Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-12
RAIN PREVENTS
MANY DELEGATES
REACHING CITY
PANHANDLE ODD FELLOWS AS.
sOCIATION HAS INTER-
ESrING SESSION.
OFFICERS MAKE REPORTS
JcSse'N Orchestra Furnishes Music
For Occasion aud Contest For
Medals ENCiics Much
Attention.

The Fourteenth annual meeting Of
the Panhandle Old Fellows was open
ed al 10 o'clock yesterday morning
In the Grand Theatre with curtailed
attendance due 10 the rain of the
previous night Delegates began az
irving during The day and By night
quite large concourse of visiting
delegates and officers had arrived.
The program for the morning AMI
afternoon was carried out practie-
ally In its entirety
Jesse's Orchestra provided music
for the morning. The invocation was
said by c. e. Pangle, chaplain Of the
order. Mayor Lon d. Mars wei
coined the gathering to the city. Re
Spouse was made by y l.. Jennings
OF Canadian The address of vel
come on behalf Cf the association wa
delivered by W. T. Gee
Walker Makes Response.
The response was made by VIM.
Forrest Walker IN lieu O, W. A. VIII
son, who was absent The Bebckah
address Of welcome was pronounced
#
The response was by Mrs Keith Of
Plainyiew. who took the place ON
the program allotted to Mrs. d. r.
Ashbrook who vas unable 10 at
tend. due to Illness
The afternoon session was largely
devoted to the hearing of reports of
officers and committees In the W
q. W. Hall Tho attendance AZ the
afternoon session swcllod Go NOR"
than 400. almost every seat being oc-
cupiod 4 contest was hcldr for med
ais in the subordinate and Robckaa
lodges
Result 80 Contest.
The following were the results.
Subordinate. Fast Grand Charge
|. c. Guest, Clarendon. Si5 points
!. NJ. Stidger. Amarillo 90, G.. r..
McF $780,, $50.
Unwrittcn Work j - Stamps
Hereford. 800; Lee Rippcnpoc, Here
ford. $50
Wardens Charge Mr.. TAYLOR.
Amarillo. $50. John +. Ross, Anna
rilio. 9sS. j. b stamps. Hereford.
g94. j. T.. Crouch, Hereford, $50.
Chaplain's Charge G. -. Clam
pitt. shamrock. so. Forrest Walk
or. Hereford. o91.
Conductors Charge, G. y Chm-
nit. Shamrock. SEQ; W 80, Mcrger'
Hereford. geo. Forrest Walker.
Hereford aS5.
In the Rebekahs the following re-
port was issued Wednesday
Unwritten work Mrs. 7. T. Bur',-
halter. ShamrocS. SS3. Mrs Carrie"
H. VIII Hale Center. s1o: Mrs TIA.
tie hin Amarillo, el'. Mrs. Mary
Meyers, Hereford. $40.
Past Grand's Charge Mrs Helen
Keith Plaiuyiew. eoF, Mrs y r..
Burkhalter. shamrock $40. Mrs
Laura pangell, amarillo. ''a. Ms
Effe Johnson. Hereford $50.
Chaplain's Charge Mrs Mayme
Horton. Hale Center 979 Mrs Mary
Meyers Hereford. ''a.
To Increase Attendance.
Leading members of the udd Vet
lows state that the rainy weather
Of wednesday VIII probably decrease
the attendance during Do" day ac-
countable 90 the fact that much oI
the attendance j. counted upon as
coming by automobiles from many iu.
terror points However. all are agreed
that So Gar the meeting has been q
great success with great interest tax.
en- I'm every department The ,ln.
tests we're replcra with interest and
shows the great mastery oi details
connected with The beautiful work n.
the lodges
The following IS the program o..
Thursday. the 20 day
Morning Session.
$50 short talk- Good 0i tE-
order
Rusiuc-s session.
l. OO-RnCcss
AneInoon session.
90 business session.
SOC Coniorriug Eu1mpmou'
Degrees.
b Recess
Evening session.
500 0uferrirg Eramumont
and Patriarch military Degrees
10 Be Entertained.
Al odd Fellows and Nohoyahs
uuI be entertained UF tho Echosahs
81 Amarillo from 20 o. .. m Thurs
DAY
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