The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-18
ODD FELLOWS OF INDIANA
The Semi.Annual Session of the Grand
Lodge Is Largely Attended.
Reports of the Grand officers Show the Order
to Be in More Prosperous Condition
Throughout the State Than Ever.

The slxty.first eemi.annual convention
of the Odd Fellows in Indiana convened
yesterday in their hall. Pennsylvan and
Washington street, with forty thousand
Odd Fellows represented by eleven hum
dred delegates. Grand Master Enoch G.
Hogate's report showed prosperity for the
last six months. with but slight losses of
membership from death. Dispensations
had been granted for three lodges Fifteen
Rebekah lodges had been instituted.
In regard to nursing the sick the report
says:
Some complaint has been made by lodges that
pay nurses to care for tbs SICK that sojourning
brothers belonging to lodges that nurse by draft,
when sick. must have nurse hire paid for and
cannot compel the sojourning brothers lodge TO
make good the expenditure. Some lodges where
the sick are cared for by draft do pay other
lodges for nursing where money is expended,
but are not compelled TO do so, and most Of the
lodges do not pay. This state Of affairs some
times causes irritation ana bad feeling between
lodges. 1t ought not, but it does. call your
attention to the proposition whether II would
laws so as TO provide that il brother Of lodge
that does not pay nurse hire should be sick with
in the jurisdiction of lodge that does pay nurse
hire, that the brothers lodge should pay the
nurse hire on bills properly rendered and au-
thenticated. With this kind OF provision the
bad feeling spoken Of above could be obviated.
A controversy or argument sprung up in
the afternoon between Richmond Lodge.
No. 254, and the Morton Lodge &c Liberty,
concerning nurse hire. A sojourDing men,
Der of the Liberty Lodge was nursed IN
Richmond, and the Liberty Lodge had no
bylaw by which the money for the same
could be paid. IL was decided that the
Richmond Lodge should not be reim-
bursed.
In regard to the home for old Odd Fell
lows, which il was yesterday decided
should be located In this city, the report
says:
For several years this Jurisdiction has been en-
gagged In raising fund for the purpose OF erect
ing home for old and INDECENT odd Fellows,
and their wives and widows in the State Of In
diana.
am informed py the officers of the home that
the fund is and has been constantly growing,
and the fund now amounts to about the sum OF
this great charity has been gratifying, yet IL
seems that many Of our lodges have not taken
hold of the matter with that zeal and vigor that
the merit of the matter demands
You will have before you report from the Of
fcers OF the home, and | recommend that the
lodges OF th; jurisdiction jealousy aid this
home be speedily raised. that the great jurisdic-
ton OF indiana may take her place along with Win
now have in operations these homes.
The association or committee that have
this matter in charge reported 5000 in
available cash on hands with a rapidly in
creasing fund for the purpose. The larges {
donations having come from the people IN
this city. it was decided TO locate the home
here. Fen acres ground will be necessary,
and the home when completed will have
cost in the neighborhood of $50, 900.
The plan Is to build q little at time.
making additions IS they are needed.
The grand treaeurer's report showed the
cash on hand to be S1S.472.O7 and S22, 500
worth of stock in Grand Lodge Hall. Early
yesterday morning the standing commit
tees were named. and their reports occu-
pied most of the day.
The report of the committee on griev-
ances and appeals touched on the trial of
cases in independent lodge where a broth
er of one lodge preferred charges against
one of another. A heated discussion iol-
lowed in which j. b. Cockrum made q
epeech in favor OF the amendment which
carried.
At 8 O'Clock in the afternoon fifty NOM
bers of Richmond lodges came over to take
the first and third degrees. which were
conferred last night. The comforting Of
the degrees was done in dramatic form,
with costume and scenery. To-day the
nominations of officers for the next Novem-
Der election will be made.
The Grand Lodge yesterday afternoon
adopted a memorial upon the death of the
late Past Grand Representative j. T.. Bar
rett, of Kpightstown. 1t was reported by
q committee consisting of j. b. Cookrum,
NJ. Fl. Cheppell. w. II. Leedy and b. +.
Foster. A eulogy was then pronounced by
representative, and remarks were made by
j. Il. Cookrum and DR.. Chappell. The
Grand Lodge received q visit from Grand
Representative w. w. Morris, of Kentucky
who addressed the sitting in an eloquent
speech.