Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
One Of the Greatest Conventions
in History of Iowa Grand
Lo ge Now in Session
GRAND ENcAMPMENT ELECTS
a A. Montgomery, Of Stuart, Chosen
Grand Patriarch-Governor cummins
Addressed Grand Lodge - Degree
Team Work ExceIs-Judse Church
to be Presented for Grand Sire.
Special to riraes-Republican.


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 16-It is estimated
at the information bureau at the court
house where ell the visiting Odd Fell
lows register upon their arrival, that
fully 5000 members from all points Of
the state are in the city. This is the
biggest day Of the entire convention
for besides the mammoth parade this
afternoon public meeting was held
at the Auditorium at about 3 O'clock
when Governor A. B. Cummins and
Mc-,or G. w. Mattern made addresses.
g, nd Master j. II. Henderson called
the annual meeting Of the grand lodge
to order at 8 o'clock this morning in
the Odd Fellows temple and business
session lasting nearly three days, COM
menced.
Grand Sire e. S. Sonway OF Chicago,
arrived this morning with his staff and
will make his headquarters AZ the
Chamberlain hotel.
A. A. Montgomery Of Stuart was
elected grand patriarch Of the grand
encampment at last nights session to
succeed George M. Kellogg OF Sioux
City. In appreciation Of his excellent
service while at the head Of tho grand
sencampment Mr.. Kellogg was present
ed with an elaborate past grand
patriarct's jewel by the members of
his home ercampment at Sioux City.
A. d. Steele Of Knoxville, was elected
grand high priest to succeed MIR. Mcnt-
gomery. The other officers elected are:
Grand senior warden, Louis Siiberstein
of Davenport; grand junior warden. Fl.
C. Chaplin Of Union; grant scribe, r. =.
~ n of Des Moines grant treasurer,
e, !. Lusk, of Ida Grove grand Mar-
shall, w. S. Shepp Of Mount Pleasant;
81 ana sentinel, Charles S,:h.acb OF St',-
srt; grand Outside sentinel w. W.
Whitmack Of Waterloo: flnauce com
mittee, George M. Kellogg of Sioux
CITY. Abe Bio * Of Att,nic, George II.
q hrens OF Belle PLANE chairman II
credentials coiniKlttee, ]. II. Uetz OF
Les Moines; chairman II m'leag ana
per diem commit tee, 3. H. liamberr Ut
Newton; chairman Of correspondence
committee, Edward E. Csss Of isrd-
ford.
Work Of Degree Teams.
1t is said BY the oldest members OF
.she order who are at the meeting that
the work OF the degree teams last
night was the most perfect and elabor-
ate of any ever given in the history
of the annual encampments. The de-
gree rooms in the Odd Fellows tenn
pie on West Locust street We're crowd
ed to theil. capacity an hour before
the ceremonies commenced and by the
time the work started fully 800 peo-
pie had been turned away.
Stuart encampment, No. 81, which
claims one, of the best degree teams
in the state, conferred the patriarchal
de----,e, ard the royal purple degree
w IS given by Jefferson encampment
No. 4o3. The Rebekah degree was
conferred by Leechs lodge, No. IS. and
Golden Star lodge, No. S52. The pa
triarchs militant degree was conferred
by Canton Pioneer, No. 8, at Eagle
hall.
One OF the greatest lodge banquets
ever held in Des Moines takes place
at the Shrine temple this evening at s
o'clock, and it is expected that most
of the members Of the grand lodge,
grand encampment and Rebekah as
sembly will be present. At this BAN
quet w. w. Moore Of Des Moines, who
has attended over fifty state conven-i
tons, will be honored.
Judge Church for Grand Sire.
Since the opening of the annual
session of Iowa Odd Fellows it has
been whispered that Judge A. q.
Church of Jefferson will be nominated
for grand sire of the Odd Fellows
of the World at Joint session Of the
grand lodge and grand encampment on
Thursday.
The move to place Judge Church at
the head Of the organization was
started nearly year ago and since
tb- time 1t has been one of the Lead
Fen VS. Of the state. For the last
two days the members who are at
tending the Des Moines meeting have
gathered on the streets and in the
hobbies ef the various hotels to dis
cuss the candidacy of one of the
most prominent men of the fratern-
ity.
That Judge Church will be nomin-
ated for grand sire Thursday is al
most assured, for, because of his long
membership and activity in the order
the Odd Fellows of Iowa favor him
above all others as the man who shall
be given the greatest honor that can
be bestowed upon one of their broth
ers.
Judge Church has been for the last
four years one of the four grand rep
resentatives to the grand lodge. In
case he Is recommended for grand sire
he will be voted upon at the meeting
of the sovereign lodge next year.
FAvoRs SCHOOL REFORM.
Lutheral, Synod Would Have Religious