Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-28
viFrn DISTRICT CELEBRATION
At eRlNNELL LARGELY
ATTENDED.
AFTERNOON PARADE
AN IMPRESSIVE SHOW
Judos AZ. Wagner, OF Sisourney'
Principal Speaker Of Day-Chudren
s.o,r Graham, Her,e at Mason CRY
Give Novel Entertainment in Eve
ming. ~
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spec,al TO Times Republican.
Grinnell. April 2s.-The ceieorat'o"
OF the Tooth anniversary OF the o'r'i
of the organization of Odd Fellowship
for the fifth district, in this CITY on
Saturday, will not soon be 1ofgo''ei
nv the large number of the member
ship in attendance. The streets anu
business houses were profuseiy deco-
raAnA and Fourth avenue In the pusi-
est section of the city was spanheu
with the huge banner, "Grinneii "ei-
comes You" stretched by the COM
mercial club. and paralleled by douple
rows of colored electric lights. by u
o'clock in the morning all trains buG
one. that would bring visitors Ma.
come in and the streets were iull OF
the decorated members of the order
and its affiliated societies. AT ociocN
came the train bringing Mrs. Stryker'
matrcn of the /. o. o. F. orphans home
at Mason City. with her eighteen emil
dren, who were to put on the snow VI
the evening.
The parade started at o'clock IN
the afternoon and was an impressive
show i'm itself, and the sidewalks were
lined with the nonmembers who came
especially to see it. 1t was led by the
Grinnell College band, and the second
section by the 1. =. .. r. band i'!"
Marshaltown. A string of autos car
ried the speakers and officers or the
day end the orphans. The canton
members. in Respondent uniforms,
headed the march and the women OF
the Rebekahs made as numerous q
showing as the men Of the order
Some finely decorated floats brought
up the rear of the procession. the
commodious Colonial opera house
could not accommodate all who want
ed to hear the afternoon program,
which was as follows:
Singing. "America''-Led by Grinnell
College Glee Club.
Invocation-Rev. E. w. Cross, Of the
Congregational church.
Singing, with recalls-Glee Club.
Mayor White gave a brief but COM
prehensive address Of welcome, sup
pIemented by the appearance on the
stage of the entire police force OF the
city, who came as a body guard for
the immense golden key Of the city
which the mayor then presented to
the visiting body.
DIR. J. r. Lewis gave a welcome In
behalf of Grlnnell lodge to the visit
ing members.
Hon: E. p. Malmberg, Of Newton
lodge, gave a witty and effective re-
Spouse and left the audience in ex-
cellent mood for the main address Of
the day by Judge II. F. Wagner, OF
Sigourney, who has had all the state
honors the order can bestow and some
of those Of the sovereign grand lodge.
The evening program at the opera
house was by the orphans from the
home and was open to Odd Fellows
and their families only. because OF
lack of space to accommodate more.
Alatron Strycker and the resident
trustee Of the Mason City institution
were in charge of the children on the
stage. Some explanatory remarks be-
fore the raising of the curtain were
made by Will ]. Nelson, postmaster Of
this city and president of the day.
Also few words were spoken by the
trustee and by Mrs. Stryker.
The work Of the children was sur
prise to the audience and a delight to
ell who, belonging to the order, con-
tribute to the support of the home.
. The drills, the singing, the instru-
mental music, the reading, all showed
painstaking work on the part Of both
instructors and pupils and would do
credit to any bunch of high school
pupils Of similar age from any school
in the, state.
In the intermission in the program
Mr.. Nelson came before the curtain
and gave brief plea for q contribu-
ton for the benefit Of the orphans
themselves. fund that may be used
for their especial pleasure aside from
their ordinary creature comforts with
which all are supplied in the home.
The hats were passed and the an
norncemcnt was made that the collec-
ton was S184.45. The suggestion.
Lets make it even $780," was re-
sponded to by the tossing Of silver
upon the stage and a goodly shower
followed One good Odd Fellow hand
ed in his check for $25.