The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-29
500 ODD FELLOWS
ATTEND JUBILEE
Park City Lodge Is Host
at Great Celebration
Saturday Evening.
CONGRESSMAN SPEAKS

In celebration Of the fact that they
had become the first lodge in the
Badger state, the Park City lodge of
odd Fellows of Kenosha, on Saturday
evening was host at jubilee gather
ing of five hundred Odd Fellows from
Kenosha, the Iron Links lodge of Mil
waukee and other neighboring lodges
of the order, at the Odd Fellows tenn
pie on Chicago street. The feature
Of the celebration was the initiation
Of class of thirty-fve candidates IN
to the ranks Of the order by the de-
gree team from the Iron Links lodge
in Milwaukee, which class put the
local lodge "over the top" as the ban
ner organization in the Badger state.
II was a gala occasion for the local
Odd Fellows. Two hundred members
of the order from the Iron Links lodge
in Milwaukee came to Kenosha IN
special car, arriving at Market Square
at eight o'clock. Headed by the Odd
Fellows band, newly organized musl-
cal organization of Milwaukee, they
Joined with the local Odd Fellows and
marched to the Odd Fellows temple
where the jubilee was helo'v
Do Exemplary Degree Work.
The visitors from Milwaukee, though
they had lost in a good natured race
for the first place in Wisconsin, sent
their prize degree team to Kenosha
to help exemplify the degree work on
Saturday evening Members of the
order were unanimous in declaring
that it was the best exemplification of
the drill work of the order ever done
in this city.
During the initiatory work short
recess was called and with the lodge
in informal session several of the no
table members of the order, who were
at the meeting addressed the gather
ing. Past Master of the Grand Lodge
S. J. Queeman, of Milwaukee, was in
charge and highly complimented the
Kenoshans on their enthusiasm and
efficiency.
Congressman Randall Speaks.
Congressman Clifford E. Randall,
member of the Kenosha Lodge, was
then introduced and gave very in
teresting address on "Odd Fellows and
Americauism". He recalled that this
was the age of fraternalism and that
the Odd Fellows had been one of the
great orders which had shown the
value of uniting together for high
and noble purpose. Such organiza-
tions were shown to be an outgrowth
of democracy with an opportunity to
h. iI0oJc of America
He pointed out that in the future
as in the past the great order of Odd
Fellows would stand ready to support
Ill of the principles of freedom and
democracy on which this nation is
founded and has prospered.
Praises Park City Lodge.
Grand Secretary Richard Hoe of
Milwaukee addressed the meeting and
among other things declared that the
Park City Lodge Of Kenosha had dur
ing the last erm by initiating ninety
four new members established rec
ord which had never been equalled in
the state of Wisconsin. The speak
ers also highly complimented the
lodge for acquiring their new home.
Among other prominent Odd Eel
lows who attended the meeting were
Past Grand Master Oscar F. Phil, Past
Chief Patriarch Charles Williams and
Present Chief Patriarch John Ban
non.
Following the ritualistic services a
luncheon was served in the parlors of
the Temple. The meeting brought
forth the largest gathering of Odd
Fellows ever held in Kenosha in re-
cent years and its success was a tri-
butte to the able management of the
occasion by Past Noble Grand John c.
Stephen, who was in charge of the
arrangements and James Stonehouse,
the present executive of the local
lodge,