Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-18
TIE 0. OF. MS[SSON
Grand Lodge Odd Fellows Convenes
at Waterloo The Encampment
Degree Conferred.
Work Of the Order Exemplifed and
Reports of Grand Officers
Received.
State Assembly of the Rebekeh De-
gree Also In session-1he
Proceedings.
Special to Times-Republican.

Waterloo, Oct. 1S.-The fifty-second
annual session of the grand lodge of
Iowa. I. o. o. F., opened yesterday
with session of the grand encamp-
mcnt at the Masonic Temple. The SEES
sion occupied couple of hours.
simultaneously the state assembly
convened in the K. of p. Hall for its
opening session.
Large parties of representatives and
members of the order came in Monday
night and yesterday and the attend
ance is we'll up to the representation
usually gathered at grand lodge meet
ings. The attendance yesterday was
said by many who have been at grand
lodge meetings for years to have been
the largest in the history of the organ
ization and it indicated large gath
ering when the representatives all had
arrived. The arrivals were met at the
depot by the local reception committee
and guides, and We're promptly as
signed to places after registration at
In front of almost every
business place flags and colors of the
order greet the eye and wave well
come to the visitors.
PROCEEDINGS.
The grand encampment of Odd Eel
lows of Iowa met in the Masonic Tenn
pie Tuesday morning at 3 O'Clock. with
Grand Patriarch Temple presiding,
assisted by the following grand Off
GERS: NJ. P. STARTS, G.. H. p. Buriing-
ton; \. S. johnson, G. S. W.. Blooin-
field; J. c. Milliman, G. j. W., Logan;
William Musson, G. s., Des Moines; j.
Norwood Clark. G. T.. Iowa City S.
p. Smith. G.. o. S., Iowa Falls; a. d.
Steele, Ct. NJ, Knoxville; +. P. Hetzel,
IG. S., Avoca; j. S. Bellamy. G.. r.,
Knoxville
The journal of last year was APP
proved as printed.
The reports of the grand scribe,
grand patriarch and grand represent
atives We're received and approved as
printed.
The following committees We're APP
pointed:
Legislation-w. E. Hartman, j. j.
Mcintyre, w. c. Hummer, Charles
Schultz, c. w. Foster, A. j. Ceilings
and S. b. Decker.
Correspondence - A. Block, G. w
Whipple and j. W. Overton.
Charters and By-lawsS. NJ. Mer-
Ger. j. I. Jeneray, l.. T. Barton. 3. S
McCully, c. G. CARRIER, w. L. Shepard
and Henry Miller
Districting f. Moreland. s W
Matthews. S. w. opdi&e. j. G. Miner
N. Jasper Jones, Ed Rechmann an,
+. w. Evans.
Returns-A Baker w. X. English
w. A. Welch, r. Is. Kelly and W. y
| Goodman.
Mileage and Per Dienl--W. H. Err
win, F. =. Moser. p. z. Humbert. "
lC. Adsit, G.. Ahrens, G.. W. Matthew.
land Gus Johnson.
| credentials-H. d. Walker. f. L. Ep
enter. l.. w. Smith, w. l.. Haviland, L
H. Harvey.
The election of last June resulted:
4 c. Pm. p. STARTS, Burlington.
4 CT. II. Pm. S. Johnson, Bloomfield.
CT. S. WI. c .Milliman. Logan.
G.. Scribe-William Musson, De
AIoines.
G. TREASURED. Norwood Clark
Iowa City.
G. ]. Wv. X. English. Des Moines
G.. Representatives.. S. Bellamy
Knoxville.
4. The officers were installed yesterda:
afternoon.
The committee on correspondence, o
which A. Block, of Atlantic, is chair
man, submitted a very complete an
comprehensive report of the condition
of the order elsewhere, etc.
A letter was received from Gran
Representative ]. F. Spore of Counc
4 Bluffs saying he could not be presen
on account of sickness of his wife, an
a resolution instructing the sending Q
a telegram of sympathy was adopted.
i A. Block submitted an amendmen
to paragraph ., section 20, grand en-
campment constitution, by striking on
1.-THE word June and inserting the wor
4 December so that it shall read: 20
the first meeting night in December.
1t was laid over. Also amend section q
page "a, to read: The election of off
GERS of the encampment shall be for on
year instead of for six months terms a
now" 1t was referred to the commit
tee on legislation.
The grand encampment degree whic
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|filled will entitle the members TO con
tinuous membership in this order wa
conferred on the following: Henri
Miller, Burlington; j. w. Overtoi
Bloomfield; NJ. Pleoka, Williamsburg
C. j. Pearson, Marion: Edward Bro
gan, Iowa Falls: NJ. n. Johnson, low
Falls: r. A. Feist, Iowa Falls; X. {
Curtis, Iowa Falls: w. S. Shepl
Mount Pleasant; Nelson Pero, Mour
Pleasant: III. II. Hill. Otto: A. f. Hir
dorf, Newton: c. v. Lauritson, Inde
pendence: j. II. Barlow. Sigourney; i
p. Barnhill. Osceola; f. f. Richmai
Carroll; j. w. Miller, Glenwood; A. /
Randall, West Union; L. S. Myer
Shell Rock; w. A. Goodman, Water
loo; j. p. Kierer, Waterloo; Geore
w. Opdyke, Des Moines; F. P. Mosle
Des Moines: w. H. Bawdon. Webstt
City: A. B. Blunt, Oelwein; j. H. Mu
Ian, Shell Rock; S. NJ. Mercer, Greer
field; NJ. II. Raymond, Missouri Va
ley; b. f.. Hill. Tama: and Geore
Schmidt, Columbus Junction.
Tuesday evening reception wa
rendered the grand assembly at the +
p. Hall. Miss Mary Marshall, {
Waterloo, gave the address of we
come and Blanche j. Quigley, pres
dent of the Rebekah Assembly. I. o.
F., the response. After several mus
cal selections and Rotations a mo.
pleasant evening was spent in soci;
way.
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