The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-18

souri, Valley; Mamie Everett, Mis-
souri Valley: Minnie Peterson, Bat
tie Creek; Alice Heath, Battle Creek
Prudie Rhoades, Wellman; Carrie
Eitermiller, Wellman Edith M. Rock,
I.agon; Burr M. Smith, Clarksville;
Edith Karratt, Iowa City; Laura
Lundt, Nashua; Emma Muench, Pilot
Mount; Blanche Shane, Pilot Mound
Harriet Gougle, Cleghorn; Name Rat
tier, Washington; Edith Mallory,
Washington: Luella Shum, Coin; An
ma Grau. Ireton; Trease M. Campbell,
Mt. Ayr; Charlotte Wood, Davenport;
Sarah Clifford, Muscatine; Mary e.
Myers, Woodward; Almeda Smith
Alta; Nellie Boosted, Eagle Grove;
Ida Boughton,, Eagle Grove; Lulu b.
Engleken, LeMars; Clara Arlington
Columbus junction.; Grace Bell, To-
ledo; Mrs. F. F. Wunder, Harlan. Inc
committee further recommended that,
upon receipt of the fee for the jewel,
the degree be conferred upon the tol-
lowing named sisters: Nellie Miller,
Cedar Rapids; Emma Ewald, Daven-
! port; May Robertson, Davenport,
Lennie Gilmore, Davenport; Harriet
Ross, Davenport; Emeiia Wagner,
Davenport; Minnie Keppe, Davenport.
| Chevalier G. H Schechter, OF Mar
shalltown, chairman of the commlttee
on providing ways and means to pro-
vite a dormitory on the department.
camp grounds known as Patriarchs
Militant Park Clear Lake, reported
that the committee had made some
progress, having secured suDscrlp-
tons to the amount of $1,000 IN the
form of loans, from members OF the
department, to finance the proposltlon.
/ Chevalier Schechter went into the de-
tails of the proposition, explaining the
great help that such building in the
park would be to the department, and
asked for further subscriptions i'll
support of the project Total sub
scriptions Of upwards of $4,000 were
announced, and the trustees were di-
trected to draw the plans and erect the
building if by them deemed advisable.
!; Greetings Extended.
| The grand sire, Hon. Joseph Oliver,
of Ontario, Canada, escorted by Grand
master F. f. Rodgers, Past Grand Pat
riarch Geo. A. Butcher, Past Grand
Patriarch J. W. F'rizzell and Past
Grand Patriarch Geo. Ahrens, under
the special escort of Gen. e. E. Lam
bert and Gen. O. H. Sweeney, being
introduced to the department council
iby Grand Master Rodgers, spoke to
the council and was given q most
chiyalrous greeting and reception.
4 A committee from the Rebekah as
sembly, bringing greetings from that
body, consisting of Mrs. Abbie l.. Pet
erson, Past President Georgia Qulglev
and Vice President Emma Miller, were
admitted, Sister Quigley acting as
spokesman extending a most cordial
greeting, which was as cordially re-
Esponded to by General Peterson. The
+! sisters also extended greetings from
the Sisters of the Decoration.
A committee from the grand en-
'campment, consisting of GranA High
Priest g.. A. Koch, of Mason City;
Grand Senior Warden S. c. Paschal,
of Colfax; and Grand Junior Warden
4 E. B. Clinton, of Marshalltown, and
a committee from the grand lodge,
consisting of Gen. o. H Sweeney, OF
Waterloo; Grand High Priest S. A.
Koch, of Mason City, and Past Grand
Master J. M. Hazlett, of Mason City,
i also brought enthusiastic and cordial
! greetings, which were most happily
responded to by General Peterson.
! For the purpose of permitting 1t.
! Nol. A. F. Randall, of Randalia, to
transfer his membership to Canton
:. Colfax at Oelwein, he was granted
an honorable discharge, the expense
to be borne by the department council.
General Peterson made announce
: ment of the death Of 1t. Col. Fred
Christianer, of Des Moines, and spoke
feelingly of the great loss the depart
ment and the order in general has sus-
tanned, and appointed committee
!. consisting of Gen. o. H Sweeney, 1t.
Col H. H. Bye and Major S. c. Paschal
to draft appropriate resolutions.
In view Of the vacancy in the office
of custodian of the Unwritten Work
: resulting from the death of 1t. Col.
Fred Christianer, General Peterson
. announced the appointment of Captain