The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-12
ODD FELLOWS AT RIVERSIDE.

| Some twenty members of the local
lodge of Odd Fellows motored to River
| side Saturday and spent the afternoon
and most of the night in lodge work
the occasion being the semi-annual
meeting of District Association No. II.
/. o. o. F., of Washington. From point
of attendance the meeting was one of
| the largest ever held in the district,
all but two lodges in the county being
represented, the representation vary
ing from two from Nelson Lodge to
Il from Tonasket, the aggregate being
something over 100 which included
several from other jurisdictions.
Several notable personages In Odd
fellowship were present, among them
being Grand Master A. c. Moore, whose
home is in Walla Walla, Past Grand
Master Frank c. Graham, and Past
Grand Patriarch ]. P. WANG, Of the
Encampment branch. The meeting was
opened at 3 o'clock by Secretary H. A.
Bowerman, President f. A. Allison,
having been delayed by automobile
troubles. Secretary Bowerman presid-
ed during the afternoon session, but
President Allison arrived in time to
take charge of the night session.
Besides the routine district affairs.
the principal business of the meeting
was exemplification of degree work.
the three degree teams competing for
banner offered by the association.
The Winthrop team, led by e. A. Alli-
son as noble grand, won first honors.
while Oroville, led by j. A. Jackson
was second and Tonasket led by Il. L.
Perry, was third. Competition was
close, the judges being at times forced
to base their decision on a difference
of a fraction of one per cent. An indi-
vidual prize of an Illustrated history of
the order in the United States, offered
for the noble grand having the best
score was won by e. A. Allison. A
special prize offered by S. ]. Sincock
for proficiency i'm the secret work was
won by J. E. Johnson, of Tonasket.
The association was the guest of the
Riverside lodge and the hosts put forth
every effort to make the affair a sue
cess. which it was. Many features of
entertainment was offered, not the
least of which was chicken supper
served at midnight by the ladies of the
order. At the banquet table addresses
were delivered by Grand Master Moore.
Grand Patriarch Wanz and others.
The association by an overwhelming
vote decided to accept the invitation Of
the Loomis lodge to meet in that place
next May. At the May meeting there
will be team work competition in the
second degree and several special
prizes have been offered for indi-
vidual efficiency in lectures and
secret work. The Loomis lodge has the
honor of being the oldest in the county,
and has npvqr ontnrtainod tho diotr{of
association. The program has not been
completed yet, but from hints thrown
out by the Loomis Odd Fellows at
Riverside Saturday, it is expected that
happenings somewhat out of ordinary
will occur next spring when the clan
gathers in the Sinlahekin coulee for
their semi-annual conclave. Several
lodges have promised to enter teams
for the competition.
The personnel of the Oroville degree
team competing at Riverside is as fol-
lows: Noble grand, J. A. Jackson; vice.
grand. E. r. Hoose; warden, J. F. Sam
son; conductor, L. e. Hendrix; past
grand John w. Carrel; inside guard,
Fred G. Hart; high priest, H. A. Bow
erman; priest of the military, A. L.
Kichings; priest Of the first degree,
j. e. Ashby; priest Of the second de-
gree, Albert Carrel; priest of the third
degree, w. l.. Bissell; banner bearers,
P. o. Peterson, e. H. Thayer, Thos.
Morrow and John Reeder; supporters.
John Wehe and H. e. Silvernail. L. E.
Hendrix was degree captain Present
from Oroville and not taking part in
the team work were noticed David
Williams and L. e. Phillips.