Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-23

MEET At DAVENPORT IN 1909
Scott County Town Wins the Next
Grand Lodge Meeting by Vote Of
B SIS to ~ Over Maquoketa More
Land to Be Bought for Orphans
Homs-Per Capita Tax Increased.

The sixty-first grand lodge of the
Odd Fellows of Iowa was brought tt
a busy morning session, during whicf
the unfinished business of the assem-
bly was completed. The installation OF
officers, who were elected last June
together with the appointment Of com
mittees and, boards for the following
wear. were the features of the closing
meeting. Davenport secured the
grand lodge of 1909 over MaquolSeta
which was the only other candidate.
Officers Installed.
The following were the officers in
stalled:
Grand Master-L. w. White, Wood
bine
Deputy Grand Master-D. B. Gunn
Red Oak.
Grand Warden-H. II. Ring. Marion
Grand Secretary-R. l.. Tilton, Des
Moines.
Grand Treasurer-A. E. Hindorff
Newton.
The following appointments We're
made by Grand Master l.. w. White:
Grand MARSHALL. E. Cass, Bed
ford.
Grand Conductor-L. K. Butterf1eld,
Knoxville.
Grand Messenger-P. G. Egan,
Woodward
Grand Reporter-c. f. McCannon,
Des Moines.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. Clint ]. w.
Z Trien1, Sioux City.
Grand Guardian---N. Crutchfield,
Wapello.
Grand :Herald--E. Mefferd, Wood
bine.
Committees Selected.
The following is the list of COM
mittees selected by Grand Master l..
w. White:
Appeals. w. Smith, Des Moines.
chairman; NJ. w. White, Sioux City;
w w. Moore, Des Moines; j. H. Hen
derson, 1ndianola; J. S. Bellamy,
Knoxville.
Finance-E w Hartman, Indianola,
chairman: III. N. Smith. Spencer: A.
Block, Atlantic; G. p. Campbell, Davis
City; Thomas Hench, Maquoketa; P.
Henry Andre. Burlington; G. M. DON
aldson, Wapello.
Credentials-A A. Montgomery,
Stuart chairman.
Mileage and Per Diem-LC. o. Cree
yer, Perry, chairman.
Board OF Instruction-N Jasper
Jones. Shelby: r. w. Cutting, Decor
ah; w. W. Brunton, Boone: George
S. Dunn, Sioux City; Henry r. Wagner,
Sigourney.
The list of deputy grand masters.
appointed by Grand Master White was
approved.
To Buy More Land For Home.
The question of the purchase of
more land for the home at Mason
City, which was made special order
of business for this morning, was
taken up at $3.50 o'clock. On motion
1t was decided to buy 100 acres adj
Joining the home.
In order to pay for this land the
per capita tax for the home was in
creased from 20 to SO cents The tax
or 25 cents, on January 1, 1909, and
the other half in July 1902
Change Numbering Of Districts.
The manner Of numbering the rep
resentative districts was changed so
that each county Is to constitute dis
trict, and the districts are to be num-
bered from one to ninety nine, there
being the latter number of counties in
the state, in the alphabetical order
recognized by the state.
The adoption of articles of incorpo-
ration by the Rebeleah Assembly Of
Iowa was approved by the grand lodge
several reports. making some minor
changes in the constitution, which
A0re adopted.
Davenport Chosen For 1909.
The selection Of Davenport for the
meeting place of the grand lodge for
1909 was the principal business dis
posed of at the Friday session of the
grand lodge. Maquoketa was the only
opposition Davenport had for the next
grand lodge meeting. and Davenport
won on the first ballot. The vote was:
Davenport, IS: Maquoketa, Is.
A large amount of business in the
nature of the reports of committees
was disposed Of Past Grand Masters
M, w. White and w. w. Moore were
appointed as committee of two to
carry the greetings Of the lodge to the
Rebekah assembly.
At o'clock the board Of instruc-
lions exemplifed the secret work of
the degrees of the subordinate lodge.