Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
OTTUMWANS CHOSEN.
To Have Part in Arrangements for
Odd Fellows Gathering.

Odd Fellows Gathering.
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE TO MEET
Will Hold Sessions in Des Moines Dur
ing misunderstanding of General
Arrangement Committee Held in
Capital City to Outline Plans.
Several Ottumwans, prominent in
Odd Fellow circles, have been appoint
ed on various committees which will
have charge of the arrangement of fur
Their details of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the Odd Fellows, which will
be held in Des Moines during the COM
ing September. Among those appoint
ed as aides to the reception committee
in behalf of the Patriarchs Militant
are Seneca Cornell, G. H. Prosser and
H.L.Edmunds, and as assistants to the
reception committee in behalf of the
Ladies of Decoration of Chivalry and
Militant Ladies are Mesdames Seneca
Cornell and H. l.. Edmunds. These
details were planned at a meeting of
the general arrangement committee of
the Iowa Odd Fellows which was held
in Des Moines last week. Those of the
committee present were: Mrs. H. H.
Griffith, of Cedar Falls; Mrs. Lizzie B.
Mathews, of Council Bluffs, and Miss
Ida Van Hon. of Mt. Pleasant, and
Messrs. j. T. Temple, of Davenport; j.
H. Henderson, of Indianola; NJ A.
Raney, of Marengo; J. G. KoontZ, of
Burlington; E. H. Hibben, of Marshall
town; and M. Newman, S. B. Keffer,
LATE Young and John Mckay, of Des
Moines.
The Meeting.
The meeting of the general arrange
ment committee of the Iowa Odd Eel
lows was held last week at which time
arrangements for the various commit
tees which will have charge of the de-
tails of the meeting of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. LATE Young as chair.
man of the banquet committee report
ed progress and asked for further time
the banquet is to be held A decision
which will take place on Tuesday,Se
TENDER II, beginning at 1880 o'clock.
M. A. Raney, chairman of this commit
tee, was authorized to have schedules
of drill contests and other matters of
in every jurisdiction of the United
States. Grand Master Newman and
Grand Secretary Tilton were also au-
Is as~ 1,,1,@
nate lodges asking their aid and coop
GRAFTON in making the prize drills and
parade success. w. B. Keffer and
M. Newman were named to secure the
auditorium in which the sessions were
to be held. The reception nights of
the various degrees will be announced
later. ]. S. Bellamy and J. c. Koonz
were appointed to make selection of an
official delegate badge and also SOU
venir emblem.
| Committees Appointed.
NJ A. Raney, chairman Of the com.
mittee on prize drills, reported the fol.
lowing committees, which were endors.
ed, all being from Des Moines unless
otherwish designated:
Militant Degree Work-F. V. Perley
Captain M. w. Keenan,, Captain C. O.
Greever, Lieutenant Charles Bauer, c.
H. Irwin.
Horse and Trappings-C. E. Alexan
der, J. G. Cook, B. H. Apgar, Frank
Stehm, D. o. Gage, J. o. Knutson
George Slauson, H. E. Talbot.
Parade-General E. E. Lambert, OF
Newton; Captain J. o. Freberg, ]. H
Uetz, G. A. Wells, c. A. Rogers.
Militant Drills and Schedules-Gen
eral M. F. Leroy, Manchester; Gener
al E. e. Lambert, Newton; General M
A. Ramey. Marengo; Colonel A. F
Hoffman, Webster City; Major Paul E
Bellamy, Cedar Rapids.
Chivalry-General M. A. Ramey, Ma
rengo: Captain, G. o. Greever, Lieuten
ant Charles Bauer, Chevalier j. M
Brenton, Chevalier George Barquist
Major Lee Walters, Captain G. G..
Houck, Major Paul Van Dyck, Captain
j. o. Freberg.
Reception Committee in Behalf OF
the Patriarchs Militant: Managing
]. M. Brenton, M. Newton, C. o. Gree
yer, Charles Bauer, Lee Walters, Pau
Van Dyck, G. G. Houck, M. w. Keenan,
: c. e. Alexander, G. Huglin, A. S. Gil
bert, G. B. Lincoln.
AdeS-GeneralS MI. A. Raney Ma
rengo; E. E. Lambert, Newton M. F
Leroy, Manchester; Colonies ]. w
Schoening, Council Bluffs; Seneca
Cornell, Ottumwa; W. A. Fulkerson
Cedar Rapids; w. V. Tufford. Gin
ton; Frank Clark, Sioux City; A. F
Huffman, Webster City; D. B. Gum
Red Oak: S. G. Nordquist, Red Oak;
Lieutenant Colonels-R. L. Tilton
Des Moines; A. R. Bishop, Murray
Jacob Kocher, Marion; w. c. Kun
mer, Keokuk; N. S. Johnson, Bloom
: field; M. w. White, Sioux City; S. P
Smith, Iowa Falls; Majors B. B. Dag
gett, Mason City; w. H. Nelson
Ames; o. L. Loudenslager, LeMars;
A. F. Randall, Randalia; ]. H. Lind
say, Marengo; c. H. Prosser, Ottum
wa; c. M. Brown, Sigourney; F. E
Lewis, Creston; Geo. M. kellogg
Sioux City; George D. Hicks, Perry;
L. R. Shepherd, Maxwell; L. SLIDER
stein, Davenport; j. S. Miner, Belle
PLANE; w. B. WEIGH, Corydon; P. e
Bellamy. Knoxville; E. R. Stilson
Montezuma; ]. F. Spare, Council
Bluffs; Captains A. E. Hindorff, New