Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
STARVED ROCK TRIP
FORCES NIGHT SESSION
tUontlnued from FACE ID


evening.
The meeting will close after the spe
| cial session tonight, when all Of tn
| unfinished business to be brought be
fore the convention will be transacted
The guests were to be given free ad
mission into the local movies tonight.
but this part OF the program will have
to be omitted from the entertainment.
Many of the delegates will leave Of
taWa this evening, but the greater
part of them will not depart until
some time tomorrow remaining for
;he closing session
Stores Kept Busy.
The stores of the city especially tho
restaurants and ice cream parlors
have been very busy during tho week
and have done a rushing business
| The Clifton Hotel, where the conYer
ton headquarters are located ha-
been the busiest place in the city and
the desk clerks have been the busiest
men in town during the four days Of
the meeting. They have learned to
answer questions give direction, hand
out keys, check parcels and bags in
their sleep. and have still been able to
handle the rush during their waking
hour,
Last evening more than 1900 per
sons were on hand shortly after
1880 o'clock to attend the open SEES
sion The program was delayed and
although the crowd was kept wait
ing for more than one hour, they were
a happy and smiling lot, knowing
from the previous open sessions of
the convention, that the program to
be given was we'll worth waiting for
John Burianek Jr of Cedar Rapids,
IA, announced that the drill team,
from Gethsemane shrine, at Cedar
Rapids would give the exhibition drill
This team was from Mr. Burianek's
own shrine, and is a team that causes
every member of any shrine to view
with great pride.
The team was composed of twenty
four members, a captain and pianist.
and never was an exhibition drill
more beautiful than the one given by
this team. The drill was perfect and
the members marched with clockwOrk
precision going thru all their figures.
turning angles, forming wheels and
crossing back and forth without a
moments hesitation A squad Of care
fully drilled regular army men. could
not have given a better exhibition.
One Of the particularly pleasing fea-
lures Of the drill, was the forming Of a
cross and shepherds crook. the in
sigma of the order a circle of flags
which was formed under the spot
light Just at the close Of the drill.
was another very pleasing sight.
The members of the team were at
tractiveIy gOWned in white satin
skirts, white EcorEette crepe waists,
made high neckcI, with red ties, red
satin sashns white shoes, ana white
caps with red tassels. During the first
part OF the drill, they carried white
shepherds crooks ana at the lattre
par they carried American FLAGS.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chase, was drill cap |
tain, Mrs. Maudc Carringcr was or
-anist and the members of the team |
were Mcsdames Anna Abbey, Jessie
'npdcld Anna York. olive Knicker-
becker Lillian Bell. Bess Monahan.
Iona lIcodgin Ida Dodge, Ida Man
'hestar Ella Ely, Jessie Garfield. Ella
.ysies, Stella Greenwalt, Gertrude
Meyers, Adclone Ingram Stella Smith.
lulu NcKinnon, Hattie Blaine. EN-
ma Southors, Nora Goldin and Misses
Matilda Snoulrer. Gertrude Echtcr
lach', Margaret Mcdonald and Ella
irisscl
AT the close Of the pageant all on
'rcmpiu musical program was given
'ttor which the pageant of nations.
which had been given the day before
nd was repeated again by request
vas again staged This pageant was
ven more attractive given under the
Electricity than in daylight, and the
abicau, under red white and blue.
potlights at the close. was enthusi
sticaIly applaudcd The cast taking
art in the pageant last evening. was
he same cast, announced in Tues
avs Free TTadcr-Journal.
At the close Of the pagcnat all out.
iders were excused, and large class
+ iftylivc members were initiated :
lto OIivot shrine The session lasted
ntil after | O'Clock this morning