Thomas County cat., 1890-10-23
CAPITAL NOTES
20. O. F. Grand Lodge Isems.

10. o. F. Grand Lodge Items
A large number of visiting past
grands have their wives with them.
Wichita has the largest outside rep
resentation at the grand lodge sessions.
The "veterans Jewell' was quite no
ticeable among the past grands present.
Past Grand Master Riddle occupied
the grand masters chair part of the
afternoon.
There are noticeable number Of new
faces among the past grands.
There are several past grands in at
tendance who bave been members Of
the order for over fifty years.
The Jolly face of Past Grand Master
Sharp was a prominent one among the
working members.
The towering form of "Uncle Bill'
Matthewson, of Wichita. deputy grand
master, IS quite prominent on the
Hoor.
Grand Representative ]. T. Mcmillan,
of Wichita, is the possessor OF a new G..
R. regalia, which is one of the finest in
the hall.
The venerable John NJ. Price, OF
Atchison, our grand master, is in at
tendance upon the session and actively
engaged on committee work.
Grand Treasurer Slime performs the
duties of his Office with an alacrity and
efficiency that only years Of experience
could have brought about.
Past Grand Master Cormany's Jolly
face looms up in the P. G. corner with
smile that betokens prosperity, clear
conscience, and good digestion.
w. r. Payne, of Wichita, on the COM
mittee of legislation, made an eloquent
speech on the floor in the morning and
another long one in the Afternoon.
Seventy.two deaths occurred among
the members of the state lodges, among
whom were fifteen past grands, and ono
(James B. Davis) past grand master.
The young men seem to be getting
to the front. A larger number Of
young men than have ever appeared
a grand lodge session, are noticeable at
this session of the grand lodge.
Past Grand Master d. B. Long, of
Ellsworth, lost badge of the degree of
chivalry somewhere in the city or in
the hall of representatives.
Past Grand Master D. B. Long, of
Ellsworth, who grows broader with
each succeeding year, is again on deck,
and sizes up we'll alongside of w. H.
Pond, of Fort Scott, his equal in
avoirdupois.
A great number of vexed questions
pertaining to laws of the order are be-
ing solved at this session of the grand
lodge, and the decisions as read are full
of information of vast importance to
members and lodges generally.
Quite few members of the grand
lodge were inspecting desks in repre-
sentative hall during recess to-day. In
qulry revealed the fact that they are
candidates for representative on the
several tickets now in the field.
Grand Secretary Burdette, who has
seen thirty years of actual service, is
on deck with his usual good humor and
business talk. 1t is generally conceded
that Secretary Burdette can answer
moro question,eat one time than any
other uan in thu state.
Grand Master Voorhis is now pub
Usher of the Western Odd Fellow, the
official organ of the order in the state.
With the aid of the wide-awake men,
bers of the order throughout the state,
Editor Voorhis intends to make it one
of the lest Odd Fellow organs in the
country.
The I. O. o. F. lodges in the state |
are increasing to such an extent that |
some of the past grands talk of "redis-
tricting." Livery chair in representa-
tive hall is filed at the present session,
and there are quite a number of dele |
gates who are compelled to make use of |
steps and aisles.
The number of lawyers who are at
tending the grand lodge as representa-
tives or members of committees is not |
as large as generally found in the legis-
latuve halls of the state, but there are
among them some of the brightest dis
ciples of Blackstone to be found in the
state.
The "Veteran's Jewel" which is to
be worn by all Odd Fellows in the state
who have been members of the order
for twenty five years or more. has been
issued to eight members. although sew
eral hundred are entitled to wear it
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