The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-21
REBEKAHS and
ODD FELLOWS TO
ADJOURN TODAY
James P. Boyd to Head /. o.
o. F. and Mrs. Hughes to
Be Ladies' Chief.
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL
TAKE VISITORS HOME
Delegates Depart for st. Louis at
3 O'clock This Afternoon
Much Work Done.

o. P. Gentry of Liberty and Morri
son Pritchett Of Webb City, wer,
elected trustees of the Grand Lodge O.
I. o. o. F. at the Odd Fellows meet
ing yesterday. Both the |. o. OF. ant
Rebckahs will adjourn their conven
tions here shortly after noon today
in order to get away on a special trair
which the Frisco will run to st. Louis
The special will leave at 3 O'Clock am
will make fast time between this city
and the metropolis.
The Odd Fellows work will conclude
with the election of a Supreme Com.
mander and a Supreme Secretary
James P. Boyd of Paris is expected tc
be chosen Commander The Rebekahs
will also rush through their work to-
day, converting at s o'clock this morn
ing.
The Schuchert band last night kept
its engagement to give a concert in
the Court House Park last night, in
spite Of the dOwnpoUr. The band was
under the protection of heavy can
vas cover, and during the whole con-
cert the rain came down in torrents.
But in spite of the handicap a great
crowd gathered about the building and
listened to the musicians. Almost a
thousand umbrellas resembled mush-
room patch around the Court House.
Bandmaster Schuchert announced
after the concert that his musicians
would give a free concert in the
Court House Park from 2:30 to 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon. A large
crowd is expected to be present.
The Rebekahs held a busy session
yesterday, but there was much unfin-
ished business when the days confer
ence adjourned. The most important
matter to be disposed of today will be
the selection of a president to succeed
Mrs. Parker. 1t was announced yes
terday by ladies who are in authority
in the convention that Mrs. May Hugh
es Of Bucklin, Mo-, would be selected.
The Department Council Patriarchs,
in full uniform, paid visit to the
Grand Lodge and to the Rebekahs yes
terday. The lodge band lead the dis
tinguished men to the Court House
and then to the Centenary Methodist
Church.
A large number of visitors to the
annual session of the Grand Lodge of
the J. o. o. F and Rebekah Assem-
bly, Of Missouri arrived yesterday.
From the neighboring towns many
came by automobiles, and from dis
tant points, every train brought large
numbers to the city.
Among those last to arrive We're:
w. T. Stubblefield, Sikeston; Grace
Ing and Ora Smith, Greenville; S. F.
Clark, Springfield; T. Jackson, Thos.
Tholp, L. C. Marshall and B. L.
Stark, Charleston; H. B. Derr, Skies
ton; V. T. Rowland, Morley; ]. c.
Jenkins, East Prairie; J. c. Phelps,
Lutesville; R. ]. Smith, Frederick
town; John j. Inman, Harry Pratt,
Lige Inman, Alfred Inman and Alex
ander Zudow, Sikeston; R. ]. Johnson
and A. w. Fay, Chaffee; Andrew Sea-
baugh, Sedgwickville; W. H. Coats
and E. E. Higdon, Allenville; H. D.
Cordrey and Charles C. Oliver, Chat
fee; D. ]. Baker, Milan; c. A. Hen
dricks, Stockton; Mrs. w. C. Norvine,
Flat River; Rebecca McClogan, Dex-
ter; Georgia Hutton, Commerce; G.
w. Elder, w. P. Graham, G. Schnei-
der c. Schwaner, c. R. Barber, R. ].
Smith, H. C. How, ]. w. Banes, Ed. H.
Webb, S. F. Ferguson, Sidney Bauer,
r. Albert, G. B. Cook, VIM. H. Hun
ter, DR.. F. w. Gale, c. L. Whitener,
Samuel Mitts, c. A. Anthony, E. H.
Bess and L. d. Whitener, Frederick
town; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Campbell,
Sikeston; Jennie Seaman, Monteer;
Rebecca Gregory, Stewartsville; Mrs.
w. S. Gale, Osborn; Jack Nolen, Por-
tagcville; Mrs. Ida Benson, st. Louis;
Susie Jeffries, Dexter; Bob Calvin,
William Komming, Skeston; Mrs.
Grace Hale, Carbondale, H.; NJ. A.
York, Morley; A. B. Dill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Jewell, Sikeston; c. G. Bel
lah, Poplar Bluff. c. E. McCubbin,
Joplin; Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Sehraff,
William Honiam and Mrs. Eta Ho-