Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-17

supreme vice oracle, Col. 8. >. JIuuy, hOcneS-
ter, N. Y, supreme commander; ten. Y
Oakley, Chicago, ILL.,, supreme marshal;
Newell Daniels, Milwaukee, supreme secre-
tary; +. Neviss, Troy. Ohio, supreme treas
urer; Louis Van Eorden, Toledo, Ohio,
| supreme standard bearer; A. G. Long, st.
Paul, A. B. Adams, Battle Creek Mich,
and S. Flagler, Ottumwa, Iowa, supreme
trustees. ~ .@%s$-N
In the early evening there was a compete
tive drill between Hiawatha temple, Ot-
tomWa, Iowa, Capt. Davenport, and North
field Temple No. 5, Mortified, Mimi, Capt.
Rainen, Gen. r. w. Johnson, Col Montort,
and Capt. &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. E+#
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 a 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-tifth infantry, Fort Smelling. The
Temple No. 1, Capt. A. 3. Myers; the An
derson OF anderson. Ind, Capt. H. E. Jones;
the Rochester No. l, OF Rochester, N. Y,
Capt. Sam L. Williams. The following
prizes were offered: First $500; second,
1925; third, SIS.
The following decision as announced, the
respective standings being marked ON a
scale OF 100
Anderson Temple. ............-........76.45
Rochester, Temple. 1917
Milwaukee Temple. .....:.................43.5 %
! 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
! ly two hundred couples joined in the dance
| On the third and last day, at the meeting
OF the Supreme Temple, it was decided to
give the order more OF q 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
| regiment; lieutenant colonel, second in
! command OF regiment; major, third ia
command OF a reg nlent; chief cap
tain, commanding 81 temple, sub
| ordinate captain, second in command
| of q temple, junior captain, third in
| command OF IL temple with commissioned
! and non-commissioneds stats, 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 Vechten OF Milwaukee, president;
! H. NJ. Innis, Columbus Ohio, vice president;
Newell Daniels, Milwaukee, secretary; T..
| II. Sivyler, Milwaukee, treasurer; DR..
| A. c. Donald, Saltwater, medical ex-
aniiner; and A. E. Bleeknan, Spar
| ia, Wis, attorney, besides an cxecu-
ing, Bleekman and Meyers were appointed
! to incorporate the supreme temple and the
! insurance company under the laws OF Wis
! cousin.
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 second. The report OF the finance
committee showed the treasurer's books to
| be correct, ard the organization on asounl
| financial basis, with a brighter future 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-