The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-03

OF Washington, Connecticut and VISION
sin for near nsighbors. The seats We
drawn and everyone had to take pot
LUCK. California ana Texas wers most
unfortunate Ia this respect and sat OH
the extreme right and left In the back
row. Massachusetts and Illinois were
fortunate In the front row. Tennessee
had the exact centre, and Representative
Nolan, one OF the abIest mon OF the body,
had q strong point Of vantage In debate.
This was perhaps fortunate for ell hands
concerned.
The salisnt points OF grand Sire steb-
bins and Grand Secretary Ross reports
have teen given in The NEWS bef re,
Gnd II will not be necessary to state them
over again. Several decisions regarding
pass words and the Rebekah work were
rendered. They are important and will
be communicated through the proper Off
cial channel Subordinate lodge, encamp-
ment and pstrisrchs militant deci ions
also important, will te communicated in
the same way. They are OF general in
terest only to those concerned. An at
tempt was made 10 make IL unlawful for
a lodge 10 lease its property for saloons,
but 1t failed OF passage because 1t was
shown that there were instances where
the legal lease could not be invGlidated
by fraternsl law. The movement was
stur1ily opposed. A bylaw cannot be
made allowing a fireman TO retire upon
| an alarm OF fire from the lodge room
without observing the regular formali,iss.
According to the grand secretary's re-
port, there are six Jurisdictions with
more than 4O, 600 Odd Fellows. pennsyl-
vsnia stands first with l06, 1882; New
York, 72,667; Ohio, 62. i75; illinois, 81,
40; Massae husetts, s9,927; indisna, a.
.s37. California hss 1884 Iowa, SO, ,597;
| Missouri, 26,3 ,3s3. In New England, Ver-
| moet has the smallest numter, 410S.
Maine has 0,747 and Connecticut 5,2o2.
| The New England states had a total
membership Jsnusry 1, 1895, nine
mcnths ago, OF i03,5i2. AT the prefent
time the total is nearly III, 900.
There Is an increase OF asa Rebekah
| lodges and increase OF 27,s54 membHs.
The total mem bership Is 253, 4s3, which
| exceeds the EDcampment branch by 49,
| 636. There was an increase OF total MEM
bership in the order for the year ending
| Decem Der 81, 1895, amounting TO ele0.
| There was a net loss in the En,ampme mt
branch OF 1885. The amount peid for
| relief was 90, 1888, s23. The gain has not
been as large as was expected, but it Was
| year of great Dusires depression and
| the order felt it's effect. The balance OF
the time Monday was occupied by CON-
sidering rerorts from tine committee on
appeals.
Tuesday evening the business OF the
appeals committee wss finished. At
O'CLOCK in the afternoon the prime busi-
ness CT the seslon, election of officers,
Was disposed of. Past Grand Sire Bus
bee was directed TO cast he vote ana
Fred Carlton of Texas was elected grand
sire.
The following nominations were made
for deputy grand sire: william IL. z.
ard, r. a. NJ. of New Jersey; =. c. Ca
lie, Y. q. Nj. of O1io; A. S. PInkerton,
p. q. NJ. of Massachusetts,, and Robert
Il. Wright, u. q. NJ. of pennsylvania.
All declined except IsIard, Cable and
Pinkerton. The whole number of votes
cast was l7e, as follows: Iszard, IS;
Cable, "a; PinkertoD, 96; blank, g.
pinkerton was elected on the first bal
lot, to the surpriss OF every one. 1t was
expected that at least two ballots would be
necessary. Pinkerton had the solid sup
port of the whole New Englaad delega-
tion, and their claim that this sectio, OF
the country had not been recognized In
the leading office for abont two genera
tions was admitted TO be a just oee.
There were other claims made that were
equslly just and convincing, SO that the
New England man had the support of
the solid South and far East and won the
day. The easterners felt nighly gratihed
at the outcome of their work.
The election for grand secretary dis
closed the fact that there was strong OPP
position to Theodore A. Ross, who hao
held the Office for more than Is years. Ger
tain statements were made derogatory to
his candidacy and it was also claimed
that age was uniting the veteran for
such exacting work. His friends, how
ever. believed that ne would be re-elect-
ed, but when the second ballot was tax en-
lO6 of the 10 votes were for j. Frank
Grant. p. q. M, of Kentucky, George l..
Davis, p. q. Nj, of Michigan, receiving 20
and Theo. a. Ross 40.
The new grand secretary is a very able
man about 80 years Of age, OF large stat
ne and apparent possessor Of great physi-
cal energy. His lends saw he is equally
as strong mentally. One thing is assured,
the order has q representative man in its
most important office.
Mr.. Richard Muckle, grand representa-
tive OF Pennsy lavnia was re- lected grand
treasurer. 1t was popular choice.
A resolution was offered to pension,th he