Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-26
ODD FELL 0WS' BIG DAY
Friendship, Love and Truth Three Links d
Odd Fellowship Exemplified.
Eighty.flrst Anniversary Celebra.
tion Today Grand Success
in Every Way.

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ton Today Grand Success
in Every Way.
Two Thousand Visiting Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs Celebrate Found.
Ing Of Order.
Eighty-one years ago today. in Balti-l
more, Nd, American Odd Fellowship
was founded, with five men belonging to
the little lodge. Today the lodges of the
country, which had their start in that
small band, number 1,026, 900 members.
This was Odd Fellows. day in Mar
shalltown,9 and the city, altho we'll FORTH
fed. Was captured by the Invading force
of about 1000 Odd Fellows, members OF
the Central Iowa Anniversary Associa-
ton, who assembled in the best city in
Iowa to celebrate the foundation work.
the corner stone of which was laid by
the quintet of brothers in Baltimore.
Early this morning preparations were
made in the way of decorating in honor
OF the visitors. all of the business houses
showing by the display of flags and
bunting that they welcomed the Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs to Marshalltown.
The white Of the initiatory, the pink OF
the first degree OF the subordinate lodge,
the blue OF the second and red OF the
third. the royal purple of the encamp-
ment and canton and pink and green of
the Rebekahs-all were in evidence.
The delegates We're welcomed TO the
lefty by large reception committee,
|composed Of the members of II. Howe
Taylor Canton, No. 49, IN full uniform,
in charge Of Capt. w. B. Elliott, and
Representatives from the three Re-
bekah lodges of the city. Marshall
Lodge. No. 40. was represented by Mrs
May Robinson. Mrs. j. S. Perry, Mrs.
l.. B. Jones. Mrs. F. Wertenberger, Mrs
8. T. Barnhill, Mrs. John Corrick and
Miss Ethel Hubbard; Electric, No. 331.
by Mrs. Emma Dixon, Mrs. Sue Gran
dali, Mrs. Hattie Elliott, Mrs. II. L.
Halferty. Mrs. Mary Baird. Miss Clara
Sharp and Miss Emma Fredland. and
Concordia, No. 295. by Mrs. f. s. Widl
Mrs. Peter Mayer. Mrs. George Bow
man, Mrs. Andrew Bowman, Mrs. Her
man FRANKIE and Mrs. Herman Hecker
\ The special trains on the Central from
the north and south were late in arriv-
ling. owing to the large crowds, but a
lgreat many Of the visitors came on the
Irregular trains between Q and 10 % clock
These were greeted with the Friend
ship. Love and Truth"-the emblematic
words of the order-and, headed by the
Marshalltown *. o. T. NJ. band. were
escorted to the headquarters assigned t.
the different bodies. All of the subordi.
mate lodges represented were made com.
4 Portable In the lodge room Of Banner
Hodge, in the Odd Fellows block, Will.
1.-THE second floor Of the building wa.
turned over to the occupancy OF the en-
campment and canton members. The
Rebekahs were given the Goethe lodge
room. The forenoon was devoted to tn,
reception Of the delegates.
SPECIAL TRAINS ARRIVE.
4 The scene at the depot when the spe
cial trains arrived on the Central was
one good to behold. A great deal of sys
Itematic work has been done by the
general passenger department in work
ling up the excursion, and the result ex
decided all expectations. AT IL o'clock
4 from the north, arrived q train of tel
coaches, loaded to the steps with anx
lious throngs waiting to get out on terri,
lfirma, and. If nothing more, to take /
good, long stretch. Even with this ex
tcellent showing from the north a par
Iof the excursionists had to be left a
slstations between here and Union, ant
1.-The train was run north as far as tina
point, arriving with eight more cnaci
loads this afternoon. The special from
the south arrived at 1850, and the trail
was filled to overlooking. Special train
Iwere run from Centerville, Montezuma
II Newton. Mason City and Iowa Falls
4 The Montezuma and Newton special
lwere consolidated at New Sharon witt
the main line special. The reports o
the Central show that the road handle,
for the excursion little over $500 PEG
pie. Besides these there We're the dele
cations from points east and west. TIL
ltowns represented at the gathering to
day were: Centerville. Mystic, Moravia
Abba. Hickory. Eddyyille, Mucnakl
mock, Givin, Evans, Beacon, Oskaloosa
Bursey. New Sharon, Newton, Sully
|Lynnville, Taintor, Searsboro, Grinnell
lehman. Monteuzma. Nora Spring. Ciea
Lake, Mason City, Sheffield. Rockwell
Hampton, Plymouth, Geneva. .Ackley
IEldora, Union, Liscomb. Albion, low
lFalls. Alden. Owasa. Toledo, Tama
Garwin, Deep River, Van Horn. Nortl
English, st. Anthony. Minerva and Nor
lway From many Of the larger place
delegations were present from both tn
lsubordinate lodges and Rebekahs.
THE PARADE.
The parade. participated in by all Q
J, the visiting delegates and those fror
! this city. was one of the pretty feature
OF the day. Grand Marshal D. c. VIII
], bur. OF this city. formed the line q
march with the main wing resting o
). Second avenue. The line of march wa
J east to Third avenue. north to Stat
|, street, west to First avenue. south I
Main street. west to Fourth stree
concentrating back to Second avenu
and the Odeon. where the afternoon
program was given. The order OF marc
.. was as follows:
d. C.Wilbur, marshall OF the day.
!. Mayor Pierce and City Marshal Jone
Members City Police Force.
!. K. o. T. NJ. Band
Members OF Company H, Forty-nint
Iowa.
Canton r. Howe Taylor No. IS, Mar
shalltown.
j. Canton Oskaloosa No. 30.
Webster City Lodge No. 81.
. Iowa Falls Lodge No. g.
: Canton Chevalier Bayard No. 81, New
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