Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-07-21
THE ODD FELLOWS GRAND SEES

SION.
D. G. L. No. 80 of Iowa of the G..
U. o. of o. F. met in Keokull, Iowa,
July II, II and Is, 1905. Tuesday
mrning Grand Lodge was called to
order by P. NJ. V. P. Geo. E. Lee OF
Buxton, Iowa, at 10 a. m. The G. M.
appointed the following officers: AS
sistant secretary, VIM. Harper OF
Buxton: D. G. chaplain, Bro. P. S.
Erwin of Charlton; G. O. G., Bro.
Murphy of Fort Madison, Iowa: G. /.
G., Bro. NJ. NJ. Richards Of Abba; G..
warden, Bro Hacklet of Evans. Pray
er by G. chaplain. D. G. NJ. declared
D. G. L. open for business. D. G. NJ.
appointed committee on credentials.
Recess of five minutes to give the
committees time to make their re-
port. Committee, P. S. Erwin, A. l..
Triplett. Bro. Sidney of Burlington
being up, D. G. M. called the lodge to
order for the committee to make
their report of lodges present, Nos.
1859, 2192, 2193, 2209, 2277, 256S, 2764,
31O7. 1924, 1898 and 4219.
The following lodges failed to re-
port by delegate: Nos. 1884, 1865
and 2O59 Business was suspended
and Mayor Cameron of keokuk was
ushered in the lodge room by Bro. w.
S. Mills and Bro. F. Fields. The
mayor gave a very brief address well
coming the delegates and visitors tc
the Gate City. D. G. NJ. appointed
Bro P. S. Erwin of Charlton to re-
spond to the Hon. Mayors address,
which was done in a very able man
ner. On motion that the D. q. l.. NO.
30 return vote OF thanks to the
Hon. Mayor Cameron, also Bro. P. S.
Erwin. carried. The following COM
mittees were appointed by the D. &.
NJ: Committee on D. G. M. address.
committee on condition of state and
country. committee on finance, COM
mittee on widows and orphans, and
ether committees were appointed by
the D. &. NJ.
The Odd Fellows held an important
session Thursday morning, at winch
officers were elected for the ensuing
year, and also for the Daughters OF
Ruth elected In the afternoon was
witnessed an attractive parade ana
at 5 o'clock public exercises were
conducted in Gibbons opera house,
the address CT welcome being dellV-
cred by Mayor Cameron and appro-
priate responses and addresses being
made bv Rev. T. l.. Smith of Quincy,
Ill.,, formerly of Keokuk, Iowa, ana
the father of the D. G. l.. NO. 80: :.
Z. Sellers, the young lawyer OF BuA'
ion. made an attractive and 1orclple
address. Rev. S. NJ. Smothers CT
Keokuk delivered an interesting al
dress. Invocation by Rev. w. /.
Greene Of Keokuk. The parade was
headed by the noted colored Buxton
hand and was followed by members
representing Des Moines River lodge
and Reliance lodges OF keokuk, anu
with members representing the lods-
es in Burlington, Des Moines, Bux'
ton. Fort Madison, Charlton, raven
port, Evans, Abba and Colfax. Alter
the imposing parade, which moVeu
through the principal streets, hal'
was made at Gibbons opera mousse
where the above program was pre-,
sented In the evening at S:3C
o'clock the following newly elected
.. G. officers were publicly installed
BY Bro. H. S. Clay Of Des Moines, F:
D. G. NJ: D. G. NJ, ]. S. James OF
Eureka lodge No. 1899 OF Davenport,
y D. G. NJ, Warren Murphy OF Gem
CITY lodge No. 2277 of Fort Madison;
D G. secretary, w. M. Harper, P. G
NJ, Of Muchakinock lodge NO. S2o9
Of Buxton; Major Barber, G. treasur'
r.P. N. T., Of Evans lod,e No. 3624 +;
n. G. D., l.. NJ. Brown, P. G. NJ, OF
charity lodge No. 21s2, Des Molnes;
Household of Ruth officers elected
for the G. H. of Ruth No. 20 were as
follows: District M. N. g., Eta M
Jackson Of the H. CT r. No: BIZ OF
buxton: D. R. N. G., Anna Green OF
II. of R. No. 1T OF Keokuk; w. r..
Susie Matthews of H. OF Il. NO. oo9
Of Des Moines; w. T. Sister Mat
thews of H. of r. No. 339 CT Des
Moines. The next meeting OF H. OF
r. is to be held at Des Molnes a.
the same time as the Odd Fellows
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