The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-18
Ennening Sessions of United
Brothers and Sisters of
Mysterious Ten Held
This Morning.
GET OFFICIAL WELCOME
al Public Meeting This After
noon Mayor Extends Greet
ings as Do Various
Fraternal Bodies.

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The second day OF the convention OF
The United Brothers of Friendship
end the Sisters OF the Mysterious
Ten, opened this morning with meet
,ngs of both of these lodges in their
respective halls. The United Broth
ers are meeting in the court room
OF the Lee county court house, and
the Mysterious Sisters are holding
their sessions in Woodman hall. To-
day marked the opening sessions OF
both of these lodges. DR.. ]. T. Cas-
ton, grand master, and Princess Ida L.
Garnett preside at the meetings.
This afternoon the first public meet
tnp was held at 2:30 o'clock This
meeting was open to everyone, and
was addressed by various speakers
who expressed their pleasure at be-
Ing able to welcome the grand lodges
to Keokuk. The speakers represented
the various commercial and fraternal
orders Of the city, both white and
co.ored.
There are something like one thous-
and delegates in Keokuk for this con-
yention. They have taken the city
by storm. Through the efforts of
various committees, arrangements for
caring for the delegates have been
made, and visitors to Keokuk this
week win be royalty entertained.
There are large delegations here from
Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville and
many other larger centers.
All of the delegates are wearing
their various official insignia, and the
badges present a fine appearance with
their various designs and legends in
.,goid on velvet backgrounds.
Last night in Woodmen hall the
delegates and their friends were en-
tertained with fine musical program
which was prepared by local talent.
1t included good program OF both
vocal and instrumental music, and
several readings. The big feature OF
the sessions tomorrow will be the
trip over the power house and dam.
This trip will be taken under the
supervision Of the power company's
officials and guides, and will be one Of
the very interesting features of the
weeks sessions. &C
Meetings This Morning.
The Grand Lodge of United Broth
ers of Friendship ana the Grand
Temple Of the Sisters of the Mysterl-
oucs Ten, which Is subordinate or
ganization of women, met In their an
nual session this morning at ten
o'clock. The grand lodge is holdins
It. sessions at the court house, pre-
sided over by the grand master, DR..
]. F. CASTOR of ST. Louis, Mo. Inc
grand temple sessions are being held
In the old Gibbons opera house, cor
ner Sixth and Main streets, presided
over by the grand princess, Mrs. Ida
L. Garnett of Macon, Mo. The two
organizations have a membership OF
nearly twenty thousand and are grow
ing annually. The jurisdiction COM
prises Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Ne
6raska. They do fraternal lnsur-
ance business and are incorporated
nnder the laws OF the state Of Mis-
souri, and through their beneficiary de-
partment they collect and pay out
fifty thousand dollars annually. The
sessions this morning were devoted
mainly to the appointment of commit
tees and the exchanging Of greetings
between the two bodies and other pre-
liminaries. It is estimated that there
are between 800 and 1000 delegates
In attendance. which includes the
leading men and women Of the race.
The organization owns a printing
plant and newspaper at Sedalia and
forty acre farm at Hannibal. MO-.
upon which is located an orphans
home.
At 2:3o this afternoon a Joint SEES
sion OF all the lodges was held the
meeting being open to the publicS
when those in attendance at the con-
vention were welcomed to the city by
speakers representing various frater-
nal and commercial organizations. Re-
sponses were made by the grand mas
ter and other officers of the organiza-
ton.
One of the chief addresses OF the
afternoon was that made by Mayor 5
w. Moorhead who extended to the
visitors hearty welcome on behalf
OF the city.
Mayors Address.
Mayor Moorhead's address Is here
Given in full:
AS mayor of Keokuk the pleasant
task is mine this afternoon Of bidd1ns
you welcome to our city. There is
no mere formality, as you will under
stand when I tell you that it is only
rarely that Keokuk is called upon TO