Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

134 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS Tuesday.
[ (Nov. IS. 1913.
F. W. Ciias. Eberhard, District No. 43 (German) —
On account of these Lodges being distinctive, inasmuch as they
work in German, and to give the Brethren an idea of the German
Lodges in Cook county, I forward his report in full, which I believe
will be of interest.
"As requested I give you the following report of District No. 43.
"New Chicago No. 506—Has a good staff consisting of chief
captain and an assistant captain of each degree and sixty-four members
of degree staff. Conferred First Degree at Palm Lodge; exhibition
First Degree at Adelphi Lodge December 29th, 1912; and Cook County
Lodge February 2, 1913; and First Degree at Lily of the West.
"Koerner Lodge No. 756—Has a good staff captain. Assistant
captain doing good work and it is in a flourishing condition.
"Lily of the West No. 407—Has a fair working staff. Lodge is in
good condition.
slow.
"Palm Lodge No. 467—Has a good staff doing good work.
"Hoffnung Lodge No. 353—Has a good staff.
"Goethe Lodge No. 329—Has a good staff and is working.
"Douglas Lodge No. 432—Has a good staff but is somewhat slow.
"John G. Potts Lodge No. 561—Has a good staff doing good work.
"Garden City Lodge No. 389—Has a good staff but is going very
"Harmonia Lodge No. 221—Has a fair staff.
"Olympia Lodge No. 477—Is waking up from a long sleep, has a
good staff, doing good work.
"Robert Blum Lodge No. 58—Trying hard to get a staff but it
seems they have not enough young members or don't let them come
up.
"Hutten Lodge No. 398—Not doing much.
"On the whole, District No. 43, is in a very promising condition.
Lily of the West No. 407 bought a church and rebuilt same for a
temple, which affords them facilities for good floor work. New Chicago
ma*de an attempt to write the North Side Lodges concerning the build-
ing of a temple for Odd Fellows only, so it could be arranged especially
for Odd Fellow degree work, but did not succeed as yet. The commit-
tee is standing and the matter will be taken up again.
"Koerner is planning to build their own hall."
T. B. Blair, District No. 45—
Brother Blair is one of the oldest staff captains in the state and a
member of Congress Lodge No. 362. Brother Blair has been active in
bis District; visited many Lodges and encouraged many of the staffs