Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1909 — ODD FELLOWS' GRAND LODGE [ARTICLE]

ODD FELLOWS' GRAND LODGE

25,000 Members of the Order Gather at Seattle for Bession. Beattie, Wash., Sept. 21.—Twentyfive thousand members of the order from every state in the Union are here to attend the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the United States and Canada. Popular interest centers in the great parade tomorrow afternoon, when at least 20,000 men in regalia, led by the Patriarchs Militant, will march through the downtown streets. Drills of the Patriarchs Militant will be held today, tomorrow and Thursday, prizes being valued at SB,OOO.