Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-09
WOMEN CANDIDATES TIED
Dsgre, Of Hsnor Election DEVELOPS Evenly
Divided Popularity.
MRS. LGTEKY is GRAND CHEF OF HONOR
Fir-t Place coo to Lexington woman,
with Mrs. Koerber Of Norfolk for
Grand Lady Of HonOr-EIec-
tiOn Completed Today.

After a session which continued all day,
the grand lodge OF the Degree Of Honor
elected officers with the exception OF the
grand usher. grand outer watch and trus-
tees. II required 1852 votes to elect and In
the contests for these places no one received
the necessary number.
The ofhcers elected were: Mrs. Mary
Lateky. LexIbgton, grand chief OF honor;
Mrs. Anna Koerber, Norfolk. grand lady OF
honor; Mrs. Ella Hall, South Omaha. grand
chief OF ceremonies; Miss Teresa Hempel,
Lincoln, grand recorder Mrs. Mary Miller.
billiard. grand receiver; Mrs. Nellie Brlck-
son. Brewster, grand inside watch: Mrs.
Adelia Harding. Mrs. Ella NJ. Hostetler and
Mrs. Teresa Hempel. representatives to the
superior lodge.
Result Not Yet nown.
A second ballot was taken for grand usher,
grand trustee and grand outer watch. but
the votes viii not be counted until this
morning. The lodge adjourned at $50
o'clock.
For grand usher the. first ballot, the vote
stood: Mrs. Margaret Bright, 3d.: Mrs
Maria Smith, 90; Mrs. Florence owen, 81:
Mrs. Lulu Bossemeyer, 50; Mrs. Susie
Hutchinson. a.. For grand outer watch the
vote stood; Miss Ella Van woert, 1924;
Mrs. Ada Brumsey, 81: Mrs. Dora Jsekmsu
IS; Mrs. Mary Haskell, o. For grand
trustee: Mrs. Julia GaHbraith, 1922, Mrs
Florence waggoner. 1923; Mrs. Ann F1ory. AZ
After these ofhees are filled this morn.
ing a grand medical hammer is to be ap.
pointed by the newly elected chief Of honor
which appointment is 20 be followed b,
the installation Of the new ofheers.
For Next Grand Dodge.
Another important matter Of business tC
be disposed Of is the selection of the place
for holding the next grand lodge. very
little Interest has 50 far been shown by the
delegates, but il is said there will be
contest over this when the time comes FOL
voting. Nv
After the vote was apnounced YESTERDAY
afternoon Mrs. Rose c. Robinson, grand
recorder OF the Degree of. Honor Of Mis-
souri,, presented Mrs. Harding, the retiring
grand chief Of honor, OF Nebraska a beauti
full bouquet of roses, at the same tim,
highly couplimenting Mrs. Harding upon tn,
work she had done for the order in thI
state. Mrs. Harding was first elected gran,
ohtefi OF honor in 1898 and has been re
elected at every grand lodge since that tim
until the present lodge met.
p- Mrs. Morgan IL GratiAed.
Mr5' Aimaretta Morgan, grand chief o
honor OF the Missouri Degree Of Honor, ant
Mrs. Rose C. Robinson. grand recorder. wer,
present at the morning session. Mrs. Nor
gan had just returned from a meeting o.
the grand lodge at Toledo, o., and recent,
attended" a meeting Of the superior IodK,
at Portland, Ore. She stated that the Ne.
braska grand lodge was one Of the largest
she had ever attended and the members
we're unusually enthusiastic. The reception
given Tuesday, night by the home lodges
she said, was one OF the most enjoyable eve
given a grand lodge.
The grand receiver OF the Nebraska lodg,
yesterday morning announced that she hat
bponghti with herr to Omaha "a 900 to pa,
the expenses Of the grand lodge anu hat
$1,000 more in hank to draw on. This sh
gave as an indication OF the financial con
dition Of the lodges In Nebraska.