The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-22
)06 Fellows Make Trip to the
Orphanage on Board a
Special Train.
OFFICERS MAKE REPORTS
GRAND MASTER HOLLYWOOD
TAKES UP SUBJECT OF THE Elk.
PULSION OF LIQUOR SELLERS
FROM THE ORDER.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 81. (Spl)-
At the opening session this morning OF
the Grand Lodge l. o. o. F., of Indi-
ana the reports of the various officers
were read. This afternoons program
consisted of trip of inspection TO the
home at Greensburg, on special
train, and the matter of whether or
not to erect a new building on the
present site of the grand lodge, at
Pennsylvania and Washington streets
came up at a special meeting tonight.
The election of officers and the fin
ishing up of the routine business OF
the convention will be held tomorrow.
The report of the grand master, r..
III. Hollywood took up, among other
matters, petitions to solicit aid. 1t
said, in regard to this: 1.-THE practice
of lodges asking permission to solicit
aid seems to be growing at rapid
pace Too many lodges erect large
buildings with very small capital, in
volving themselves in debt far beyond
their ability to pay, and trust to the
generosity of the lodges in the State
to assist them in meeting their obllga-
lions. This should not be. No
lodge should SO involve itself that it
cannot see its way clear to meet its
obligations any more than an individ-
ual should do SO. / have had numer-
GUS petitions for such permission, but
have refused in each instance and
have referred all such applicants, to
the Grand Lodge
Expulsion Of Liquor Sellers.
The matter of saloon keepers and
bar tenders also was taken up in the
report by Mr.. Hollywood, who relates
that on assuming his duties he at
once took up the work begun by
Grand Past Representative Alexander
Johnson, to purge the order OF all
members engaged in the liquor bust
ness who have been admitted contrary
to the laws of the organization.
The report related further that Mr..
had learned, through COM
of several members who
were engaged in the liquor business
and had asked that immediate steps
should be taken to expel such mem
bers.
The report further related that 1T
has come to my ears at different times
that lodges while entertaining social
ly were wont to serve intoxicants as
part of the refreshments, but only
once have / actually seen it. In
stantly on learning what was being
done | stopped it. I believe that this
Grand Lodge should adopt a very pos
tive resolution at this session"
Innovations by Lodges.
In regard to innovations Mr.. Hol-
Iywood said: Il regret that some lodg-
es still attempt to better our degrees
either by adding to of taking from the
ritual, and some few use mechanical
devices in order to have fun with the
Wherever I have seen
his done l promptly interfered and in
most cases have interfered before
hose things were attempted which
YOU have repeatedly said should not be
lone"
The report of the grand secretary.
W. H. Leedy, showed that the total
lumber of lodges June 80, 1906, was
-29. 1t showed that the total mem
,ership June so, 1906, was 71,S7O, a
let gain of 1929 since the preceding
January.
The total gross resources OF the |
edges, are s3,627, 630.17, and the total
let resources are s3,105,9S4.24, accord
ng to the report.