The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-16
Northfeld company; and the second prize,

Northfield company; and the second prize,
q silver cup, to the Iowa men,
The excursion, picnic and ball 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
their families and friends, and many visitors
from St. Paul and Minneapolis. The two
special trains, which had been detailed for
the use Of the party, carried at least 1000
people. They lunched on the steamer and
dined later at Hotel Lafayette. The
competitive drill was highly interesting
event. The judges for the occasion were
Lieut.. G. j. Sweet, Lieut.. George S. Andrews
and Lieut.. George p. Ahern, all OF the
Twenty.fift infantry, Fort Smelling. The
competing temples were the Milwaukee
Temple No. l, Capt. A. B. Myers; the An
derson ofAnderson, Ind, Capt. H, f. Jones;
the Rochester No: l, OF Rochester, N. Y,
Capt. Sam +. Williams. The following
prizes were offered: First $500: second,
1925; third SIS.
The following decision was announced, the
respective standings being marked on a
scale of 100:
Anderson Temple. ..76.45
kochester .........................7G.1 II
milwaukee, Temple. AZ. %
One OF 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
ball in the parlor Of the Lafayette. Full
~ two hundred couples joined in the dance.
I On the third and last day, ut the meeting
OF the Supreme Temple, it was decided to
give the order more Of IL military character
and the following system OF official ranks
was adopted. Supreme commander with
rank OF ma or general; brigadicr general,
commanding state; colonel, commanding
regiment; lieutenant colonel. second in
command OF y regiment; chief cap
tain, commanding a temple, sub
ordinate captain, second in command
OF temple, junior captain, third in
command OF Il temple with commissioned
and nOn-cOmmissiOnctl 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:
P: Van Yechten OF Milwaukee, president;
II: NJ. 1nnis, Columbus, Ohio, vice president;
Newell Daniels, Milwaukee, secretary; i.
II. Sivyler, Milwaukee, treasurer; DR..
A. C. Donald, Saltwater, medical on
amtner; and A. Il. Bleekman, Spar.
tn, 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 conclavc will he
held next year, was left to the executive
committee to decide Rochester, n. Y. DeS
MONIES, Iowa, and Milwaukee are I'LL candi-
dates for the choice, with the odds in favor
OF the second. The report oi the finance
committee showed the trr,surcrs books:
be correct, and the organization on sounu
financial basis, with brighter future before
it than ever. In membership the rolls show
5000 members, with 100 temples in exist
encc, and the greatest strength in the order
found in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota. Room will not permit
mention OF various presentations excur.
sions, banquets and interesting social en-
tertainmcnts.