The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-16
KENT FARM DECIDED
BY ODD FELLOWS
Rebekahs Given Reno County
Land by Grand Lodge.
OFFICERS ARE NOMINATED
For Grand Lodge to Be Voted
on in May.
OFFICERS OF REBEKAHS
Bodies Adjourn to Meet at
Topeka Next Year.

The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and
che Rebekah assembly closed their ses
siions in Wichita yesterday. The feature:
Of the days work were the deciding, by
the Grand Lodge. Of the Kent farm Il
the Rebekahs, the nomination of officer.
in the Grand Lodge to be voted on at The
May election, the election and install.
lation by the Rebekahs of officers for the
ensuing year and the choosing of Topeka
for the next meeting place.
The browning feature of yesterday
mornings session of the Grand Lodge
was the resolution instructing the incora-
Ing grand officers to execute, by warranty
deed, the Kent farm, in Reno county, "a
the Rebekah assembly This farm was
decided TO the Grand Lodge one year ago
TO cover the dedication Of D. w Kent
who was grand secretary Of the Grand
Lodge.
1t is the intention of the officers Of
the assembly to sell the farm and loan
the proceeds. keeping the money out on
interest until they have accumulated
a fund OF Sl0.000 when they viii com
mence the erection Of a Home for Indl-
gent odd Fellows and the Widows and
Orphans of Odd Fellows.
They have now on hand in the Home
fund. in cash and farm loans, &, as Sc
The sale Of the farm will swell the
amount up te nearly S7Ooo, as they had
a cash offer Of S4.oOo for the farm today
h. D.. h.
Home matter untiring. and in few
short years they can boase of as fine
a Home in Kans-s as can be found in
any state.
The Grand Lodge instructed the incom-
ing grand master. deputy grand master
and grand warden TO employ the best
legal talent 10 ascertain whether, under
the law. they have any equity in the D.
A. Boisicra Orphans Home, which has
been in court FOR so long and which was
recently decided adverse to the Grand
Lodge, placing the title in Troutman ami
Stone. Of Topeka. If. after research IF
the law. the attorneys SO selected decide,
they have a case, suit VIII be brought
Immediately and whatever they should
recover would be placed in the Home
fund now held by the Rebekahs.
Fffty-year jewels We're granted by the
Grand Lodge, free of cost, to the follow
ing members, who have been ODD Eel
lows for fifty years, continuous member
ship: W. c. Zenlmier, Of Leavenworth
J. H. Laybourn, of Usage City. and A.
L. Leach of Stafford.
At the morning session the Rebekah
assembly sent the following committee
TO the Grand Lodge TO convey the greet
ings of the assembly: Prcsident-elect
Miss Emma Stevens, Past Presidents
Jennie NJ. Wehe and Ada Z Flad, Past
Grand Secretary Evelyn Bradford and
Grand Chaplain Sarah II. Hannah. who is
the mother of the Rebekahs. After greet
ings had been exchanged several of the
members took up a collection for the
/. Home fund among the members, which
@netted slOo.
Only six appeals We're presented to the
Grand Lodge. which shows the harmony
existing among the members in the state.
The grand officers were authorized TO
purchase new rituals and officers jewels
before the next meeting Of the Grand
Lodge.
The mileage and per diem was fixed at
S2.50 per day for two days and actual
railroad fare.
All amendments to subordinate and
Grand Lodge consultations in the future
must he filed thirty days prior 70 the
meeting of the Grand Lodge and printed
in the grand masters supplemental re-
port.
At each session before the close canei-
dates for the various officers of the
Grand Lodge to be voted for at the last
meeting in the following May. are non,i-
mated by petition. AT yesterdays ses-
sion the following persons were placed in
nomination for the various offices.
For Grand Master-G. W. ALBANIAN. %
Atchison
For Deputy Grand Master-John I.
Saunders. Of Cheney
For Grand Warden-A w HershberEer.
Of Grocnsburg; II. r Potter, Of Clifton;
NJ. +. RadIey. of Pittshurg: T j. Hudson.
OF Fredonia; 5 h. s. Wilson. Of olathe;
J. j. Denholm. of Wichita; G. NJ Cole.
OF Phillipsburg: f. P. Bowen. OF Fort
Scott; a. W Crawford, Of Victoria; J. W.
Davis Of Topeka: B. II Powell. Of How
ard.
For Grand Secretary-NN. Il. Kemper. OF
Horton; Early Carder. Of ouenemc.
For Grand Treasurcr-H. c. Stevens of
Topeka; +. ". Stackpole, of Washing
ton.
For Grand Representative J. ".
Haushey, of Wellington; J. n johnson.
of Garnet; Geo. W Brown. OF Cherokee;
E s. Bertram. Of Council Grove; John
A Blight. OF Topeka
After the election the votes arc sealed
up and sent 70 the grand secretary prior
to the meeting Of the grand lodge. The
votes are canvassed by the election COM