Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-26
SUPREME LODGE
MAKES CHANGES
DEv0TES DAY TO AMENDING
CONSTITUTION
FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD SEES
SION ENTHUSIASTIC
Delegates Profuse In Praise OF Con-
vention and Their Order, and
Do Not Forget Los
Angeles

The uuadrennial session Of the SUI
preme lodge of the Fraternal Brotner-
hood at the home Office building Is pro
pressing RAPIDLY and enthusiastically,
and mass of details in the business
AFFAIRS of the order for the coming
four years is being transacted. Many
of the delegates and members Oh tne
supreme lodge are taking side trlps
when not in executive SESSION, "t nv,
local members for Southern CALIFORNIA
s"rhe hest ever is the general opln-
ion regarding the sessions, as Wen ds
the order. Several changes are pelilS
made in the routine order winch dp-
parently meet with general approval.
The session yesterday was oevoee ,'t
wholly to consideration or the report
Z of the COMMITTEES on constitution and
laws. There was good attendance OF
state. district and local deputies IN ao-
i1ition to the delegates to the supreme
lodge The session was open 10 nlein-
bers of the order, the old plan OF ex-
GLIDING all except members Oh tiS gu
nreme lodge not appealing, APPARENTLY, to
Sureme President FOShay, VINO mas
been authorized by the convention 10
decide when non-delegates should De
admitted to the lodge sessions;
! MANY of the state managers VINO are
attending the. convention are not aele5
gates, but they are vitality lnteIes.ed
in the proposed new Legislation ana
have appointed committee of hve TO
represent them on the floor. rms com
mittee has been given q voice IN al
matters in which it is interested, put OF
course has no vote.
Amendments Adopted
pron,rtlv after ron call yesterday
oy,ornine Supreme Counselor Post, as
chairman of the law committee, pc
gan his report. The proposed amend
ments, comprising some sixteen pages
of matter were presented TO the coli
vention. section by section, ana ADOPT
cd professionally. a motion having Deen
adopted that after the whole hao peen
read and adopted the entire report
would still be open to amendment De
fore final adoption by the convention
IT was likewise agreed that Wnen on
lection was made to any section winch
vvas intimately related to other sec
lions, the section should go over 10,
gether with it's related sections. untll
the whole matter could be CONSIDERED
together. Good progress was mace at
Yesterdays session. No night meeting
was held, the committee on constltu-
ton and laws having a NUMBER OF pro-
posed amendments to consider.
During the evening the delegates
were entertained by local lodges.
A feature of the convention is the
remarkable attention to business ois
played by the delegates, every one OF
which, with a single exception, peins
on hand promptly at roll call yester-
day. =, a.
One of the proposed changes in the
constitution is the grand lodge or state
ORGANIZATION idea, which has both sup
porters and opponents OH the moor
Another proposed change is IN the
title of organizers, who have hereto
fore been designated as deputy supreme
presidents and state deputy or dlstrlct
supreme presidents. 1t is now pro
posed to designate the state ana us
tr-ict men as managers ana the local
men as organizers.
The delegates were the guests at
luncheon yesterday of the stenograph-
ers of the supreme lodge, who prepared
a dainty repast in the banquet nan.
To add an additional charm TO tnelr
hospitality they acted as mattresses.
Tickets were distributed yesterday Tor
the big banquet at the Hayward Satur,
day night with which the lodge VIII
bring its labors to close.
Big Gains Made
c. C. Ven Eman, general deputy,
who resides in Los Angeles. said:
ssrThe Fraternal Brotherhood has
made rs per cent larger gains than any
other fraternal order in the united
States during the past year. We mi
tiated the largest class in the world III
1907 and we have continued on those
lines"
Miss Mary Reynolds of San Antonio,
Tex, supreme inner door keeper, is
true southern girl. Not only Is she
hard worker in the Fraternai
brotherhood, but she is member OF
the Daughters of the Confedracy, grand
assembly of the Rebekahs and past
Pocohontas of Minnehaha council, Red
Men. the largest in the state. Miss
Reynolds will visit her uncle, j. I.
REYNOLDS of Riverside, before returning
} to her home.
w. F. Creelman is the represent
alive from Reno, New. He said; I'VE
have the largest lodge in the state: ana
we are growing rapidly. | am highly
impressed with Los Angeles and will
take back many pleasant remem-
ORANGES. / shall visit for several days
with my daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Faux
ner, 6125 Piedmont avenue, after the
session closes"
s DR.. C. ]. McCusker is a practicing
physician in Portland, Ore, and is a
representative to the supreme lodge.
He said:
'This is my first trip to Los Angeles
and / think it is an ideal city in which
to live. I am much pleased with the
Supreme officers and the appointments
of the home Office. here in Los Angeles
/ think the Fraternal Brotherhood is
the best yet"
J. M. Martin of Seattle, Wash. state
manager. is here as a delegate, accom-
panied by his wife and four children.
Mr. Martin is an enthusiastic booster
for the good of the Fraternal Broth
erhoOd,