The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-16
ODD FELLOWS AT OKANOGAN.

An interesting and profitable session
OF District Association No. II, |. O. O
r., OF the jurisdiction of Washington
was held in the city of Okanogan or
the occasion of the second semi-an
nual meeting of 1917. Delegates from
the 10 lodges in the district met at the
Odd Fellows temple at $3.50 D. m.
november 10, and barring occasional
recesses for eats and other refresh.
ments remained in session until 20
a. m, November II.
President H. A. Bowerman. Vice
PRESIDENT VIM. DAZZLING, and Secretary
d. ). Wingfield, piloted the delibera-
tions of the meeting and the afternoon
session was devoted to business accu-
ihulated since the last regular meeting
IN oroville in May. Included in this
business was the presentation of the
various knotty problems of law. policy
ana lodge usage. brought up for dis
cussion by the representatives of the
several lodges, and which were one bv
one settled. satisfactorily or otherwise.
1or the questioners, by the assembly.
After supper the meeting was turned
over to Nagonako Lodge No. $50. and
several hours were spent in the exem-
pllf1cation of the initiatory degree by
the several degree teams present the
trophy being handsome banner offer
ed by the association. Teams were
present from Oroville Lodge No. 255:
Conconcully Lodge No. 226 and Nago-
mako Lodge No. $50. of Okanogan. The
teams were entered in the order nam
ed and the banner was carried away
by the Okanogan bunch, the final
check showing the following percent
ages: Okanogan, 94 per cent; Oroville,
81 per cent, and Conconully, 60 per
cent. perfect. Check was made at the
same time for the past grand collar
offered for the past grand's charge
and the code book offered for the con-
ductors charge, with the following re-
suit, 1000 being considered the perfect
score: Chas. II. Lovejoy, of Conconully
winner with score of 992; J. M. T.
Williams of Oroville, 9sS: Robert Har-
grove, of Okanogan, 979, for the past
grand's collar, and Earl D. Allen, of
Okanogan, winner, 997: e. R. Hoose
of Oroville, 9S1; A. P. Naples, of Con-
conully, 973, for the conductors tro-
ply.
A bunch of good fellows from Loo
mis- lodge being present with candi-
date, and with the request that the
degree of friendship be conferred upon
this candidate, pickup team, led by
Deputy Grand Master Frank C. Gra-
ham, conferred the degree. Prominent
features of this work, put on by team
the members of which had never be-
fore worked together was the dra-
matte work of e. L. Boardman, of Okla
hogan, and J. M. T. Williams of Oro-
lille, and the letter perfect work Of A.
p Murray of Oroville.
The meeting was then turned back
to the association and the following
officers elected for the coming year:
President. VIM. DAZZLING, p G., of Re-
lance lodge No. PIT, of Riverside;
vice-president, B. J. Wingfield, P. g.,
of Tonasket Lodge No. 1903; secretary,
w. H. Patterson, P. G., of Reliance
Lodge No. 277; treasurer, w. T. Beals,
of Nagonako Lodge No. $50, of Okla
hogan.
Presentation of the trophies by
Fred ]. Fine, and proper responses
by the recipients.
The next place of meeting of the
district association will be at Nelson
ir May, 1918. Nelson, the baby lodge
of the district now has the largest
membership, and promised to meet the
association meeting next spring 100
strong.
The session was closed with the
song, America" the members stand
ing.
The attendance at the meeting ex-
ceeded 200.
A banquet was served at midnight
by the ladies of the Rebekah degree,
who were holding district meeting
in the city at the time.
The following is the personnel OF
the Oroville team:
Degree Captain, L. e. Hendrix, r.
G.; Musician, Ernest Riste, +. e.; N
G., w. L. Bissell, P. G.; V. G., }. W.
Carrel. P. G.; Ward, R. P. Hoskyn, F.
G.; Cond., E. R. Hoose, P. g.; P. g.
+ M. T. Williams, P. G.; Chaplain, H.
A. Bowerman, P. G.; o. c., Fred j
Fine, P. G.: R. S. N. G., J. F. Samson i;
IL. s. N. G., C. A. Powell, P. G.; R. S
". G.. VIM. Wentworth, P. g.; L. S. v
G. A. P. Murray, P. G.; I. G., Fred G
Hart: R. S. S., Arson Cobb; l.. s 8.
II. f. Phillips; S. B., J. P. Friis, !. N
Wickersham, Jason R. Erwin and c. d.
Andrews, P. G.. Property, Carl Schass-
berger and R. L. Prentice.
The following members of the Re-
bekah degree were present from oro-
Vile:
Mesdames Robinson. I. N. Wicker
sham, Hendrix, M. Spencer, Stoltz' "A
p. Murray, Hare, schassberger' H. L.
I Prentice, Carrel, Lou Prentlce aho
Misses Waldref, Mallory and Hatton.