Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
Among the Lodges.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ottumwa Tent No. Is admitted sew
en- new members last Tuesday even
ing beside passing on several other ap-
p'ications. If this thing keeps up the
500 cash prize will belong to the Or
der. With it in sight the hot weather
does not keep the members from hus-
ting, Every Maccabee should obli-
gate himself to bring in at least one
application and by so doing, have his
name placed on the honorary list.
The K. o. T. M. comedy company
is getting itself in shape to put on a
rousing burlesque in September or ear
ly in October. The company includes
some of the best talent in Ottumwa
and is under the management of an
experienced theatrical man. 1t costs
the members nothing to join the COM
pany, and the order desires to hear
from interested Maccabees.
The degree team of Ottumwa tent
will resume drilling September 4. All
members are requested to prepare
themselves in their respective parts in
order that the initiatory work may be
put on the floor as soon as the hot
weather is over. Members of the de-
gree team who are without rituals
will apply to Maj. R. M. Buttle as
quickly as possible.
Members are cautioned not to pay
their dues and assessments before the
3Oth of the month, as the record
keeper, Samuel l.. Graham, will here
after forward his report to the SUI
preme tent on or about the first of
each month. All members who fail to
make payment before that date will be
reported on the delinquent list, &C
cording to the supreme tent bylaws.
Assessment No. ITS, for August tent
dues must be paid by August 81.
Ottumwa Tent members including
the degree team are cordially invited
to attend the institution on August 20,
of a new tent now being organized at
Abba
Ottumwa Division No. 4, Fourth
Regiment, Uniform Rank, admitted
five new members at their last meet
ing held August IA. The charter list
is being held open during August and
possibly thru September, in order to
admit members at the reduced rate of
$500.
For the present the division holds it's
meetings in the regular K. o. T. M.
hall in the Wyman-Rand building, eve
ry Thursday evening directly after
the regular meeting of Ottumwa Tent
No. 8. All members of the various
committees who cannot be on hand
Tuesday evening will kindly report as
soon as possible to R. M. Buttle, cap
tain of Division No. 4, lis North Holt
street. The division is being divided
into squads and placed in the hands
of a competent instructor for drills
and foot movement and sword manual
For the benefit of those who were
not in attendance at the institution of
the division, the list of officers and
members is submitted:
Captain-Maj R. M. Buttle.
First Mathematician F. Kerfoot.
Second Northumberland E. Duree.
First sergeant-Harry o. McConkey.
Second sergeant-Mernie S. Bal
lagh.
Color sergeant-A. E. Williams.
Buglers-John G. Fisher, Otto Arm
strong and Edward R. Hammond.
Surgeon-Charles R. Russell
Chaplain-Charles B Charter.
Record keeper-B. P. Ballagh.
| Finance keeper-C. R. Russell.
Members-John A. Baker, Arthur
Hickey, Corydon M. Garfield, Edgar l.
Chamberlain John w. Cole, j. A.Phil-
lips, Charles Emery, B. c. Gallagher,
G. A. Huffman, Thomas W. Cole, Dan
iel F. Gallagher, Guy V. Johnson, John
w. Henry, Matthew Moffett, George w.
Rifenbery, H. e. Ross, e. L. Scott,
Chris Sullivan, Charles o. Swanson,
Ernest Askloff, S. P. Swanson, Frank
B. Anderson, Theo. A. Stoessel John
A. Birchell, Charles L. Scott and John
T. Smithson.
Those who have not received their
certificate of membership will call at
the K. o. T. M. Office and secure the
same of Maj R. M. Buttle.
Past Captain S. l.. Graham is taking
measurements for uniforms free of
charge and members are requested to
call at their earliest convenience for
that purpose
E. l.. Scott has presented the divi-
sion with a handsome frame in which
to place the Uniform Rank charter, it
will be displayed in the window of the
K o. T. M. down town Office at 100
West Second street. Members who
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