Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-14
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WoRKMEN ARE HERE IN FORCE
Everything in Readiness for the Open
Ing of the Grand Lodge
his Morning

Delegates to the Iowa grand lodge OF the
Ancient order Of United Workmen arrived
on every train Monday, and by night 1t
was estimated that 200 visiting members
Of the order we're In the city. The grand
officers were assigned rooms at the Grand
hotel, which was selected as headquarters,
an6 here most Of the delegates assembled
during the day.
Small triangular flags Of various colors
bearing the words, welcome, A. o. U. W.
are to be seen in all parts Of the city and
Royal Arcanum hall, where the session OF
the grand lodge will be held. is gsily
decorated. Handsome badges provided for
the delegates by the local committee are
much in evidence.
A class Of fifty was initiated last night
into the mysteries OF the side degree of
the order, the Ancient Phoenicisn Order of
the Mobiles of Tyre. A carload OF p~arapher-
palis for the comforting Of this degree ar
rived yesterday morning from Des Moines.
Preceding the opening session OF the
grand lodge at $3.50 this morning. there
will be a street parade, which will form
opposite the Grand hotel at 9 o'clock. This
will be the formation:
Escort of Degree Team OF Council Bluffs
Lodge No. go, In Full Uniform.
Musical Union Band Of Council Bluffs.
Grand Lodge oficers.
Grand Lodge Delegates.
Visiting Members.
Delegations and Degree Teams Of Omaha
Lodges 49, Nos zoo H. and ID az y, 70 l'''
Delegation Of South Omaha Lodge No. 6.
Lodge No. 270.
Sioux City Is here with the avowed in
tention of carrying of the meeting for 1908.
Its delegates are provided with badges in
scribed, Sioux City, 1903, Sure" which
they are pinning onto every delegate they
can. 1t is said that by today the delegation
from Sioux City will be twenty-five strong.
Dubuque is said to be also out for the 1903
session.
At the afternoon session today Of the
grand lodge nominations for officers for
the ensuing year will be made and the cleo
tion will be held Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Mary ]. skegg, grand chief Of honor:
Mrs. Nelly P. Deets. grand receiver, and
Mrs. Iowa Shyrock, grand recorder, Degree
Of Honor. arrived yesterday. The Degree
of Honor, the woman's auxiliary to the
Ancient order Of United workmen, holds
its grand lodge %biennially, and this is the
OF year. AS the grand lodge OF the parent
organization has jurisdiction over the aux
Hilary, the grand officers Of the Degree Of
Honor attend the grand lodge sessions.
These grand lodge officers arrived yes
terday: Past Grand Master Workman r.
l.. Tilton Of Des Moines, Grand Master
Workman Will NJ. Narvis of Muscatine,
Grand Foreman w. H. Berry Of Indianola,
Grand Overseer J. X. Townsend Of Burling-
ton, Grand Recorder B. F. Rehkopf Of Des
Moines. Grand Inside Waterman e. Totman
Of Creston and Grand Outside Waterman
]. r. Haines of Marshalltown Also P. H.
E. Sommetfeld Of Dubuque, A. Hartung Of
Des Moines and l. p. Van Cise of Mt. Pleas
ant, grand trustees. H.. Michelstetter Of
Sioux City and ]. H. Campbell OF Des
Moines, members of the finance committee;
F.. w. Eichelberger Of Bloomfield, a member
Of the law committee. and Henry Lehman
of Des Moines and ]. H. Merckens OF Fair
field. members OF the grievance and appeals
committee.