The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03

the next carriage were Past Grand
Master Carnes OF Missouri, Past Grand
Master Hedges Of Ohio, Past Grand
Master Simple Of Ohio and Past Grand
Master Carver of Missouri. Past
Grand Masters Waldo and Mum, Nrs
II. C. McCreery and Mrs. Mary p.
Goldsworthy, past president Of the Re
bekah assembly, rode In the next car
riage. Grand Master H. c. McCfeery.
Past Grand Master Horn and Grand
Chaplain Van valkenburg followed.
Grand Sire A. C. Gable occupied the
sixth and last carriage, which was in
waiting for him at the reviewing stand
after the procession passed.
Colonel ]. NJ. Norman estimated that
| about 5000 visitors were in the city
East for the celebration. Fully 5000
Odd Fellows marched in the process
sion.
The cantons represented were: Arap-
ahoe. Golden. Greeley. Salida. Cripple
Greek. Colorado Springs. Pueblo. Rog-
| ers and Cheyenne. Wyoming, No. 1.
ent: Denver Nos. 1, IA. p, 81, 56, 81,
81, IS. 93, 96. 81, 12O; Boulder, 8 and
112; Fort Collins. 10: Longmont, %;
Idaho Springs, 81: New Windsor, Ss:
Lafayette. 81; Greeley, 12: Golden. 13:
Cripple Creek. 100; Hartman, 1O5: Erie,
46: Berthoud, 80.
Grand Master McCreery opened the
| meeting in the First Baptist church
by announcing the singing of the ode,
| which was most impressive, the whole
audience of over 1000 people taking
up the melody.
Chaplain r. ]. Van valkenburg Of
| Erie. Colorado. made the opening
prayer, after which Mr.. Reynolds sang
a solo, followed by Mr.. Cobb's address
of welcome.
A complimentary banquet was given
Grand Sire Gable last night at the
Windsor hotel. Over 200 of the mem
bers of local lodges. their wives and
| ladies, attended and enjoyed the
speeches which were made by the in
vited guests and the representative
Odd Fellows. F. C. Goudy, P. G. NJ,
presided as tOastmaster.
Among the speakers were Mayor
Wright. H. G. McCreery, ]. j. Thomas
Of Utah, l.. G. Dana, H. G. Carnes,
past grand master of Missouri: Mary
P. Goldsworthy, past president Of the
r. A.; George +. Dunklee and Charles
Mum.
Grand Sire A. c. Gable gave mas
terly address both from a humorous
standpoint and in the way of sound ad-
vice to his brethren.
Grand Master James A. Semple
made very happy speech, in which
he struck vein of humor that kept
| the crowd in roars of laughter during
his ten minutes talk He is a clever
story-teller and related many reminis-
| cences of steamboat life on the Missis-
sippi.
and territories within the transmits
sissippi region. The organization met
with such Il decided success that at
once 1t became apparent that Its influ-
ence must be strengthened and perpet-
uated. From the high character Of
the men participating in Its delibera-
tons the Congress Mt Washington be-
came at once a potential factor In the
development: of the country west of
the Mississippi river. Its recon-
mendatiOns for the past eleven years
have been received by the National
| Congress with the greatest considcra-
ton. Subjects recommended are tax
en- up and Incorporated into laws with
less friction than heretofore. The Ma
| tional Congress receives these recon-
mendations as emanating from a rep
resentntive body of men who have an
intimate knowledge of the subjects
upon which they treat and consequent
ly affirmative action is the more quick
ly obtained, thus inuring to the great
benefit of the western country.
AT the Cripple Greek meeting there
are quite number of important mat
ters to be considered. Whilst the ex-
ecutive committee has not as yet form
ulated the program. 1t is understood
that uncompieted questions considered
In former congresses no far as nation
al legislation is concerned, are to be
uppermost. These will be taken up and
further discussed at the July meeting.
There is proposition Of great import
ance to the mining industry, the crea-
tion Of national bureau of mining
with the executive Offices to hold q seat
In the Cabinet upon lines adopted for
the industry of agriculture This 10 q
matter more directly affecting the min.
ing states and will attract deep inter-
est among the delegations from those
sections. For the agricultural and
stock interests there is the question
of storage reservoirs and national
system of Irrigation. The proposition
OF merging the National Irrigation
convention, in session at Colorado
Springs. and the International Mining
Congress at Boise City into the Trans.
Mississippi Commercial Congress will
also come up for discussion. There are
other matters more directly affecting
tho {ndfvid,VoI OF toe ,rrUinu