The morning call., 1894-05-12
THE THREE LINKS.
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
in Session.
Means for the New Home-Resolu.
tions Adopted Approving Their
Assessment.

The Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order Odd Fellows continued to sit yester-
day. The morning session was devoted to
the discussion of legislation for the bene-
fit of the proposed home for aged and in
digent Odd Fellows, their wives and
widows, and for education and protection
of orphans. Until quite recently the Sow
reign Grand Lodge did not allow the
levying of any assessment or per capita
upon the general mem bership for the
maintenance of homes, and where such
assessments have been levied by action OF
a grand lodge. in two or three cases in
years past, on appeal from very small
minority of lodges the decision was rem
dered by the supreme body adverse 10 such
assessment.
But recently the value and necessity OF
such homes have been recognized by the
supreme body and Grand Lodges permitted,
in their Judgment, to make such levies
And since such permission an appeal was
made to the courts against the levy, but a
recent decision of the Supreme Court 01
Kansas (where per capita tax had been
levied by the Grand Lodge of Kansas fol-
the completion, etc., of such a home) de.
cides that Grand Lodge had the Fight and
authority to levy and collect such assess.
ment or per capita.
In view of the above the committee on
legislation submitted the following:
Resolved, That sections 1 aud of article
VIII of the constitution Of this Grand Lodge DC
amended so as to read as follows:
Sect ion 1. The revenue of this Grand Lodge
shall be raised for the purpose OF delraying the
necessary expenses thereof, and the necessary
expense OF support OF aged and indigenr Odd
Fellows their wives, widows and orphans
whenever they shall be supported at an Odd
Fellows home. founded and maintained under
The auspices authorization or permission oi
this Grand Lodge, and the expense OF furnish
ing and maintaining such homes.
Sec. 3. at The regular annual session the
finance com mmittee shall ascertain what will be
the deficiency for the current year TO pay the
estimated expenses provided for in section l OF
this article, and the amount OF such deficiency
shall be assessed upon each subordinate lodge
in proportion 10 the number of its members re-
turned at the last Semiannual report thereof
ending June 80 Of each year, payable semi.
annually, one-balf in July and one-half in jam.
airy. Said assessment shall be assessed upon
the members not suspended al that date Sncb
assessments shall be paid 10 The district deputy
grand masters prior 10 the installation of off.
GERS, who shall remit the same without DELAY 10
The grand secretary.
The above was almost unanimously
ADOPTED, which permits the trustees for
the home now 10 go forward Intelligent ly
aud earnestly. The trustees are c. n.
Fox. William II. Barnes, S. B. Smith, r.
ii. Lloyd and Fred j. Moll Sr.. and they
will immediately issue circulars, invesii-
gate sites and proceed to the speedy CON-
pletion of the home.
The entire afternoon was consumed in
secret session, at the close of which an
adjournment was made until o'clock Sat-
urday. A large volume of business re.
mains untouched and it is doubtful
whether an adjournment can be made to-
day.
The Rebekah convention installed the
following officers for the ensuing year
Mrs. Gertie Moreland of San Jose, presi-
dent; Miss Fannie Benjamin of Los
Angeles, ce-President; Mrs. Mary
Donoho of Vacaville, secretary; Miss
Blanche Lands of Wheatlan1. treasurer
The sessions have been we'll attended and
great enthusiasm was manifested.