Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-21
O||UNNA NEXT YEAR
Patriarchs Militant Decide on
the Location for the Next
Meeting.
Officers Elected and Addresses
Heard-Big Banquet to
the Visitors.
Parade and Prize Drills the Fea.
ture of Today-300 Men
in Line.

Igress has attended the business session
and the council will adjourn this eve
ming vowing that amost profitable an
pheasant sessionlhas been held. Ottum
wa has been chosen as the place for tn
next convention, and the few electiv
officers of the council have been Sc
/ lected. The features of the program
today were the parade and prize drill
Immediately after the noon hour.
The annual parade of the cantons o
the department present was given a
1870 this afternoon, the cantons pre-
senting very neat appearance in tn
dress uniforms. The procession was lie,
by Capt. w. b. Elliott and the Forty
ninth regiment band of this city, an
was in command of Maj. Gen. Raney
Canton Pioneer of Des Moines Wa
given the place of honor. and the can
tons of Clinton, Cedar Rapids. Monte
yuma, Brooklyn, Ames and Marshall
town, with detachments from othal
cities, made up the procession, which
marched west on Main street. and after
concentrating returned to the hal
on State street.
The competitive drills. which 1t wa:
intended to hold out of doors in from,
of the court house. were changed rc
Finkle's hall. because of the melting
snow and ice covering the lawn and
streets. The drills were in progress a,
a late hour this afternoon. Following
the prize drills the last of the business
sessions of the council will be held and
this evening the degree of chivalry
ed to receive it. The evening exercises
will be public and will be held in the
Odd Fellows hall.
AT Thursday afternoons session of
the department council the committee
on credentials submitted an additional
report, as follows:
Maj Paul Van Dyck. Des Moines. 3.
Chev. L. Fl. Moore. Ames, IS.
Lieut.. F. B. Shrader. Brooklyn. IL.
Ensign F. ]. Gates. Brooklyn, IL.
Chev. Frank Swanson Brooklyn. H.
Chev. w. E. Butts. BROOKLYN. H.
Chev. NJ. A. McCullock. Brooklyn. L.
Chev. George Bennett, Brooklyn. II.
Chey. r. j. Montgomery. Brooklyn. L..
Chev. George 3. Lincoln. Brooklyn
IL.
Col Street. of Minnesota sent a tele-
gram saying he could not come. Coun-
ell replied to him thru General Raney.
Maj. D. r. Hindman, OF Marion. was
nominated for grsnd decoration OF
chevalry to the Sow ,eign grand lodge.
next September.
1t. Gen. VIM. S. Frost. OF the depart
CT, - \
and made one of his able talks on the or
der, which was highly appreciated by
the council He was frequently greeted
with cheers.
He was followed by Col. Adrian
Hughes. of Baltimore. on the grand
sire's staff, speaking as one who came
from the cradle of Odd Fellowship. Its
official house, Baltimore. He is a tal-
ented gentleman, fully imbued with the
spirit of Odd Fellowship.
Then the president introduced Col.
Theodore Finn, of Chicago. always an
earnest worker, but not heretofore rec
ognized as en- orator. He must have
been inspired by the spirit predominant
ing the council. for he made an elo-
quent address. carrying the assembly
by storm.
He was followed by Grand Master
Newman, of Des Moines. brigadier
general on the grand sires staff, who
surprised even the many who had heard
him speak before.
The secret work of the order was ex-
emplifed by Capt. VIM. T. Holmes. the
in Iowa on the unwritten
work for all the branches. who has
given his time while here to instruction
in 1t.
Then Gen. J. H. Harris. chief of staff
of the grand sire and Maj. Gen. c. NJ.
Seckner, department commander Of
We're introduced by Brig. Gen.
Leroy, and were warmly welcomed by
the president.
Ottumwa was unanimously chosen as
the place for holding the department
council next February. Cedar Rapids,
but at the conclusion of the
first ballot unanimous vote carried.
The ballot taken resulted:
Ottumwa ........ ...sO
Cedar Rapids ............... ......S5
Montezuma ............ ~
Ames .......... ..-...... ..........l5
The election of officers resulted
Vice President-Gen. M. +. Leroy, of
Treasurer-E. H. Hylands, of Des
The other officers come either by vir
.ure of position or appointment.
Thursday night the chevalier degree
vas conferred in Finkle's hall, by Can
on Pioneer, of Des Moines, said to be
,ble to do as perfect work as any can |
on in the state, which was highly com
,limented for the rendition of the rit- |
,al last evening.
Today's Proceedings.
When the council met this morning |
esolution was passed appropriating
400 toward entertaining the sovereign I
rand lodge, and 500 for the use of the I
commander.
Enthusiastic speeches were made on /
the sovereign gand lodge
n September at Des MDines.
A collection was taken of $40 dona-
ions to the amount of $3.50 toward SOW
reign grand lodge fund
This council favored the establish
nent of national council, to hold its
essions at the time of holding the Sow
reign grand lodge sessions.
A resolution was adopted making the
owa Odd Fellow the official organ.
The following resolution was unani-
nously adopted:
Resolved That this department
puncil, Patriarchs Militant, Independ-
NJ nrdar of Tnua IN annual oScar,bl3,