The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-03-03
HEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1921.
UMATILLA-MORROW
L.O.O.F. CONVENTION
Willow Lodge No. 90 Of Heppner Host
to Some 400 Visitors and Delegates.
HermistOn Gets Next Meeting.

The Umatilla Morrow County con
ventIOn, representing an association Of
seventeen l. o. U. f. lodges Of the two
counties. gathered in Heppner on Fri
day and Saturday, the convention proper
being called TO order BY President o..
o. Edwards at the fair pavilion at
1000 a. m. Saturday.
At the opening session, an able ad
dress Of welcome was made by S. Il
Notson, Of Heppner. which was re-
sponded to by S. f. Bowman, grand
warden, Of Pendleton. A business ses-
sion then followed and statements
showing the condition of the various
lodges in the association were made by
the presidents of the lodges pres
ent. All but two lodges of the associa-
ton were found to be represented and
the following lodges reported:
A. ]. Dorm. Overland No. %; James
Harvey, Eureka No. 80; S. A. Barnes,
Weston No. IS; Robert McEwen, Mil
ton No. 61; A. NJ. Phelps, Willow No.
Sc; NJ L. Watts, Wild Horse No. 73;
L. D. Clark, Helix No, so; w. T. Rey-
nolds, Lone Balm No. So; E. ]. Bristow.
lone NO. 1885, j. W. stevenson Alta NO.
l65; J. E. Gentry Lexington NO. 1875;
b, F. Morgan. Morgan No. 191; r. c
Sheets FreeWater NO zoz' W. II, Long
horn Vineyard No. zoe, W. T. Reeves,
Stau6eld M 09q
Not represented Adams NO. "a ana
Hudson Bay No. 2l2.
The business session closed with the
election OF ofhcers VINO were duly IN
stalled;
President W. X. Longhorn OF Flne-
yard No. 2O6, OF Hermlston; Vlce-pres-
ident L. D. Clark Helix No 80 OF he
liX; Warden, +. L. Miller, lone NO. l59'
of lone; Conductor J. {. Crimmlns, No
202, Freewater; Chaplain, W. 4. Nike
sell Willow No. 66 OF Heppneri treas
urer, Jos Bailey, Overland 20, OF Echo;
Secretary, w. I. Reeves NO. 25s' stan
field; Inner Guard I. M Barney 2Ss'
Stanheld; outer Guard X. B. BFuh-
dage, NO. ~, PendIeton.
In the contest for the next meeting
place Hermiston won, and the next
convention OF the association VIII De
held in that city next FEBRUARY
In the afternoon on saturday there
was special session OF the oregon
grand lodge, presided over by Grand
Master Ambrose H. johnson. other
grand officers present were E. L. Shar-
on, grand secretary and ). +. bowman
grand warden Al TINS session the
grand lodge degree was conferred upon
sixteen oihcers from Iodges IN the as
tTlct who were entitled 10 the degree
At six o'clock IN the evening the Dig
crowd Of delegates and visitors 10 the
number OF about so gathered AROUND
the banquet tables some thirteen oil
them, in the big exhibit hall at the falr
grounds where they were served by the
ladies Of San Souci Reoekah lodge one
Of the biggest and hhest oanqQets ever
prepared IN Heppher. 1here was
great abundance of all good things 10
eat and the manner in which the ladies
lit'li'iANN Wv tA''''A'' ''''NA ''-0
cellence of the viands served was such
as to call forth an abundance OF well
deserved praise. At this time all We're
filled to the fullest satisfaction and
there was sufficient remaining over Tor
the midnight meal when at least an
other 400 We're served, The Heppner
ladies never do anything by halves and
the Rebekahs more thah llNed up 10
their reputation in TINS line on thls
occasion.
The Saturday night session of the
lodge was featured by the contest be-
tween degree teams representing Pen
dleton, Freewater and Lexington. The
Freewater team won from Pendleton
and as result secured trophy Whlch
will adorn their lodge room during the
coming year, Had Pendleton been sue
cessful in winning the trophy this
year the beautiful cup would have be,
come their permanent possession The
score between the teams stood, Free
water 90 points; Pendleton, "a y and
Lexington 80. The latter team is to be
especially commended as this was their
first attempt whereas the other teams
have met on tie scores for the past
seven sessions. Individual prizes for
exceptional rendering OF charges was