Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-15
AMONG The LODGES.
Grand Lodge "A. F. and A. M. Will
Meet at Cedar Rapids in June.
a. 0. U. ". GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

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"A ID. q. X. X. Circular-itoyal
Neighbors, Anniversary,
lIay l2-Other Notes.
from Fridays Daily.]
The annual meeting of the grand
lodge, A. f. & A. NJ, will meet in Ce-
dar Rapids the first week in June.
The meeting Of the grand lodge will
be preceded by a school of instruction,
June 1, 2 and 4, followed by the an
nual communication, June S, 6 and 4.
The railroads in the western passen-
ger association have made an open
rate of one and one-third fare for the
round trip, and Cedar Rapids is max
ing preparations to entertain at least
5000 people. There are between 500
and 600 lodges in the state. They will
send about 1000 delegates, and in adj
dition there will be many visiting Ma
sons and numerous friends of the
order who will take advantage of the
cheap rates and the occasion to visit
the city. The delegates from Ottumwa
lodge No. 16 are George Phillips, G. L..
Burkland and A. G. Michaels. The pro-
gram, for the session has just been is
sued and is as follows:
Tuesday. June s.
$3.50 a. m.-Brethren will meet at
Masonic library and be escorted by
Apollo commandery, under command
of Sir Knight George d. Holmes, E. c.,
and led by Kouba's National band to
Greene's opera house, where grand
lodge sessions will be held.
900 a. m.-Prayer by Rev. DR.. E.
A. Berry.
Alusic-Leo Ladies' Quartet, Mary
Izora Blain, Grace Lena Watson, Ida
Belle Giberson and Carrie Sullivan
| Palmer.
Address of Welcome-Hon John NJ
Redmond, mayor.
Music. ss
Responses Hon. Thomas Lambert,
NJ. W., grand master of .Sabula.
Music-Leo Ladies' Quartet.
"wednesday aud Thursday.
Regular sessions of the grand lodge
morning and afternoon.
The Cedar Rapids Masons have Sc
lected the committees who will have
charge. of the numerous details con
|nected with the convention. The fol
lowing are the committees:
Transportation. Will Runkle, j
A. Lomax and E. r. Bates.
Hoted Committee-Jos. B. Miller, DIR
John Hamilton and r. r. Smith.
Entertainment Committee - Taylor
Carpenter, j. a. Plumb and N. S
Jackson. ~
Music Committee-5r. C. H. Cogs
WELL j. O.. Baxter and E. A. Leo.
Finance Committee z. O. Edison
NV. w. Hamilton and II! N.aBuck.
Reception Committee Entire mem
bership of Crescent Lodge No. 25 anc
Mt. Herman Lodge No. 263.
Executive Committee DR.. C. FL
lCogswell, chairman; C. B. Whelpley
Secretary; Chas. d. Huston, treasurer;
Taylor Carpenter, Z. o. Edison and Jos
B. Miller.
A.. o.. U. w.
Andy Pitts, one ofsthe representa-
|tives of Ottumwa Lodge No. 227, A. o
U. W., to the grand lodge of that or
der which has been in session in Ores
ton this week, returned home last even
ling. The other delegates from the 10
cal order, q. L. Robertson, w. r
Brown, r. NJ. Holt and j. A. Ballard
Twill probably return this evening, al
the closing session of the grand lodg
will be held this afternoon. The an
nual meeting this wear was yer,
largely attended and was an UNUSUAL,
important session. The revision O
1 the constitution was one of the feat
ures of the meeting, Squire J. A. Bal
lard, of this city, being a member o
the committee on the revision. TIL
first session of the grand lodge was o.
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. On TIL
eve of the opening day, the gran,
lodge officers instituted new lodge O
the A. p. o. N. r., side degree of TIL,
Iorder. There were sixty charter mem
bers in the new lodge. Turnout til
week the delegates were entertaine,
l.by the members of Highland Lodg
NO. 100, of Creston, in a most hospita
BILE manner. The next meeting of tn
grand lodge will be held at Marshall
town, on the second Tuesday in May
The following grand lodge officer
were elected yesterday afternoon an,
will be formally indicted into offic
today:
/ Grand Master Worknlan-Will NJ
Narvis, Muscatine.
Grand Foreman-W. H. Berry, Ir
dianola.
Grand overseer-F.. A. secord, siou
City,
Grand Recorder-B. F. Rehkopf, De
Moines.
Grand Receiver--William Elson, &c
dar Rapids. rs
Grand Guide-J. K. Townsend, Bun
lington.
Grand Watchman-s. E. Tackle,
Prescott. Ia
Grand Trustee--P. II. Z. somme1
field. Dubuque.
Representatives to the Suprem
lodge-Will NJ. Narpis, B. f. Rehkor
and r. L. Tilton.
ottumwa lodge, No. 227, A. o. U. w
has issued invitations to grand ba
to be given at Workman hall, O