The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-19
NEW-OFFICERS OFTHE I.O.O.F.
Well-KnOwnMe of the State Electedto
Fill the Orders Positions of Honor.
indianapolis Chosen as the Location for the
Colfax Monument-The Concluding Work
of the Grand Lodge Yesterday.

The morning hours of the second days
session of the Grand Lodge, /. o. o. f., Of
Indiana, were largely taken up yesterday in
the exemplifcation of the unwritten work. The
first business of the afternoon was the election of
officers, which resulted as follows:
Grand Master-A. N Grant, Kokomo.
Deputy Grand Master-Louis T. Kitchener, Shelby
Grand Warden-J. e. c. F. Harper Madison
Grand SecretaTy-B F. Foster Indianapolis.
Grand Treasurer-Theo. 2. Haughey, Indianapo
Trustees Grand Lodge Hall-wm. Wallace J. w.
McQuiddy and John A. Furgason. of this city.
Representative to Sovereign Grand Lodge-James
b. kenner.
The new grand master, A. N. Grant. is
prominent attorney of Kokomo, and is thirty
nine years old. He has been an active worker
in Oddfellowship for the past ten or twelve
years, and has served on a number of the lead
ing committees in the Grand Lodge He is a
man of fine presence and graceful and forcibe
speaker. Louis T. Michener deputy grand
master has been an Odd fellow for seventeen
tRears. He is among the bestknown men in the
State, being secretary of the Republican State
central committee and Attorney. general elect.
Grand Warden j. E. G. F. Harper is druggist
at Madison. He is about sixty-three years old,
and has been prominent in fellowship for
forty years. He is man Of pleasant address,
or most agreeable manners, and general favor
ite B. F. Foster grand secretary, has been re-
elected to his position for the fifteenth consecu-
tive time. and now enters his sixteenth year as
grand secretary. Theo. P. Haughey reelected
treasurer, has held that position for twenty
eight years. OF the board of trustees, William
Wallace has held the position, to which he has
again been re elected, for twenty-five years.
Hia fall ola fOr khof ;r1
time.
After the installation of these officers Grand
Master Grant announced the following appoint
ments:
Grand Chaplain-Rev. R. F. Brewington, Knights
town.
Grand Marshal--Geo. W. Trester, Aurora
Grand Conductor-James NJ Lang. Sullivan.
Grand Guard-Davd Kuhn, Camden.
Grand Herald-John Trachsel, Columbia City,
The chaplain is a wellknown Methodist min
lister now Oh the retired list. He was formerly
chaplain at the Soldiers Orphans Home.
The committee on the state of the order re.
ported in favor of Indianapolis as the most suit
able place for the erection of the Colfax statue
1t was lett to the committee to decide where in
this city it should be located 1t is probable
that University Park will be the place chosen,
the drift OF sentiment setting in favor of that
location. The statue is to cost about $15, 900,
and 1t is to be unveiled during the May meeting
of the Grand Lodge in 1887. Grand Sire White
and Deputy Grand Sire Underwood, of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge will be invited to attend,
and WILL without doubt, be present There will
be grand parade of lodges and Patriarchs Mill
tant. and it is expected that fully $4,000 men
Will be in line. The monument fund now lacks
about 81 800 of the required amount
The Grand Lodge voted 800 to the Odd-fe.-
lows of Charleston, S. c., WHO suffered by the
earthquake Past Grand Master Jones, of Wis
short address. The concluding business was
chiefly routine.