Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

150 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS I „ Tli i-| da -Tx-,o
/ _T Nov. 18. 1913.
Knights of Pythias fraternal orders, met with the Board at Lincoln
at the Home on Monday, September 1st. There were about 50 present.
The object of the meeting was to discuss freely the management
of our Homes, and we believe much information of value was given at
this meeting.
We were especially pleased to have with us on this occasion the
chairman and Secretary of the Odd Fellows' Old Folks' Home Board
of Trustees; Brothers L. M. Kagy, J. W. Yantis. P.G.R.; Owen Scott
and Deputy Grand Master Warren C. Darnall. Deputy Grand Master
Warren C. Darnall and the Secretary of our Board, J. W. Birney, were
unanimously chosen president and secretary of the Fraternal Congress
for the coming year. An invitation from the Old Folks' Masonic Home
at Sullivan, to meet there in 1914, was accepted.
FERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS MADE DURING THE PAST YEAR.
Many much needed permanent improvements have been made
during the past year, to which we wish to direct your attention:
Painting of the wood work on the outside of all buildings; 472% square
yards of cement walks to replace the old worn out brick walk; 400 rods
of wire fence used largely around the eighty-acre tract of land bought
recently; another 150 ton silo and both filled with 300 tons of ensilage
for use of our stock; decorating of the inside walls of the three
cottages; two new washing machines to replace old machines that
gave out completely; a mangle for use of the laundry; a platform
wagon scale; a 750 barrel cistern; an electric vacuum cleaner; a 130
H. P. Heine water tube boiler; screens for the new dormitory; 10 head
of Holstein milch cows; 69 head of hogs and shoats; electric motor for
use in the manual training school; removal of books and cases from
the corridors of the main building to the east wing, making it a
reading room; a new $350.00 upright piano won by Dr. J. A. Lucas in
a popularity contest and presented by him to the Home; 30 hand
painted pictures framed and hung in the corridors of the new dormitory
building and presented to the Home by Brother and Sister Charles
W. Keiser and May C. Keiser; $500.00 cash presented ,to the Home
by Brother M. P. Berry, P.G.M., of Carthage, with which to purchase
books for the day or reading rooms in the new dormitory building.
DECORATIONS FOR NEW BUILDING.
The following Lodges have taken the rooms in the new building
and have paid the amount opposite their names for their furnishings:
Name. Lodge. No. Location. Amount
Cook County Subordinate 240 Chicago $ 250.00
John Ericsson Subordinate.... 361 Chicago 250.00