Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
STATE DIVIDED
ON |. 0. 0. F. VOTE
Northern Delegates viii Oppose
Amendments to Odd Fell
lows Convention.
Especial to the Newark start

Especial to the Newark Star.1
TRENTON, Nov. 2O.-Committee re
ports took up the best part of today'i
session of the grand lodge, l. 0. 0. II.
In convention here. Reports were re
ceived from the committees on STATE
of order, judiciary, degree OF Rebeccf
and laws of subordinates. The legis
lative committee will present Its re-
port late this afternoon. Recommen-
dalton for amendments to the STATE
constitution are to be made, but there
Is expected to be opposition to any
charter amendments from represent
atives of the southern part of the
State.
The legislative report will also re.
new it's opposition to the passage oil
any law by the Legislature taxing the
funds of the grand lodge.
The memory of DR.. James Manning
D. D., chaplain of the grand lodge for
five years past, was honored today
by eulogies rendered by various rep
resentatives.
Representatives from the New York
State grand lodge were In attend
ance at today's session. II. l.. Gar
diner, grand master, of New York
was presented to the convention and
expressed his qualification at the ex-
cellent pogress the State lodge OF
New Jersey Is making. Other New
York dignitarles at the convention
today were T. w. Mcknight, deputy
grand master; George E. Judge
grand warden, and Harry Walker
grand secretary.
The convention today adopted a
resolution to levy tax of five cents
on each member to care for orphan
af A
resolution to levy another assessment
to provide for incurables provoked
discussion and the question will be
decided later this afternoon.
The grand masters special fund to
assist In the organization and
strengthening of small lodges was re-
ported to increase it's fund from 5000
to $400
The convention will include its
sessions this afternoon with the in
stallation of the officers elected yes
terday. Grand Master White. of Pat
erson, will then announce the appoin-
tive officers.
James H. White, of Paterson, was
elected grand master yesterday. and
> Harry s. Pine, of this city. grand Sec
rotary.
Other officers elected were: Grand
deputy master, George w. Bechtold,
Jersey City; grand warden, f. H.
Lloyd, Matawan; grand treasurer, Jo-
seph r. Deacon, Bordentown: grand
representative, &c. o. Bussing, Lynd-
hurst: board of directors. Henry J.
Melosh. Jersey City; Frank W. Tus-
sey, Camden and Charles A. Wood
ruff, Newark.
The effort to move the grand lodge
sessions from Trenton to Jersey City
was defeated. The grand lodge de-
gree was conferred upon a class of
100, after which q reception was given
TO distinguished visitors. These in
cluded Henchel Gardner, grand mas
ter; Harry Walker, grand secretary,
and John Bullenkamp, grand
treasurer, of New York; George
III. Fuller grand secretary, and
George Weber. grand instructor.
of Massachusetts,; Frank e. Roys,
grand master, and William s. Hutch
lson, grand secretary, or Connecticut:
Fred c. Hanyen. grand master; Ush-
er A. Hall. grand secretary. of Penn
sylvania, and Past Grand Master
William A. Nelson, of Minnesota.
Grand Master Shinn, in his report,
recommended the increase of the spe-
cial funds for strengthening weak
lodges. He also recommended q
method of caring for incurable men,
bers be adopted Grand Secretary
Pine reported membership of 30.-
$40 In New Jersey, and the subordin-
ate lodges of the State paid out for
relief last year $307.547.75