Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-25
A Most Successful Atfaif .

The joinu installation of the w. o.
w. and w. C., on last Tuesday even
ing was most successful and highly
enjoyable affair in every sense of the
word
Soon after eight o'clock, the large
audience composed mainly Of mem
bers Of the order and their families,
were called to order and such portions
OF the regular opening ceremony of the
w 0. w. as is suited to public use
was given and the opening ode of the
orders led by the W. o. ". orchestra
of seven pieces was sung. Owing to
the inability of the speaker to re-
main longer than tne arrival of the
train, the installation ceremony was
postponed until later in the evening
and DR.. Schley made his address The
DR.. Is no stranger to CreSco audiences,
and as usual his address was well re-
ceiyed. While laying great stress up
on the ciyilizlng and benefcant forces
of the various frate,nal organizations,
he gave many reasons why perfected
woodcraft as taught and practiced by
the w. o. w and w. O. was the equal
If not the superior Of any fraternal
organization, and his statement in
closing, Of the vast amount, S1,0Oo,-
100000, OF insurance written by these
two orders, their growth and financial
standing, was a revelation to those
who have rot kept informed OF the
doings Of the w. 0. w. and the VIC
Following the address the officers
elect were installed by P. G. Q. Mead
in manner somewhat new and origi.
nal. The newly installed degree staff
of the w. O., composed of sixteen of
their young ladies, formed at COM
mand in military order and after a
short preliminary drill adapted from
their regular ritualistic work, formed
an arch OF American hlgs under which
the new officers marched to the stump
when they formed wedge, while the
degree staff formed a circle about
them, an evolution which at one and
the same time symbolized one Of the
implements of their craft and the
living circle Of protection which sur
rounds the members of these orders;
and the white COS tunes Of the team
and the flags, carried the purity and
patriotism of the principles upon
which their orders are founded. The
girls of the staff certainly made q
"hito and are the deserving recipi-
ents of much praise.
Following the installation of officers
the audience was dismissed after q
prayer by the new magician Of the
Circle and the singing OF the ode.
During the exercises we'll rendered
vocal solos We're rendered by Miss
Nishem and YIN. j. Patterson, The
exercises were opened by q stirring
march by the orchestra.
DaEcirg followed in thu Armory
and the biggest dancing crowd Of the
season heartily el japed themselves
keeping tins to the strains of the w.
| O. w ofchstrs, many expressing the
opinion that 1t was the best dance
music heard 10 the Armory this season
A swell supper of roast chicken,
salads, bread, rolls, beans, pickles,
cheese, cakes, donghnuts and coffee
were served 10 the w o w. Hall and
two big tables the entire length Of the
hall set with linen and silver aud
with cut il3wer decorations were
occupied four or five times before the
large crowd was ell fed, which was
done successfully ard with pleanty
for ell.
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