The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-13
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Next Place Of Meeting
The nineteenth annual session of the
grand encampmen; of the /. o. o. F. Of
Kansas met at Odd Fellows hall in
this city at O'Clock Tuesday morning,
Grand Patriarch G. 9. Furley, of
Wichita, presiding.
The minutes of the last grand encamp-
meDt were approved as printed
The committee on credentials reported
the following delegates as accredited to
this session of the grand encampment:
No. 1, Far West, LeavenWorth-Rob-
ert H. McGregor.
No. 2, Schiller, Leavenworth-Wm-
Schroeder.
No. 3. Shawnee, Topeka-A. R Viii
No. 4. BIT. Dread. Lawrence-H. w.
SpangleF.
No. 5, osage, Burlingame-Levl EN-
No. 9. Hesperian, AtchisOn-GeO.
No. I. Rising Star, FIT. Scott. J.
No. 8. wyandotse. wYando,te-John
No. 19, Jerusalem, Junction CIiy-A.
B. Pratt.
No. Is, Troy-H. K. Stout.
No. Il, Miami, Paola-C. w. Mitch
No. Is, olathe, olathe-JOhn F.
Knott
No. II. Emporla. Emporia-Roberl
No 10. Sinai, salina- John H. Glib
No. 81, wathena, wathena-B. Hard.
No. %. verdigrls. Independence-D
lockwood.
No. 90, Emulation, Augusla-W. A
Shannon.
No "a, Eureka. Parsons-A. Il. Nc.
Cleary.
No. %. Olive, Glrard-Geo. E. How.
ard.
No. 2e, Western Star. COlumbus-T.
Mendenhall.
No. %, Evergreen, Usage Mission-T-
No. sS. Fraternity, Newton-Henry
Meyer.
No. 20, Wichita. Wichita-Wm. Mat
thewsOn.
No 30. Republic, Bellville-v. Var
Trump.
No. 81. Centennial, Council Grove
Isaac Sharp.
No. 80. Reno, Hutchinson-Thos. T.
Taylor.
No, SO. Hiawatha, Hiawatha-J. E
Moon.
No. "a. Humane, Clay Center-H. A
Rauthruff.
No. IS, Wilson, Fredonia-G. W
Hughes.
No. SO. WamegO. Wamego-Thomas
Beattie
No 80. zarah, Great Bend-R. C
Bailey.
No. 80, Nazareth, Minneapolis. A
Jackman.
No. 40. Queen City. Beloit-P. N
Culver.
No. Al, Ridgely, wellington-E. P
Henderson.
No. AZ, Blue Valley, Manhattan-H
P. Merrlfield.
No. 48, Peabody. PeabOdy-H. E
Woolheater.
No. A, Oriental, Eureka-W. w
DennisOR.
Ne As, Short Creek, Galena-A. G
Wells.
No. 46. Custer, Concordla-H. w
Searle.
No. Al, Golden Belt, EllswOrth-D. B
Long.
No. AZ, Friendship. Usage Clty-A
H. Dow.
No. 40, Elgin, Sedan-John Hays.
Grand Patriarch @. g. FurleY theI
made the following report:
PATRIARCHs: Father time swings
his irresistible scythe with vigorous arm
marking off annual periods for each en-
campment year, at which time, law, Al
well IS custom, requires the grand pa
triarch to submit a brief statement o.
A. 80 Fa1
lowship in our jurisdiction.
During the past year the earth hal
yielded abundantly, as the plentiful har
vests bear testimony, and the stat
throughout bustles with activity and en-
terprise, making marvellous progress il
numbers, wealth and resources
The impetus to all branches of bust
ness has made itself FELT also il
Odd Fellowship, and the orde
was meyer in a more fiourishinl
| condition than at present. We are con
| stantly adding strength and compactnes
| to our ranks. The returns exhibit
numerical increase in the patrlarcha
branch under the jurisdiction of thi
grand encampment as compared wit
those at the close of 1882. The numbe
of members in the encampments De
Gambler 81, 1882, was l, 161, and on DE-
cember 81, 1888, it was 800, an increas
of 800.
A year ago, when the honor of repre-
senting the highest branch of odd Fellol
ship was conferred upon me, l felt m
lack of ability to execute all the demand
which the position conveys. Profession
al engagements made it difficult for N
to accept many of the courteous invits
tions from encampments. have ri
ceived valuable aid from the officers {
this grand encampment for which ten
der my grateful acknowledgements, el
pecially to the grand scribe and to tn
district deputy grand Patriarchs through
out the Jurisdiction, who in cheerfT
courtesy and unvarying attention to the
charge, deserve individual thanks.
Uniformity and correctness of the VI
written work of the order is an absoluI
necessity, and an unceasing effort shoul
be made throughout the state TO tn
end. l, therefore, recommend the di
vision of the state into districts, adop
ing q similar plan to that lately carrie
into effect in the grand lodge with sue
good results. A liberal allowance shoul
be made by this grand encampment
enable the grand patriarch or the il
structors especially appointed, to Yisi
aud thoroughly instruct the work, an
| thereby secure eHlclency.
had been instructed at the last sc
sion of the grand encampment to tax
up the charters of Hope Encampmen
Ne. 10; Jerusalem, No. 12, and Repul
lie, No. 30. Acting under these instru
tions Immediately commenced co
respondence with patriarchs of Jerus
lem, No. IL; Hope, No. ID, and Repul
lie, No. 80, and IN each case receive
assurances that they would resume az
continue their work. These encam
menis have all reported.
Grand Inside Sentinel b. NJ. FraZie
/ acting as q special deputy, In compaI
with Grand Representative Pilkento
visited Belleville, and No. 80 was II
suscitated and promised to work we
J Grand Scribe Burdett. as special dep
ty grand patriarch, visited the Troy 81
campment, No. ID, and received sue
assurance as led ne to agree to prese
their cases before this grand body al
r recommend q remission of their ind9t
edness, with the exception of the p
capita tax due January 1, 1884, and tn
resuscitate these languishing encam
mentR.
On this recommendation / trust Il
grand encampment will concur; 9th
: encampments that will be more full
1 ECpOttcO W inc SAouA SNtAOO nSSN -
ternal help.
You will be called on, representative
for additional legislation for the Cover
: ment of the uniform degree camps,
which call your especial attentio
Some means should be aimed at for Il
. better management of this branch of u
r order. It would, IN my opinion, me
with the cordial approval of that branl
of the order, TO be set apart under jur
4 diction of their own with . grand Coz
mander at its head, to whom each col
mander shall be subordinate. II
expense of such q grand body won
= necessarily be borne by the uniform d
3 gree members, nearly all of whom so
: as have been able TO ascertain, wou
be favorable thereto. Having this 81
in view, recommend that proper ste
T be taken through the representatives
It the sovereign grand lodge to obtain 4
n nect ssary legislation. to organize graz
:. bodies, composed entirely of unifor
y degree camp members, 10 govern VI