Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
A MILITARY BALL.
Uniform Rank. Knights Of the Mac
cabees Project Brilliant Event.
NEWS AMONG O1TUMWA'S LODGES.

Order for Women-Foresters In
creasng in Numbers-Modern-
Woodmen Win Suit.
Ottumwa Division No. 4, Uniform
Rank, knights of the Maccabees, will
give grand military ball on October
8, followed by military drill and
dress parade. The music will be fur
nished by the X. 0. T. M. (Wapello
Chief orchestra Of nine pieces, in
Guiding the Italian harp recently i'm
ported especially for Sir Knight Lead
err Lee Woolworth.
| A limited number of invitations have
been issued and members to whom
they have been given for distribution
are held responsible for those who
present them. 1t is intended to make
these full dress military balls month
ly feature for the double purpose of
social enjoyment and to raise funds
with which to send the Division to De-
troit next year. 1t now holds second
1 place in point of numbers in the Unit
ed States, and has fifty-three active
members. Four more members will
put the division in first place, which
means that by November 1, the order
will head the ten largest divisions in
| the country. With this showing it is
earnestly desired that the division be
enabled to attend the meeting at De-
troit, hence the Inauguration of the
balls.
The division desires to call the at
tention of the members to the fact
that drills will be held in fatigue uni
form every evening this week, begin
ming at o'clock sharp, and on Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, in the ar
mory at the corner of Second and Nc
Lean streets. A regular attendance is
requested Monday evening. directly
after the regular session, the division
will be drilled in full dress uniform.
All members are ordered to present
themselves in full dress uniform at the
where they will march to the A. o. U.
4 Maj. r. M. Buttle, commanding divi-
sion No. 4. U. r. X. O. T. M.
/ X. o. T. M. Tent Matters.
| Ottumwa Tent No. Is admitted a
class of new members at the called
meeting last Friday evening, Septem.
4 Der %, and won the cash prize offered
: by the supreme tent. A claim for the
prize has been forwarded to headquar.
tiers by Maj. Buttle, and the money
will be presented to the tent at the
next regular meeting, October 16
By an oversight in reporting the
membership to headquarters, Ottumws
Tent was put in seventh place. with g
record of Ill members, while the cor
rect number is 1856. emitting the ten
to fourth place. The error has beer
corrected as the official report viii
: show.
A new list of prizes has been offered
by the supreme tent for securing life
benefit members between October l
1899, and January l, 1900. as follows;
To the tent admitting at least fifty life
benefit members during the time clap
sing between the months, indicated, ;
degree outfit worth $50 or a regulation
banner of equal value will be given.
To any tent admitting not less thar
seventy-five life benefit members dur
ing the same period, the same arti
cles will be given, except that thu
value will be $75 and when not les
than 100 are admitted the value o
the outfit will amount to 500. Provid
ed, however, that tents having degre,
outfits and banners may. if they de
sire, elect to take the value of TIN
t prize in cash, new tents to have ninet,
days from the date of institution Il
which to secure the required numbe
: of members for degree team.
!, The conditions governing the cor
: test are as follows:
! All applications for prizes must b
a made on the blanks furnished by tn
i Deputy Supreme Record Keeper, cert
J. fed to by the commander and recor
3 keeper of the tent with the seal al
q tached, and must be filed with the ST.
4 preme Record Keeper within siXt
+ days after December 81. No actio
will be taken on claims filed afte
that time. Tents will be allowed ful
credit for members secured with tn
assistance of deputy.
Major R. M. Buttle has arrange
with some of the active members t
keep the ball rolling in Ottumwa dul
ing his absence, and has appointed ST
Knight Berlin p Ballagh to take flu
charge of the work as sub-deputy. Hi
membership IN IHe MacCaDeeS QdIe
back before the organization of ten
in Ottumwa. in 1892.
There is no doubt but that Ottumw
Tent will capture some of the prize
that have been offered If the member
put forth little effort
Ladies of kadosh.
Independent Council No. 70. Ladie
of Kadosh, held meeting Monday e.
ening at Taylor hall, where elias
was initiated into the mysteries of tn
order. Refreshments We're served AN
notwithstanding the pouring raj
there was good attendance and a
enjoyed themselves.
The order was instituted Septembe
a, with charter membership of thirt,
and has insurance features. Thos