The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-06-22
GRANGEVILLE AND WHITE
BIRD WIN BANNERS.

BIRD WIN BANNERS.
The third annual convention
of the Idaho County Oddfellows
association met at the hospitable
and neighboring city of Nez
Perce on Friday and Saturday
last. There were in attendance
some two hundred delegates
from Idaho, Lewis and Clearwa-
ter counties. The Rebekahs of
this county were out in full force,
Grangeville sending a large dele
CATION. The association origin
ally embraced Idaho county but
has since its organization taken
in the Clearwater lodges includ-
ing Clearwater and Lewis coun-
ties, due to the fact that these
lodges are neighbors and can now
by railroad easily reach all the
leading lodges of this county and
have affiliated more or less with
the Idaho county lodges. Friday
the citizens Of Nez Perez had
planned a ball game between
Lewis county Oddfellows and
Idaho county Oddfellows. The
game was most interesting and
Idaho county won by one score.
Fear of criticism from local fans
however, forbids us from stating
the score.
In the evening the people gave
the visitors grand reception and
banquet. The program had many
excellent features. That night
the ladies of the various degree
staffs competed for the banner,
and after close figuring the for
tunate Rebekah staff that was
pronounced victor by the judges
was from the White Bird delega'
ton. The ladies certainly did
themselves proud and Grangevill'
being a close second wishes hel
sister lodge well.
Saturday was devoted almos'
entirely to convention work. Th
convention deciding to put OF
Encampment work next year il
the convention. Mr.. johnson O.
Kamiah, was elected presiden
for the ensuing year. and w. A
Newman, of White Bird, wa
chosen vice president. while Ed
itor j. A. Seabury of the Site
Sentinel was favored with the of
flee of secretary and Sites like
wise carried off the prize for tn
convention next June.
On Saturday night and tn
early hours of Sunday morning
the big event of the meeting tool
place. Three staffs of Oddfel
lows, one from Grangeville, com
peted for the $4,000 banner fo
: the best work and drill in the ol
! J der. Grangeville put on the in
| tiatory degree, one of the mos
|, beautiful and the most impres
q sive degrees in OddfellowshiI
Nez Perez boys then in a mos
.reditable manner reproduced IL
first degree. The Kamiah sta1
/; followed with the second degre
! and each of these lodges was tn
: recipient of praise from all pre-
( ( ent for the splendid work the
= respective staffs did in the col
i test. However, the judges wei
o satisfied, and likewise the lodg'
|, present that Grangeville hs
Il won first place and the bann'
g was accordingly awarded to M
5. Idaho Lodge No. 7, of Grang
,e !, vile. The home boys will ha'
Il hold the banner in the me-
70 contest in order to entitle the
le to keep it.
After many happy farewell
H. and resolutions of appreciate
of treatment received and kin
'e red matters the convention a
iourned to meet at Sites on Ju
next. Oddfellowship is grown
e. and here is hoping that the go'
- =. work begun in this county by o
- home people may continue
y grow and aid humanity.
ie l. o. o. F.
Is CIRCULATING A PETITION
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