Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
HAVE FIERCE" INITIATION
FOR MANY NEW MEMBERS
Basement Of Masonic Temple Scene Of
Wild ceremony-Parade Streets,
Headed by Band, and Attend Ball
Game in Foree-Few Victims Are
Subjected to Special Initiation.

DOO CnaSerS VINO HleI mere q year a5o
to chase away the jinx that had been
pursuing the Ansons At that time
about a score came. Today the num-
Der was quadrupled, of whom about
sixty were from out of the city.
The favored few, who by reason OF
being at the first meeting, had all plans
laid to make this Friday, the 18th. an
eventful one for the newcomers. For
this purpose strenuous initiation was
planned. This ceremonial, luncheon at
the Marshalltown Club at noon, a pa
dinner at the Stoddart, constituted the
program arranged.
Put Candidates Thru.
All who were not here last year were
considered fit subjects for initiation,
but as there was not time enough this
forenoon to initiate all separately, spe-
cial subjects were chosen for exempli-
fication.
The basement Of the Masonic temple
was fitted up as the ceremonial hall.
Secret work. was not disclosed to the
reporter, but the equipment indicated
what happened to candidates. Among
the paraphernalia were leg and wrist
irons, an automatic revolver, and nu-
merous bulky. odd shaped, hidden in
struments of torture.
Doomed to Garry Doll.
Glenn F. Shields, travelling freight
agent Of the c. B. &, c., headquarters.
Burlington, was master Of the cere-
monies of initiation. assisted by a COM
mittee of "huskies."
Among those who came in for special
Stunts in the initiation were A. j.
Cheeseman, Of Cedar Rapids, travelling
agent for the Northwestern; G. R
Lally, st. Paul; J. G. Register. Jr.. OF
Kansas City, travelling agent for the
NJ. and O.; Henry Koch, general agent
Of the M. & st. Louis, and r. F. Sad
Ter, Inspector Of the Western Railway
Weighing Association.
Cheeseman is soon to become faith
er. He was sentenced" to carry all
day a life-sized doll. Lally is soon to
be married He was labeled in large
letters on his back, so all could see,
Gust Married, Q SO Happy"-and was
forced to wear the sign thruout the
day.
Registers case called for Special
treatment, the nature Of which was not
divulged. This was also true of the
others.
All present were given badges and
membership cards, and each was
stamped upon his left forearm with a
huge bug, the insignia that he was
buggy on baseball.
Special Seats at Game.
At lis luncheon was served at the
Marshalltown Club. Led by band the
HOO Docs formed in front Of the club,
marched west in Church street to Sec
ond street, north to Main, and then to
the fair grounds, where a section of
seats had been reserved for the merry
makers.
Dinner will be served at the Stod-
dart this evening, and arrangements
were made to entertain the visitors at
the movie shows, and at the Marshall
town Club with cards and billiards for
those who did not care for the movies.
The local committee that was in
charge Of the arrangements was COM
posed Of E. II. Draper, A. B. Combs, j.
T. Basham, s. o. Lampman, Jr., and
@. E. Zahnd, who were assisted by w.
H. Bardwell, l. W. Shaw, and E. G..
Flatley.
Those who were here from out Of
the city were:
Des Moines-George Brlstow, H. G..
Brown, A. X. Curtis. E. G. Clay, w. 3.
Dreamer, E. c. Fisher, ]. E. Hansen,
Lloyd Jodon, T A. Linthicum, o. F..
Spindier, E. M. Wentworth.
Omaha-C, E. Becker, G. H. Brown,
J. Murphy, Otto Nilsson, H. E. Rod
enfels.
Oskaloosa-Ross Brown.
Kansas City-T. P. Bowden, Law
renee Diven, E. S. Jacobs, J. A. Lucey,
]. G. Royster, Jr., c. o. Ruben, F. NJ.
Seymour D. w. Vaughan, Jr, w. Ray
Wilson, D. NJ. Dodge.
Cedar Rapids-A J. Cheeseman.
Minneapolis G. Christianson, D..
M. Denison. r. E. Roudebush, Barth
Riedy.
st. Joseph, Mo-. F. Johnson, r. O..
Powelson, j. w. Smith.
st. Louis. F. Dodge, w. A. Hop
kins, J. L. Knapp, H. w. Koch, l.. w,
Putnam. E
Davenport-W r. Dickinson.
Chicago-W. r. Goodnight, r. Gun
derson, P. NJ Kilby, c. F. Rupright,
J. D. Shepheard, j. L. Stapleton.
Peoria-W. w. Hegler
Waterfowl F. Hogan.
st. Paul-G. r. sLally, F. II. Parker.
Burlington-C. ]. Nelson, A. L. Phil
lips, H. A. Pence, G. A. Shields.
Dubuque-G George P. Smith. F. b.
Ross.