The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-06
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FOURTH DAY or THE GRAND LODGE.
Tho Proceedings Of Yesterdays ssisiOn-Llt 81
Proposed Amendments Endowment Report
balls and Banqsst' Last Night
Magnificent Affairs,


lOurnmont NJ 4 y, m,
The Committee on State of tho Order ro-
ported tho following resolution, which was
adopted
That d. D, q. Masters DO authorized and
instructed TO take possession Of all lodge
property Of deiunct lodges, and hold the
same subject to the order OF the Grand
Masters,
Also, the adoption Of tho action Of the
Sovereign Grand lodge relating 10 dormant
odd Follows,
Tho motion TINT tho final adjournment OF
the Grand lodge shall be- NJ D o'clock on
Friday afternoon, February o, was adopted,
Tho special committee on endowment ro'
ported, and on motion tho same was ordered
printed for distribution 10 members, and made
special order of business Friday morning ut
nino o'clock,
REPORT ON ENDOWMENT.
A general plon for raising md securing for
families md Representatives OfOdd Fellows
In good standing in tho State Of Texas IN
Endowment Fund;
Thoamount of tho endowment TO be paid on
the death of brother shall be 81 ,O0O Pro-
ylded however, that till one assessment shall
bring In tho sum of $1,000, no death benefit
shnll exceed tho amount of one assessment
Whenever there ia less than $1,000 In the
Grand treasury 70 the credit Of the Endow-
ment fund, it shall be the duty of the Grand
Secretary 10 call on each subordinate
lodge for another assessment, giving the
names, residence, md nnnio and number OF
lodge, cause Of death, and also how much the
deceased brother or brothers has paid into
tho Endowment Fund that were paid by the
previous assessment Each subordinate lodge
shall AT once nssess It's members under same
date AS Grand Secretaries notice, for the
amount of one dollar oaCh, rs below, which
assessments shall be collected by the Sccre-
tary of each lodge and paid TO tho lodge
Treasurer Ms n trust fund, md shall be used
for no other purpose than 10 pay death assess
ments TO tho Grand Treasurer. The Lodge
treasurer shall ut the end Of thirty days
from the date of tho Grand Secretnry's notice
remit to tho Grand Treasurer Nil money in
his hands to the credit to the numbered as
sessmont called for, and any lodge that fails
or neglec,s TO have their remittance IN the
hands of the Grand Treasurer within thirty
Ave days from the date of the call for such
numbered assessment shall be suspended
from all rights of the Endowment Fund, and
shall be rcinstatcd cnly upon payment of all
arrearages to the Endowment Fund, Any
brother who fails to pay his assess
ment within thirty days from the
date of the Secretary's notice shall be sus,
pended from the Endowment Fund, and shall
only be reinstated upon an examination by
the lodge physician, and not then unless the
physician will recommend that he be rein
stated by reason Of his passing a favorable
examination,
Every brother, in good standing that now
belongs to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows in Texas, shall be entitled to become
a member Of the endowment fund of his
lodge, without medical examination, pro-
vided he apply before July |, 1880, and pay
tho foe of 81 and the amount Of
ono assessment. No brother shall be
liable for an assessment for brothers who
shall die before thu date ut which he became
a member of the Endowment Fund After
July lst. 1880, no brother shall become n
member Of the Endowment Fund, except he
can pass II favorable medical examination BY
the lodge physician, provided that if such
medical examination shall be uniavorable
the rejected brother shall not apply to the
Endowment Fund of any lodge in Texas for
tbe snacc of six months ANY one Joining
,is arJor Inv Initiation or otherwise. after
the assage of this Endowment Fund plan
sha,l nav The fees prescribed, and furnish a
nedical examination certificate at their own
ooot Anv ana hecominp a member of a
iodwo after the adoption Of this Endowment
,,1aa NAV become N member thereof. pro-
pp;dad hn "a moi over tho aye of afty-fye. by
II All
sor;ho3
Snsnonsion or emulsion from Subordinate
lo5ro shall deprive brother of all rights or
bensdts NJ tina Endorsement Fund, and in case
bs Ia reins,eted in his lodge. he can only be-
nonno a n,enbnr of the Endowmeut Fund as
a now mnnher
0nt Of the 81 90 foe that the brother DAYS
Union be io;ns the Endowment Fund (this in
a mnU" nv ~ one assessment which shall be-
Snr, hy no Treoeurer "a before proyided).
shdp cnora,orv Of each lodre shall on the first
law If ,he cnllowinr month. transmit the
, " sovonty.6yn ccnts To tbe Grand Sac
S po,",v Shich sbnl entitle the brother to have
;'a"oa i J." liz, on Endowment rnnd certificate
,,,h;ob sholl snncify to whom his FIND shall
w. MI l., ooso NJ de.,h
pa shaii ho tho dntv If tho Grand Tro,.-
,,ra. ~ iao, this Endowment Fnnd sennrate-
To- and nav il ont only on tho Endowment
Nd ",u wa p rrsnts ;ssned'bv the M w G, M
and q secrctorv Ia nav death claims. He
shai, .,sn unnn receint of IN Endowment
E,'na ro,n;ttance 500 thot il il correct rs with
,bn mann bershin statement (see Form, Al. and
;fcorrcct Sand tbe following recent lsee Form
m tho Grand Secretary ACCOMPANIED the
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