The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17
The P%atrIarchaf odd FeIIav. !. :. o.,

Inc various Temples, delegates and
friends Of the Patriarchal Circle 81 odd
reilows gathered in large numbers At ST
raui' on the 8th inst, and were Hospitality
entertained. Delegations were present from
most qfthe Western States. and some from
4 iar east as Massachusetts. Most of tha
aIrlarchs who arrived were
~ laules, and IT is estimated that at least
800 strangers came in on the various
sion. 80" an sh@nu eAeur-
The proceedings OF The 6rst dav
were opened by a reception at MarSet
hall, where addresses OF welcomewere m.ade
ny Governor Hubbard, Mayor Rice and
ostmast Day, to which suitable respon.
Ses were made by Supreme Counsel Nj. II
MNaigsls OF Chicago, Peter Van Vetchen of
m~n"aakee, and Supreme grand oracle.
a very impressive and attractive feature of
.ne day : proceedings was the grand parade
III the afternoon, in which All the circles were
represented. The members were dressed
IN the regulation uniform OF the order
Dlack SUITS helmet hats, with black and
purple plumes, sword and belt and brightly
o.namented baldrics. There were six bands
y music IN the procession. At the meeting
VI the supreme Grand Temple, committees
were appointed, reports received and the
following grand officers elected: p. Van
n%echten, Milwaukee, Wis, supreme. counsel;
H. M. INNS, Columbus, Ohio, supreme ven-
cradle oracle; M. j. Krugh, Michigan City,
lnd, supreme oracle ]. H. Mailer, st. Paul,
supreme vice oracle; Col. s. s. Eddy, Roches-
YER N. T., supreme commander; Gen. C.
oakley, Chicago, ILL.,, supreme marshall:
Newell Daniels, Milwaukee, supreme secre-
tary; +. Neviss, Troy. Ohio, supreme treas
urer; Louis Van Norden, Toledo, Ohio,
supreme standard bearer; A. G. Long, ST.
Paul, A. B. Adams, Battle Creek, Mich,
ana D Flagler, Ottumwa, Iowa, supreme
trustees.
In the early evening there was a competi
tive drill between Hiawatha temple, OF
tomwa. Iowa, Capt. Davenport, and North
held Temple No. 3, Mortified, Mimi, Capt.
Rainen, Gen. X. w. Johnson, Col. Monfort,
and Capt. Il. Z. Bowen were the judges. At
the close OF the drill Gen. johnson an
nounced that the first prize, a silver water
service, was awarded by the judges to the
Northfeld company; and the second prize,
a silver cup, to the Iowa men.
The excursion, picnic and bali OF the
Patriarchal Circle of Odd Fellows was the
great event at Lake Minnetonka OF the
second day. There were included in the
party members OF the various temples and
tADtA AcbtAililC6 dIi0 IIlcJlOlc, anu HldlY NIblOOFb
from st. Paul and Minneapolis. The two
special trains, which had been detailed for
the use OF the party, carried at least 1000
pesple. They lunched on the steamer and
dined later at Hotel Lafayette. The
competitive drill was a highly interesting
event. The judges for the occasion were
Lieut.. ID. Sweet, Lieut.. George s. Andrews
and Lieut.. George p. Ahern, all of the
Twenty-tiith infantry, Fort Smelling. The
competing temples were the Milwaukee
Temple No. /, Capt. A.. B. Myers; the An
derson ofAnderson, Ind, Capt. II. e. Jones;
the Rochester No. /, OF Rochester, N. Y,
Capt. Sam B. Williams. The following
prizes were offered: First $500; second,
$125; third, SIS.
The following decision was announced, the
respective standings being marked on a
scale OF 100:
Anderson Iempie........................7SS .45
Rochester
Milwaukee
One oil the most interesting spectators OF
the competitive drill was Colonel Eddy of
Rochester, author OF the tactics in use by
the different temples. He marked the
Rochester team considerably above the
men from Anderson. In the evening there was
a ball in the parlor OF the Lafayette. Full
ly two hundred couples joined in thedance.
On the third and last day, at the meeting
OF the Supreme Temple, it was decided to
give the order more OF a military character
and the following system OF official ranks
was adopted. Supreme commander with
rank OF major general; brigadier general,
commanding a state; colonel, commanding
a regiment; lieutenant colonel, second IN
command OF a regiment; major, third in
command OF a regiment; chief cap
tain, commanding a temple, sub
ordinate captain, second in command
Of q temple, junior captain, third in
command OF a temple with commissioned
and non-commissioned stalls, etc. General
satisfaction was expressed at the outcome
| OF the military question, and the opinion
| expressed that it would augment greatly
the strength OF the order. The incorpo-
rators and officers OF this insurance com
pany will be:
Pyan Yechten OF Milwaukee, president;
Fl. M. Innis, Columbus, Ohio, vice president;
| Newell Daniels, Milwaukee, secretary; K.
III. Siyyler, Milwaukee, treasurer; DR..
A. G. Donald, Saltwater, medical ex-
aminer: and A. K. Bleekman, Spar
Ia. Wis, attorney, besides an execu-
| tive committee, trustees ETC., Messrs. Deer
ing. Bleekman and Meyers were appointed
to incorporate the supreme temple and the
insurance company under the Laws OF Wis
consin.
AS to where the conclave will be
held next year, was left to the executive
committee to decide. Rochester, N. u, Des
Moines, Iowa, and Milwaukee are alcandi-
dates for the choice, with the odds in favor
OF the second. The report OF the 1nance
COMMITTEES showed the treasurer's g
he correct. and the organization on a sound
financial basis, with a brighter future before
Il tina ever. In membership the rolls show
5000 members, with 100 temples in exist
ence. and the greatest strength in the order
found in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Mindesota. Room will not permit
mention of various presentations, excuf-
sions, banquets and interesting social en-
tertainments.
A Lively Parisian Tragedy.
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