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; CUAND ENCA3ir3IEXT Or THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF OD D FELLOWS, OF OREGON. AND THEIR VISITORS FROM THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF WASHINGTON.
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ODDFELLOWS MEET
State- Grand Encampment
Holds Session.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS
Claud Gatch, of Salem, Is Elected
Grand Chief Patriarch for tho
State of Oregon by the
'. . .Con-ention.
Following are the officers of the Grand
Encampment. Independent Order of Odd
fellows, elected yesterday morning at the
opening: session of the 31st gathering of
the Grand Encampment, in Woodmen of
the World Hall, East Sixth and Alder
streets:
Claude Gatch. grand chief patriarch. Sa
lem; W. I. Vawter, grand high priest,
Medford; H. M. Beckwlth, grand senior
warden, Portland; E. E. Sharon, grand
scribe, Portland; W. W. Francis, grand
treasurer, Portland: D. J. Scely, grand
Junior "warden, Albany; W. M. Green,
grand representative, Eugene; L. H. Haz
ard, grand marshal, Coqullle; R. Robert
son, grand sentinel. Rosoburg; W. O.
Gregg, grand outside sentinel. Canyon
City.
The installation of officers took place
in the afternoon.
The Grand Encampment was called to
order by Grand Chief Patriarch W. M.
Green. Between S00 and 400 members were
present from the encampments through
out the state. Reports of the officers wore
received In the forenoon.
Report of Grand Patriarch Green.
W. M. Green, retiring grand chief pa
triarch, submitted his annual report for
the year ending May 1, 1905. Herald:
"Another year has come and gone, an
other milestone has been reached In
patriarchal Oddfcllowship. At this time
we meet In the metropolis of Oregon; and
in tho centennial year of the Lewis and
Clark expedition, which came across the
plains to the garden snot of the North--west.
the Willamette Valley, and to ex
plore and preserve it for the American
people. Let our deliberations be Just and
harmonious, so that we can go back to
our respective camps with new life, and
make the coming year even more pros
perous than the past, for this has been a
prosperous year lor the Encampment
branch, both iinanclally and In member
ship." He recommended that the salary of the
grand fcrlbe be increased to $500 per an
num, on account of tne Increase in busi
ness and work. He also recommended
that the constitution of the subordinate
Encampments be amended so that they
may have two terms a year. If they de
sire, the object being to permit a greater
number becoming past patriarchs. The
report makes honorable mention of Golden
Rule, Cayuse, Wimaphala, Myrtle Point,
Union, Umatilla, Ellison. Armstrong, Lea
zar and Coast Fork Encampments for
making ttie largest increase In member
ship. The total gain In membership for
the year was 2&0.
The grand chief patriarch noted the
death during the year of Past Chief Pa
triarch D. W. Crandall. of Ellison En
campment; Past Grand Representative !
George H. Chance, of Ellison Encamp
ment, and Pact Chief Patriarch C O. T.
Williams. Falls Encampment, and recom
mended that suitable resolutions be pre
pared in their honor. 9
Closing, the grand chief patriarch said:
"I wish at this time to thank the grand
officers and patriarchs for their co-operation
In the upbuilding of the patriarchal
branch of the order, and especially to the
grand scribe for .he valuable assistance
he has given the grand patriarch, in the
duties of his office."
, Grand Secretary's Itcport.
Grand Scribe E. E. Sharon submitted
his annual report. In It the general pros
perity of the encampments is set forth.
New encampments instituted during the
year were as follows: Myrtle Point En
campment, 53. Myrtle Point, Coos County;
North Bend Encampment, 54, North Bend,
Coos County; Lewis and Clark Encamp
ment. 55, Gresham, Multnomah County.
The total membership at the last annual
report, January 1, 190o. was 2519. and the
increase in membership was 290 for the I
year Just closed. The total income from
the encampments was J10.405.CC; money
paid out for relief of patriarchs, widows, I
and burying the dead, $2285.75; total for
relief and current expenses. $8017.95. En- ,
campment assets are as follows: Cash j
on hand. $6053.05; Invested in loans.
JG135.1S: invested in real estate and build- j
59G5S.S2; other sources, $195.75; total, $34.
129. Receipts from tax and supplies were
$10-34 .55; warrants drawn on this fund,
$841.52; total receipts from this source.
$1490.71; cash In treasury. May L 1905,
$649; value of supplies on hand. $125.80.
The grand secretary recommended that
the percapita tax be reduced from 49
to 25 cents. He also recommended that a
memorial page be devoted In the journal
to the memory' of the late Patriarch
George H. Chance.
The report of Grand Treasurer W. W.
