The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-12
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Growth OF the order in kansas u sring
the Past zear.

Growth OF the order in kansas Daring
the Past xear.
The progress of Old. Felfowsl.t5 in
kansas during the paskyeaE IS thus set
forth IN the report snbmittesE by a. H.
Dow 6. D, 10 the Gransl Lodge etsTo-
The prosperity that has hitherto at
tended the order in Kansas has hcen
continued TO rs during the year Just
closed.
While there has been healthy in
cre4soETn numerical stren 9Th, The zeal OF
the membership and their Interest IL
the order has never bern greater. At no
period IA our history has there been Il
greater devotio1 10 iAe pure and en-
nobliug principles Of Odd Fellowship
than ito day; never . moro earnest effort
to plnce our order upon THAI high moral
plain that will challenge the respect and
admiration of the woTld.i
The lodges, with very Few exceptions,
are IL Q PROSPEROUS condition; working
ia harmony and endeavCTing 10 carry
| out tile principles which We believe and
! teach as.
a few lodges which II the beginning
Of tile year were in an almost hopeless
combs dGn, have been put in. good work
ing order, are now flourishing lodges.
| Tile charter Of ono lodge mo. 5Ol has
beenireclainaed; one defuncL lodge No.
62l has been 5reinsiatod, and lis charter
TestoFed; fifteen new lodges have been
| organized. .'te7
Six degree lodges have been institu.
ted. Fifteen dormant lodges of the
Daughters. OF Rehskah have been re-
javeaaied and put in working order,
| and two new lodges OF the Daughters of
Rebelsah have been organized. We
ROW have 195 subordinste lodges and
twentyro lodges Of the Daughters of
Rebekah In the 1872 lodges that have
repozed to me, there arc S,323 members;
il TO these VIC add for the eleven lodges
from whom no reports have been re-
ceiveS the number of members reported
last year, allowing them the same ratio
of Increase, We have S,S5S members, as
against .7.p92 last year; gam of 866
members.
The n1mberof Invitations during the
year kthe -182 lodges from whom re,
ports have been received Is $50; allow
ing the same ratio of increase to the
lodges not reporting. gives 1919 as the
number initiated during the year.
These statistics demonstrate that our
rapid! numerical increase is not in con
seqdchce 6f members OF eastern lodges
uniting By card, bat Il is composed en-
tirelyiOf new members--Qf Kansas boys
who AaEe come to stay.
The financial condition of the lodges
is gopd; never as strong financially as
today. 80. -.---. t..i
OF the 1888 lodges in Kansas thirty
lodges own their halls, ten lodges own
them Jointly with the Masnns, and 154
lodges are Without local habitation.
From the experience of the past year
| am satisfied that visits of this kind are
not only highly appreciated, but are
conducive TO the growth and prosperity
| of the order. The interest and zeal OF
members is increased, and harmony
oftentimes is restored,
From thirty.thTec decisions OF Mr.
Dow are selected the following.
Tho trustees are prohibited from voi-
| ing en- the question to pay them for
their services They are personally in
| terested.
Lodges are prohibited from leaning
their funds on personal security.
Charges against brother can be
| Withdrawn at any time before the COM
| mittee report, without the consent of the
| accused or the lpdgs.
An acting N g. if 4 L. G.. is eligible
to the Office of representative.
| a noble grand is not suspended from
the performance Of his duties during
his pdndency of charges against him, eX-
cept So far IS those DUTIES may have re-
| lationlto the charges.
In Kansas brother is liable 10 cxpul-
lsion fpr selling whicky. It l. II viola.
tinn Of the law OF Tic land.
Wien charges are preferred against
| q brother he can at any time go before
the lodge and plead guilty, without APP
| peariAg before the committee. But If
the cdmmitteP haye reported him in con,
temps lie must first purge himself of the
| contempt before any action can be had
on the charges.
+ a lbdge is under no legal obligation
/ to provide for the family ola Suspended
Nom Der, any more than other fImily
| He has himself cancelled eaph cbiiga.
4 ton, and left his family outside. as
4 though he has never joined the Order
It is TO those who are faithful 10 their
obligations that our laws rec uirc rs to
| rendef assistance,
The report concludes with the follow
ing:
/ / would respectfully callthe attention
of thd grand lodge to the suggestion OF
the gland secretary in his last annual &c
4 port THAT 8 general medical examiner
,shaulh be appointed, to whom all doubt
! Eal cases should be shbnitted-H
IN seVerat instances i understand That
1 Odd Fellows building gssociationshave
been incorporated under laws of the
state that lodges invest their funds in
some instances to the amount of thous-
ands .of dollars in building halls, the
title To which is vested in said building
association, thereby deprivihg thegTand
lodge OF all control OF said property, in
case such lodge should cease to exist ]
submit that such proceedings are in con.
travehtion of the order,,