Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
Council Bluffs
GRAND LODGE SESSION OVER
Odd Fellows Install Officers and
Leave for Homes.
LAWS WILL BE CoD1F1ED
stSmest stevenson of CounciI bluffs
Installed ns Grand Master
Admission Fees slightly
Increased.

Increased.
The siXty-fourth annual meeting Of the
grand lodge Of Iowa odd Fellows closed
| Friday afternoon, and the thousands
OF odd Fellows who have been in Coun-
ell Bluffs since Monday left for their
| homes in all parts OF the state. The
declaration was made by members who
have attended every one Of the sixty
four meetings and others whose more
! youthful age permitted the attendance
Of a lesser number that this meeting was
/ IN all respects the greatest gathering
| Of Odd Fellows ever held in the state
and likewise the most important.
! The final meetings OF the grand lodge
were busy sessions. The first matter
taken up yesterday, morning was the
election Of trustees for the orphans
home, resulting in the selection of A. A.
Crossley of Mason City as resident trus-
tee for the three-year term, and Past
Grand Master l.. w. White of Wood
bine, for two years to fill the vacancy
occasoned by the resignation Of Past
Grand Master L, G. Snyder upon re-
moving from the state.
, c. e. MacCanon, official reporter, FUR
nished this synopsis of the secret meet
| ings:
official Report.
There was adopted a resolution pro-
Vtding that the grand secretary shall
attend the sovereign grand lodge. and
That his expenses be paid by this grand
lodge.
A resolution, was adopted appropriate
ing $4,000 for the maintenance of the
orphans and old folks homes at Mason
City during the ensuing year.
The. finance committee reported the re
celpt OF the sum of SS45.91i bequeathed
to the grand lodge by Sister Phoebe Me
kirk, to be used as the beginning Of an
endowment fund for the homes.
The per capita tax for the maintenance
| OF the Orphans home for the ensuing
] year shall be 70 cents, 10 cents to be
l collected in January and 10 cents to be
collected in July, and that the per capita
tax on account of the construction of the
Old Folks home shall be so cents, %
cents to be collected in January and %
cents to be collected in July.
The finance committee presented an
the affairs of the grand lodge during the
ensuing year. amounting to Sl9,225, and
that amount was appropriated
Mrs. Lewis was continued in the posi-
| ton Of matron of the home.
| A committee was ordered named to re-
wise and codify the constitutions of the
grand lodge and subordinate lodge, and
| present such revision and codification
| to the next meeting of the grand lodge.
| The intention OF such codiflcation is to
put the laws of the order in such form
| as will make them convenient and ac-
| curate of reference. ''
A resolution thanking the local COM
| mttees, the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs,
the city officials and citizens generally
for the splendid reception and hospitality
| extended and the public press for the
generous space devoted to reports was
unanimously adopted.
ton of q heating plant at the home of
sufficient capacity to provide heat for
three buildings, thus providing for the
possibility of a third building being con-
structed within the next ten years, was
adopted.
A resolution was adopted providing
that the fees for admission to the order
shall not be less than $l4, instead of $1l
| as at present, the new fees to be in ef-
feet January !, 1872.
The board of instruction presented the
names of forty-one members OF the order
who had passed satisfactory examina-
| ton in the unwritten work, and other
| wise being qualified were recommended
| unwritten work.
There was presented an amendment IL
the laws of the order making it obliga
tory upon the grand master, In APP
pointing deputy grand masters, to select
past grands who are qualified to in
struct in the unwritten work, and are
of instruction, approved by the grand
| master.
The credentials committee reported
that there had been a total of 1856 pas,
grands who received the grand lodge de-
gree, the largest number at one session
OF the grand. hpdge, since. 1880 when the
grand lodge met In Creston. r.
The public installation of officers was
proceeded with, when the following Of
Ulcers were installed:
Grand \ Master L Stymest Stevenson
Council Bluffs.
Deputy Grand Master--E. w. Cutting
DEBORAH.
Grand Warden-Henry +. Wagner
Grand Marshal-Fred sherer, Lewsl
Grand CONDUCTOR. r. Lambeetson
| Abba.
Grand Guardian-E. Mefferd, Wood
bine. '..
Grand Messenger-W. q. Joseph, Coun-
ell Bluffs.
Grand Chaplain-C. E. Right. Valley
Grand Reporter-C L. Mccanon. Dea
Moines.
Board OF Instruction--N. Jasper Jones,
w W. BruntOn, +. w. Wrate, George S
Dunn and J. G. Richards.
Committee on Appeals-H. G. Ring
Zala A. Church, j. Ii. Henderson, w. W
Moore and B. w. White.
Finance Committee-F. L. Ingals, c. e
Alexander, Harry Cheney, Il. V. Harper
and f. G.. Rigdon.
Credentials Committee-A. A. Montgom'
cry, chairman.
judiciary-J. p. Starr, chairman.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pendleton, chair
man.