The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-23

sitiOn to Add Life Insuranc &c
Feature to the Order in This Jul
risdiction-General Notes.
The two days session of the grand
lodge of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows of the jurisdiction of Utah.
which ended last evening was most
important meeting and great deal of
business was transacted. All questions
coming up were thoroughly discussed
and intelligently acted upon.
One of the most important pieces of
business disposed of was the appeal
from the decisions of Grand Master
Lutey regarding matters connected
with Queen City, Rebekah, Lodge No.
of Ogden.
The decisions of the Grand Master
were unanimously sustained by the
committee and the committees report
was adopted virtually unanimously.
Another matter that caused a good
deal of discussion among representa-
tives was upon what the committee on
elections might probably report; low
ever, after lengthy consideration, the
committee decided, the vote on ques-
tons not being sufficient to affect the
result, to count the total vote. There
was but one election thrown into the
grand lodge, that of secretary, which
resulted in the almost unanimous
choice of Brother w. j. Moore for that
Office.
The full list of new officers for the
coming year is as follows:
John T. Buckle, G. NJ; w. O. Carbis,
D. G. M; j. M. Breeze. G. w; w. j.
Moore, G.. Sec. l.. E. Hubbard c. TT
T. w. Whitley. G.. Rep; A. T. Nc
Came, Nephi, Grand Chap; F. W.
Lewis, Ogden, Grand Marshal; ]. H.
Latey, Salt Lake, G. Cond.; j. c. Har-
vey, Salt Lake, G. G.; John Morley,
Eureka, grand herald; W. F. House,
Corinne, grand messenger.
District Deputy Grand Masters-F.
A, Rowe, Salt Lake; James Clark,
Corinne; A. J. Anderson, Ogden; ]. G.
Johnson, Park City; W. A. Hicks,
Bingham; Archie Stewart, Sandy; J.
H. Spriggs, Eureka; Edward L. Jones,
Prove; j. S. Cooper, Nephi; J. S.
Wignah, Payson; Abner Crane, Mt.
Pleasant; j. H. Horning, Manti; w. f.
Flowers, Mercur.
Rebekahs-Mrs. c. j. Higson, SAT-
Lake; Mrs William lite, Eureka; Mrs.
NJ. Priske, ST., Park City; Mrs. Ellen
Homer, Provo; Mrs. Jennie Hill. Bing-
ham.
LIFE INSURANCE.
The question of mutual1life insurance
within the jurisdiction of Utah
which has been agitated quietly for
year bore fruit at this session of the
Grand lodge G. P NJ. Wardleigh, of
Ogden, and P. G. S. Jennens, of Salt
Lake, brought the matter to the no
tice Of the grand lodge which action
resulted in the appointment of
special committee to report next year.
The committee is composed of H. c.
Wardleigh. chairman, B.. w. E. Jen-
mems, secretary, w S. Lockhart, James
Kelly, S. W. Darke and A. B. Williams,
who will take the proposition under
and without doubt
evolve some feasible plan for carrying
it out.
I. o. o. f. HOME.
Matters pertaining to the 1. o. o. F.
home were the subject of much dis
cussion. The trustees appointed last
year were replaced this year by the
election of the three senior grand
lodge officers as trustees. In this con-
nection a special committee composed
of Past Grand Master J. J. Thomas,
chairman, Ephraim Homer, H. c.
Wardleigh, James Kelly and w. w.
Woodring was appointed to make ar
for the usual annual ex-
cursion of the order for the benefit of
the home.
The ways and means committee
made lengthy report estimating the
expenses to equalize a per capita tax of
81 so for 1896 and a Rebekah per capita
of 10 cents.
Charters were granted for the re-
Gently instituted lodges at Vernal, Mer-
cur and Manti and for. the new Re
bekah lodge in Salt Lake.
There were two presentations
of Jewels at the session. Ridgley lodge
No. bestowing one upon the deputy
grand master of the Salt Lake district,
J. H. Latey, and very handsome past
grand's jewel on the retiring grand
Brother E. S. Lutz These
presentations brought out some excel
lent speeches and other genuine I. o.
o. F. talk by Rev. G. W. Rich of Park
City, P. G. NJ. Wardleigh of Ogden,
Grand Representative J. j. Thomas of
this city and others.
GRAND MASTERS REPORT.
The retiring grand master presented
his report for the year, the most i'm
parts of which were as fol-
lows:
We have gathered here today in an
nual convention for the purpose of
learning the condition of the order tf
Odd Fellowship in this jurisdiction, to
enact laws as may be necessary and
desirable, to forward its interests, and
to gather new ideas for the year to
follow. We have good reason to be
encouraged, for the tendency of our
organization is still onward and Up
ward and the indications are that the
future will be full of prosperity for
Dur beloved order. ] found all the sub
ordinate lodges that / visited well up
in the work and in a good financial
condition. Since we last met in this
city one year ago, conditions have
changed. We have, by our own acts,
given I'D the good old territory ard
Joined the great sisterhood of states,
and are now recognized as one Oh the
shining stars of the Union.
1t is most pleasing and gratifying
o me-. to report that the order is IN
healthy and prosperous condition. Re
CARELESS of the great financial depres-
ion, all the lodges are active, and the
members are taking great interest in |
he work Four new lodges have been |
instituted, three subordinates and one
2ebelSah, and the prospects are very |
adorable for more to be started in the |
,ear future Our banner has been I'M |
urls6l in the southern and eastern parts |
# the state, and is doing great good |
or m ankind wherever it has been dis |
,layed We have cause for congratu- |
atoms. brothers, in the fact that as |
ur aims and purposes become better
we reap the reward that |