The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-18

the Grand lglOO, Pioneers OF Al
aska, by Grand President A. J.
Dimond in his annual report
made yesterday afternoon at the
first session ofthe Nineteenth
Annual Igloo which convened
in the Odd Fellows Hall. Grand
President Dimond recommended
permanent Grand Secretary,
raising of old age pension for
Pioneers to $35. another Pho
neers' Home and care of insane,
in Alaska.
Grand President Dimond's re-
port, in full, is as follows:
Another year has passed since
the last meeting of the Grand lgloo
az Naldez-another year of the few
that remain to uS-and during that
year number of those. our broth
ers, who on March Il, 1926. were in
our midst have since gone on the
last grand pilgrimage from which no
man returns. And it is not uniting
10 say al the opening of this session
of the Grand Igloo to those of our
brothers who since that last meet
ing have passed the great divide,
honor TO you and peace-the peace
of the Lord that passeth human un
derstanding.
But if we are really Pioneers
if we have the true spirit of Pioneers
much as we may have respected
and honored and loved those who
have passed from us, We shall not
be long saddened. we shall not be
long depressed by this last great
manifestation of the transitory state
of what is called human life, for as
Pioneers we shall always realize
that our first and true duty is to the
present and to the future. The motto
of the Pioneers is progress, pro-
gress" The eyes of this order are
turned forward. and 10; backward.
Recommendation Made
But at this opening meeting of
the Grand lgloo it is customary and
proper that the officers who have
served You for the past year should
make report to you of their activ
tiles and such recommendations as
they think from their experience may
be of benefit to the welfare of this
order. 1t is therefore my privilege
and my duty to make such a report
and to make such recommendations
but there is little for me to re-
port The financial condition of the
order is fully set forth in the report
of the Grand Secretary, Brother
Love, and there will be found a de-
tailed statement of the financial and
general status of the order. and 1t
is encouraging to note from the re-
port of the secretary that during the
past year the order prOspered as
much as any order of this kind can
he expected to prosper. And il Is
particularly pleasant to be able to
report that during the past year all
has been peace and harmony in the
councils of the order. There may not
be much news in this, but it is a
very pleasant and reassuring thing
to be able to report
New Ieloo
''As is more fully shown by the
report of the secretary, one subor-
dinate Igloo, that at Dillingham;, No
2S, has been instituted during the
past year. The charter was issued on
October IS, 1926. Steps are now un-
der way for organization of a sub
ordinate Igloo at Bethel and to that
v
member of Igloo No 4, has been ap-
pointed deputy Grand President to
organize the Bethel Igloo. 1t is en-.
couraging to note that Igloos are be-
ing organized at this somewhat re-
mote places where the population is
relatively small, for it shows that
even in such places where Pion GERS
and few there still exists that sense
of solidarity so necessary for the
welfare OF progress of any people.
Revival Work
I'm this connection would it not
be well to consider whether some
effective steps can be taken to bring
back into the fold several of the
lgloos that have dropped out. For
) example, Skagway, Mccarthy and
Cordova | think could each maintain
a healthy lodge, and yet no reports
have been received from the Igloos
organized in these towns for several
years past and they have no legal
status as members of the Grand Ig
loo. Possibly one of the officers
could be delegated to visit the vari
GUS communities and once more
arouse sufficient interest in the Pho
neers to reOrganize and keep alive
the subordinate Igloos in these sew
eral communities.
'The recommendations that | have
to make are such recommendation 5
think, as any other Pioneer would
make, because they are recommends
tions concerning things that lie close
to the hearts of all Pioneers, things
that have relation to the humanity
to the love of neighbor-that ough,
to dwell and that in varying degrees
does dwell in all Of us.
Permanent Secretary
First My first recommendation re
lates to subject which is not O
the same importance as some Of tn.
others and yet the subject thinl
has unOuestiOned merit. As yOu al