The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-24

LODGE In SESSION
The Home Goes to Portland After
Long Contest With Eugene.
No Session Today--Enieflalameat Last Night
--ExeursIoa 10 Seaside An Odd
Fellows Wedding.

The Forty-fifth annual session Of the
grand lodge Of Odd Fellows Of the state
OF Oregon, was called TO order at 10
o'clock yesterday morning with the fol-
lowing grand officers present:
J. X. weathford, grand master, Al
bany.
Jas. W. welch. deputy grand mas
ter. Astoria
J. H. Nelson. grani warden, Nc
Minnyille.
e. Il. Sharon, grand secretary Port
land.
Byron e. Miller. grand treasurer,
Portland.
claud Batch. grand representative,
Salem.
Joseph MlcelII. grand marshall, Rose
burg.
W. NJ. Green. grand conductor, Eu-
gene.
W. T. Riches. grand guardian. Tur-
ner
A, lie Roy. grand chaplain. Port
land
It was the intention OF the grand
lodge delegates 10 endeavor TO finish
all their business yesterday. 80 as 10
adjourn sine die last night. but early
in the morning II was learned that
the representatives OF Beaver lodge Of
this city had arranged for an extern
sion OF time on the delegates tickets.
and had also arranged for an excursion
TO Seaside today. and II was put to
vote as soon as the grand lodge con-
yened. as 10 whether the original
program should be carried out or
whether the delegates should stay over.
BY an. almost unanimous vote II was
decided 20 divide the grand lodge busi-
ness between yesterday and Friday,
with no night sessions, and go onthe ex-
cursion train 10 Seaside which will leave
Flavel wharf at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The train Us expected TO arrive
in this city at o'clock tonight.
After the question Of remaining over
had been settled the grand lodge set
tied down TO business.
II was decided to make the election
OF officers a special order OF business
for $3.50 this morning. II is not ex-
pected the election will consume much
time. there being but one contest, that
over the office OF grand warden, the
stepping stone to advancement In the
grand lodge. as all the other officers
are advanced one chair each year.
The contestants for the office Of
grand warden are Robert Andrews Of
Portland: Joseph MicellI, Of Roseburg;
William Green. Of Eugene; j. S. Locxe,
OF Huntington, and A. j. Johnson. Of
Scio.
The friends OF the candidates are
working hard but there Is no telling
who win win.
After organization the grand lodge |
degree was conferred upon los repre- |
sentatives and past grands and they |
were seated In the lodge.
Reports Of grand officers followed,
the most important being that Of the
grand secretary which. summarized,
shows the condition OF the order in
Oregon 10 be as follows:
Number OF subordinate lodges, May
l, 1900. 1888; Membership, December 81,
1889. 6.796; gain. $50: number OF Re-
bekah lodges, May /, 1900, 30; member
ship, December 81. 1899. 4.7l4: gain,
ESQ; assets Of subordinate lodges, De-
cember 81, 1899 $49S,O67.92
The real contest OF the day was over
the location Of the Odd Fellows home.
Eugene, Roseburg. Jacksonville and
Portland were contestants for the To-
cation and II took several hours to
decide between the cities The contest
finally narrowed down TO Eugene and
Portland and on the final ballot Port
land won by very close vote.
The grand lodge then adjourned.
Last night the visiting delegates
We're entertained at Foard & Stokes
hall. The program was as follows:
Opening Ode, led by Geo. H. Ben
nett, P. G. NJ.
Address OF Welcome by d. Stuart,
n. c., of Beaver lodge.
Vocal music. Miss Reba Hobson.
Response, Grand Master Weather
ford.