, dyeing, and baking. In 1860, he worked for a while as a cook for the men quarrying the stone for the Masonic Temple in San Francisco. After settling in Gilroy, however, he confined himself to dairying and farming.

Watson, born in Scotland in 1834, came to this country with his parents when he was only one year old. He lived about a year in South Carolina, then moved to New York State, where at the age of 13 he went to work on a farm at West Schuyker, in Herkimer County. Thenceforward he worked at a little of everything at various places in New York State and the Middle West until he was ready to come to California by way of Panama. After trying his luck at mining for several years, he came to Santa Clara County in 1860 and established his permanent home near Gilroy.

The record does not show where Watson was made a Mason. But he was a charter member of Gilroy Lodge, and when it became extinct he helped to organize Keith Lodge, of which he remained a member until his death in 1917.

No story of Keith Lodge could be complete without mentioning several other brethren who helped to shape the Lodge’s destinies: Morris Einstein, Jacob Einstein, George E. Bennett, Samuel Loupe, Hugh Stevenson Jones, William C. Bennett, Edward C. Tully, and Oliver P. Wyatt, all members of Old Gilroy Lodge .

Morris Einstein had been Treasurer of Gilroy Lodge, and he took the same office in Keith Lodge. There is not much material available on Jacob Einstein, Loupe, William C. Bennett, Tully or Wyatt.

George Edmond Bennett, presumably a brother of William C. Bennett, was a Connecticut Yankee, born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in 1831. He came to California by way of Panama in 1850 and tried his luck at merchandising in Sonora, with stock raising, teaming, and lumbering thrown in later. Then followed San Joaquin Valley and stock raising in San Luis Obispo County before he finally settled in Gilroy in 1862.

The record does not show where Bennett was made a Mason, but he was a faithful member of Keith Lodge until his death about 1894.

Jones, a rancher, was a Kentuckian by birth and a forty-niner choice. Born in 1832, he came to California with his father via the Southern route and on his way up the coast passed through the Santa Clara Valley. He was so impressed with its beauty that he forthwith decided to settle here. In 1854, he went back to Missouri where he married and again started for California. This time, he came directly to Gilroy, bringing a herd of cattle for his ranch. He, too, was a lifelong member of Keith Lodge, dying in 1894.

From this, it is plain that Keith Lodge was fortunate to have many of its founders on the roll for a number of years. Apparently the early brethren around Gilroy were less restless than men living elsewhere. This applied also to the brethren who lived right in the town, such as Silas G. Babb, former ranchman who turned expressman, and Dr. Harvey Chapin Morey, physician and druggist.

Throughout the first twenty-seven years of Keith Lodge, meetings were regularly held in the Rea Building, and it was on, March 28, 1896, that Walter S. Moore was balloted on favorably and became a member of Keith Lodge. Walter, or “Watt” as he was affectionately known, served as Master of Keith Lodge in 190O, 1901, 1902, 1904 and 1906, five different years, his length of service being only exceeded by that of John Einfalt who served the Lodge as Master for six different years. Brother Watt had an enviable record, one that is possibly a record for California, for he conferred thirty-two Entered Apprentice Degrees, thirty Fellowcraft Degrees, and thirty Master Mason Degrees during his terms of office. However, the most remarkable incident in his Masonic career was when, at the age of 92, he delivered the Third Degree lecture, in September, 1941, to Congressman, Brother Charles Gubser.

Walter Moore was born in Sacramento and came with his family to Panoche Valley south of Hollister when he was 12 years of age. He later moved to Gilroy and was employed in the Hecker Store for many years. He died in November, 1957, at the ripe old age of 99 years.

On February 2, 1901, a motion was made to build a new Hall, and S. T. Moore, T. Darrough, H. R. Chesbro, J. Reither, George Skillicorll, Henry Hecker, H, C. Morey, J. Einfalt, and H. McDuffee were appointed as a committee to investigate this matter.

On April 27, 1901, the Committee was empowered to collect donations towards the building of a new hall and then the fun began.

On June 29, 1901, a motion was made to purchase the Wright Corner, which was the site of the jail, andthe present location of the Drake Apartments. This motion was rejected.

A motion was then made to select a site at the corner of Lewis and Monterey Streets. However, George Dunlap offered a location he owned, with a lot 50′xlOO’ on Monterey Street, between Sixth and Old Gilrov Streets, for the sum of $2,500.00. This offer was accepted.

