The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-13

business was disposed Of A vast
amount OF business 10 to come before
the meeting tomorrow and II Is prob
able that some of the unimportant
matters win be carried over until the
next annual session Of the Grand
Lodge.
Grand Master Urquhart IL rushing
the business through as fast as possi-
BILE and hopes to be able to dispose
the greater part Of Il early tomorrow
afternoon 50 that the delegates can
leave for their homes on the afternoon
trains.
Besides the selection of Birmingham
as the next place OF meeting and vot-
ing on the place for permanent meet
the session OF the Grand Lordge this
morning. This consisted OF hearing the
reports of several unimportant commit
tees which pertained to detail work.
Representation Reduced.
The afternoon session OF the Grand
Lodge was busy one and the session
lasted until nearly z o'clock and only
then adjourned to convene ats o'clock
tonight
When the meeting convened this af-
ternoon. greetings from the Rebekah
State Assembly In session here was
read. The newly adopted constitution
of the Rebekahs was presented for APP
prevail to the Grand Lodge and was re-
ferred to committee
The special order. the amendment to
the Grand Lodge constitution, offered
by Past Grand Master GOODWIN, of
Montgomery. was read. The design Of
the amendment was to decrease the
number of representatives by reducing
the number Of delegates In all cases to
one from each lodge, but granting
large lodges additional votes accord
Ing to the number of members, the
same 10 be cast by the one delegate.
The proposition was thoroughly dis
cussed and a vote was taken by lodges
and the amendment was adopted.
The election Of two trustees to fill
the vacancies on the Board OF Trustees
of the Odd Fellows Home was proceed
ed with and resulted In the selection of
John woodrow and +. J.. Campbell.
The hold-over members are John Ellis,
Robert e. Lee and L. H. Buell..
The next special order was the con-
sideration Of the report Of the Home
Committee on the affairs OF the home
and recommending certain action to
enable the Grand Lodge to pay incur
red Indebtedness and carry the work to
completion. The unpaid Indebtedness
was shown to be about, $4,000 and 1t
was estimated that $4,000 more would
/. be needed to make the home service
able. 1t is believed that upwards OF
fifty inmates will shortly be occupying
quarters there.
The plan advised by the committee
to clear the indebtedness upon the
home was by loan, and II that was
not possible to raise the money BY q
semi annual assessment upon the men,
bership by 20 per cent, and giving the
Grand Master the discretion and power
TO use the money from the general
fund. s
An amendment by Grand Treasurer
Bowie provided fog the assessment of
30 cents per annum payable semi-an-
nually. The assessment in addition to
Is per cent of the gross receipts. 1t
was calculated would provide. the neo-
essary funds to clear up the debt. The
report as amended was adopted.
Nomination OF Onlcers.
The Committee on Nominations for
Grand Lodge officers for the next term
reported as follows: Grand Master, J !.
E. Blackwood, OF Gadsden; Deputy
Grand Master. l.. J. Jenkins, of Tusca-
ioosa; Grand wardens. George Stiefel-
meyer, J. c. Marbury. j. r. Miller. J.
C. FOREIGN, r.. L. Bradley, A. P.
Dunno, w. r. Mccartney, w. r. Nc