Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-17

consequently a. ID. Jones lodge was
No.
Organised Omaha Lodge No. 2.
The lodge was organized and met for
some time In the old capitol building. II
then moved into a small wooden building
at the corner OF Eleventh and Dodge
streets. where the police station now
stands. The next meeting place was in
house ON Dodge street near Twelfth.
occupied by Rev. Leach. which was so
cold In winter that water would freeze
beside q hot stove. The old Western Elk
change building at Twelfth and FarnAm
was the next meeting place Several
changes were made In the following years
until In 1874 the lodge removed 10 its
present quarters in tho building at the
northwest corner Of Fourteenth and
Dodge streets.
On September e. 1857. the past grands
OF the three lodges OF Nebraska territory
met in Nebraska City and adopted
resolution petitionins the Grand Lodge
OF the United States for charter for The
Grand Lodge OF Nebraska.
The Grand Lodge OF Nebraska.
The grand lodge OF Nebraska was In
stituted April n. 1858. at Nebraska City.
II comprised Nebraska lodge No. /. Ne
braska city, Omaha lodge No. 2. Omaha;
Frontier lodge No. 3. Nebraska City;
Bellevue lodge No. 4. and Brownville
lodge No. 5. There we're present at the
institution OF the grand lodge Charles +.
Holly. d. d. @. s. for Nebraska, and
Past brands II. r. Newcomb. George
Armstrong. Miles w. Brown. ]. W..
stull, John Hamlin, w. L. Boyds-
ton and George Allen. The grand Off
GERS installed at this session we're:
Charles f. Holly. grand master; James
w. stuil. deputy grand master; william
II. Cook. grand warden Robert w. Fur
mas. grand secretary; John Hamlin. grand
treasurer; Miles w Brown. grand mar
shall; Henry r. Newcomb, grand con-
ductor; George Allen. grand guardian;
William l.. Boydston. grand messenger.
William II. Cook was the first grand rep
resentative attending the session OF 1850.
The next session OF the grand lodge
was held In Omaha, September Il. 1858.
The first odd Fellows funeral in Ne
braska was that OF John ,Phebus, who
came to Nebraska May II, 1856. was int
tiated into Frontier lodge No. 3 the Same
year and died July H. 1857. being buried
by the two lodges. No. and No. 3.
Officers of the Grand Lodge.
The following are tho officers OF the
Grand Lodge; j. C. HArnish. grand mas
ter. o'Neill; s. X. oreenleaf, deputy
grand master. omahai W. V. HoaGiand.
grand warden. North Platte; l. p. Gage,
grand secretary. Fremont; f. b. Bryant,
grand treasurer Omaha.
Grand Encampment officers: ]. A.
Davis, grand patriarch. Lincoln; l.. IL
Coy, grand senior warden. Paxton; q. Z.
Huntington, grand high priest. Omaha;
E. J. Farr, grand junior warden. Blair;
/. p. Gage. grand scribe. Fremont; u. b.
| Bryant, grand treasurer, Omaha.
State Rebekah Assembly officersi MRS
]. Il. Welsh, president. Lincolni Mrs. r.
NJ. Wagner vice president. Omaha:
Mrs. II. Hoagland. warden. North Platte:
Mrs. Il. l.. Talbot. secretary. South Side.
Omaha; Mrs. NJ. Il. STUNT, treasurer.
Omaha.
| Department Council officers; General
T. r. Boyd. president. Central City; Col
onel b. A. Rosebro. vice president,
Mitchell Neb.; Major w. q. Pursell, as
sistant adjutant general. Broken Bow;
Captain J. w. congor. treasurer. Loup
City.
Grand Secretary Cages report shows
st2 subordinate lodges In Nebraska, with
a total membership OF 2Ob57. a gain Of sis
for the year 1915. The eneaInpment
branch OF the order has sixty-elght en-
eampmenta, with a membership OF 2.esS.
State Secretary Emma Talbot reports YEA
Rebskah LODGES IN the state. with a nom-
bership Of is.242. The total number of
ODE Fellows In the jurisdiction OF No
brasla Is 1857.
Sovereign Grand Ledge.
The Independent Order OF odd Fellows
was introduced into the United States on
April g. ISIS. when washington lodge, No.
I. was organized IN baltimore, Ma
Thomas wilday was the first noble
grand. The grand lodge of Maryland
was organized In February, 1921, with
Thomss Wildey as It's first grand master.
The grand lodge OF the United States was
organized In 1895. with Thomas Wildey A
It's first grand sire. In 1873 the name
Of this body wss changed to the sover,
eign grand lodge. The encampmenl
branch OF the order swas organized on
July 8. 1877. The Patriarchs Militant
branch OF the order appeared IN 1885. The
Rebekah degree appeared in 1851.
/, The ninoty-first annu~l communication
OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Independ,
ent Order OF odd Fellows. convened m san
Francisco on September 20 with Acting
Grand Sire J. b. A.. Robertson presiding
on account OF the deatn OF Grand sire
Daniels Representatives from sixty-sil
grand jurisdictions were IN attendance.
Officers OF Sovereign Grand Lodge.
The following officers were elected
} J. h. A. Robertson. grand sire. Oklahoma
Frank c. Goudy. deputy grand sire. Colo
rado; William II. Cox. grand treasurer
John b. Goodwin. grand secretary.
During the year 1919 death levied I
J heavy toll on the leaders OF the organ
ixatiop. On May n Grand Sire Daniel
passed away az his home IA Griffin. Ca