Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
Doings Of a Week in Ottumwa
Fraternal Circles.
ALL IN LINE FOR INSTALLATION.
Knights of Pythias Are Hustling Work
Nowadays-Deerees Being Confer
red at Almost Every Meeting-Col-
ored Knights Hold Session Here.

| Ottumwa is to have the honor soon
of entertaining meeting of a grand
lodge of knights of Pythias The col
ored Knights of Pythias of Iowa will
meet in annual session for 1900 in the
hall of Lodge No. l, December 81, and
there will be representatives present
from the eight other lodges that are
now in existence in the state year
ago there was only one lodge in the
state and that was the one in Ottum-
wa, but in the past twelve months
there has been noticeable increase,
and the meeting to be held here New
Years eve will be the best in the his
tory of this branch of the order in
Iowa.
There is satisfactory activity in
each of the secret orders in Ottum-
wa, and much of the interest is said to
be due to the Courier's week
lily lodge column. 1t is the
desire of the editor of this column
that each and every lodge in the city
will Tend hand" and keep the inter
est up indefinitely.
Knights of Pythias.
The weekly meeting of Wapello
lodge No IL, Knights of Pythias, was
held last evening. A goodly number
of Knights We're present and they
spent profitable evening. One appli-
cation for membership was balloted
upon and resulted favorably. Two
candidates were in waiting and work
in the second degree was exemplified.
Owing to the lateness of the hour it
was decided to postpone the work of
comforting further degrees until a fu-
ture meeting. During the progress of
the meeting the condition of Brother
lGivens was brought before the lodge,
and it was learned the result of his ac-
cident was not broken ankle. but a
lsevere sprain. He will be confined to
his room for some time, but the acct
dent will probably not result serious
lily in any way.
At next Wednesday nights meeting
the installation of officers for the en-
lsuing year will take place. 1t was det
lcided that the comforting of degrees
would be suspended for this night and
1.-THE time given over entirely to install
lation. The ceremonies will be con-
Quoted by District Deputy J. N. Weld
enfeller, who will appoint his assist
ants at the meeting. 1t is requested
that all members who can possibly do
$50 be present, as other important bus
liness will also come before the lodge
Arrangements are being completed
by the entertainment committee to
Igive a grand banquet, to be concluded
with toasts and royal evenings en-
. tertainment, in the near future.
This committee reports the dances
which have been given during the sea
son by this lodge as having resulted
with q favorable balance financially
and it is proposed to take this money
and arrange for banquet. 1t was
also decided that there will be nc
dancing. 1t will be for members OF
the lodge only, and their ladies'. The
date upon which the entertainment
will be held has not been decided upon
as yet, but the matter will be taken
up Immediately after the installation
of the officers next week.
All indications are that the mas
querade which is announced for Fri
day night of this week is to be one oil
, the most successful affairs of the sea
son. and it is certain that large
crowd of Knights and their friends
, will be in attendance. Those who are
! not in possession of masquerade suit
it is announced by the committee may
wear dominoes if they so desire. Nc
one will be admitted without tickets
which are furnished by the commit
tee and which have the numbers dup
Heated. Any brother desiring an ex
ira ladies' ticket can get the same by
making application to the committee
The gentlemen who have charge of the
! affair, and who will act as genera
: committee are James Gray. George L
r Walkeraand Ernest Mitchell: floor
[ General ]. C. Manchester, q. T'Daw
: son and L. A. Gordon. The Schuber
5 mandolin orchestra will furnish the
( music.
5 Fraternal Choppers.
The next regular meeting of Glen
l wood Camp No. 4. Fraternal Chopper.
: of America will be held at the hal
4 Wednesday evening. January g. 1901
D and as it is to be the first meeting o
the new year it is expected that ;
large number will be present TIL,
|camp starts out the first of the yea
with a healthy membership. all bein.
beneficiary members and no socia
members, altho the latter are solicite,
and welcomed at the camp firesides
This is the only society of Woodcraf