Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1914 — ODD FELLOWS COUNTY MEETING JANUARY 30 [ARTICLE]

ODD FELLOWS COUNTY MEETING JANUARY 30

Lodges of Remington, Wheatfield, Parr and Qifford to Join Local Order in Big (lathering. Odd Fellows and Rebekaihs of Jasper county are to hold a big district meeting in this city on Jan. 30th, and the plans which have been started indicate the largest fraternal meeting ever held in the county. The district is composed of the lodges of this county, five in number, that is, five of each, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. Iroquois Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 346, located in this city, has a membership of 230, while the Rebecah lodge of this city, has a membership of 152. The other lodges to participate are as follows: Schuyler Lodge, of Remington, with a membership of 156, and the Rebekah Lodge of that place, with a inem;bership of 178. Wheatfield Odd Fellows with a membership of 56 and the Rebekahs with 29 members. Parr with 83 Odd Fellows and 82 Rebekahs. Gifford with 49 Odd Fellows and 15 Rebekahs. The total membership of the two orders is 1,031 and an effort will be made to have all of them here for the county meeting. Programs are being printed by The Republican 'and provide for degree work by both orders, with a big joint meeting at night, at which time a program of speeches, music, etc., will take place The entire program will be published within a few days and local Odd Fellows arid Rebekahs want to impress their brothers and sisters all over the county with the heartiness of their invitation to come here and enjoy this occasion.