The Glenwood post., 1905-10-21
ODD FELLOWS IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Colorado Grand Lodge Meets at
Rocky FOrd---CORSIderdbIe BuSi-
ness TrdnSdCted----New
Officers Installed
MEET NEXT YEAR AT FLORENCE


tion of the grand lodge |. O. o. F. oi
Colorado met last Tuesday in Rocky
Ford and the three days session was
h promo ounced by all as one of the most
~enjoyable meetings ever held by the
order in this state.
The local committee and citizens
generally had left nothing undone
which would contri butte to the com
fort and enjoyment of the visitors ano
as is usual in such cases had arranged
a splendid program. The weather was
almost perfect and there was little, il
anything, lacking to make the session
memorable
On Tuesday afternoon at the fair
grounds the prize drill of the patri
archs militant, the uniform branch
of the order, took place, prizes
amounting to $500 being offered. The
first award went to Canton Rogers of
Denver, the second to Canton Arapa
hoe of Denver and the third to Canton
Trinidad Immediately after the
award of prizes the grand decoration
of chivalry was conferred upon Colo
mel R. Nicholson, past department
ent commander, of Denver
The regular annual ball and recep-
tion provided by the Rebekahs of
Rocky Ford were events of especial
e>fnterest.
There was much less legislation
taI of hall OF
Glenwood last year. Although the
lodge at Castle Rock made a propJsi
tion to present the grand lodge an 80.
acre site for an Odd Fellows home,
the grand lodge decided by vote to de.
L fer the selection of site for this pur-
pose for the present.
A resolution offered by j. L. Noon
an from the Glenwood lodge proposing
to tax each member of the order in
the state FIVE cents per annum, such
assessment to be collected by the
grand secretary and the sum so raised
turned over to the local committee
where the grand lodge session is held
for the purpose Of assisting the com
ullIlet III lDe tnltTldln lnultHt VI the
grand lodge was almost unanimously
defeated The members took the view
that no town should extend an invita-
ton to the grand lodge until it had
counted the cost and satisfied itself of
its ability to properly entertain such
a session. There is standing invi-
tation to the grand lodge to meet in
Denver and this it will do should
there be no invitations from local
lodges.
After an impassioned appeal for mis-
resolution Mr.. Noonan demanded a
call for vote by lodges which was
granted and which resulted in vote
of nine yeas to one hundred thirty
three nayes. A significant feature of
ke hour was the vote against the
proposition by Florence lodge whose
invitation to hold the next session IN
Florence had Just been accepted, and
letter read Immediately after the
vote was taken from the Chamber of
Commerce Of Fort Collins asking that
the next session of the grand lodge be
- held in that city, Notwithstanding it
Entertained the grand lodge no longer
ago than 1903 This showed clearly
that the lodges which had had ex-
perience and which contemplated ex-
perience in the entertainment of the
grand lodge We're not favorable to the
resolution.
The grand encampment held its
annual session on Monday, and the
Rebekah assembly met Tuesday and
Wednesday, and each order reported
an enthusiastic session.
Thursday morning the following
elective officers with "A number of ap-
pointives we're duly installed by
Grand Master st. Clair: d. G.. Tay-
lor Pueblo, grand master; Joseph
hewitt, Buena Vista, deputy grand
master; DR.. j. NJ Norman, Denver,
grand secretary Seth Baker, Colo
RADIO Springs, grand treasurer; Rev.
80. VanValkenburg, Greeley, grand
|laplain; II. d. Hinckley, Sterling,
grand warden.
Following the installation Past
Grand Master Rogers, chairman OF
the finance committee turned over tt
the grand lodge two beautiful pas
grand masters jewels which this com
mittee had been authorized to procure
and present to Past Grand Maste
Dickson of Glenwood and the retiring
grand master, A. K. st. Clair. Thes,