Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-19
IOWA ODD FELLOWS GRAND
LODGE SESSION At CEDAR
RAPIDS LARGE.
GRAND MASTER GUM OPPOSES
MASON CITY LOCATION
Says Old Peoples Home Should Not be
At Same Place a. chiIdrsn's Home
Ring to 30 Installed ~ Grand Master
-Patriarehs Militant installation -
othsr News Of the State.
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Cedar Rapids. Oct. 1s.-The sixty
third annual session of the Iowa grand
lodge, Independent Order Of Odd Fell
lows, convened this morning, with a
large attendance. This is the most
Largely attended convention in the his
ltory of the order, and promises to be
the most Interesting. The reports OF
the various officers were given this
morning. Secretary Tilton's report
| shows a total membership Of $685.. a
gain of 1884 for the year ended June
| 30, 1910.
Grand Master Gums report shows
that five subordinate and nine Re
bekah lodges were instituted last year.
The grand master recommends that
the grand secretary be sent to the
sovereign grand lodge each year, with
mileage and per diem paid by the grand
lodge, to enable him to inform the grand
lodge of the changes In the laws OF
the order that are made by the sover-
eign grand lodge, this Recommendation
being made for the r>ason that the
grand lodge meets SO soon after that
this information Is not otherwise avail
able in time to govern the grand lodge
in its deliberations.
The grand master recommends the
compiling and printing of am Iowa dl-
gest Of the laws of the order, to ena Ole
the rank and file Of the membership
10 become familiar with their provI-
sions During the past year the grand
master attended the dedication OF five
new lodge buildings.
The grand master speaks In praise OF
the efficient management OF the Or
phan's home at Mason City, and recon-
mends some changes in the existing
rules and regulations He thinks the
matron is handicapped by the present
rules. and that she ought to. have the
authority to make certain purchases OF
supplies for the home. He urges the
establishment Of manual training ana
domestic science courses at the nome.
Tho Old Folks Homo.
Discussing the proposed old toiKs
home. which is one OF the lmportant
subjects under consideration at this
session Of the grand lodge, the grand
master SAYS:
I'm considering the nome. there are
some serious questions that must De
settled at the coming session OF the
grand lodge.
~First in Importance, after deciding
that we will build home for the aged
I of the order that shall be of sufficient
lcapacity to care for the future needs
lis the location; and am frank to say
havoc hanged my mind since grane
lodge one year ago. At that time
! favored an additional building at Ma
son City, under the supervision OF Ma
I tron Sister Lewis and located In close
proximity to- the present home build
ing. I have given much thought to this
question and in conversation with rep
resentatives of other jurisdictions,
7, find a general sentiment against locat-
| ing the orphans and old folks homes
even in the same locality.
Il think it unwise from a financial
standpoint, and this is about the only
one that could commend placing the
two homes together. The capacity al
our home for heating and lighting
would be taxed to its full capacity by q
nj oderate addition to the present or
phans' home which will be needed in
the near future, and which might be
placed in close proximity to the present
building without anything to prejudice
the proposition.
Now the old folksY home should not
be In close proximity to the children
We know from observation at this and
other homes that ouoyancy Of youth
and the nervous fretfulness of age dc
not mix well; we read that it is not
wise - put new wine in old bottles;
conditions arise with age that demand
special attention.
u favor a ward where our aged
| hor u,f11 F0y
when their mental faculties have failed
| them, and do not mean by this to take
to this home any that might become
demented among our membership, OF
an asylum for the feeble-minded but to
maintain those who have been sent te
our home and there while our wards
have lost their faculties be not turned
away and sent to a state institutions tc
pass their remaining days. I favor
a special provision at this contemplate
ed aged folks home for this particular
class of wards, and I do not think that
our children should be brought under
this influence or allowed to come in
contact with. or even have a knowl-
edge of, the existence of these partic-
ular cases. do not consider that we
can properly safeguard our children
and have them in close proximity with
such a home.
II do not think it wise to submit oul