The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-12-18
THE I. o.o.F. HOME.
GrantSville Has Good Chance
Fer It.

'chob On ere side Of us, and AN A5v.
lrm ton the Insane on another, we are
in such n position that we need ro,
expect anything Of the kind. There
Is, however, an institution soon To be
locate'lin this State, which we can
secure IN this county, by putting forth
the proper effort. This is the home
for aged and decrepit Odd Fellows.
aud tor the widows and orphans of
deceased members Of the order.
The various lodges Of the State have
several hundred drllars layed away
for use Of the institution, and hy
neXt July tho Grand Lodge will have
about 5000 for the same purpose.
Now, the Odd Fellows of this
county have been working for the
past year 10 secure the location Of the
Home, ard, as it now stands, we have
decided advantage over any other
locality, and If The citizens of the
county will assist the members Of the
oIder, it will be located here beyond
doubt. We give below the resolut.
IONS on that subject adopted by the
last Grand Lodge, and the comment
on the same by John A. Beck, WHO
is chairman Of The Home committee.
NhiCh was contributed to,hc Noun
tain State Odd Fellow:
To the Odd Fellows of West Va,
Brethren Al the 90; /" ~ a.
Grand Lodge The following renor,
was adopt ID.
70 the Grand Lodge of West Viz.
ginia, l Q. o. f.
I'VE, your committee on Orphans
Home, appointed at the last session of
this Grand Lodge, respectfully report,
that We are Of the opinion that the
time has arrived when this Grand
jurisdiction should take such steps,
and formulate such plans, as will ul
tima;ely bring about the building
and maintaining of such an Institut-
ion, believing that, outside of the
! benefits TO be derived from from such
Home for those who should AZ this
time he sheltered from the storm with.
out and receive our fratcrnal care the
establishing Of such an Institution
will rebound greatly TO the good Of
our beloved order, and that we as
OddFellows will be abundantly
blessed for the efforts put forth.
"Nour committee has receiv ed
several offers of locations for such
Home and Of donations from Lodges
and individuals for such purpose, the
most liberal of hich Is the offer Of
/ eighty four acres Of land, upon which
there is six roomed frame house, by
Grantsyille Lodge, No. 100, at
, Granisville, Calhoun County, and
in addition to the said realty, the said
Lodge, or some of its individual mem
bers, propose donating some personal
property.
AS this Grand Lodge has never
decided that it wants to establishe an
Orphans Home, your committee
deem it Of paramount Importance
that such decision be first arrived at,
and would respectfully offer the fol.
lowing:
HcsoIred. That this Grand Lodge
provide for the securing OF location
aud the building Of an Orphans
Home, aud we recommend that in order
to provide funds for such purpose, a
Tx Of 10 cents per capita per anuum
Toe levied upon each member on the
rolls Of the subordinate Lodges. the
same to be paid in the same manner
as other tax DC. thereof to be paid
on the 3lst day of December, aud the
remaining sc. to be paid on the 3O,h
day Of June.
your committee recommend tho
appointment Of committee consist.
ing e three members, whose duty Il,
shall be 10 receive description OF prop
arty offered for the location of said
Home, and such donation. as may
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