Francis corresponded with' that of the
grand secretary.
Million and a Half Members.
P. W. Stewart and ThomasF. Ryan,
who were grand representatives to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, which met in
San Francisco, submitted an extended re
port, which was largely a summary of
the proceedings of the sovereign body.
The total membership of the Oddfellows'
order, including the secondary branches
and the Rebekahs. is given In this roport
as 1.43G.102, for 1903. but to this must be
added the increase since these statistics,
were made out. and which will swell the'
total to about 1,500.000- Receipts tor 1903,
$12,8S7.714.22; expended for relief, $1.52$,
509.19; total Invested by the order, $34,670,
119.60; the representatives speak of the
generosity .and hospitality of San Fran
cisco. Greetings From "Washington.
In the afternoon tne principal business
was the installation of officers for the
ensuing year. The recommendation that
the number of terms of officers be in
creased through a constitutional amend
ment was not adopted.
Grand Patrlarcfi George W. Stockcr and
Grand Representative Charles B. Hath
away, of Washington Grand Encamp
ment, were present yesterday afternoon.
bringing fraternal greetings from the
brethren north of ' the Columbia. Both
made stirring and encouraging addresses.
Grand Lodge Meets This Morning.
The 50th session of the Grand Lodge of
the Independent Order of Oddfellows will
open this morning In the Wocdmen of the
World Hall. East Sixth street. Following
are the present officers: J. A. Mills,
grand roaster, Salem: W. H. Hobson.
deputy grand roaster, Stayton; W. A.
Carter, grand warden; E. E. Sharon,
grand secretary: O. D. Doane. grand
treasurer: Robert Andrews, grand repre
sentative; Joseph Mlcelll. grand repre
sentative: P. A. Hantz. grand marshal;
Olof Andcrsbn, grand conductor: J. W.
304 delegates present at the convention,
with a few more to arrive today, in all
probability. The annual address of Pres
ident Barnett was also delivered ' during
the morning, in which It was shown
that during the past year nine new lodges
J bad been organized In different parts of
! the state. The condition of all the lodges
In the state, with few exception?, was
good, both as regards membership and
finances.
Claud Gatch. of Salem. lected Grand
Patriarch of the Grand Encampment
of Oddfellow.
Donncley. grand guardian; J. E. Rlchter.
grand herald; A. W. Teats, grand chap
lain. '
REBEKAII ASSEMBLY MEETS
Its Lodges Arc Prosperous and Grow
ing in Membership.
The nineteenth annual convention of
the Rebekah Assembly of the Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows was called to
order yesterday morning In the temple
at First and Alder streets, and contin
ued In session during the day. Other
than the preliminary' organization -but
llttlejwork was done, though there re
mains a large amount of business to be
transacted during the remaining two
days of the convention.
At the opening of the session yesterday
morning. Mrs. Nora W. Barnett. Presi
dent of the Assembly, appointed a cre
dential committee, consisting of Edna
Jacobs. Katie Veatch and Kate Klscr.
to examine the credentials of the dele
gates, and report all those entitled to
scats in tho convention.
Following the report of this committee,
the convention began its work and dur
ing the morning session -conferred degrees
upon 185 persons.
It Is shown by the roll that there are
COMPLAINS OF BOARDERS
Calls on Police for a Warrant Against
the Johnsons.
Marlon Hummage called-upon Cap
tain of Police Slover, commanding the
Unshur-strcet station, yesterday and
laid before him a -complaint against
Eroer E. Johnston, executive commis
sioner from the State of. Washington to
the Lewis and Cark Exposition. She
claimed a bill for board and rooms is
Hue her from Mr. Johnston, his wife
anJ two chllJren.
After hearing the woman's story.
Captain Stover advised her to call upon
Deputy City Attorney FitzgeralJ. as it
is alleged by the complainant that profane-
and abusive language was used
by Mrs. Johnson In the Hummage
house Jast'weck. Whether or not a -warrant
will issue depends upon the deci
sion of Mr. Fitzgerald.
"What I want Is to get rid of the
whole outfit." said Mrs.. Hummage.
"Commissioner Johnston has refused to
pay roe for board or for the apart
ments he and his family have occu
pied since their arrival here. While I
want them to teave. and that at once.
I do not want to lose what is due me.
and I Intend to take legal steps to hold
their property until I receive my pay.
"1 could say a whole lot about the
matter, but all I will state at this time
is that Mrs. Johnston and one of the
children are persons with whom no one
could gel along-. I served notice In
writing two weeks ago that I wished
th'ern to vacate, and at the time Mr.
