The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-03

Tie VlSlIOTS Will DC WolCOucu ana Gil
tertained in true Muscatine style.
The occasion will be enlivened by the
presence OF the Mooseheart band of
forty pieces which will give num-
Der of concerts during the three days
excursion and a parade in which it Is
proposed that the Muscatine battery
| take. part as we'll as all fraternal
bodies and labor organizations are fea-
lures of the convention On the clos
| ing day banquet will also be held at
the new Hotel Muscatine.
The Program.
| The program follows:
| Wednesday morning, May 26-
Reception and registration of visi-
tors at the Muscatine hotel; visits to
the Commercial club parlors and
Moose club rooms
Wednesday afternoon
Excursion on the Mississippi on the
steamer st. Paul; music furnished by
the Mooseheart band
| Wednesday evening, o'clock
Opening session of the convention;
public invited.
1. Music by Mooseheart band
| 2. Address Of welcome by Mayor
Harry Kern.
g. Response by Hon. John D. Den
nison, Dubuque, state dictator.
| 4. Music by Mooseheart band.
/ S. Address by Rodney H. Brandon,
secretary treasurer of Mooseheart, ILL.,
| 6. Miscellaneous addresses by stu
dents in Moose university.
Z. Music by Mooseheart band.
Thursday morning, May 81
Business session beginning at nine
o'clock
Thursday afternoon
Business session Of convention, be-
ginning at one-thirty o'clock.
Thursday evening
Parade, beginning at eight o'clock
The formation will be as follows:
/. Marshal Of the day and his
staff.
2. Forty piece Mooseheart band
8. Battery G, First artillery, Iowa
National Guard.
! 4. Supreme officers and state Off.
GERS in automobiles.
| s. G. A. R. post in automobiles.
g. Trades and Labor Assembly.
Z. Iowa City band.
..
members.
.. Muscatine baseball team
TO- Dewitt degree team and men,
bers.
r. Comic section.
Tallest Moose.
Shortest Moose.
Fattest Moose. -..
Comic costumes, etc.
1S. Moline band.
H. Moline degree team and mem
bers.
Is. Other local fraternal orders.
16. Davenport band
II. Davenport degree team and
members.
is. Muscatine lodge No. 3ss and
mem bers.
10. Goat team and candidates
20. Citizens in decorated automo-
biles.
Degree Work.
disqualification Of the ritual and
initiation of candidates at Moose hall
by officers of Dewitt lodge and their
degree staff.
Friday morning, May Is
Business sessions, beginning at
nine o'clock.
Friday afternoon e
Business sessions, beginning at
one-thirty o'clock.
Friday evening
Banquet.
Beginning at seven O'Clock. fecep-
ton at Muscatine hotel. followed by
banuqet at eight o'clock. The banquet
speakers will be:
Rodney H. Brandon, secretary
treasurer, Of Mooseheart.
Hon. Geo. W. Scott Davenport
Hon. E. j. Wenner, Waterloo.
Master Walter Wise Thompson,
Muscatine's Mooseheart boy.
Hon. J. A. Young. city forester OF
Aurora. Ill, and superintendent Of
Mooseheart nurseries.
Hon John D. Dennison, Dubuque,
state dictator.
ment, Drake university, Des Moines.
State ofneers.
The state officers of the Loyal Or
der of Moose, all Of whom will be
present, are as follows:
State dictator, John D. Dennison,
Dubuque.
State vice-dictator, G.. E. RENDER
dine, Des Moines.
State prelate, A. G.. Coke. Ottumwa.
State secretary-treasurer, A. L.
Madden, Muscatine.
Sergeant-at-arms, F.. O. Davis. Knox
vile.
Inner guard, N. 4. Stump. Eldon.
Outer guard, e. C. Breauche, Dewitt.
Councilmen: H. W. Fulton, Dubu-