Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-06-15
An interesting event at the mornin,

An interesting event at the morning
| meeting was the presentation of q
veteran jewel to David Adler. The
| jewel is given to those who have been
in the order a quarter of century and
the number that have been bestowed
| is comparatively small. The presenta-
| ton speech was made by Judge Mead
and it was a very happy effort.
1t was expected that tie matter Of
the relation Of the Catholic church to
the order would come up for discussion,
| but as that is a matter which concerns
the sovereign lodge first and the grand
and subordinate lodges afterward, it
was not touched upon. 1t was resolved
to appoint a committee of ten to co
operate with the committee Of the
grand encampment and the Milwaukee
committees in the entertainment of the
sovereign lodge The lodge voted 3d.
900 toward the entertainment fund
| The Odd Fellows home came in for
considerable share of attention. 1t
was voted to appropriate $1,000 for
the home and the question of making
per capita tax of % cents per year.
saw fit, was discussed and made Il
special order for tomorrow morning
If it becomes a law it will give the
home an income of nearly $4,000 indie
dependent of all other sources of rev.
enue.
The secretary's salary was raised
from $2,250 to $500. A charter was
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! but one was denied for the new lodge
started at Hayward. Charters We're
granted to all lodges which had re-re-
ceived special dispensations.
The session will probably end tomor-
row afternoon. No session was held
this afternoon. Tonight Excelsior
Lodge, No. 20, of this city, conferred
the first, second and third degrees on
class of candidates before the grand
lodge.
Daughters Of Rebekah.
The only business of Importance
transacted by the Association of the
Daughters of Rebekah at this morn
! ing's session was the election of Il new
board of officers. The officers were
elected as follows: President, Mrs. S.
e. Hutchinson, Green Bay; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Nelson, Milwaukee;
secretary, Mrs. Eliza McFar1ane, Eau
Claire; treasurer, Mrs. Annie Telford,
Ashland. This afternoon Beulah Lodge,
No. 1, of Milwaukee, are exemplifying
the work of the order at the West Side
Turner Hall, and such members Of the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows as have
taken that degree are attending the
meeting. Tonight a session was held
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the national convention to be held
in Chicago in September.
Grand Master Griswold decided that
lodge could not force collection of
assessments for entertainment pur-
poses; a lodge had a right to reduce the
benefit to 81 a week; an officer could
not be installed by proxy; lodge could
Lot refuse to accept mon1y from 4
brother in arrears because he was not
a satisfactory member; the 1'eot of a
sick brother paying up his arrears
would not entitle him 10 be"cfits; Il
brother or sister holding appo,otve
office was obliged to resign before be-
coming a candidate for an elective OF.
flee.
In reports of the sessions Of the
Daughters of Rebekah, the papers
made an error in stating that Mrs.
Hutchinson, vice-president, presided at
the meetings on account of the absence
of Mrs. Ell. NJ Smith, of Sparta. the
president. Mrs. Smith has bacu in the
presided at pyoI-v rnnotinr