The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-22
Degree Of Honor
Elects Officers
Mrs. Barker Of Albany Grand
Chief Of Honor.
Members of Degree of Honor Finish
Their Labors.

The heat was so intense Tuesday
afternoon that the ladies of the Degree
of Honor grand lodge had little in
clinatton to settle down to arduou:
work, hence little routine business
was transacted, though the day was
enlivened by the intrusion of Messrs.
O.'D. Doane, David Walker, Geo. S.
Nickerson and C. j. Crandall who en-
tertained the members with the rendi-
tion of some excellent vocal music.
After the gentlemen had departed
Supreme Represe ntative Mrs. Mamie
W. Briggs gave an oral report of the
meeting of superior lodge at Indian
apolis, ard an account of the business
transacted by that body. 't-'
The forenoon session Wednesday
was devoted principally to con-
sideration of reports of grand
lodge officers, and an appeal from
the decision of the grand re-
corder concerning the payment of a
beneficiary issued to Wilhelmina
Rosneau. which is said to have been
obtained through Misrepresentation.
C. w. Clark, of Arcadia, was intro.
duced and was given the grand lodge
degree.
Before adjourning at noon Grand
Lady of Honor Mrs. Maggie Baker ex-
emplified the secret work of the de-
gree.
The afternoon session until $3.50, the
hour set for election of officers, was
principally taken up in listening to
addresses By Past Supreme Master
Shields aud Past Grand Master Hare.
who gave interesting and beneficial
talks on the order as an adjunct and
assistant to the Workmen.
After;the addresses the lodge took a
recess to partake OF ice cream sent in
by the Workmen grand lodge, and
served by Mr.. Keller.
The grand officers elected by the
Degree were: G. C. of A.. Mrs. Mag
gle Barker, OF Albany; G.. L. of H.,
G. c. of c., Mrs. Wilda Belknap, of
Prineville. G. Rec, Mrs. Margaret
Herrin, of Portland; G. Recr., Mrs.
Laura Smith, Baker City; G. I. w.,
Mrs. A. p. Fostalord, Astoria; G. o.
W., Mrs. Mary Simmons, Grants Pass:
Armstrong, Salem; Mrs. Maggie
Houston, Junction City; Mrs.sAnna R.
Bewley, Sheridan.
Consideration of the Rospeau case
occupied the greater portion of the
forenoon session Thursday On the
first day of the session the committee on
Jurisprudence of the Workmen grand
lodge was asked for advice as to the
legal status of the case, and this being
given the matter was brought before
the grand lodge of the Degree. After
due consideration the grand chief of
honor elect was authorized to employ
counsel to defend the case in the
courts if in her judgment and upon
the advice of competent legal advice
it was deemed best Otherwise she |
was authorized to make settlement
with TIE heirs of the deceased member.
The matter of creating grand lodge
funds was also given consideration.
Heretofore the per capita tax has been |
65 cents for each member in the |
Jurisdiction. This has proven insult
ficient to raise sufficient funds with
which to conduct the grand lodge,
hence it was ordered that the per
capita tax for the present year be fixed |
at one dollar per member.
During past years it has been the
custom of the grand lodge to present
q broom to the subordinate lodge hav- |
ing the smallest percentages of social
members, and last year Prosperity
lodge was accorded the honor. At |
this session Ester lodge, of Medford,
the honor and was presented
with the broom.
After having installed the new Of
iicers and selected Portland as the |
next meeting place of the grand lodge,
the Degree of Honor session closed
Thursday afternoon.