The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-28
A. o. o. ". OFFICERS.
q. &. Lamb Is Elected President =
Next Convention at, Fort Scott

Next Convention at Fort Scott.
eavenworth. Feb. 2S.-The Kansas
grand lodge OF the A. o. L. W. elected
the following officers Tor the next year;
Grand master WOrkman-G- II Lamb
Yates Center.
Grand foreman-M. w. Friedenburg.
Grand recorder-E NJ Forde. En-
Grand receiver-M. &. Light. winfield.
Grand medical exaniner-Dr. George
Il Brown. Chanute-
Grand trustee-T. P. o Brien, Burr
Oak.
Supreme lodge representatives. E.
Murphy. Leavenworth; John H Order,
Fort Scott; f. c. Weilep, Galena-
Grand overseer-Jose Schonberner,
Coronado.
Fort Scott. Hutchinson and Wichita
were candidates for the place for holding
the next meet, and on the ballot Fort
Scott got the prize with 456 votes.
The second days session Of the grand
lodge opened at IL O'Clock, and lmmed-
lately after roll call ballots were distrib-
uted and the voting for officers began
As saon as tie votes were cast they
We're turned over to the election super
visors and ait n O'Clock the vote was an
nounced- The grand overseer was not
elected until the afternoon
The vote for G H Lamb for grand
master workman; E NJ Fordc. grind
recorder. and NJ " F'riedenburg. grand
foreman, was unanimous, each receiving
s25 votes.
The lodge was IL session until late last
evening and transacted a sr1at deal of
business. Many resolutions were intro
duced. among them one asking the su-
preme grand lodge to change the law SO
that person, not blood relation of the
member can be made a beneficiary. A
resolution providing that any member
holding a salaried position n any other
order be prohibited from holding an
office in the supreme grand lodge. was
voted down. A resolution 10 abolish the
candidate to pay an initiation fee of SO
into the grand lodge treasury. Another
resolution provides that after having
held the Office for three years the grand
medical examiner and grand receiver
shall be ineligible for Reelection.
A p. Riddle of Minneapolis was
awarded the contract for publishing the
IA nsas Workman for the next year
The offices Of guide. inside watch and
outside watch Of subordinate lodges
were. by vote Of the grand lodge, made
either appointive or elective
The prizes to be awarded 1T the next
grill team contest were fixeu at 500 for
first prize, SIS for second, $50 for third
and SIS for fourth.
a uumber Of -he women Of the Degree
OF Honor were present during a part OF
the session Mrs. Grace C2s1iiclx OF hi
lene, grand chief of homer Tor Kansas.
delivered a brief address, and was fol-
lowed by Mrs Almerra Morgan. grand
chief Of honor Of Missouri. Mrs Rose
Rolling On. member of the Kansas City,
AAeAAA-- ArEEEr CL E1GQDIs also MADE
brief address.
At night Jan Krige, the 3oer who il
lectur'ng through the United States for
the ptnent CT his cause. lectureC for the
grand lodge members
Besides the lecture, there was other
entertainment for the grand lodge mem
Ders- Ever since the members arrived
Monday the Workman hall has been the
scene OF much quiet fun, b, ought about
Dy the comforting OF members OF the
orlental degree Of the lodge This is a
SIDE degree, In the administration or
which the members derive much fun
Today the lodge win be in session all
day @nd at night the lodges Of I.eavpD-
WORTH will give a ball at Turner hau
Tor tie delegates. None bur Worfmen
their wives or their sWeethearts viii be
allewtd admittance. The session win
end Friday.
g. u. Lamb. the newly elected grand
master workman. lives in Yates Center.
de ~ a man OF excellent executive
ability, a good speaker ana debater and
mas represented his district with ability
as state senator in 1896. He was born in
pennsylvania in 1853 HIS father was
killed at che battle of Stone River lezav-
ing nm upon his own resources. In IsS3
ar Lamb came TO Kansas He became
a member OF the 4. o. u w in 1888
and TOR ten years has beer an active
ana useTul member of the law commit
- ana was most Of the time chairman
or that committee
MI Lamb is a member OF The Christian
cnurcA and some times breaches from