The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-07-24

supreme vice oracle; Col.6,S Eddy, Roches-
ter, N. n supreme commander; Gen. G..
Oakley, Chicago, III, supreme marshal;
Newell Daniels, Milwaukee, supreme secre-
urer; Louis Van Norden, Toledo, Ohio,
supreme standard bearer; A. G.. Long, st.
Paul, A. B. Adams, Battle Creek, Mich,
and s. Flagler, Ottumwa, Iowa, supreme
trustees.
In the early evening there wal a competi-
tive drill between Hiawatha temple, OF
tomwa, Iowa, Capt. Davenport, and North
field Temple No. 8, Mortified, MINI, Capt.
Rainen, Gen. r. w. johnson, Col. Monfort,
and Capt. r. c. 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
Mortified company; and the second prize,
a silver cup, to the Iowa men.
Ihe excursion, picnic and ball OF the
PatriarchalCrc 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 a highly interesting
event. The judges for the occasion were
Lieut.. g. J. Sweet, Lieut.. Georges S. Andrews
and Lieut.. George p. Ahern, all OF the
T~wenty-ffth infantry, Fort Smelling. TIL
competing Ssemples were the Milwaukee
Temple No. 1, Capt; a. 3. Myers; the An
derson ofAnderson. Ind. Capt. III. L. Jones;
the Rochester No. /, OF Rochester, N. Y,
Capt. Sam B. Williams. The following
prizes were offered: First 5000; second,
1926; third, SIS.
The following decision was announced, the
respective standings being marked on q
scale OF 100:
Rochester G.1T
Milwaukee Temple. 90
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
menfrom Anderson. In the evening there was
a ball in the parlor OF the Lafayette. Full
~ 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 q temple, sub
ordinate captain, second in command
OF a temple, junior captain, third in.
command of a temple with commissioned
and n-on-commissioned staffs, 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:
T. Van Vechten OF Milwaukee, president;
II. NJ. 1nnis, Columbus, Ohio, vice president;
Newell Daniels, Milwaukee,, secretary; L.
II. Siyyler, Milwaukee, treasurer; DR..
A. G.. Donald, Saltwater, medical ex-,
aminer; and A. e. 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. Y, Des
Moines, Iowa, and Milwaukee are all candi-
dates for the choice, with the odds in favor
OF the econd The report of the finance
committee howed the treasurer's bookst to
be correct, and the organization on a sound
financial basis, with II brighterfuture before
it than 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 Minnesota. Room will not permit
mention OF various presentations, excur-
sions, %banquets and interesting social en-
t~ertainments.