Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-02

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Odd-Fellows Anniversary at
Modale. Iowa. "t.ess
On Friday morning last about 30
Odd Fellows and Rebeckah's of this
city boarded the morning train for Mo-
dale, to participate in the ceremonies
of celebrating the 82nd anniversary of
Odd Fellowship in the United States.
Modale Lodge No. 5773, and Rebekah
Lodge No. 1853, having made arrange
ments to celebrate, invited the neigh
boring lodges to join them in the cele-
bration.
On reaching Modale, committee,
consisting of Mrs. r. Mcqueen and
e. j. Cutler met our delegation at the
tram and conducted them to the hall.
The hall is q large two story building,
the upper story being used for lodge
purposes, some four or five different
lodges using the same; the lower room
being used as a public hall. The bull
ding is the property of the lodge, and
was built by them at cost of about
81 1000, this amount includes the furn-
ishings, and the beauty of it is that it
is all paid for and the lodge out of
debt and in q prosperous condition.
For q young lodge of only obout 100 in
membership speaks we'll for the finsn-
cial management of the Order in Mo-
dale.
At the hall, the morning hour was
spent in visiting, forming acquain-
tances, and resting preparatory for the
work in the afternoon. During this
this time we took stroll around town
calling on G. j. Cutler s. Son, grocers,
Jasper McCrillis, hardware; from there
we wendell our way to the:Bank where
we met our old friend w. II. McQeen,
whom we are sorry to say is not enjoy
ing very robust health. While Bro. Nc.
and were there A. E. Ockerson, of
the Bank, kept outside the door, think
ing, no doubt, that it was safest to be
on hand if any demonstration should
be made against the vaults of his bank
but we had no wicked designs. From
there we went to DIR. Roden 8 drug store
where the doctor was busy waiting on
his customers; he is erecting new
business house to the better conven-
fence of his business.
AT about IL o'clock M, a procession
was formed and marched around the
streets, hating in front of the hall,
and then returning to lodge room.
AT 1890 dinner was announced and
the invited guests were invited to form
procession first, then all the Rebekah's
then the general crowd and IN this Or
der all proceeded to the banquet hall,
and there we found long table we'll
filled with all the delicacies of the sea-
son; coffee of most delicious flavor, and
pure and sparkling water, intact every
thing to tempt the appetite or please
the taste of man. So far as dinner is
concerned it. was both elobarate and
magnificent, just such as the Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah's know so we'll how
to prepare.
After dinner came an hour of rest
and social pleasure, then all were con-
|ducted to the church where the final
exercises were conducted, as follows:
G. j. Cutler called the meeting to order.
| Music by choir.
| Prayer by Josiah Tutfley.
| Music by choir.
| Address by ID. M. Harris.
The address was plea in behalf of
the good of the Order. 1t will be i'm.
possible to give his remarks in this
short notice. suffice it to say, and we
have heard him often, that his address
Iof one hour and a half was satisfacto-
Try to his hearers.
The train service on this road for
Modale is very inconvenient, and as
the Valley passenger train coming to
the Valley is rot due there until 8 at
night, some of the Valley crowd left
at 2, on the freight, and we understand
they had to ship as cattle, so as to get
home before night, intact at one time
the prospect for general stampede of
the Valleyites was good, but we stayed
and the train was As minutes late, land
Ing us at home at 10 without the loss of
one.
| Having remained over, the Rebekahs
prepared lunch and all again visited
the banquet hall.
10 sum the whole matter up in few
words: Modale Odd Fellows and Re.
bekah's covered themselves with hon
or and glory, and the day will always
be remembered by visiting members,
as one of the most pleasant in the re-
cord of the Order.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
Board of Education Meets in
Special Session.
Last night the Board of Education
of the Missouri Valley public schools
met in special session for the purpose
of electing o corps of teachers for the
next term and to transact all other
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