Business people ; Fraternal lodge regalia manufacturers;
Ward Stilson officers in company conference room. (l-r) Bill Fails, Western Division manager; William R. Class, Secretary-treasurer ; Kenneth Bolen ; Ward K. Stilson, president.
The Ward Stilson Company came to Anderson from Ohio during the Gas Boom Era. They manufactured lodge regalia and developed a successful line of women's dresses called Maisonette Frocks. The company went out of business in the 1950's. This was...
Knights of Pythias. Bethlehem Lodge No 498 (Bethlehem, In); Account Books.
Knights of Pythias, No. 498, met in Bethlehem, Clark County, Indiana at the Red Men Hall. This cash book covers the years 1902 to 1928. Most of the book is a listing of names with dollar amounts. For most of the beginning of the book, there is no...