The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-20

sovereign Grand Lodge Determines
to Give Extraordinary Powers to
Members I'm the Service-LOdge
Without Initiation or Comforting
of Degrees May Be Formed
Complimentary Banquet.
BOSTON, Sept. 19-An official well
come to the sovereign grand lodge of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
was given in the Y. M. G. A. hall today.
The members of the sovereign grand
lodge, 200 in number, and the ladies
representing the order Of Rebekah were
escorted to the hall by committees.
The feature of tOday's programme is
a banquet in Music hall at 6 o'clock.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Mayor
Josiah Quincy and Attorney General
KnowltOn, are to speak. The sessions
of the grand lodge will conclude on
Saturday next with the installation of
officers. The election occurs Tuesday
morning.
Wednesday will be practically holi-
day here in honor of the great parade
being arranged for that day.
Following the reading Of reports to-
day a great deal of business was rush
ed in and referred to committees.
Grand Sire Carleton reported that a
request had been received from Brother
Barley, who is with the United States
army in Manila, for permission to es-
tablish the order In the Philippines.
The grand sire recommended that &C
ton to this end be taken by the
sovereign grand lodge at this session.
He also recommended legislation by
which members of the order serving in
the army may be permitted to estab-
lish military lodges or associations,
limited to consultative or fra ternatiV5
sessions, strictly prohibiting limitations
or comforting degrees. He reported the
order in foreign countries as growing
and prosperous.
A request has been received for the
establishment of the order in the Ar
gentine republic from w. D. Mayer,
United States consul at Buenos Ayres.
Grand Secretary J. Frank Grant read
a VoluminOus report presenting vast
amount of detail of interest solely to
the members of the order. The follow
ing statistics show the standing Of the
order Dec. 81, 1897
Grand lodge, 55 subordinate lodges, II. 2S9;
Rebekah lodge, 4796; grand encampment,
81; subordinate encampments. 1888; subordi-
nate lodges limitations, $685. subordinate
lodge members, 814, $685. encampment mem
bers 127 SOL; Rebekah members, 297 691; re-
lief by lodges, SO DAT, 2S5; relief by encamp-
ments $685. $685. relief by Rebekah lodges,
ordinate lodges, $7.81O,175; revenue of subor-
dinate encampments, $6o3,176; revenue Of Re-
bekah lodges, $432 907 total revenue, $685.
ESQ., total invested funds, $26. 3s8, 695.
Grand Treasurer Richard Muckle made his
report which, summarized, shows: Cash bal
ance, $6S05S; received from grand lodges,
S57 ,401; total, $125, 400; payments, $645l6; to-
tai balance. s60S42.
Committees were then appointed and
the session adjourned until tomorrow
morning when the election of officers
will be the important business.
The Odd Fellows today sent a mes
sage to President Mckinley bearing
greetings to him and to the soldiers
and sailors of our army and navy, with
congratulations upon the glorious vic
tory which their valor has achieved in
the war with Spain, and to the sick
heartfelt sympathy, with hope for their
speedy recovery and restoration to
homes and families.
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET.
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 platform
were the officers of the sovereign grand
lodge and their wives. The banquet
proper was proceeded by a concert pro-
gramme and the invocation by Grand
Chaplain Rev. J. w. Venabe, of Hop
kirsviile, KY, and was directly fol-
lowed by the speechmaking. Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge made the principal
address, responding to 1.-The president
Of the United States" He said in part:
when war came, the Ameecan peo-
pie, without regard to party, rallied
to the president of the United States
with no division Of any sort. 1t is the
highest praise which could be accord
ed to a chief magistrate to say that
he has proved worthy Of such trust at
such Il time. He has led us through
a triumphant war of unbroken victor
les He is now leading us back to
peace. He has shown in all these try
ing months, patience. tact, wisdom,
craftsmanship in high degree. We may
trust to him and to his commissioners
to make a peace which will relieve mil
lions of fellow beings from oppression,
be consonant with justice. and at the
same time satisfy the wishes of the
American people by making fruitful
to them the victories won by their
ravy and army. With hearts filled
with pride and gratitude, we wish all
health and prosperity to our honored
leader in these great events, to the
chief. to the president