Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
STATE MEETING OF RED MEN
AND DEGREE OF PocAHoNTAs
OPENS MONDAY AND CON-
TINUES THREE DAYS.
MEMORIAL SERVICE Al
FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH
PLENTY OF ENTERTAINMENT
WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE
HUNDREDS OF DELEGATES Ex-
PEcTED TO ATTEND.

Entertainment of all kinds has been
/ provided by the local reception com
| mittee to the hundreds Of Red Men and
| members Of the Degree Of Pocahontas
! when they meet in this city next Mon
| day for the three days session OF the
great council. Great Chief OF Records
| Frank A. Day of Des Moines, has Is
sued the program for the convention
! The delegates to the convention will be
met on Monday by the reception com
mittee of Waneta tribe No 10 and the
Fifty-fourth band, and escorted to the
1allingall hotel, which will be the off,
cal headquarters Of the convention.
During the afternoon of the first day
ne visiting Red Men and the members
Ct the Degree of Pocahontas will be
given an automobile ride over the city,
being the guests of the Ottumwa Com
mercial association. Monday evening
will be. devoted to Memorial services
at the First Baptist church under the
direction of Carl F. Kuehnle of Deni-
son, followed by the initiation of a
large class Of palefaces.
Phillips to Make Address.
The convention proper will open on
Tuesday morning when Thomas j..
Phillips will deliyer the address Of well
come and Great Sachem w. B. Keffer
of Des Moines will deliver the re-
Spouse. DR.. G.. ". Whitehill Of Oska-
loosa, one Of the most active Red Men
in Iowa, will be chairman of the open
ing session. At 10 o'clock the council
fire of the Great Sun session will be
kindled and the regular order Of bust
ness taken up. Tuesday afternoon will
also be devoted to great council busi-
ness.
In the evening reception will be
members of the Red Men and Degree
OF Pocahontas A smoker and lunch
will be given the great chiefs, warriors
and braves at o'clock at the Red
Men hall. A great time is expected at
this session.
Wednesday, the closing day, will be
devoted to the regular business and to
the selection of the 1911 meeting place.
Program in Detail.
The program in detail of the con-
vention follows:
Monday, October 10.
All incoming trains will be met by
the reception committee from Waneta
tribe No. 10 and the Fifty-fourth regi-
ment band. Between 2 p. m. and 5 p.
m. an automobile ride over the city
will be given all members Of the Red
Men and all members of the Degree OF
Pocahontas, starting from the Balm
gall hotel.
1880 p. m.-Parade will form In front
of the Ballingall hotel and headed by
the Fifty-fourth regiment band, will
march to the First Baptist church,
where memorial services will be held.
Memorial Program.
Chairman, Carl F. Kuehnle, Denison.
Invocation-Rev. B. F. Patt, Of
tumwa.
Selection-Ottum Harp orchestra.
Reading roll Of dead-A. s. Gilbert,
G. NJ. Des Moines.
Selection-Ottumwa Harp orchestra.
Address-E. A. Patterson, p. S.,
Iowa City.
Music-Ottumwa Harp orchestra.
900 p. m.-All members will march
to knights of Columbus hall, where
the degrees will be conferred upon
large class of palefaces by the Great
Council degree team in charge of Cap
tain R. G. Priebe, P. G. s.
Tuesday, Oct. II.
Open meeting at knights OF Colum.
bus hall.
a. M, music-Ottumwa Harp or
chestrA.
Chairman-Dr. G. W. Whitehill, Os-
kaloosa.