The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-18
GRAND LODGE ADJOURNS
AFTER THE NEW OFFICERS ARE
PLACED ~ NOMINATION.
A Contest for once of Grand secre-
tary-Case of a Blind Man
Other Business.

AT s o'clock yesterday morning the I. o.
o. F. delegates assembled in the Grand
Lodge hall to finish hearing the report of
the committee on grievance and appeals.
The greater part of the work of this COM
mittee had been disposed of the evening
before, but there were yet two cases which
were held over until yesterday morning.
One of these has caused the Grand Lodge
considerable uneasiness of late. 1t Is the
case of George p. Scott, blind member.
of Richmond. Mr.. Scott is about eighty
years of age. Last year he was found in
the Fort Wayne asylum and placed in q
boarding house in Richmond. The Grand
Lodge at that time appropriated 500 for
expenses These funds soon gave out and
the general relief committee of Richmond
took care of Mr.. Scott. While Mr.. Scott
was at the boarding house it was learned
that he belonged to lodge in Cincinnati.
Under instruction from the Grand Lodge
last fall the grand master wrote to the
grand master of Ohio to try and have
Scott removed to the Ohio Odd Fellows
Home The reply was that Scott was at
one time an inmate of the home and since
his residence in the boarding house he has
refused to go TO the Ohio home. After
much discussion the case was referred to
the grand master to do his best to have
Scott removed to Ohio
When the delegates reassembled for the
afternoon session they Immediately began
placing names in nomination for officers
to be elected at the fall meeting. 1t was a
lively affair, especially as to the nominal
ton for grand warden. Many supposed
that Grand Secretary Leedy. of this city,
would be without opposition for reelection.
and many were surprised when E. E. Pryor
placed the name of o. N Cranor of Mum
Gle, in nomination. This act caused some
of the members to feel very angry, and
they were free in their expressions of dis
gust after the meeting adjourned.
During the afternoon meeting appropriate
resolutions were passed on the death of j.
H. Kimball,. of kendallville. who died
Monday night. NJ. H. Chappell, grand
master, Mr.. Newsom, grand patriarch, and
c. c. Brinkley were appointed to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Kimball to-day. The
following is the list of nominees for the
fall election: Grand master. Thomas X.
Jessup. of Richmond; deputy grand master.
George p. Bornwasser, New Albany; grand
warden. d. NJ. Bell, Dunkirk; E. e. Pryor.
Martinsville; Il. w. Swarthout. Aurora;
Krisher. North Manchester; John T. Lowe,
Perryville: John H. Carroll New Amster-
dam; Theodore p. Davis, Noblesville; II. f..
Jones, East Chicago; M. Manly, Warsaw;
j. II. Gotham, Goshen; M. w. Pershing.
Upton, and III. J. McShee, Logansport;
grand secretary, W. II. Leedy. Indianap-
oils, and o. N. Cranor, Muncie; grand
treasurer, John F. Wallick, Indianapolis;
grand representative to Supreme Conclave,
NJ. III. Chappell, Knightstown; grand trus-
tees. c. c. Brinkley and e. G. Hogate.
At the close of the session a man named
Bash. from Lake City, was descending the
stairs from the Grand Lodge room when
he slipped and injured his leg, which was
just recovering from a break. The injury
was so severe that the man tainted on the
stairs where he had fallen. number of
his friends carried him to carriage, which
conveyed him to the Union Station.