The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
GOmer I. Davies Election Is
Now Assured.
He Will Be Grand Master of the
/. 0. o. F.
MR.. KEMPER CHOSEN.
The Efficient Grand Secretary
Will Succeed Himself.
Relief Work Done by the Frater-
nal Societies.

Conner T. Davies has been chosen to
be the next grand master of the I. o. O.
F. while W. H. Kemper will succeed
himself as grand secretary. Besides
these elections and that of deputy
grand master in which G. W. ALBANIAN
has no opposition. nothing can be told
about next years officers. No election
has resulted from the balloting upon
grand warden. grand treasurer and
grand representative.
Of about $50 lodges of the Order of
odd Fellows in Kansas 4sO or so cast
their ballots. OF these 405 have been
heard from. Those yet to hear from
win not cast enough votes to make
difference in the situation. OF the 5000
votes cast Conner Davies of Concordia
has received 1.760 a clear majority of
all given. w. H. Kemper has already
received more votes for secretary than
were ever before given to a candidate
for that office. His vote is now 2,463
against the 675 cast for George w.
Jones.
No decision of the election of the 9TH
er officers will be made until the meet
ing Of the grand lodge in October next.
the subordinate lodges of the state fail
to do so. Only grand and past grand
officers of the odd Fellow lodges may
vote upon the officers of the grand
lodge. 1t is impossible to forecast the
results of the grand lOdeg election al
though in the ballotng for grand treas
urer L G. Beal has a decided lead over
any of the other seven candidates
There are also eight candidates for the
office of grand warden
7ai
have been brought in there will be little
charge in the situation. A number OF the
lodges failed to secure quorums at the
meetings when voting might pc zone upon
The balloting stands as follows: no
Grand master-Cfomer T. Dawes, 1sf99: A
S. Kemper. ass; J. J. Roll, 6S4 c. r. Wal
ters BOP Grand Warden-E- W Hersh5er-
ger sos; Isaiah Jones, Zs5; Il. = Iots .ed
Sos: NJ. F. Radley. 81: J. I. Saunders, 4!S.
j. V Sponenberger. 1859. J. H. Vance, Stt ;
s. B. s. Wilson. AL Grand seeretary-G;
W Jones 675; W. II. Kemper, 2 463. Grand
treasurer G. Beal, $50; J. O. Brown,
SIS H. K. Herbert. 1s5; s. 8. Learned. ~;
n. G. stevens. SIS: N z. Wood, 1872. Grand
representa- ive-John A. Bright, 1.099; Geo
w Brown. Lis; w L Brown. $50
Relief work among the fraternal society
members who have lost property IN me
recent flood along the KaW river IS being
Systematically done by all the lodges in
Kansas 1t is impossible at this time to
state how extensive this work will be, but
there is reason to suppose that IN the
neighborhood of $4,000 will be secured by
the various lodges who are now gathering
money The Elks the MasOns. the Work
men the Woodmen. the Knights Of Pytn-
las the Knights and Ladies OF security,
the Odd Fellows and all the rest are con-
tributing their portions. Not All ms mon
ey will be spent directly for the benefit Ct
lodge members. Much of 1t VIII go to me
general relief work along with private CON
fributions and donations by other cities
and corporations.
.,z- 49, Hrosorio LODGES of the state
have sent in more than $1,000 me EiAs
lodge has raised a like amount in Kansas
alone Money for the RELIEF work VIII &c
coming in to the other lodges Tor Two or
three weeks to come as the system Dy
which the subscriptions are secured VIII
not work faster. That will be ample tlme.
however that the money may be put 10
good use Circulars have been sent out
from the headquarters Of all the lodges
in the state asking the subordinate lodges
to make subscriptions Ihe 9dd felluNs
have instituted a systematic inVestigation
Of the losses to their order In the HOOD ana
their first relief work viii be among Iheir
own peOpIe With the other fraternal So
cieties the situation is much the same In
a week or two a definite statement of the
work conducted by the fraternal socleues
may be given
There has been almost nothing Of 50,
cial nature among the Topeka fratefnal
societies for the next two weeks ana
many of the little affairs OF the lodge work
scheduled for the ensuing days Of june
haT-e been declared off on account of the
devastation of the flood All the lodges are
working cheerfully and industriously to
relieve a s far as in their power the distress
of fellow members and outsiders. One Of
the most important agencies IN the reilet
work viii be the lodges OF Kansas ana
they should be given due recognition LOT
Haddam Rebekah lodge No 439 and Skid
more lodge No. $50 I o. o. F. are two of
the new lodges instituted in Kansas during
the past week