Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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PIONEER HISTORY OF INGIIAM COUNTY

Post, at Webberville, No. 93, organized on November 21, 1882,
with 22 charter members, Alpha Carr, commander. This disbanded in 1906. Eli P. Alexander, No. 103, of Williamston,
organized on January 16, 1883, with 24 charter members, W. L.
Robson, commander. G. H. Ewing, No. 203, of Stockbridge,
organized on December 14, 1883, with 12 charter members, Andrew D. Grimes, commander. This disbanded in 1911.
The last to organize was Steele Brothers', No. 441, December
31, 1897, under a charter issued by A. T. Bliss, then Department
Commander. All the others received their charters from Gen.
Byron D. Pierce, Department Commander.
Chas. T. Foster, Phil McKernan, Dewey and Eli P Alexander
Posts have strong societies of the Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary
to them, while those of Fred Turrell and G. H.Ewing surrendered
their charters at the time the posts did theirs.
There is one camp of Spanish-American veterans, located at
Lansing. There are American Legion Posts, composed of World
War veterans, at Lansing, East Lansing, Mason, Leslie, and
Stockbridge, with American Legion Auxiliaries at Lansing, Mason
and Leslie. A strong society of Veterans of Foreign Wars at
Lansing.
There are two Chapters of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in the county, the Lansing Chapter, at Lansing, and
the Elijah Groat Chapter, at Leslie. The Sons of Veterans and
the Daughters of Veterans each have a camp in Lansing, besides
several societies bearing different names, which are subordinate to
the various orders engaged in patriotic work.
All are busily engaged in carrying on the work for which they
were organized.