The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-28
Masonio orphans' Home.

At the regular communication of the Gram
Lodge Of Free and Accepted Masons of tn
State of Ohio, held in Cleveland, October
1855, committee wt appointed to consider tn
necessity and propriety of establishing an Or
phans Home and school for the children of de
ceased Masons. AT the regular communication
held at Springfield on the 18th inst, said com
mittee made the following report, which wa
adopted, to wit;
The special committee to whom was referre,
the matter of establishing a Widows ant
Orphans Home within the jurisdiction of thi
Grind Lodge, have had the same under consid
GRAFTON and beg leave most respectfully to re
port as follows:
They are of the opinion that there is a grea
necessity for such an institution and the soone
some definite action can be had by this bod
in response to the subject, the sooner will thi
humane object be accomplished, and the soon
er will the INDECENT widows and orphans b,
placed under our care, find protection AM
support, and reap the advantages of ou
action. We therefore offer for adoption tn,
following resolutions:
ResolUed That this Grand Lodge will es
tablish Widows and Orphans Home.
ReSOlUed, That Board of Trustees consist
ing of six members be now appointed bv the
NJ. W. Grand Master subject to the confirma
ton Of the Grand Lodge, two of whom shal
| serve for the term of one year, two for thu
term of two years, retiring vacancies hereafter
to be filled annually as heretofore indicated
and in case of vacancy or vacancies by reason
of death, resignation, or otherwise, the NJ W
Grand Master may appoint suitable member
or members to fill said vacancies, who shal
serve until the next annual communication O.
this Grand Lodge.
ReSolUed. That the chairman of the trustee.
shall within the next sixty days call the trus
tees together at some central point in thi.
State for the purpose of permanently organic
ing said Board of Trustees, at which time the
Board shall organize electing from their OWL
number President, Secretary and Treasurer
each of whom shall serve in their respective
positions for the term of one year, the BoarC
of Trustees requiring the Treasurer to give
sufficient bonds for the faithful performance o.
his official acts.
Resolved, That Immediately after the or.
ganization the Secretary of the Board shall
officially notify every Lodge within our iurisdiC
ton of said organization, soliciting donations
for this enterprise, and that all contribution
and donations shall be paid to the Treasurer
of the Board, who shall receipts for the same
stating the object to which the same is to be
applied, and shall invest the same as he NAV
be directed by the board of Trustees.
ResoIved, That the Board of Trustees. shall
at each annual communication of the Grand
Lodge, report the amount Of money thev have
received, and how the same has been invest
ed.
ResolUed, That the Board of Trustees shall
| divise ways and means of ascertaining tbe
number Of widows and orphans, within tbis
jurisdiction, and that the different Lodges. nre
hereby requested to report to the President N
the Board, sixty days before, the next annual
meeting OF this Grand Lodge, the number Of
such, within their jurisdiction.
ReSolUed, That the Trustees NAV ask aid
receive propositions for donations Of land and
property, and report the same at each annual
meeting of this Grand Lodge
Resolved, That so soon as fifty thousand dol
lsrs shall have been actually paid into the
Treasury this Grand Lodge shall proceed to
invest the same permanently for the benefit of
the Widows and Orphans Home.
Respectfully submitted,
P. NJ. WAGENHAIs,
NJ. D. BROCK,
J. II. JOHNSON.
-CHAs. a, WOODWARD,
H. W. GEORGE,
Whereupon the NJ W. Grand Master an
pointed the following named members as Trus-
tees, which nomination was confirmed bv the
Grand Lodge, to wit:
2. NJ. Wageuhals, of Lancaster, and C. A.
Woodward, Of Cleveland, for one wear: r. S.
Stone, Cincinnati, and J. H johnson, of Ports
mouth, for two years; Charles Keifer, of Day-
ton, aud NJ. D. Brock, of Reyuoldsburg for
three years.
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