The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-18
I0VA ODD FELLOWS Open
SESSIONS IN kEOKDK TODAY


laughed and said: That's what they
all ask me, but you know I'm not.
It's only six hours to Chicago and
from there only ten hours to Toron-
to-"
Grand Master F. F. Rodgers of
Ames arrived yesterday as did other
officers of the grand lodge, and officers
of the Rebekah assembly of Iowa.
Today's session was given over this
morning to the registration and re-
ception of visitors at the Hotel Iowa,
and to the special session of the de-
partment council in the l. o. o. +.
hall. This Afternoon the grand en-
campment opened in the Odd Fellows
temple, and this evening there will be
the degree work in the hall by the en-
campment
The public session will be held to-
night when there will be general re-
ception for the visitors and the dele
gates at the Elks' hall. Speeches will
be made by the mayor and local Odd
Fellows and responses will be made
by the visiting officers, and by the
grand master.
The encampment members are ap-
pearing on the streets today in their
full uniforms and regalia-
Mrs. Din,ond Was First President.
! Keokuk has the honor of having the
bly, of Iowa. She was Mrs. Carrie
Dimond, and her election as president
of the first Rebekah assembly of Iowa
was accomplished at the meeting at
Des Moines.
| sThe Rebekahs are planning to honor
Mrs Dimond when she visits the as
sembly sessions this week.
Department Council.
/ [By C. E. MacCanon.l
The department council, Patriarchs
Militant, 1. o. 0. F. of Iowa, met IN
special session in the Odd Fellows
temple, Major General A. o. Peterson
department commander, of Estherville
presiding. The general announced
THE appointment of the following fol
the session: Assistant adjutant gen
eral, Captain c. 3. MacCanon, Des
1 Moines; officer of the day, Major
Percy Hutton, Marion; officer of the
guard, Major j. A. Cutting, Cresco
sentinel. Captain E. E Hill, Water
loo; Picket, Captain Harry Schoppe
Jefferson; Chaplain, Major Jane:
Leitch, Sioux City; aide, Captain T. }
Garretson, Davenport.
1 The general further announced the
appointment of the following com
mittees: Secret work, Gen. 0. II
Sweeney, Waterloo; Col. R. A. Wash
burn, Mason City; Captain T. ]. Gar
retson, Davenport Decoration of chiV
airy: Col. r. A. Washburn, Major Jas
Lietsch, Captain G. b.. Wicks, De
i Moines. Greetings to the grand lodg'
Brig. GIN. O. H. Sweeney, Col. E. W
Cutting, DEBORAH; Major Gilbert Hall
! Davenport. Greeting to the grand en-
campment: Major Gen. E. r, Lambert
i Des Moines; Lieut.. Col. Otto Wind
rath, Humboldt; Major Geo. Dunn
Sioux City Greetings to the .Rebekal
assembly: Col R. A Washburn, Ma
son City; Lieut. Col. H. H. Bye, Ceda
Rapids; Major ]. A. Cutting, Cresco
Greetings to Ladies of the decoration
| Major H. C. Dewar, Cherokee; Majo
Nv. M. Kubec, Des Moines Captain {
! e. MacCanon, Des Moines.
heuc0mmittee on decoration o
gchivalry reported the following cheva
Tiers and sisters of the Rebekah de
gree to receive the decoration ant
recommended that the degree be con
ferred, which was approved: Maj. F. ]
Alber, Des Moines; Captain c. H>Ben
son, Oelwein; Chas. Gerber, Webste
City; Anna Clenmens, Seymour
Rachel Glenn, Seymour; Ethel F'ren