The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-09-19
THE THREE LINKS.
Annual Meeting of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.

Annual Meeting of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Especial Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows convened here
with representatives present from
every state and territory and Canada and
the British provinces. The delegates were
welcomed to Ohio by Gov. Foraker and to
the city by Mayor Bruck, and on behalf of
Ohio Odd Fellows by Grand Master Mckinley
and Grand Patriach Frost Grand Sire p G.
Underwood, president, and all the grand Of
ficiala were present A steady rain pouring
down all afternoon and evening seriously
interfered with the musical and military
programmes and made the reception of Wis
itors uncomfortable work. The business of
the sovereign grand lodge meeting began at
noon. The lodge was called to order by
Grand Sire John c. Underwood: There were
present 1872 delegates, representing every
state and territory in the United
States, all the jurisdictions of Canada, be-
side Denmark and Europe. First Grand
Guardian John W. Perkins Of Massachusetts,
qualified, and Past Grand E. II. Archer of
this city was appointed assistant grand mes-
senger of the session. The report of Grand
Sire Underwood says that the I o. o. +. was
never In a more prosperous condition than
now The increase in membership during
the past year was greater than the annual
increase has been within the past fifteen
years. The following figures show
THE STRENGTH OF THE ORDER:
Number Of white Odd Fellows on the globeJan.
l, 1889. Independent order. 6S2,7s7: Man
chester Unity. 6sS, ,492: total. 1.341. .275. fully
one-Quarter Of q million more than that re-
ported by the next largest civilized secret So
ments, "a. an increase Of component cantons,
546 an increase OF 30; band cantons, 3. an in
crease Of 2: Chevaliers made 8. 165. an increase
Of ~; canton members, 49, 223. an increase Of
1,741: value Of military outfit and other assets
| Of cantons. 1882, $685. an increase Of $113,694
The grand sire makes a number Of recom-
mendations, among them being:
That the constitution be changed 30 as to ad-
| INIT TO the order, with the consent of guardians
young men eighteen years old; that the sover-
eign grand lodge reiterate its recognition of the
| military movement In the order. with the state
authorized branch Of Odd Fellowship. and the
uniform prescribed for chevaliers of cantons
shall not hereafter be changed: that the commit
appointed by the grand sire who shall till va
canctes; that all unnecessary qualifying
words in titles Of officers and names
masters. grand patriarchs aud grand lecturers O.
jurisdiction have access to secret work: that the
promiscuous publication Of degree floor work II
classes Of ritualistlc papers be published ant
promulgated by authority of the sovereign grant
lodge and be sold by the grand secretary thereo
as supplies: that there be most careful legisla.
tion with regard co the RebekSh branch o
the order, in order TO remedy the un
guarded legislation Of last year. SO tina
formed directly from the lodge membership
where thete IL no encampmept within reach tina
officers in command 6t PAtriarchsA MilItan
troops be prohibited from holding active com
mand In any other military Organizations; tina
the depletion Of the ranks OF cantons by tn
epp intment Of full stats by majors Of bat
EAlliops be prevented. such catering to local in
dnences Being no longer necessary; that etep
be taken TO organize . head for the decoration
Of OhevalieT, and that restrictive Legislation
against the patriarchal circle be repealed.
FOR A PERMANENT HOME
The most important recommendation o
the grand sire is that suggesting the raisinI