Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-19
OlTUMWA LADIES WHO WILL ATTEND
Degree STAFF Of the Local R. N. A. Camp
Will Enter the Competitive Drill
Program for the Big
Event.


three states will be in attendance and,
it is expected, will pour into the Gem
City by companies, battalions and reg
iments. Excursion rates have been Sc
cured from almost all points within 100
miles of Eft. Madison, with the excep-
ton of Ottumwa, but negotiations are
in progress looking to that end at the
present time.
A program has been prepared which
embraces monster parade in the fore
noon with speaking by M. w. A. digni-
taries, prize drills and band contests
and other contests in the afternoon,
followed in the evening by play at
the opera house dealing with wood
craft.
The matter Of attending the picnic
was brought up in Woodland Camp No.
103 at its regular meeting Tuesday ev-
ening. A majority of those present
signifed their intention of attending but
definite action was delayed until the
meeting next Tuesday evening.
Members of Camp No. 1914,
Royal Neighbours, will attend,
however, and the degree staff,
composed of the following ladies, of
which Mrs. w. R. Brown is captain,
will compete for the prize offered in
that department:
Mesdames George Gates, William
Klee, S. G. Fugate, J. B. LaFaver, Pat
rick Swift, John Ninemier, John Mad
den, L. F. Norfolk, George Afford, Da-
vid Shaffer and Miss Katie Grimmer.
Program-Forenoon.
At 1880 o'clock the parade will
form, in which all visiting NJ. w. A.
and sR. N. A. camps, forester's teams
and members are invited to join. The
parade will move at IL o'clock in the
following order, after which an adj
journment will be taken for dinner:
Platoon of police.
Hull's band.
Carriages.
No. Hon. w. A. Northcutt, head
consul; Hon. Jno. M. Mercer, Hon. Sa-
bert M. Casey, Mayor Samuel Atlee.
No. 2-Mrs. E. d. Watt, supreme or
acle r. N. of A.; Geo. Fruehling, presi-
dent; Mrs. Jennie Heck, Mrs. Geo. Roll
lett. ss
No. 3-Officers of Camp 674 R. N. of
A., Burlington, Ia.
No. 4-Offcers of Camp r. N. of A.,
Keokuk.
No. 5-Oficers of Camp 1884 r. N. of
A., Mt. Pleasant.
No. 6-Officers of Camp 1541 R. N. of
A., Pontoosuc, III.
No. 7-Officers of Camp 1888 R. N. of
A., Dallas. City, Ill.
No. 81 Officers of Camp R. N. of A.,
Stronghurst, Ill.
No. o. Officers OF Camp 1914 r. N. of
A., Ottumwa.
No. 1O-Officers of Camp 455 r. N. of
A., Warsaw, Ill.
No. 11-Officers of Camp 1856 r. N.
of A., Mt. Hamil.
No. 12-Officers of Camp 445 r. N. of
A., Galesburg, Ill.
No. 13.-Officers of Camp 1874 r. N.
of A., Monmouth, Ill.
No. IA Officers of Camp 134 r. N.
of A., Bonaparte.
No. 15-O Officers of Camp $50 r. N.
of A., Middleton.
No. 16-Officers of Camp 1881 r. N.
of A., Kahoka, Mo.
No. 17-Officers of Camp 1477 r. N.
of A., Pennington.
No. 1s-Officers of Camp 36s r. N.
of A., Fort Madison.
No. 19-O Officers of Camp 2s7 r. N. of
A., Fort Madison.
And Camps not yet assigned.
Royal Neighbors of America float.
Royal Neighbors of America march
ing.
Band.
Business mems float.
Modern Woodmen of America mount
ed.
Camp AGO Denmark.
Camp 1857 Weaver.
Camp 4442 Augusta.
Camp 1928 Danville.
Camp 1881 Pleasant Grove.
Fischers' band, Burlington
Camp $40 Warsaw, Ill.
Camp 1854 Niota, Ill.
Camp 1900, Laura, Mo-
Camp 5467, CORN, Mo.
Camp 9s, Burlington.
Camp 60SS, Burlington.
Camp 625, Mt. Pleasant.
Camp 1898, Pontoosuc. ILL
Camp 1928, Durham, Ill.
Camp 2191, Eliza, Ill.
Camp 1855, Elveston, Ill.
Camp 905, Nauvoo, Ill.
Camp 1887, Oquawka, Ill.
Band.
Camp s62, Raritan, Ill.
Camp 1889, Stronghurst, III.
Camp 4446, Revere, Mo.
Camp 2147, Kirksville, Mo.
Camp 1927, Rutledge, Mo.
Camp 3174, Wyaconda, Mo.
Band.
Woodman Float-Woodman goat and
candidate ready for business.
Camp 1900, Fort Madison.
Camp 1882, Batavia.
Camp 4495, Cantril.
Camp 4244, Drakesville.
Camp 1901, Pennington
Camp 1929, Milton.
Camp 1890, Hillsboro.
Camp, 1896, Mt. HamiI
Camp 5070, West Point.
Camp 1854, Primrose.
Camp 4555, Charleston
Band.