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

Oakdale Lodge No. 659, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, is new candi-
date for honors in this section in the
| fraternal world. 1t was instituted at
| Wright, in this county, Tuesday night,
by Grand Master viii V. Tufford, Of
Mason City, assisted by the Odd Fel-
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 large, strong
lodge in this small town.
There were six charter members for
the new lodge, gentlemen who had
been Odd Fellows number of years,
at other points. and moving into
Wright, desired to have lodge home
in their favorite order, so took with
drawal cards from the other lodges
and petitioned for the new lodge to
be known as above, the grano master
and grand secretary granting them a
dispensatlon to so organize, they be-
ing r. A. Carpenter, John M. Bitner,
j. w. Taylor, w. H. James, ]. 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 splendid drive by Messrs. L. P.
Stanton, Levi Shaw and c. W.easchal,
of Oskaloosa, VINO assisted him as
grand officers in the work by especial
appointment, as did the district depu-
ty grand master, ], T. Fletcher, of
What Cheer, who was also present.
Present also were Odd Fellows from
the following towns, who assisted in
the organization Of this new lodge,
which took all night, the gentlemen
from this city reaching home at $50
this morning:
Chicago, Rose Hill, Oskaloosa, Kirk
vile, What Cheer, Colfax, Fremont,
Peoria, Waukee. Columbus Junction,
Clinton, and the petitioners for the
Inew lodge of Wright over one nun
dred Odd Fellows being in the nall al
one time, which made of it something
of an event in town the size of
Wrightwhich the census only accords
forty-seven people, though the country
is one of the most thickly settled and
prosperous farming communities in
/ Iowa. 1.
The work of the evening was the
more attractive and more pleasant and
the beautiful lessons OF the order
were the more impressively taught,
because Of the presence of the splen-
did degree staff Of Rose Hill lodge, No.
SO, of Rose Hill, which, under the cap
taincy of Sol Morgan, the prince of
good fellows of Rose Hill, conferred
the four degrees on the large number
of candidates. Their work was splen-
did, their robes said to be very fine,
and the proficiency with which they
do the work, the snap and good fellow
Snip they have with them always.
makes them 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 supper
was served in the hall by the new
lodge, enjoyed by the hungry and hap
py men to the fullest extent.
Again was the work taken I'D. the
third degree conferred, and then came
the selection of officers and their in
stallation, d. ID. A. M. Stanton in
charge, with the final work of organ
ization, the officers of the new lodge
being:
V. G.-R. A. Carpenter.
Sec.-H. w. Landfear.
Treas.-R. F. Mayer.
Wv. H. Harrison.
| o. G.-Ed Douglas.
R. S. N. CIV. H. James.
L. S. N. &C. D. Randall.
C.-E. R. Carpenter.
I. G.-H. w. Moore.
r. S. V. G.-J. M. IreIand.
L. s. V. G.-Albert Mick.
R. S. S.--J. w. McBurney.
L. S. ST. G. Perkins.
The other members of the new
lodge were: ]. L. Decker, z. C. Delash-
mutt, e. Lyon, E. R. Carpenter, H. A.
Whiteside, B. w. Landfear, F. G. Per-
kins, H. M. Haven, J. e. 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 were prevent
ed, who will be admitted later. 1t is
thought the membership of the lodge
probably will reach fifty by the first
OF the year. The lodge arranged for
its regular meetings on Saturday
nights, and win meet again next Sat,
urday night for business regarding the
closing Of the organization, and to
work some degrees. Arrangements
have been made with Rose Hill and