The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
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patriotic nature will also probably
cnme mp.
Following an action of the Sover-
eign lodge giving all grand bodies per
mission to do so. the Grand lodge
Wednesday also is scheduled to take
up the matter of enactlng bylaws
nbolishing weekly benefits in the
lodges of this state after fifty-two
weekly payments. The present by
hws provide for a minimum weekly
benefit of 50 a week for one year and
n minimum of 81 a week from the end
Of that time to go on indefinitely. The
payment of this 81 a week indefinite
l.. has proven a hardship on number
OF lodges. it is said.
Open Schools Today.
The first departmental number on
the convention program began TINS
morning at 10 o'clock, when the
grand encampment began a school of
instructfor ct I. o. O. F. hall. III
West Sixth street Another school
began at Z o'clock this afternoon. To-
night at o'clock the grand encamp-
s1nent degree will be conferred at the
hall. The department council, Pa
triarch militant or uniform rank is
scheduled to get under way at
o'clock this afternoon at the same
Ball. At that time the department
will meet in general session and at s
o'clock tonight the military degree
will be conferred at Hamilton hall.
The Grand encampment will open
its grand secret session in the Knights
and Ladies of Security hall, Seventh
and Kansas avenue, at o'clock to-
morrow morning. Resolutions will be
in order, while officers for the COM
ing year will be elected at o'clock
in the afternoon. A. G. Muir, grand
patriarch, is scheduled to be elected
grand representative to the Sover-
eign grand lodge William G.. Slower,
Caldwell, will probably succeed the
Stockton man as grand patriarch. c.
NJ. Snyder, grand senior warden,
Hutchinson, is slated for Stover's po-
sition as grand high priest I. w
Taylor. grand junior warden, will
probably be elected senior warden
and his office of Junior warden is
scheduled to be filled by a vote on
several candidates. A. NJ. Balm, grand
scribe, and Fred Cossitt, grand treas
urer, the former from Leavenworth
and the latter from Wichita, are
slated for reelection.
Grand Lodge Officers Hold Over.
The grand lodge does not elect Of
ficers here. They were elected last
spring in the field. l.. NJ. PenwelI,
Topeka. was elected to succeed Will
liam Willis, Wichita, as grand master
Roy Foster. grand warden, succeeds
, Penwell as deputy grand master. Fos-
ter is from lola. ]. ]. Noll of Pratt
succeeds Foster as grand warden. VIII
]. Russell, Topeka, and H. c. Stevens,
Topeka. were reelected as grand sec
rotary and Grand treasurer.
State officers for the Rebekahs. with
the exception of warden, were also
chosen last May in the field. The
election of warden failed to carry
victory for anyone at that time and
the matter of filling the office comes
up Wednesday afternoon at the 2
o'clock assembly session in Memorial
hall. A pretty contest is forecasted.
Five candidates. Mrs. Bernice Roby,
Topeka; Mrs. Grace Gage. Mime
.apolis; Mrs. Fannie Hutchinson, Silver
Lake; Mrs. Margaret Robinson, Kan
sas City, and Mrs. Sadie S. Vaugn,
Mankato, are out for the place At
the field election Cora Taylor. vice
president, Yates Center, was elected
to fill the office of Sadie V. Holmes,
president; Grace Rich, warden,
Wichita, succeeded Cora Taylor. Katie
Horne, secretary. Manhattan, and
Madge Virgins, treasurer. Lawrence,
were re-elected.
The Rebekahs will hold their first
number of the convention at 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning with a
school of instruction at Memorial hall
Another will be held at the same
place at o'clock.
The first public meeting of the con-
ventiOn will be held tomorrow even
ing at the Auditorium beginning at 9
o'clock. Miss Mildred Hazelrigg will
open the program with pipe organ
recital Jos quartette will sing and
viii be followed by . fancy drill by
the staff of CapitQla lodge, No. 19.
Topeka- Tom Powell is billed to sing