The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-19
LODGE NEWS.
Flood Relief Work Of he Odd
Fellows Is Done.
A Kansas City Lodge Gave
$4,000 to Sufferers.
PICNIC AT VINEWOOD.
Annual Grand Lodge Reports
Being Prepared.
Maccabees Will Lead Out the
Goat September 30.
PICNIC AT VINEWOOD.


Odd Fellows this week closed up the
last of the food relief work which has
been conducted through the head
offices OF the order in the state. The
money paid out by the head Office from
the relief funds amounted to ss.O2s. IS.
This was placed in the hands of twenty
one Odd Fellow lodges. four Rebekah
lodges and thirty-one individuals. The
money going directly to individuals
was paid out to persons in Kansas City
and Argentine whose lodges were in
other parts of the state The lodges
receiving money placed ii with their
own relief funds and distributed it at
2 discretion
The $1,000 handled by the head office
IS but a fraction OF the money paid
out by the Odd Fellow lodges of the
state for the relief of persons who suf-
fered in the food. Lodge No SIS. of
Kansas City Kas paid out Sc. 900 from
its general funds, While-many lodges in
Kansas City. Topeka and elsewhere
contributed from 500 TO $500 each. The
total spent by the Odd Fellows
amounts 10 nearly $4,000.
The three Odd Fellow and four Re
bekah lodges of the city will picinc at
Ninewood park on Saturday the 18th
The picnic VIII be an all-day affair,
AMI persons intending to go are re
ouested to bring basket dinners.
Arrangements viii be made to serve
hot coffee or the grounds. Rev. c. a.
Flnch VIII make an address as a part
Of q short programme of music and
Speeches.
Grand Master J. NJ. Johnson of the
Odd Fellows was in Topeka two DAYS
TINS week making up his report for the
work of the year.
Mrs. Hattie V. FEST. of Atcbison.
president of the general Rebekah as
seInoly, visited the Office of Grand Sec
rotary ". H Kemper this week She
Is closing uD the business Of her off,
cial f~rm.
Grand Secretary W. H. Kemper of the
J. O. o F. Of Kansas has been at work
for several weeks preparing his annual
report OF the affairs Of the order to be
presented 10 the grand lodge which
meets al Wichita during the third week
IN October. In this report will be the
following statement of the condition OF
odd Fellow lodges Of the state on Junt,
80 1903, which he has prepared some
what in advance Of the other features
No. working lodges Aug. 81, 1902. .47s
Instituted during year -................... Il
-
CONSULTATIONS 50 and sz.-...-............'-1. II
No working lodges Aug. 81. 1913. IS |
MEMBERSHIP
Membership June 80 1872 .............. q go I
Initiated during the year-----..-3.ss5
Admitted by card .-...........- -
Helnstated ......-------..-.-.-.. as $40 /
ass
Withdrawn by card ---.----.....-- 30
Dropped non-payment dues......1.ssS
Suspended for cause.------......- 70
L-2ptlieu -------- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES "a
Deaths -.---- -.----.....-.....--... rs :, As
Membership June 30 1875 ............... so5s4 /
RELIEF
No. brothers relieved ..-.--.-.--........ , 645 /
widowed families relieved ............ l49
No brothers buried -..-.-.-.-.-....... 25s
No weeks sick benefits paid. Us !
Paid for relief of brothers 50 81 70 +
Paid relief widowed families 4S6-g4 4
PAID relief orphans ...-.-..-....... So IS /
Paid burying dead --..---.....-..... 1072S % 4
RAD special relief --------,.--:.s 15.145.sS
cash hands treasurer June 30. 0S-. IL, 1851 +
Sasn hands trustees June 80. tS-. 80. 45l IS /
Notes, bonds. mortgages ....-...... 74.1S2 Il I
Value real estate June 81, 1885,. SIS. 1853 /
Nalue furniture fixtures June3C
value paraphernalia and regaha
} lne -. lsl1 C T
Total liabilities as shown by re-
ports June 30. 1913 .---.--.--....-. S2o17O2 (
Current expenses year ending
june %; ls63 s4.7oas1
Net worth Of subordinate lodges
June 30. 1893 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SIS $50 80
The following new Odd Fellow lodges 1
have been instituted recently or viii be I
put in operation at an early date: Sun
la