Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-08
SELECT DELEGATES
LEWIS GoEHRlNG AND WATSON
ENYART TO REPRESENT WOOD.
MEN AT STATE CAMP.
WapeIIo Lodge No. 12, knights Of
Pythias Arrange for Social Event
Next Monday Evening = Adopt Res
oIutions - News of the Lodges.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Lewis Goehring of Ottumwa ana
Watson Enyart of Agency were Sc
lected delegates to represent the
Woodmen of Wapello county at the
state camp of Modern Woodmen OF
America to be held at Des Moines on
Wednesday May 8, at the county camp
held in this city yesterday. o. H. Sci
fert of Eddyville and w. T. Wilson OF
Ottumwa were chosen alternates.
All of the ten camps of the county,
including the three of this city, were
represented at the county camp and
the meeting was an interesting one.
Following the election Of delegates
number of talks on the good OF the
welfare of the order were made by the
members. Some of the business con-
sidered was the proposed reduction
Of the entrance fee and the advisable
ity of making the minimum policies
at $3.50 instead of $500 as at present.
These questions will come up for con-
sideration at the head camp to be held
at Milwaukee. The Wapello delegates
were not instructed regarding any OF
the proposed legislation.
WapeIIo Lodge, X. of P.
Wapello lodge No. ~, Knights of
Pythias, will give progressive high,
five party at Castle hall in the Grand
Opera House building, Monday even
ing, April 10. The hall has been
beautifully decorated, refreshments
will be served and most enjoyable
time is promised to all who attend. l.
A. Gordon, W. V. Cockerill and A. G,
Cook are the members OF the commit
tee having the affair in charge. The
party is for members Of the order and
their ladies'.
Wapello lodge is preparing for big
meeting to be held next Wednesday
evening. There will be work in the
third degrees and all members of the
order are urged to attend.
Benson Post No. 5, 3. p. A.
At the last regular meeting of Ben
son Post No. 5, Bankers Pioneer as
ISOLATION. a committee was appointed
to draft resolutions of respect and con
! dolence touching on the death OF Pi
oneer Jasper N. Rose, who died at his
home in this city February "a. The
resolutions are as follows:
Resolved, that in the death of oul
brother, Jasper Rose, late of Benson
Post, No. 5, Bankers Pioneer associa
ton, there has passed from our fellow
ship a most genial companion, {
brother highly esteemed by US for hi
ability and worth and whose loss WI
greatly deplore.
/ Resolved, that we recognize our de
parted brother as one who was nc
BILE worker in the interests of our OF
der.
1 Resolved, that the strong and en-
during tie which binds pioneers te
gether and endears the family Of tn
deceased to those who survive an
therefore it is. we mourn with the w
dow and children of our departe
brother and extend to them our kinG
est regards and warmest sympathy i
their hour of affection.
Resolved, that our hall be draped i
mourning for period of thirty days
and that these resolutions be sprea
in full upon the minutes of the pos
and copy of the same be presente
, to the family and published in tn
Daily Courier.
Myrtle Gregory,
''John Smart,
ELLA M. Claypool,
COMMITTEE"