The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-08
WILL Be 1000 HERE
Grand Lodge |. 0. OF, Meets
tuesday.
BIG FIGHT IS EXPECTED
Over the Proposition of Odd
Fellows Home.

- OO1 L ciAONS ever Helu N the state OF
Kansas here this week. Delegates will
commence to arrive tomorrow. Grand
Master Colaw is now at the Carey, where
he has opened headquarters, and Grand
Secretary Kent will arrive tomorrow.
The secretary was here last week TO stir
up the local committee TO mako prepara-
tons to receive at least 1000 Odd Eel
lows from abroad There are 500 lodges
IN the state and each sends a delegate
and an alternate. There viii be large
delegations from Pittsburg. Fort Scott.
Hutchinson and Topeka. as each OF these
cities wants the grand lodge next year
The greatest interest, perhaps. in this
session Of the grand lodge centers in the
: ODD Fellows home. which is 10 be voted
for, the subordinate lodge members hav-
ing voted in favor of establishing an
Odd Fellows home last May 1t is said
there will be a spirited fight on this
question, but one delegate said yesterday
that he did not see how the order. could
prosper without a home. and he thought
that after the delegates inspect the Ma
sonic home they will be convinced.
The executive committee, consisting of
R. H. Brown, chairman; J. F. Kirker,
secretary; ]. w. Burton, treasurer: j, C.
Derr and J. C. Denhollem, assistant sec
retaries, are working hard to make the
meeting a success. They have named
John NJ Chain as chairman of the recep-
ton committee and E. E. Enoch as secre-
tary, and have also named J. NJ. Hay
maker of Wichita Lodge No. SO. /. NJ
Kerr of West Side Lodge No. $40, ]. G.
Denhollem of No. S4S. E. E. Enoch Of
Queen City Lodge No. 2SG as chalrmen of
the committees from their respective
lodges, and requested them to name ten
members from the four lodges in the city
to act as aids to the other members of
the committee.
The reception committees have been
named from the various lodges as fol-
lows:
West Side Lodge No. S4S-J. NJ Kerr.
chairman; P. L. Arnett G. A Seweu, B.
Farrell, ]. C. Milton, Simon Houck, Ed
Gains. VIM. King, A. Alexander. Stewart
Wright, T. Oliver I. NJ. Little, D. B.
Crewson.
Queen City Lodge No. 296-E. E. Enoch
chairman; W. G. Keeran, J. NJ Briden-
slime, A c. Crume, c. e Delhi NJ. J.
Firman. J. NJ. Forsythe. ]. A Newman
NJ. L. Riggs. C. o. Thorp, o. B. Thomp-
SON. R. H. Bush.
Wichita Lodge No 93-J. N Haymaker
chairman; F. NJ. Litchfeld. J. J. Smith
J. G. Rahbold. Jack Richardson. A. G.
Mueller. o. D. Kirk. JOS Musselman,
Frank Dunkin, John Snyder, Fred Dees.
J. NJ. Colville
North Wichita Lodge No. S4s-J. D.
Denhollem, chairman: G. w Kice. J.
Brakeman. ]. w. Cole. C. c. Young. o.
T. Wilder. Arthur Woodlow. Chas.
Muzzy, Chas. Gregory. Warren Adams
D. c. BomesteeI w r. Husey.
These committees are requested to meet
the chairman and secretary at Queen
City lodge room. at No. 400 East Douglas,
at 2:3O this afternoon and map out their
work for the week.
A school of instruction will be held In
the hall of Lodge No. 90. commencing
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, under the
supervision of H. F. Pyle. grand instruc-
tor of the grand encampment. All Royal
Purple Degree members are eligible to
admission.
The grand encamDment Will meet in
regular session in camp room Of Wichita
Encampment No. %, on Monday evening.
to confer the grand encampment degrees.
and the grand encampment will be in
session on Tuesday all day. At the night
session the local encampment will confer
the Royal Purple degree.
The local encamDment have appointed
a reception committee as follows: z. Z.
Enoch chairman; ]. ]. Smith, w II.
Scott. NJ ]. Firman. NJ. /. Riggs. w. W.
Sanford, Frank Dunkin. c. E. Parkhurst.
E H Nudd W. G. Keeran. c. Dees, w.
L. Kinsey, A. c. Race. VIM. Skinner, J.
L. Williams. F P Martin. ]. A. New
man. F. F. Parsons. E. 3. Messer.
The reception committee for the grand
encampment VIII also meet at Queen City
lodge room at the same time as the re-
ception committee for the grand lodge.
The Rebekah State Assembly will also
be in session here on Wednesday and
Thursday at the First NJ. z. church and
their sessions will be fully as interesting
as those OF their brethren.