The Glenwood post., 1911-10-21
Thousand Members Meet in
Denver From Various Sec-
tions Of State. .Rebek-
abs in Session
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Denver, Oct. Gl.-One thousand OuI
Fellows, from every part of the state,
and women members of the Rebekan
assembly were in Denver attending the
sessions of the forty fourth annual CON
vention Of the grand lodge of Colorado.
Headquarters were established at the
Albany hotel, while the business meet
ings of the grand lodge were held at
the Denver lodgerooms, 1912 Champa
street. The convention lasted four
days. The Rebekahs met at Fraternal
Union hall.
Election to the offices of the encamp-
ment is governed by rotation. J. j..
Hallock of Denver succeeds A X. Jen-
sen of Cripple Creek as grand patri
arch; w. A. sheperd of Delta becomes
grand high priest.
The following officers were installed
Tuesday night: J. J. Hallock, Denver,
Denver, grand scribe; N. Koenig, Gold
en-, grand treasurer; l.. j. Fox, Golden,
grand senior warden; j. II. Edwards,
Florence, grand junior warden; l.. b.
Hough, Lake City, grand marshal;
Thomas Mason, Durango, grand inside
sentry; Chris Philippi, Fort Collins,
grand herald; A. X. Jensen, Cripple
Creek, representative to the sovereign
grand lodge at Winnipeg next Sep
tember
A. X. Jensen, retiring grand patri-
arch, announced in his annual report
that a per capita assessment to insure
funds for the payment Of the expenses
of the delegates to the state oonvcn
tions had been fixed at so cents.
The report of DR.. J. NJ Norman,
grand scribe, showed that there are
forty-one encampments in the state,
with a total membership Of 2,165.
j. E. Shook, editor of the Eaton Her
aid and former county superintendent
Of schools of Greeley, will be the next
grand master of the Colorado grand
lodge. He succeeds DR.. G. ID. Cum
mings of Florence probation.
DR.. Cummings is slated for the honor
of representing Colorado at The next
national convention of the order. His
election will not be contested. The
installation of the grand lodge officers
was held Thursday night.
The 1911 report of Grand Scribe o.
+. Jackson shows that there are 1i3
lodges in the state, with a total mem
bership of 14,436, an increase of 429
since last year The grand lodge ex-
pended during the fiscal year just end
ed $47,6O7 in benefits, of which $36,
067 went to the relief of INDECENT ami
sick brothers. Widowed families of
deceased members received $2,l3o,
1925 was expended for burying the
dead The average daily relief e>
penditures was $13O.43.
Pixies Peak lodge, No. 3s, of Colorado
Springs is shown by the report to have
the largest membership of any individ
ual lodge in the state.
At the installation Thursday evening
the following were installed and In
ducted into stheir new offices. j. F..
Shook, Eaton, grand master; DR.. J. NJ.
Norman, Denver, deputy grand master;
j. C. Bell, Trinidad, grand warden; o,
E. Jackson, Denver, grand secretary;
G. w. Erdlen, Salida, grand treasurer,
In the appointive Offices the western
slope was recognized by the appoint
ment of Henry Nichols of Mesa lodge
No. So of Grand Junction as grand
herald.
AT the conclusion of the installation
ceremonies Judge C. f. Waldo of Canon
City, in well worded address, pre-
sented DR.. Cummings, the retiring
grand master, with a beautiful past
grand masters jewell, handsomely en-
graved with his name and the presenta-
tion inscription.
At the session yesterday morning.
Canon City was chosen as the next
meeting place of the grand lodge The
matter of selection of a site for an
Odd Fellows home was left to the
board of trustees.