The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-14
Reduction Of Per Capita
Tax Voted Down by a
Large Majority
BIRMINGHAM GETS
THE NEXT MEETING
Eighteenth Annual Session of Rebekah
AS embly Also Began Here Yes
tcrday-interesting Reports
Made Yesterday

Featuring the afternoon session of the
meeting of the Grand lodge of Odd Fell
lows yesterday was the selection of Bir-
mingham as the next place of meeting;
voting down BY a big majority the prop
ostion to reduce the present per capita
tax and the nomination OF the grand
lodge officeiH for the incoming year
The seventy-third annual convention of
the Independent order of odd Fellows
was called TO order Yesterday morning
al 1898 O'Clock by Grand Master Walter
X, McAdory. The grand lodge and past
grand degrees were conferred on about
2o0 delegates a number of committees
made report. including the board of trus-
tees of the Alabama odd Fellows home
at Cullman. which were referred to the
proper committees
Grand Masters Address
The grand masters address and annual
report was read. which showed increased
activity among the subordinate lodges.
lie referred to the excellent results of
the district conferences held throughout
the state and urged the members to
ever an odd Fellows lodge was not To-
Gated. He reported the Odd Fellows home
at Cullman to be in first class shape
and properly and efficiently managed. In
concluding he thanked his associates for
their valuable and ready assistance and
expressed the hope that every delegate
would avail himself of the opportunity
to visit the orphans home on Thurs
day
The grand seeretary's report was read
giving in detail the statistics of the order
in Alabama and the standing and mem
bership of the subordinate lodges of the
state. Both reports were referred to
the committee on distribution.
Committees Named
The grand master named the following
committees:
Credentials; II. C. Pollard / Yaretsky
]. A. Howle.
Distribution: d. w. McGauhey, ]. r.
Miller G. L. Mathieson.
Finance: Victor R. White, Mac Free
man, Guy f. Ponder
Petitions and appeals f. G. Rickarby,
W W. NidN Ioltl NJ, T.. I3Hlt.
Legislation: A. F. McGhee, A. d. Bloch,
o. S. Finch.
Judiciary: Jacob Pepperman, n. II.
Freeman. II. J. Krudop.
Constitution and bylaws: b. T. Phil
lips, r. r. Booth, Frank c. Brown.
Mileage and per diem James Sharp.
W. r. Caraway. G. o. Jacobs.
Sfata Of tho or,la,..
cob Burger, W A. Brown
Excuses: A. G. Bethard, G. T. Wilson.
Secret work: a. NJ. F. Dunn, C. w.
Capps.
Press reporter; T. w. Holt
number of committees made partial
reports and the grand lodge adjourned
until o'clock
Afternoon Session
The grand lodge reconvened promptIv
at O'Clock. The special commmittee,
consisting of Sam j. Erckert, w. e.
Wooward and c. d. Speagle, on the new
constitution of the Rebekah assembly
made a favorable report and the consti
tuition was adopted The proposition to
reduce the per capita brought out a spir-
ited discussion, and number of earnest
speeches for and against were made.
On the vote being taken the amendment
Was lost by an overwhelming majority,
There was little or no opposition TO the
selection of Birmingham as the next place
OF meeting for the grand lodge the argu-
ment being advanced that the grand lodge
saved several thousand dollars by meet
ing in Birmingham owing to its geograph-
ical position. On the vote being tak
was selected. Nominations
for grand officers was then declared in
order and the present grand officers were
nominated to be advanced one step high
er. The office of grand warden, which is
the stepping stone to further
brought out quite a mum.
ber of nominations
A number of resolutions relating to the
work of the order were acted upon. and
the afternoon session was declared ad-
journed.
Night Session
Al the night session the contest for the
prizes offered by the grand master-elect
took place. The competing degree teams
were Birmingham lodge No. lie and Avon
dale lodge No. Jos, who exempified the in
itiatory degree There is much interest
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