The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
ODD FELLOWS GONE.
Grand Lodge Finishes Its Work and
Adjourns to Meet in wichita

Adiourns to Meet in Wichita
The ODD Fellows Grand Lodge con-
Guided it's Iabors last night and ad-
io,,rnad TO meet next year at Wichita
The insurance proposition was tabled
IN the second report of the committee
by a vote of 208 to 152. The impress
sion prevailed among some or the mem
bers that the plan was not as per1ect
a { if might be made if more time were
GIVEN tn IT The idea of Grand Mas
Ter Brown was to divide the $4,000 mem
bers of the order In Kansas INTO LII C
classes according to age, and assess
each member in any one class ~ cents
unon the death of any MEMBER IN InaI
class This would give an average IN
surance of a little over $500 II the mem
bershfp were divided evenly between
the three classes.
The newly elected grand master, J. A
Colaw. of Cherryvale, made the follow
ing appointments for the ensuing year:
Grand marshal, B. F. Treadway'
Nickerson. -r-,
'73 Grand md guardian, o. orlopp. AtchisOn.
Grand Chaplain, the Rev. B. M. Pow
&c Grand and Herald, c. c. Neighbors, St.
{ Grand IRA messenger, w. o. Johnson,
Winfield. ,..-
p5 Denutv instructors. First district.
Frank Marvin. Seneca; Second, Z.
Sharp, Ottawa; Third, ]. g BlIes, Cha-
mute: Fourth r. S. Cunning, Topeka;
Fifth, J. NJ. F1ad, Frankfort; sixth, J.
r. Kerr, Cedarvale; Seventh, J. G.
Lee, Dighton: Ninth, w. R. Marietta,
Oberlin.
Standing committees:
Election returns--.L. N. Carter, Tope-
ka: John Caldwell, Cherryvale; Lee
, I G4rede1tia1s@H. O. Piper, Paola: J. G.
Osmand, Fort Scott; H. A. Crawford,
J1diciary-O. Foust, lola; ]. NJ. John
son, Garnett; w B. Washington, Leo
Grievance and appea1s-Dr. S. P. S.
wilson Olathe; M. B. Nicholson. Coun-
ell Grove; J. s. Eastwood. Eureka.
Legislation-H. E. Pyle, Wichita; w
F. Pugh, Olathe; G. w. Brown, Chero-
~ F7inance-H. ]. Aten, Hiawatha; W.
F. button, Erie; F. W. Stackpole.
Washington.
Charters and semi-annual returns
c. A. Gibbs, HolloweH.
Rebekah Iodges-W. J. Russell, Kan
Statistics and correspondence-S. S.
Leonard, Lawrence.
Mileage and per diem-William Mole,
Pittsburg.
subordinate lodges next May, and the
following candidates were placed in
nomination to be voted upon at that
time:
vile: c. r. Walters, oswego; John A.
Bright Topeka.
Deputy grand master-J. W. Hough-
ey, Wellington; Conner T. Davies, Con-
cordia.
ka: w H. Lemon, Olathe; A. E. Helm,
Wichita; ]. NJ. Johnson, Garrett: H. r.
Marietta, Oberlin; NJ. B. Needham. =;
C. w. Brown, Cherokee.
Grand secretary-J. NJ. stewardson,
=; D. w. Kent, Hutchinson; A. L.
Hampton, Lafountaine; H. G. Mccoy,
Concordia; John J. Dalton, Mankato.
Grand treasurer. s. Eastwood, Eu-
relxa; L. G. Beal Topeka
Grand epresentative-W. L. Brown,
Kingman: H. w. Pond, Fort Scott.
Considerable business was rushed
through before the close of the session.
The per capita tax was fixed at fifty
cents for the coming year, and the sal
airy of the grand secretary was raised
from 81 500 to 81 600 The grand secre-
tary was instructed to make a collection
of portraits of the past grand masters
to be preserved by the Grand Lodge,
but no portrait is to cost more than SO.
W. A Shannon of Augusta is the
Oldest surviving charter member of the
Grand Lodge. He is 50 years of age
and has been an Odd Fellow for fifty
years. In recognition of his long mem