The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-10-17

The Odd Fellows grand lodge and
tie Rebekah assembly sessions. both
yesterday and today. we're of deep in
tefest to all privileged to attend them
and great deal OF business pertair-
ing 10 the order was transacted White
the attendance OF visitors IL not 20
large as at the forty-fourth annual
sconvention at Denver a year ago the
tgocssdlnss are of quite as much con
oern TO the grand lodge members ~
those Of any convention in the chron-
sles OF the organization
TIE hospitality OF the community,
coupled with the fine weather that has
prevailed during the week, has given
a zest and enjoyment TO the mee;iag
that has made the deiiberative and
legislative work Of the grand lodge
a more agreeable task than usual and
will enable Its participants to carry
away with them n pleasant memory OF
their sojourn In Canon City. Many cs
the odd Fellows and Rebekahs have
fOu2d sufficient leisure Anee coming
here to make little excursions aboat
the town aud it, surroundings. A
brre number Of them have visited the
Odd Fellows home site here On
North Fifteenth street and others haze
avssled themselves OF the opportunity
va make srip over the Skyline drive;
10 the top Of the Royal Gorge; throuSh
the tunnel roadway into the GRIND
Canon of the Arkansas and snsonx the
orchards Of Lincoln Park and Fruit
mere. These little outings have brok-
IN the tedium Of the convention ard
made more agreeable iss sessions
The Kraad lodge this morning gave
itself up . an exhaustive oonsidera-
tion Of the Odd Fellows home props.
sition. but up to IL O'Clock today no
special action had been taken in -
ras;ier. a vote having been deferred
until this afternoon. A. far a. can
be learned there appears TO be some
diversity OF opinion in relation to the
amount 10 be invested In the institu-
ton ~ an Initial expenditure. some
of the members of the grand lodge
favor an immediate investment Of AZ
feast sixty thousand dollars in build
inrs: Others believe that sum in ex-
cess OF the demands Of the situation
ind think $4,000 or $4,000 would be
ample for the purpose. 1t is expee II
that n determination Of the question
az issue will be reached before The
afternoon adjournment.
Tonight will be busy one with the
ylsitors There will be something
doing" With them until late hour.
At 7:so o'clock the RebekRs degree
will be conferred at l. o. O. F. hall
by the degree staff OF Harmony Re
bekah Lodge of this city and at the
Game time degree teams OF the Pueblo
and Florence lodges will exempihy
the ;aitiatory and first degree of Old
reliowsAip at the rink At 5 o'clock
the rmbSriai Order Of Muscovites will
initiate large class of candidates in
to the mysteries OF their brotherhood.
which Will be followed by banquet
at the Denton hotel for it's members.
The novitiatcs will be constituted
z nobles OF the Kremiin and will be en-
rolled on the membership roster OF
Kremiin Riga Of Denver.
q The ceremonies At the rink rues4sy
spisht at which the decoration of chiv-
sary was ssstswsd ON several distia-
'sus "a osd Fsnd~s ,ssd .RsAekssg
uas sztrsns'y impressive and cns OF
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nnb1ka n connoc4too With ~ orAn6s