The daily sentinel., 1913-10-23
SPECTACULAR PARADE TO Be
FEATURE Of ODD FELLOWS MEET
BIG PRIZES FOR
DRILLS TUESDAY
Public Invited TO Attend ManeuV-
erS Of CdntOns at Fair Ground
in the Afternoon.
GRAND parade of all branches

A GRAND parade of all branches
~ of the order ending with a
competitive drill between six or
seven teams of Patriarch's Militant
at the fair grounds will be the big
feature of the Odd Fellows conven-
tion, here next Tuesday. 1t will be
one of the most spectacular affairs
ever seen in the city.
With approximately 1000 men
and women in the line of march the
parade will start at | O'Clock Tues
day afternoon from the Auditorium
and follow a line of march through
the business section and ending at
the fair grounds. o. p NJ. Steel will
be grand marshal of the parade with
b. w. Vedder and l.. E. Jaynes as
assistants. From the Auditorium
the pageant viii. march west to Sec
ond street, south to Main, east to
Seventh, north to Grand, east to
Ninth, north to Chipeta, east to
Twelfth and north to the fair
grounds.
Headed by the grand officers, in
autos and on horse back, the process
sion will present splendid sight.
The Patriarchs Militant, in six
or seven cantons, will be in full dress.
Their garb is much the same as that
of the Knights Templar and some of
the best drilled cantons in the west
VIII be IN this parade The Rabek-
abs, encampment delegates and sub
ordinate lodgemen, all in full re-
gala, will follow. Many novel pa
rade costumes will be on display and
altogether the parade will be a re-
markably beautiful spectacle.
At the fair grounds the competi-
fivn drillc will off tho nnifnrD,-
ed rank to the best advantage Every
one is invited to this event. and the
fact that nearly 81 900 in prizes has
been offered for the winners of the
prizes makes it certain that the work
will be put on in the best possible
manner.
During the afternoon from 4 80 to
6:30 the Crystal and Majestic thea
ters will be thrown open to all Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs free. This
courtesy of the theaters was much
appreciated by the local committee.
Business Sessions.
The grand lodge will convene at
the Auditorium at . o'clock Tuesday
while the Rebekahs are in session at
the Odd Fellows hall. At 1880 in
the evening the reception to grand
officers by Odd Fellows. Rebekahs
and citizens Will be held at the La
Court. and the people of the city are
cordially invited to attend this fea-
ture.
An hour later. at the Auditorium,
one of the prettiest spectacles of the
entire week will be shown in the ex-
emplification of the degree of chiv-
airy. This is one of the highest hon
ors that can be given an Odd Fellow
or Rebekah and a number of prom
inent men and women throughout
the state will have the degree con-
ferred upon them. Among these
will be Mrs. Carrie Steel and Mrs.
Emma Wadsworth of this city.
Only Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
may attend this degree work. The
grand ball will follow few mo-
ments later. opened by grand
march. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
will be issued tickets for this event.
No tickets are to be sold.
Tuesday will be one of the big
days of the grand lodge and will be
the day in which the citizens of the
city who are not members of the
order. will get the most out of the
meeting.