The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-05-18
GRAND ENCAMPMENT AND u
PATRIARCHS MILITANT
Branches Of Worlds Leading Secret
Society Guests of Owosso
Parade. Drills Decoration Of Chevaliers and Ball
Interesting Public Features.

The sixty.ninth annual session of the
Grand Encampment and Patriarchs
Militant of Michigan of the Independ-
emit Order of Odd Fellows was held in
Owosso, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. with large attendance at all
sessions. and big crowd of visitors and
onlookers, Tuesday. when the parade
and public exercises were held.
Delegates arrived Monday and regis
tered at the hesdquarters-t Encsmp.
ment at Odd Fellows temple on Mason
street and the Patriarchs Militant at
Owosso Lodge hall on East Main street.
Grand officers had headquarters at the
National and Wildermuth hotels.
The first session of the Department
Council of Michigan was held in Owosso
lodge hall at p. m., Monday, followed
at 7;SO p. m. by the comforting of the
auxiliary degree by the ladies of De-
troit auxiliary. The Patriarchal degree
work was conferred at 7:30 p. m. by
Old Glory Encampment of Detroit at
the Odd Fellows temple, followed by
the Golden Rule degree by Queen City
Encampment of Battle Creek, and the
Royal Purple degree by Evergreen En-
campment of Stanton.
Business sessions were held by both
organizations Tuesday morning and at
IL o'clock public exercises were held at
the temple on Mason street, John
Sharpe general chsirman, presiding.
Rev G. r. Wolford pronounced the
invocation. Miss Lillian Vogel sang
and was heartily encored. Rev. II. A.
Waite gave the address. opening with
pleasantries and stories, following with
q tribute to Odd Fellowship and closing
with splendid Grafton on the world
conditions, the awakening of Russia,
the casting off Of the monarchy, the
hope that Germany would rid itself of
its tvrannica al head and give that won.
derful people the benefits of its culture,
science and art unhindered by Its terri
BILE and blasting militsrism. He stated
that the United States is the supreme
nation of the world today and on its
actions depended the future of the world
to great extent.
Mayor Wright gave an address of
welcome and presented the Grand Pa
triarch with wooden key symbolizing
the hospitality of the city, praised the
work of Odd Fellowship, and called
attention to Owosso as city of homes,
churches, schools and industry. Grand
Patriarch Horn replied briefly and asked
Grand High Priest F. w. Mayne of
Charlevoix, to express the thanks of the
visitors for the welcome. Judge Mayne
talked of o ID Fellowship as expressing
the hope Of the world-the fatherhood
of God, the brotherhood of man, faith.
fulness to country. Major General 8.
j. Hall also responded to the welcome,
after which Miss Vogel sang and DR.. D.
Snyder of Owosso, was introduced as
one of the Oldest Odd Fellows, being 90
years of age, and member of the lodge
II years.
At 1:45 Tuesday the grand parade
was formed at the corner of Park and
Main streets under charge of e. q.
Osborn and headed by the West Side
band, marched west on Main street,
south on Michigan avenue, east on Cass
to Washington, north to Exchange.
Colonel Benton Canton of Flint. the
largest in the state, led with 40 in line,
followed by Bay City with 90; Muske-
gon with 10; Lansing with 35; City Of
Straits Of Detroit with 45; Owosso with
25; American Eagle of Detroit with "a.
Following the uniformed members were
Encampment members In large num-
bers and the Ladies' auxiliary, Owoeso
band and members of encampments and
subordinate lodges, and line of auto
mobiles from various parts of central
Michigan. Thousands viewed the par.
sde and cheered the msrchers.
Following the parade City of the
Straits Canton of Detroit and Capitol
City Canton of Lansing, gave exhibi-
tion drills, prize of 800 being award
ed to the Detroit canton.
The social event of the session was
held Tuesday evening at the armory
where the degree chivalry was con-
ferred by Major General s. j. Hall on
Msj,r J. II. Hartman OF Stanton; Lieut.
E. r. Dow of Detroit; Capt. Ii. Kings
ley Of Benton Harbor; Major G. J. Todd