Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
Todd FELLOWS AND REBEkAHS
Iowa Governing Bodies Of the Orders Are
Now in Business Session,
ROUTINE WORK GETS ATTENTION FIRST
Grand Master KoonE and President
Belle Boyd HctSeI Have Their As
sembIies Busy on Anairs of
Interest to Members.

The Iowa grand lodge Independen. order
OF Odd Fellows commenced Its annual ses-
sion yesterday morning in the large public
hall at Odd Fellows temple and the meet
ing will last over Frilay. Owilg to the
perversity Of the weather the attendance is
not as large as had been expected, but when
Grand Master j. e.. Koonz of Burlington as
sumed the gavel Yesterday morning and an
nounced the grand lodge open for business
the big hall was well filled and every grand
officer, with the exception OF Grand Chap.
lain Rev. A. V. Kendrick OF Brooklyn. was
present Judge zala Church of Jefferson
was appointed to fill the office Of chaplain
pro tenn. The first business before the meet
ing was the appointment of the several COM
mttees, which the grand master announced
as follows:
Credentials--J X. Powers, N. s. Johnson,
j. c. Miner, b. f. Hill, II. NJ. Pemper, D.
Il. Marshall. G. w. Foster, J. W. Pilsberry,
]. II. Scott.
Judiciary. C. Longueville, Ed A Elm
gelke, G. 5. johnson, NJ. c. Townsend, c. s.
Stillwell, John Townsend, j. II. Henderson,
/ Il. c. Cameron
Lcgislation--J G. Miliman, O. l.. Rose
man. Samuel Collins, G. s. Dunn. H. C.
Munsell. C. w. b. Fletcher. H. N. Smith.
! State of the order-z. A. Church. II. b.
Greever G. L. Arrosmith, NJ NJ. Cooney,
George Adair, o. o. Aver.
Finance-E. w. Hartman. c. A. Hilton,
S. s. Winale NJ. W. White.
! Appeals-J. S. Bellamy, George Whipple,
II. l.. Tlton, W. e. Hartman. w. w.
Moore.
Correspondence-M. Newman, j. T. Abb
! bott, A. ]. Baker. Charles Schultz, Thomas
. Campbell.
! Charters and By-laws-H. c. Leggett, I.
II. Harriss, John Mckay, e. r. Beitell.
G. NJ. Condit, f. A. Weigand, e. W. Tif-
! fany;
II. Stone, NJ. Plevoka, J. c. Dvorka, John
Stoker r. NJ Williams. j. C. Griffith, ].
V. White, Nelson Pero
! Distrcting the State-W. II. Wasser, Peter
Lambert, William Cobb, a. Rohrabecker J.
D. Wells, E. l.. Rice. F. A. Grimes, G. D.
Little. G. j. Townsend.
! Returns of Subordinates-No. 1. W. II.
Nelson, Alonzo Bowen, Charles Anderson, c.
F. Atkins, Allie Bum; No. 2, w. e: Biggs,
LIMA Ellis; No. 8. ID. j. Harris, F. B.
Reese. Omer Coming, II. S. Leonard, S.
H. Gill; No. 4. J. w. Hopkins, Charles P.
Kathan, J. W. Bennett, c. Warner, George
s. Schmidt.
Petitions-L. w. Smith, NJ. Jasper
Jones. ]. ]. Scindel, C. w. Dodds. r. j.
Smith. w. r. Gardner. E. r. Wood, T. ].
Hoffman.
Miscellaneous Business-H. G. Beade, w.
B. Johnston, e. C. Haynes, j. A. Burns. NJ.
w. Brunton, John German, NJ. b. Shelley.
o. H. Cook, ]. H. Bieser.
Rebekah Degree-N. S. Johnson, George
W. Pierce, c. A. Duntz. J. H. Matthews,
C. n. Emory, c. G. Eidridge, w. c. Joseln,
George E. Rogers.
Routine Work Regins.
The report OF the committee on credentials
was to the effect that all the delegates pres
ent were provided with the proper creden-
tials and were entitled to seats, with the
exception Of the delegate from district No.
"a, where there is contest. This contest
will come up for settlement at today's ses-
sion.
The following were appointed committee
on the distribution of grand officers reports:
J. G. Longueville, o. l.. Roseman and J. II.
Harris.
The committee on mileage and per diem
reported that the mileage be fixed at cents
per mile one way and that the per diem be
SO day for four days and the report was
adopted The grand master, in connection
with this report, made the announcement
that all delegates desiring to draw mileage
must be present and respond to every roll
call.
Past Grand Master Jones OF Kansas and
Past Grand Master George NJ. Tison OF Til
son, Ind, were introduced and accorded
seats. Following the disposition of the pre-
liminary routine business the post official
aud grand lodge degrees were conferred on
class OF 1893 candidates. This concluded
the work OF the grand lodge for the first
days session and an adjournment was taken
until this morning
The placing In nomination of the candi-
dates for grand lodge officers to be voted on
by the subordinate lodges next June will,
1t is expected, come up today. The present
indications are that 1t will not be all peace
and harmony when this business comes up,
and some of the members say they expect
| "a nr lass 4.
some of the nominations. The report of the
special committee on the orphans home.
consisting OF j. c. Koonz of Burlington f.
II. Hihben Of Marshalltown, William Mus
son or Des Moines. Mrs. Belle Hetzel OF
Avoca and Mrs Z. Olive Bulen OF Clinton,
is being looked forward to with a great deal
OF interest.
Parade and Formal Welcome.
In the afternoon following a parade
through the principal streets OF the city the
visiting Odd Fellows and Rebekahs were
formally welcomed 10 Council Bluffs by
Mayor Jennings on behalf of the city and by
; Colonel c. G. Saunders on behalf of the local
lodges, the exercises being held in the pub
lie hall at the temple Mayor Jennings
spoke in part as follows:
| am not here for the purpose OF DELIVERING
to you lengthy address, but to impress
upon your minds and to assure you that to-
IhS NouHCll hlulS opens neT gates wide anC
bids your representatives and members OF
, this splendid and dignifed order a most cor.
dial welcome to all the privileges and pleas.
ures the city affords We recognize and
> appreciate your presence in our midst anG
hope we may be able to contribute to youl
enjoyment during your sojourn with us.
We are proud to have you in our city
. representing as YOU do, nearly every city
town, village and hamlet in the entire state
a The society you represent includes in its
q membership mer of nearly every calling ant
occupation who help TO make up the socia
. and business life OF the country, and who's,
patriotism and loyalty to our countrys flal
no one dare question or oppose.
While We are fortunate In having yol
i among us, you are fortunate this year II
Il selecting the metropolis OF southwestern
Q Iowa as your place OF meeting. We no
, ! only have a city whose citizens will do al
u in their power TO make your presence her
o agreeable to you but We have within sigh
$ OF our city one OF the greatest exposition
q the world has ever seen, an exposition sec
q ond only to the great Worlds fair at Chi
a cago, and while you assemble TO discuss tn
= great principles of friendship, love an
3 truth you can also behold the creates
achievements OF man in the industrial an
scientific world.
Meeting of the Rebekahs.
Two sessions OF the state Rehekah as
y" sembly were held yesterday, one in tn
morning and the second in the evening I