The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06


lect and superexcellent masters, as set
out in the foregoing calendar. This
council has not only a state, but a ma
tional reputation and will present the
beautiful degrees of Cryptic Masonry
with its complete equipment and para
phernalia-
Monday evening, February 8, the
Woodmen of the World of this city will
hold a large open meeting in honor of
some of the principal members of the
order, who are now engaged in touring
the state. An interesting and extern
sive programme has been prepared for
the occasion and no pains are being
spared by the managers of the recep-
ton to make it the most successful
gathering of the year. John Wesley
Geiger, state manager for the state of
Iowa, and John Wesley Kaiser, state
deputy for Kansas. and Mrs. Emma B.
Manchester. who is the national head
of the Ladies' Circle, the order auxil-
larry to the Woodmen of the World, will
be the guest of the Topeka organiza-
lions. Miss Kaiser, daughter of the
state deputy. an engaging and accom-
plished young lady, will accompany
her father. She is a vocalist of consid-
cradle ability and has promised to give
a number of solo numbers on the even
ing's programme. All of the visitors
will make addresses, and as they are
all known to be interesting speakers
their visit has been looked forward to
with pleasurable anticipation since it
s
is sovereign commander of the Wood
men of the World, is now engaged in
making a tour of Kansas but his timer
airy does not include Topeka 1t had
been hoped to secure his appearance
at Topeka but this has been imprac-
ticable. Mrs. Manchester, who occu-
pies a position corresponding to that
held by Mr.. Root, is one of the most
prominent lodge women in the west.
| The anal chapters of an affair in
! New York city in which Masons of the
country have been deeply interested are
| about to be closed by the expulsion OF
the officers and committees of lodge
/ who were responsible for the admission
into the order of man deemed by the
grand lodge to be morally disqualified
for membership The news dispatches
| contain the following:
New York. Feb. 6.-The success of
a we'll known gambler in gaining mem
| bership to Masonic circles, which caused
a sensation among members of the or
der when it became known some
months ago, has caused the withdrawal
/ of the charter from Mount Zion chap
| ter 231 This action has just been taken
! by the grand lodge of Royal Arch Ma
| sons in session at Albany. All the
members of the chapter who were per-
sonally interested in the episode, the
man who proposed the gambler, the
| committee that was supposed to inVeS-
! tigate his character. and the officers
who conferred the chapter degrees upon
him, will be tried and undoubtedly ex-
! PEELED from the order. The effect of
! the grand charters action is to leave
the Mount Zion chapter without Ma
sonic home. but its innocent members
may affiliate with another chapter if
they desire to take part in Royal Arch
work.
Here is an item which will be of inter
/ est to fraternal order members generally.
| This column is indebted to the Bee Hive
f f9r 1T IS Of COOK Gn on dee5Gn no in d
clares constitutional the provision in the
statutes of that state which exempts the
funds of fraternaI beneficiary societies
/ from garnishment or subsection to the
claim of any creditor of the beneficiary
or member of such society. The decision
referred to was by Judge E. F. Dunno,
and is a case where creditors of certain
benefciaries of a deceased member of the
supreme hive, Ladies of the MaccabeeS
of the World, sought to subject the funds
coming to such benef1ciaries, from the
order to the payment of certain debts.
The court found for the order and dis
missed the suit at PLAINTIFFS costs The
power of the legislature to enact laws ex-
empting property from liability to seizure
and sale to satisfy debt afterwards con
tracted, if they violate no express constl-
tutional provision; the courts have no
power to review the discretion of the leg
/ islature as to the extent of the exemp-
ton; it is constitutional for the legisla-
ture to pass laws eXempting funds in the
hands of a beneficiary society from at
| tachment or garnis hment by creditors of
either beneficiary or the member 1t
may not be generally known by Kansas
1
/ books carry law similar to If not iden-
ticaI with the one tested in the Illinois
court. The Kansas law says: The mon
ey or other benefit. charity, relief or aid
to be paid, provided or rendered by any
association authorized to do business I'M
der this act and the reserve or emergency
fund of such association shall not be liza
BILE to attachment by trustee, garnishee or
other process, and shall not be seized,
taken appropriated or applied by any
! legal or equitable process or by opera
ton of law, TO pay any debt or liability
] of a certificate holder or of any bene-
| hciary named in the certificate, or any
| person who may have right hereunder,
and shall be exempt from all taxes
The Lincoln knights of lodge No; 26o
A. o. U, w. will give their annual ban
quet at the Throop hotel on February p
! This is an organization of old time mem
bers of No. $50 who at present find it i'm
/ of the lodge. but still retain their interest
| in the order and wish to renew old &C
| ouaintances. They gather together once
a year and recall the many happy nights
they spent together in the lodge room
knights was selected on account OF the
fact that the first meeting was held on
Iincolns birthday two years ago This
wear it is expected that among the guests
of the knights will be F. V: Benson OF
Kent. O., David Thomas of Salt Lake
city and T. NJ. Hartley of Los Angeles,
ali of them pastmasters of No. $50. The
banquet will be open to all members OF
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