Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-20
| WILL USE FA|0 BARNS
Preparations for Odd Fellows
Encampment and Grand
Lodge at Des Moines.
The Patriarchs Militant Will
Camp on the State Fair
Grounds.
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Parade Will be an Imposing
Spectacle-lowa at St.
Louis Fair.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moincs. Aug. 20.-While other
matters are receiving largest attention
at this time in Des Moines. the prepar-
ations for the odd Fellows encamp-
ment and sovereign grand lodge in Sep
TENDER are not being neglected. The
details are being gradually and CAREFUL
| ly worked out. The encanpment OF the
| patriarchs Militant is To be on the state
fair grounds. tents Will be provided
and the barns will be used. The Polk
county building Will be made use of and
an effort is being made now TO secure
the exposition building also for the
patriarchs. The agricultural board is
reluctant 10 permit the use of the en-
position and other buildings but the
hoard may Weld There will be thou
sands OF the uniformed men in the
camp, and a lot of splendid dilliing VIII
be done. The parade VIII start from
the east side because 1T was found 70
be ilnpoSSible to secure room l"I tlle
start elsewhere. The PatMafchS VIII
lead off. and the various DIVISIONS VIII
follow. The odd Fellows viii be IN me
in divisions and by counties. some
counties will have 800 TO 800 men IN
lime. The parade will follow capita
avenue TO the state capitol, and VIII De
first reviewed there by Governor cum
minis. The parade will go around the
canitnl grounds by the Iowa soldiers
monument then west on Locust street
mast the city hall. where Mayor bfeh-
ION win review the parade. After turn
ing back on Walnut the parade VII
PASS the kirllwood, where a stand VIII
be erected for the grand sire TO feNle"
The narade. Those who have 1t III
charge declare there Will be not less
than fifty bands in the parade. some
OF the counties will bring two bands,
and almost every band IN the state VIII
be engaged for the occasion. ~ some
of the meetings there viii be sooa
speaking At Il reunion of the past
grand Representatives. there Will be an
array of oratoric;ll talent not before got
together Several southern orators VIII
be on the program. An effort was made
to get Fred lehman from ST. Louis
but he could not come. Senator l'oiil-
Yer had other engagements. Governor
Francis of Missouri WAS invited. nut
could not come. But the best oratory
to be had will be on tap. The state fair
will not be in ii for a crush with the
sovereign grand lodge meeting.
The newest name in connection with
the presidency OF Iowa State College is
that of President G. shelton. of Siml1-
son College. lndianola. He is regard
ed as one of the strongest candtdateS,
altho there is no doubt that among the
agricl,ltursts who have been connected
with the college in recent years Profess
sor Curtiss name is still most favored
President Shelton has made great
success With Simpson College in the
few years he has been 1T the head. lie
is a man of fine appearance and good
speaker. He is now the president of
the State Educational Association and
an enthusiast in athletic sports. 1t is
stated with some positivcness by those
who know that Secretary James Wilson
may have the presidency if he will ac-
cept. but ii is not certain that he would
care to leave the cabinet now for Il
more arduous position With less pay.
The meeting of the trustees at Anes
tomorrow will consider the building
question before there is amy discussion
of the presidency of the college. The
building committee, OF which Trustee
Dixon is chairman, meets today to hear
a report from the committee which is
charged with the preparation of the
detail plans for the new collegiate
and ii is probable that most of the de-
LOT, n
today. The full meeting of trustees is
to be held tomorrow. There can be
only an informal discussion of the
question of the presidency al that time,
but committee may he appointed TO
canvass the situation thoroughly.
Quite a number of the lawyers of the
state are laboring under the impression
that the new law providing for practi
cally continuous sessions of the Iowa
supreme court is already in force and
that next fall there will be term of
court in September instead OF in Octo-
Der. as has been usual. As result of
this nisapprehension a large number OF
the papers in appeal cases are being
filed with the clerk of the supreme
court. The term actually begins in De-
tober but some of the papers aret
marked for a September term. when
there is no such term. The law chan
cling the terms of the court does not GO
into effect until January i. 1904. The
lawyers seem to be the last to find out
what has been done With the court
terms.
Two interesting fee cases have come
to the supreme court for determination.
ID. f.. Brown WAS elected county SUI
of Tama county but G. \.
DsI onc contested and succeeded in |