The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
THE GRAND LODGE
HAS ADJOURNED
A Report on the Manage
ment of the Home at
Thermalito.
Superintendent Bartlett, the Ma.
tron, the Physician and the
Nurse Must Go.
No Chinese Help to Be Employed
c mmittees Name Re bekahs
Install Offers.

The Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows con-
cluded its labors last evening and ad
journed until next year.
A proposition looking to the establish
ment of an aged Odd Fellows fund was
referred for action to the next Grand
Lodge.
The Odd Fellows free employment bu-
reau reported that it had found places for
200 applicants, and that the cot of main
tanning the bureau had been 1915 for the
year.
George Fl. Morrison, P. G. M, chair
man of the committee on the Odd Eel
lows Home, presented the report of the
committee. The committee found that
the home is in good condition, that the
trustees administered its affairs con-
scientiously and honestly, that the furni-
ture also is in good condition, but sug-
gested that there should be fire drill. 1t
also recon mended that there should be a
change in the superintendent, matron,
physician ana nurse.
Permission was given TO Superintendent
Bartlett TO address the Grand Lodge, but
he declined to make any statement
On motion OF Trustee Fox of the home
the recommendations in the report were
adopted.
This will bring about the removal of
uperlntendent Bartlett, his wife the
matron, DR.. Karsner the physician and
Miss Steuart the nurse.
The money in the home fund belong ging
to the Orphans Home was ordered paid
over to the orphanage. This amounts TO
about $17O0.
A resolution was adopted to the effect
that none but wniie labor be employed at
the home, particularly in the laundry.
The per capita tax for the maintenance
of the home was fixed at so cents. This
will net SIS, 500. which together with
$4,000 on hand will make $l9 500 to run the
nome for the ensuing year.
In answer to q question as to why eighty
acres Of land belonging to the home are
not utilized it was stated that the piece is
fit only for citrus fruits, and hat it would
take a long time to make the land pro-
ductive, but if oranges and citrus fruits
were planted the product of the land
would be $500 per acre.
1t was resolved that the minimum of
sick benefits should be only So per week
$500.
The trustees of the Odd Fellows Home
were instructed TO furnish the Grand
Lodge at each session an it mized ac-
count of moneys received and expended.
1t was decided that an accused mem ber
or the orCer may De trleu before the near
est lodge.
The bonds of the grand secretary and
grand treasurer were fixed at 1000 each.
The following appointed officers to-
gether with the elective officers were in
stalled:
A F. Hitchcock, grand chaplain; NJ. G. Gill,
grand marshal; S. F. Davidson, grand con-
ductor; f. NJ silva, grand guard; NJ. z.
Forbes, grand herald.
After the installation Grand Representa-
tive Mcguire, on behalf of the Grand
Lodge, presented to the retiring grand
master a handsome jewel.
The following committee were then
named:
Credentials-C. E. Mulloy, William shaw,
George A. Atwood.
Finances. n. Wicoff. ]. F. Kennedy, Will
liam Nichols Jr., d. Becker, {. Wilkins.
Correspondence-R. l.. Anderson, George w.
Lamont W. X. McMullen.
Legislation-C. A. Swiser, NJ. NJ. Estee, c. w.
Baker. w. W. Phelps, F. B. Ogden.
Mileage-C. Welt, J. A Jackson, George A.
steffer, E. NJ. Hayden, S Oberdiner.
Printng-George +. Shaw, J. L. Robinette,
A. S York.
Degree OF Rebekah-H D. Richardson, E. E.
Oyerholtzer, John Jackson, J. F. Thorn pson, N.
d. butcher.
Appeals : Davis Louderback, George B.
Deane, w. W. Wilson, s. G. Kellogg, Grove L.
Johnson.
Petitions-Alex Brown, z. B. Rich, W. P.
Schlosser. q. W. McCaoe, W. II. Clark.
Laws OF suboriinates-M. G. Moses, A. j.
Cleary, Georgs II. Morrison, NJ. Rosenthal, Ii.
L. Ragley.
State OF the orders. B. Smith, R. H. Lloyd.
Samuel f. Smith, F. E Whitney, f. NJ. Ange-
lotti.