The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-24
NEW |. 0.0.F. HALL
TWO STORY BUILDING DEDicAT-
ED SATURDAY BY BEECH
WOOD LODGE AT MOUNDS
Three Hundred Odd Fellows Their
Families and Friends Took
Part in Elaborate Exercises
--cairoites Present.

--cairoites Present.
Saturday night the fine new Odt
Fellows building at Mounds recently
completed was dedicated. There were
over three hundred Odd Fellows, Re
bekahs and their friends in atten /
ance Many We're from Cairo. T. T.
| Cole, noble grand of Beechwood Lodge
No. 949 read the proclamation Of the
grand master, w. r. SAVIOR, appoint
ling +. T.. Thurman OF Stafford Lodge
| of Cairo, his deputy to offlciate at the
dedication. Mr.. Cole, after a few we'll
chosen remarks. turned the cetc.
monies over to Deputy Thurman and
1.-THE Stafford Lodge dedicatory team III
members of which were ROBBED in
beautiful new silk costumes appro-
PIRATE to their station. The members
| The work of the sta was highly
and their stations are as follows:
! Frank Il. Thurman, Grand Master,
]. ]. Boxman. Grand Marshal.
\ It. ". Hurley, Grand Warden
! d. n. Gill Grand Chaplain
| j. NJ. Priday, Herald of the North.
Hugh Casaeman, Herald of toe
South
Robert Thompson, Herald sof the
East.
]. Hughey Davis, Herald Of the
West.
J. ], Kaykendall, Grand Guardian.
W H. Gibson. President Hall Com
mittee
Harry Stout and W. J. Landon,
Stone Bearers.
Bundy Peterson, Hold Carrier.
Charles F. Arter, Master Board
Carrier.
Mrs. Minnie Gil presided at the
piano.
The work of thee staff was highly
satisfactory ana the members all
came in for share of praise.
When the ceremonies had been
concluded Mrs Minnie Gill sang a
beautiful solo especially selected for
the occasion. One of the finest ban
quets ever served in Mounds was set
by the ladies OF Mounds Rebekah
lodge. The active committee on the
banquet was composed of Mesdames
T. L. Cole, Byna Miller and Lolita
Wildey. The hall was prettily deco
rated for the occasion with bunting,
palms and cut flowers
There we're fourteen lodges repre-
scented at the dedication ceremonies
These were from all parts OF South
ern Illinois
The Mounds Odd Fellows and their
friends are justly proud of their new
ball which insures them a comfort
able home permanently, The new
hall is of brick and is intellectually
an attractive building. 1t Is @2X7l
feet in size, two stories in heighth
The lower floor is to be used fcc store
purposes by Mr.. Edison, the nppe'
pCog il to be used entirely for lodge
purposes Tie hall will be in use
every night in the week by the differ
ent lodges and orders of Mounds. This
main hall or lodge room proper II
40x50 feet, There Is also one larsf
ante-room with four paraplernalis
rooms on each side and one we'll an
POINTED toilet room Ornamental stee
ceilings are Oh both stories. The cos
of the building was about 5000.
The furnishings of the lodge room
! have been donated by the Mounds RI
Dekah lodge one OF the gifts being
fine carpet costing $3.50. The con
mittea on furnishings consists 0
Misses Nettie Lackey, Minnie Cot
Cora Kennedy. Byna Miller and Lott
: Crane. The building committee G
; Beechwood lodge were NJ l.. ke,
. Inedy, T. L. Cole, George Scrugg an
NJ B. Harris. Beechwood lodge Is GU.
two years old and the members ar
being complimented for theM effort
{ in so short a time in building hon
: for themselves.
a The Cairo Odd Fellows aud RI
L hekahs rendered a vote of thanks
+ Mrs. Fannie Behring, noble grand, an
( all the Mounds Rebekahs and to 7
Z sole, noble grand and all the mer
bers Of Redwood lodge, for the
kind hospitality