Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

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Nov. 18, 1913. f
GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS. I. O. O. F. 259
Brothers, who have held, continuous membership in the Order for fifty
years or more. I also extended to each the congratulations of the
Grand Lodge and best wishes for the future:
No. of
Jewel. Name.
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
140
150
151
152
pages.
Thos. Wilson. . . .
Jas.
Geo.
S. Radley . .
Norris
Geo. Caille
Geo. Hillerby
Michael Cohen . .
Philip Stein
Thos. J. Joseph
Jno. Guenther. . .
Geo. P>. Parkins.
W. E. Martin . . .
G. W. Rentschler
G. W. Pace
F. J. Uhlrich . . .
Wm. Gibson
[Jno. Kramer. . . .
.
No. of
Lodge. Location. Initiated.
23°
294
864
356
11
35
12
239
416
145
82
145 '5
6
398
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ILynnville I Jan. 27, 1863
IChicago |Mch. 3, 1863
Mt. Carmel I Feb. 14. 1863
iQuincv July 10, 1855
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Freeport Nov. 28, 1858
IChicago May 18. 1863
Macomb |June 30, 1863
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Concord | Jan. 31, 1863
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[Macomb |Mch. 31. 1863
|Galena IMay 4. 1863
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GRAND LODGE JOURNAL OF 1912.
The Grand Lodge Journal for the session of 1912 consisted 'of 579
To arrange copy, read proof, and index the Grand Lodge Journal,
requires the entire time of a thoroughly competent person, whom we
secured in the person of Bro. Past Grand Master Owen Scott.
TRUSTEES OF THE ORPHANS' AND OLD FOLKS' HOMES.
All bills allowed by the two Boards of Trustees are forwarded to
me with an attached certificate signed by the President and Secretary
of the Board and countersigned by the Grand Master. These bills and
vouchers are kept on file in my office for future reference, and orders
on the Grand Treasurer are drawn for the several amounts. Upon
these vouchers the Grand Master and myself have drawn orders on the
Grand Treasurer for the sum of $31,156.33, to pay bills contracted by
the Trustees of the Old Folks' Home, and the sum of $41,534.85, to pay
bills contracted by the Directors of the Orphans' Home, making a total
disbursement for these two charities of the sum of $72,691.18.
JUDICIARY AND APPEALS COMMITTEE.
As Secretary of the Judiciary and Appeals Committee, I report
that four sessions of this committee were held, as provided by law,
on the third Tuesdays of November, 1912, February, May and August,
of the present year. At the November session one opinion was ren-