On July 27, 1901, the Dunlap offer was rejected by a vote .of 17 to 3. A group headed by Dr. H. R. Chesbro took an option on the present site of the Wentz Drug Store, at Fifth and Monterey Streets, and offered this site, but no action was taken. To force the issue, a motion was made that the property deeded to the Lodge by Alexander Watson, who had been a member of the Gilroy Lodge No. 159, be returned to him upon the payment of $500.00. This was defeated and it was finally decided to accept the Monterey and Lewis site, donated by Alexander Watson. This is the site of our present Lodge Room, and at that time a Chinese laundry was located there.

In September, 1901, the Lodge could not decide whether the building should be erected with the long side on Lewis Street or on Monterey Street, and new plans were requested. This caused more confusion and on October 26th, a new motion was made to purchase the Williams property, which was the site of the Williams House, later the Central Hotel, and now the site of J. C. Penney Company store. This motion was rejected and in November a motion was passed to build on the present site for a sum not to exceed $10,000.

This building consisted of the frame building now housing the Lodge Room and kitchen, or all that part north of the staircase, and including the staircase.

Finally, on January 18, 1902, the contract was let for the construction of the building at $1,080.00 in excess of the figure allowed previously. At this meeting it ,vas also decided to change the meeting night from the third Saturday in each month to the Wednesday next preceding the full moon.

Rent was paid on the Rea Building up to August 13, 1902, and the first meeting was held in the new building in September 1902. However, no formal dedication services were held.

Brother Walter Moore had served as Master for the three years prior to the completion of the building, and upon his retirement as Master in 1902, a special vote of thanks was accorded Walter Moore for his work presiding over the stormy proceedings to decide upon the location and final building of the Lodge Room.

Seventeen years later, on December 3, 1919, a motion was made to improve and extend the building. The Lodge owned an open lot south of the building and on May 5, 1919, it was moved to purchase an additional 27 feet to the south of this open lot.

On September 20, 1920, Keith Hall Association was authorized, and in January, 1921, the property of Keith Lodge was transferred to Keith Hall Company, the Lodge being granted 500 shares valued at $100.00 each, in payment thereof.

The first meeting of the Directors of Keith Hall Company was held on November· 16, 1920, with the following officers:

B. W. Martin, President; Charles Hornbeck, Richard Brem, August Gubser, C. R. Weaver, A. W. Cox and Grant Wills. Frank Staniford was appointed to serve as Secretary-Treasurer. There was filed with the Secretary of State a bonded interest of $100,000.00, consisting of 1,000 shares, of which 500 were held by Keith Lodge.

All the legal ‘work in connection with formation of the Company ,vas done by Brother Welburn Mayock and it was through his efforts that in April, 1921, the indebtedness was changed to read: 140 Bonds of $500.00, each bearing interest at 6 per cent per annum, said bonds to be a first lien on the properties of the Company, making a total of $70,000.00, and 300 bonds of $100.00, each bearing interest at 6 per cent per annum, to be a second lien on the property. These second lien bonds could be subscribed to by members of Keith Lodge only.

We are taught that, “Death is the Mighty Leveler of Time,” but interest and taxes can be the mighty leveler of many businesses.

The Bond issue called for interest to be paid semi-annually, the first payment falling due on October 15, 1921, which was prior to the receipt of any rentals, and the first eight bonds of $500.00 each were to mature on April 15, 1922, and eight bonds were to mature each year thereafter, with the second lien bonds starting to mature on April 15, 1939.

The contract for the new building was let on May 4,1921, to William Radtke, as follows:

Building………………………$81,440.00

Lighting Fixtures……………..1,450.00

Roofin…………………………………648.00

Damp proof air ducts………..….100.00

Damp proof concrete walls. ….80.00

Steam heat old building…………663.00

Damp proof foundations…………..72.00

Total……………………………….$84,453.00

However, total costs eventually mounted up to $110,000.00 before completion.

In December, 1921, the Theatre was formally opened, and the building was dedicated on January 19,1922, by Grand Master Burke, with Grand Lodge in attendance. This was an important event for the members of Keith Lodge, having Grand Lodge convene in Special Session in Gilroy.

At that time, special tribute was paid to Brother Bert Martin for his untiring work, serving as Master for the two years during which the building program was in progress, and for his unselfish work as President of Keith Hall Company.

Financial troubles now started to beset the Association, and it was necessary to borrow money to carryon, with interest and bond payments falling due on April 15, 1922. Charles Hornbeck loaned the Association $2,000.00 and in order to repay this loan it was necessary to negotiate another loan. In 1924, H. R. Chesbro came to the rescue of the Association with a loan of $5,000.00, but worries over interest, bond payments, and taxes, together with heater troubles, threatened the financial standing of the Association very seriously. When it was realized that it was possible the first lien bond holders might foreclose and take over the properties, the complete financial setup was reorganized in February, 1934.

