The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
w. Dayton cared for the records and

w. Dayton cared tor the RECORDS anu
other duties of secretary.
George w. Hoff, as chairman of the
program committee, and press agent
of the big show, was busy all of the
time. He was assisted by J.E.Easter,
| w. !. Marsh, Mrs. Bessie Ames and
Mrs. Bertha Jones.
Finances for the occasion were Sc
cured by w. A. Stump, Fl. l.. White,
Charles A. Briney, NJ. 8. Cooper, j.
M. Reeder and John Rugenberg. These
boys also looked after the decorations.
| Special trains and transportation
accommodations were secured through
the special efforts of Charles w. Ames,
G. ID. Grier and Clayton B. Lewis, j.
A. Hartman and John Ruggenberg.
| Bands and special music were ar
ranged for by ]. A. Hartman, G. d.
Grier and Clayton b. Lewis.
Places for holding the work halls
and headquarters were found by the
personal work of J. F. Chalmers, H.
B. Howarth and w. N. Hall.
Special committee was appointed
to look after baggage and parapher,
MALTA that might be brought to town
by members, degree stats, etc. The
men who did this were Ike Bush, H.
C. Wing and Ben f. Remington.
Parade was organized by A. s
Pringle, ID. ID. G. NJ, as chief marshal
of the day. He was assisted by J. w
Swearingen.
Honors were won right and left by
the ladies' band of Keota. under the
direction of Director William Langen
berg the ladies gave a concert in the
review stand on Market street, every
number of which was applauded
) Someone remarked that he had un
derstood that the lips of women were
specially good and that must account
for the peculiar softness, evenness ant
purity of tone secured from both reeC
and brass. Their execution was Who'll
ly devoid of the blare and crack tha
almost invariably characteriZes, a
one time or another, the work of mel
in band work. The personnel of the
band appearing in Oskaloosa yester
day was as follows: Comets, Misses
J Mary DeYoe, Perle Warrington, Bes'
Holmes; French horns and altos
. Misses Besse Smock, Blanche Waters
Ruth Scole; Baritone, Misses Clar;
McNurlen and Maude Schaumberg
Trombones, Misses Mary Dorence ant
Sarah Stewart; Clarinets, Blanche
Tory and Mrs. c. E. Nelson; director
Langenberg: Tuba, Mrs. E. c. Gil
bert; Drums, Miss Mary Burke, bass
Mrs. B. B. Brown, snare.
Iowa Brigade band gave a concer
: in the evening at the Market stree
review stand and won applause for thu
splendid way in which they played
1t was the first public appearance o
the band this season. Both the ladie
band of Keota and the local organi2a
} ton of musicians were applauded in
the parade in the afternoon.
Attendance at the celebration wa
J. without doubt hurt by the typhoi,
fever scare Several of the delega
tons brought their own drinkini
: water, carrying it in milk cans.
Decorations were put up in a hui
; ry Friday morning, but they wer'
more or less elaborate for all that
The rain of the previous day mad,
preparations of this character impos
sible.
Splendid work was done by the Ode
Fellows and Rebekahs' double quar-
. tette that rendered several selections
at the afternoon program. 1t is made
up of Mesdames Hurd, Chalmers
Clements and Phillips and Messrs
George w. Hoff, B. f. Remington, A
Baker and M. H. McCannon. The or
ganization ha been under the per
soal direction of George Hoff in pre-
. paration for the anniversary program