The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-20
ODD FELLOWS
HOLD CONVENTION
Seventeen Anniversary Of orsaniza-
ton Of First Lodge In Iowa Be-
ing Celebrated at
Burlington.
THE REBEKAH ASSEMBLY
Representatives From keokuk Serve
on committees-Perfe Wealth
er Marks Opening Of
Convention.
THE REBEKAH ASSEMBLY

/
Convention.
BURLINGTON. Iowa, Oct. 2o.-Per-
feet weather marked the opening
day Of the annual convention OF the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. The
delegates began to arrive in the city
on Sunday and yesterday every in
coming train brought its quota Of
mem bers. The city is in gala attire
and everybody Is ready to welcome
the visitors. This convention is In
the nature Of a homecoming as it
marks the SEVENTEEN anniversary OF
the organization Of the first lodge in
Iowa at Burlington on April 4, 1881.
Washington lodge No. i, was insu-
tuted by District Deputy John Potts,
of Galena, ILL.,, at that time. following
the granting of a dispensation by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the United
States. The six charter members of
Washington Lodge No. 1, were Rich
ard Mansley, w. H. Mauro. John
Jones, Oliver Cook, William D. Nc
Cash and T. E. Goodhue.
This is the sixty-seventh annual
session Of the l. o. o. F., Grand Lodge
OF Iowa. Twenty years ago the for
ty-seventh session was held In Bur
lington and many who were present
then, are here now. The headquarters
of the convention are at the Hotel
Burlington. The hotel presents a
most animated appearance with It's
throngs of delegates to the Odd Eel
lows convention and the Rebekah as
sembly The Odd Fellows hold their
meetings at the Grand opera house,
while the Rebekahs meet at Elks
hail. Yesterday morning was spent
in registration, renewing old friend
ships, and making trips about the
city.
The Grand Eneampnent.
The grand encampment was called
| to order at 1870 p. m. Monday, the
following officers being present:
Grand patriarch-Zala A. Church.
Grand high priest-Geo. P. Camp
bell. Davis City.
Grand senior warden-G. l.. Arris
smith, Bayard
Grand scribe-R. l.. Tilton, Des
Moines.
Grand treasurer F. Wunder.,
Harlan.
! Grand marshal-G L. Barquist, Des
Moines.
Grand sentnel-A. D. Gray, Spirit
Lake.
! Grand outside sentinel-A. E. Lyon,
Perry.
| The roll was called, nearly all rep
resentatives being present.
The Rebekah Assembly.
| The Rebekah assembly met at the
Elks hall at eight o'clock last night.
The social feature OF the evening was
emblematic OF Rebekah Odd Fellow
ship. Beautiful tableaux were given.
In one Of them representing the or
phans' home at Mason City, Pauline
and Richard Otto Of Wapello took
part and met with great applause.
The anniversary ceremony was ex-
emplified by the staff from Derexa
| Rebekah lodge No. 129 of Wapello.
The exercises were beautiful and i'm
pressive and everybody felt more
than repaid for coming to the conven-
ton after witnessing last evenings
ceremony
Mrs. Bessie Watson Niemeyer, of
Darlington, rendered one of her al
ways popular whistling solos. Mr..
George Bruhl gave a reading which
received great applause and Prof.
Frank Sherratt gave pleasing cor
net solo.
| The officers taking part in the Re-
bekah meeting last night were as fol-
lows: Noble grand, Laura Rice; vice
grand, Louise Cody; past grand, Car
RE Hoag; inside guardian, Gail Bish-
op; staff. Alice Otto, Wayne David
son, Lou Erwin, Zilla Wright, Mary
Davis, Nellie Hale, Ada Smith, Ger
trude Foor, Georgiana Murphy,
| Louise Barnes, Anna Warren, Josie
Reutinger. Pianist Lorena Bean; d.
rector, Louisa Grimm.
keokuk Representatives.
Keokuk was represented among the
Odd Fellows by J. L. Hardin who
was appointed to serve on the miscel-
laneous business committee.
Miss Elizabeth Matheney, of keo-
! kuk. for twenty-three years the secre-
| tary of the Rebekah assembly, is
registered at the Hotel Burlington.
| The Rebekah assembly, which was or
ganized in Des Moines In 1888 has o64
! lodges in Iowa. Mrs. Carrie T. DE-
! rnond of keokuk, was the first presi-
dent Minnie K. Merriam of heokut
! is serving as chairman of the creden-
/ tial committee.
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