Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-02
AMONG THE LODGES
Knights of the Maccabees Have
Enlisted Band
WILL INSTITUTE A UNIFORM RANK
Hibernians Will Initiate Twenty-one
New Members-coIored Knights of
Pythias Show Big lncrease-For-
rosters Have Public Installation.

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Pythas Show Big lncrease-For-
rosters Have Public Installation.
Ottumwa Tent No. IS, knights of
! the Maccabees, admitted twenty-one
new members on last Tuesday even
| ing into the order. The names OF
those admitted are:
Mathew McNerney, Edgar w. Car
roll, William Maxwell, James A. Phil
lips, Fred. ]. Schamp, Benjamin W..
Grips, Lee Woolworth, Edward j..
Hammond, David N. Sprague, Henry
Moss, John C. Fisher, John ]. Lunk-
ley, John LaBelle, Edward A. Dye,
George Gessley, Charles Heavrin, Au-
gust e. Greendahl, Robert w. He'd
rick, Norris j. Loar, Ralph g. Hender-
shott and Edward McGraw.
| The Wapello Chief band was adj
mitted in body and while they will
retain the name of Wapello Chief
band, they will also be known and
recognized as the official K. o. T. M.
band of Ottumwa Tent No. Is. In Sc
curing this organization Ottumwa
4 Tent is demonstrating that it is on the
lookout for up to date improvements
The next regular meeting of Ottum-
wa Tent will be Tuesday evening, Au-
gust Z, and members are particularly
requested to meet our Supreme Rep
resentative, P. A. Hawley, who comes
to Ottumwa on Monday to institute
the Uniform Rank division and will re-
main over to attend the meeting Tues
1 n ;e,
tumwa Tent show the representative
that it can turn out in force.
The Uniform Rank division will be
Instituted on Monday evening, August
6, in NJ. w. A. hall, corner of Court
and Second streets, at p. m. sharp.
Supreme Representative P. A. Haw-
| ley and other supreme division Of
| ficers will be present. All members
! are hereby notified to be on hand
without fail. The meeting will be
short and full of business. Those
who are not present at the institution
of the division will forfeit their mem
bership fee. The general deputy SUI
preme commander has been very par
ticular and careful in selecting men
of excellent military experience to fill
the Offices of captain, first and sec
ond lieutenant sergeants corporals
AMI bugler. Under the command of
these efficient officers Ottumwa divi-
sion promises to become one of the
best drilled military organizations In
the country. The K. O. T. M. Uni
| form Rank is the only society that
holds regimental, brigade and SUI
premeS encampments wherein regu-
lar routine of military duties are OBJ
/ served daily similar to the National
Guard such as guard mount, division
and battalion drills, officers school,
dross parade, etc. The Ottumwa d.
vision will also hold street drill pa.
rade and will be attached to the
Fourth regiment as division four. The
charter list will open for all K. o. T..
M. members until August 6. Those
who desire to enter their names will
please call at our district office, No.
| 115 North Holt treet, and pay the
membership fee of SO to Major But
tie on or before August 6.
The Knights of the Maccabees ad-
mitted over 900 new members in the
state of Iowa during the month OF
June; whine their July reports will
show over 1000.
| The Southeastern Iowa district is
holding it's own and is now in better
condition than it has been for several
years. 1t has four of the largest
tents in Iowa, while Ottumwa Tent
stands fourth in the state, the first in
the district.
All members of Ottumwa Tent will
kindly observe the change in record
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assessments and dues to Samuel L..
! Graham between the first and thir-
tieth of the month
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
At the next meeting of Division No.
II, Thursday evening, August 8, there
| will beNa class of 81 initiated. Lots
of fun is promised and all members
are requested to be present and see
the initiatory team work.
The division was pleasantly sur.
prised at their last meeting. The Ia
dies" auxiliary marched into the hall
'Ice cream and cake was served and
a pleasing program consisting of sing
ing, recitations, etc, was given. Rev.
M. r. holland, of Centerville, gave an
excellent address on Hibernianism.
Music was furnished by the Byrne
Bros. Dancing and card playing fol-
lowed and everybody had an excellent
lime. The ladies' auxiliary is MAX
ing more progress each evening and
| will take in a class of fourteen at
its next meeting.
Brother John Murphy is improving
rapidly and will soon be able to be
| about on crutches.
To Brother John Murphy, sub CHIEF
ranger elect, who was unable to at
tend the installation ceremonies, on
account of illness, the order takes this
means of conveying the sincere SYM
pathy of the camp and hope he will
soon be able to attend and fill his
position
The court meets every alternate
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