Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
PA|R|ARCHS ADJOURN
Closing Work of the Session OF
the Iowa Council. Patri-
archs Militant.
Iowa Falls and Knoxville Men
the Prizes in Competitive
Drills.
Permanent Camp Ground Fay.
ored.-Several Receive Dec
Grafton OF Chivalry.

The Iowa council of the Patrisrchs
Militant closed its two days successful
session Friday afternoon late, and In
the evening conferred the decoration of
chiyalry on several who had been rec
commended as entitled to it's reception
The visitors departed on the night and
meeting had been interesting and prof
liable and that Marshalltown had en-
tertained them in an excellent manner.
Following the parade Friday after
noon the competitive prize drills were
held in Finlile's hall. These We're indi-
vidual drills, none of the cantons desir-
ing to compete The prizes We're two
handsome loving cups Gen. Frost, OF
Chicago, Col. Hughes, of Baltimore, and
Col. Finn, of Chicago, were chosen as
judges of the drills, and the contest was
most interesting. The decision of the
judges was that Alfred Brogan, of Iowa
Falls, was entitled to the first prize. and
Paul Bellamy, of Knoxville, to the sec
ond.
Gen. e. e. Lambert commanding the
First Brigade of the department, of
Iowa, acted as drill master in the con-
tests. The loving cups were offered by
the Rebekah lodges of Marshalltown.
Messrs. Peter Mayer and C.sT LaPlant
had offered prizes for the canton drills,
but these We're withdrawn after none
OF the cantons entered in competition.
After the prize drills the council con-
vened in secret session for the conclud-
ing work of the convention. A resolu-
ton was offered to buy permanent
camp grounds at Clear Lake, and while
the department favors a permanent
camp. the resolution was amended to
consider and investigate other locations.
q report to be made at the next gath
ering.
The department commander was in
structed to take steps to secure Patri-
archs Militant souvenir for the SOW
ereign grand lodge.
The elective officers We're installed
and NJ. S. Shermerhorn, Col. Seneca
Cornell and Benjamin j. Kloster were
appointed as committee on location,
after which the council adjourned to
meet in Ottumwa next year
Decoration Of chivairy.
The concluding feature of the gath
ering was the comforting of the deco
ration of chivalry on large class in
the evening Finkle's Hall was crowded
with 500 people I'd witness this pretty
ceremony, which was conducted by
Maj. Gen. Raney and his entire staff.
assisted by Mrs. Fanny Raney. OF Ma
rengo, Mrs. Alice Babbitt, of Webster
City: Mrs Mary Kellogg. OF Sioux city,
and Mrs. Ida Tufford. of Clinton. a
class of eighteen ladies and thirteen
gentlemen received the decoration.
Those from. this city receiving 1T were
Mrs. r. f. Rafferty,, Mrs. Jennie Nor
ris and Mrs. Charles Anderson. Mrs.
w. B. Elliott was to have received the
decoration at this time. but by special
invitation Of Gen. Leroy. OF Manches-
ter, commanding the Second Brigade,
1T will be conferred at the coming
meeting of the sovereign grand lodge at
Des Moines Mrs. Charles T. LaPlant
was also voted the decoration. and Will
receive it at the sovereign grand lodge
session.
Capt. w. B. Elliott, of this city. has
been appointed to the position of as
sistant surgeon generalwith the rank of
major, on the staff of Brig. Gen Leroy,
of the Second Brigade.