The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-06-02

The matter Of locating the proposed
Odd Fellows home for aged members
and orphans was placed absolutely Ia
the hands Of the home fund board of
seven members by the grand lodge in
session here today.
Discussion of the home brought ou:
a general opinion of delegates that the
matter not only be left in the hands
of this board, but that it be given un.
limited time to select a site for the
home. 6. B. Metzger, of Williston, was
elected member OF the boara to fiji:
the vacancy caused by the death of
r. NJ. Pollock.
Grand Forks was chosen as the
place of meeting in 1922. There were
some other tentative invitations, but
Grand Forks was chosen without real
opposition. :.. ..
A resolution proposing the assess
ment of each members 10 cents for the
nucleus OF home for tubercular men,
bers of the order was carried.
New officers Of the Odd Fellows, who
were chosen last winter, were to be
installed this afternoon, the closing
session.
Rebekshs Elect. ~
Officers OF the Rebekahs elected thi.
morning are: President, Jeanette
Forkne, Langdon; Tilly sSiegeh Fargo,
!. yiae, .president: !: Ieonora Holmes, Ink
ster, warden; secretary, Georgia
Packard; treasurer. Kate Robertson.
Ellendals The officers were installes
The Rebekahs will meet next year at
Grand Forks.
Bel6ell, Fargo, Win.
Belfield and Fargo teams were win
ners in lodge contests held last night
A special meeting Of Capital City
Lodge I. o. o. F. Of Bismarck was
held at the ElkB hall under the dis
pensation of the grand master last
night, and a contest in third degree
work was held between Oakes and Bel
field teams. Belfield was the winner.
At the Masonic temple contest was
held between Rebekah teams Of Fargo
and Cakes, and Fargo was declared
the winner.
This morning at 8 P. NJ. delegates
were taken on an auto ride about the
city by the Town Criers. Inability to
adhere to the scheduled time OF the
trip, this afternoon, the date was
changed to this morning on short no.
tice and by hard and fast work ths
Town Criers assembled 40 cars to car
ry the visitors. /, 5
Reports Presented
The first session of the grand lodge
OF Odd Fellows was held yesterday
afternoon at the Auditorium, the lodge
being q half day late in getting down
to work, because of yesterday morn.
ing's program. The reports Of the
grand officers were presented and
referred to committees, which were
considering them last night. The pre-
sentatiOn of delegates was highly sat.
ID isfactory, there being representatives
from practically all Of the 165 lodges
in the state. .s@ g..
Past Grand Master Palmer, of South
Dakota, who was present, read an in
teresting report of the South Dakota
jurisdiction, and j. NJ. Patten, editor
of the Odd Fellows World, who has
been member of the South Dakota
home board of trustees for "a years,
told the delegates how the South Da'
kota home at Dell Rapids Is con-
Quoted. s. -,
A large number of past grand Off
GERS are present and banquet was
given in the Grand Pacific hotel last
evening by the past grand masters to
visiting brothers of other jurisdictions
The Rebekah assembly also held its
first sessions yesterday. The report
of officers showed an increase of about
1000 members and six new lodges in
the state during the last year. There
now are 96 lodges in the state. Among
the visitors are IL past presidents. an
unusually large number. One of them,
Mrs. Florence Brown, of jamestown,
was called away on receipt of word Of
the death of her father.