Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-23

Whether the officers will have to b.
elected every three years or at ever!
other convention, now that the inter
missions were made longer, will have
to be decided. No matter who" Is
elected Chief Stone will still be ir
charge of the convention until its ad
journment, which will not be for a,
least two weeks.
The motion to have the election to-
day came as a surprise to many OF
the delegates who expected such &C.
ton to be postponed until farther on
in the convention. The motion was
passed almost unanimously and prep
arations were Immediately made.
One more officer in the Grand In
| ternational Auxiliary was elected this
morning. Mrs. George Carlisle, OF
Birmingham, Ala, was elected grand
guide over Mrs. Amos Beeler of To-
peka, Kan. by three votes. The de-
feated candidate Is the wife of a grand
lodge officer in the B.. of L. E. The
election for grand sentinel was held
this afternoon and the sessions of the
G. l. A. will probably end this even
ing.
Go to Washington.
Carrying some two thousand en-
gineers and their wives, three !
sections of special excursion train
left the Union station at 1870 o'clock |,
Saturday morning for Washington,
D. C. The entertainment was given !
to the delegates and visitors to the !
tenth biennial convention through the |
courtesy Of the Pennsylvania Railroad |
Busy times have been ar
ranged in the national capital for the
Congressman entertained |
their constituents with sightseeing and ;
q boat ride.
Before the engineers left Harris
burg they bought tickets for rides in
cars. The vehicles were
at the station to take on board the
passengers the moment they alighted
from the special train. William B.
from the nineteenth con-
gressional district of Illinois, enter
tanned party Of fifty.
The boat ride, to include all Of the
was made possible by the
lodges of the brotherhood in Washing
ION. Excursion steamers we're sched-
lled to leave Washington for trip on
he Potomac river at 1 o'clock this
.fternoon. Returning the trains left
Washington at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. casseli Victor.
Mrs. NJ. E. Cassell of Columbus, O.,
who has been vice president of the
Grand International Auxiliary for
twenty-five years, was reelected to
hat position Friday morning. Mrs.
Jassell still remains editor of the
auxiliary department of the B. of L.
:. Journal.
Efforts to have the editorship sep
.rated from the vice presidency on
he part of several of the delegates
vas defeated twice. Mrs. Cassel re-
mains in both positions and in line for
he grand presidency, despite efforts
O have her removed.
Mrs. Harry St. Clair was reelected
,rand secretary. She has held that
position for twenty-four years. Both
elections were unanimous.
Western Woman for Chaplain.
In balloting that lasted almost the
entire afternoon, Mrs. H. H. Turner of
Noberly, Mo-, was elected grand
chaplain of the G. I. A. over Mrs. J.
7airhead of Louisville, KY, by very
mall margain. The former was
rand sentinel and the latter has been
haplain for four years. BY Monday
he elections and the appointment Of
he eight vice presidents Of the auxil-
airy will be over and the session will
lose.
Reduce Convention Expenses.
The most important action taken at
secret session of the broth
,rhood was the endorsement of the !
esolution to held the conventions
instead of biennially. 1t was
by Chief Engineer Stone
md the vote on it was unanimous. I
rhe change was made to cut as much 1
IS possible the expense or running the ]
Every delegate gets his
wages and expenses from the lodge he
epresents and the total amount is '
hove the $150,000 mark. !