The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-20
Session of the Grand Lodge Opens at
Boston.
GROWTH OF THE ORDER
REQUEST FOR a LODGE IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
Another Received From Argentine
Republic-Proposition to Estab-
lish Military Lodges In the Army
Report of Treasurer and Other
Officers-Parade Tomorrow.

/ Boston. Sept. 19.-An official welcome to
the sovereign grand lodge of the hide
ipendent Order of Odd Fellows was given
! in the Y. NJ. c. A. hall today. The men,
bers of the sovereign grand lodge, 200 in
number. and the ladies representing the
order of Rebekah were escorted to the
hall by committees.
]. W. Venable of Hopkinsville, KY,
grand chaplain of the sovereign grand
Hodge, began the exercises with prayer.
Charles n. Alexander of Boston, chair
man of the executive committee of the
grand lodge of Massachusetts, then as
sumed the chair and after few remarks.
announced General f. B. Appleton of the
! lodge and members of the Rebekah branch
| in behalf of the state. Major Josiah
| Quincy spoke for the city of Boston. The
other speakers included Hon. Charles g.
Torrel, grand master of the grand lodge
of Massachusetts. Charles c. Fuller,
grand patriarch for the grand encamo-
Patriarchs Militant and Mrs. Mary e.
Mevins, representing the ReDekah branch
of the order in this state.
Grand Sire Fred Carleton of Austin.
Tex, responded and the exercises were at
an end.
The members of the sovereign grand
lodge then marched to Copley hall, where
their secret deliberations began, and con-
tinued from II a. m to p. m.
Following the reading of reports. a
great deal of business was rushed in and
referred to committees.
Grand Sire Carleton reported that a
request had been received from Brother
Bailey, who is with the United States
army in Manila for permission to estab-
fish the order in the Philippines. The
grand sire recommended that action to
this end be taken by the sovereign grand
mended legislation by which members of
the order serving in the army may be
permitted military lodges or associations,
limited to consultive or fraternal session.
strictly prohibiting limitations or con-
ferring degrees. He reported the order
in foreign countries as growing and pros
porous. A request has been received from
the establishment of the order in the
Argentine republic from w. d. Mayer
United States consul at Buenos Ayres.
Grand Secretary ]. Frank Grant pre-
sented a voluminous report.
Crane Treasurer Richard s. Muckle
made his report which. summarized.
shows: Cash balance, s6S.O5S; received
from grand secretary, S57, 401; total. $125.-
460; payments, So. sic: total balance, $50. S43.
Committees were then appointed. The
session adjourned until tomorrow morning
when the election of officers will be the
important business.
The Odd Fellows today sent message
10 President Mckinley. bearing greetings
to him and to the soldiers and sailors of
The feature of today's programme was
a. banquet in Music hall at o'clock.
mayor quincy ana Attorney General
Knowlton spoke. The session of the grand
lodge will conclude on Saturday next with
the installation of officers. The election
occurs Tuesday morning. Wednesday will
be practically a holiday here in honor OF
the great parade being arranged for that
day.
A banquet. complimentary to the
sovereign grand lodge members and
their ladies, rendered by the grand
lodge of Massachusetts, took place at
Music hall tonight. At the tables
about 600 persons sat, and on the plat
form were the officers of the sover-
eign grand lodge and their wives.
Among the speakers were Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Wallace G. Nye of
Grand Sire Fred Carlton
of Texas. Attorney General Knowlton
of Massachusetts. Mayor Josiah Quin-
cy of Boston, and Rev. Edward Eve |
rett Hale