Johnston said he would move, as I
made an increase- in their rent, to cause
them to move. They are still there,
however. I now refuse to serve. meals
to them, as the language' they used at
the table I could not tolerate." -
Mrs. Hummage conducts a rooming
house at S29 Quimby street. She will
consult with Deputy City Attorney
Fitzgerald this morning; concerning- the
trouble, she stated before leaving1 the
police station.
Miss Wavcl Cunningham Released.
Detective Rcsing will not go to San
Francisco for the purpose of returning
Miss Wavel Cunningham to this city for
trial on a - charge of obtaining goods, by
false pretenses. Her parents came down
from Pendleton yesterday; paid A. &. C.
Feldcnhelmer $150 for the bill of Jewelry
purchased by their daughter last week,
and she was released.
Miss Cunningham was arrested last Sat
urday morning in San Francisco, upon
telegraphic Instructions from the Port
land police, and ' was held in Jail until
yesterday, when the case was settled out
of court. Detective Reslng had been in
readiness for two days to go to. the -Bay
City after her.
Hood's Sarsaparilla creates an appetite
and -aids in the proper assimilation of food.
B16L0.0.F. FHUDE
Three Thousand Members to
Be in Line of March.
FRIDAY IS DAY SELECTED
Instructions Are Issued to the Di
vision Commanders and Route
or the .Procession Is Out
lined for the Lodges.
General Owen Summers. Grand Mar
shal of the Day. has Issued instructions
and orders for the- parade of the Odd
fellows upon the opening of their grand
lodge on Friday next. It Is estimated
that there will be fully SCC0 members of
the order In the line of march. The
instructions to the participants and the
order of march is reproduced herewith:-
Out of proper respect to the grand lodge
of Ore son and Washington, the grand mar
shal and his aids, the division commanders
and their aids shall perform their various
duties dismounted and on foot..
All formations will be in column of fours,
closed In mass, when the line of parade Is
taken up. all subdivisions will observe the
following Instructions:
Distance between sets of fours will
be about eight feet, as near as possible,
which -will allow wheeling Into line should
necessity require It. each Individual mem
ber of the column will occupy a space free
and independent without' ' crowding his
member on either the right or left, and It
Is earnestly expected that each set of fours
will keep up a proper alignment.
The distance between the left of the pre
ceding dl.-lslon and that of the succeeding
division should be about 100 feet, as near
as possible.
Should the divisions exceed & larger num
ber than is expected, the first division will
form In two columns of sets of fours, each
occupying the left and right of the block
between Third and Second streeU, on Al
der. The second division will take the same
formation on Alder street between Second
and First, the third division will form on
the block between First and Front streets,
with -the right of that division resting on
the south side of Alder street, and additional
members In excess of those not already pro
Tided for will form on the north-side of
Alder street between First and Front streets.
The column In moving out will do so from
the left or south side of the street, and
each, subdivision or fraction shall follow
them in the same position.
It Is Important and expected that each
subdivision of lodges and other associations
shall be In their position at 10 A. M. on
the morning of June 0, and at 10:10 A. t.
the -column will move.
Brother R. Andrews is specially detailed to
take charge of the 'reception of the grand
lodge of Washington - and their delegates
upon their arrival In the city and conduct
them to their position In the line and to re
port to the grand marshal oh completion. -
It Is. Important that a, strict compliance of
these . orders will be carried out. and It Is
far better for all suborganlzatlons to assemble-as
early as possible, so as to be in
position to assume the line of march, as
no delays will be tolerated.
After countermarching on Fourth street
the column, will move down to Alder street,
thence to First street, where the column
will be dispersed, and those wishing to visit
the Expo-jtlou can take cars from that point.
The grand marshal reserves the right to
change 6r alter this route of march as con
ditions may require. On Monday morning at
10 o'clock the column will be formed as fol
lows: Platoon of police.
Grand marshal General O. Summers.
Chief of staff J. P. Menefee.
Aids George W. Baldwin. C. C Newcastle.
N. P. Tomlinson. George H. Kaiser, E. L.
Barnett. D. D. Robinson, S. C Beach. P. W.
Stewart.
First division Dr. B. E. Miller, command
ing. Aids John X. Jones, Judge J. Heney
Tates, Dr. J. C. Twltchell. Dr. E. O. Duorel.
Dr. Charles Belllngdon. P. A. Hautr. Dr. H.
E. Wrightman. D. S. K. Brack. A. W. Bow
ersox. Innes Band. Officers of grand lodge
of Oregon, officers of grand lodge of Wash-.
delegates of grand lodge of Washington.
