Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-20

/ Sentlment mas QeNtlOpcu Al DSS H'AoAAANN
lbecause the session here has been filled
1 with entertainments of one sort and
ianother -banQuets, reunions, open
meetings, trolley rides, receptions, etc
/ Grand Sire Goodwin will probably
make new appointments to the posi-
lions OF grand guardian and grand
messenger. Who the new officers Will
be Is unknown among the representa- :
/ tiyA. Assistant Grand Secretary Elvin
J. Curry will be reappointed. Grand
Sire Goodwin may also announce the
deputy grand sires for districts to-
day.
Aside from the adoption of the con-
Institutional amendment restricting the
lmembe rship Of the order to pure whites,
the most important legislation enacted
at this session OF the order was the
law adopted yesterday providing that
hereafter attentive benefits which In
volve the payment Of money shall only
be given those members who are en-;
titled to weekly benefits.
This means that persons in arrears
In dues or for other reasons are no.
lin good standing in the order, temper
karily, can not secure and enjoy at
ltentive benefits at the cost of the lodges
For instance hereafter man year
behind in his dues and not actually
suspended from the lodge has been en-
titled to receive care from the lodge
when sick. Some lodges, instead of
sending committees to sit UP with the
members at nights, have hired nurses
to attend to this work. Under tn.
new law this work must be done by
lodge members
The list Of winners In the Patriarchs
Militant drill contests were announced
here last night. General Raney, who
was yesterday elected grand national
commander, read the list. In marking
the contestants 400 was taken as ba-
sis. this number representing perfec-
ton. The awards were as follows:
Glass A minimum canton to have
twenty four chevaliers and three off,
cers)-First prize, $1,000, Canton No.
80, Elwood, Ind, $50; second prize,
$500, Canton No. 3, Toledo, o., 3:S4;
third prize $3.50, Canton No. Sc. Chi
cago, 3.s2; fourth prize, 500, Canton
No. As, Hartford City, Ind, 500.
Class B minimum canton to have
eighteen men and three officers) -First
Prize, $500, Canton No. g. Marion, Ind,
$50; second prize. Canton No. 8. At
lanta, Ga, 3.05: third prize. Canton No.
"a, Lima, o.. 800.
Glass c minimum canton to have
twelve chevaliers and three officers)-
Second prize, $50, Canton No. Ga. Chi
cago. 200. There was no first prize in
this class.
The members OF the executive COM
mittee presented the commanders of
each of the winning cantons with war
rants representing the amount of prizes
won. Grand Sire Gable made short
speech of congratulation and the an
nouncement was made that Of the
money carried away as prizes every
cent was "Odd Fellow money" and that
none of it was the donation of Des
Moines or other business men.
The Judging was by Brigadier Cen
eral ]. r. Lincoln, Major NJ. w. Tur-
rer, U. s. A.. and Captain H. E. Ely, u.
S. A., and gave entire satisfaction.
The following We're the winners of
the prizes offered by the local commit
tees on entertainment for drills, degree
staff work, etc:
AN1l1AlOft4 DEitEE.
John Erickson, No. 361. Chicago
1907 per cent, first, $780,
Meridian, No. 465, Indianapolis, $500
per cent, second, 500 paraphernalia.
Shelby, No. 80, Shelbyville, Ind, 1852
per cent, third. $50.
Sioux City. No. 1914. Sioux City, SO. 4S
per cent.
Congress, No. ss2. Chicago. $500 per
cent.
Center, No. 10. Indianapolis, 1857 per
cent. A
rap'tol, N9. 124, indianapolis. $3.50
FIRST DEGREE.
Indianapolis. No. 465. Indiana polls,
9S.57 per cent, first, 5000.
Woodland, No. 400, Woodward 1855
per cent, second, 500 paraphernalia.
North Star, No. 6, Minneapolis, 94.92
third, $50.
Capitol, No. 124, Indianapolis, s4.15
Marion, No. Is. Miamisburg, o., 1910
per cent.
SECOND DEGREE.
Woodward, No. AGO. Woodward, 95
per cent, first, 5000.
Shelby, No. 80, Shelbyville, Ind, s4.74
per cent. second, 500 paraphernalia.
Meridian, No. $50, indianapolis, 1913
per cent, third, $50.
Banner, No. 1913. Marshalltown, s4.12
per cent.
Congress. No se2 Chicago. s4.o4 per
cent.
THIRD DEGREE.
Indianapolis, No. 465, indianapolis,
Ind. 1910 per cent; first prize, 5000.
North Star, No. 6, Minneapolis, 1864
per cent, second prize, 500 parapher-
MALTA.
Woodward, No. 212 Richmond, md,
99.46 per cent, third, $50.
John Erickson, No. 361, Chicago. 9S.40
per cent.
Center, No. IS, Indianapolis, $500 per
REBEKAH.
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