Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08

was an elegant penman and a highly eff
| f1cient officer. Afterward Kislingbury Me-
mortal Lodge, No 257. was instituted at
| Rochester, N. Y, in grateful remembrance
of this faithful knight
In his annual report to the Pythian Grand
Lodge of Kansas Grand Chancellor Nc
Dowell makes a vigorous assault on the
| system of compulsory weekly benefits. This
was supplementary the following remarks
| py u. Il. Barnes. the fraternal cOrrespon-
dent OF the Grand, Lodge Of Kansas: THE
| topic made most emphatic this year is the
question OF compulsory benefits, and not an
ofnclal who has had wide opportunity to
| study this subject has pronounced in their
| FAVOR; nor has assingle reviewer so pro-
| nounced. On the contrary. the consensus OF
| opinion is that our system of compulsory
| weekly benefits does more to injure our Or
| der than any other problem that confronts
| us We must get away from the idea that
| 1t is possible, with q minimum of dues, to
| pay maximum of benefits: We must place
| our organization on an insurance basis. on a
| cold business basis. or we must return to
| the fraternal idea, and stick to that. Let
| us each ask ourselves If 1t is not better 70
| abolish all benefit laws and have each
| lodge free to handle each case presented,
| give where there is need; sympathy, II
needed; attention, if needed advice, il
needed: money in proper amount. if needed:
| than to do as we do now. hand over our
| paltry Ut per week, regardless of the need
| of the brother. We have each seen wrangle
weekly benefits, when we knew that such
wrangle hurt the lodge more, far more,
than any amount of weekly benefits could
counteract. Let us do away with compul-
sorry Dement'S; let us eliminate the insurance
feature from our subordinate lodge and be-
come in truth as we'll as name fraternity"
In the District of Columbia domain the
Grand Lodge permits subordinate lodges to
do as they please about benefits, and there
are now three fouriShing lodges of the Or
der in which the benefits only nominal
Muskegon Lodge of Elks has notified the
antlered brotherhood of the ample and ele-
CANT manner in which DR.. Richard l..
Cornwell. member of their lodge, has
been getting the better of the fraternity.
The Doctors method was simple and he
paved the way by means of the member
ship card of the Muskegon Lodge. He and
a woman would go into large city and
register as man and wife at a first-class
motel. After paying visit to the Elks
lodge and making the acquaintance of
some 'of the best financial men he would
spend few days in making himself
good fellow" He was ostensibly travel
ing man. Finally call upon a banker or
prominent merchant would be made and a
check from the house presented in
dorsed by himself The woman had helped
the game along by her winning ways and
the victim would readily cash the forged
check on the ''wifes" account If for moth
Ing else. Then the pair would suddenly
disappear. When the complaints began to
come In to the Muskegon Lodge a circular
was pi cpoie0 anu sent DFOauCaSC winch
gave good description of Cornwell and
told of his desertion of a wife and three
children at Whitehall. For a long time
the pair evaded the officers. getting out of
of the fraud Cornwell has been arrested
and is now serving sentence in the Mus
kegon Jail. The woman got away.
Faith Lodge, No. IA, 1. O. G. r., met in
regular session IN Odd Fellows Hall, 31st
street northwest, Tuesday evening. Miss
Maude Richardson, chief templar, pre-
sided. Miss May Smith. organist. led in
were the grand templar and J. S. Black
ford. deputy of Silver Star Lodge. The
line of officers was reelected by unani-
nous vote and indicted into office by
Deputy Grand Templar LEM, assisted by
Mr.. Blackford and Mrs. Capps as installing
marshal and deputy installing marshal.
Under the good OF the order, arranged by
Mrs. Agnes Dugan chairman, Mrs. Belt
to Perseverance Lodge last Saturday even
ing. Mrs. Waters remarked upon "a very
pleasant time had at Silver Star Lodge on
Thursday evening last by a delegation
from Faith Lodge, of which she was
member. Mr.. B1ackford spoke of 1.-The
many encouraging signs of the growth of
temperance sentiment throughout the
with organ recitals and select readings
were given by Miss Richardson. 80 One
Girl Sighed and One Girl Smiled" by Mr..
LEM you Have % WOr0 or Cheer, IcH
Him So;" by Mrs. Belt, IN Here There Is
Feasting and Dancing Out There Cruel
Want and Distress and by Mr.. Russell.
ct Isn't What is in it. but the Soul Behind
the Song
Minnehaha Lodge, No. 1, I. o. G., T.,
held its regular session in Society Temple,
9th and G streets Tuesday evening Chief
Templar S. T. Westdal occupied the chair.
Miss M. Mckenzie was admitted to men,
bership and Miss Nellie Smith, pianist, led
in the song service. The quarterly reports
of the financial officers showed the lodge
to be in excellent condition. Resolutions
were adopted expressing the deep SYM
patty of members for Mrs Carrie Smith
mother. Mrs. Anna Crawford. The newly
elected officers were installed by Lodge
Deputy Henry F. Smith, Miss Nellie Smith
and Mr.. Miller acting marshal and
deputy marshal, respectively At the con-
clusion of the exercises the committee on
entertainment Miss Nellie Smith, chair
man. served refreshments.
The commanders and record keepers of
the several tents of Maccabees in this city
met at Golden Rule Hall, 400 9th street
northwest, on Wednesday night and organ
lied commanders and record keepers as
ISOLATION for the District of Columbia. Sir
Knight George F. Canniff, the command
of Mount Vernon Tent, No T. was elected
chairman: Sir Knight Thomas L. Smith.
record keeper of Metropolitan Tent, No. II,
VICE chhirIhah' anu LIZ y. II. thompson,
record keeper of Golden Rule Tent, No. 3,
secretary. The meeting was we'll attended
and much interest manifested especially to
devise some means Of preventing lapses in
membership.
District Tent No. 8, K O. T. M, gave
banquet to Anacostia Tent, No. Z. on Thurs
day night. State Commander Gall acted as
POSTMASTER.
Eight of the twelve Maccabee tents in this
city reported to the state commander for
the month of July that thew had no mem-
bers iapsed during the month
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