Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-10
TRUE REFoRMERs HAVE Rous-
ING ECHO MEETING.

tHC loSl thal lhS
big echo meeting, which was to occur
last Wednesday night as announced
in the newspapers had to take place
the evening before and as Sunday
night was the only time available to
notify the public, it is within the
truth and reason to say that that was
the greatest and most enthusiastic
concourse of people ever assembled
under such circumstances. Fully two
hundred people were out to hear the
echoes from the Grand Fountain
brought back by the worthy delegates.
Their reports did not in any way de-
ceive the members. When ViceChief
John Contee appointed Lawyer Ross
and S. F. Shorts as escorts of the de-
legates, and when the order received
them in their own peculiar way, then
it appeared that we were having the
annual convention again in our own
hall After telling many strange
sights observed in the east, socially,
financially and fraternally, the dele
gates, Waller and Davis, together
with Chief Cash, gave their most flat
tering report. which crowns the Grand
Western Division with honor Mr.
Waller made it plainly understood he
wants to return to the annual session
in two years, while Mr. Davis kept
mum" and spoke by his actions and
eyes so plainly that everybody knows
he wants to go again. The report is
substantially as follows:
The twenty-eighth annual session of
the Grand Fountain United Order OF
True Reformers met on Tuesday, Sep
tember 8, 1908. which was called to
order by DR.. Taylor, G. W. NJ The
morning session was taken up by the
timely and enjoyable remarks of the
Grand Worthy Master, after which
the appointment of the committee on
credentials, and Denver was signally
honored on all the other leading and
important committees. DIR. Taylor
made the following recommendations
Whereas, All corporations are boil
ing down expenses owing to the con-
dition of financial affairs, therefore
it is in keeping with good business
sense for the Grand Fountain to re-
duce the expense or representation.
Grand Fountain. meet biennially. or
twice in each presidential year; that
during that period the business of
the institution be left in the hands of
the Board of Directors and the Execu-
tive Committee; that the proposed
change will reduce the expenses of
the Grand and Subordinate Fountains
sum of ten thousand dollars: that
the Grand Fountain meet elsewhere
instead OF at Headquarters all the
time. and that a committee ha created
to find the next meeting placc that
the Reformer' be taken by the Sub.
ordinate Fountains and that the paid
annual subscription be qualification
OF the representative of the Fountain
in good standing with the Grand Foun-
tain; owing to the various insurance
laws in the different states, that the
following rates concerning policies of
persons from IS to AZ years at s1.25:
persons from "A to 4s years insured
at 800; persons from 40 to "a years
insured at s75: from IS to 50 insured
at s55. The Old Folks Home. a very
creditable institution had a rally and
the Northern Grand Division won the
banner prize. raising 81 s4753 bv the
Rosebud department. while the South
ern and Western Grand Divisions.
each resDectively having $76S.15. and
$140.47. Everybody ought to note with
just pride the figures of the institu-
ton concerning the financial condi-
tion of tho Order