Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
OUTINGS PLANNED EACH WEEK
BY LOCAL LODGES.
ATTENDANCE SMALL At MEETINGS
Business Hurried Through that Mem
bers May Get Out and Enjoy the
Pleasant Evenings-Modern Wood
men Team to Go to Hedrick.

lodge circles at the present time. This
is the picnic season and every week
one OF more of the local lodges go to
the country or to the parks on a pic
mic or outing of some nature. The reg
| ular lodge meetings as general thing
are not well attended and and the reg
| ular business is hurried through that
| the members may get outside and en-
| joy the pleasant evenings.
A. o. U. w.
A Geographic report was published
| last week stating that the rates upon
| A. o. u. members over So years of age
had been raised 1t was later learned
and explained in the Courier that the
| message referred to the grand lodge
of the state of Indiana and that the
! force of the decision extends only to
| the jurisdiction of that grand lodge.
| The matter was explained last week in
letter from Grand Master Workman
Will M. Narvis, of Muscatine, to G. A.
Pitts, of this city The following cir
cular letter from Grand Master Narvis
! throws additional light upon the mat
/ ter:
Muscatine, Iowa, July 20, 1908.
much fear seems to have been
| aroused in many localities over the ac-
ton of the supreme lodge, as pub
lished in the July Loyal Workman.
| desire to say that the action of the SUI
! preme lodge will only affect Iowa in
the matter of paying additional guaran-
ty funds after October /, which will
! be done by taking same from the
grand lodge beneficiary fund. Other
| +bor {bie +boro will hn No ohonpp in
our rates. This may make it necessary
1 to levy one more assessment per year
but we are to receive from the supreme
lodge part payment of every death
over IS years of age, so that this
amount depends upon our death rate
We will continue to collect on the
present plan as our own deaths re
quire, and until you and the members
Of your lodge and the other subordin
ate lodges through your representa-
tives say so, through the grand lodge
there will be no change in our rates
nor will any effort be made to force
the change to the supreme lodge new
rate plan.
1t will be for Iowa to say when il
wants change. | write this to you as
4 I want to allay the fears of the mem
ship and wish to have you give me as
sistance in letting the brothers know
that the conditions are as here stated
We are all right in Iowa. We are add
ing new members right along, and VIZ
ought to continue SO to do. Wishing
you success and with kindest re
CARDS, am
Yours in c., Fl and p,
WILL M. NARVIS.
Woodland Camp M. w. A. No. 1903.
On Monday evening, July 29, the de
gree team of the Woodland Camp, M
w. A., No. 1903, will go to Hedrick an,
illustrate the work of the iniatiory de
gree. A number of the Ottumws
Modern Woodmen will accompany thu
team. All members of WOODLAND
Camp are requested to attend tn,
regular meeting next Monday evening
at the new hall and assist in making
the arrangements for the trip to He'd
rick. A rate of 50 cents for the rount
trip has been made by the railroad TO
the occasion.
Banker Pioneer Association.
: The Banker Pioneer association
Benson Post, No. S, will hold law
social for its members and their fam
2 lilies only at the home of Mr. and Mrs
. ] G. Adams, 1015 West Second street
on Thursday evening, July 30.
3 L. A. to o. r. c.
! Enterprise division, No. IA, l.. A. t
s o. r. c., will hold lawn social at tn
: home Of the president, Mrs. w.
r Dingeman, 9O6 West Fourth street, O
. Thursday evening. July 80. AL
friends are cordially invited. An il
teresting session was held in the o. F
!, c. hall yesterday afternoon.
e c. c.
On Tuesday evening after initiatin
: the new members of the Court of Ct
I. lumbar Circles, refreshments wer
0 served and the remainder of the ever
e ing was spent in dancing and card pla.
4 ing The Court of Columbian Circle
t is adding new members at nearly e,
t cry meeting. Its progress is stead
and is very encouraging.
A. o. H.
y Division No. 2, A. O. H., will hold it
Il regular meeting this evening for tn
purpose Of completing arrangement