Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-24
At Closing Session Odd Fellows
Urge Immediate Building Of
Home on Site at Caldwell
Dedicate at Next Session.
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Rebekahs Close Session by Ex-
employing Model Lodge
Department Council Elects
Officers.

The 1920 session of the Grand Lodge
of Idaho. l. o. o. F. is to be held at
Caldwell, the city which is to be the
site of the odd Fellows home. which
the Grand lodge hopes to dedicate next
October.
The home building was made a spe-
cial order of business Thursday after
noon. Different sites were talked over
and the proposition of building at once
or postponlns action for another year
was considered Finally by vote of
165 to 3. il was voted to definitely
locate the home at Caldwell, where
beautiful site has been given and the
lUdEe was almost unanimous in it's de-
c.sion to start building operations as
soon as the plans could be prepared
and to have the building completed and
ready for dedication when the Grand
body met next October.
he first unit of the home will cost
approximately 100000 and under the
pans of building for the future, it is
The idea to make the home one of the
finest in the United States. The Grand
lodge has 35 acres of land at Caldwell
winch has been improved to a consid-
cradle extent.
Thomas E. Buckner of Caldwell,
grand master elect, becomes chairman
of the home building board and as he
was already a member of the board, a
vacancy occurred which was filed by
the election of James F. Ailshie of
Occur d'Alene. Other members of the
board are, w. A. Coughanour of Pay
cite: General Frank Martin of Boise
Monte B. Gwinn of Boise; Mrs.
Stokesberry of Emmett and Mrs. Dris-
coll of Weiser.
INSTALL OFFICERS.
The closing hour of the Grand lodge
session was given over to the installa-
ton of officers. The officers are:
Thomas E. Buckner of Caldwell. grand
master; NJ. Reese Hatta baugh, Grange
vile, deputy grand master: Prem Moore,
Moscow, grand warden: Presley +.
horne, Caldwell, grand secretary; W.
A. Coughanour, Payette, grand treas
urer. John P.# Isaacs. Spirit Lake
grand representative for one year;
William Bollinger, Lewiston, grand
marshal; William Winkler, Council.
grand conductor; w. E. Smith Poca-
telo, grand guardian; Frank A. Eveleth
Bull, grand herald; H. A. Adams, Pay
cite, grand chaplain.
REBEkAHs CLOSE.
Several hundred Rebekahs gathered
at the Odd Fellows temple Thursday
night and for the second time in the
history of the state saw the work of
model lodge eXemplified. The plan was
one worked out by Mrs. Frances Cros-
son. grand secretary and exemplitied
for the first time In 1914 in Boise and
again last night. The Model lodge
officers We're made up from members of
Unity, Purity and Ada lodges Of Boise
and they gave the entire work from the
opening to the closing and also the
charge to candidates following the mi
tiation work by a degree team COM
posed of the younger women of the
three lodges. Following the work re-
trpghnnntS al
hour enjoyed.
The Rebekahs followed the Odd
Fellows and accepted the invitation
to hold the next Rebekah assembly
At Caldwell and also voted to cooper
aie to the fullest extent in the interests
of the home.
Officers of the Rebekah assembly
were Installed and the appointive Off
GERS were named: Mrs. Clarissa HUI
bert, Boise, marshall Mrs. Irene SpideIl
Rupert, conductor; Mrs. Emmerson
Nez Pearce, chaplain; outside guar
dian, Jenette Leigh, Malad; inside
guardian, Gladys Smith, Sand Point.
DEPARTMENT COUNCIL.
The Department Council, which held
three sessions in Boise completed it's
work Thursday night with the cleo
ton and installation of officers which
resulted as follows: Brgader, George
aarrigfeld, Ashton, president; Major
W. P. Lively, Wallace. vice president;
Major August J. Moritz, Boise assist
ant adjutant general; Otis NJ Van
& Tassell st. Anthony; chief of staff;
Major George e. Hubert, Boise. treas
urer; Capt. J. L. Martin, Mullen. chap
lain; Chevalier w. w. Langsberry
Ashton, officer of the day: Chevaler
Holland. Pocatello, officer of the guard;
Chevalier S. Watkins, Twin Falls
aide de camp; Chevalier Erickson, Ida
no Falls, sentinel: Chevalier Van
Ryper, Rupert, picket.
The council voted to donate 800 from
the treasury to the Odd Fellows Home
building fund.
Frames made to order. Carter's