The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
DISTRICT CONVENTION
American Yeomen Meet With Hia-
watha Homestead. :

The district convention of the
1eomen, under the auspices Of the
Hiawatha Homestead No. 379 OF Os.
kalOosa, was held yesterday after.
noon and evening in Fraternity Hall.
The object of the convention was to
intensity the. fraternal spirit and the
augmentation Of mutual effort in the
uphoiding of the order. SiXty-fOur
registered visitors attended the con
ventiOn, and it is The plan of the To-
cal order to make the convention of
yesterday an annual affair The
visiting delegates were instructed to
carry the message Of the adoption of
the annual affair TO their home Or
ders and the supreme office at Dcs
Moines will then be communicated
with regarding the establishment of
the annual affair.
The chief address of the afternoon
and in the evening was given by the
] rial Attorney from the Supreme Of
flee in Des MOneS. The program
was followed as had been planned,
and in those cases where the differ
ent lodges did not respond, the place
was filed by the local order. Dr.
Chas. Smith, s. NJ. d., was called to
the north part of the state on other
important business and could not be
present at the meeting. Geo. n.
Frink, State Manager, was detained
at home on account of Illness in the
family. Mrs. Ida Stephenson, Dis
trict Deputy, was present and gave
most excellent talk and discussion.
The secret work OF the afternoon
and evening was put on by the local
ladies' degree team and was the best
1t has ever been the privilege Of those
present to see. The work was put
on without ritual and showed what
determination and effort will accom-.
plish. The drill was perfect and the
delegates expressed themselves as
having been the best which they had
ever seen. All dressed in white with
immense punches of red and green
ribbon. the Yeoman colors, fastened
to their shoulders, and keeping step
from start to finish, it was a pretty
sight. The following program was
carried out. afternoon and evening":
Opening Ceremony.
disqualification of BallOting.
Short Form Initiation.
Address. OF Welcome, DR. f. NJ.
Williams.
Response to Address, Mrs. Ida
disqualification OF installation, OF
tumwa Homestead.
disqualification OF Memorial Cere-
mony, by local lodge.
Short Address, John D. Denison, Jr.
Following the afternoon work a
social hoIIr was enjoyed and they ad-
journed for supper.
The evening program was as fol-
lows:
Routine Business.
Class Adoption.
Chief Address, John y. Denison, Jr.
Discussion, led by Mrs. Stephenson.
Good Of the Order. general discus.
sion open to all
Light refreshments were served af.
ter the, evening work, and Il social
hour followed during which they en-.
joyed dancing. The Kemble Floral
Co. and the Greve Floral Co. sent
beautiful chrA santhemums and carna-
lions for decorations. The CONNER
cial Club offered the use Of their
rooms for the evening.
Chillicothc lodge sent q delegation
Of twenty members for the work yes.
terday, and this made the banner rec
ord The affair yesterday was a
splendid success, and if the establish.
ing of an annual convention is &C
complished it viii mean a world Of
good for the orders. Delegates from
Abba, Bussey, Chinicothe, Ottumwa,
Rose Hill and SigOurney were enter
tanned