The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-22
One Hundred and Fifty Dele
gates are Expected to At
tend the Grand State Meet
ing of the Order.
PROGRAM FOR AFFAIR
- HAS BEEN PREPARED
Mayor Zimmerman viii Deliv-
er the Address of Welcome
to Visiting Delegations
Merchants to Decorate.

One hundred and fifty delegates and
members are expected to attend the
grand state meeting of the American
Order of Owls at Luken's hall, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, on
Main street, Wednesday and Thursday
of this week. There will also be sew
eral officers of the supreme organiza-
tion in the city
To the local lodge of Owls is credit
ed with starting the convention fever
in Richmond. Last year. at Muncie,
the local Owls delegation secured the
1910 convention for this city. Since
then this city has been selected by six
other state organizations for 1910 con-
ventions. One of these organizations.
the Staats-Verband. has already held
its convention with much success to
itself and profit to the city generally.
The convention of the Owls is at
tracing considerable attention. Mer-
chants and citizens will display flags
and other decorations in their honor
during the state convention While
the citizens generally will not have
anything to do with the convention,
as it is purely an affair within the or
ganization, yet many of the visitors
will be royalty entertained 1t is be-
ing planned to take parties of the Wis
iting delegations about the city to
show the points of interest
Will Greet Delegates.
The convention will open Wednes-
day morning by the local lodge march
ing to the Pennsylvania depot, in a
body, and accompanied by band, to
greet the visiting delegations, which
will arrive about 10 o'clock From the
depot the visitors and local lodge will
form in a line of march and go east
on North e to Fourteenth street, hence
south to Main and then west on Main
to the lodge hall. Mayor w. W. Zim-
norman will deliver the adress of well
come to which response will be made
by Supreme President J.. P. Mullaly
OF indianapolis. According to notices
SO far received, the visiting delega-
tions will include so from Anderson,
20 from Alexandria, 20 from Indianap-
oils and several delegates and visitors
from Yorktown, Dalesville, Muncie,
Marion. Charlottesville, Lafayette and
other places. The Anderson and In
dianapolis delegations will come de-
termined to land the 1911 convention
for their respective cities. The fight
between these two organizations is
expected to prove very close and in
teresting. Included in the list supreme
officers to attend are: President Null
laly of Indianapolis; Dr. Fred O'Hara,
of Springfield, ILL.,, past supreme presi-
dent: David Wolf, of Washington, D..
c.; William B. Ogier. of Dayton, and
J. E. Smith. Of Utica. New York. su-
preme trustee. and ]. H. Livingston,
supreme treasurer
Only to few of the sessions will
be open to the local lodge members
and visitors who are not delegates.
All of the business sessions will be at
tended by delegates. Those who will
represent the local lodge in the delib-
erations include: Horace L. Dickin-
son, DR.. M. S. Bulla. Irwin Potter. VIII.
liam Watson and Albert D. Randall.
Alternates, William Fisher. w. C. Kel-
lum, Isaac Myers. ]. NJ. Carmine and
Edward Smith. The program for the
convention will be as follows:
Wednesday, May IS.
10 a. m.-Call to order.
Selection.
Invocation-Rev. S. R. lyons.
Selection.
Address of welcome-Mayor W. w.
Zimmerman.
Response-Supreme President ]. p.
Mulaly, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Observation-Disclosures
Address-William Watson, presi-
dent Richmond Nest, who finishes by
turning over gavel to Grand State
President, ]. c. Braxtan.
Observation-Disclosures
Appointment of credentials commit
tee. Appointment of resolutions COM
mittee. Appointment of other commit
tees.
Selection-Orche
Adjourn until D. m.
p m.-Seating delegates and re-
ports of committees.
Adjourn until D. m
p. m--Smoker and general discus
sion OF order general to all Owls),
Hhursday. May Is.
10 A. m.-Roll call OF officers.
Reading minutes OF last meeting.
Discussion of minutes.
Reports of officers.
Reports of committees.
Adjourn until D. m.
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