The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-24
BIG DO|NGS IN
ODD FELLOWSHIP
oAkDALE LODGE NO. $50 INsTI.
TuTED AT WRIGHT.
GRAND MASTER TUFoRD KERE
VIII Meet With the oskaIoosa Forces
This Evening-Revival in Pro-
sress Among Local and Sur
rounding Lodges.

Oakdale Lodge No. $50, Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, is a new candi
date for honors in this section in the
fraternal world. It was instituted a
Wright, in this county, Tuesday night
J by Grand Master Wi ". Tufford, o.
Mason City, assisted by the Odd Eel
lows from eleven other points, who
hearing Of the important event, ar
rived for the all night session, or be
ing invited to assist, came in full re
gala prepared to make a large, strong
lodge in this small town.
There were six charter members fol
the new lodge, gentlemen who had
been Odd Fellows a number of years
at other points, and moving into
Wright, desired to have a lodge home
in their favorite order, so took with
drawal cards from the other lodges
and petitioned for the new lodge tc
be known as above, the grano master
and grand secretary granting them q
dispensat1on to so organize, they be
ing r. A. Carpenter, John M. Bitner
J. w. Taylor, w. H. James, j.. w. Ire
land and J. w. McBurney.
The grand master came to Oska
loosa on the day train from the north
and was accompanied across country
in a splendid drive by Messrs. l.. p
Stanton, Levi Shaw and C. W.paschal
of Oskaloosa, who assisted him as
grand officers in the work by especia.
appointment, as did the district depu
ty grand master, j. T. Fletcher, o.
What Cheer, who was also present.
Present also were Odd Fellows from
the following towns, who assisted il
the organization of this new lodge
which took all nignt, the gentlemen
from this city reaching home at 6:3(
this morning:
Chicago, Rose Hill, Oskaloosa, Kirk
vile, What Cheer, Colfax, Fremont
Peoria, Yankee. Columbus Junction
Clinton, and the petitioners for tn
new lodge Of Wright, over one nur
dred Odd Fellows being in the nall a
one time, which made of it something
of an event in a town the size O
Wright, which the census only accord
f~orty-seven people, though the countr,
is n of the most thiekly settled an,
prosperous farming communities il
Iowa.
The work Of the evening was tn,
more attractive and more pleasant ant
the beautiful lessons OF the orde
were the more impressively taught
because of the presence of the splen
did degree staff Of Rose Hill lodge,N
SO, of Rose Hill, which, under the cap
taincy of Sol Morgan, the prince o
good fellows Of Rose Hill, conferreC
the four degrees on the large numbe,
of candidates. Their work was spleu
did, their robes said to be very fine
and the proficiency with which the,
do the work, the snap and good fellow
snip they have with them always
makes them a set of very popular gen
tlemen in this part of the country.
After the initiatory and first two de
grees had been conferred, a recess,
was taken, when a sumptuous suppe
was served in the hall by the ney
lodge, enjoyed by the hungry and hap
by men to the fullest extent.
Again was the work taken up, tn,
third degree conferred, and then cam
the selection of officers and their in
stallation, d. ID. A. M. Stanton il
charge, with the final work Of organ
ization, the officers of the new lodg,
being:
v. CIR. A. Carpenter.
Sec.-H. w. Landfear.
Treas.-R. f. Mayer.
Wv. H. Harrison.
o. CID Douglas.
RS N. CIV. H. James.
L. S. N. &C. d. Randall.
C.-E. r. Carpenter.
/. Oh. w. Moore.
r. s. ". G.-J. M. Ireland.
L. s. ". G.-Albert Mick.
r. S. ST.. w. McBurney.
L. s. ST. c. Perkins.
The other members of the nev
lodge were: J. L. Decker, 2. G. Delash
mutt, e. Lyon, E. R. Carpenter, H. A
Whiteside, B. v. Landfear, F. G. Per
kins, H. M. Haven, J. z. Wright, j. F
Taylor, w. H. Sarbaugh, A. E. Fran
els. G. A. Perkins.
A number of other gentlemen de
sired to be present but we're prevent
ed, who will be admitted later. 1t il
thought the membership of the lodg,
probably will reach fifty by the frs
of the year. The lodge arranged 70,
its regular meetings on Saturda,
nights, and will meet again next Sat
urday night for business regarding tn,
closing Of the organization, and t,
work some degrees. Arrangement