The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-12
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ing sessions. Before most people go
to breakfast these Patriarchs are in
session at /. o. .. f. haIl, lis west
Sixth street.
At the meeting of the grand en-
campment, held this morning in Bates
hall, reports of committees and grand
officers were heard. The election of
officers will be held this afternoon
The present officers are: George L.
Potter. grand patriarch; A M. Balm,
Leavenworth, grand scribe; A. G.
Muir Stockton, grand senior warden;
o. R. Stevens. Wichita, grand high
priest; Charles H. McBranger of
City, grand representatives and Fred
Cossett of Wichita, grand treasurer
RebekahS Meet Today.
This afternoon the Rebekah state
$3.50 o'clock with a school of instruc-
ton at representative hall in the state
house. Tonight q special session OF
ths grand lodge will be held at the
Auditorium where the grand lodge
degree will be conferred. Following
this meeting there will be joint re-
ception of the grand officers. g.
Tomorrow morning the largest and
most important session of the conVen-
ton will be held when the grand lodge
opens with a Joint meeting at the
auditorium.
The grand lodge program for
Wednesday is as follows:
900 a. m.-Regula- session OF
grand lodge at city auditorium.
$40 a. m.-Joint open session call
ed to order by Chairman Robert
Steele.
Music, I. o. o. F. quartette:
Address of welcome on behalf OF
the state. Governor Arthur Capper.
Response. Grand aster j. E.
Brooks.
Address of welcome, Robert Steele,
of Excelsior lodge No $50, represent
ing Odd Fellows of Topeka.
Response, George B. Potter, grand
patriarch.
Address, Mrs. Bernice Roby of
Naomi Rebekah lodge No. 50, repre-
senting the Rebekahs of Topeka
Response, President liza E. Potter
of the Rebekah state assembly.
Union memorial services by all
branches of the order.
1880 p m.-Parade, followed by
regular session of the grand lodge at
auditorium.
1900 p. m.-Exercises by children
from the I. o. o. F. home at audi
torium.
$500 p. m.-Conferring first. sec
ond and third degrees at auditorium,
meeting in charge of Eugene lodge
No. 70. First degree, Shawnee lodge
No. L; second degree, Excelsior lodge
No. $50; third degree, Topeka lodge
No. 40.
Fight for Grand Warden.
The fight for grand warden which
began last year and failed of settle
ment at the last annual election in
May, has been carried to the grand
lodge meeting and probably will come
up Wednesday afternoon. A clause in
the grand lodge constitution requires
that the leading candidates for grand
warden must receive 40 per cent Of
the total vote cast in the May election
TO be elected. This the three candi-
dates, W. H. Roadruck of indie
pendence, L. NJ. Penwell of Topeka
and Frank Ohlhausen of Leavenworth,
failed to get.
At the May election the three candi-
daes finished in a bunch. Roadruck
led with a vote of 1,450; Penwell fol-
lowed with LABS votes and Ohlhausen
came in q close third with 1.02S
No one will predict what the out
come of the fight Wednesday after
noon will be. For years the election
of the grand warden has been car
ried to the grand lodge meeting and
in eight of the past nine contests the
leader in the May vote failed of final
election. The single exception was
last year when William Willis of
Wichita led in both the May and
grand lodge meeting elections.
A hot fight is being made for the
three candidates and their hackers are
throwing out numerous lines to catch
the vote from the western end of the
state. 1t is this vote that will elect
the next warden, according to Odd