The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Election OF Observation-Disclosures at Occi-
dental Lodge.

dental Lodge.
Degree Of Honor Lodge No. 8, A. o.
U. W., composed Of many of the
wives, daughters and sweethearts of
Ottawa's Omitted Workmen, elected
the following ladies as officers OF the
lodge Saturday evening: Past Chief OF
Honor, Mrs. J. l.. Piergue; Chief of
Honor, Mrs. Nellie Christmann; Lady
of Honor, Mrs. Margaret Richardson
Chief of c., Mrs. Flynn; Financier,
Mrs. Bertha Christmann; Recorder,
Mrs. Nellie Resting; Receiver, Mrs.
John Kerr; Usher, Mrs. M. A. Conk-
lin: Inside Guard, Miss Ora Frost;
Outside Guard, Miss Effie Kerr. The
installation will take place at the hrst
meeting in January.
James McManus, Acting Dist. Dep
uty Grand Master, and George Forbes,
Acting District Deputy Marshal, in
stalled the following officers of Occi-
dental Lodge No. 40, a. +. and A. NJ,
Saturday eve: Chas. Petit, Worship
full Master; j. e. Cook, Senior War
den; Jos. Wilson, Junior Warden;
Thos. Z. Mackinlay, Treasurer: ID.
Bachelor, Secretary: w. ii. Ward,
Senior Deacon; William Barnard, Jun
ior Deacon; ID. G. Mills, Senior Senti-
mel; A. G. Godfrey, Junior Sentinel;
Geo. A. Forbes, Marshal: Alex Hanna,
Tyler. Mr.. Hanna has been Tyler of
the lodge since the time to which the
memory of man runneth not back.
He says that he has been installed for
the hundredth time, but he does not
look over sixty.
On the evening of Dec. 3, last, Mr..
A. M. Cavan, Venerable Consul OF the
Modern Woodmen of camp 1853, at
Ell Paso, H., was presented with. a
fine solid gold headed cane, by the
other members of the camp. DR.. j. G.
Adams made the presentation speech.
Mr.. Cavan is prominent democrat,
at present the postmaster at Ell Pas0,
and he is also an eX-member OF the
Legislature. Mr.. Cavan was in Otta-
wa last summer, engaged in taking
stock in the Inter State Building and
Loan Association. He made many
friends during his stay in this city,
who, nc doubt, will be pleased to hear
of the honor conferred upon him.
Justice II. Rathbone, of Washing
ton, ID. c., the founder of the order of
Knights of PythiaS, died in Lima,
Ohio, Dec. 9, last Monday. On the 10Th
day of February, 1854, he called seven
or eight of his friends together in
house in Washington and obligated
them into the new order Mr.. Rath-
bone wrote the original ritual that was
first used in this order. Generals Han
cock, Grant, Meade and several Others
Joined the order, as they were prepar-
ing to march on Richmond. There
are nearly One-hundred members in the
local camp at present and II 900 mem
beers in the State.
DR.. Mckinney of Evanston, the man
who preferred charges of dishonesty
against Joseph G. Root, of the head
camp of the Modern Woodmen of
America recently, is trying to convene
a meeting of representative W0odmen
of the various camps, to be held at
Chicago, for the alleged purpose, it is
said, of attempting to have Mr.. Root
expelled from his position and the or
der also, and further to put himself at
the head of the camp. The Woodmen
in Ottawa and vicinity are ignoring
all the attempts made by DR.. McKin-
ney for the purpose, as is alleged, OF
creating diScOrd in the ranks OF the
Modern Woodman of America.
The officers of the M. w. A. of this
city, elected at the meeting held few
days ago, will be installed on the even
ing of the first Friday in January. AT
this meeting the reports of outgoing
officers will be presented and acted
upon.
George II. Haight, secretary of the
local camp of the Woodman, carries a
gold-headed cane with him to every
meeting of the order. The first year
George was elected. in 1885, he was
presented with the cane and has always
treasured it as keepsake. Mr.. Haight
has been the secretary of the order for
nearly five years.