Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-24
GOETHE BALL
Grand Master Z. B. Hibbsn, OIL. O.
Q. r, Conducts Ceremonies
Wednesday.
sarvice an Impressive One-Mr
Hibben Eulogizes Charter
Member, Row Deceased.
The Grand Masters Address Con.
cordia Rebekah Lodge
Entertains.

cordia Rebekah Lodge
Entertains.
The dedicatory exercises Of the new
hall of Goethe Lodge No. 211. /. o. o. F.,
OF this city, were conducted at the new
building, corner Of First avenue and
State street, Wednesday afternoon, in
the presence of large number of peo-
pie. including many Odd Fellows from
out of the city.
Grand Master E. H. Hibben, of this
city, had the ceremonies in charge, and
they were ably conducted. the grand
master being assisted in the service by
NJ. G. Duncan, grand marshal; II. w.
Mundhenk, grand warden; Ira w. Nay
Tor, grand chaplain; NJ. Newman. of Des
Moines, herald of the north; C. w. Hut
son, herald of the south: j. c. Barker,
of Reinbeck, herald of the east; l. w.
Bouldin, herald of the west, and 1. F.
Andrews, guardian.
The ceremony was indeed beautiful
and was, Of course, according to the
ritual always used in the order upon
such occasions. The opening ode was
sung by the audience Immediately after
assembly, after which Grand Chaplain
Naylor asked the Invocation. The
grand marshal and the heralds then en-
tered, the former explaining to the as
sembly the uses to which an altar had
been put since the history of mankind
was first recorded. 1T was always nee
essary to erect the altar before proceed
ing" the grand marshal said, and he
instructed the herald from the north to
bring in the white stone Of purity,
which formed the foundation of the or
der of Odd Fellowship. After carefully
laying this in the proper position the
herald of the south brought and laid
above the white the pink stone of
friendship. Above the pink was placed
in order, by the herald from the east,
the blue stone OF love, while the herald
from the west followed Immediately
with the scarlet stone of truth, the lat
ter three comprising the motto of the
subordinate lodge of the order -
Friendship, Love and Truth .
The encampment branch of the order
was then exemplified and placed by the
green stone of faith, brought by the
heralds from the north and south, while
the heralds from the east and west
brought the gold stone of hope. Then
the four heralds combined in placing
the topstone, charity, which completed
the building of the altar. after it had
been surmounted by a white scroll
bearing the initials of the order.
The president of the building commit
mittee, Mr.. Peter Mayer, then INDUCED
in the formality of presenting the keys
of the building to the grand marshal,
and the work of conservation began by
the herald from the north sprinkling
first the water. representing purity. The
HERALD from the south commemorated
the olden custom of burning incense,
lighting the fire on the top of the altar,
while the herald from the east sowed the
good seeds, corresponding to the para
BILE of the sewers. Lastly the herald
from the west strewed the altar with
flowers, to represent beauty. and Grand
Master Hibben declared the temple duly
dedicated, after which he turned the
keys over to Mr.. Herman Kratsch, no.
BILE grand of Goethe Lodge.
Grand Master Hibben then addressed
the officers of the lodge and those pres
ent in which he referred to the history
of the organization from it's start and
eulogized one of its charter members,
the late Fred Grumme. Mr.. Hibben
spoke as follows:
Officers and Members of Goethe
Lodge, Brothers, Ladies and Gentle
men: We meet on very enjoyable &C.
casion. The dedicating Of this building
to the purposes of Odd Fellowship, as
exemplified in Goethe Lodge. is as
suredly an occasion upon which we
should congratulate each other, that
this lodge of our beloved order has be-
come so strong that instead OF meeting
in rented hall it can now under its
own roof-tree gather its members to-
getier and do its work OF conservation
Ito the high purposes Of its crganiZa-
ton.
Goethe Lodge No. 211 was instituted
by c.. b. Pinkham. d. d. g. NJ, on Jan.
4. 1871, by virtue of a dispensation
granted by Grand Master John Gun
daker, of Davenport. The charter was
granted on Oct. Ii, 1871. by vote of the
grand lodge in regular session assem-
|bled. and was signed by John Gundaker,
grand master, and William Garrett,
grand secretary.
were j. o. Knener, Moses Stern (now a
member OF Banner Lodge No 1881. G. j..
Epeneter, Louis Armbruster, Simon
stern, d. E. Ankeny, j. E. Nestle. E.
Berthold, Fred Grumme and Henry
Kahn. OF those remaining members
until their death, Brother Grumme was
the last to pass away He died on Nov.
Is, 1895, shortly after being honored by
the grand lodge with unanimous nom
nation as grand treasurer of that body.
Goethe Lodge was organized in the
hall of Banner Lodge in the Woodbury.
block. where they met for a number of
years, and then moved to hall over
the present quarters of Densel & Will
bur, which they occupied for about ten
years, and in 1889 removed to the old
hall in the Woodbury. block, where they
continued to hold their sessions until
this summer, when, desiring to perpetu-
ate the principles of Odd Fellowship,
they erected this hansome temple in the