Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-05
STATE CONVENTION OF ORDER
TO BE HELD IN WATERLOO
OCT. 10 TO %.
AUXILIARY SOCIETIES
TO HOLD SESSIONS
Dramatic Degree Work to BE Put on
With Class Of Twsnty-f
on Wednesday TO Be Spectacular
Featurs-spseial Train For Mar.
shalitown Delegation.

Waterloo. Oct. 5.-Waterloo's next
big convention will be for Odd Eel
lowship, in all its branches. The dates
are Oct is to %. Six hundred dele
gates and as many other visitors will
attend. 1t is estimated that 5000 will
be here for the parade, Oct. 20. The
order at rMarshalltown will come 200
strong in q special train with u band
and will make a big showing in the
parade, all branches of the order from
that city marching in body.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged. according to o. H. Sweeney,
who will be installed at this meeting
as head of the grand lodge. 1t was in
his honor that the order comes to Wa
terloo for its annual meeting.
Pisces Of Meetings.
Hotel RUSSELL amson will be head
quarters, and the newly furnished and
decorated lodge rooms at the Black
Hawk lodge temple on Fourth street
east, will be a popular social center.
The grand lodge will meet in Pythian
temple, the Rebekahs in Masonic
temple, the Rebekah degree work will
be in the Waterloo theater, other de-
gree work in the armory. and the
memorial services will be held in the
Walnut Street Baptist church. The
grand encampment will meet Monday
afternoon and Tuesday. On Wednes-
day morning the grand lodge will open
and continue in session Thursday and
Friday. On Monday evening the en-
campment degree work will be put on
in the armory.
Oramati Initiation.
On Tuesday evening, d. B. Gum, of
Red Oak, past grand master, will bring
the Red Oak team of twenty five mem
hers and put on dramatic degree work
in the Waterloo theater. The class Of
candidates will be so large that the
work will be put on at 1870 and at s
o'clock. This feature is so elaborate
that ii requires large stage and
scenery 1t will cost the degree team,
the local lodge and the assembly $3.50
to $500 to put on this dramatic
demonstration,
Parade a Big Feature.
The parade at 1880 Wednesday
afternoon will be spectacular feature
of the grand lodge meeting. 1t will be
the biggest event in the history Of the
city, if present plans are carried out.
There will be thousands OF Odd Fell
lows in line, with unique floats. Sew
eral bands will furnish the music.
Following the parade, the memorial
services will be held in the Walnut
Street Baptist church. and at their
conclusion the decoration OF chivalry
will be made in Lincoln park II the
weather. is favorable. From s. until
1880 that evening the Cedar Fails band
will give concert at Hotel RUSSELL
Lamson.
On Wednesday evening. at the
armory. four degrees of the subordl-
nate lodge will be put on, as follows:
Two by the Sheffield lodge. one by the
Ogden lodge and one by Main lodge Of
Cedar Rapids. The decoration Of
chivalry will be conferred upon men
selected for the honor. and on women
on Thursday evening in the armory.
Following these iecuTa atoms nil! be g
reception and military ball in the
armory. The present heads Of the
branches Of Odd Fellowship in Iowa
are as follows: Grand lodge, Mac j.
Randall. Of Cedar Rapids: grand patri-
arch Of tie encampment. George P.
Campbell. of Mount Ayr: Patriarchs
Militant, Brig.-Gen. A. o. Peterson. of
Estherville: president of the as
sembly. Mrs. Stymest Stevenson, Of
Council Bluffs.