Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-08-24
Communities of Local Lodge are
Hard at Work in Preparation for
District Meeting
DELEGATES TO BE
ENTERTAINED AT DANCE
AT COUTRY CLUB PAVILION
Affair Is to Take Place in Second
Week of October With Attend
ance of Hundreds

A real time and a real reception
is being planned for the semi-annual
convention OF District No. % of Wis
consin, OF the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows Committees have been
appointed by Baraboo lodge of Odd
Fellows, also of the Baraboo Rebec-
ca lodge. Mrs. Leonard Case, Noble
Grand of the Rebecca lodge has ap.
pointed a committee of Rebeccas as
follows: Mrs A. A. Brown, chairman,
Mrs. Howard Briscoe and Mrs. John
Pugh
Harley Wickus, Noble Grand of
Odd Fellow lodge has appointed
a committee consisting of E. c. F.
Meier, chairman, VIM. Stortz DR.. F.
e. Tryon, William Otto and Fred
Nehs to arrange for the big doings.
1t is expected that Baraboo will in
the second week of October have an
attendance of about ona thousand
Odd Fellows and Rebeccas from Por
tage, Kilbourn, Mauston, Briggsville,
Poynette, Reedsburg, North Freedom,
Lime Ridge and Baraboo.
A meeting was held on Tue lay
evening at which plans for the recep-
ton of delegates, including registra-
tion, giving of badges and distribu-
ton of meal tickets were perfected.
The cooperation of all the hotels and
restaurants is going to be solicited
so that the visitors will be taken
care of at as nearly a like price and
as nearly a like menu as. is pos
sible.
It is planned to hold the Rebecca
convention at the Odd Fellow hall,
and the Odd Fellow convention at the
Armory. With an evening entertain
ment at Fred Kellogg's Country club,
consisting of a short program, CON
ferring of jewels to those who have
been members in good standing of
Baraboo lodge for 25 years and up
ward, and then to be followed by
dancing and refreshments at the ex-
pense of Baraboo lodge.
An elaborate program is being
prepared for the convention events.
1t has been planned to arrange at
the convention to do special work and
to explain various parts of the work
so that a better understanding may
be had of the teachings of Odd Eel
lowship. Besides the real hard work
at the convention, it is expected that
the evening entertainment will in
clude some merrimant in addition to
the dancing program. Just what the
program at the Country club will be
has been placed In the hands of an
entertainment committee which has
, promised big things for the visiting
Odd Fellows and Rebeccas.
The help of the Kiwanis club is tC
be solicited as well as the help OF
the Business &c Professional Womens
club to provide for the directing oi
the visitors and their reception in
, Baraboo.
The Independent Order of Odd Eel
| lows is one of the largest secret
| fraternal organizations in the world
and the procuring of this convention
! to Baraboo is worthy of note, and is
worthy Of the cooperation of all busl
ness people and citizens regardless
of what their fraternal affiliation may
be Baraboo will undoubtedly spread
itself and show what it can do III the
way of entertaining conventions oi
this kind. Members of the order state
, that the Baraboo lodge is in as fine
a conition and in better financial con
dition than most of other fraterna
| organizations, and is real credit &c
Baraboo. Its members are of respec
table, substantial and influential citi
zens of Baraboo, and are worthy Oh
whole hearted support in their ef