Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
Knights Of the Maccabees After a
Prize of 900.
HIBERNIANS WILL INITIATE TEN
Forresters Get Consent to Reopen
Their Charter-Made a Fight for
Holding Next State Convention in
Ottumwa.

weather, is keeping up the good work
and is after that prize of $100 in cash
which has been offered. All new
members of this tent who are admitted
are merely obligated, it being too I'M
comfortable to put on the initiatory
work.
Division No 4, Uniform Rank, held
a meeting at the Office of the deputy
supreme commander last Monday eve
ming. Twelve new applicants for mem
bership were presented and the out
look for 100 members is very bright.
Arrangements are now being made to
have the Stetzer division, of Marshall
town, visit Ottumwa during the street
carnival and give complete drill with
both regular and fancy movements.
The team will also put on the initia-
! tory work for the benefit of Ottumwa
/ members.
All members of Ottumwa Division
No. 4 are notified to call upon Past
| Captain Samuel l.. Graham and have
measurements taken for uniforms as
| quickly as possible. This is desired
in order that the uniforms may be
secured in time for the street carnival.
The next meeting of the rank will
be held Tuesday evening August 81,
directly after the regular meeting of
the tent. All members are requested to
be present as there will be many i'm
portant features.
The entertainment committee is
now arranging for dance which will
be given at an early day.
/ The charter list of the Uniform
Rank will remain open for short
time longer in order to enable mem
Ders to be admitted at the fee of $500.
All members of the rank are urgent
ly requested to attend the Fiftieth
Regimental encampment now being
held in this city, in order to post them
selves upon military movements, squad
and company drills, etc.
| A new tent of the order will be in
stituted in Abba August 20, and Ma
| jor Buttle has appointed Color Ser
! geant A. E. Williams, of this city, to
work on the charter list.
Deputy Mont Motif, of ottumwa
Tent, has removed to New Sharon
with his family and has been detailed
by Maj. Buttle to work in that field.
| A downtown division headquarters
has been established for K. o. Il. M.
members at the Office of E. l.. Scott
on West Second street. Papers, blanks
and information pertaining to the or
der may be obtained by calling at the
ONCE or telephoning in care of Mr..
j Scott.
/ A drum and bugle corps is now be-
ing organized for the Uniform Rank
division and all who are interested in
it will please call on or address Major
Buttle in order that the organization
may be perfected before the street car
nival
All X. o. T. NJ members are urgent
ly requested to read the Courier lodge
news every Thursday as the CORE
( spondent is giving great care to writ
| ing up all matters of interest each
week.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
There was very large attendance
at the last meeting of Division No. 2.
The initiatory work was well done and
continues to improve with each effort.
All members are becoming interested
and jolly time is had at each meet
ing. A class of ten will be initiated
at the next meeting, Thursday even
ing, August "a, and all members are
requested to be present and observe
the work of the initiatory team
Brother William Clifford who re-
sides at the corner of Jefferson and
Fourth streets, is i'll and is threatened
with an attack of typhoid fever
Brother John Murphy, who has
been confined to the house by illness,
is improving every day and will soon
be able to leave the house.
Brother John Glenn spent Sunday at
Fairfield, the guest of Rev. Father
Nodler.
South Ottumwa is well represented
in the division and six more from that
side of the river will join the order
at the next meeting.
There will be no county board meet
ing Sunday as has been announced
All officers will please take notice OF
the fact.
Brothers Ed. Canny, Michael Ma.
loney and George Holland spent Sun.
day at the Bluffs, but for further in.
formation call on them.
Forresters of America.
Court Wapello No. IA held it's regu
lar meeting last Monday evening, and
after listening to the report of the
delegates who attended the meeting
at Des Moines, it was decided to re-
open the charter and admit all appli
cants between the ages of IS and sc
years who can pass the examination
at the minimum fee of $500. The con
sent of the executive council was Sc
cured for this purpose.
j. F. Byrne and John Jones, the del
egates to the state association of For
rosters, held at Des Moines recently
made hard fight for the next annual
meeting, for this city. and lost by only
two votes.
Grand Worthy Chief Ranger Sims
and Grand Secretary Listerberger viii
visit Court Wapello in the near fu
ture, possibly at the next regular
meeting, which will be held Monday
evening, August 20.
Court of Honor.
The second regular meeting of the
month will be held this evening, ant
all members are requested to be pres
ent to take part in the election of {
Worthy Recorder, Brother Briggs
having resigned that office. Their,
will also be other business of i'm
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