Evening star., 1895-09-14
THE SESSION ENDED.
Good samaritans and Daughters Of Samaria
Adjourn
An Unpleasant Feature of the Closing
HOurs-A Disputed Claim Only
Partly Adjusted.

After having been in national conven-
ton in this city for three days, the Grand
Lodge of the Independent Order of Good
Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria ad-
journed last night to meet In its forty-nfnth
annual session next year at Providence,
r. 1. There was spirited contest over the
selection Of the meeting place. Many cities
requested the lodge tosmeet with them, but
last night the contest narrowed down be-
tween Cleveland, Ohio Aand Providence,
which resulted in the selection of the latter
place.
There were three sessions of the lodge
yesterday and most of the time was de-
voted to the consideration of reports from
the different committees which had been
appointed to consider the work of the or
der. The committee appointed to devise
ways and means for the betterment of the
condition of the order, which committee
will submit its plans to the next national
session, included Rev. ]. Anderson Taylor
of the District of Columbia, past grand
chief; D. F. Bats of Virginia, past grand
sire; J. H. Williams of New Jersey, past
grand sire; Savine Aldrich of New York,
past deputy sire.
The committee having in charge the in
vestgation of the rumor which was cir
culated' concerning the misuse OF funds
charges had been preferred against Mr..
Bats. there was nothing for them to
consider, and accordingly eXonerated Mr..
Bats from all blame in the matter. Nearly
all of the grand sire's decisions Affecting
the good of the order were also approved
Of
Unpleasant Incident.
The final session of the lodge, which was
held last night, was protracted one, and
terminated in much disaffection among the
members. This was occasioned by the re-
port Of the committee on grievances con-
cerning a claim in which the Eureka Lodge
of this city was concerned. The decision
which was rendered ordered that the Eu-
reka Lodge. must pay to Mrs. Emma Thurs
ton $50 as the death claim due her on ac-
count of the death of her husband. Mr..
Thurston was the treasurer as well as
member of the Eureka Lodge at the time
of his death, and, it is claimed by some
of the members. held $6712 Of the society's
funds. The lodge had no vouchers for the
funds which they claimed were held by
Thurston, and when the matter came be-
fore the Grand Lodge OF the District of
was not entitled to any further funds from
the association as a death benefit. as the
money held by Thurston at his death had
not been made good. The widow of Thurs
ton appealed from the District Lodge to
the National Lodge, and last night she wss
sustained. The decision of the National
Lodge last night occasioned some stormy
protests from the local members vino were
present The proceedings became SO tur-
bulent that the grand sire had 10 impose
several fines before order could be restored.
The discussion indulged in was Of very
unpleasant character. and has created
quite break In the Samaritan ranks here.
The officials of the Eureka Lodge declare
that they will never pay the money which
the Grand Lodge ordered, and Mrs. Julia
Cross. who is the present treasurer of the
Eureka Lodge, said that the lodge did not
decide when the money should be paid and
that the lodge would take its own time to
adjust the matter. F. c. Bright, mem
Der of the lodge was accused by Nj. II.
Hunter of using profane language before
one of the sessions of the District Lodge,
and this occasioned much discussion, as the
members seemed to be of the opinion that
Hunter was trying to persecute the old
man.
New officers
After the disturbances were ouieted the
Grand Ledge then proceeded to the install
lation of the following as the officials of the
order for the next two years: National
grand sire, c. H. Marshall Of the District
of Columbia; vice national grand. sire, J.
A. Peek of Boston, Mass; associate grand
sire, Mrs. Sarah Scott of Philadelphia ;
deputy grand sire, s. J. Brown; right
worthy grand secretary. J. H. Williams of
New Jersey; associate grand secretary,
Mrs. Sarah Jones of New York; national
grand treasurer, r. j. Holmes of the Dis
trict cf Columbia; associate grand treas
urer, Mrs. Emma J. Baldwin of the District
of Columbia; grand preiate, Rev. j. NJ
Ross of Ohio; grand orator, ]. H. Maddox
of North Carolina: grand conductor, F. B.
Lamott of Brooklyn, N. Y; grand marshal
r. Hilton. The installation services were
conducted by retiring Grand Sire d. +.
Bats. assisted by his associates. Grand
Sire Marshall in assuming the chair thank
ed the delegates for the honor conferred d,
as did the other officials, and then the
fcrty-eighth annual session of the Inde-
pendent Order of Good Samaritans and
Daughters of Samaria was brought to a
close.