Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

Tuesday, 1 GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I. O. O. F. 1^1
Nov. IS. 1913. \ ; X_
Wayne County—Geo. Blackburn, 248; Oscar B. Fyffe, 249; I. W.
Jones, 558; J. J. Lyell, 558.
Williamson County—Henry Bantz, 392; J. C. Collier, 504; Geo. W.
Young, 392; C. R. Felts, 504; Elijah Howerton. 504; J. T. Wilson, 430;
Rolla C. Yates, 1009; Leroy C. Yates, 430; L. F. Bratten, 504.
Winnebago County—Frank A. Lind,, 799; Orlando Patterson, 689;
C. R. Fagerberg, 799; J. G. Beck, 799; Robert P. Stack, 430; Ed. B.
Peters, 31; Hans L. Moriensen, 31.
Woodford County—A. J. Mouren, 311.
Wabash County—P. D. Cohoon, 732.
Where no county is mentioned it means that there is no Official
Examiner and Instructor in that county. I take this method of calling
attention to the fact so that the Lodges and membership therein will
make an effort to qualify at least one member at the earliest possible
date.
COOK COUNTY.
On account of the large number of Lodges in Cook county there
have been many calls on ine, and at nearly all of these meetings I have
tried to confine my work to the Ritual as much as possible. I believe
a good deal of good has been done by arranging lectures on the dif-
ferent degrees and inviting several Lodges to participate in a convenient
hall.
Some of the meetings have been more pretentious than others, for
instance: A series of Schools was arranged by Chicago Lodge No. 55,
wherein one degree was taken up each night, beginning Wednesday,
April 16th, and continuing one each month for four months. The
work in Chicago, I believe, is fairly well in hand and the Lodges are
striving to do a high grade of Degree work. We have in this city a
number of German Lodges and these Lodges are under the directorship
of Bro. F. W. Chas. Eberhard. Brother Eberhard is a splendid Degree
Captain, a member of New Chicago Lodge No. 506, and I took advantage
of his Staff to give some exhibition First Degrees in German in
Adelphi Lodge No. 8, Dec. 29th. and Cook County Lodge, Feb. 26th.
This was a revelation to the English speaking Brethren and created
wide spreading interest, especially in the King.
SCHOOL AT ST. LOUIS.
Through Grand Secretary John H. Sikes, arrangements were made
by the Grand Secretary of Missouri to hold a school in the city of St.
Louis on June 20th and 21st. Together with Deputy Grand Master
Warren C. Darnall, I went to St. Louis and we were warmly received
by our Brothers "across the river." The meeting was a complete sue