Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
LODGE ELECTIONS.
New Hands to Take the Wheel Within
a Few Weeks.

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Few Weeks.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The time for the annual and semi
annual elections of officers in the va
rious secret societies is now at hand,
and there is scarcely lodge meeting
these days when new officers are not
chosen. A month or six weeks from
this time the installations will lane
place. Several of the lodges held
elections last night, with results as
follows:
Ottunwa Tent, X. o. r. NJ.
The new officers of Otttumwa rent
elected officers for the ensuing term,
at its meeting last night. They are:
Commander. Daniel E. Duree; lieut.
enant commander, Mernie S. Ballagh;
record keeper, S. l.. Graham; finance
keeper, Don A. Pool; chaplain, e. B.
Jones; sergeant, John w. Cole; mas
ter at arms. Ernest Asklof; first mas
ter of guard. Henry Moss; second mas
ter OF the guard, James Prewett, SEN
tinel, Charles Schafer; picket, A. S.
Palmer; trustees, P. B. Ballagh (three
years., John w. Henry 1.-TWO years.,
Enli recent tone year.(
Woodland Camp, NJ. w. A.
Woodland camp, No. 103, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, at their
meeting held last night elected the.
following officers for the coming term:
v. c., M. Nichols; w. A., T. d. Lee;
banker, N. M. Tindall; clerk, T. f..
Norfolk; escort, f. M. Edwards;
Waterman, F. Waillims; sentry. D. l..
Armstrong; physicians, Drs. c. R..
Russell, A. E. Sheafe, w. B. LaForce
and c. e Huband; managers, w, r..
Brown and j. E. Hall.
After the election of officers the
question of whether or not a reserve
| fund should be established by the head
camp at the next annual meeting to be
| held in st. Paul, Mimi, June next was
put, and the result of the vote showed
| the motion carried by vote of go to
| 16. There are two other camps of the
M. w. A. in this city and they will al
SO vote upon this question at their
next meeting, but their probable ac-
ton cannot now be forecasted.
Woodmen of the World.
At the regular meeting Of
Hickory Camp, No. 81, held last Mon
day night, officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: Coun
| Gil commander, G. A. Sallee; advisor
lieutenant John Names; banker, r
P. Dana; clerk, G. e. Howard; escort
Ruey Moffitt; Waterman, E. W.Moore
sentry, e. A. Trowbridge; physicians
A. E. Sheafe and S. l.. Houck; man
ager, G. A. Burkland; delegates to the
head camp to be held in Milwaukee II
February, 1901, G. E. Howard, C. A
Sallee, A. B, Michaels, T. Fl. Picker
and T. r. Norfolk.
1 Mountain Grove Camp, No. 43
Woodmens Circle, will meet mex
Wednesday night, December 10, for In
itiation and the annual election o
officers.
| Ancient Order Of United Workmen.
| The regular meeting of Ottumws
lodge No. 227 was held last night, will
"a large attendance. Two new mem
bers were admitted by initiation, ant
one by card from Montana and tn,
election of officers for the next yea
was held. The installation will talk,
place at the first meeting night il
{ January, The election of officers re
suited as follows: Master workman
! C. w. Langdale; foreman, w. W.Keis
u ter; overseer, A. A2bertson; recorder
t w. r. Brown; financier, J. X. Dysart
Lreceiyer, w. D. Cook; guide. F. e. Gre