Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-26
cELERRATE NINETY SEVENTH
ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING Il
or LODGE.
BALL GAME, PARADE, AND
OTHER FEATURES ARRANGED
Many Odd Fellows and Rsbekahs Go
From Hsre-Three Bands to Furnish
Musie-Progrann to Include Ball
Game, Addresses, Music and Ex-
smpIifioations Of Various Degrees.

Several hundred Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs of the Central Iowa Anniversary
Association celebrated today at Gilman
the ninety anniversary Of the
| founding of the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows. Members Of lodges from
this part of the state. including Grin
nell, Malcolm. Lynnville, Colfax, Oska.-,
lloosa, Murphy, Marshalltown, Liscomb,
1Eldora, Newton and others, were In at
tendance. ls,%% ...
Among the special events scheduled
for the program were a suffrage par
ade, a baseball game between the Mar
shalltown Ansons and q team from
tMontour, band concerts by the ODD
Fellows band Of Marshalltown. band
from Murphy, and the industrial school
band from Eldora > - p r.
Many Go From Hero.
Forty or fifty Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs from this city, besides the Mar
shalltown Odd Fellows band went to
Gilman this morning. The Industrial
school band of thirty-two pieces was
on the train, and played several Sc
lections at the station. The local band
also played. Iiscomb lodge had its
official goat tied in the baggage car
but when the band began to- play ne
stuck his head out and emitted q terri
fed bleat. The goat was replete in his
festa1 regAlia. His horns and hoofs
were gilded, an enormous bow Of red
ribbon reposed on top Of his head, and
he wore an elaborate blanket with the
words "Liscomb Lodge, No. 242" en-
broidered on it. ~
Day to Be Full.
A full day awaited the various visi-
tors and delegates. This morning was
devoted to the reception and registra-
ton of visiting members, and concerts
by the three bands. At 1 o'clock this
afternoon a grand parade took place,
in which all the lodges participated.
The first meeting was called to order
at 2 o'clock, with music by the Grin
nell double quartet, and an invocation
by Rev. v. B. Hill, of Gilman. After
an address OF welcome By mayor J..
Allen Stansberry ,there was reading
by Miss Bernice Brimm, Of Dexter,
with a response by Rev. 3. 8. Hurlburt,
of Laurel. A male quartet from Grim
nell also furnished some of the music,
and Il. P. Malmburg, OF Newton, gave
an address. After the program there
was q business meeting. a Ra&. t;Isa5
Ball Game and Tus.of.War.
Following the business meeting the
ball game was staged at $3.50. when
the Montour Independents met the Mar
shalltown Ansons. The industrial
school band played during the game.
After the game the Grinnell and New
ton lodges had tug of-war as well as
the Malcom and Lynnville lodges. The
winners Of these contests also met in q
test Of pulling power. s4..t=
Evening Program Of Lodge Work.
F During the evening various lodges
will give exemplifcations of lodge work.
EGrinnell lodge will give the Rebekah
degree, Liscomb lodge the initiatory
degree, and the first degree will be put
on by Colfax lodge. mysterious John"
will be among the members, and the
first person facing him and saying
"Are You Mysterious John 2" will re-
ceive reward of $40. Ex-Mayor j.. r.
Hanna, of Des Moines, candidate for
lieutenant governor, Is also scheduled
to give suffrage address in the even
ing. s..- j. - .s.; - T.s.r :, I'D ssr.
Brief History Of Odd Fellowship.
Ninety-seven years ago, on April rs,
1919, Thomas Widely and four other
men founded the first lodge Of Odd
Fellows in Baltimore. The men named
the organization the independent Order
Of Odd Fellows and gave, the first
lodge the name of Washington, No. 1.
For some years past each anniversary
has been celebrated in some manner,
leading up to the grand celebration
which is being planned In 1919.