The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-04
WHEAT'L|.AND I | | |.
CARRIED OFF
THE HONORS
I. 0. 0. F. and Rebekahs Con
GLIDING Sessions
Officers Were Elected BY Grand
:. Encampment
Contest Of Degree Teams Close
and Interesting

The encampment of the state grand
lodge of the l. o. o. F. closed it's an
nual meeting last night at Assembly
halls. Aside from the election of the
officers, the most important matter de-
cided upon was the setting of the first
day instead of the last day of the
state meeting for the grand encamp-
ment.
The officers elected for the grand
encampment are:
Grand Patriarch-W. J. Holbrook.
Grand High Priest-R. M. Pollock.
Grand Senior Warden - George
Backingly. ....-. '4~
Grand Junior Warden-P. B. Rog-
glee.
Grand Scribe-J. H. Rowe.
Grand Treasurer. S. Cole.
Grand Representative--A.J J. Cole.
Grand Marshall. C. Fields.
Grand Outside Watch-G. H. iNoyes.
Grand Inside Watch-J. M, Palmer.
The grand lodge of the I. o. o. F.
expect to finish the business to come
before it this afternoon and also in"
stall next years officers. The officers
for the following year who will be in
stalled this afternoon are:
Grand Master-G. w. Elkin.
Deputy Grand MASTER. D. Scott.
Grand Warden--C. f. Holmes ea->
Grand Secretary--Don Mcdonald. 4
q Grand Treasurer--H. d. Mack. r.
Grand Representatives,. M. Jack
son. s42
The Rebekahs of the state, who are
meeting in conjunction with the I. O..
o. F., will close their encampment this
afternoon. The session yesterday aft
ernoon was devoted almost entirely to
the routine business of the order. In
the evening the degree work was put
on. In the session this morning the
state officers were elected. Those re-
ceiving the offices are:
President-Lettie Jorgenson, Lakota.
Vice President - Clara Schreppls,
Minot. H. .....
Warden-Allie Mares, Wheatland.
Secretary-Fannie Skinner, Velva.
Treasurer-Gertie Olquist, Mayville.
The state meeting of the grand lodge
and the grand encampment will be
held at Oakes next June.
In the contest for comforting the
Rebekah degree, the highest degree
in the Odd Fellowship, Oakleaf lodge
No. 19 of Wheatland carried off first
honors with Fairmont lodge a close
second. Wheatland was given a rating
of IS per cent for their work, ten
points higher than Fairmont, thereby
winning the prize of $100.
The state prize was won by Wheat
land nine years ago here in Fargo
The degree work was witnessed by
several hundred Rebekahs and ODD
Fellows, gathered in Stones new hall
1t was q close contest between the
competing teams and the result was
uncertain until the judges announced
the decision.
The Wheatland team expects to at
tend the sovereign grand lodge in
Minneapolis in September, there tC
compete for the worlds prize. This
team put the work on at the sovereign
grand lodge at Winnipeg last year and
received high rating, but the mem
bers of the team expect to make g
better showing this year.
The officers of the Wheatland tear
are as follows:
Captain--Allie Mares.
| Noble Grand---Anna Wilson.
Vice Grand-Frances Finch.
Chaplain--Marion Youngman.
| Past Noble Grand--Hazel Buttke.
Secretary Florence Brown.
Treasurer Frances Sherman.
Warden Carrie Halliday.
Conductor-Sadie Baron.
r. S. N. G.Susan McQuiod.
| L. S. N. g. Cathrine Hooking.
r.. S. v. G.Minnie Tree.
L. S.. ". G.Anna Beth.
r. "A. S.-Carrie Baron.
& L. Al. Silly Malowe.
/. S. G.Lorain Port
O. S. G.-Emma Isensee.
Banner Bearers-Mary Akin. Bertha
Wheeler. 5ss
In the contest In comforting thu
| initiatory degree the Wahpeton team
won first prize over the Hunter team
| The contest was held last evening i
Assembly halls and was witnessed BY