-Second division 31. A. McEachern, com
manding. Aids W. C. North. J. C Jami
son. J. N. Stewart. W. H. Howell. Robert
Robertson. James Martin and J. D. Hoff
man. Professor Schieusers Band. Canton of
Tacoma in uniform. Washington Lodge. No.
3. of Vancouver: Sliver Lodge. No. 123. of
Silvecton. Or.; Oregon City . Lodge. No. 3.
of Oregon City: Gresham Lodge. No. 12S, of
Grehsam. Or.
Third division Captain J. N. Williams,
commanding. Aids L. H. Hazard. L. Wlm
berley. Carter Alllngham. W. C Washburn.
C Hadley and C J. Standish. Professor
Schleusers Band. Kremlin Baku and Krem
lin Khuxar, Nobles of the Muscovites, sub
ordinate encampments of Oregon and Wash
ington and other lodges or organizations of
Oregon and Washington desiring to partici
pate in the -oarade.
LINE OF MARCH.
West on Alder to Third, north on Third to
Bumside. west on Burnside to Sixth, south
on Sixth to Taylor, east on Taylor to Fourth,
south on Fourth to Jefferson; countermarch
ing on Fourth street to Alder, east on Al
der to First, where the column will be dis
missed, and those desiring to take car can
proceed to the Exposition ground.
It !a Important that the grand marshal
should Impress on all those participating
in the parade to be promptly in position at
10 A. J I. The division commanders are par
ticularly enjoined to see that these orders
are carried out. At 10 o'clock the forma
tion is expected to be completed, and at
10:10 o'clock: the column will move. If none
are In line, except the grand marshal and
the bands.
Division commanders, together with their
aids, will report promptly to "the marshal at
Third and Alder streets at 0:30 A. M. J. P.
Menefee, chief aid. By order
GENERAL O. SUMMERS.
Grand Marshal.
Seeks Divorce From Wife.
Philip T. Balls has sued Margaret J.
Balls for a divorce In the State Circuit
Court because of deser-ion, beginning on
January 21, ISOi. They were married In
Australia; December 29, 1900. The com
plaint recites that Balls has" not known
the whereabouts of his wife since Octo
ber, 1S02, and has corresponded with her
relatives and others, but has been unable
to discover her place of residence.
Hotel Men Will Meet Here.
'Manager Tom Richardson, of the Port
land Commercial Club, received a tele
gram yesterday from Colonel A. R
Blakely, manager of the St. Charles
Hotel at New Orleans; to the effect that
tho Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Associa
tion had Just decided to make Portland
its next convention city and that the as
sociation would, in all probability, be In
i Portland during. June of 1SC6-
Wells-Fargo Express Buys at
Sixth and Oak,
WILL BUILD IMMEDIATELY
Eight or Ten-Story Structure Will Be
- Erected, the Company Using
Ground Floor and Renting
Upper Ones. .
The Wells-Fargo Express Company yes
terday purchased the quarter-block on
the southwest corner of Sixth and Oak
for $100,000, and will Immediately build
upon the site an eight or ten-story fire
proof brick building. The sale, which, was
made by Kountree & Diamond for J. H.
Peterson, is the best Sixth-street sale
made for several months.
The property Is now occupied by an old
two-stdry frame building used as a. sta
ble. This will be torn down and the
ground excavated for a new building.
This structure will be used exclusively
for offices. The ground floor will be occu
pied by the express company, and the
other floors will be rented. Such a build
ing will add greatly to the city, as well
as the neighborhood, and will establish
Sixth street as a district of office build
ings and retail stores.
J. H. Peterson purchased the- quarter
block, from J. W. Cook three years ago
for 540.000, and everyone said at the time
that he had paid $10,000 too much. But
the wisdom of the purchase has now been
demonstrated.
FIRST TRIP NEXT SUNDAY
Inauguration of Xevt- 18-Hour Train
Between Chicago and New York.
The Pennsylvania Special, the elegantly
appointed new train over the famous
Pennsylvania route, will be put on the
run between Chicago and New York next
Sunday. The train will leave Chicago
at 2:43- in the afternoon, and will reach
New York next morning at 9:45. West
ward bound, train will leave New York
at 3:53 each day. and will land passengers
in Chicago at 8:55 A. 21. following day.
This will be the fastest long-distance
train in the world. Great interest is be
ing taken in railroad circles in initial
trip of the new lS-hour special next Sun
day. In addition to the Pennsylvania Spe
cial, the Pennsylvania system will put
on a new train to bo known as the New
York Special. This train will leave Chi
cago at 8 o'clock .every morning, and
will arrive at New York at 8:15 following
morning. This will be one of the most
comfortable and best equipped trains in
the Pennsylvania service.
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