The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-19
Original Motion Had Been Changed to
Provide for Assessment of 90
Cents on Both Branches.
GREENsBURG HOME VISITED
ODD FELLOWS WERE PLEASED
WITH ITS MANAGEMENT.
Annual Session VIII Conclude To-Day
with Election of Omcers-Of-
ficers' Reports.

The semi-annual session of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows will conclude to-
day with the election of officers. All but
two OF the offices are filled by promotion,
consequently around these two places,
which are the first steps toward higher Of
fees. the election fights will revolve.
The positions are grand junior warden
and grand secretary. The most prominent
candidates for the former office are r. II.
Hollywood, Francis Cooper, Jacob JOEL
John II. White and ]. w. Singer. For
grand secretary w. III. Leedy and Thomas
r. Jessup are the leading candidates The
other officers will be promoted follows:
Alexander Johnson, of Fort Wayne, grand
master; Edward Farrer, of Angola, deputy
grand master; w. A. Morris, of Frankfort,
grand treasurer; Z. L. Pryor. of Spencer,
grand representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. which meets next September
in San Francisco
HOME TAX DEFEATED.
AT last nights session the most interest
ing issue of the meeting was settled. 1t
was the proposition of levying a per capita
tax on the Indiana Odd Fellows for the
construction of a new building at the Odd
Fellows Home, near Greensburg. The
members 40 cents and Rebekahs Is cents,
but a new motion was substituted which
provided for an equal tax of 50 cents on all
members. The question caused a sharp
fight I'm the session, which lasted until after
IL o'clock, and was finally decided by a
vote by lodges. resulting in $50 against and
2s2 for the tax levy. The question will prob
ably not come up again until the next ses-
sion of the lodge. The general opposition
to the measure was on the ground that the
tax levy was too high.
The early part of the evening was devoted
to the reading of the reports of the griev-
ance and appeal committees. The reports
were adopted. Both were interesting in
that they showed the relations of the differ
ent lodges of the State.
SOLICITING AID.
An important section in the report of the
committee on application was that refer
ring to the soliciting of aid in Indiana by
the Washington Lodge. No. 1, of Baltimore
The latter lodge is endeavoring to raise
| money with which to build a new building
and TO purchase the building where the
first meeting of Odd Fellows was held. The
right to solicit money in this State was
denied them by the application committee
| The same right was also denied the lodge
| at Gainesville, Fla, which has built a large
| sanltarium. and Is seeking TO pay off its
| debt. The report of the grievance commit
| tee related altogether to fights and differ.
| ences between different lodges of the State
A memorial presented by w. r. Meyers. OF
Anderson, on the death of Platt j. Wise
past grand master, was read and adopted
| by the Grand Lodge.
Yesterday morning a short session was
held. in which the reports of the variou:
| officers were heard. In the afternoon an ex
| cursion was run from Indianapolis Il
| Greensburs to give the delegates of the
| lodge an opportunity TO visit the Odd Eel
| Greensburg. 1t was stated that Incl
dentally" the excursion was to convinc'
| the delegates how badly another building
| was needed on the grounds However, 1t 1.
a general custom during the meetings of tn,
| Grand Lodge TO run train to the home
! About 200 took advantage of the excursion
| yesterday and all expressed themselves a!
| we'll pleased with the manner In which TIT
| home Is being conducted and the work tina
| ii Is doing for the old and friendless mem
| bers OF the order.
| REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The reports of the officers at the morn
ing session were all full and comprehensive
| Grand Master Pryor stated that not
| charter of a subordinate lodge of the Stat
had been disturbed during the past yea
and prospects for the next year are un
usually good for both subordinate and Re
| bekah lodges.
According to the report of the grand sec
rotary w. II. Leedy, there are now 50
lodges in the State, with total member
ship. June 80. 1903. of $3.50. 1t showed tina
| the total receipts of the lodges were $500,
04593, for the term ending June 20, of thi
year. that the total net resources of tn
lodges at that time were s2,74o. 20, an
that the total relief for the year .endin
June 80 amounted to $235, 924.79. During tn
year there had not been a lodge that wa
delinquent in its reports or payment o
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