Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
Announcement Made of Plans
for Department. Council of
Patriarchs Militant
TO BE HERE IN JUNE
Many Interesting Features for Four
Day Session of Odd Fellows
Parade and Prize Drills.

nois Patriarchs Militant, |. o. o. F., TO
been completed, and circulars of an
are 10 be sent TO all parts |
of the state this week. The conVen |
ton here will be one of the main events |
of the year in the convention line for
this city. 1t will bring several thous-
and members of the order here, and in
addition will attract, it is expected, be-
tween 1900 and $1,000 visitors to the
city during the department week. In
addition TO the Patriarchs Militant
meeting, the annual session of the
Grand Fortress of the Independent Or
der of the Ladies' Militant will be
held
Parade IL Feature.
One of the features of the session will
be the grand pageant and street parade
of the Patriarchs Militant, subordinate
lodges, and encampmen.s, headed by
the |. O. o. F. orphans home band.
The parade will be held Tuesday after
| noon, and it is expected that several
| Thousand chevaliers will be in line.
For the canton outside of Rock Is
land county having the largest number
| in the parade, prize of $50 will be
awarded. and for the canton present
ing the best military appearance in the
parade, a prize of $25 will be given.
Hold Public Reception.
The parade will be followed by a
public reception to the visitors at Long
View park, when an address of well
come will be made by Mayor H. C..
Schaffer, and responded 10 by General
| Henry James, department commander.
Other addresses will be made by rep
| resentatives of the local branches of
the Odd Fellows, and by the visitors
The speeches will be followed by the
competitive drills for which a first prize
of $50 and a second prize Of $50 will
be awarded. In addition. the depart
ment will present individual medals to
the winning cantons. The committee
of judges will consist of Colonel w. r
Channon. Captain H. A. ]. Mcdonald,
and Captain Ed H. Dunavin of the Hi
nois National Guard.
The Program.
The program. which Is subject to
change. is as follows:
MONDAY EVENING.
Open air concert by the |. o. O. T.
Orphans Home band at Spencer
square
TUESDAY.
Morning - Reception of visiting can
! tons, encampments, subordinate lodges.
and other branches of the order by the
| local committee.
Afternoon-Parade of the Patriarchs
Militant, subordinate lodges, and en-
campments, headed by the orphans
home band.
800 oclock-Public reception ct
| Long View park. where the following
program will be given:
Inyocation-Rev. R. B. Williams.
THE Patriarchs Militant''-Mayor
Henry c. Schaffer.
Response - General James Henry
| Harris, D. c.
The Patriarchs''-J. B. Brown.
Response-Grand Patriarch Frank J
Heinl.
The Odd Fellows"-M. T. Stevens.
! Response-Grand Master Fred b
Merrills.
The Ladies Militant''-Mrs. Ella r.
Godfrey.
Responsibilities. Nellie L. Harris.
THE Rebekahs"-Mrs. Affenia u
Hatch.
Response-Mrs. Lille E. Stewart.
Our Fraternity Throughout the
/ World"-Rev. Charles E. Moore.
4 Response-Hon. E. s. Conway, grand
sire.
/ All introductions and responses will
be limited to five minutes each.
i 3:30-Competitive prize drill
Il 4:3O-A special session of the grand
lodge will be held at the |. o. o. F
hall to confer the grand lodge degree.
4 Evening at Skating Rink-7:30-
Comforting of grand decoration of chi :.
airy, and the decoration of chivalry
i S:3O-Announcing and awarding by
the department commander, Major
General James Henry Harris of the
| prizes won by the competing cantons.
| S:45-Band concert by the orphans
home band.
9:30-Grand march followed by dane.
ing.
WEDNESDAY.
Morning-9:30 - Department coun
Gil of the Patriarchs Militant will COG.
| vene in l. o. o. F. hall.
/ Grand Fortress /. o. l.. NJ will cod
vene in annex of |. O. o. F. hall
AfternOOn-1:3 0-Departmen coun
Gil Patriarchs Militant and grand for!
ress will reconvene in l. o. o. F. hall
S:00-Rock Island Fortress No. .
will convene in special session in /. o
10. F. hall
4:30-Special session of the grand
encampment |. o. o. F. in annex of ]
D., o. F. hall to confer the grand en-
campment degree.
ng-7:30-Canton Star No.
| Patriarchs Militant will meet capto,.