Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1915 — ODD FELLOWS TO HOLD THIRD COUNTY MEETING [ARTICLE]

ODD FELLOWS TO HOLD THIRD COUNTY MEETING

Friday of This Week is Date For I. O. O. F. and Rebekahs to Gather in This City. The third annual county meeting- of the Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs will be held in Rensselaer Friday of this week, Oct. 29th, and plans are being made for a fine time. There are five subordinate lodges of the Odd Fellows and five Rebekah lodges in the county, being located at Rensselaer, Remington, Wheatfield, Gifford and Parr. The total I. O. O. F. membership in the county is 573 and the Rebekahs are not far behind, having 506 members. Rensselaer has the largest Odd Fellows membership, namely 235, while Remington has the largest Rebekah membership, 197. At 6 o’clock the members of the two lodges are to have their supper in the Methodist an<J, Presbyterian churches and it is expected between 300 and 400 will be seated at the tables. The following program will be carried out: Afternoon - Subordinate I. O. O. F. 1:00 Lodge opens regular form. First degree conferred by Iroquois Lodge No. 143. 2:30 Second degree conferred by Parr Lodge No. 789. 4:00 Third degree conferred by Schuyler Lodge No. 284. 6:00 Supper. Rebekah 2:00 Convene at Woodman Hall. Music. Rebekah degree conferred by Parr Lodge No. 711. 4:00 Rebekah degree conferred by Remington Lodge No. 384. 6:00 Supper. Evening. Joint Meeting, Iroquois Lodge Room. 7:30 Selections by Orchestra. Prayer. Address of Welcome, I. N. Warren. Response by Mr. Dickenson. Selection by Orchestra. Reading, Miss Mable Burling. Piano Selection, Miss Vera Lee. Reading, Miss Florence Gorham. Selection by Orchestra. Reading, Mrs. Arthur Whitehead. Address by*Rev. G. W. Titus. Election of officers. Selection of time and place for 1916 convention. Benediction.