The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

will be going on in the various lodges
over the state during the last nights
of this month. There is q long string
of candidates Between $500 and 1000
votes are to be cast and counted on
this election Only those members of
the lodges who have served in lodge
Offices are permitted to vote This rule
has been in effect for seven or eight
years. The elected candidate must have
at least 40 per cent of the votes cast.
Where a candidate fails 10 receive this
number of votes the election is decided
by the delegates at the state conven-
ton.
The candidates whose names appear
on the tickets now being sent out from
the Office of Grand Secretary w. H.
Kemper are as follows:
For grand master-Gomer 7. Davies
Of Concordia, A. S Kemper of Louis
vile, J. J. Roll of Pratt, c. r. Walters
OF Oswego.
For deputy grand master-G. w. All
aman of Atchison-
For grand warden-A W. Hershber-
ger of Greensburg, Isaiah Jones of Usage
city, H. y. Potter of Clifton, M E.
Radley of Pittsburg, J. 1. Saunders OF
Cheney, J. Y. Sponenberger of Burling-
ton. J. h. Vane of Winfield c. B. S.
Wilson of Olathe.
For grand secretary George W. Jones
of Mound City w. H. kemper of Hor-
ton.
For grand secretary-L G. BeaI of
Topeka. j. o. Brown of Fort Scott, H
K Herbert of FL Dorado. S. S. Learned
of Lawrence, {. A Mitchell OF cherry
vale. F. W. StackDole of Washington,
h c. Stevens of Topeka. n. (. Woods
of Pittsburg.
For grand epresentative-John A.
Bright of Topeka, George w Brown of
Cherryvale ". L. Brown of Kingman.
The offices to which salaries are at
tachedy are grand master, grand sec
rotary and grand treasurer. All the
officers but treasurer and secretary are
installed at the time of the grand lodge
meeting in October. The other two hold
over until December /.
New Odd Fellow lodges were installed
this week at Beattie and at Menlow
The eighth biennial session of the gen
eral council OF the Fraternal Aid Will
take place in Topeka on May IL and will
be attended by officers of the order from
all over the United States. There are to
be 155 delegates from all the states
north of the Mason and Dixon line The
local committee are working on the pro
gramme for the council, the three coun-
ellis of Topeka having formed general
committee of fifteen on entertainment
with H. NJ Steele as chairman. The
railroads entering Topeka have given
the delegates special rates.
The following general officers viii be
present: H. E. Don Carlos, general
PRESIDENT NlUllds D.. j. M L. L<lll-s gen
eral vice president. Whittier, Cal; DR..
L. A. Ryder, past general president.
North Topeka, Kas.; NJ. D. Greenlee,
general secretary, Lawrence, kas.; c. o.
Anderson, general treasurer, Arcadia,
KaS.. DR.. A. J. Anderson. general med
zeal examiner Lawrence, Kas.; A. B.
Newkirk, assistant general medical ex-
aminer California, Los Angeles, Cali
VIM. w. Misner. assistant general med
icaI examiner Washington and Oregon,
Tacoma, Wash; Maggie Mcdonald, gen
eral cha plain. Hutchinson, Kas.; Mrs.
NJ. L. Brown, general guide, Chanute,
Kas.; George B. Boutwell,, general OBJ
server. Monte Vista, Col; DR.. J. NJ.
Pickel, general sentinel, Plainville, Ind.
The general trustees to be here are ".
L. Hancock, Topeka; NJ. P. Shearer,
Abilene; T. J. Edmonds. Kansas City
The law committee. w z. Higgins,
Lawrence; J. A. Hildebrand. Cedar
Rapids. Iowa; J. N. Shannon, Vernon,
Kas The auditing committee: T. j.
Sweeney. Lawrence; w 5 Dillon, ST
Joseph, Mo-; 1. J. Reeme, Parsons.
On Tuesday last, the state convention
of the Knights of Columbus was held in
Topeka with 40 delegates in attendance
This organization extends all over the
United States and has about 1900 mem
bers in Kansas. Its membership is re-
cruited entirely from the Catholic
church but in no other feature is it of
a religious character The officers elect
ed for the ensuing years are:
R. F. Hayden, state deputy; T. J.
Coughlin, state secretary; Charles De
Bus, Parsons. state treasurer; F. NJ.
Krauss. st. Paul. state warden: w. r.
Kaffer, Salina, state advocate. The dele
gates for the meeting of the national
council. held in New Haven, Conn, in
June who were selected are as follows.
R F. Hayden p J. Monaghan, T. J.