The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-10
Reports Of Officers Show the Order to Be
Very Healthy Condition.
The Question of the Removal Of
the Odd Fellows Home at Their
malito, Which Will Come Be-
fore the Grand Lodge at To-
Days Session, the Absorbing
Topic of Interest Among the
Delegates.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-The gold
en- jubilee session of the Odd Fellows
of California convened in this city to-
daZ
The first business of the morning ses-
sion was the comforting of the Grand
Lodge degree upon 246 members. Fol
| lowing this came the reports of officers
Grand Master Brueck, in his report
gave an exhaustive statement of the
work of his Office.
The report of the Grand Secretary
contained much information on the state
| of the order A summary follows:
Number of lodges at last report, 349;
number of new lodges, ); number OF
lodges consolidated, 3; total April 80
1899, 81. Number of members Jan
uary 1, 1898, 30,204; new members
lips; total present membership, 80,
49,; amount disbursed for relief OF
members, $2O6, 9S2.72; members reliev-
ed, 4,121; average per member re-
| lieved, $5022; total amount disbursed
for relief and charity, $262, 1859; total re-
ceipts during the year, $72, 972; aggre-
gate disbursements, S516, 2S5
Reports We're also submitted by the
other officers, and these occupied the at
ternoon session.
1t is expected that the question of the
Odd Fellows Home will come before the
Grand Lodge tomorrow afternoon. This
is the absorbing topic of interest among
the delegates. Discussion wakes warm
as the time approaches for an official
hearing of the question that has been
in the minds of Odd Fellows throughout
the State for many months and an ac-
tive campaign is in progress by the
friends and the opponents of the Their
malito location.
The next important matter to come
up will be the election of Grand Off
GERS. Karl c. Brueck who will retire
as Grand Master, will, in accordance
with the custom of the order, be elect
ed Grand Representative, vice j. w.
Warboys. term expired. w A Bonynge,
the Deputy Grand Master, viii, being
IN the line of promotion, succeed
Prueck as Grand Master, and j. L. Rob
inette of Sacramento, who is now Grand
Warden, Will be promoted to second
place, to be elected Grand Master the
succeeding year. There are several
candidates fer the position of Grand
Warden.
George I. Shaw, the Grand Secretary.
who is without opposition, will be re-
elected by unanimous vote James w.
Harris of this city, will also be re-elect-
ed Grand Treasurer
George H. Morrison and J. F. Nichols
of San Francisco, and D. Flint of Sac
ramento will be candidates for Grand
Trustees
The California Assembly of the Order
OF Rebekahs opened its session to-day
with President Dell c. Savage in the
chair. The Assembly degree was con-
ferred on about 200 Past Grands
The Presidents report shows: Total
number of members January l. 1899.
1912; net gain for the year, 1O1; num-
Der of lodges instituted during the wear.
.; number of lodges surrendered char
ters, 4; number of lodges CONSOLIDATED d,
:; number of lodges May 1, 1899. 223.
The reports of the other officers were
presented and referred to committees.
The election of officers will take place
on Thursday, when Mrs Helen M. Car
penter of Ukiah will be promoted to
the Presidency, and Mrs Caroline A
Hoxett will become the Vice President
The report on the Orphans Home at
Gilroy will occupy good deal of the
time of the delegates, as propositions
will be brought up tending to increase
it's usefulness.
George H. Morrison has been elected
President Of the Veteran Odd Fellows
and Mrs. Josephine Brown. President of
the Veteran RebekahS