Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-13
IOWA ODD FELLOWS
MANY DELEGATES HERE.
Enthusiastic Meeting 50
Closing with a flag
nifiCent Parade
Thursday.

The colored Odd Fellows O
the state met in nineteenth an
nual convention at Marks hall OF
Walnut, near Sixth, Tuesday
morning. Thirty odd delegates,
representing lodges at Keokuk
Ft. Madison, Oskaloosa, Marshal
town, Sioux City, Charlton, OF
tuna, Burlington, Mt. Pleasant,
Muchakinock, Creston and Coun'
Gil Bluffs, were in attendance
The delegates were given a hear
ty welcoming address by Mayor
Hartenbower, the response being
made by c. W. Carter in behalf
of the convention. The prelim-
mary courtesis concluded, the
convention retired into secret ses'
sion to consider and dispose Of
the business for which it had met.
Before adjournment was taken fo1
dinner the following standing
committees were announced by
Grand Master Tigg:
Credentials-C. Ballen, Abba
Oscar Smith, Evans; w. D. Craw.
ford, Newton; w. B. Brown, Col.
fax; Geo. A. Pleasant, Burling'
ton.
District grand masters address,
es-Oscar Smith, Evans; G. w.
Logan, Mount Pleasant; W. B.
Crawford, Marshalltown.
Obituary-C. w. Carter, Chari'
ton; w. B. Crawford, MARSHALL
town; Oscar Smith, Abba.
Insurance-Jas. Dixon, Mucha'
KNOCK; G. A. Pleasant, Burling'
ton; G. M. Pruitt, Oskaloosa.
Auditing committee. Wash.
ington, Sioux City; A. L. Triplett,
Keokuk; C. w. Carter, Charlton;
C. w. Eubanks, Fort. Midison;
F. B. Brown, Co1fax.
Grievance-M. Barber, Evans;
P. S. Erwin, Charlton; c. E. AL
len, Abba.
Finance-G. A. Pleasant, Bur-
1ington; G. M. Pruitt, Oskaloosa:
Beverly Walker, Des Moines.
Committee on Widows and or
phans-Jas. Dixon, Muchakinock;
J. w. Smith, Keokuk; G. A,
Pleasant, Burlington.
Committee on by-laws-B. E.
Allen, Abba; B. Walker, Des
Moines; J. A. Dixon, Muchakin'
ock.
Resolutions-C. w. Eubanks
Ft. Madison; J. w. Washington,
Sioux City; J. W. Smith, Keokuk
Appeals-G. M. Pruitt, Oska'
loosa; G. W. Logan, Mt. Pleas
ant; Alfred Tripplitt, Keokuk.
Subordinate lodge representa-
tatives-M. Barber, Evans; F. B
Brown, Colfax; G. W. Logan, Mt
Pleasant.
The second days work was that of 1
secret nature pertaining to the duty o
the Lodges and reports of the various
committees, also the annual address o
the Grand Master S. L. Vigg. Thursda,
being the concluding day OF the session
and the parade of the afternoon was b!
far the greatest and most magnificent ev
er given by secret organization in sew
eral years. The morning session wa
taken up in finishing the unfinished bus
mess and the electing of officers for tn
ensuing year. The newly elected officer
were as follows: District Grand Master NJ
i. Dixon, of Muchakinock, Deputy Dis
trict Grand Master, Major Barber Q
Evans, District Grand Secretary, S. /
1igg, of Burlington, District Grand D
rector G. w. Eubanks, of Ft. Madison
The grand lodge voted to organize Il relic
association to give death benefits to tn
families of its members. At lO:3O a. n
the Muchianock special excursion trai
was due to arrive at the Rock Island d'
pot where several hundred of our De
Moines citizens mingled with the visitor
already here to greet the coming trail
but the train did not arrive until nearl
II o'clock so the anxious crowd waite
and became more animated by their lor
wait still the crowd grew larger al
larger until the whistle of ther train a
nounced the arrival of 2lS excursions
from Mahaska county The train w
beautifully decorated with bunting, fla
representing the threelink order, attach
in front of the engine. The cheers al
greetings were enough to announce t.
returning home of a regiment of soldier
The excursionists quickly formed a line
march and preceded by the Famo