Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-29
Odd Fellows Preparing For Annual
Council Of Patriarchs Militant.
OVER 1000 VISITORS EXPECTED
Further Arrangement for Big Event
Will Be Made Saturday Evening
l. o. o. F. Will Install Officers
w. o. w. to Have Social.

oldlS department COUNCIL Ol lue TdlTl-
archs Militant, which will be held
in this city February IS, 10 and 90.
1t is expected that there will be over
1000 Odd Fellows in the city on those
days and many of the visitors will be
accompanied by their wives, who will
be the guests of the Rebekahs of this
city. All the local committees for the
event will meet at the regular meet
ing of Canton No. 5, which will be
held Saturday evening, January 81.
All the members of the various COM
mittees are expected to be prepared
to make a report at this time.
G. L. Firllins, district deputy grand
patriarch of the encampment, /. o. O..
F., is in Eldon today to install the
officers of the Eldon encampment, No.
1875.
Maccabees.
An interesting review was held by
Ottumwa Tent, No. IS, X. o. T. M,
last Tuesday evening On the next
meeting night after the regular order
of business is disposed of the bal
ance of the evening will be given over
to rehearsal of the Ancient Order
of Hercules" which will be given to
the Knights and Ladies of the Macca-
bees and their immediate families
Tuesday evening, February 10.
At the recent state meeting of the
several fraternal orders, which was
held in Des Moines, the Maccabees
were represented by State Comm an
der Ermerins and A. l. Lee, of the
sam int. Sir Knight Ermrins was
down for speech and needless to say
he gave good one, as he is fully
competent to do. Mr.. Ermerins was
elected to place on the board of
directors Of the organization.
FraternaI Choppers.
Glenwood Camp No. 4, Fraternal
Choppers of America, will hold it's
regular meeting this evening and a
| full attendance is desired Several
important matters will come up for
camp consideration and several
names will also be submitted for adj
mission. Three candidates will be
Initiated into the mysteries of wood
craft. All members of the camp are
requested to be in attendance.
w. o. W..
All members who did not attend
the last meeting of Hickory camp,
Woodmen of the World, last Monday
evening, surely missed a good time.
One candidate was introduced into the
mysteries of the order and arrange
| ments were made for an entertain
ment to be held in the A. o. u. w.
hall on the evening of February 2.
All ground hogs" are requested to
come out and look for their shadows
Each woman is requested to bring a
| box OF lunch, which will be sold,
| The committee has secured music for
the event and everybody is invited to
come out and look at the ground hog,
No admission will be charged at the
door.
A. o. U. w.
| The announcement has been made
| by the officers of A. o. u. w. lodge
that there will be no assessment for
the month of February. The an
nouncement also states that the order
had only eight assessments during
| 1902. The members of the order are
greatly pleased with the integrity and
honesty displayed by the officers in
their management of the order.
| .. VI ~
An interesting meeting of the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen was
held last Saturday evening and some
excellent work was done by the de-
gree staff. One candidate was also
initiated. The question of the adyis
ability of changing the dues was laid
over to the next meeting, which will
| be held the first Saturday evening in
February. A ''Klondike" social vii
be given by the degree staff on thai
| evening. Everybody is invited to at
| tend. There will be mo meeting mex
Saturday evening.
Division No. 2, A. o. H.
At the regular meeting of Division
No. 2, A. o. H., held last Thursda,
evening, State Vice President D, M
Reynolds was present and explained
the workings of the order. A large
number of the members We're in at
tendance, and there were also severa
members of the Ladies' Auxiliar,
present. This was the first meeting
to arrange for the joint meetings Of
the two orders and the auxiliary wa,
i represented by large number of it,
members All members of Division
No. 2 are requested to make an effor
to attend the next meeting, which
will be held February 10, as there /,
quite an interesting matter to com,
4 up.
4 L. o. 7. M.
I Ottumwa hive No. 20, l.. o. T. M.
I held It's regular review last Friday ev
ening with a large attendance. TIL,
members are arranging for a publ,
! installation Friday evening, Januar.
80, at the armory. Lillian M. Hollis
ter, of Detroit, Mich, supreme com
mander of the order, is to be the in
stalling officer, assisted by State Com
mander Tirzah Nelson. A reception
of L. o. T. M. of the World is Lillian
NJ. HOLSTER, author, lecturer, educat
or, temperance and church worke
and today one of the foremost womel
. of the United States, being intereste,
in and promoter of many of the move
ments for the advancement of won
an kind and for the uplifting of hu
manity, using voice and pen for tn
purpose with equal facility. She ha
J wide utilization and acquaintanc
with the leading national and inter
!, national movements among women.
ire TInllicfor to- bor Of