The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-06
OFFICERS
ELECTED
By the Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge.
SOW IN SRSSlOy ~ TiCONi
Alternating Scheme Tor HeldinE
Future Sessions In Seattle
and Tacoma.


the Erand lodge Of the Independent
order OF odd Fellows for the state
OF Washington. commenced the SEES
sbon q 1879 yesterday morning with
the assembling or the grand cncamp-
na~nt. the highest branch 81 the ar
der, and the grand lodge Of the Re-
beksh degree. The general grand
ledge assembled this morning.
Including IN. representatives ~ the
two branches named. there are up
wards of 800 delegates IN the city.
all % whom Will remain here until
the clase % the general lodge session.
The representatives are divided as
follows. To the general grand lodKe.
les. Eneampm@nt branch. 81 RE
bskah degree. ioa
The grand encampmenf closed -
session last night. and owing % this
fact the majority % It's members.
both visiting aud resident In the city.
were anablc 10 attend the reeep, lon
rendered the visiting representatives
at Germania hail. Ths Rrbekah
Ledge. finding u would be impossible
90 complies It's business b. holding
EANT4AatfH
tessie<f the reception IN a body. They
rr-couvened az 10 this morning and
today viii ccTnpsete their work
80 far as she public - concerned
the work % the present grand lodge
VIII be q little interest outssde ths
electson cg officers there Is bat one
matter. 80 far as known. 70 be pres
srted TO the lodge that can BE class
ed other than a. rssutirs and that. IN
fact. Is an Old question bonhtns up
again. namely, the attempt 90 be
made 20 ocate the grant lodge per
manenfiy in Seattle.
The representatives say the meas
ure will rot carry. but In all prob
ability a substitute for Il si;eruAt-
ing the grand lodge meetings be-
tween Tacoma and Seattle win be-
come che law. Tire reason given for
selecting the two .0und cities 10 the
exclusion Of the other available piac-
- IN the state - merely one Of ex-
pense. Three fourths - the member
ship of the order ~ odd Fellows In
Washington live either on the Sound
or bordering ON y. by Rrtual com
putation Il has been found that Il
would c0~s the order 1859 more
money 20 hold the grand lodge in
waiia waiia. for instance. than Il
does 70 convene ft IN Tacoma.
ctnstnx the morning session 81 the
rrand encampFneut officers for the
ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows.
Grand patriarch. r. =. Robinson n
Spokane. grand high priest. ". "
Pearson. % Aberdeen. grand senior
warden. Esfwtn =. fsaae4 - wAiia
walia. grand scribe. q. ". stoeker.
Of spokane. grand treasurer. J. -
Krssnsahl. 81 Spokane grant junior
warden. ". W. Lucders. OF Tacoma.
grand representatives. A. 4. Mills. ~
Tneofra and Louis ,. Hart. OF Re
public.
All tire officers % last year. with
the exception ~ Grand Scribe Il =.
A shaw. q waiIa Walls. we're adj
ysnred a step. tina; gentleman de-
elininR tn BE- candidate on account
Of bursness affairs demanding his
attention.
The afternoon session - the en-
eampment was devoted exclusively
20 routine lodge work. and the 49,
zion iset night 20 the exempiifratiou
of the work In the three degrees
esrnprised in the branch. The meet
Ing Wa q more than ordinary in
f~resf. and IN consequence obtained
the attendance - all the members.
The busiest session - the grand
lodge held 80 far. ard probably the
busiest that will Be held. was that
% the lodge Of enc degree - Re
bekahs This degree - managed en-
tirriy BY women. wives and daurh-
ters % ODD Fellows. and while. when
first Instituted. was In the nature u
an adopt4vs Organization. ~ now al
most independent. acting for ami
within itself. Male members ~ the
order ara allowed she degree. and all
members 81 the present grand lodge
not members. wii probably b. Until
atra this session.
In addition @ opening their grand
iosige. Hsteninx q the annual re-
ports 81 officers and tFansactlnE tue
necessary routine business. the Re-
tekahe initiated over % new mem
beers yesterday. and have az many
more 20 initiate today.
At Germanis hall las; night q re-
ception was rendered visiting repre-
ssntatives. IN order that Mayor Nick
Gus might welcome them to Tacoma
In behalf of IT. citizens. and W. H.
~ Kean performed a lie duty IN
behalf % the resident members ~
the order.
Today the grand lodge work was
divided up 40 follows. A. 10 a. m.
the grand iedEs convened lu Sc or-
the same hour the Frand assembly ~
the Rehekshs re.eonfened for the
election ~ officers ia Orange hall
Ats o'clock the Rebeksh lodges give
= grand reception and dance ~ Ar
nory hall aud 81 the same hour ex-
efnplifcatiou Of the third degree will
be Eivsn By the Degree Stan u sy1-
via lodge. o. Montes1n0. in East TIA