Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-18
Grand Lodge Turns Down Des
Moines Plan to Make Capital
Permanent Headquarters
ORPHANS HOME RULES ADOPTED
Strict Discipline to be Maintained in
Management of Institution = Plans
Made for Better Work in Lodges =
Rebekahs Elect Officers - Adjourn
ment Today.
peclal to Times Republican.

! Special to Times Republican.
! Des Moines. Oct. Observation-Disclosures
strong bid prevented Des Moines from
being made the permanent meeting
place Of the Odd Fellows of Iowa. Mar
shalltown was given next years con-
yention at the closing session of the
grand lodge this morning. The conven
tion closed at noon, the selection of a
meeting place being the last important
business.
Des Moines had hoped that 1t would
be selected as the permanent meeting
place and that a big Odd Fellows tenn
pie would be erected.
A resolution was adopted recon-
mending that ali subordinate lodges
shall have at least one of their MEM
the unwritten work of the order, to the
end that the many imperfections that
are apt to exist otherwise may be
averted.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the president of the Rebekah as
sembly to grant dispensations to the
Rebekah lodges of the state for the ap-
pearance in public in regalia, holding
entertainments, etc, instead OF such
dispensations being issued by the
grand master as at present.
The board of trustees of the Odd Fell
lows Orphans home at Mason City
was instructed last night by the grand
lodge to install departments OF manual
training and domestic science in the
institution as soon as possible. Hum
dreds of dollars worth of apparatus
was ordered for the manual training
department, and odd Fellows declared
yesterday that the department in the
home will eclipse those in any of the
public schools of the state.
The object will be to teach every
child to be Industrious and Self-reli-
ant said one of the officers yesterday,
"and to place within his or her reach,
some tangible means of support. From
the beginning and during the entire
period of residence at the home each
child is expected and required to per-
form his share of work about the home
OF course the part or share of the work
will be determined by the age. sex and
ability of the child"
The following rules were adopted by
the grand lodge referring to the NOR
ality of the school:
mo games or plays having ten
dency to gambling or other immortality
shall be permitted. nor will the use of
tobacco in any form be allowed to the
children and no ward will be allowed
the use Of tobacco in any form except
in a room designated for that purpose
No spirits in any form shall be allowed
to be used at the home or about the
buildings. except for medicinal pur-
poses. Nor shall any persons be per-
mitted to remain at the home in any
capacity who are in the habit of be-
coming intoxicated"
A resolution was adopted providing
for the appointment of a district dep
uty president in each county in the
state and that the larger districts be
given two deputies. A resolution was
adopted providing that installation of
officers of Rebekah lodges shall be
done by the district deputy president
of the district, or by qualified past
noble grand selected by the deputy. A
resolution was adopted providing for
the nomination and election of dele
gates to the Rebekah assembly In ac-
cordance with the provisions Of the
subordinate lodge constitution provid-
ing for the election of representatives
to the grand lodge.
Rebekahs Close Session.
The greatest annual meeting in the
history of the Rebekahs closed last
night with degree work in the Shrine
temple. The Rebekah degree was con-
ferred by Columbian Rebeka lodge No.
1S1 and the independent degree staff of
the past noble grands' association. The
initiatory degree work was given by
Sevastopol lodge No. IS and third de-
gree by Fort Des Moines lodge No. 25.
First degree work was conferred by
Center Star lodge No. 500 at Yeomen
hall and second degree by Capital
lodge No. 106.
Officers were installed as follows:
President-Mrs. Mary E. kellogg of
Sioux City.
Vice president-Alta Striker, of
Boone.
warden-Hattie Barquist, of Des
Moines.
Secretary-S. Elizabeth Nelson, of
Keokuk.
Treasurer-Lena T. Ring, of Marion !
The following officers were APP
pointed:
Marshal, Jennie Tuttle. of Sioux
City; conductor, Alice Jones, of Shell /
by: chaplain. Ada Johnson, of Bloom /
field; inside guard. Emily j. Counts. |
Of Mapleton; outside guard, Matte
Robinson. of Davis City; reporter
Georgia Quigley. of McGregor; stem
ographer, Sadie NJ. Peterson. of Mar |
messenger, Rose Trembly.
of Boone.
Chairmen of committees Finance
Camille Lawrence. OF Sioux !
City: credential committee, Bell Sill |
berstein, of DaNenport. officers re- |