Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
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ishing Condition.
ANTICS OF THE MYSTIC GOAT.
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The seventy-first anniversary of American
| Oddfellowship will be emphasized at Council
| Bluffs by members of the order, April 26, in
| an appropriate manner. Visiting delega
| tions from neighboring Iowa and Nebraska
| cities, will be present to assist in the ex
| ercises
The following programme has been ar
| ranged;
Meet at Odd Fellows hall at 1 80 o'clock.
Grand parade at p. M, according to the
| following line of march, East on Broad
way to Pearl street, south on Pearl street to
| Sixth avenue north on Main street to Broad.
| way, east on Broadway to First avenue,
north on First avenue to Washington ave-
| nue., west on Washington avenue to Sixth
| street, thence south on Sixth street to Odd
! Fellows hall.
Address of welcome by P. G. r. d. c.
| Bloomer.
Brief addresses by visiting brethren.
Refreshments served at o'clock.
EVENING EXERCISES.
Meet at Dohany's opera house at
o'clock.
Lecture on Oddfellowship, Brother w. H.
w. Rees, Des Moines.
Address, The Degree of Rebekah,"
Brother L. G. Huff.
The exercises will be interspersed with
good music Visiting subordinate lodges,
encampments and Rebekah degrees will be
escorted to the hall. Here they will receive
such attention as the occasion demands.
The charter of Teutonia lodge, Of South
Omaha, i. o. o. F., did not arrive, and the
officers were not installed Wednesday even
ing, as was expected.
vision, No. 26 will be duly celebrated May /,
by grand street parade in full uniform in
the afternoon. and dance at the opera
house in the evening. The division will be
afnI hxTf tl.t,, li..lN
city, who will give an exhibition drill in the
evening.
Thursday evening w. II. Rayner, d. ID.
q. g., installed Past Chancellor A. p. Bald
win and Master at Arms Al. A. Gary, in
Enterprise lodge, No. 40, at South Omaha.
Diana lodge, No! 80, of Beatrice, has
changed its timeIof meeting from Monday
evenings to Saturday evenings.
The funeral of James II. Scars took place
from st. Pauls chprch, Council Bluffs. and
was largely attended, Council Bluffs lodge
attended in bodyIas did the city fire de-
partment and the Fifemen's Veteran associa-
tion, of all OF which bodies the deceased was
member. The apparatus of the tire depart
ment, draped in mourning, headed the cor
tage. AS the line passed the city central fire
station the largeCinecbell was tolled. The re-
mains were inferred a, Fairview.
Broken Bow Lodge No. ll9 extends cor
dial invitation to all Odd Fellows and their
families and friends to attend their celebra-
y,
"a. Ample Accommodations will be pro-
vided for all who desire TO attend.
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X. of II.
The organization of lodge at st. Paul
Monday was celebrated About an even
dozen knights. of Aurora, and about thirty
OF Loup City, were ON hand The work of
the organization began in Oddfellow hall, and
Just about daylight half the installations
We're through. The lodge, starts out with
seyenty-tiye members and promises we'll
from the beginning. At o'clock the entire
company sat down TO an elequant banquet
spread at the Franklin hotel.
A party of Kearney gentlemen, consisting
OF Messrs. Ira Johnson, Charles Ayers,
Henry Brown, Ed Is. Finch, Norris Brown
and DIR. Vance Twenty-four Sir knights
Aurora, assisted In instituting a new lodge |
at Rayenna. The visitors were pleasantly |
entertained by the Rayenna brethren, anc |
after the work Of installation and organiza- |