The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-10-14
ODD FELLOWS.

V~O Z x6AAV~Ss
Meeting Of the Grand Lodge Of
Illinois Ae Ottawa.
During the past week the Grand Lodge Of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of this
state has been in session here, and notwish-
standing the great fire at Chicago. which ne
cessarfly kept all the large delegations e1pec-
ted from that city away, and cast a gloom
over the whole country. the attendance was
quite large, and We believe our visitors, with
few exceptions, were satisfactorily entertain
ed. The hotels were crowded, all the board
ing houses filed, and the citizens literally
opened their doors to such strangers as could
find no hotel room, at she same time that our
people were straining themselves to send re-
lief to the sufferers at Chicago. Under such
circumstances, it 10 possible that some of our
Odd Fellow friends may nos have Jared as
sumptuously ss they otherwise would.
The following is a synopsis Of the proceed
lngs of the session at Ottawa:
TUESDAY,, Oct 10.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the
State Of Illinois convened in Turner Rail at
10 o'clock AN. About 800 delegates were
present and the following officers:
Thos. B. Needles, of Nashville, Grand Mas
ter; Jas. H. Miller, of Danville, Deputy Grand
Master; c. W. Heaton, of Pennington, Grand
Master; N. c. Mason, of Peoria, Grand Sscre-
taIy; Amasa s. Barry, Of Alton, Grand Treas
urer; Louis Furst, Of Peoria, Grand Reprssen-
tative; Rev. VIM. Edwards, of Mendoza,
Chaplain; I. W. Enman, Of Decatur, Grand
Conductor, P. T.; H. N. Clark, of St. Leuis,
Grand Guardian L. Cox, OF Peoria, Grand
Herald.
Standing committees for the session were
announced.
reported in favor of granting charters to all
lodges instructed during the year.
Ten o'clock Wednesday was set as the hour
for nomination of officers for the ensuing year.
A resolution was adopted, recommending
that all lodges within the jurisdiction install
their officers in public in January Of each
year.
Milage and per diem for the session were
fixed at ten cents for each mile travelled in
coming to the Grand Lodge, and s3 per day
for every day in attendance.
Amendments to the Constitution, changing
time of holding the Annual Session Of the
Grand Lodge, were indefinitely postponed.
Amendments to the Constitution providing
for two additional standing committees, to
be entitled Legislative Committee and Com
mittee on Rebekah Degree, were adopted
Invitation from the lodges in Ottawa to
participate in pub procession on Wednes-
day afternoon, was declined, the severe Or
deal through which the city of Chicago is
now passing seer 70 render 1t improper to
engage in any festivities.
The Grand Secretary was instructed to fur
nlsh to all lodges in Chicago that have suffer
ed by fire. charters and books free Of charge
whenever they may be ready to resume work
A resolution was adopted, requesting the
G. L. U. S. to permit Daughters of Rebekat
to appear in procession, IN regslia, at the fu
neral of q sister of the Rebekah Degree
WEDNESDAY, Oct. II.
The Grand Lodge met at o'clock. Prayer BY
Grand Chaplain Edwards.
The Grand Master announced the appointnen,
of the following committees:
LEGISLATIVE CoMMIrTEE.-Heath, Ellis
Didemie, VanDyks and Beragren.
COMMITTEE ON REBEKAH DEGREE.-Heath
Began and Mitchell.
On JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, TO fill vacancy,
p. g. NJ. Barry.
A large number Of unimportant resolution
and reports of committees were presented ant
acted upon. ........
A. ten o'clock, the special order being tn
nomination Of officers for the ensuing year,
! large number of nominations for the several Of
fees were made. ..... -.
} The following resolution in regard to tn
Chicago sufferers. was presented. and, after re
marks by G.. p. M. Ellis and E. B. Sherman
Esq, and others, the same were adopted by
unanimous vote:
Whereas Our Order is an organization " 10
the relief of the distressed," and now, il ever,
the time to make that claim good, and terribl
5 crisis demands extraordinary measures, and
Whereas, There are at least one thousand Od
Fellows and their families in Chicago in abso
lutte destitution, and nine.teuths Of the remand
. er are without resources and employmeut, an,