The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-10
He Tells Lodge Men HypOcrites
Should Be Jailed.
1000 Delegates Attend Meeting
at Auditorium.
BIG PARADE THIS AFTERNOON
1t Was Conspicuous Feature of
y State Convention.
Departments in Busy Session
This Afternoon.
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
DenarfmeUt COuuril.

TODAY'S PROGRAM.
Department Council.
IL o. o. f. Hall.1
1 100 p. m.-Meet at Barracks for Parade at
/ 80 O'Clock.
8 :0O u. m-Department Council.
s 100 p. m.-Meet at Barracks to Prepare
for Decoration of Chivalry.
O'Clock, at Auditorium.
Grand Lodge.
cat Auditorium
100 p. m.-Meet at Auditorium for parade
at 80 o'clock. You are an
important part of this.
2 100 D. m.-Grand Lodge Session.
Z 80 D. m-Wfnfield Degree Team will put
all Third Degree Members are
invited. Don't miss it.
900 D. m.-Open meeting in Auditorium;
at which the Decoration of
ChivalEy will be Conferred f,nfe by
Staff.
RebeIahs.
(MemorIa1 HalL)
| 100 d, m.-All RebekahS meet at Memorial
Building, where autos will be
waiting for parade at 30
O'Clock. Rebekahs will have
| short ride over city after
1880 p. m.-Rebekah Degree exemplified
by Staff from Queen City
Lodge No. SCI. Wichita. at *.
and L. of S. Hall..-third floor.
This will be followed By. the
| exemplification by Staff from
| Naomi No %. Topeka.
| 100 D. m.-Decoration of Chvalry and
| torium. All Rebekahs invited.
Public General Assembly.
300 P; m, at AUDITORIUM ,,,,,
II. c. Cox. L. L. Headlee and C. w Main.
| Pipe Organ Recital-Miss Hazelrigg
comedy,4o's Entertainers I9ta
! Song-40's Quartette.
Decoration of Chfvalry.
THURSDAYS PROGRAM.
Department Council
Il. o. o. F. Hallj
| 0 100 a. m.-Department Council
! 2 100 p. m.-Department Council
Grand Lodge.
/ cat Auditorium.l
| 9 100 d. m.-Grand Lodge Session.
The Rebekahs.
(At Memorial Hail.
900 a. m.-Assembly Session.
"Hypocrites of the east men wht
wave the American flag. make the
finest of patriotic speeches and the1
grab excess profits from the manipu
Iation of foodstuffs. were panned this
morning in an address by GovernO
Capper before the public general as
sembly of the Independent Order O.
Odd Fellows, at which approximate!
1000 delegates to the convention were
present, in the city auditorium.
Capper, amid applause from the as
sembly described these men as trait
ers to their country for whom tn
penitentiary is too good and asserted
that during his recent trip east he in
formed Washington of his opinion
The governor declared that while OF
his trip he gained knowledge of doz
ems of these men who have realized
millions each on foodstuffs alone.
The executives remarks scoring tn
profiteers followed his extension of
formal welcome on behalf of the cit,
and state to the 1. o. o. F. delegate
here. Mayor House. who was sched
uled to extend the welcome for tn
city. was not in town.
; The governors speech, followin
the welcome, was mostly along patri
otic lines. He declared there could b
no backing up in the present war, an
asserted this no time for argumen
over what it was all about
Kansas to Do Her Part
Imperialism" he said, must b
abolished and this must be the las
. war.
. THE men from Kansas are goin
: to play a big part in the winning G
, victory. Secretary of War Baker tol
. me while he was in Washington tina
Camp Funston was the c1eanest an
. most promising cantonment in tn
4 whole nation Its men are the fin
: est and, by the way, the percentage {
v men discharged for physical incapa
bility in Kansas is smaller than i
any other state"
F. o. Elliott acted as chairman
the meeting this morning. The pro
gram opened with the American son
of songs. THE Star Spangled Bar
:. ner"
g An address of welcome on behalf {
: local subordinate lodges, encampmer
It and patriarch militants was made b
: L. NJ. Penwen, grand master elec
: Mrs. Sophia Lashbrook welcomed tn
y delegates on behalf of the Topek
Rebekahs. Responses to the addres;
n es of welcome were made by Willial
Il Willis, grand master; A. c. Mui
a grand patriarch; Sadie V. Holme
n president of the Rebekahs, and Ma
k Gen. T. c. Frazier, department con
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