The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-13
Grand Parade Of Cheyaliers, Palriarchs,
Department Council, Grand Encamp-
ment Officers, City Officials, Boy
Scouts and Others
DIFFERENT DEGREES
WILL BE CONFERRED
Entertainment for Visitors 10 Include Sight
Seeing Trip and Luncheon a: 0.C.W.;
, Many Prominent Odd Fellows
Expected

Inc sixth annual session OF the
grand encampment OF Oklahoma Odd
Fellows convenes in Chickasha Mon
day, May Is, and continues over Tues
day and Wednesday,
Representatives from IS encamp-
ments will attend. between 800 and
400 members OF the order assembling
here. The Odd Fellows OF Cihckasha
VIII act as hosts Of the occasion and
do all that may be done in the name
of friendship, love and TRUTH" to
make the visitors stay in Chickasha
a pleasant one.
All incoming trains will be met by
the reception committee, the mem
bership of which is composed of M.
A. Stoddard, S. L. Meacham, George
Van Law, Ross Cox, L. v. Long. A. p.
Holland and J. f. Holland. This com
mittee will welcome the visiting broth
ers and see that they are located with
suitable accommodations.
An elaborate program of entertain
ment has been arranged. commencing
with an open session OF the department
cornell at the Odd Fellows hall, corner
Fourth street. and Chickasha avenue,
beginning at 0 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
AT II o'clock the grand parade viii
be staged This win be known as the
Grand parade OF the Cheyeliers. Pat.
riarchs and Department Council and
Grand Encampment Officers ~ The
parade will form at the Odd Fellows
building. Fourth and Kansas, march
west on Kansas to Sixth. north on
Sixth to Chlckasha, east on Chickasha
TO First and doubling back. march
west on Chickasha TO Fourth and
south on Fourth to a point from which
the parade starts.
The parade win be led by column
OF Grand Patriarchs. in full regaIia.
followed by members of the order
In the line of march will be the mayor
and officials of the city of Chickasha.
in autos, the members OF the Chick
asha police department. headed by
Chief Of Police Phillips; Fire Chief
Gattis. followed by members OF the
fire department marching with their
equipment; company Of Chickasha
boy scouts and members Of the odd
Fellows order.
- Following the disbandment OF the
parade, luncheon win be served by the
Rebekahs and at o'clock the business
session will open in the hall.
Ttv business session. for the first
Lay will continue two hours. AT 3
o'clock the Patriarchs' Militant de-
gree will be conferred upon class by
Chickasha No. 3 degree staff.
During the evening hours, Monday,
the degree staff will confer the Dec
Grafton Of Chivalry upon large class.
This win complete the program for
the first day.
The features of the second day of
the encampment will be the con
ferring of the Patriarchial and Golden
Rule degrees upon class Of fifty can
didates. The work will be exempii-
fled by the encampment degree staff
or Guthrie. said to be the finest degree
staff of any order in the State of Ok
lahoma, followed by a reception and
banquet which will be rendered the
visitors by President Austin, the fac
ulty and students of the Oklahoma Col
iege for women, which will in turn
be preceded by sightseeing trip
made by auto about Chiekasha anC
vicinity ,a
The second day of the encampmen'
will end with a smoker and informa
reception given at odd Fellows hall.
Wednesday, the last day Of the en-
campment will be devoted entirely t
business sessions.
Many prominent odd Fellows will D.
present at this encampment. includes
in this number will be Grand sir
of the World, j. b. A. Robinson, OF On
lahoma City; Grand Master, e. E. MOI