The state capital., 1891-09-26

of the order to date:
Sovereign Grand Lodge........ 49,.
Independent. Grand Lodge English
and Australian) Observation-Disclosures.
Sub Grand Encampments... ........... 81
Sub Grand Lodges. .................. 65
Sub b-Encamplnents:.... ........ ...... 2,19
Sub. LODGES Observation-Disclosures. 942l
Entam t,riient members .............. 1I606i
Lodge members. ........................G7 G72, ,l4s
Degree lodges Daughters of Rcbekah.. 2,216
sisters members of 1tehekah lodges. CELL
Brothers members of 1tebekai lodges. 6 ,ls7
Cailtpns Patriatchs Militant, estimated So
Chevaiers rank and file, estiinated.... 25,00)
The grand secretary's report shows
further, that since 1850 the order has
paid out in relief to widows and orphans
Of members S54, ,272. .99S. ~, and that the
total receipts for the same period were
s14a. 1913, $500.
Grand Treasurer Isaac A. Sheppard
reports assets as follows:
Lrhigh Valley railroad bonds. $50 o 90
Philadelphia 4 Erie railroad bonds. Ii, 600 %
Philadelphia, Wilmington Balti-
more railroad bonds ....... -...... 1I,G0l 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. Ss1,213 "a
The question of refusing to admit
liquor dealers to membership i'll the
order has been mentioned. aud it will
probably be discussed at some length.
The lodge records show that nineteen
twentieths of the suspensions and cX-
pulsiOns from the order were for drunk
enness. The question of reducing the
age limit for admitting members from
81 to Is years will also be passed upon.
The result of the prize drills was an
nounced as follows. The figures are
on the basis of 100 per cent. for perfect:
Canton Elwood, No. 33, of Indiana,
s4 33 per cent.
Canton Frank, No. So, of German
town, O., S1.73 per cent.
Canton indianapolis, No. 2, of In
dianapolis. 80 10 per cent.
Canton Occidental, No. |, of Chicago,
so per cent.
Canton Lincoln, No. II. of Joplin,
Mo-, 73.1 per cent.
Canton St Joseph, of st. Joseph,
| Mo-, 20 per cent
Canton Elwood won the capital prize
| of $1,000, Canton Frank the second
| prize of $500 for the second best drilled
canton, and Canton Lincoln the S2oC
| prize for the best-drilled canton in Mis-
souri,
| An individual drill of the chevaliers
was also conducted for three prizes of
S75, $50 and S25. There were sixty-five
| contestants, but as the chevalierS were
sent from the line for mistakes, the
columns thinned out rapidly. The win
ners were L. E. Fl. Switzler, of Canton
Occidental, Chicago, first prize; J. w.
Jones. of Canton indianapolis, second
prize, and j. Coyle, Indianapolis third
prize.
The parade prizes were awarded as
| follows: Largest canton in line OF pro
cession, prize $500, Canton Atkins, No. l.
Paducah, KY; best uniformed lodge
prize 500, Anchor Lodge, No. 322, st
Louis; best uniformed encampment t.
prize $50, Mound City encampment
No. 10, st. Louis.
The officers and delegates of The
grand lodge were entertained by very
substantial lunch at the House of Pub
lie Comfort on the fair grounds in The
evening, and at the close of the cola
ticn they were taken in carriages AM
driven through the illuminated street,
down town.
During Wednesdays session Pas
| Grand Master Col. T. p. Rixey wa
taken violently i'll at his temporar,
residence, 1907 Olive street, OPPOSITE
! Addington hall. His malady seem
to be high fever, initiated by Sc
we're congestive chill. during which i
required the united efforts of Crane
Secretary Sloan and severa
brother odd fellows tc hol
him upon his bed. Medical al
tendance was a. once summoned
Mr. Rixey is now grand lecturer fo
the state of Missouri and has been YER
actively employed during the summer
| He stated to those at his bedside tina
he had been actively engaged in trav
elling and speaking, averaging nc
more than four or five hours of rest fo
several months. This strain had eA
hausted him and the excessive heat c
the past few days was more than h
could stand.