Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-15
MACCABEES name.
OTTAWA N f N Der
AS GREAT TRUSTEE.
DR.. A. ]. ROBERTS SUCCEEDS
SELF AS GREAT ENCAMPMENT
oFFlcER-cHlcAGO MAN HEADS
STATE ORDER.

DR. A. ] Roberts, of Ottawa, was
named one OF the Trustees of the
Illinois convention, x. o. r. NJ, in
session here today. DIR. Roberts has
held this important office for the past
four years and when officers were
elected to fill the various offices at
the disposal of the state body, he was
chosen TO succeed himself for the
coming quadrennial period.
Considerable interest centere1
about the naming of officers, all OF
whom were chosen this noon two
hundred delegates are in attendance
but when the naming OF candidates
for chairs was in order peace and
harmony prevailed thruout the con.
vention hall. The ticket picked by
the nomination committee went thru
without opposition and without a
hitch. The following are the new Off
GERS
Over TWO hundred members of the
Maccabee tents from all over the
state are attending the quadrennial
convention in this city. The men are
all having a fine time, and are en-
joying themselves immensely.
This morning just before the lun
cheon hour, following very interest
ing business session the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year.
G., Lieut. Com IT. w. Dudman, De
Sofa tent, SO.
Ct Med Exam DR.. A. II. Gordon
Lincoln tent 80.
CT Chaplain-Richard Ecene, Ivy
tent 2o3.
CT. Sergeant. T.. Whittenburg
/ Wilmington tent. 233.
/ Ct. NJ. at Arms Alex Dingle. Unity
/ tent 4
CT, LIST NJ of CIV. H. Luebker
Waiter tent, 16S,
Ct End NJ of G.-J w. Long, Mon
/ rie tent, 55.
Ct Sentinel-F. J. Bent tent, 167
c. Picket. .ouis Schneider, Belle
Plain terr, s..
CT Trustees-F. ] Mills. Benne.'
tent. 1875; j. A. Gordon. Apollo tent
G3; Weldon Cloak, Humboldt tent
/ 26; DR. A. J Roberts, Ottawa tent
27O; Otto Weege, Chicago tent, 8,
Sup tent Rep-W. F. Trader Hum
boldt tent, 26 Thos. Fitzgerald, I'm
perial tent, 20G; Chas, Gustafson
Norien tent, As; Thos. Moriarty, Hyde
Park tent, SO. Jas Moynihan Aler
tent, 143; A. PP.P Brostrom, Empire
=, tent, 267.
Sup Tent Alt--H N. McFarlane
Apollo, 63 Jas. Curry, Gen Garfield
220, +. NJ. vasconcellos Rena tent
-; Frank Bauer Alton tent, 141;
g. Whitmer. Corn Belt SO.
Banquet last Night.
The banquet last evening in tn
French Room OF the Clifton hotel wa
attended by 115 members The ban
quet was served at tables beautiful
- decorated with flags and flowers
| During the meal, and the program o
toasts which followed music was ful
! nished by the Ottawa township hig
, school orchestra which was great
/ enjoyed by all the men,
A very excellent program was give
following the banquet with DR.. A.
Roberts of this city, acting as toas
master, The members of the In
perial quartet furnished music, an
William Bradley one of the favorit
vocalists of the city, sang sewers
T. numbers which were greatly enioye'
+ Mayor Bradford delivered an addres
+ OF welcome, turning over the city
1 the visitors during their convenio
l. and Al +. Schock responded on beha
= Of the Ottawa tent of Maccabees.
j ?. Downer of Chicago great cor
mandar of Illinois, delivered mo-
, excellent address on the Maccabe,
order as did D. p Markey of Detroi
Mich
More than $50 of the visi ors mac
an automobile trip to Starved Roc
yesterday afternoon in machines do
It Grated with flags. AS this was Il
y first visit to the state park Of mar
d. Of the visitors the trip was thoroug
If ly enjoyed,
~ The convention will close with Il
'e evening session today.
e. Resolutions Passed.
. Resolutions praising Ottawa for
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