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our Grand Officers and interest in our splendid Order seemed uppermost
in the minds of the members. Every courtesy and respect due a
Grand Officer has been extended to me by the Brethren and Sisters,
and I desire to thank them and you, and to express my thanks and
appreciation for the cordial reception I have received in each and
every instance.
Respectfully and fraternally submitted,
WILLIAM H. PEASE,
Grand Warden.
DEDICATION OF BUILDINGS BY BROTHER DAVIS.
Hon. John E. Jennings, Grand Master, Sullivan, 111.
Chicago, October 24, 1913.
Dear Brother Jennings—Acting under your instructions, on the
11th day of June, 1913, I dedicated the Odd Fellows' Temple at Aurora
I was assisted by the following Brothers: W. H. Pease, Grand Warden;
Howard Robertson, Grand Chaplain; Chas. E. Boyer, Grand Marshal:
W. G. Hobbs, Grand Herald. The four Grand Heralds of the North,
South, East and West were A. B. Shadwick, Fred Strohm, Nelson Foley
and Sven Windrow. The dedication was under the able supervision
of Brother H. M. Blood, Chief of Instructors.
This is a magnificent Temple and cost $50,000. The large hall
was filled to its complete capacity with interested spectators. The
Temple is a three story building, of which the two Odd Fellow
Lodges will occupy the top floor. They already have a tenant for fifteen
years at $3,000 a year for the second floor. The Order in Aurora is
enjoying a wonderful degree of prosperity.
FREEPORT.
On Sunday, October 12th, I dedicated the Odd Fellows' Temple at
Freeport. I was assisted by the following Brothers:
Grand Marshal Rev. E. T. Cornelius
Grand Warden ; Bert Giesey
Grand Chaplain Rev. C. E. Sayer
Grand Herald Al. Dittman
Outside Guardian E. E. Horr
Herald of the North W. H. Manchester
Herald of the South W. Rubendall
Herald of the East Emil Seard
Herald of the West George Foss
This is the largest temple of the Odd Fellows in our state. It
is four stories high; on the main floor there is an auditorium and
balcony, which seats 1,600 people; the two lodges of Freeport, and the
other branches of the Order, will occupy the Lodge room, which is