The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-11
HAD IT THEIR WAY
SUSPENDED REPRESENTATIVES,
MADE 1T A RED HOT MEETING.
They Put Up Ticket of Their Own
in the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
and Carried it Through With
Whoop-Grand Lodge Drops the
Orphans Home.

Orphans Home.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows now il
session in this city had another stormy
day yesterday, the bone of contention still
being the De Boissiere home matter.
At the opening of the session in tb,
morning the representatives of the sus
pended lodges were admitted in accordanc,
with the resolution passed the previous
night. This addition of men with
grievance and kick made the opposition
to what was termed the ''old crowd" for
midable. No sooner were they in the in
side than they proceeded to make theil
power felt, and the very first thing they
did was TO pass the following resolutions
drafted and introduced by Judge Buck Of
Emporia:
"Whereas, On May II, 1892. Mr.. De
Boissierre conveyed certain real and said
property situated in Franklin county,
Kansas, to l.. c. Slime, George A Huron,
NJ B. Ward, Charles l.. Robbins and
George w. Jones in Trust for the De Bots
sierre OId Fellows Orphans Home and
Industrial association of Kansas, and
"W hereas, This grand lodge assumed to
receipt the same at its session in 1892 and
and whereas, il is claimed by come that
this grand body has some interest therein
and by others it is claimed that this body
has neither interest i'll nor control over the
same. and believing it is not prudent
longer TO attempt any connection between
this grand lodge and the said orphan S
home, therefore, tie it
Resolved, That this grand lodge does
hereby renounce all claim of interest in,
control over or connection with said Or
phaDs' Home further than to give 1t Its
blessing.
Resolved, That this grand lodge here
by rescinds all former action taken in con-
neciion with or pertaining TO said Or
phans' Home.
Resolved, That the grand master and
grand secretary convey by quit claim deed,
under seal of his grand lodge, to said cor
porat on, all interest, claim or title, which
il may have acquired by virtue of said
deed made by said Mr.. De BOissierre or
because of any action heretofore taken by
TINS grand lodge concerning this home"
The resolutions were adopted, the oppo-
siiioD to the De Boissiere home showing
their strength which encouraged them to
run things generally.
The levy for the year for general revenue
purposes was fixed at 40 cents, 20 cents
payable January l and - Gems payable
July L This is 10 cents Der capita lower
grand lodge purposes. Ii pleased every
body
The real contest of the day came when
it was announced that the next thing on
the program WAS the election of officers
1t is the custom 70 promote officers from
station 10 station in the grand ledge, but
the DE BoiSSiere matter upturued all Gus
toms and the watchword WAS "A new
deal' all around. The "kickers" as the
"old crowd" call the directors to the home
put ND a ticket consisting of the cham
pions of their cause aud elected them with
whoop. They are AS follows:
Grand Master-LeVi Ferguson of We'll
li1gton.
D~puty Grand Msster-William Taylor
of Topeka
Grind Wsrden-Charles Walters of
Oswego.
Grand Secretary-C. w. Main of Man
kCta.
Grand Treasurer-L G. Beal of Topeka.
Grand Representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. j. Buck of Emporia.
Shortly after the fight over the election
o: officers, committee of ladies from the
Rebekah grand ledge called upon the
grand lodge, rendered them greetings and
Mrs. Dalton OF Winfield and Mrs. Way
land of Washington made brilliant adj
dresses. The storm did not abate during
he recess for supper and when the even
ing session commenced the opposition
forces hau their armor on for another hot
contest. A resolution was offered to re-
dist riot tie state into grand |
representative districts in such a manner |
rs to cut off about ihree-fourths of the |
districts now existing. THIS resolution |
was made IA special order fer consideration |
I his morning at 10 o'clock.
The report of the committee on the Fra |
ternal AID associa ion recon- mendiug the |
employment of canvassing agents for the /
association was adopted.
The following committee was appointed !
10 prepare appeal papers 10 the sovereign |
grand lodge on The matter of the appeal of |
Mr.. CoddIDg from the decision of the |
grand lodge in admitting the represent a
lives nf the suspended lodges. j. 5 Col |
lins, J. 6. Wood and NJ Il Nicholson.
If he SOVEREIGN grand lodge acts favor
ably on the appeal, all the work done at
this session of the grand lodge, sIuce the
admission Of the suspended mem bers. will |
I've declared null "nd void; even the officers |
elected may be d. clsred usurpers This !
sounds serious, bnt for the TACT that the
Sovereign Grand Lodge does not meet till |
within ten days OF the expiration of the
terms of the officers elected.
Another keg of powder was orened and /
thrown in the fire when a resolution WAS
INTRODUCED o the effect hat all delinquent
To- Ses be relieved from paying the orphans
home Uer capita lax. This. OF course, WAS
q re- olutlou In favor OF the * ckers' and,
TO effset IL the odd crowd" submit ted n
resolution TO the effect that the per capita
tax paid IN uld be refunded TO the lodges
haviu Q paid il. Both resoiu ions were re-
:,rred TO the finance committee. This |
committee reported that both resolutions
90 red To committee of seven
lawyers.
..uck Of Emporia objected to the re-
port Of the finance committee, and this
WAS the fir>it time the "kickers''
W ere defeated for the report OF the finance
committee carried and the following
gentlemen Were appointed as the com
,nittpe: VI. b. Nicholson, L. s. BrItram,
J. Buck. E. H. Tracew+ll. c. ii. Hawk
ms l.. l. Terry and L. q. Parker.
After this the lodge adjourned till this
morning.
II is said that many mem bers of the
grand lodge feel hurt because of the very
poor Arrsu grments FOR their meeting here
md blsme the citizens of " ichIta for IT.
The citizens are mol 10 blame;the fault lies
n tie local committees who did not ap-
peal to the citizens. Ii was not known
hit the grand lodge was to lie held here
all few days before he session. When
,ht knights of Pythias met here the ciri-
Eens gave them royal reception and
would have dome so on this occasion il the
Mat er had been properly presented TO
mem hy the local COMMITTEES.