Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1902 — PARR LODGE No. 789, I. O. O. F. [ARTICLE]

PARR LODGE No. 789, I. O. O. F.

About 35 members of Iroquois Lodge No. 143, I. O. 0. F., went to Parr Monday night and assisted in the instituting of a new lodge at that place. Quite a number of Odd Fellows from Lowell and neighboring towns were in attendance, also. The team work was done by the Rensselaer lodge. The new lodge starts out with 25 members, besides 7 members by card from Mt. Ayr lodge and 2 from Iroquois lodge of this city. The officers of the lodge are: John F. Gairiott, N.G.; Wm. Blankenbaker, V. G.; D. E. Hudson, Sec., Alva Stephenson, treas.; Trustees, J. F. Garriott, Wm. Blaukenbaker and J. L Wood. Refreshments were Served and a good time is reported by the visiting members.