The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-22
NEW OFFICERS OF
THE GRAND LODGE
Odd Fellows of Utah Conclude
One of the Best Sessions
Ever Held.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE
LAWS IS VOTED DOWN
Banquet Is Held in the Evening
TO Celebrate the Work
Accomplished.

The grand lodge of Odd Fellows COM
pleted its thirty.ffth annual session
Wednesday evening in Odd Fellows hall.
The morning session opened at III
O clock, and fhe large hall was filled to
oyerflowing with members who were
dominated by the idea of transactlnS
The remaining business of the session
in such q manner that the thirty y-tifth
assembly would stand apart as one OF
the greatest in the history of the order
Tho first business that came before
the meeting was the consideration oi
The Widows and Orphans home, winch
was, discussed by the members Tuesday
After a lengthy reconsideration of the
subiect it was finally referred to the
lodges throughout the state. together
with several amendments To the present
grand lodge law, which would make
POSSIBLE some of the proposed legIsla-
lion regarding the matter.
The report Of the committee on the
state of the order was one OF the mosc
interesting presented to the meeting. 1t
summarized the progress of the year
aud made a number of suggestions tor
the advance of the work which were
we'll received. The work of the grand
master and that OF the grand secretary
during the past year was pald very
high tribute.
New Officers.
The report of the committee on cleo
tiops showed the following elected
Grand master, ". J. Moore of Salt Lake
CITY; deputy grand master, John w
Morely of Eureka; grand warden, 7. /;
Christensen of Salt Lake City: 2rapd
secretary, p. a. Simpkin of Salt Lake
City; grand treasurer, w, Nj. scott 9l
Salt Lake City; grand representative TO
the sovereign grand lodge, Edward
Pearce.
During the afternoon session most on
the time was taken up considering ways,
means and the inancial projects OF the
session relative to It's progress, ana
many methods were suggested which
would tend to increase the present et
ficiency of the organization. Inasmuch
as some of these would tend to make
radical change in the present laws OF
the order. they were put to vote OF
the members present and were S1gnally
defeated.s In fact all proposals 10
change any of the existing laws OF the
body were defeated.
At $3.50 clock i'll the afternoon,
there being no further work, the new
officers were installed. This feature or
the programme was under the direction
ably assisted by Past Grand Masters
Eph Homer and n. G. Wardleigh. Then
came a most pleasant feature of the
session, feature that particularly en-
phasiZes the great teachings OF the or
panization. This was the presentation
to the retiring grand master of beau
tiful past grand master collar ana also
"A magnificent jewel, both of which were
the gifts of the grand lodge.
Silver Loving Cups.
This was followed by the presenta-
ton of silver loving cups TO the WIN
ming lodges in the parade, which took
place Tuesday afternoon. Salt Lake
lodge No was awarded the first prize
cum and Garfield lodge No. 40 received
second prize cup.
The following officers and commit
tees were appointed: Grand marshal,
w. H. Brercton. Provo; Grand conduct
or. Hy G. Hayball, Logan; grand
guardian. G. Lewis, Richheld; grand
herald. T. NJ. Osman, Mercur: Grand
chaplain, Rev. NJ. j. Hcrsev. Nernal;
grand messenger, j. q. Souther, Salt
Lake City.
The committee on excursion was +.
Homer, r.. =. Scoville, Il. Watrous. a.
g. Gabriclson, r. II, Smith, John More.
". t. w. Bowling John Roylc.
The committee on subordinate laws
was Grand Secretary, w. o. Carbis and
4 T. McCanne. That on transporta-
tioD G. T. Walker, W. l.. Emery, B. D.
BIackmer.
The session. which was the best from
every standpoint that was ever held IN
Salt Lake City, came to n close
"Wednesday evening, when the members
of the order gathered around the ban
quot board in the Odd Fellows hall to
commemorate the success Of their work
with feastiug'and good fellowship.