Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-07
SIOUX CITY ANXIOUS TO SECURE
HEADQUARTERS AND MAKES
PROPOSITION.
ACCEPTANCE VOTED
UNDER CONDITIONS
If Sioux City Will Raise 400 Members
With $1,000 Insurance Each, Head
quarters to Go-New Officers Elected
For Four.Year Terms-Ase Limit
Lowered.

World, held here Thursday, was one
of the most important in the eight
years history of the lodges organiza-
ton. Sioux City, anxious to secure the
headquarters of the lodge for the adj
vertising that it will give the town,
made bona fde proposition to move
the headquarters. The supreme lodge
voted to accept the proposition under
certain conditions, which virtually re-
suited in the presentation to the Sioux
City Commercial Club of counter
proposition.
The Sioux City Commercial Club
agreed in writing. providing the SUI
preme lodge headquarters were located
there, to secure 400 new members, each
to take out 900 insurance, and fur
ntsh rent free for two years. Half of
the new membership was to be raised
in sixty days, and the other half with
its offices to Sioux City upon the Sc
curing OF the first 200 new policy
holders.
MUST secure EntlFS 4VOs
Mayor o. L. Ingledue, supreme pres
ident of the order, opposed the Sioux
City proposition on the ground that
the commercial club should raise the
entire new membership before any
step was taken to move, and fulfil the
other terms of the contract, as pro-
vided. Mr.. Ingledue's position was that
the lodge might be kept moving head
quarters every two years under the
arrangement as proposed, and the only
businesslike method to pursue was to
get the membership before removal.
This sentiment prevailed in the reso-
luton that was adopted, and in order
to get the headquarters Sioux City
must raise the 400 members, and fur
nish free office rent for two years.
In case Sioux City does not accept
this counter proposition, the supreme
council was directed to accept a prop
csition made by any other city want
ing the headquarters. DR.. Kilborn. one
of the Sioux City delegates who was
present at the meeting. and who pre-
scented the offer of his city's CONNER
cial club said that he was not author
lied to accept any other proposition
than the one he offered. He felt sure
in saying, however, that the new
proposition would be met promptly.
Local Contract Not Fulfilled.
The local contract between the Re-
tail Merchants Association and the
supreme lodge has been fulfilled only
in part, and as a result considerable
feeling was NANTES TED. For this Tea-
son there was so much sentiment in
favor of changing the headquarters to
Sioux City.
When the Home Guards moved its
headquarters from Davenport to this
city two years ago the local CONNER
cial club agreed to increase the mem
bership 400 and furnish free office
rent for two years. The latter clause
of the contract has been fulfilled, but
only about 100 of the 400 members
have been secured.
IngIedue and Green Reelected.
| Late Thursday afternoon, just be-
fore adjournment, the supreme officers
were elected as follows:
| Supreme President-O. L. 1ngledue
Marshalltown.
Supreme Vice President-Mrs Anna
.. Jones, Caldwell, Idaho
Supreme Secretary-Jerry S. Green
| Marshalltown.
Supreme Banker. A Work
Washington.
Board of Directors-G. F. STAINS.
berry. Gilman; j. NJ. Daniels, Sey.
mour; Len O'Hara, Sioux City.
Supreme Auditors-Mrs. D. Blan.
chard, Davenport: Mrs. Lou E. Flew.
yelling, Oskaloosa.
Inner Guard-W. NJ. Clark, Mar.