The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-04


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COMING OFODD FELLOWS
Mankato is soon to be the Mecca
for Odd Fellows from all parts Of thu
state, when the Grand Lodge sessions
are held here, June Z, 8, 9, 10, IL. 1t is
expected that fully two thousand Wis
.itors will be in Mankato during the
time of the convention and every
effort is being made by the members
of the local committee to extend tt
the delegates attending royal wei
come.
The opening day of the convention
will be taken up with welcoming the
delegates and in the evening the pa
4riarch militant degree will be con
ferred by Canton Colfax No. 8 of Man,
kato. Tuesday will be taken up with
department council sessions, compe
titive drill by cantons and the con
ferring of the patriarchal degree by
Nicollet Encampment No. of st. Pet
er and the Golden Temple degree by
Union Temple No. Of Minneapolis
Grand Encampment sessions will
be held on Wednesday with comforting
of degrees and the Rebekah assembly
will meet on this day at the !. o
o. F. hall. Sessions will be held at the
hall and at the Mankato armory. Or
on an<automobile tour of the city and
vicinity by members of the Mankato
automobile club.
Grand Parade OF Delegates.
At one o'clock on Thursday the
grand parade of delegates and visit
ing lodges will take place and in the
evening the historic decoration of the
degree of chivalry and grand chivalry
ball will be held at the Mankato ar
mory. Final sessions on Friday will
be taken up with business matters
that have come before the convention
Headquarters for visiting delegates
will be at the Saulpaugh hotel. Mem
bers of the committee have prepared
d. ulTeCloIy CouldiuiuS luc duCo "
all private homes where rooms may
be rented and Manager Ted Karp al
the Saulpaugh has complete charge
of making arrangements for the ac-
comodations of the delegates, Grsty>,s
where visiting members may leave
their cars have also been checked uI
and everything is in readineo, tt
welcome the many delegates with
complete Accommodations.
Trains running into Mankato will
have special rate for all delegates
to the convention of one and one third
fare for round trip tickets 1t is re-
ported that number of special trains
from many points will bring the Wis
itors to the city. All Mankato is ex-
pected to turn out for tn parades
course of the convention.
Program OF Meeting.
Following is the program Of ses
sions in full and list of committees
in charge of the convention.
Monday, June 7, s p. m.-Receptior
to Cantons. Patriarch Militant De-
gree conferred by Canton Colfax No.
8, of Mankato, Mimi, l. o. o. F. Hail.
Tuesday, June 8, 8 a. m.-Depart-
ment Council Session. l. o. o. F. Hall.
One p. M, Competitive Drill by Can
tons. I. o. o. F. Hail. Eight p. m, Re-
ception to Encampment members. Pa
triarchal Degree conferred by Nicollet
Encampment No. 8. of St Peter,
ferred by Union Temple No. IA, OF
Minneapolis, Mimi. I. o. o. F. Hall.
Wednesday, June 9, 9 a. m.-Grand
Encampment Session. I. Q. o. F. Hall.
Two q. m. Grand Encampment SEES
sion, !. O. o. F. Hail. Eight y. M. First
Degree conferred by North Star Lodge
No. 6, Of Minneapolis, Mimi, Man
kato Armory.
Eight p. M, Reception to Rebekah
I. o. o. F. Hail. Rebekah
negree conferred by Starlight Lodge
No: II. of Winnebago, Mimi, I. o. o.
F. Hall.
Thursday, June 10, a. m.-Automo
bile Tour of City and vicinity.
Nine a. M, Grand Lodge Session.
Mankato Armory.
One p. m, Parade of delegates and
visiting lodges.
Two p. m, Grand Lodge Session.
Mankato Armory.
Eight p. m, Decoration of Chivalry
and Grand Ball. Mankato Armory.
Friday, June II, a. m.-Grand
Lodge Session. Mankato Armory.
Nine a. m, Rebekah Assembly, I. o.
o. F. Hall.
Two p. m, Grand Lodge Session.
Mankato Armory.
Two D. M, Rebekah Assembly. 1. o.
o. F. Hall.
List OF Committees.
Healy, chairman; o. P. Rinde, secre-
tary; F. W. Rath, A. D. Wheeler. John
Mellor, H. c. Jorgenson, C. A. Keene.
Rebekah Executive: Mrs. o. p.
Rinde, chairman, Mrs. w. G. Suther-
land. Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. E. Rohde.
Finance: F. w. Ratf, chairman:
]: A. Flittie, c. ]. Laurisch, Frank
Morse.
Entertainment: H. C. Jorgenson,
Harry Johnson. Robert
Colburn, E. p. Kelley, John Ander-
son.
! Publicity: John Mellor, chairman,
Clifford Russell. w. r. Hammet, DR..
F. l.. Stephan.
Automobiles and Parade: C. A.
Kenne. chairman; G.. e. Ball, C. l..
Kennedy, J. B. Nelson, G.. C. Butts,
A. L. yeigel, E. Hughes, w. L. Roust,
E. r. Jones.
Reception: A. D. Wheeler, chair
man; o. X. Dorr, A. G. Persons, e. w.
Healy and r. H. HaElin, clerks; Sor-
en- Nelson, E. H. Agnew, L. A. Rad
cliffe, John Koppen. ST., Peter Kra-
mer, Thos. Smith, Charles Vogle,
George Yaxtheimer, Frank Mention,
Mrs. w. E. Stewart. Mrs. A. L. Wheel
er, Mrs. George Scherer, Sr., Mrs. w.
e. Edwards, Mrs. j. Cuddy, Mrs. Frank
Hotalirg, Mrs. John Koppen, ST., Mrs.
Frank Halter; Earl Pay, L. Shuts
and Henry Yaxtheimer. bell hops.
n. Bradley of Chicago is II, the city as
the guest Of his cousin. Mrs. H. F.
Troost.