At that time, Mr. Wheeler accepted a deed of trust for the sum of $22,000.00 at six per cent per annum. All second lien bonds were recalled and cumulative preferred stock in the sum of $30,000.00 issued in its place, the loan from Mr. Wheeler being used to retire all first Fen bonds unpaid at the time. This eased the situation and in 1939 the Association reduced the rent to be paid by Keith Lodge from $1,200.00 per year to $800.00 per annum.

In 1943, Mr. Wheeler offered to rewrite his deed of trust, on more favorable terms, and upon signing the new deed of trust, all cumulative preferred stock was called and interest on the same paid to date.

The great financial worries were now behind the Association and all rents from Keith Lodge were thereupon waived.

However, upon the death of Mr. Wheeler in 1946, there was danger that the deed of trust would fall into other hands and to a void any possibility of trouble, a deed of trust was given to the Oddfellows and Masonic Cemetery Association for the sum of $35,000.00, and the executors of Mr. Wheeler’s estate were paid in full.

Very favorable terms were arranged with the Cemetery Association and in November, 1948, Keith Hall Association was able to proceed with the many necessary renovations and repairs to the ;Lodge Room. The walls and ceilings were insulated and a new rug was placed upon the floor. Keith Lodge then decided to purchase new chairs for the Lodge Room, and the Eastern Star furnished new drapes, with the result that we now have a Lodge Room which is very beautiful and one of which every member of Keith Lodge can be really proud.

Among the later day brethren who distinguished themselves was Henry Hecker, whose name first appeared in the returns of 1893. He started through the chairs as Junior Warden in 1894, served as Senior Warden in 1895 and 1896, and was elected Master in 1897. In public life, he was a Supervisor of Santa Clara County for many years, holding the office until his death in 1947. Hecker Pass, the mountain road linking Gilroy and Watsonville, was named after him.

It is meet and right that special tribute should be paid to two of the members of Keith Hall Board who, though not Charter members of the Board, were elected in the first year of its inception in 1921.

Past Master Cecil Carlyle was appointed Secretary-Treasurer in May, 1921, and served the Board continuously from that date until his death in June, 1959.

Past Master Dr. Elmer J. Chesbro was elected to the Board in 1921 and has served continuously until the present date, and much of the financial success of Keith Hall Company is entirely due to the foresight and clear vision of these two Past Masters of the Lodge. Dr. Elmer Chesbro’s life has been one of real public service. Despite his tiring work as a physician, he has always found time to be of service to the community. He served as Mayor of Gilroy for two terms, 1932 to 1936, and was also very instrumental in the building of Wheeler Hospital, but his greatest concern has been the conservation of water in southern Santa Clara County. He served for many years on the Water Conservation Board, and as a tribute to his valuable work, the Chesbro Dam was named in his honor.

Every cloud has a silver lining and by 1943 the members of Keith Lodge could see the silver shining through the dark clouds which passed over them in the 1920′s and the 1930′s, and they realized that through the untiring efforts of those early members who were linked to the Lodge by a chain of sincere affection, the younger generation has received a heritage of which they might be very proud.

In April, 1955, the Directors of Keith Hall Company were able to make the final payment on the deed of trust to the Cemetery Association, and a special dinner for the members of the Lodge was held to celebrate the “burning of the mortgage”.

In May, 1962, Keith Hall Board, with the consent of the Lodge, sold that portion of the building built in 1921, consisting of the Theater building, with our banquet room and clubroom overhead. The selling price ,vas $100,000.00, with a deed of trust for the sum of $75,800.00, payable in monthly payments of $600.00, with interest on unpaid balances at the rate of 5 per cent. The sale stipulated that Keith Lodge could have the use of the banquet room and clubroom at a monthly rental on a sliding scale which would run from $50.00 up to $100.00 over a period of years. Payments on the deed of trust covering this sale have been paid regularly and the monies invested in accordance with the regulations as laid down by Grand Lodge.

Our Lodge Room which was built in 1902 is now showing the effects of years, times, and seasons, and the members of Keith Lodge must now look forward to the building of a new Temple, one which we sincerely hope will be worthy of the heritage which has been left to them by those early members who labored so well and so long for the good of Masonry in Gilroy.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The great help and assistance afforded by the Centennial Committee:

Dr. E. J. Chesbro, Past Master Herbert Sheldon

Don Chesbro, Past Master Jerome Chappell

Edward Peterman

To Mrs. Clara Sheldon for typing manuscripts.

To Mr. Armand White and Mrs. Ralph Pillman for obtaining photographs of the early Lodge Halls.

To Bro. Aaron “AJ” Jones for digitizing this history.