The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18
Politics Of Sessions WIZ Center In
Sharp Contests for Grand Junior
Warden and Secretary.
ANNUAL ENcAMPMENT HELD
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED AND sPE-
CIAL LEGISLATION MADE.
Grand Patriarch Reports on shady
Transactions at Hobart-Omcers to
he Raised Tomorrow.


the Grand Lodge convenes this morning at
0 o'clock IN its semi-annual session Of two
days. The morning and afternoon sessions
OF to-day will be devoted to the appoint
ment OF committees and the reading OF re-
ports OF the different officers. The general
interest of the Grand Lodge centers in the
election Of officers, which will occur to-
morrow. The two places for which there
will be sharp contests are grand junior
warden and grand secretary, these posi-
tons being the first step towards higher
Offices. The candidates for grand junior
warden are many, all OF whom are making
a strenuous campaign for election. The
candidates include R. II. Hollywood. Fran
els Cooper, Jacob Joel. John III. White and
J. w. Singer. The two candidates for grand
secretary are w. II. Lsedy and Thomas r.
Jessup.
Yesterday the annual encampment Of the
Odd Fellows was held in their hall and was
attended by about one thousand members
from the various lodges throughout the
State The morning was spent largely In
passing on the credentials Of the delegates
the AFTERNOON the election OF officers oc-
CURED and special legislation relating TO
minor issues was made.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
Following are the newly elected officers:
Grand patriarch. Joseph Hall. Of Metro
politan Lodge No. 5; grand high priest.
v. N. Mickey. OF CASTOR, Ind; grand senior
warden, ]. NJ. Baker. OF Marion; grand
Junior warden. L. G. Akin, OF Indianapolis;
grand trustee. Simon Stroup. of Shelby
Vile; representative TO the Grand Sovereign
Lodge. which meets In San Francisco next
September. George w. Trester. OF Aurora.
Ind. and grand scribe. w. H. Leedy. OF In
dianapolis. At the close Of the afternoon
session members of the Patriarch Militant
presented Past Grand Patriarch George w.
Trester with an elegant Jewell emblematic
OF the order. The presentation speech was
made by Grand Master Z. u. Pryor, OF
Martins ,.ne. The only legislation Of gen.
election OF officers Of the different lodges.
The elections will hereafter be held at the
last meetings ns CT the lodges In the months
last meetings In June and December The
change was made in order to give the new
the duties OF their offices before their in
stallation, which occurs at the first meet
ings in the months OF July and january.
REPORTS OF INTEREST.
The reports OF the officers yesterday were
unusually interesting. According to the
report OF the grand patriarch, dispepsa-
tons Cor encampments have been made to
the following places: Brightwood. Gas
City. Swayzee. Otterbein. Dana, Wilkinson,
Terre Haute. Markle. Monrovia, Bruceville,
Salem. Center, Linn Grove, Westport,
Waynetown, Center Point, Lvonia, Staun-
ton and New Richmond
The report also showed that there had
been some shady work in one of the lodges
CT the State. A short time after the grand
patriarch had been installed into Office he
discovered that members OF the Hobart
funds among themselves under the guise
OF sick benefits. Charges against them
were fled by the Magenta Lodge, at Wheel.
er. Ind. but one OF the members made res
titution. However, the trial committee
found the persons guilty and levied a fine
or IS on each In conclusion the report
attend the excursion to the home OF the
lodge at Greensburg this afternoon The
train viii leave at lis O'Clock and return
The report Of the grand scribe showed
that there were now in the State 2S2 en-
oampments, with a total membership
that during the year 1.7s3 patriarchs had
received financial relief, and that during
the year there had been paid out $50. 4gs G
ceipts OF the encampment for the year
was SCI <29.16, and the total OF net re-
sources or the encampments is s156. A451.
campment for the year ending Oct. 81,
1903 was IS. $780, and the balance now in
the treasury IL 81. 1852 AZ.
DEGREE CONFERRED.
Last night the Patriarch Degree was con-
ferred on a number OF candidates by
Metropolitan Lodge. No. s, OF indianapolis
Reports Of the district deputies were also
read.
The offices that will be raised tomorrow
at the time OF the election of officers are
as follows: Alexander Johnson, grand
master; Edward Farer, deputy grand mas
ter. and Z. <. Pryor. present grand rlas-
ter. representative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. The question OF taxing members 90
cents each for improvements at the Green's
burg Home will be decided to-day