Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

120 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
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The following Lodges are delinquent in their Orphans' Home
Building tax due July 1, 1912: 245, 293, 482.. 530, 669, 682, 773, 836.
We desire to call your attention to the list of lodges that are
delinquent in their reports and per capita tax and, while there are not
as many as there have been in previous years, we still urge upon the
Secretary to be more prompt in issuing these reports. We would also
call attention and suggest to the Secretary that the mileage and
per diem of your representative be held up for the Lodges which have
failed to pay the Orphans' Home building tax, until the same was
paid, as all Lodges should pay this assessment and be treated alike.
Adopted.
Respectfully submitted.
WILLIS MELVILLE,
G. F. KOESTER,
M. P. BERRY,
FIFTH REPORT, BY WILLIS MELVILLE, OF 693.
To the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, I. O. O. F.:
Committee.
Your Committee on Finance would respectfully report as follows:
We made our annual visit to the Old Folks' Home at Mattoon,
Illinois, on Saturday, October 18th, 1913, for the purpose of auditing
the accounts and inspecting the Home.
* We found Brother and Sister North in charge of the Institution.
Brother North is a practical farmer and a substantial business man,
and his wife is an ideal person for the position she fills, and the
Order owes a debt of gratitude to Brother North and his wife for the
personal sacrifices they are making in taking charge of the Home.
In our inspection of the Home we find that the farm has been
kept up in splendid condition, and that the buildings are in good
repair, with the exception of a range in the kitchen, which should be
replaced by a new one, and a new sidewalk should be built on the
rear of the building. These much needed additions would cost little
money. Otherwise the farm and buildings are kept in excellent
order, and as well as any farmer could keep the premises if they were
his own.
The live stock is in a healthy condition, and the results from the
farm are more than satisfactory.
Your Committee desire to commend the Trustees and the present
Superintendent for the businesslike manner in which the affairs of
the Home are being conducted.
The membership as enrolled on October 1st was 141. of which
there were 29 Sisters and 112 Brothers. There were admitted during
the year, 33, withdrawn, 6, and lost by death, 15. At last report there