The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-05-24
A GLOOlY DAY.
Meeting of the Grand Lodge 1.
0. D. F.-Parade Abandoned.
Interesting Programme for To-
Nights Entertainment.

Lowering clouds, tinged with an
angry spark, from which many
tears dropped, gr eted the visitors to-
day. In sympathy with this there
was no little amount OF mud under
foot. Taken altogether, the weather
was far from being propitious, and ye,
the spirits Of the hundreds Of visitors
to the Queen City were not in the
least dampened, and the occasion
promises to be one of rare enjoyment
combined with business of importance
to the order.
This mornings trains brought 10
large numbers.
| GRAND OFFICERS.
There are now present the city the
following officers Of the grand lodge {:
j. B. Jewell, of Csrrollton, grand
master.
W. F. M.ring, of Scheli City, dep
uty grand master.
Col. 7. T. Parson. St. Louis. grand
warden.
E. N. Sloan, St. Louis, grand sec.
rotary.
W. H. Thompson, St. Louis. grand
treasurer.
Col. r NJ. Abercrombie st. Joseph
grand marshal of the grand lodge.
B F. Thomas, Of Carthage. grand
conductor.
E H. Bistle, Of Carrollton, grand
guardian.
Cnas. Milford, OF St. Louis. grand
messenger.
CD. T. P. Rixle. of Jouesburg. and
Gen. E. WilkersoD, Of st. Louis,
grand representa-
w. H. Thompson, grond treasurer.
lie detained by illness but will be here
tomorrow.
IN session.
At 8 DEL OK this morning, a full
deleg,tinn repres Anting the lodges OF
the state convened in the criminal
court room, where Grand Master J.
B. Jew, II called the grand lOlg. to
order and at once proceeded to the
trapss ction of the business for which
they convened. The session lasted
until IL o'clock and then adjourned
until to-morrOS mornin-, when bust.
ness will BE- resumed.
GALLANT LANCEs.
There a,e FIVE cant,ns at present
in the city with fair complement of
men. They are:
Mound G'y. No. 8, OF 81. Louis.
81. Louis, No. %.
Jefferson City, No. 81.
st. Joseph, No, ;.
Joplin, No. II.
OF these the two former and the
latter will compete for the prizes in
this evenings drill.
The rain, which mad been threaten
ing ali The morning. began to fail at a
lively rate about noon, and after con-
sultation the
PARADE WAS ABANDONED,
but the drill for the respective prizes
of 5000 and $3.50 is now in progress
at Armory Hill, with a very large
audience in ATTENDANCE. The Judges
are Col. S. d. HaynaD, U. S. A re-
tired); Major Kelsey, Third regiment,
N. g. NJ Kansas City; Capt. c.
Wager, Co. X, Third regiment, N. &.
NJ Kansas City.
MUSIC AND LODGES.
In addition to the Sedalia military
band, the splendid bands of Warrens.
burg and Knobnoster are in The city
taking part in the exercises. Big
delegations from the lodges OF Con-
cordia, Windsor, Fayet,e, Boonville,
Warrenshurg, Salisbury, Holden ami
other points came in this morning.
As a matter OF course il was dissp-
pOintmeDt that the rain iuteriered |
with the excellent programme map
ped out, but it is an exempiificatlon
of the fact that imam proposes, and |
God Opposes"
REBEKAH CONVENTION.
Forty councils of the Rebekah and |
fourteen subordinate councils are REP
in the convention, there be.
ing about sixty ladies present. The
Dfficers elected were: Sister ]. l..
Marionville, president; Sis
NJ. L. Barde, St. Louis, vice.presi.
lent; Sister N. Hesser, St. Louis,
recorder; Sister Allie Poundstone,
Carterville, warden; Sister Jennie
Davis, Sarcoxie, marshal; Sister c.
R,gsdale. Carthage, chaplain Sister
Alice Simpson, st. Louis, guard.
The executive committee elected
we're: Messrs. Robert Morris, St.
Louis; D. A. Smith, Sarcoxie |; w.
?. Waring, Schell City, and Mrs. NJ.
Barnard.
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