Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-16
SUPREME OFFICERS
HONE GUARDS NAMED
President Work and Secretary
Green Reelected at Biennial
Meeting Wednesday
SUPREME BANKER
New Home Of Fraternal Order Gets
One Of the Officers and Director in
Person of p. A. Hawley-Emersency
Fund Added as New Feature-Reso-
luton of Faith lin Marshalltown.

Iutton OF AKIN IN WarSHdtiSoWus
The first supreme lodge meeting of
the Home Guards Of the World was
held in this city "Wednesday in the
head Office rooms in the Hopkins block.
There We're present the supreme pres
ident, ]. A. Work, of Washington; SUI
preme secretary. Jerry S. Green; the
supreme medical examiner, DR.. L. b.
Carson, of Maquoketa; J. NJ. Daniels,
OF Seymour, and the following dele
gatesa Mrs. Katie Brockman, Daven-
port; Clifford Thorre, Washington;
John Tracy, Maquoketa; E. !. Lendt.
Dixon; l.. H. Smith, Liscomb; j. w.
Lowry, Seymour; ". G. Wulf, Welton;
Il. F.. Guthrie. Marshailtown; b. "A.
Wright, oskaloosa: DR.. "a. W. Slaught.
Ottumwa, and several members OF the
order who were visitors from various
points. Several Of the lodges did. not
find it convenient tip send 1 deleg ates,
but sent their proxits to the supreme
secretary, asking him to repr resent
their lodge In the supreme meeting.
When President Work called the
meeting to order the supreme secre-
tary, Mr.. Green, arose, and asked him
why he had no emblem OF; his author-
+ ty, to which the president replied he
had none. Then Mr.. Green, IN the
name OF DR.. L. b. Carson, J. N. Dam
I iels, and himself, who have been at
fliated so closely with Mr. Work from
the birth of the order, presented the
president with "a most beautiful gavel
of cocobola wood bearing 9 gold band.
beautifully engraved. TO this Presi-
dent Work feelingly responded.
The address OF welcome, which was
enthusiastic and hopeful, was given by
Mayor Ingledue. It was closely list
ened to and heartily appiauded at the
close. BY his easy and earnest man
ner, vigor and sincerity, Mayor Ingle-
due captured the delegates and Off
GERS at the outset Of his address It
was responded to by Supreme Secre-
tary Green in most clever address
in which he thanked the mayor Tor
his hearty address of welcome. Coup
ling it with your earnest and vigorous
efforts In getting us to make this city
the home Of our ORDER said Mr.. Green,
Eve know 1t comes from the innermost
recesses Of your heart. Being young
order we are but a handful OF people,
as it were, but we promise you that
two years hence there will be much
larger delegation to welcome"
Articles Of incorporation Changed.
Among the business transacted. in
the meeting was changing the articles
OF INCORPORATION so as to read as fol-
lows: 1.-THE name OF this incorpo
il ana shall be the Home Guards OF
the world, and its principal place OF,
business shall be the city Of Marshall
town. Marshall county. Iowa, where 1t
shall keep and maintain an office
which shah he known as the supreme
Office "A
Adds Emergency Fund.
The supreme lodge decided to add an
EMERGENCY fund tax Of S cents per
month on each thousand of Insurance
carried, the same to be placed in the
emergency fund. Should the member
lapse after paying this tax tor ten
years, then the amount thus paid by
him to the fund, shall be returned to.
the member. This feature is something
wholly new in the insurance world.
This law will become effective January
l, 1908.
The office Of lodge banker was set
aside, and the lodge secretary will be
come the secretary banker Of the
lodge, the same to take effect January
!, 1908. This change simplifes matters
and will minimize the duties OF the
lodge officer.
Officers Are Chosen.
In the election Of officers j. A.
Work was reyelected supreme presi-
ident, and Jerry IS. Green supreme sec
rotary. Mayor Ingledue was chosen
supreme banker, and Ps "A Hawley, Of
Marshalltown, and j. M. Daniels, Of
Seymour. were elected supreme di-
rectors. The order being under con-
tract with three other persons in var
ious localities who are qualifying for
director, thus filled the board.
Marshall town was chosen as the
place for holding the next supreme
lodge meeting, in 1909.
Thanks Local Business Men.
Before adjournment the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
I'VE, the representatives OF the orr
der, Home Guards of the World, fpt
supreme lodge assembled, wish to ex-
press our most sincere thanks to the
Retail Merchants Association Of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, for the confidence
that they have shown in our splendid
young order, in inviting, us to make
our headquarters in their city, and for
the charitable and liberal terms guar
anteed by. them, and we promise them
it shall be a mutual advantage to all
parties concerned. We will endeavor
/ to prove to them not only thru the In
herent virtue of our unequaled plan,
but by our own tireless efforts, that
the confidence thus reposed in us was
not without foundation or justified.
We recognize it being the right point
in Iowa for our headquarters, and in
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