Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
ODD FELLOWS HOME
Move to Establish One in the
District.
GRAND LODGE ACTION
ADOPTION OF COMMITTEES RE-
PORT OUTLINING PLAN.
Intuition to Be for Benefit of Aged
and INDECENT Members Of
the Order.

It is confidently expected that in the near
future there will be established in the Dis
trict of Columbia an Odd Fellows Home
where can be cared for aged and INDECENT
Odd Fellows In good standing and their
wives, aged and INDECENT Rebekahs in good
standing and their husbands. widows of de-
ceased Odd Fellows, and where dependent
orphans of deceased Odd Fellows can he
maintained and educated.
Such an Institution will result, it is be-
lieved, from the action taken at the meet
ing last evening in the Grand Lodge of the
Order of Odd Fellows, when the report of
the committee, of which Mr.. E. w. Brad
ford is chairman, was adopted At the jan
uary session of the Grand Lodge a plan
was submitted on behalf of the l. o. o. F.
help committee for the establishment of an
Odd Fellows Home. This plan was re-
ferred to the committee, with instructions
to make a report, and it was this report
which was adopted at the session held last
evening.
Report Of Committee.
In this report the committee states:
1.-The subject has received our careful
consideration. AS a preliminary step, cor
respondence was held with the officers of
a large number of the homes throughout
the country, and, In SO far as possible,
their plans of organization, bylaws etc.,
were secured for our information and guild
ance. Also such information as they
could give to the number of resi-
dents in their respective homes, cost of
maintenance, etc.
After careful consideration of these sew
eral reports, we find that a fair average
of the cost of maintaining such homes
is $3.50 per week for each resident thereof
We feel confident that after fund has
been raised sufficient to establish a home
it can be supported in this jurisdiction with
reasonable number of residents for a
like cost
The committee recommended the forma-
ton of what is to be known as the Odd
Fellows Home Association, to be composed
of two members elected by the Grand
Lodge, each of whom shall be entitled to
ten votes, and one member elected by each
subordinate lodge, by each Rebekah lodge,
by the grand encampment and each sub
ordinate encampment,-and canton in the
jurisdiction, which shall contribute to the
association who shalt be entitled to one
vote for each one hundred dollars or frac-
tional part thereof D 2tshtributed by or
through his or her ,oSgaaization and the
Grand Lodge shall be entitled to one addi-
tional vote for each 'one hundred dollars
or fractional part thereof which it may
contribute for the establishment of the
home over and above the sum Of two thou
sand dollars. said svotes to be divided
equally between the two members repre-
senting the Grand Lodge
Messrs E. w. Bradford and J. T. Petty
were; chosen to represent the Grand Lodge
in the new organization; and when the
other members, have. been selected articles
OF incorporation will be taken out.
Special Fund Donated. Oh,
The Grand Lodge authorizes the dona-
ton of the entire amount Of the fund
known as the special fluid In the treasury
and amounting',to about -. 900 to be used
to aid in the establishment and mainte-
nance of the home whenever $1,000 shall
have been secured by the officers Of the
association. The committee making the
report was composed of the following men,
bers: E. w. Bradford, J. H: Crew. w. H.
McNiel. j.. T. Petty. Thomas w. Fowler,
VIM. p. Allan, John J. Cherry and Philip
Walker,
DIR. Theo. Mead, P. G. NJ, declined to sign
the report and submitted a minority re-
port opposing the plan. The majority report
was signed by all the other members of the
committee, and on final passage was
adopted by the Grand Lodge with only
four dissenting votes.