Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-21
ATTEND LOG ROLLING.
Large Delegation of Woodmen to
go to Bloomfield.
DEGREE TEAM CONFIDENT WILL WIN
Special Train Will Transport ottum-
vans to Annual Picnic Of Southeast
ern Iowa Association Next Thursday
Royal Arcanum las Social Session.

The committees from the three
Modern Woodmen lodges in this city
are preparing to take large number
of picnickers in the special train
which has been secured to transport
the crowds from Ottumwa to the an
nual picnic and log rolling of the
Southeastern Iowa Picnic association
of the M. w. A. to be held in Bloom
field one week from today. Those
who are in a position to know assert
that the meeting this year will be
without doubt the most successful
gathering of this association ever held
and if this proves true, judging from
the success which has attended the
meetings in the past, the event will be
huge success. The degree team
from Woodland camp No. 1903, which
carried off the first prize at the meet
ing held at Moulton last year, is en-
tered in the contest this year, and is
said to be in better trim than ever be-
fore. The members of the team ex-
press confidence in their ability to du-
plicate their feat by again winning the
honors. The Fiftieth regiment band
has been secured to accompany the To-
cal delegation, and this organization
will also enter the band contest which
has been arranged as one of the en-.
PERTAINING features of the annual pic
mic. A rate of sixty-fve cents for
the round trip has been secured.
Royal Arcanum.
Omikron council No. 1915, Royal Ar
canum met in regular session Friday
evening with a good attendance. The
! regular routine business was transact
ed, after which a social session was
enjoyed by the gathering. Il. NJ Nc
| Murtry, of New York, supreme secre
| tary of the Foresters of America, was
a visitor at the meeting and during
the evening made short talk. Mr.
| McMurtry is a member of the Roya
| Arcanum, and in his talk he made 6
| stirring appeal to the members of the
order to make an effort to increase
their membership. He remarked il
an amusing manner that he though
it shame that the lodge could no
have victim" for initiation for tn,
entertainment of visitor. Tht
guest made good impression upol
his hearers and was heartily applaud
ed at the close of his address. al
though he censured the member
present quite severely for not making
a greater effort to increase their mem
4 bership. Refreshments were serve,
and the balance of the evening passe
: pleasantly with cards and in the er
joyment of social evening.
. L. A. to B. of r. T.
, The Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotl
erhood of Railway Trainmen will civ
picnic tomorrow afternoon at Cali
well park in honor of Mrs. Lizzi
Strawser of Denver Colorado. A
members of the order are invited
come and bring basket we'll file
to participate in the enjoyment of til
occasion. A most enjoyable day is a.
ticipated. The members Of the orde
are making a log cabin quilt to be "a
, fled off for the benefit of the Railroa
Mems home in Chicago, and they e:
pect to sell large number of chance
, 1t Is desired to make as much none
as possible off the quilt to raise a ne;
sum for this worthy cause. The qui
, will be on exhibition soon at Holly
news stand, where chances can be S
cured.
FraternaI Choppers.
Inc last regular meeting ol Gle
wood camp No. a, Fraternal Choppe
of America, was we'll attended.
> large class of candidates presente
$ themselves and were given the usu
ceremony of introduction, and Il
: names of eight APPLICANTS were SUI
g mitted to the camp for considerable
Worthy Consul Miss Nora A. Coo
has returned from her summer vac
! ton and will resume her duties as pr
: siding officer. Monday evening Il
4 members of the camp were entertaine
J at the home of Chopper F, Teeter {
I Ransom street, where a most enjo
d able evening was spent
L X. and L. of S.
Ottumwa lodge, No. 657, Knights al
O Ladies of Security met in regular sc
|. sion last evening with large numb
/ of members present. The regular 70
u tine business of the order was tran
acted and one new candidate was
O itiated into the mysteries of the orde
S On Wednesday evening, September
e the annual election of officers will tai
n place and officers to serve during Il
/. ensuing year will be elected. A lars