The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-04
GRAYBILL'S LETTER.
Grand Masters Message to A. o. Z.
w. on Recent Action.

This morning Grand Master Work
man ]. w. Graybill issued the follow
ing which will appear in the Kansas
Workman the official paper of the or
der this month and this is its first
appearance:
Dear Brothers and Sisters:-The
grand lodge of the A o. L. w. OF
Kansas has spoken, and 1T has oeen
in no mistakable voice for the aomls-
sion of women into the order. The
vote was SAB to 1875, more than the nee
essary two-thrds majority, and 10
each brother, whether as one of the
leaders who so calamity and ably leu
the fight on the floor of the granu
lodge, or the brother who cast ms
vote your grand master returns MS
most grateful thanks He believes
that this legislation is of more import
ance than any grand lodge legislation
in the history of the order 1t means
the widening of the field OF member
ship of the order and its POSSIBILITY
not only in membership, but in ira
ternity 1t means that the entire home
is to be protected and fraternity is to
embrace every one in the home circle
that the bars have been let down. au-
hitting the mother, the VIE, SISTER
and daughter-the women OF hanSds
into our beloved order
You grand master wants 10 espec
iaIIv commend the members of the grahu
lodge who participated in the discus
son of this question, no matter upon
which side of the question ne may
have been, because he believes thaI
each was conscientious in his conten-
tions believing that each of them dld
that for which they believed to be 1or
the best of the order. From now on,
brothers. there is to be unanimous anu
faithful service upon the part OF an
for the advancement of the ordcr' anu
vour grand master sincerely hopes
that each brother will give to the or
der the best service of which ne is
capable and he believes that lO.UOO new
members will be added to the a. -.
l. w. of Kansas when the next grand
lodge meets in Hutchinson in 1918
..The action of this session of the
grand lodge is especially gratifying
because of the high standing OF the
rank and file of its membership, one
of the most intelligent body OF men
that ever assem- bled in Kansas Ihey
came to this session of the grand
lodge after having had the considera-
ton of this question since its regular
session in Arkansas City, and fresh
from their subordinate lodges carried
out the wishes of those lodges. 1t mas
been the direct expression of the
membership of the order, and 1 look
to each to reap the fullest measure of
this action
Delegates Were Pleased
The most of the delegates to. the |
grand lodge left last night and this |
morning and all expressed themselves |
as being we'll pleased at the action |
taken at this special session of the |
grand lodge. Tom Cordry. editor OF |
the Kansas Workman, which has adj
vocated this measure, was especially
pleased. When asked yesterday by
one of the opponents to the amend
ment as to why he had closed any dis
cussiOn of the matter in the official
paper Mr.. COrdry stated that no one
closed that discussion except himself.
so long as 1 am editor of the Kansas
said Mr.. Cordry, Il will
dictate its policy and no other man
will be responsible for its policy.
may not be editor more than two
years. but during that time L will be
it's editor"
The admission of women means
that during the next two years. said
one prominent member of the order.
10, 900 members will be added to the
for a $500, as well as a $1,000, $500
and $4,000 policy in the order, and it
also provides for social members. pro-
viding the applicant to membership is
over the age of > years or is physi
cally unable to pass an examination
into the order. The representation
in this session of the grand lodge has
men in Kansas. and the discussion
yesterday afternoon was such that
few men would have mistaken it for
q legislative session. and there We're
several members of that body who
have served in both branches of the
legislature, and others who sill be |
of the legislature next year