The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-19
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows
Will Open Sessions Then
and Rebekah Assembly
Began Today.
sNCAMpMENT IS ENDING
Final Sessions Will be Held
This Afternoon, and To-
morrow Will be Me-
mortal and Address.

Tomorrow will mark the opening Of
the Iowa grand lodge of Odd Fellows.
The closing sessions of the grand en-
campment were held today, and the
onening sessions of the Rebekah as
sembly of Iowa, l. o. o. F., were held
n the Elks hall today. Tonight there
will be a grand ball in the Knights of
Columbus hall and the decoration of
chiyalry will be presented at the
Knights hall preceding the big dance.
Tomorrow afternoon the big parade
and the memorial session will occupy
ne attention of the Odd Fellows, and
in the evening there will be the an
nual address by the grand sire, the
presentation of some of the secret
work of both the Odd Fellows and the
Rebekahs.
The weather was all that is uncer-
tain about the convention. The
weather, however, is failing in any
way to spoil the carefully laid plans
of the local committees, and the Odd
Fellows, both local and visiting are
having splendid time here, they say.
A number of the visitors were taken
on the lake shore drive and later a
party of visitors inspected the power
plant and government lock here.
There are over nine hundred Wis
itors and delegates in keokuk on the
second day of the convention. 1t is
expected that thousand will be here
by tomorrow. The parade tomorrow
afternoon will attract many hundreds
more, and if plans of Burlington and
other lodges materialize, a special
train will bring the visitors from that
city. There will be thousands OF Wis
itors in Keokuk tomorrow, it is ex-
pected.
The uniforms of the encampment
members lend considerable color and
interest to the general Scene. Last
night public reception was held,
when Keokuk welcomed the visitors.
Parade Feature Tomorrow.
monster parade will feature the
afternoon of the third days session
OF the grand lodge of Odd Fellows and
Rebekah assembly tomorrow. The
parade will move from Third and
Blondeau streets at 1:45 o'clock, and
will be formed at 1880 o'clock The
procession will move out Main street
which will be cleared of all autolno-
Diioo cASCpI lliOSc III Tic I)dTdue az
l.30 o'clock. Commissioner of Public
Safety D. j. Hemmy has ordered that
all automobiles keep off the streets
through which the parade will pass at
this time.
The parade will form on Blondeau
street. with the head of the column
resting on Third and Blondeau
streets. All automobiles which are
by a &C IN
VIII be parked on Main street from
the Hotel Iowa back to Second street,
ana when filled will move by way of
flith street to Blondeau street and
JOIN IN the parade. Delegates to the
grand lodge will form on North Fifth
street between Main and Blondeau
streets; visiting members will form
Oh Blondeau between Sixth and Sew
enth. and all Lee county delegates
wiz form on Blondeau between Sew
enth and Eighth streets.
The Order Of Parade.
me order of parade will be the fol-
lowing: n
Lady mounted carrying flag and
colors of order.
heokuk Concert band.
automobiles No. 1 and No. 2 (see
below. ~
Iatr1archs Militant marching.
Automobiles Nos 8, 4, 5, 6, 7, s, 8,
40, IL. (See below.
automobiles Nos -, 10, IA, Is, 16,
~ Is tsee below.
Odd Fellows float.
low. ~ wv
Ieopie's Institute band
delegates to grand lodge.
visiting lodges marching.
me home float.
Automobile No. 90 (see below.
Drum corps.
Lee county.
Personnel in Automobiles.
Car No. Grand Sire oliver Mar
saiet Schechter, Il. F. Rodgers, F. F.
Munder, Gen. Peternon, Mrs. Carrie
Dimond,
Car No. 2-Fifty-year Odd Fellows
edr NO. 3---Emma Miller, V. P: Nan.
me Bucklen, warden; s. %. Matheney,
secretary Charlotte Moody, treasurer
h, Car No 4-John Price, d. G.. NJ;
lynn ). irwin, G. warden; L. w. Smith,
y. secretary; A E. Muidorf, G. treas
urer. " - Gus
oaf NO. 5-Unless marching in uni
oih) 5. A. Koch, &. H. p; S. G. Pas
Sidi' U. 5. W.; E. B. Clinton, G. j. w.
sb oar NO 6-Florence Egburn, mar
Sn al' Cora Waddell, conductor; Sue
,anaaii, chaplain; Grace Bell inside
var No. 7-Ollie Malthy, .. G.;
n nei'ha Class, messenger; Zephy Gel
lin. stenographer.
1ar NO. ST. j. Alder, marshal S.
- BAR, conductor; Jeppe Thomson,
" suafd; VIM. Hulfett, G.. herald.
Gar NO. &c. e. Behuke, messenger,