The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-31
YEOMEN INITIATE
RECORD CLASS, 70
Lodge has Theatricals After Cere.
mOny-Cape to Win
Prize Piano.

| man S lodge, wherein the Cape Organl-
zation is reported to be leading for a
$3.50 piano; a class of 78 new members
was given the initiatory work last
night BY the Cape lodge.
It was one OF the biggest meetings
in the history of the organization in
the Cape and was marked By a unique
entertainment for the lodge members
after the ceremony had been finished.
Members of theatrical company
playing in the Cape were invited to
attend. Bingo, the star dancer of the
Thespian organization, entertained the
Yeomen with several fancy steps; Mr.
Prise sang several songs, and Miss
Pauline Williams, of Hannibal, leading
lady Of The company and an officer of
the lodge at Hannibal, gave q short
address.
Mr. ]. H. Price last night announced
his resignation as foreman in charge
of the track department of the Cape
street railway. He was recently ap-
pointed rs district agent for the
lodge and will be in charge of the fol-
lowing counties: Cape, Perry. Ste.
Genevieve, Madison, jefferson and St.
Francois.
Mr.. Price several days ago went to
Menfro, Perry county, where he organ
ized local branch Of the ledge. He
will make a trip OYER the district ap-
pointing deputies TO take charge Of the
work in his absence, and he plans to
make his permanent headquarters in
the Cape.
His successor as track foreman for
the railway company is Marvin Nc
Lain, who viii be in charge at once in
connection with his work as car fore
man.
A feature Of the meeting last night
was the presentation to the order of
j large ARIA chair for the chief officers
use in lodge meetings. The chair was
made by John D. Mills.
During January, February and this
months, the lodge has conducted
contest among the 10000 locals for the
$3.50 piano to be awarded to the or
ganizatiOn showing the greatest in
crease in membership. At the last
time that the officers in DcsMoines.
Is, the lodges headquarters, made
report, The Cape was leading, with
Minneapolis. Mimi, as second.
Two weeks ago the lodge initiated
20 new members, as follows: Harry F.
Allen, Earle Burle, Roy a. Jayrcs.
Agnes Jaynas, Erik Kjer, Edward L.
Miller, Maggie c. Sexton, Herbert
Morrison, Anna c. Morrison, W. L.
SarTeIs, Arthur Weilpuetz, Mike Shall
sky, Anna f. Springer, Leon Larnice,
Joseph N. Sheppard, John L. Loub.
Maud NJ. Loub, Otto Ross and Myrtle
Dunim.
In addition to the class taken in last
night, 80 applications have been re
ceivcd which will be admitted before
the close Of the contest. During the
first two months of the contest, sc
new members were taken in.
The following is a list Of the class
Of last night: Gerald A. Wright,
Ralph Y. Lewis, Benjamin Missmer,
Maud GIissmer, James T.. Firestone,
James 7. DotsOn, Arthur II. Steck. !
Emil Koeppel, Elmer W. Watson,
Henry J. Strain, Roy N. Sutherland,
Mary McElroy, May Sutherland, VIII
liam J. Sperling, Henry James Blore.
Marie Unnerstall, Raymond Burr, |
James A. Bridges, Albert VIM. Jor-
dan, Pearly Indy, Bertha Proffer, |
Eulah N. Jordan, Marvin c. Green, |
Alice c. Hagerty, George f. Ray
bourn, Lawrence C. Snider, Edward
Marshall, Maud Afford, Ruth Tripp,
Fritz Miller, Homer Hopkins, Josha-
way Edwards, Jack ". Proffer, Rein
hold H. Loos, Leslie Tucker, Otto
Schrader, Marie Anna Hagen, Henry
Raetz, Estelle NJ Kraft, Marie f.
Bridges, CIola Estes, Robert Kimmich,
Joseph H. Koch, Alino NJ. Smith. Fro
ma N. Weity, Stella Burton, J. McEI-
roy, Naomi Davis, Cleda Gosche, Gar
rett Glenn, Minnie Alters, Maggie
Goodman, Alice R. Lehr, Ruth B.
KOeppel, Albert A. Koeppel, Samuel
Jones, Ferdinand F. Braun, w. F.
Conner, Sylvester Hartle, Norman I.
Gaines, Ransom E. Estes, Carl Pow
ers, Ogle E. Gordon, Hy. C. Koessel,
Ida D. Masterson,' Viola Masterson,
elizabeth C. Wolf, Jim Snider, Horace
Caraker, Amanda Masek, Barney
ZOOS, Romanus Fulton, Joseph B. Va
Ter, Magdeline C. Warner, Clara L.
Iohrman, John Marvin McLain, Ar
hur c. Hoyer.
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