Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-27
WOODMENT TAKE IN
MANY CANDIDATES
DISTRICT CLASS ADOPT o N
BRINGS N. W. A. HERE BY
HUNDREDS TO ASSIST.
VISITORS NUMEROUS
Eleven Camps outside ottur'wa Par
tlcipate; State Officers Meet
With Other OFFICIALS In
. Afternoon.

! with Other OFFICIALS In
Afternoon. ~. e.
Tho Modern Woodmen of America,
representing fourteen camps from all
over southern Iowa and the state
organization. held sway in OttumWa
Tuesday afternoon and evening when
big district class adoption at which
forty were admitted to Woodcraft was
the feature. Another adoption Is
planned for the fall.
State, district and local officials as
sisted in putting on the degree work
and the ceremonials of the adoption
are said by the Woodmen to have
been beautifully conferred. More than
300 we're present In the hall OF Wood
land camp, No. 1913, in the Masonic
; building during the evening while the
adoption ceremonies were being en-
acted. The affair closed with smoker.
Hundreds of out-of-town as well as
local Woodmen participated and the
majority of the visitors came here in
cars. One of the attractive cars from
out Of the city was from Eddyville
and was not only prettily decorated,
but upon the engine hood goat. In
dicative of initiation, was rugged up
and the car was driven about the city.
Officials Have Meeting. &
| A meeting of the consuls and clerks
of the various camps represented was
held at o'clock in the hall Of No. 1903,
where Directors Korns State Deputy
Cross and District Deputies McCurdy.
Murphy, Dawson and Amber conferred
with camp oficials relative to wood
craft. ..a.
Charley Olson, of the Abba delega-
ton. had the honor of having the old
est camp clerk in point Of service in
all of Iowa and he was one of the
most enthusiastic Woodmen present
Forty Are Taken In.
The class for adoption was cut down
considerably from the original figures,
owing to the fact that the certificates
Of more than half Of the candidates
failed to arrive in time, to permit the
men taking the initiation. AS 1t was
some forty were given the work In an
impressive manner by the following
officials OF team: ,&
! v. C.---R. r, Amber. Lovilia; w. A
Mr.. Murphy. Des Moines; P. C.--L. 0,
Cross Des Moines: Banker-John F.
Davidson. Rose Hill; Escort-C. w
McCurdy, Des Moines: Character OF
Death-L. O. Cross: Youth-District
Deputy Murphy; Chief Forres ter-G.
c.. Afford Ottumwa. No. 103
F. r. Korns, director of the national
order; l.. o. Cross. state deputy: c.
w. McCurdy and Mr. Murphy district
deputies all from Des Moines. Also
J. F. Dawson OF Rose Hill and r. r
Amber of Lovilia, both district dep
uties, were the state and district Off
Gals present.
| Many Are Present.
| Eddyville led all the camps in the
number OF candidates, although most
of the visiting camps brought candi
dates for adoption The lodges out
side Ottumwa represented and the
number of representatives from each
| follow:
Eddyville-Fred Saville, J. l.. Jones
Frank VANITY, James Miller, Phil Lore
B. r. Newell, Walter De Selm, J. w
Berry, Archie Gray, w. L. Roberts, M
w. Johnson William Secrees, G. A
Carrot, v. NJ. MCGEE, John Denning
Jim Powell, s. L. Lennon, G. W. Park
er, @. Myers, Lloyd Parker, Otto May
er. Carl Powell, John Sedril, Ed Kus
sart, Dave Mcmahon, William Gordon
Frank Drew, John Denadel, G. w
Odem, w. Q. Powell, Quit Powell, J. c
Evans, P. e. johnson, E. w. Myrick
B. l.. Denning, H. Leeling, John JAEGER
e. Roberts, w. J. Dougherty, Frank
Hudson, Perl Poe, e. e. Kussart, P. e
Garrett, Wilbur Johnson, John Riley
w. F. Ross. As-
Des Moines-Aside from the state
and district officers above named were
". B. Kendall, U. S. Grant and J. F
Stevens. 4
Douds- Leando-L. H. Burries G. w
Towne and w. A. Boggs.
Mark-R. W.; Wisdom, M. Dabney.
Keosauqua-Harry Brewster, Crais
E. Armstrong and Colin s. Elerick.
Eldon-Frank Haloker, Lee Caldwell
Carl O. Draye, J. F. Erskin and Harry
Black.
Albia-Charles Oleson, John Falvey
C. l.. Porter, P. Ref Frank Haren
baugh, J. M. Chichester, H. s. Brown
w. s. Shields, Charles Sinclair. Ra,
Pettington, Rex Cornell, E. l.. Crowell
e. Leitel, Charles Neal, John Smitt
and w. 8. Saunders.
1 Fairf1eld-W. A. Randle and E. A
Chadduck
Belknap-Will M. Lockman, John w
Thompson and L. c. Heady
| Bloomfeld-Frank Rominger, K. l.
Kinkade, T. II. Kline, Wesley Baker, S
! C. Karr, Jerry Karr, Edw. Shaw, T. J
McIntire and J. NJ Sauer.
Bunch-E. r. Adams.
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