The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19
LAST DAY OF THE SESSION.
Ladies' Granted a Rehearing and
Then Instituted as Full
Pledged Members.

Grand Master Simpson. Before the ladies
discussed the subject the grand master was
announced. He stated that inasmuch as
there had been misunderstanding regard
ing the matter the day before, the subject
could be reconsidered. This was the ac-
ton the Rebekahs desired, and at once
took up and discussed the charter from the
point at which it was dropped on Friday.
Every clause was considered carefully,
and after several hours discussion it was
decided to accept the charter, and word to
that effect was sent to the grand master,
who responded by going through the
formality of announcement.
The ceremony of installation was gone
through, and the grand president an
nounced her appointments as follows:
Warden, Mrs. S. Wolf of Sacramento; con-
ductor, Mrs. l. B. Baker; inside guardian,
Mrs. d. c. Savage of Livermore; chaplain,
Mrs. R. A. Cosner of OroviIle.
In order to show the brothers of the
order that they had no hard feelings re-
garding the action previously taken, the
ladies of the assembly presented Grand
Master Simpson with handsome bouquet,
in the center of which nestled a pretty gold
watch with an inscription commemorative
of the session and containing wishes for his
success in the order.
1Ne pTcSeltdtlOn WAS IndQe ny 0Tduu
President Mrs. Greenwood, and came as
surprise to Grand Master Simpson, who
accepted the gift with expressions of thanks
and promise to aid the ladies of the order
in every way possible.
Shortly after 2 P. NJ. the Rebekah AS
sembly adjourned sine die, with vote of
thanks to the press, the Grand Lodge and
the promise to accept the hospitality of
Templar Lodge in the evening.
While the RebekahS were winding I'D
their session the Grand Lodge was busy
with routine business. The finance COM
mittee reported that the Odd Fellows
Home will need sum of money for this
fiscal year which will probably necessitate
an assessment of 55 cents per capita on the
membership of this grand jurisdiction.
The assessment on subordinate lodges is
estimated on total membership of 80, ,6S5,
and was authorized by the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
Resolued, That an assessment of So cents per
capita be levied upon the membership of the
subo rd mate lodges of this jurisdiction, as
shown by their reports of June 80, 1895, and
that the same be made due and payable by the
subordinate lodges as follows: Thirty cents per
capita in july 1895 and 25 cents per ca pita in
January, 1896. and transmitted directly to the
grand secretary.
Resolued That the sum so collected shall be
set apart and known as the Odd Fellows Home
Fund
The committee on official visitations and
redistricting of the State reported that a
division of the jurisdiction into three sec
tions was deemed advisable, and that at
least one district must be visited each
year. 1t was further reported and adopted
that:
the grand master cannot reach all parts of his
district he appoint one of the elective grand
officers TO perform this duty in his stead, pay
ing the expenses of such appointee out of the
sum set apart to him for that purpose.
We would further recommend that the sum
OF 5000 be set apart for the purpose of paying
the expenses OF the grand secretary when max
ing official visits, under the direction of the
grand master, for the purpose of instruction of
lodges
Quite lively discussion ensued over the
report of the committee on state of the
order, which reported in part:
The test provided in the constitution is that
the applicant must be of "good moral charac-
ter and industrious habits, having some known
respectable means of support" Under existing
law subordinate lodge cannot make any ad-
dltional qualification, and cannot therefore
prescribe the keeper of a saloon or person en-
gagged in the sale of Intoxicating liquors if he
is otherwise qualified CWhite's Digest, 1889,
sections Cos and 606l, but the lodge should
carefully consider all applications from per-
sons engaged in such business journal, 1869.
1918, 125-126l. But person engaged in
keeping g. gambling-house or engaged therein,
or in any. other business in violation of the
criminal laws of the State, does not come
within the constitutional qualification and is
not eligible journal, 1868, Ala. 527); hence
we approve and disapproYe of said decision in
accordance herewith.
Many of the delegates desired to disbar
salOon-keepers, but as it was clearly shown
that the business was not unlawful the
report was adopted, and any member who
is in any way connected with a gambling
house is disqualified.
1t was agreed by vote to permit the
RphoEqb Accpp hlu IN xunrl, rln1or ba al
method and not be compelled to comply
with the laws adopted at this session of the
Grand Lodge.
Ali subordinate lodges were requested to
preserve their old charters, as it was held
the older the lodge the more honorable
the charter.
1t was again decided that subordinate
lodges shall not be permitted to incor-
porate.
The question as to the manner of the
election of grand officers was indefinitely
postponed.
The report Of the legislative committee
recommending that when two or more
lodges desired to consolidate they be per-
mltted to do so was adopted.
Charters were ordered granted to all
subordinate and Rebekah lodges organized
since the last session.
1t was declared illegal for any past
grand to install any noble grand or vice
STdlu ultli ne udu examined the officers
to be so installed and found them suffi-
GENTLY acquainted with the work they
would be called upon to perform to war
rant their installation.
Representatives of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge were requested to endeavor to OBJ
tain legislation favorable to aged members
of defunct lodges.
AT the evening session the new officers
were installed. Grand Master Gosbey an
pointed o. F. Hitchcock, grand chaplain:
S. E. Moreland, grand marshal; ]. G.
Grider, grand conductor; E. B. Rich.
grand guardian; M. P. Forbes, grand
herald.
Past Grand Master Simpson was pre-
sented with jeweled badge on behalf of
the Grand Lodge by V. S. Northey.
With the good of the order at heart the
forty second annual session of the Grand
Lodge adjourned sine die. Many of
the delegates accepted the invitation of
Rebekah Templar Lodge to participate in
the lunch and entertainment prepared for
the Rebekah delegates.
An extensive programme was enioyed.
after which dancing followed in Memorial
Hall.
Mrs. Dora Baker, Mrs. w. L. Owen and
Miss Clara Zinn, the committee in charge
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