The Saint Paul globe., 1898-06-10

daughters of Rebekah Finished
Their Business Yesterday.
The Odd Fellows Home association
held meeting last night at the Wind
sof MOTEL and perfected a permanent
organization, electing the following Of
ficers
President-G. S. Ives. st. Peter.
vice President-Mrs. A. L. Bolton, St. Paul.
STecreaary-A L. Bolton, st Paul
one Director-Miss Nellie Budd. Monte
via,o.
II was decided to authorize the secre-
tary to issue circular to be sent to
every Odd Fellows lodge in the state
calling for bids for a site, to be used
Tor the proposed home. All bids are
TO De made by Sept. 1. A committee
was also appointed, consisting of w. C.
Nye, G. S. Ives and w. r. johnson, to
open the bids and make a selection.
Inc association now has over $25009
In sight for the proposed home with
assurances of considerable more.
1t is expected by the next meeting
or the grand lodge that the new home
FOR aged members of the order will be
under way.
Little Falls has been an active COM
petitor for the home, and the Owatonna
people say they are determined to Sc
cure it, by outbidding every one else
The Odd Fellows will expect a good
tract Of land in healthy locality, con-
Venient to schools and with good rail-
road facilities.
TEe grand lodge of the I. O. O. F.
elected officers yesterday for the COM
ing year. w. c. Gamble, Falrmont
was elected deputy grand master. and
Alexander Van Praag, of Little Falls,
was selected as grand warden.
considerable business was transacted
at the morning session. A number of
important amendments to the consti-
luton were under consideration, and
considerable attention given other mat
tars Of legislation which would work
to the benefit Of the grand lodge.
at the afternoon session the Rebekah
constitution was up for consideration
and several changes made.
The most important change was the
one authorizing the president of the
Rebekah assembly to appoint the dis
trict deputies. Last year authority
was granted to her to send out rituals
and much confusion resulted from the
TACT that the grand master still re-
tanned the power to appoint district
deputies for the Rebekah degree. as
well as for the subordinate lodges
1t was voted to present D. M. Slim
son, the retiring grandmaster, with
past SfdnunlaSter'S S Jewel, and $50 was
appropriated for that purpose
The establishment of widows and
orphans home came back from the
committee this afternoon with a rec
ommendation that the directors be au-
thorized to advertise for bids.
The proposition is to have the direct
ors send out to each lodge a state
ment that the home is to be built.
and all available information as to it's
character, purpose and needs, and leave
1T to the towns in which the lodges are
located to submit their propositions,
either to the directors of the home or
of the grand lodge.
The last business of the afternoon
was the installation of the new grand
officers by Grand Master Stimson.
At their final session yesterday Naf-
ternoon the Rebezahs elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year:
President-Mrs. Stella Stimson, of Austin
Vice President-Mrs. Alice Kelsey. of Sauk
Center
Treasurer-Mrs. Ida Glass, Of Duluth.
secretary-Mrs. Eunice Melville, of Mime
apolis.
The morning was devoted to lodge
business. Among other things a new
constitution was adopted.
The retiring president, Mrs. Budd
was presented with a handsome Jewel
Among those present at the last ses-
sion were Mrs. Anna G. Hall, OF st.
Paul; Mrs Mary L. Norton, of Mime
apolis; Mrs E. p. Peterson, of Ovation
ma; Mrs. Irene Marsh, of Redwood
Fails; Mrs. Charlotte Haynes, of Min
neapolis, and Mrs. jamie Hotaling, of
Mapleton, all of whom are past presi-
dents of the society. The meeting next
year will be held in Minneapolis.