The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-18
Odd Fellows Held Their
Session This Morning
AUTO RIDE DURING TODAY
Report Submitted BY Head of
Big Order, D. Mckenzie
Johnston

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vention was carried out this after
noon in a very successful manner
The streets resounded with the tramp
Of marching feet and the martial mus
lie of the band. 1t was estimated that
nearly 1000 formed in line of march,
while eeveral others too old to march
n the heat were carried in autos fur
nished by the local automobile club.
Following the Sandon band were
Brigadier General August Hohen-
stein, chief marshal and Captain Min
gard, aide de camp. Immediately
following was the Patriarch Militant
division. The second division was
composed of Minneapolis lodges with
OF Flour City. No. lis; North Star,
No. 6.
The third, division consisted OF the
following visiting lodges: Eagle Lake,
No. 142; Elysian,. No. 5; Madelia. No.
l16; Marvin, No. 1928; Mapleton. No.
101; Watonwan, No. 207; Wells, No.
211; st. Petel No; II; New Ulm, No.
ga: Gomez, No. 25; Hope, No. SO;
Lake. No. So land Window lodge No.
The fourth division consisted of
Harry A. Johnson marshal, Sister A.
M. Smith of this city the oldest Re-
bekah in the state, and Brother Ben
jamin d. Pay Of this city, the oldest
Odd Fellow in the state, Mrs. Smith
kah lodge No " and Mr.. Pay a mem
Der Of Mankato lodge No. Is L o.
o. F.
One of the most, attractive features
Of the parade was the Rebekah float
with Mrs. Jessie Clark acting as
Rebecca at the wen. Guarding this
float were a number of Arabs in CO.'S
tune.
The fifth division was made up of
the members of the Rebekah assem-
bly,, with Mrs. Alice Shiveley as
grand marshal. The sixth division
consisted Of the grand lodge members
with J.. o. Werntz acting as grand
marshal.
Owing to the intense heat of the
day the parade proceeded down Sec
ond to Main street, thence to Front
and on Front street back to Jackson
street at the odd Fellows hall where
il disbanded.
Accompanying the Rebekah was a
goat bearing a, placard with the in
scription, I'VE SCOT the l. o. o. +.
Goat"
Business of the Morning.
Visiting delegates to the state grand
lodge convention of the l. 0. o. +.
being held here this week, were CIV
en- an auto ride about the city this
forenoon by local members Of the
Mankato Automobile club. 1t had
been originally planned to take the
visitors to Minneopa state park where
intervening scenery between there
and the Rapidan dam could be view
ed, but the threatening weather cauS-
ed the committee in charge to change
the program and conflne the trip to
sight seeing in this city. The dele
gates were very outspoken in their
praise of the tidy appearance of the
city streets. and natural beauty of the
The grand lodge sessions were OPP
eHed at Mankato armory at nine
o'clock this morning with Grand
Master d. Mckenzie Johnston pre-
siding. .
In compliance with the rules and
regulations of the order the grand
master made a brief report of the
work of the past year. He stated that
he had. visited Fergus Falls soon aft
er that city had met with the fear
full visitations of the elements, which
had laid waste part OF the town. He
found that Mrs. John Noble, noble
81 was among the victims. At Fer
gus Falls no individual member was
found who desired or was willing TO
receive assistance from the grand
lodge. The speaker spoke Of the
promptness of. Fergus Falls citizens
In righting the destruction and get
ting the city back to its normal
lodge refused assistance, Mr.. John
ston thought that some assistance
should be voted that lodge.
The Dedication at Coleraine.
Following the above statements.
Grand Master Johnston touched
briefly upon his vacation spent in the
vicinity of Lake OF the Woods. the
psrt be had taken in the dedication Of
Coleraine temple in northern Mime
nesota, and his visit to the sogerign
grand lodge sessions at Baltimore,
Md, the birth place OF Oddfellow-
ship.
latter. part OF March 1920 the state
Grand Master of Montana requested
aid for the purpose of assisting farm
ers, brother members Of the order.
to purchase seed wheat, owing to the
drought which had destroyed all
crops in sections OF the state pre-
yious to that time. In response to this
appeal, Minnesota lodges contributed
a fotsi to the relief fund of S3,524.41
which was forwarded to the grand
lodge Of Montana
The report of Grand Secretary A.
L. Bolton showed that from 1880 70
December 1913 there had been inf-
tiated IN to the order a total Of A.
SSs.3z2- The number Of members
receiving relief. 1885, 91. Widowed
families relieved and cared for, 37S,-
12s. Total paid for relief, S1S6,S95,-
757.85. Total revenue, $427.618,-
1920 The total membership on De-
paid for relief In 1915. S7.168,305.97.
cember u. 1913 was 2.226,5S2- Total
Total receipts from subordinate lodg-
es in 1918. SzO.319. 1857. Invested
funds OF the order December 81. 1913.
$75,44ay0465z-
The report also showed that the
ns6 gafn Of m~emberBhip in this state
Tor the rear 1913 vas 1S4S- the total
receipts, &4O6, S16447. the total dis
bursements, S30S. SsS.13. leaving a &c
fd balance and relief OF $s347413.
The assets OF the lodge in Minnesots
ara $21sz054N.
First Time In Mankato.
In closing hts report Grand Secre
tzrT A I. Bolton said that the grand