The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-17
DELEGATES NUMBER 500
The Program Has Been Issued For
the Meeting Which Will be
Featured by Parade
Wednesday p. m.

az tuO great L. ". ". Il. grand lOuS0
encampm9nt to be he'd at Davenport |
next week. Mayor Off will represent
Keokuk at the meeting The con-
vention will last five days, from Oc-
tober Is to %.
The department council consisting
of nearly a thousand uniformed Pa.
triarchs Militant will act as an escort
FOR the lest of the encampment, This
will be the first time in years chat
the Patriarchs Militant have met with
tae other delegates. The big parade
which will be held Wednesday after
noon will be a gorgeous spectacle.
Fully $4,000 visitors are expected i'll
Davenport on that day providing the
weather is agreeable. During the
week it is expected that $4,000 will be
in attendance. The finding of accom-
modations for tais vast number is a
problem to the Davenport committee.
The hotels will be filled to their ut
most capacity, a large number will be
accommodated in private homes, two
boats will bring delegations from up
the river and board them on the
boat
The government will be called to
order at the Armory hall, Monday, Oct.
Is. During tae week meetings will be
hels at Armory hall Tuesday even
ing the Rebekah degree work will be
held in che Coliseum, while Wednes-
cay the main feature will be the pa
rade. Friday will witness the install
lation of new officers and the adj
journment.
The program is as follows:
Monday, October 10.
10000 a. m-Department council
called to order-At Armory hall, Fifth
between Main and Brady.
OUTING CLUB RECEPTION.
500 p. m.-Reception at Outing.
club to grand officers and members
| CTake Central Park carr
Called to order by Mrs. Addie A.
Maxwell.
s to Reception of grand officers
/ and members.
/ to 10-Program of 10 minutes, ad-
dresses and musical numbers as fol-
/ lows: Selection by Girls orchestra of
Orphans Home Address of welcome
on behalf of subordinate lodges of
city-Edward Yrs Meyer. Response
/ by Grand Master White. Selection
by Girls orchestra Address of vel
come in behalf of the Rebekahs of the
| city by Sister w. NJ Newton, N G..
of Scot Zedokah. Response by Sister
Alta Strikers, president of Rebekah
assembly. solo-"The Holy City" by
Master Eden Day. Reading, by Miss
Icy Teele. Selection by Girls or
chestra.
10 to 12-Grand March-social ana
dance.
500 p. m-Grand military ball, Ar
mory hall.
Tuesday October 10.
1000 a. m.-Department council
meeting. Armory hall.
1 900 a. m-Rebekah assembly All
day session Davenport hotel.
/ 900 a. m.-Grand encampment meet
ing, |. o. o. f. hall, Fifth and Brady
| streets.
7:30 p. M Rebekaa degree work
! by Scar of Main staff Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, and Memorial staff Marshall
town, Iowa. Tableau by Wapello staff.
| The Coliseum "Davenport's Dream
/ land CTake Third or Fourth street
car west.)
| 7:So p. -Encampment degree
work, Armory hill.
Wednesday, October 20.
900 a. m-Opening session of
Grand lodge Prosperity hall.
800 a. m.-Rebekah assembly, Day.
export hotel
fNr,oJ, ~ no q OF
Armory hall Fifth and Brady streets,
! (extending west on Fifth, Main to
/ Third; west on Third to Scott; south
on Scott to Second; west on Second
4 to Warren; counter-march east on Sec
ond to Perry, north on Perry to
Fourth; west on Fourth to Brady;
north on Brady to St. Johns M. -,
churca, then disband.
PUBLIC MEETING PROGRAM.
800 p. m.-Publc meeting. st.
Johns NJ. E. church.
Organ Prelude-Mrs H. Pell.
Called to order-C. r. Sphinx.
/ Song-"All Hail the Power of Je-
sus' Name Congregation.
Invocation-Dr. j. A. Burchitt.
Solo-Miss Grace Ames.
Address of welcome in behalf of
citizens of Davenport by Hon. G. w.
Scott, mayor.
Duet-Miss Grace Ames, Mrs.
Griggs.
Response by Grand Master l. w.
White.
Song America" Congregation.
Benedction-Dr ]. A. Burchitt
4 4:SO p nl.--Decoration Of Cavalry
5l-Armory hall.
MEMORIAL PROGRAM.
1880 p. m.-Memorial Service-St.
4 Johns NJ E. church, corner Brady and
Fourteenth streets.
Chairman B. Morrow.
Organ Voluntary Mrs. H. Pell.
Invocation-Rev. ]. A. Burchitt.
Music-Edwards choir.