Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-15
Ottumwa Man Given High Position
in Order.
c. I. GoTCH VICE GRAND CHANCELLOR
Roster of the officers Elected at the
Meeting in Centerville and Install
ed Last Evenins-Next Meeting Goes
to Burlington Next October.

j. %. CaSon ana w. M. Bates, OF this
city, delegates from Ottumwa lodge
NO, to the state convention of the
colored knights of Pythias, which
closed last night, returned home this
morning from Centerville where the
convention was held. They report a
very successful three days convention
with a. good attendance and great
deal of interest among the members
of the order. G.. T. Gootch, of this
city, was elected vice grand chancel-
lor of the jurisdiction of Iowa, and
both Mr.. Cason and Mr.. Bates were
selected for places on important com
mittees.
Grand OFFICERS.
The officers elected yesterday and
installed last evening, are as follows:
Grand Chancellor-C. l.. Washing
ton, Cleveland.
Vice Grand Chancellor-C. Il.
Gootch, Ottumwa.
Grand Prelate-E. Rosey, Fraser.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
il. w. Medlay, Burlington.
Grand Master of the Exchequer--J.
w. Smith, Burlington
Grand Master at Arms-James H.
Purry, Burlington.
Grand Master of Finance-Richard
Johnson, Fraser.
Grand Lecturer. M. Hindsman,
Cleveland.
Grand Marshall-A. L. Mcdowell,
Cttumwa.
Grand Medical Registrar-Dr G. A.
Hinton, Oskaloosa.
Grand Inner Guard. F. Miller,
Cleveland.
Grand Outer Guard-A. D. Cretten-
den, Centerville.
Sitting Grand Master of Work
George e. Taylor, Hilton.
Supreme REPRESENTATIVES. T.
Gootch, of Ottumwa, short term; J. e.
Burts, Hilton, long term.
CenterviIIe Good Town.
The Ottumwa Representatives spoke
III the highest terms of their fellow
lodgemen at Centerville, and of the
excellent treatment accorded the Wis
itors by that city. The convention
closed last evening with a grand free
entertainment and public installation,
at Russell's hall in Centerville. The
officers of the grand lodge were in
stalled by the Past Grand Chancellor,
George e. Taylor. of Oskaloosa.
The Program.
The program for the entertainment
was as follows:
Impromptn, Gntroductory)-S Sir
Knight q. M. Hindsman, Cleveland.
Tenor solo, palm Branches"-Sir
Knight w. H. Bates, Ottumwa.
Instrumental, (piano) Miss Pearl
Junkins, Centerville
Recitation-Sir Knight S. G. Bolden.
Hilton.
Trio, ladies-Mrs. Jane Junkins,
Mrs. Emma Marshall, Mrs. Emma
Hicks, Centerville.
Recitation-Miss Marie Emanuel,
Centerville.
Drum Majors Exhibition Sir
Knight J. B. Cason, Ottumwa.
Solo. vocal Comic Sir Knight J.
#. Miller. Cleveland
Baritone solo (descriptive)- Sir
Knight G.. L. Washington, Cleveland.
Symphony Quartet (male voices)-
Sirs w. H. Bates, G. III. Wilson, AL
Mcdonnell, J. B. Cason, Ottumwa
| The Installation of Grand Lodge Of
ficers by the Grand Chancellor.
Address to the Knights and Ladies
Court-Sir Rev. J. w. Smith, Burling-
ton.
Cason Made Chairman.
j.. B. Cason, of this city, was made
chairman Of the committee on foreign
correspondence and he and w. M.
Bates, another representative of the
local lodge, are members of the com.
mittee on finance. The grand lodge
trustees are: S. c. Bolden and T. w.
White, of Hilton; H. H. White, of Cen.
| terville.
Goes to Burlington.
The next meeting of the grand
lodge will be held next October at
Burlington, as decided yesterday af
ternoon.
Memorial Services.
Yesterday Afternoon the grand lodge
held memorial services in honor OF
the memory of the late President Will
liam Mckinley. The program was
made up of impromptu speeches in
tribute to the martyred President, land
the services were attended by many.
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