Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
a person joins he or she knows just
what it will cost.
soresters of America.

what it will cost.
Foresters of America.
Court Wapello No. IA held very |
pleasant and profitable business meet
ing last Friday night, hearing the re-
port of committees and clearing the
table of bills and documents with the
object of making the next and last
meeting of the year, December 81, the
most sociables and entertaining yet
held. The hall will be opened at $3.50
o'clock and the court will be called to
order at o'clock. The degree team
will be asked to confine it's work to
one of possibly two candidates, the re-
mainder, about forty-fiye, to be admit
| ted by simply taking the obligation.
| The court will then proceed to the
nomination and election of officers, af-
| ter which refreshments will be served
and cigars passed around. and as 1900
| is added to the roll of departed years,
the new year will be welcomed with
songs and speeches. The Foresters
trust that as result of the meeting
the watchwords of the order, Unity.
Liberty, Benevolence and Concord"
will be more firmly impressed upon
the minds of every member present.
and that the memory of the meeting.
the new friendships formed. and the
older ones cemented, will continue as
long as life shall last.
L. A. to o. r. C.
At the next meeting of Enterprise
| Division, No. IA, j.. A. to o. R. c.. the
| following officers will be installed for
| the ensuing term: President, Mrs. j.
| M. Wilson; president, Mrs. H. l..
| Lewis; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
| J. O. West; senior sister, Mrs. w. 7.
| Dingeman; junior sister. Mrs. NJ. t.
| Patton; guard, Mrs. w. H. Saunders;
chairman of the executive committee,
/ Mrs. C. W. Tyler, insurance agent,
Mrs. HI. L. Lewis. AT the last meet
! ing of the division, delegates to the
annual convention of the L. A. to o.
| r. c., which will be held in st. Paul,
Mimi, in May, 1901, We're elected as
follows: Delegate, Mrs. M. T. Pat
ton; alternate. Mrs. /. w. Vets.
| Degree of Pocahontas.
Pocahontas, will hold its regular
%. All members are requested to be
present, as important business will be
transacted.
Colored X. p.
/ At the last meeting of Ottumwa
Lodge, No. /, the following officers
were elected. G. c., d. G. Wilson;
V. c., Horace Massey; M. of W., ]. G..
Greer; X. of R. & S., Geo. w. Wilson;
M. of F., ]. E. Strother; NJ of E., C..
HI. Owens; M. at A., w. H. Bates; pre-
late. S. A. King; l. G., VIM. Carkoll;
o. G. James Cassie; trustees, G. T.
Gooch and f. w. Smith. The report
of the committee on arrangements for
the New Years entertainment shows
everything in readiness, and all indica-
tions point to a grand success. The
grand lodge officers are very busy get
ting everything in. readiness for the
grand lodge session which is to con-
vene in this city, December 81.
B. P. o. EIks.
While Elkdom recognizes no polit-
ical. or religious distinctions, it at all
times teaches what mans duty should
be toward God and his fellow man.
Its teachings are upon broad lines and
appeal at once to the heart, and mind,
and it's principles are enobling and
everlasting. This brotherhood of man
is the corner stone to the edifice, and
upholds the charity, justice, brotherly
love and fidelity which are the bull
warks of the grand structure and
which ar. the watchwords of the or
der To be an Elk means to be bet
! ter husband, father, man, citizen,
Christian; to be kindly and less crit
ical;, more liberal and less selfish;
more just and less egotistical. But
the countless attractive features of
this noble order. while they cannot
fail to win admiration and respect
from all, can be thoroly appreciated
and understood only by the members
of this grand brotherhood of love and
charity.
A. o. U. w.
) At the regular meeting last night
} there was. large attendance and a
great amount of work transacted
, Grand Past Master Workman r. T.
, Tilton and Deputy Grand Master j. L.
J Robertson and j. w. Robertson, were
present and helped to confer the de-
: grees. Two candidates We're given the
first degree last night and two more
Z received the second. A number OF
!. new applications We're presented and
: voted on, and the committees also
passed on several.
!. The contest for new members still
goes merrily on, and it promises to be
a record breaker when the applica
lions are all counted. 1t will be clos
2 ed December 81. An election of dele
gates to the grand lodge which meets
in Marshalltown in May, 1901, was
: held last night, and it resulted in the
$ following being chosen to represent
| this lodge: Regular delegate, G. A
!. Pitts; additional delegates, r. M. Hol
[ and Carlton Hughes. This lodge is
4 entitled to six delegates to the grant
E lodge, but it has not been decided a:
+ yet if the full number will be sent
g Those chosen last night can cast the
j full vote of the lodge if necessary
1 and for that reason the lodge viii
!. probably decide not to elect any more