Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-11-13
THE |. 0. G. 7. CONVENTION
Fifth District Convention of /. O. c. T.
Lodge Held at Wyoming Valley
Thursday and Friday,
Nov. 8 and Y.

Nov. 8 and 7.
The annual convention Of the fifth
district /. o. q. L. lodge was held at
Wyoming Valley, Thursday and Friday
Of last week, November and T.
Members Of the Mineral Point lodge
Emery No. 31i) and the Edmund lodge
arrived in Wyoming Valley, Thursday
morning, where hearty welcome was
extended TO them. All the visitors, ii
Guiding the Rev. Mr.. Apologize Of
Spring Green, and number of the
Valley people, partook Of delicious
dinner at the home of Mrs Julia New
4 ton.
AT 2 p. m. all assembled at the hall
where the District Chief Templar, Mrs.
Il. Williams of Edmund called the
lodge to order, opening in the subor-
dinate degree.
After the appointments made for the
absent officers, the roll was called and
a report Of the lodges given. OF the
active lodges y the district, Wyoming
is IN the lesd and it is also the banner
lodge of tie state
The several committees were appoint
ed and reports of the different officers
given, after which short intermssion
was declared for the committees to
| nraDare their renorts
Lodge was recalled by the d G T.
and the report of the Finance commit
tee was read and adopted Next in
order was the election of officers for
the ensuing year. The following off :
GERS were elected:
D. G. T. Mrs. e. Williams, Edmund.
d. Coun Alonzo Jacka, Mineral
Point.
D. v.T.-Mrs. w j. Bridges, Min.
eral Point.
D. S. j. W.-Mrs. S. E. Knicker-
booker, Wyoming
d Sec. Emma e. Padon, Mineral
Point.
d George Vivian Mineral Point.
d. V, C.-Vera Richardson, Wyoming
p D. G. T-Merri Richardson
Wyoming.
d. Chap. James Lorion, Wyoming.
d. M-Lawrence Dale, Edmund.
d. d. NJ. Margaret Joiner, Wyoming
ID. A S-Frances w. Stephenson,
Mineral Point.
D. G Mrs NJ l.. Dunn, Mineral
Point.
D. Sentinel Harry Richardson, Wy
oming.
D. Messenger Elizabeth Knicker-
booker Wyoming
Upon request the d. c. T. allowed
the Mineral Point officers the honor If
putting the initiatory work on the floor,
after which the d. @. T again took her
place
A motion was made and carried that
the evening session be an open one and
that it be held in the church to accom-
modate the people. The afternoon SEES
sion was then closed and the visiting
members taken to the several farm
homes, where they were entertained
The evening session was largely at
tended and was sreatly enjoyed by all.
The lengthy program was instructive
aa well as entertaining and those pres
emit were greatly inspired by the letters
read from old mem bers, as well as by
the interesting talk given by the Rev,
Mr. Apologize
District lodge was reopemed Friday at
! 1880 q. m. and order of business re-
| sumed After roll cal the minutes of
the previous session were read and APP
proved, and a motion made and carried
that the district degree be conferred on
members wishing to take the same,
Nineteen members took the degree ;
after which the lodge was reopened in
the subordinate degree, and the officers
elected the previous afternoon were
duly installed
The reports of the state of the order
and of the committee on resolutions
were next read and both adopted Mrs
w, J Bridges extended an invitation
on behalf of the Mineral Point lodge to
hold the next convention at Mineral