The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-16
Z DEDICATES
m LOOMS HALL
Ifse1uL HUNDRED ODD Eel
4 MS AND REREkAHs At
,sun DISTRICT MEET.

Fellows and Rebekahs from T.
~ Of Okanogan county gath ..
'slpmis Saturday to attend h
- ;sdct meeting of the order and !,
xsoate in the dedication cere-
ftbe new Odd Fellows hall G
~. inst been erected there for
..,nity hall and us the home OF
.s,su Lodge No. lS6.
|. now building is a beautiful
8 sructure 34x7o feet, two sto-
SvSzI, ia with full basement. The top +
IN he used as lodge room by
"a ypllows and Rebekahs while
~ floor will be used for dances
w. snblic gatherings. The basement
e = = ~. arranged as a large banquet
.Aere 400 people may be seated.
kRyple of Loomis had every
/. madiness for the visitors long
rom i ne opening hour In the after
!. ~ with favorable weather con
me- s Il unusually large aggrega-
.td Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
!. N over the county began to ar
Iold Glory was hoisted over the
shIl building in the early fore
f}1A !. k,rkoning n welcome to the ar
4 and also serving as a reminder
Il, eyentful day to follow-Armis-
sD!.
- Hold Business Session.
"a 4, husiness session of the meeting
s6Ied to order by President Per
Imam and the entire afternoon
|II 10 routine matters. Grano
Il Zach. of Vancouver, Washing
Ia Grand Scribe Chamberlain,
: u ma, were on hand rendering
~ assistance during the pro-
N me business proceedings. Mu-
psllagher, Farver, Erickson
uFtrd Mrs. Grundlund, did their
IS. la4ntervals.
h pext meeting place was given
rhfhrop, in May. The meeting
if about 5 30 o'clock and full!
hngry travellers partook of th'
~ repast in the large banque
= where the ever faithful Rebek
tnx to It that no one "went empt.
~
otly at Z 80 the dedicator
r - were begun, conducted chie'
Grand Scribe Geo. Chamberlal
dnnisted in an able manner by hi
tIained corps of lodge officer
NJ 400 people were present uu
~ Impressive and instructl>
Nna0les. About 8 o'clock adjourn
IT was made to, the lower ente
INT hall where Judge Sincock'
hn1tet, delivered the address
Hsue, followed by II. p. HoskSi
t(ksville. w. H. Patterson of Om'
~ short and snappy respoh
\ Ne first number on the pjrogra
y announced.
osville Kitchen Band Plays
N|A Mrs. G. B. Sanger as lead
0s0yllle Rebekah Kitchen Dai
Maed into the hall in true militia
A. 10 and each musician III
~ Uniformed and equipped y"
lt10g oauments consisting of every I'M
s - Kitchen utensil, arrayed the
vl(D Va ID circle before the stage
< ~ and there did render music q
- - The crown by surprise ana re'
= a. outburst of applause. N
yn was at the piano and Cia'
laen .Jr.. welded the violin I
stonpanists to the band. For
~ tfe band played g medley I
= as1h roundly applauded.
~ lNt number was a panton
= ezl1bition by local talent, COM
~ Ms A. F. Eastman. Mrs.
: H%3aniel, Mrs. Guy Burse' |.
= HSReft, and Ray Kinchelo. ~
adltd voiced its appreciation
, ,1 !At,F nth a round Of applause
6a(e Kitchen. Of oroville'
elneA ia the footllghts. impei
i 4 darktown inhabitant ana
srn}ple in "coon" dialect, CON
NTH several coon. songs. Fo
eeaee he reappeared and menu
= fAet that he had forgotten &c
ensthIpg and that was "good nj
Y Cprnforth, of Winthrop the
nled, clad in Scotch kilties, anu
aed number of Scotch song
- Harry Lauder fashion. MIS-
nth Of Tonasket gave seyerai
sections and the program conc
nearly the midnight hour
!. people partook Of the n''
'hquet. Quite a number of Can