The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-11-25
RENDERED ami.
VERSARY PROGRAM
Local |. o. O. +. Lodge
Instituted Sixty -four
Years Ago.
CHARTER MEMBERS ALL GONE
Over 500 Initiated in this Lodge.
Furnished Two Grand Masters.
Has Another on Way.

Paw Paw lodge No. Is, |. o. 0. F., one
of the older lodges of the order 10 Michi-
gan, was institutes on the 10Th day Of
November l849, with five charter MEM
bers John Mckinney, Emory o. Briggs,
Franklin II. Taylor, Edwin r. Moffat
aud John Smolk, all of whom have since
passed over the great divide"
Last Saturday being the Gath anniver-
sary of the institution OF the lodge, the
members and their CO. o-workers, the Re-
bekahs, decided to commemorate the
occasion by appropriate ceremonies and
festivities to be held in the lodge room
on the evening of that day.
A fine musical program was presented
consisting of both vocal and instrument
tai music. Miss Freida Snow opened
the entertainment with a fine piano solo;
Miss Luella Russ sang couple OF pleas
ing solos, accompanied by Miss Freida
Snow on the piano; MISS Ethel Fox, vio-
linist, rendered a couple of very fine Sc
lections, Miss Floy Rickerson accompan-
ist; Misses Agnes Rickard and Freida
Snow played a piano duet and Claude
Snow pleased the audience by singing
couple of comical ragtime songs.
q. w. Rowland, who was initiated into
the lodge Al years ago, was called upon
and gave few minutes reminiscent
talk Of matters connected with the
lodge. Almost the entire membership
of the 10 !ge has changed since he was
made acquainted with the mysteries of
the order, there being now but two men,
bers who belonged to the lodge at that
time, j. NJ. Brown and j. &. Warner.
Since it's organization the lodge has re-
ceived about 500 persons into member
ship and now numbers about l30. Two
Michigan Grand Masters have been Sc
lected from its ranks, Samuel II. Black
man and James M. Servoss and at the
last session Of the grand lodge Harry L.
Mcneil was elected Grand Warden and
in the usual course OF promotion, will
reach the chair of Grand Master in 1912.
Besides these brethren who have at
tanned this high honor, Shilling,
at one time a member OF Paw Paw lodge,
became grand master of the jurisdiction
of Idaho, and George w. Matthews, for
merly postmaster at this place, attained
the same rank in the encampment
branch of the order, as Grand Patriarch
of the jurisdiction of South Dakota.
The evenings program was brought
to close with foot social" the ladies'
feet, the only part of their person that
were visible, being sold at auction, Bro
S. B. Rickard taking the role of auc
tloneer. Each lady wore a number and
the gentleman buying the correspond
ing number having the lady for part
ner at supper, the same being furnished
by the ladies, each OF whom was pro-
vided with a box of refreshments. This
part OF the evenings entertainment was
the occasion Of a great deal OF hilarity,
the brothers being quite critical in max
ing an examination of the more or less
delicate, we'll shod feet OF their respec-
tive partners. After the refreshments
we're served and the debris cleared away,
the more sedate Of the merry makers
went to their respective homes, while
the "young and giddy'' remained for
some time longer tripping the light
fantastic"