The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-07
Odd Fellows Select
c. A. ElIsperman.
SESSlON on GRIND LODGE ENDED
The soeetshs Also Elect omesrs,
But fail TO Finish other
Business.

TACOMA, June THE grand lodge
OF Ola Fellows convened promptly at
10 o'clock yesterday morning with all
the delegates prvsent. Al the Same
hour the grand assembly % the Ito
bekahs rc-eonsened ant both bodies
worked the entire day. not adtourg-
ing until $40 yesterday afternoon,
an hour and a hair later than the
scheduled time fgr closing the days
work.
The grand icdEe did larg,s
amount ~ work. and gained rather
than Lost en- the time allotted for
the entire meeting. buf the RE-
bekahss. white they dsd an immense
ausousst of work. failed 20 finisA. ard
instead cf sd1surulng ane die last
night. az was expected. assembled
again this mornlnw.
Last night the ftebekats save a
receptiun an BAN at the Armory
hall 60 the representatives. while
Sylvia hodge degree team. said 20 be
the finest in the state. gave an ex-
cruplifieation Of the work IN the third
degree at Fast Tacoma hall, The
two events conHlctrd somewhat dur
e
but towards midnight nearly al the
grand Representatives hai paid their
respects Co the ladies and many re.
mainssl 70 dance.
Immediately upon converting the
grand iodsr procs~icd 10 Organise.
This took an the time until the noon
hour. but the work was rapidly done
for all that.
Upon reassenhanK for she after
noon session. che election q officers
for the ensuing war VAS mnde the
order Of business Tnia r. usually a
pro foErna matter. with che sxcep-
tion ~ ON. once. grand warden. a.
all the udhrr officers are supposed 20
either advance a step each year un-
al they have nlied al the chairs. Or
be re-~lccxed 90 positions. such as
secretary and TREASURER. Whfch thsy
have Allied fov many teTfns A new
man IL selected each year. however.
for the position q EFxsnd warden. alasi
Deputy Collector George A. EilSper-
maA u Hialns. was the fortunate
man to receive TIE nomination and
election.
The FUN LIST % officers elected -
"a follows; Grand master. J. u. pa-
vts. % Tacoma deputy grand mas
ter. y. q. cosxruYe. % PoTueray.
grand warsien. George 4. Eiisper-
man. OF Bsains. grand secretary
Jerry Fortain. Of SEATTLE. grand
treasurer J. n Kresnbuhl. - Spo-
knrs. grand representative, A. q.
Anssil. % Spokane trustees OF I. o.
o. r. herns AZ walia wafta. zeil NJ.
Beeise. ~ culfax
Immediately after the eIscskon ne
board % trustees of the home met IN
executive session and organized BY
ei~eting J. G. Taylor. of orsiax.
chairman. and T. 81. Reebs. of sps-
kane. secretary. and then adjourned.
Nearly the entire morning SESSION
of the Rebeka1 assembly was de-
voted TO the initiation q candidates.
aud the little time left from thia
work was devoted 90 considering rvs
buttons which will today be present
Ell 10 the grand lodge for approval.
Their sfll be a large number ~ res
oiusions presented this year. but their
nature - among the secrets kept By
the members.
In the Afternoon the election % on
Gers was hsid. resulting ss follows
President. Mrs Katherine Farr. u
Seattle. vice president. Rose Nc
Crosby. % Palouse: grand warden.
Mrs. ". n. Ward. Of Snohonish
grand treasurer. Mrs. NJ. Eta Hale.
Of Tacoma
This 81 the Inst day but onr 81 the
grand lodge. and was devoted morn
Ing. afternoon and evening To work
without recreation. The entire
day was devoted TO grand lodge
business and the finishing ~ the
work - tho Rebekah assembly. 81
that " may be passed upon by the
Grand lodge.
Tonight the degree STATS q East
T'aeoma nebckah Lodge No. 20 ard
Mount Tacoma Rebekah Lodge No
60. VIII give an disqualification Of this
degree al Armory hall. The frHt-
named lodge VII commence at . p
m. sharp. and the Iast-naTned at s.st
O'Clock.