The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-27
AN ENDOWMENT RANK.
RathbOne Sisters Will Have Insur-
ance Depn nj ent-Ohicers Elected


ance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Elected.
keeping late hours and visiting the differ
ent headquarters seem not to dampen the
ardor of the Rathbone Sisters. for thew
called their session to order an hour earlier
than usual yesterday. The two hours SEES
sion of the night before was given entirely
10 the discussion Of the insurance branch.
Yesterday morning the same knotty problem
was taken up. Some of the States seemed
TO think they need an endowment rank.
Inc insurance plan, as offered to the Su-
preme Temple, gives a rate. of insurance
one-taird higher than the Knights There
will be a member ship fee of 81, and this
with the regular monthly assessments. will
De all the expense. AT II o'clock yesterday
morning the subject was put to a vote and
was carried, and hereafter the Ratbbone
Sisters will have an endowment ranle TIC
of1cers shall be an executive board. COM
posed of past supreme chief. who with
the supreme chief, will be ex officio. and
three members of the Supreme Temple. who
shall be elected by the Supreme TempIe At
this session one member shall be elected to
serve for two years, one to serve for four
years and one to serve for six years. and at
each succeeding biennial session of the S,
preme Temple one member shall be elected
Tor the full term of six years The president
of the executive board will be elected by the
supreme Temple at each biennial session.
and Will be a member of the board at the
tlme OF such election. The executive board
VIII eject secretary and a medical ex-
aminer-in-chief. The executive board is to
nave entire charge and full control of the
tin,a allce ora9ch subject to such restric-
tions as the Supreme Temple may from
tlme 10 time provide.
Ida M. Weaver S. c., was selected as a
ae.iegate 70 the National Council of Women,
WHicn meets the last week in October at
Onaha Dell Glazier of Iowa, Maggie ]
fHiewett OF Oregon and Maud F. Hayes OF
N1lchlgan were appointed a committee to
prepare memorial service for the order
me session INDUCED one hearty laugh yes
terday morning. The committee or the in
surance brarch had worked faithfully and
well, and a rising vote of thanks was called
for The members of the committee arose
win me other members and quietly voted
The committee on law finished its report
ana then came the election of officers. which
resulted as follows: Jeanette B. S. Neubert
OF Kansas City Kan, was elected supreme
chief by unanimous vote. Mrs L. K Sher-
man, OF Cleveland o., was elected supreme
senior; Mrs. Dell p. Glazier of Fort Madi-
son, la, supreme Junior; Hattie A. Ryder
of Indianapolis, Ind, supreme manager: Mrs
M ID. Wood, of Kansas City. Mo-. supreme
Aiexine Murray, of Leroy. ILL.,, supreme
mistress of finance; Florence L. Shoff, of
Corslcana, Tex, supreme protector; Maggie
Hewitt, OF Portland, Ore, supreme guard
On the executive board the following were
named: Mae FTyar, past supreme chief of
Plain City o.; jeanette b. S. Neubert su-
preme Chief of Kansas City. Kan: Ida E.
Palmer, of New York city. director for six
years; Emma NJ. Bell, of Columbus o. di-
rector for four years; Maud r. HAYS of
West Branch. Mich, director for two years
Ida h. Palmer was elected president of the
board. After the election of officers a short
session was held at the hotel to pay the
per diem and mileage, and the fifth biennial
| session of the Rathbone Sisters of the World
was over. The session cost the Supreme
Temple about $4,000 leaving nearly 5000 in
the treasury. The endowment rank is not to
touch this fund, but will be self-sustaining
AT the Masonic Temple last night the Su-
preme Temple officers were installed by
Hattie Robinson, past supreme chief, as
sisted by Lola Calvert. grand chief of In
diana as supreme senior, and Dr. Mabel
League. c. NJ. of r. and c. of INDIANA as
supreme manager. Mrs. Nora Essex, past
grand chief of Indiana, presided. Before the
installation short programme was rem
dered Mrs. l.. X. Sherman, of Ohio, gave
an entertaining talk on Women in Secret
Societies." Wessie Katzenstein of Cali
fcrnia. favored the audience with solo:
jeanette b. s. Neubert. the newly-elected
supreme chief. of Kansas City, spoke on the
origin and objects of the order in general.
ton, and as Flora the goddess of flowers.
preceded by her coterie of charming little
girls, brought forward the bouquets