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Show iliEES OF OGDEN i SILT LAKE TO CELEBRATE Members of Silver Text No. 1, local jodjo of tho Maccabees, have competed com-peted all preliminaries for one of tho nasi elaborate banquets and Initiation ttjemonlals in the history of tho city. The dual event will take place tonight the banquet to bo at the W. O. W. tall and tho initiation at the I. O. 0. F. hall. The twin programs aro in honor of tie anniversary of tho twenty-fifth fear of service of D. P. Markoy, supreme su-preme commander of the Maccabees vita headquarters in Detroit. Officials of the Maccabees sought to observe the anniversary in a more personal sinner, but yielded to Mr. Markey's request that tho event be celebrated bf a bIx months membership campaign vith a total of 25.000 as the objective. In consequence, every Maccabeo local In tho "United States began a anpaign for members. AJso in confluence, con-fluence, tho objective of 25.000 new nembors have been reached. Utah's proportion was 400 and Ogden City's ns iO members. Tho local lodge, through tho co-operation of M. O. Winters, organizer with headquarters it Denver, has almost doubled that allotment, al-lotment, having gained approximately 75 members during tho six months period. The new members will bo Initiated In-itiated tonight. In addition to the local Maccabees, about 100 "Sir Knights" and their wives and daughters will charter a special Bamberger train and arrlvo during tho early evening from Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake City degree de-gree team will have charge of the Initiation In-itiation ceremonies. nn |