The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-30
BLUE LODGE.
Third Degree Masons Entertain
Visiting Lodges and Banquet.

I
manner Friday evening, There was
exemplification Of the third degree
and after the work had been eon-
pleted there was banquet for che
further entertainment of the guests
of the lodge.
Invitations bad been extended to
the members of the lodge in Marshall
and Keokuk counties. There was o
general acceptance of the hospitality
extended and the Masons came fron
all directions. There was large at
tendance of local Masons and che
lodge rooms of the asylum were well
filled with the members OF the order.
Many were the compliments heard
on all sides of the the manner In
which the local workers carried out
the tenets of the degree Some said
it was the best work they had ever
seen, and old members who have
been in the best asYlums of the large
cities said they had never seen the
work exemplified in a better or mere
complete form.
The lodge part of the program be-
ing completed the assembled Masons
repaired to the banquet place, the
Klingman building across the street
north from the Masonic asylum,
where the ladies of the Eastern Star
lodge had prepared a feast. The
guests and the local masons sat down
to the banquet which was enjoyed in
it's entirety. The work was com
pleted in the asylum at about eleven
O'Clock and the banquet was nsoes--
sarily hurried as the delegations from
Marshall county were crmpelled 10
depart via the Iowa Central north at
midnight. This cut any after dinner
program that might have been pre-
pared for the occasion.
The menu of the banquet was as
follows:
Gold Ham Pressed Chicken
Potato Salad
Potato Chips Sliced Tomatoes
Pickles Olives
| haOlSnoS
| Bread and Butter
Strawberries and Cream
Ice Cream and Cake
Coffee
The visitors without exception sx-
pressed themselves as greatly pleased
with the entertainment of the even
ing. Many words were spoken com
plimentary of the handsome asylum
of the OskaIoosa lodge. 1t was said
that it was the finest asylum to be
found in the state Some of the res
ident members who have been reared
in the luxury of the place are an
| appreciative of the completeness and
elegance of the Oskaloosa lodge
home. 1t will take them but few
trips in making visits to other lodges
to convince them of the superiority
of the Oskaloosa home. 1t is little
wonder that the rooms and equip
ment of the Oskaloosa MaSons are SO
universally admired by the visiting
masons.
There were over one hundred visit
ors present during the evening. A
list of those who registered is given
below.
E. J. Johnson, Waterville Mimi
Art L. Goodspeed, Burlington; Hal
Scott, Tracey; Q. H. Thomas, Peoria
ILL.,. s. E. Loeb and E. O. Verveer,
Abba; B. E. Ellis, Allan N. Y; FW.
Kelley, Wauseon o; W. H. Riggs,
Martinsburg; R. D. Rando phi, OF
tumwa; Frank M. Ferguson, Bloom
field; Joseph Jones, Centerville; j.
B. Moody and M. A. Hess, Leighton;
L. P. Walker, Montezuma; J A. and
w. A. Heinzman, Fremont; FL. b.
Speck, Hedrick; w. F. Hesse, En-
dianapolis Ind; W. s. Davis, Grin
nell; l. K. Atherton, l. d. Hampton,
Roy N. Goats, r. K. Steward, g. N.
Baniness, Samuel Forgrave, George
Gregory, w. A. Anderson, w. A.
Robinson, @. H. Boggie, J. L. Her
bert, Joseph Vesik, w. H. Burrows,
M. O. j. Wolff, George Solomon,
Erastus Correll, 1. H. Evans, Fred
Wallace and Stewart Eason, of Mar
shalltown; M. M. Evans, j. O. Rich
ter, G. W. Dean, v. P. Hayes, A. w.
Arnold, P. j Long, James Robinson,
A. F. Vosburg, l.. G. Bal, W. j.
Ward, j. II. Smith. F. R. Ensminger,
R. E. Duffield and F. s Williams, of
Gilman; VIM. Bane, O. H. Mckee, A.
Jay Fairchild, ]. d. Funk, F. H.
zentz and A. w. Brown, of Kirk
vile.
A tramp stole bottle of DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. When he APP
peared in court he explained that he